The Rebound

Dan discusses e-books, Moltz laughs about Deepseek and Lex has a crazy MacBook battery solution that just might work. (It's charging it.) Bookshop.org now has e-books . Joe Rosensteel has thoughts on Tim Cook and they’re not favorable. The Pebble smarwatch may be making a comeback . But who needs that when you can play Asteroids on a watch ? For a price. If you want to help out the show and get so...

Dan has an AirPods problem and Lex doesn't want to hear about it. Moltz is ready for the Switch 2. The purported camera setup for the iPhone 17 Air is... different . IGN has some speculation on Mario Kart for the Switch 2. Dan recommends the series "Ludwig" . Our thanks to Notion, a perfect place to organize your tasks, track your habits, write beautiful docs, and collaborate with your team. Notio...

Lex gets too many refunds, Dan doesn't get enough payments and Moltz gets just enough from a settlement. Pixelfed launches a new app . Is John Gruber being sarcastic here ? All signs point to yes. Mastodon has a new non-profit structure . The CEO of Sonos finally faces the music , something difficult to do with their new app. Our thanks to Indochino , where you'll find the best made to measure shi...

Dan wants his million dollars, too, no one talks to Moltz at parties and Lex is walking a lot but is he getting anywhere? Boo, Tim Cook . Apple is going to put clarifications on AI news summaries. Jason’s says that's not enough . Lex got this monitor then returned it and got this one . Our thanks to Notion, a perfect place to organize your tasks, track your habits, write beautiful docs, and collab...

The lights go out on Dan, Lex takes a walk and Moltz is having some work done. Dan got an Ember mug . Lex is getting back into the treadmill desk life. The brand he has is a Sperax . Gurman thinks it makes sense for Apple to put voice control into the Magic Mouse. Our thanks to Memberful, the easiest way to sell memberships to your audience, used by the biggest creators on the web. Generate sustai...

Lex has a laptop incoming, Dan’s resetting clocks and Moltz is tired of zoo lights. Who wants a giant foldable iPad ? Microsoft has discontinued the Surface Studio . Apple Intelligence has summarized something rather incorrectly . There will be two more seasons of “Silo” . Our thanks to Zocdoc, a free app that shows you doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance and are available when y...

Lex has a Nest conundrum, Dan’s out of disk space and Moltz’s dog is barking. Lex is literally ordering a Starling right now. Dan's new bok, The Armageddon Protocol , is out now! Moltz is listening to A City on Mars and When Things Fall Apart . Lex is reading Small World by Jonathan Evison If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member!...

Once again, capitalism is the problem. The iPhone 17 Air rumors have it as aluminum. Apple’s foldable will be perfect . Moltz didn’t get into tech writing to write about Apple’s legal wrangling. Jason Snell says the iPhone should just use the Mac model . If you miss the Touch Bar, there’s a Kickstarter for you . If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a...

Our pick this week is deals. Mark Gurman's Apple rumors are pretty good. His analysis, less s o. An old Apple patent seems familiar. Our thanks to Notion, a perfect place to organize your tasks, track your habits, write beautiful docs, and collaborate with your team. Notion is used by over half of Fortune 500 companies, so you'll be in great company. Try Notion for free when you go to notion.com/t...

We talk social media, short podcasts and iCloud security. The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly looking at breaking up Google . Apple quietly added a feature to reboot iPhones after a period of inactivity. M4 Macs appear to have a bug running VMs of older versions of macOS. You can always run older versions on InfiniteMac . Moltz is making lithophanes . Is Apple thinking of making a TV set...

Lex tries to get satisfaction, Dan has a Mac mini and Moltz is into printing. Taskmaster is coming to the Vision Pro . Tim Cook and other tech CEOs congratulate Trump . Apple is working on a smart home camera . Lex recommends Tangle . Our thanks to Indochino , where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get $50 off any purchase of...

Moltz has a birthday, Guy discusses OpenDoc and Dan remembers CyberDog. A review of the TinyPod . Louie Mantia doesn’t think much of Apple’s new AI ads. We reminisce about OpenDoc . Our thanks to Notion, a perfect place to organize your tasks, track your habits, write beautiful docs, and collaborate with your team. Notion is used by over half of Fortune 500 companies, so you'll be in great company...

