The Rebound

If you didn't know, there are Apple Watch rumors: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-watch-2-rumors,news-21165.html Some people don't think much of 3D Touch: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2016/04/08/snell-3d-touch Some people do: http://www.imore.com/peek-pique-or-power-3d-touch-preview Now there's Disney Crossy Road: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/disney-crossy-road/id1046593064?mt=8 Moltz had...

Nest has some budget problems: http://recode.net/2016/03/30/nest-2015-sales-budget/ Someone claiming to be a Nest engineer has some comments on Tony Fadell's management: https://www.reddit.com/r/Nest/comments/4dbbgh/is_anyone_concerned_about_the_future_of_nest/d1pjcku Nest bought Revolv and is killing it: https://medium.com/@arlogilbert/the-time-that-tony-fadell-sold-me-a-container-of-hummus-cb094...

The FBI has dropped its case against Apple: http://recode.net/2016/03/28/fbi-drops-iphone-case-against-apple-after-outside-hack-succeeds/ Moltz is getting the iPhone SE: https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/03/iphonesereview/ We also discuss the 9/7-inch iPad Pro, naturally: http://www.imore.com/97-ipad-pro OS X turns 15: http://512pixels.net/2016/03/mac-os-x-turns-15/ iOS 9.3 has a deep linking bug: h...

This week we talk about Apple's announcements. The iPhone SE: http://www.apple.com/iphone-se/ The new 9.7-inch iPad Pro: http://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/ Apple also has some new Watch bands: http://www.apple.com/shop/watch/bands Tim Cook first spoke about the FBI case: https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/03/apple-shifts-focuses-from-small-products-to-big-issues/ Our thanks to Upsie (http://upsie.com), t...

Blackbox is a very clever new game that is simply too smart for Moltz: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blackbox-think-outside-box/id962969578?mt=8 Face Swap Live can lead to terrifying results: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/face-swap-live-switch-faces/id1042987645?mt=8 Scrivener is a great writing app for the Mac: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scrivener/id418889511?mt=12 Moltz fondly remembers...

We talk about the Echo Dot: http://www.amazon.com/b/?node=14047587011 And the Amazon Tap: http://www.amazon.com/Amazon-PW3840KL-Tap/dp/B00VXS8E8S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457557922&sr=8-1&keywords=echo+tap It's unknown if either contains dormant cyber pathogens: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/03/san-bernardino-da-says-seized-iphone-may-hold-dormant-cyber-pathogen/ New York state officials...

Turns out you can watch C-SPAN online. Who knew? http://www.c-span.org A judge has ruled in favor of Apple in a New York iPhone unlocking case: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-encryption-deny-idUSKCN0W22Q0 The iPhone is an extension of the mind, man: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2016/02/apple_and_the_fbi_think_iphones_are_safes_a_philosopher_explains_what_they.html T...

Oh, yeah, Apple's in a fight with the FBI. Have you heard about this? http://www.macworld.com/article/3034355/ios/why-the-fbis-request-to-apple-will-affect-civil-rights-for-a-generation.html Can Apple decrypt iMessages? http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/06/can-apple-read-your-imessages-ars-deciphers-end-to-end-crypto-claims/ Cringley has a crazy idea about all this: http://www.cringely.com/2016...

Our thanks this week to Mack Weldon (https://www.mackweldon.com). Mack Weldon makes glorious underwear to hold your bits in the way they deserve, anti-microbially. It is truly awesome stuff. So go to mackweldon.com and use the promo code "REBOUND" to get 20 percent off your order. Craig Federighi and Eddy Cue showed up on The Talk Show: http://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2016/02/12/ep-146 Not t...

Our thanks this week to Mack Weldon (https://www.mackweldon.com). Mack Weldon makes glorious underwear to hold your bits in the way they deserve, anti-microbially. It is truly awesome stuff. So go to mackweldon.com and use the promo code "REBOUND" to get 20 percent off your order. This week we wax nostalgic. Aldus PageMaker: http://history-computer.com/ModernComputer/Software/Pagemaker.html WordPe...

The exec supposedly in charge of the Apple car has left the company: http://thenextweb.com/apple/2016/01/23/executive-overseeing-apples-titan-car-plans-is-leaving-the-company/ Don't worry. Apple's getting into VR: http://mashable.com/2016/01/22/apple-hires-vr-expert/#qCcxGFhiN5qh We talk about Google Cardboard: https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/ Birdly is an interesting Oculus demo: http://www....

Apologies for the recording quality this week as a problem with one track required the use of the Skype recording. There were no survivors. Donald Rumsfeld developed an app! No, really. Well, not himself. You can read his Medium post on it: https://medium.com/@DonRumsfeld/at-83-i-decided-to-develop-an-app-dadd4e53d342#.3rjwpamjy Really! Download it here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/churchill-s...

