This week we're talking about 5G, MagSafe and how simple home automation is. 5G iPhones are here! 5G is... still coming . Matthew Panzarino takes a look at the new iPhones. Moltz has been happy with his Torras case for the iPhone SE . Among Us is a great game. Lex recommends The Trial of the Chicago Seven on Netflix. He and Dan also liked the West Wing reunion . Dan writes about his experience using Remote Play on the Xbox. Our thanks to Indochino , where you'll find the best made to measure shi...
Oct 21, 2020•43 min•Ep. 312
In this episode Lex, Dan and John discuss PRIME DAY and Apple's "Hi, Speed" event with some Guy. If you're following along at home, you can read Dan's rundown of the announcements . Apple also released the Beats Flex . Lex uses Phone Soap . 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!...
Oct 14, 2020•41 min•Ep. 311
Wild speculation! Get your wild speculation here! Apple is holding its Hi, Speed event next week. There's a vulnerability in the T2 chip but you probably don't need to worry about it. Apple has an Apple Books for authors page . Moltz and Lex consider the Ring Fit for Switch . Dan thinks Next with John Slattery looks like a Moltz fever dream. Moltz got a second-hand AmpliFi HD but is having some trouble with it. Our thanks to Teamistry , a podcast that tells the stories of teams who work together...
Oct 07, 2020•39 min•Ep. 310
Come for the Apple news and analysis, leave because we just keep shouting out the names of board games. The Taskmaster web site has some humorous masks , if you like the show. Patrick McGee watched the Apple/Epic court hearing and has a Twitter thread on it. The App Store in China is removing RSS readers . Widgetsmith is a cool new app and is not a keylogger, despite what you might have read on freaking Facebook. Apple has been advertising Butter Royale to Arcade subscribers. Mail aliases aren't...
Sep 30, 2020•43 min•Ep. 309
All the kids are into customizing their iOS 14 icons but we just want to complain about how much better iMovie was in our day. Widgetsmith lets you customize the heck out of your widgets. Icons-customization in iOS 14 is sweeping the nation . Dan suggests Gfycat for making gifs. Moltz uses Gifski . Facebook, it turns out, doesn't own either of them. Dan has concerns about family sharing, Apple alleviates some of them . Our thanks to Indochino , where you'll find the best made to measure shirts a...
Sep 23, 2020•41 min•Ep. 308
An actual all-news episode! Thanks for announcing things, Apple. Here's Jason Snell on the things Apple announced this week. Dan discusses the Apple One tiers and other aspects of the event. 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!...
Sep 16, 2020•40 min•Ep. 307
This week we speculate on what Apple will announce next week before we give up and go to our picks. Yes, Apple is holding a special event next week . Expect Apple Watches and iPads. Phones are iffy. Apple is launching an Oprah book club podcast . Here's some added context to Moltz's Apple/Oprah joke for the youngsters in the audience. The war of words and actions between Apple and Epic continues . Moltz is enjoying The Last Campfire which is on Apple Arcade and other platforms. Lex is enjoying G...
Sep 09, 2020•36 min•Ep. 306
We're here to preach the gospel of Ted Lasso and tell you how you can get anointed by a fav from Jason Sudeikis. Turns out it's pretty easy. If you're not watching Ted Lasso , ask yourself why you don't love yourself more. Bloomberg lists the products to expect from Apple this fall. The Amazon Halo is not for Moltz. You can still get this crazy Echo wall clock that Dan says doesn't work if you really want one. Our thanks to Legacybox , the world's largest, most trusted, digitizer of home movies ...
Sep 02, 2020•42 min•Ep. 305
Dan is back with us to follow up on the Apple/Epic fight and talk some more about the weather. A ruling from the judge in the Apple/Epic fight sides mostly with Apple . Ben Thompson rethinks the App Store on Stratechery (subscription). Dan recommends the games Tsuro and Race For The Galaxy and the mindfulness app Headspace . Moltz suggest Small World and 8 Minute Empire . Wireless charging wastes a lot of energy . Lex's anti-pick is Maps to the Stars . Moltz highly recommends Ted Lasso . Our tha...
Aug 26, 2020•45 min•Ep. 304
It will take some epic restraint this week to keep a lid on the puns. Dan is away so Guy English joins us to discuss the ongoing battle between Apple and Epic . Apple has had a few other problems with developers lately. Miguel de Icaza has an interesting anecdote about Epic. 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!...
Aug 19, 2020•47 min•Ep. 303
We return to our Apple Watch roots this week and it turns out it's Moltz's turn to get picked on for some reason. The watchOS 7 public beta is out as is the Big Sur public beta . Moltz gets his Watch bands from Clockwork Synergy . Lyd is a Watch app for controlling your Sonos. Apple now has a WeChat problem thanks to you know who. Tim Cook joins the billionaires club . The Wall Street Journal has a profile of him . John Gruber dissects Apple’s statement about the Xbox Game Pass app . If you want...
