Tim and David discuss Star Wars – The Force Awakens on the second half of this episode, and it is NOT recommended for those who have yet to see the movie. Spoilers galore! You have been warned! To start, Tim discusses his Comcast modem problem and the fast resolution, bad Hover-boards and Amazon’s response, Kickstarter projects, and crapware MacKeeper.
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Star Wars hype, Star Trek, more on the Apple headphone jack rumor, the new Amazon Fire HD 8, iPhone 6s Battery Case, Google Pixel C, and more!
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Apple iMac ad – Colors
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Tim brings up the rumor of Apple abandoning the headphone jack on the next iPhone and goes off on the idea. Metal roofs are also discussed, as well as Konami getting egg on their face, the Wolsen portable gaming console, a broken Xbox 360, the disappointing sales of the new Halo and Star Wars Battlefront games, and much more.
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WOLSEN 2.5″ LCD Portable Game Console Speaker
Konami blocked Metal Gear creator from accepting award
Tim is back from six weeks of travel to rejoin David, and there is much to discuss! topics include a follow-up to David’ ebay Mac purchase, iPad Pro, WiFi, LiFi, a first-look at the Philips Fidelio Bluetooth Headphone M2BTBK, the Nest Cam, Black Friday, and much more.
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What Is Li-Fi, and Will It Replace Wi-Fi?
Philips Fidelio Bluetooth Headphone M2BTBK
Teardown shows Nest Cam is “always-on” even when you think it’s off
Black Friday is now also a UK thing
In this week’s show, David waxes lyrical about digital memories, curses the tech manufacturers who ship unfinished products, and explains why in his view WiFi is completely broken.
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A brief intro from David talking about the iPad Pro, Apple TV and Microsoft’s OneDrive about turn, and then his son Alexander joins the show to talk Minecraft and YouTube among other things.
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This week David is joined by special guest Donny Yankellow – teacher, artist and fellow tech enthusiast! The discussion ranges through the discoverability and take-up of Apple’s newest features, the attitudes to tech of the youth of today, what’s wrong with the use of PowerPoint and some weird iOS device happenings.
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Tim had a work crisis, so David takes the solo helm a week earlier than planned. Topics this week are his experiences buying laptops on eBay, and his choices to replace a MacBook Air.
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Nintendo has some mean, nasty lawyers. Tim updates on the last mini-Arcade build, discusses the use of mini PCs, and catches up with the Amazon Fire TV. David arrives late, having done something bone-headed, but comical at the same time! Finally, TiVO takes on Apple!
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Quantum Byte Fanless Windows® 8.1 Mini Desktop PC
Fan being sued by Pokemon
Amazon sends Tim the new Fire TV for review, but he only just got it so too early for that yet. Amazon also refuses to sell either the Apple TV or the Chrome Stick for not supporting Amazon Prime Video, and David thinks it is anti-competitive, while Tim is just confused by it. Will there be a PS Vita successor? What happened with iFixIt? And Tim gets a free breakfast!
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Tim and David go on a one-topic rant about digital downloads. David has a chat with Apple about getting a refund for BioShock, and they act out the transcript. If you have ever wanted to hear Tim do a falsetto, and who hasn’t?, this is the episode for you. Plus, Tim finds an inexpensive arcade, David is getting an iPhone 6s, and more.
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New Amazon Fire tablets and Fire TVs, upgrading to a new iPhones, iOS 9 upgrades, and Pluto is discussed.
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Tim and David start off with a regular show, but things go off the rails when they both have technical problems. Still and all, topics include the latest product announcements from Apple, Android vs iOS, and EA removing a bunch of games from the App Store.
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It’s Force Friday, so of course Tim and David are up to discussing Star Wars toys at the start of the show. (And sorry, Kenny, if you’re out there somewhere listening!) The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has a pretty big design flaw, Game Center, Hot iPhones, BB-8 and OO-0, SteelSeries Stratus XL Wireless Gaming Controller, and the Dell XPS 13 are all topics for discussion.
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Pac-Man 256
SteelSeries Stratus XL Wireless Gaming Controller
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Ashley Madison hack and the privacy and relationship repercussions are on the top of the show. Also, Pac-Man is back in a big, bad way with Pac-Man 256 from developer Hipster Whale. Apple Music is once again a big topic thanks to feedback, as well as privacy.
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Pac-Man 256
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Privacy is back as a big topic for Tim and David this week, as well as Apple Camp for kids, Tim losing music thanks to iTunes, Lenovo installing crapware, and David’s woes with WayTools.
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Windows 10 and Privacy
Lenovo used Windows anti-theft feature to install persistent crapware
Apple Camp for Kids
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Owen Rubin is back to chat with Tim and David. Topics include Sony selling 25 Million PS4’s, the Top Gear crew finding a new home on Amazon, Windows 10, Android’s massive security issues, original online content, ROKU, Ouya, Razer, and the terribleness that is the Pixels movie.
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Fire TV Stick, evernote, onenote, RCSAndroid, Plexconnect, Microsoft, Google, Apple Music, and much more are discussed by Tim Robertson and David Cohen
David and Tim discuss theme parks, Apple Music, driverless cars, Reedit, dinosaurs, and the fact that social media and the like can and do bring out the best and worst in people.
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What’s the difference between Marvel and DC movies? Tim Robertson and David Cohen explore that, as well as discuss the Asus X205TA, iPad sales, Apple Music, cheap Apple Watch bands, writing, Gameloft, and an old PowerPC game, Gridz.
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Starfront: Collision (Mac)
Gameloft shuts down NYC studio
Gridz and Tim’s 1998 MyMac.com Review