145: I’ve Always Wanted to Have a French Accent
Apple considers an app reality show, unsung app heroes, Pokémon Go, and embracing the cloud.
Episodes
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
144: Rock Music and Short Pants
Email policies, the threats of VR, two-factor authentication, and privacy versus convenience.
143: A Whole New Watch
The prospects of a new Apple Watch, upgrading old hardware (or not), requiem for the Thunderbolt Display, and chatbots.
142: Spare Device or No Dice
Robots analyzing photos, the real chances for VR success, smart home frustration, and the opening of beta season.
141: Not Even in the Rotator
Live from San Francisco, we're joined by Relay FM founders Myke Hurley and Stephen Hackett to discuss all four platforms discussed during Apple's WWDC keynote.
140: Check Under Your Seat
Technology giveaways, freshening up Apple Music, expanding Apple Pay, and iOS dream features.
139: You've Got to Feed Those Chickens
Upgrading old hardware, the relevance of Amazon Prime Video, passing the tip jar for free stuff, and the peril and promise of wireless charging.
138: You Know What You're Signing Up For
Siri API integrations, no Overwatch on Mac, Apple missing the AI wave, and the MacBook Pro's rumored OLED touchbar.
137: You're All American
Google I/O keynote reaction! Google Home v. Amazon Echo, Google Assistant v. Siri, Allo and Duo, and Android Wear 2 v. Apple Watch.
136: A Pox On Both Their Houses
Oracle versus Google in the rematch nobody wanted to see, strategies for buying a smartphone in a world without phone subsidies, Instagram's icon and our fears of change, and a revisiting of the new Apple TV app platform.
135: Angst in Appleville
Potential Apple Music fixes, concerns about iPhone sales, the value of tech unitaskers, and the future of digital cameras.
134: My Deepest Condolences 😢
The meaning of emoji, nerdy t-shirts, what Apple can learn from Apple Music, and a near-term wish list for Alexa and Siri.
133: Talk Candidly About Ladies' Pants
People who are sad about the MacBook and iPhone SE, imagining an Apple Car, and embracing our cyborg futures.
132: Person or Not
Facebook's chat-bot future, popular tech misconceptions, Apple Watch 2's killer features, and the strange case of AirPlay on Android.
131: The Dream of the Early 2000s
Anticipating a new Kindle, conversations with robots, hanging out at Internet cafés, and living the iPad lifestyle.
130: The Stephen Hackett Approach
What to do with old technology, the merits of phone cases, VR's impact on society, and our feelings about Microsoft.
129: Flop Thunderdome
The FBI backs off, the iPad gets a name change, the iPhone gets a blast from the past, and we pick Apple's greatest flops.
128: Non-Virtual Nausea
The appeal of Apple News (or lack thereof), how social media and forensics could have changed the O.J. Simpson trial, our favorite ways to mix devices and the real world, and technology hoarding habits.
127: The Great Inbox in the Sky
The rise of the AIs, the appeal of premium smartphones, how we're reading books these days, and the death (or not) of email.
126: Go into Space with Jerks
Choosing between convenience and security, our virtual-reality future, the viability of voice interfaces, and spending time in outer space.
125: You're a Four Right Now
Apple's venture into public betas, worst-case Apple/FBI scenarios, stealing good Android phone features, and the ethics of rating people.
124: Church of Beyoncé
Kanye pushes Tidal, Apple pushes back on the FBI, what we do with home videos, and the eternal Mac/iPad dichotomy.
123: I Could Probably Live Without the Sandwich
Broken phone horror stories, talking to our computers, chronological Twitter order up gives on, and clicky keyboards.
122: It Always Comes Back to Robot Butlers
Streaming services we rely on, home automation we're proud of, Apple's rumored move toward exclusive video, and shiny happy customer service stories.
121: Customer Sad
The chances for VR, Apple's best/worst quarter ever, iPad's continuing slump, and podcasts come to Apple TV.
120: The Las Vegas of Weather
Things get a bit dark as we ponder a technological Sophie's Choice, prepare for our inevitable doom, and embrace terrible software, all before finally escaping to the paradise of the iPad.
119: Freaking out the Neighbors
How we use cameras, the smartness of our houses, headphones we have loved, and tech news sources.
118: Bright and Bushy Tailed
Our panel of people who aren't at CES this week discuss smartening home devices, the right age for a first iPhone, and 2016 tech resolutions.
117: Sunset My Brain
Listener submitted topics look back at 2015 and ahead at new year's resolutions, tech in 2016, and the far future. Plus, the first Clockwise Secret Santa gift exchange.
116: You Can't Fight City Hall
Apple's rumored TV service stalls, bulging iPhone battery cases, products that were bought and ruined, and the iOS map battle heats up.