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Jun. 20th, 2017
iOS 11 and AR, iBooks in Apple Stores, Listener Email – ACM 416Where's Apple going with ARKit in iOS 11? Bryan and Jeff weigh the pros and cons of mobile-device AR versus goggle/glasses AR. They also talk about Bryan's cockamamie idea for iBooks inside Apple Stores, and go deep on some listener email on HomePod and Apple Car.
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Jun. 14th, 2017
Silicon Valley Company Towns and Going Deep on Tim Cook’s Plans for Apple Car – ACM 414Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have made a major donation to a group helping teachers buy homes near Facebook's headquarters. Bryan and Jeff think Silicon Valley may need to think even bigger and build some company towns. They also dive deep into Tim Cook's Apple Car plans, including his three vectors of autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, and ride sharing services.
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Jun. 7th, 2017
Gruber’s Talk Show Live, iMac Pro, and HomePod – ACM 414Bryan and Jeff share their takeaways from John Gruber's Talk Show Live interview with Apple senior VPs Phil Schiller and Craig Federighi. They also discuss Apple's newly announced iMac Pro and HomePod and explore how they'll fit into our professional and personal lives.
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May. 31st, 2017
Carpool Karaoke on Apple Music Is Good, Woz Is Cool, AI Chips Are Important – ACM 413Carpool Karaoke is coming to Apple Music, and Bryan and Jeff argue that this is a great move for Apple, whether or not the echo chamber thinks so. Speaking of the echo chamber, what's with the hate on Steve Wozniak? Bryan and Jeff think he's awesome and say anyone who has accomplished half so much as Woz is welcome to cast the first stone. They cap the show with thoughts on Apple developing its own AI chip.
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May. 24th, 2017
Samsung’s Iris Scanning Joke, Crappy Business is Not OK, and PC Design – ACM 412Unsurprisingly, Samsung's crappy iris scanner on the Galaxy S8 has been defeated. Worse, defeating it is easy. Bryan and Jeff think it's a joke and another example of Samsung's delusions of relevance. They also discuss Bryan's theory that PC makers can't compete with Apple's MacBook with me-too design, and say that surveillance capitalists being honest about spying on your doesn't make their spying OK.
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May. 17th, 2017
New Macs at WWDC, Apple vs Diabetes, Lattice Data – ACM 411This could be the year Apple breaks form and introduces new hardware at WWDC, and Bryan and Jeff explain why. They also discuss Apple's big bets on an even bigger future and the importance of AI, neural nets, and machine learning.
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May. 10th, 2017
Imagining a Siri Smarthome, Apple and Sleep Tracking, and the Real iPhone 8 – ACM 410With Alexa Show and Microsoft Invoke, Bryan and Jeff envision the Siri smarthome of the future to make the case for an Apple Siri device. They also talk about what Apple might do with sleep tracking technology from Beddit, as well some sexy new renders of Apple's unannounced iPhone 8.
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May. 3rd, 2017
Dr. Mac on Procrastinating, Touch-Screen Macs, and Siri at Home – ACM 409Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus joins Bryan and Jeff to talk about his new book, Working Smarter for Mac Users. It's all about beating procrastination. They also talk about Apple, toasterfridges, and touch-screen Macs, and whether Apple would compete with Amazon's Alexa in the home.
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Apr. 26th, 2017
Epic Facebook Rant, CAPTCHA Complaints, and Apple Store Hangouts – ACM 408Bryan and Jeff go on an epic rant about Facebook and its attitude about humanity and our very lives. They also talk about problems they've been seeing with CAPTCHA systems, and ask whether or not Apple can make its retail locations places where people hang out.
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Apr. 19th, 2017
Touch Screen Macs, iPhone’s Name, and Star Wars – ACM 407Would Apple ever make a touch screen Mac? Bryan and Jeff chew over recent rumors about Apple making an iMac for creative pros that would compete with Microsoft's Surface Studio. They also talk about iPhone's name and Disney's management of the Star Wars franchise.
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Apr. 12th, 2017
Making iPhones, Internet Myths, Mac Pro Wishes – ACM 406Jeff and Bryan talk about making iPhones, factories in China, and manufacturing in the U.S. relating to a first hand report from a Pegatron factory. They also talk about internet myth and Snopes, as well as some of the cool Mac Pro mockups that are circulating.
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Apr. 5th, 2017
The Mystery of New Mac Pros, Apple and Politics, and Robot Welfare – ACM 405Apple kind of announced a new Mac Pro and professional display, but Bryan and Jeff want to know how we got here. They also take another look at how politics increasingly intersect with a tech giant like Apple, and discuss our robot welfare future.
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Mar. 29th, 2017
The ISP Coup, an Apple VPN, and Samsung’s Bixby Gambit – ACM 404ISPs performed a coup against consumers, and they did so in collusion with one of America's major political parties. Bryan and Jeff are two tense geeks about it. Their solution would be for Apple to launch a VPN integrated into Apple's products. And then there's Samsung's Galaxy S8 and that company's delusions of software relevance. Oh, and Bixby, which could eventually succeed in making Samsung relevant.
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Mar. 22nd, 2017
Apple Loves Outdated Tech and Gives up on Social Media, Plus Electrified LEGO – ACM 403Apple appears to be increasingly comfy offering yesterday's technology at today's prices, and Bryan and Jeff are all cranky about it. They also talk about Brixo, chrome-plated and electrified LEGO bricks, and Apple's new Clips app and what it means for social media. Oh, and Jeff had to edit out an F-bomb because Bryan got all ranty.
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Mar. 15th, 2017
Android Insecurity, Messaging Anachronisms, and Legacy Apple Auctions – ACM 402Bryan and Jeff try and wrap their heads around a world where malware is being installed on Android devices in the supply chain, before customers even get the devices. They also take a trip into the anachronistic world of sealing wax and sealing wax stamps, as well as the fascinating world where 40 year-old Apple I computers are auctioned for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Mar. 8th, 2017
Bob’s Productivity Book, CIA iPhone Hacks, the Home Hub We Want – ACM 401Bob LeVitus joins Bryan and Jeff to talk about his new book, Working Smarter for Mac Users. They talk about why Bob wrote it and the things Bryan learned from editing it. They also talk about the CIA iPhone hacks leaked to Wikileaks and the home automation hub they wish they could buy.