Aug 12, 2020•40 min•Ep. 302
This week's episode, like every week's episode, features three Apple fellows with a decidedly lower-case "f". Microsoft might be buying TikTok . Apple denies it's interested in buying TikTok. Camo is an app that lets you use an iPhone or iPad as a camera for video conferencing. Lex bought a light for video conferencing . Apple is now worth more than Saudi Aramco . The iPhone 12 will be coming in October , not September. Moltz's pick is Unwrap , an app that helps you learn Swift. Dan's pick is th...
Aug 05, 2020•43 min•Ep. 301
It's The Rebound 300th Episode Extravaganza and we've got guests, songs, dancing and... I'm sorry, I'm being told it's just guests. Still, though, that's something. Dan's picks are Return of the Obra Dinn and the OneCast streaming app . Lex's picks are the shows Atypical and Episodes . Moltz is curious about Norsemen on Netflix. James has an Oculus Quest and he's been using it to play Vader Immortal and The Room . Guy has been enjoying The Last of Us Part II . Almost all of us are looking forwar...
Jul 29, 2020•51 min•Ep. 300
This week we talk about the betas we're using and streaming services before we get to our anti-picks. We discuss Stacks , among other things iOS 14. Zach Gage has a new sudoku app coming out, Good Sudoku . Dan discusses his experience with Peacock . For our anti-picks, Dan did not like Cursed and Lex did not like What/If . Moltz explains why he's irked about the iPhone 12 mockups he's seen. As if 2020 could get any worse, Prime Day has been delayed . Our thanks to Legacybox , the world's largest...
Jul 22, 2020•39 min•Ep. 299
When there's not much Apple news, we give you our picks. So many picks. Moltz recommends Word Laces and Sneaky Sasquatch for the kids on Apple Arcade. Also on Apple Arcade, Spek is another one of those perspective games Apple seems to love, but it's pretty good. Moltz also enjoys Winding Worlds , Outlanders , Mini Motorways and Pinball Wizard . Lex has settled on Sudoku Master Edition for his sudoku fix. Lex and Moltz both enjoyed Palm Springs on Hulu. Moltz liked Greyhound on Apple TV+. Dan fin...
Jul 15, 2020•44 min•Ep. 298
This is a great time for sitting at home and watching things so let's talk about what's on the telly. Apple is working on shows based on the works of Maurice Sendak. Who's watching Quibi? Not many. Dan enjoyed Hello America on YouTube but he's not signing up for Quibi because of it. Moltz is agitated by the latest iPhone 12 mock-ups . If you missed it, the Miracle Sudoku is great fun. Speaking of Sudoku, Lex likes the Sudoku Simple+ app . Moltz's family has been playing a lot of Settlers of Cata...
Jul 08, 2020•48 min•Ep. 297
This week we have a fabulous deal for our listeners: more us! Have a listen for more information. Apple won't be getting more New York Times, though, because it has left Apple News . Apple is canceling some Apple Arcade games to refocus. Developers have posted benchmarks for the Arm Mac development kits . Tiktok will stop repeatedly accessing the clipboard after being caught in the act by iOS 14. AnyList won't be supporting Sign in with Apple. Our thanks to Legacybox, the world's largest, most t...
Jul 01, 2020•37 min•Ep. 296
Apple announced many things! And we talk about them in this episode. You can also get an overview on SixColors . Sarah Cooper does hilarious lip-synchs of Trump. Ming-chi Kuo says the first Arm Macs will be the iMac and MacBook Pro Apple shared a teaser for Foundation ....
Jun 23, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 295
It's the week before WWDC so it's the perfect time for Apple to have a fight with developers. Apple has rejected the Hey email app update , insisting they implement Apple's payment mechanism. Lex was previously on an episode Rework with the people behind Hey. The EU is taking a look at Apple's App Store policies and Apple's response is kinda something. Apple’s App Store ecosystem facilitated over half a trillion dollars in commerce in 2019. Apple has shared the WWDC schedule . Our thanks to Draf...
Jun 17, 2020•39 min•Ep. 294
Arm yourselves. There might be a few ARM puns in this episode. But first, here are some ways to contribute and educate yourself. You can donate to Black Lives Matter causes at M4BL.org . Watch John Oliver's piece on police on Last Week Tonight . Conan O’Brien talks to W. Kamau Bell . Also check out Emmanuel Acho's Uncomfortable Conversation with a Black Man . Mark Gurman says Apple's going to announce at WWDC that it's transitioning Macs to its own chips. Microsoft fired a lot of its human MSN e...
Jun 10, 2020•32 min•Ep. 293
We'll be honest: things are not great. But we'll talk about things and technology and then get to our picks. Apple supported Blackout Tuesday. Google and Amazon tweet their support of Black Lives Matter and still give hundreds of thousands of dollars to racist politicians . Civil rights leaders were not impressed by their conversation with Mark Zuckerberg. Wired talks about how to prepare your phone if you're going to protest. Tim Cook’s letter to Apple employees after the murder of George Floyd...