Apple is discontinuing iAds: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=01152016a Apple Music has topped 10 million paying users: http://9to5mac.com/2016/01/10/apple-music-reportedly-tops-10-million-paying-subscribers/ Apple requires a court order for a widow to get into her husband's account: http://www.cnet.com/news/widow-says-apple-told-her-to-get-court-order-to-secure-dead-husbands-password/ Apple's...

Lex likes his Logitech keyboard for the iPad Pro now that there's a software update that makes it work better: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/create-ipad-pro-keyboard Dan likes his EasySwitch keyboard from Logitech: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/illuminated-keyboard-for-mac-ipad-iphone iOS 9.3 looks pretty neat: http://www.apple.com/ios/preview/ Amazon may make a portable version of...

Dan is on an island so Guy English joins Lex and Moltz this week. More rumors of Apple dropping the 3.5 mm audio jack: http://9to5mac.com/2016/01/05/apple-dropping-removing-headphone-port-iphone-7/ Griffin has a magnetic dongle thingy that gets you MagSafe on USB C: https://griffintechnology.com/us/breaksafe-magnetic-usb-type-c-cable Lex's new Watch, iPhone and iPad stand: http://www.amazon.com/gp...

Apple was highlighted on 60 Minutes: http://9to5mac.com/2015/12/20/apple-60-minutes-special/ They did not, however, leak a new MacBook: http://thenextweb.com/apple/2015/12/21/no-apple-didnt-leak-a-new-macbook-on-60-minutes-last-night/ A Washington Post column debunking Internet myths was canceled because people would rather believe the myths: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/20...

Craig Federighi appeared on the latest episode of The Talk Show: http://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2015/12/07/ep-139 Now it sucks to have been a MacKeeper "user" in more than one way: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/12/13-million-mackeeper-users-exposed/ Samsung created the most horrible ad ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8nJKWJTsUg Hey, did you know there's a new Star Wars movie coming...

Apple has released its own iPhone battery case: http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MGQM2LL/A/iphone-6s-smart-battery-case-white Dan uses this Lightning adapter on his iPhone charger: http://www.amazon.com/Certified-Skiva-Lightning-microUSB-connectors/dp/B00HEU1JGI Apple also released an SD card to Lightning cable: http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJYT2AM/A/lightning-to-sd-card-camera-reader The iP...

APPLE MIGHT REMOVE THE HEADPHONE JACK ON THE IPHONE 7 EVERYONE PANIC: http://www.macrumors.com/2015/11/27/iphone-7-no-3-5mm-headphone-jack-lightning/ Dan has a Logitech Smart Control and likes it: http://support.logitech.com/en_us/product/harmony-smart-control Lex likes these cheap iPad covers from Poetic: http://www.amazon.com/Poetic-iPad-Air-Case-Slimline/dp/B00EX9J95G/ Moltz is now a happy Plex...

Lex and Moltz have a friendly competition going on in Pac-Man 256 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pac-man-256-endless-arcade/id1002340615?mt=8). Both Dan and Moltz's son like The Room 3 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-room-three/id918054748?mt=8). On the Apple TV, as on the iPhone or iPad, good games are Alto's Adventure (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/altos-adventure/id950812012?mt=8), Cro...

BREAKING: John Gruber is not wearing his Apple Watch (https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2015/10/31/ep-134). Moltz is still wearing his and even has a new band from Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/244338843/apple-watch-band-strap-whiskey-brown?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=apple%20watch%20band&ref=sr_gallery_7 Dan likes Pedometer++: https://i...

This week, Guy English sits in for John Moltz, marking the first time Guy and Lex have been live on the show together! We discuss the iPad Pro and whether it will replace our Macs. Also, we focus on the keyboard a lot, which John Gruber talks about in his review" http://daringfireball.net/2015/11/the_ipad_pro Dan and Lex reminisce about the old Macintosh Quadra 610 DOS Compatible. http://lowendmac...

Twitter replaces stars with hearts: http://mashable.com/2015/11/03/twitter-stars-becoming-hearts/#nEFuvc71Imqp Dan has since confirmed that you can go forwards and backwards in a video by pressing on the trackpad on the right and left respectively. Dan likes the Plex app on the Apple TV: http://www.pcworld.com/article/3000896/streaming-media/plex-gets-an-apple-tv-app-for-streaming-your-media-libra...

The Apple TV presents a question: What size will you get? https://sixcolors.com/post/2015/10/sizing-up-the-apple-tv/ Hey, who's still excited about CurrentC? http://recode.net/2015/10/26/chase-announces-chase-pay-its-own-digital-wallet/ We don't talk about Apple's quarterly results because they weren't out yet. You can read about them, though: http://www.macworld.com/article/2998544/business/the-5...

Dan does not want to talk about the Star Wars trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGbxmsDFVnE Tim Cook says you can order a new Apple TV on the 26th of October: http://www.macworld.com/article/2995441/gadgets/tim-cook-shares-apple-music-subscriber-numbers-and-apple-tv-ship-date.html And he said some other stuff. Lex bought a TiVo Mini: https://www.tivo.com/shop/mini The Tesla has some self-dr...