131: ‘If Only the Death Star Had That’ With Guest Rene Ritchie
The Talk Show With John Gruber
09/18/15
•159m
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Rene Ritchie joins the show to discuss last week's blockbuster Apple Event and the products that were announced: Apple Watch updates, the iPad Pro (and Smart Keyboard, and Apple Pencil), the all-new Apple TV, and the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus. Also: iOS 9.
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130: ‘A Full Canseco’ With Guest John Moltz
September 7, 2015
•160m
Special guest John Moltz is back. Topics include Google’s new logo, the Tacoma Tahomas, and our speculation regarding what to expect at this week’s Apple event in San Francisco.
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- The original logo for Apple Computer Co.
- Another great look at some obscure variations of the Apple logo we know and love.
- Jose Canseco getting hit on the head by a deep fly ball.
- Jose Canseco getting knocked out by Vai Sikahema in a charity boxing match.
- Moltz: “The Watch Face Wars”.
- Samsung’s new decent-looking Gear S2 watches.
- Unbox Therapy guy bend-tests a leaked iPhone 6S 7000-grade aluminum frame.
- The evolution of Google’s logo.
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132: ‘Peace, Porn, and Privacy’ With Guest Marco Arment
October 3, 2015
•194m
Marco Arment joins the show for a brief chat on ad blockers, advertising in general, and the new iPhones 6S.
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- Marco on pulling his content blocker, Peace, from the App Store.
- “Underscore” David Smith on the available free space of 16 GB iPhones in actual usage.
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- Episode 56 of Jason Snell and Myke Hurley’s Upgrade, wherein they discuss just how much of a pain in the ass it is to upgrade to a new iPhone.
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