Jun 03, 2020•36 min•Ep. 292
Just a warning: this is now a podcast about British TV shows. Rumors say that Messages on macOS is being replaced with a Catalyst app. Even more rumors say Apple will no longer be including EarPods in the box with iPhones. Is this leading to a portless iPhone ? The Verge explains. HBO Max . Dan recommends the documentary on the making of the Mandalorian . Moltz likes What We Do In The Shadows . The Big Flower Fight is an actual show. The Ringer hunts for the dirtiest thing on Disney+ . Dan enjoy...
May 27, 2020•38 min•Ep. 291
The Rebound's promise to you is that we will never accept tons and tons of money to take our podcast behind a pay wall. For various reasons. Joe Rogan has gone Spotify-exclusive . Are Apple glasses coming next years? Hmm. Lex bout a TiVo streaming stick . Apple is looking to license some old shows for TV+. You can buy Moviepass . The whole thing. A Brazilian company is suing Apple over the iPhone trademark. Lex recommends Homecoming . And he's a guy who's had Weird Al on his other podcast, Unpro...
May 21, 2020•40 min•Ep. 290
This week we handle all the existential questions of life. Partly because Dan's drinking. Moltz is please to learn that his new iPhone SE out-performs all the Android phones . Is this going to be the fall iPhone lineup? Is AirPods Studio a good name for a pair of headphones? Why is literally no one talking about this AirPod Pro rattle ?! Dan's MacBook is now vintage , surely increasing its value. The Logic release notes are hilarious. Elon Musk has a tantrum ....
May 13, 2020•28 min•Ep. 289
This week on Taskmaster, we have been commanded to switch chat software in mid-podcast. Enjoy this Twitter account featuring Macs that might have been. And if you want actual Macs, Apple has a new 13-inch MacBook Pro . IBM ViaVoice is one of Dan’s picks if you’re living in 1998. Webex is now free for group video chatting. Call Recorder is a great way to record Skype calls. Zencaster is a recording tool popular with podcasters. Somehow Moltz likes War of the Worlds , even though it's pretty bleak...
May 06, 2020•32 min•Ep. 288
In this week's episode, Lex makes a startling admission, Moltz finally has a new phone and Dan conducts some risky business. In iOS 13.5, Apple has fixed group FaceTime a little , made it easier to unlock while wearing a facemask and included Coronovirus exposure notification . The second generation iPhone SE lacks haptic actions on the lock screen . Google meet will soon be free to anyone with a Gmail account . Moltz recommends iFlicks for transcoding video files, particularly if you have a Mac...
Apr 30, 2020•39 min•Ep. 287
Dan has a new keyboard, Moltz’s long wait will soon be over and Lex had the media streaming power inside him all along. Welcome, 2020 iPhone SE . Dan tries out the Logitech Combo Touch keyboard . Rumors of a 23-inch iMac on the way as well as a new 11-inch iPad. John Gruber’s review of the iPad Magic Keyboard. Federico Viticci’s review of the iPad Magic Keyboard. Something about this joke tweet doesn't line up....
Apr 22, 2020•35 min•Ep. 286
Moltz makes a purchase but not the one you think. Dan is surrounded by speakers and Lex actually knows our advertiser! Of course we recorded before the new iPhone SE was announced. OF COURSE WE DID. Mark Gurman says a small HomePod is comning. The HomePod now runs tvOS which Dan doesn't like. Dan has some free short stories for you to read. You can now get refurbished Mac Pros . Our thanks to SoundSource, the sound control utility so good, it should be built in to MacOS. SoundSource gives you pe...
Apr 15, 2020•33 min•Ep. 285
Dan can't draw, Moltz still doesn't have a new phone and Lex doesn't care about web camera quality. Apple actually shipped face shields before it shipped Moltz a new phone. Typical. You can now get Pcalc merch in Animal Crossing. The controller for the upcoming PS5 is very cool . Moltz says anyone can draw Hitler. Here he proves it. Laptop webcams are kind of terrible . There's a new version of Linea out. Paper is another drawing app the hosts use. Our thanks to Legacybox , the world's largest, ...
Apr 08, 2020•42 min•Ep. 284
Moltz is still waiting for a new phone, Dan is drinking and Lex is getting sassy. These and other ways to pass the time at home. Is the iPhone 9 just around the corner ? The Boer War Moltz refers to is more accurately the Second Boer War . Zoom is a security nightmare . Houseparty is another option for iOS video conferencing. Apple has acquired Dark Sky . Moltz has been playing Lords of Waterdeep online with friends. Lex is enjoying The Circle on Netflix . Use Your Words is another fun game for ...
Apr 01, 2020•35 min•Ep. 283
