137: ‘Peak Rumor Season’ With John Moltz
The Talk Show With John Gruber
11/30/15
•106m
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Special guest John Moltz returns to the show to discuss rumors that the iPhone 7 might not have a standard headphone jack and that Apple is working on new MacBook Airs. Also: a parenting guide to the Star Wars and James Bond franchises.
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- Rumor: “Apple May Replace 3.5mm Headphone Jack on iPhone 7 With All-in-One Lightning Connector”.
- Rumor: “Thinner MacBook Air in 13” and 15” Sizes Coming at WWDC 2016?”.
- The 5.9mm-thick Samsung Galaxy A8.
- Apple’s $29 Lightning-to-30-pin adapter.
- Amazon’s video showing their latest prototype delivery drone, narrated by Jeremy Clarkson.
- Fraser Speirs: “Can the MacBook Pro Replace Your iPad?”
- A Tesla Owner reviews a petrol-powered car.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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136: ‘Fully Charged Pencil’ With Jason Snell
November 21, 2015
•133m
Special guest Jason Snell joins the show to talk about iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, how iOS still feels like *iPhone OS* at a fundamental level, and Don Norman and Bruce Tognazzini’s overwrought “How Apple Is Giving Design a Bad Name” article for Fast Company. Also: the new membership program at Six Colors.
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- Jason, writing at Macworld, on the iPad Pro’s keyboard shortcomings.
- Don Norman and Bruce Tognazzini, writing at Fast Company: “How Apple Is Giving Design a Bad Name”.
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138: ‘I’ve Been Using Mine More in Bed’ With Joanna Stern
December 7, 2015
•139m
Joanna Stern returns to the show to talk about the iPad Pro, Microsoft's Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book, what's going on with Yahoo (spoiler: not much), how best to sell old iPhones when upgrading, and Mark Zuckerberg promising to donate 99 percent of his fortune to charitable causes.
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- Joanna’s reviews of the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book, and the iPad Pro.
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This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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