236: ‘A Vivid Nightmarescape’ With Dieter Bohn
The Talk Show With John Gruber
11/30/18
•152m
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Special guest Dieter Bohn joins the show to talk about Google’s new Pixel Slate Chrome OS tablet/laptop, the Pixel 3, Google’s fascinating new Night Sight camera mode, speculation on how Apple might move the Mac to ARM chips, and more.
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- The late great 12-inch PowerBook G4.
- Dieter's rather scathing review of the Pixel Slate.
- The Verge's review of Google's Night Sight camera feature.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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235: ‘Jony White’s Universe of Objective Purity’ With Rene Ritchie
November 22, 2018
•153m
Rene Ritchie returns to the show to talk about iPad Pro — the new Pencil, the new amazing new hardware, keyboard options, and the OS that in many ways still feels meant for a phone. Also: the state of Apple’s MacBook lineup, and a plea to Apple to please — please — make the small Magic Keyboard in space gray.
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Links:
- Yours truly on the lack of third-party USB-C to Lightning cables and the future of Lightning.
- Rene’s Vector video on Apple Pencil, drawn with Apple Pencil.
- “Eat Up Martha”.
- Logitech’s $70 squishy AF “Keys-to-Go” slim keyboard for iPad and iPhone.
- Studio Neat’s excellent Canopy case for Apple’s Magic Keyboard.
- “Thoroughly Considered” — monthly podcast with Studio Neat co-founders Dan Provost and Tom Gerhardt.
- Steve Jobs introducing original MacBook Air.
- Bending iPads — fun video from Snazzy Labs.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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237: ‘Out on Home Video’ With Matthew Panzarino
December 15, 2018
•126m
Matthew Panzarino returns to the show. Topics include recent blockbuster movies, motion smoothing on TVs, iPhone demand rumors, Apple’s Made For iPhone (MFi) program, and more. Recorded live from The Overlook Hotel in Sidewinder, Colorado.
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- Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie’s PSA on the evils of motion smoothing.
- Walt Hickey: “Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg Might Be the Best Collaboration in Hollywood”.
- Comcast Xfinity mobile service.
- My review of Apple’s $39 iPhone XR clear case.
- Guilherme Rambo finds clues suggesting new Smart Battery Cases from Apple.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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