176: Cool But Also Creepy
Wireless charging, voice assistants, bad Kickstarter projects, and stretching your brain technically.
Clockwise
Clockwise is a rapid-fire discussion of current technology issues hosted by Dan Moren and Mikah Sargent and featuring two special guests each week. Four people, four topics--and because we're always watching the clock, no episode is longer than 30 minutes. Hosted by Dan Moren and Mikah Sargent.
Episodes
175: Same As It Ever Was
YouTube goes live, Twitter fights abuse (again), Apple TV gets a new manager, and your old photos get a little less real.
174: Irrational Exuberance
This week's release of Apple's financial results prompts us to ponder the future of the iPad, iTunes, Apple's video strategy, and the wearables market.
173: Old Tech Dies Hard
Apple makes surprising App Store changes, the Mac turns 33, the value of time tracking, and screens that turn orange when it gets dark.
172: Serial iPhone Killer
The Nintendo Switch, Twitter security challenges, the death of Vine, and the changing face of Apple support.
171: Built-In Babel Fish
This week we discuss how the iPhone has changed our lives, whether the Apple Watch has met our initial expectations, how we rely on product testing and recommendations, and a possible brain drain at Apple.
170: The Internet of Garbage
We kick off 2017 by talking CES gadgets like a robot butler and a smart trash can, then move on to our feelings on AirPods and our resolutions for Apple in 2017.
169: All the Great Dongles
In our final episode of 2016 we review the best and worst and dumbest and most life-changing things of the year, and then look ahead to 2017.
168: Giant Pyramid of Coal
Mario vs. piracy, Mac desktops, a tech Naughty List, and last-minute gift ideas.
167: Paper Form Wizard
How we estimate mobile-device battery life, the wisdom of delaying Apple's AirPods, apps for the Apple Pencil, and sharing-economy guilt.
166: Walk-In Vending Machine
Amazon's high-tech convenience store, tech trends we just don't understand, gauging our home-tech paranoia threshold, and using our tech superpowers to give back.
165: Orgy of Consumer Spending
The holidays (and holiday sales) are in full swing, but do we partake? We also consider detoxing from social media, ponder the contradictions of cord-cutting, and get a visit from a Mysterious Benefactor.
164: Voiceovers and Aluminiums
Go-to travel gear, Apple's mysterious Mac and Wi-Fi strategies, and the future of Jony Ive.
163: The Ultimate Dongle
This week we offer a panoply of adapters and horror stories about bad password etiquette, then discuss Apple's new self-publishing venture and the utility of pressure-sensitive computer interfaces.
162: Privacy is a Feature
The future of laptop keyboards, whether VR can be good at anything beyond entertainment, the growing importance of encryption, and a watchOS 3 check-in.
161: Emotional Life Preserver
Live from Ireland, we discuss Apple and the Mac, our tech passions, keyboards, and VR prospects.
160: There's No Escape
Finding lost items via technology, Apple's Magic Toolbar, Microsoft's new playbook, and revisiting CarPlay.
159: A Cow Episode
This week we rebrand Samsung, eat meat grown in a lab, watch the Apple Car make a U-turn, and change all our passwords.
158: Business Carpeting Service
Amazon's Echo music subscription, the Internet of Things gets infected with malware, preferred methods of paying for software, and excitement for virtual and augmented reality.
157: Plotting Together
Google's new stuff, including Google Home; Apple's new Spoken Editions of print articles; and imagining the Next Big Thing.
156: Right, That's Still Going On!
Blocking spam calls, other uses for a Galaxy Note 7, the prospect (again) of Google-built phones, and Blackberry's body hits the floor.
155: Old Slippery Six
When we trust and distrust the cloud with our files, features future smartphones should strive for, Google's launch of Allo, and unsung features of new smartphone toys.
154: Others of Us Will Be Sad
iMessage apps, anticipated macOS Sierra features, iPhone pre-orders, and Swift Playgrounds.
153: I Don't Swim
Breaking down Apple's media event, from iPhone to AirPods to dual cameras to Apple Watch Series 2.
152: Dad, Play This
Sonos gets cozy with Amazon Echo, our many terabytes of cloud storage, the promise of AI software, and Aleen searches for a birthday present for her husband.
151: Maybe They'll Update GarageBand
The value of music subscriptions, Bloomberg's weird Apple Watch story, old software we still cling to, and our personal beta-testing policies.
150: Find My Enemies
Geolocating friends and family, the appeal of Chromebooks, using keyboards with tablets, and favorite Mac menu-bar items.
149: Watching an Alien Sunset
Wired versus wireless headphones, No Man's Sky and the games of our dreams, hopes for iPad improvements, and the future of the enormous smartphone.
148: Everything's a Remix
The ethics of copying in tech, buying an Apple car, a pox on Smart TVs, and the problem of Emoji fragmentation.
147: It's All Zubats Around Here
The rise of biometrics, retail therapy to offset the end of the world, AR and Poke Mans, and Adobe's relationship with Apple.