Apple's Latest News: Nothing Groundbreaking, Just 20% Better

The biggest announcements from this week's Apple Event; the Michelin Uptis airless tire; Taco Bell wants to recycle your used empty plastic sauce packets.

Episode Navigation:

• 03:20 – Deconstructing the September Apple Event
• 36:50 – Michelin Uptis Airless Tire
• 49:20 – Taco Bell's Sauce Packet Recycling Program

Featured and Related:

• Everything Apple Announced at Today's Big iPhone Event – Gear Patrol
• Smartphones May Be Too Good – NYT
• Michelin's airless passenger car tires get their first public outing – New Atlas
• The TWEEL - radical new wheel technology (UPDATED) (2005) – New Atlas
• Michelin homepage for airless tire concept – Michelin
• UPTIS unveiled to the public (airless tire) – Michelin
• UPTIS homepage – Michelin
• The MICHELIN X Tweel Airless Radial Tire Family – Michelin
• MICHELIN X Tweel Airless Radial Tire – John Deere
• Why Airless Tires Are a Bad Idea – Valley Chevy Dealers
• Look Ma, no air! Checking out Michelin's futuristic Uptis tires – Autoblog
• Airless Tires – Bridgestone
• Why GM and Michelin's airless Uptis is the future of car and truck tires (2019) – CNET Roadshow
• GM and Michelin will bring airless tires to passenger cars by 2024 (2019) – Engadget
• Taco Bell Wants Your Old Sauce Packets So They Can Be Recycled – NPR
• TerraCycle website – TerraCycle
• Taco Bell Recycling Homepage – Taco Bell
• Don’t Let This Love Go To Waste. Give New Life To Taco Bell® Hot Sauce Packets Via Terracycle – Taco Bell
• The Plastic Problem Isn't Your Fault, But You Can Be Part Of The Solution – NPR
• VIDEO: Is Recycling Worth It Anymore? People On The Front Lines Say Maybe Not – NPR