It's Mac week (small "w")! We discuss the new iMac and Mac mini . John Gruber defends putting the charging port on the bottom of the Magic Mouse. Our thanks to Zocdoc, a free app that shows you doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance and are available when you need them. So when you walk into that doctor’s office, you’re set up to see someone in your network who gets you. Go to zocdo...

New Macs aren't here yet. We're going to talk about that. The Wall Street Journal got some one-on-one time with Tim Cook. Mark Gurman says some in Apple think the company is two years behind on AI . An Apple paper says AI makes a fair number of mistakes . Gurman also says to expect new Macs next week . Our thanks to Notion, a perfect place to organize your tasks, track your habits, write beautiful...

Lex didn't die, Dan has some book recommendations beyond his own and Moltz wants Apple Intelligence for PowerPC. Welcome, modestly updated iPad mini 7 . Mark Gurman says Apple is working on a cheaper Vision . Jason Snell liked "Submerged" . Jon Mitchell is a Vision Pro superfan . Dan is aware of Copenhagen but not Copenhagen . Our thanks to Indochino , where you'll find the best made to measure sh...

Dan shops, Lex tries a trade-in and Moltz is in Nirvana. Are you ready for the end times? Amazon Big Deal Days can help . Epic has a win over Android . John Gruber has some thoughts about that . If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out! You can now also support the show by buying sh...

WARNING: This episode contains the use of the word "moist". Does the noise cancelation on AirPods cut out the clicking of a Geiger counter ? Croissant is a new app for cross-posting to social media. We recommend Pastebot . Jason Snell has thoughts on Meta's Orion. The Snapchat Spectacles are quite the spectacle. Behold some falsehoods programmers believe about time . Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t think...

We have differing views on rotation lock. Tim Cook had a walk and talk with Jimmy Fallon . Amnesia will turn off those screen capture app reminders on Sequoia. There's also a terminal command for it. The Apple Music Classical app has been updated . The new Sonos app was a bad idea . Our thanks to Zocdoc, a free app that shows you doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance and are availa...

It’s our 10th anniversary and we reflect on what we’ve done. Lex recalls waiting for the iPad . John Gruber has thoughts on Apple's most recent event. The upcoming Mac mini is expected to have five USB-C ports . If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out! You can now also support the...

Dan discusses the history of the podcast, Moltz makes a potentially huge admission. Lex reads an ad. Apple had an event ! Our thanks to Indochino , where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get $50 off any purchase of $399 or more. If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prim...

Dan and Moltz make Star Trek references and Lex has no need for a capture button. It appears the iPhone 16 will have a capture button . Rebound Bingo still exists. People seem to like the Remarkable Paper Pro . If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out! You can now also support the s...

How devices get a second life and saying farewell to a beloved voice. Luca Maestri is transitioning out as Apple CFO. Apple is splitting the App Store team in two . Here are the new colors for the iPhone 16 Pro line. If you're looking to spruce up your seltzers, try Bona Fide Potents . Apple's "It's Glowtime" event will be on September 9th. Lex suggests this battery pack for iPhones. Our thanks to...

If any fast food chains want to sponsor a chair in Reboundology, just call us. No one wants AI. Procreate's CEO says their products will not have generative AI . Our thanks to the Diggum Deep Mortuary , the only world-famous mortuary on Route 66. With a night drop slot and mobile cremation, come see why it’s been called the worst tourist trap in Oklahoma. If you want to help out the show and get s...

Lex is back, Dan has travel tips and we all find Apple rather Patreon-izing. Apple is squeezing creators on Patreon . The Mac mini may be getting really mini . Moltz uses Tot for quick notes.= Our thanks to Indochino , where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get $50 off any purchase of $399 or more. If you want to help out the...

Google's antitrust ruling, more beta talk and Walzmania. Tim Walz and his daughter talk hands-free driving . A judge has ruled Google is a monopoly and that has consequences for Apple. Dan likes these changes to Photos in the iOS 18 beta. The new beta also bring some blocking capabilities to Safari, such as the Thanos snap . People have found the prompts for Apple Intelligence . If you want to hel...