134: ‘Field Sobriety Test’ With Guy English
The Talk Show With John Gruber
10/31/15
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Special guest Guy English returns to the show for an in-depth discussion about the new Apple TV.
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Links:
- Christina Warren’s review of the Apple TV for Mashable.
- Serenity Caldwell’s list of six ways the new Apple TV could be improved.
- Steel Series Wireless Gaming Controller — $50 gaming controller compatible with Apple TV.
- Scriptnotes — John August and Craig Mazin’s excellent podcast about screenwriting and things interesting to creative people.
- Manticore — Ambitious 3D space shooter for Apple TV.
- NetNewsWire Today for Apple TV.
- VentureBeat: “Storehouse’s Apple TV app turns your television into a slideshow screen”.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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133: ‘The MacGuffin Tractor’ With Serenity Caldwell
October 17, 2015
•153m
Serenity Caldwell returns to the show. Topics include this week’s new iMacs; the new “Magic” mouse, trackpad, and keyboard; an overview of Apple Music and iCloud Photos; Facebook’s outrageous background battery usage on iOS; Elon Musk’s gibes on Apple getting into the car industry; and my take on the new Steve Jobs movie.
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Links:
- The Incomparable Radio Theater — “a series of original radio plays that pay homage to the classic radio serials of the 20th century, along with nods to modern pop culture”. Really fun, and Serenity is one of the players.
- “Exploring Apple’s 3D Touch” — interesting look at Apple’s new pressure-sensitive touch APIs by R. Kevin Nelson.
- Apple's new @AppleMusicHelp Twitter account.
- Federico Viticci on Facebook's atrocious background behavior on iOS.
- Elon Musk on Apple getting into the car game.
- Elon Musk on nuking Mars.
- Zane Lowe on being unsure whether Apple Music needs Beats 1.
- A photo of my trusty, beloved old Logitech mouse.
Next Episode
135: ‘Put a Nipple on It’ With Adam Lisagor
November 7, 2015
•154m
Special guest Adam Lisagor returns to the show. Topics include the new Apple TV (why we both love it, despite several 1.0 flaws), 4K video, 3D movies, and Adam’s excellent new series “Computer Show”.
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Links:
- The photo I sent to Adam at the start of the show.
- FireCore aTV Flash.
- Computer Show.
- The Computer Chronicles.
- Pako — the silly little car chase game I’m digging on Apple TV.
- Faces of Death.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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