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**The Rebound**

A technology-ish podcast from Apple geeks Dan Moren, John Moltz, and Lex Friedman.

Latest Episodes:

307: Jony Ive’s Parting Shot Sep 16, 2020

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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.

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306: Phone Delay Sep 09, 2020

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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 Good Omens (the show).

Dan likes The Avengers game that just came out that plays better than it looks.

Moltz likes Infinity Train, an HBO Max animated series.

Dan's second pick is Lovecraft Country on HBO.

Dan has some thoughts on the Apple TV that people hate.

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305: Put Ted Lasso in the Name Sep 02, 2020

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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.

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304: You Know Who Loves Monopoly? Aug 26, 2020

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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.

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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!

303: Blocked By Schiller Aug 19, 2020

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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.

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302: A Mess of Complications Aug 12, 2020

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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.

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301: Stunned Silence Aug 05, 2020

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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 the Rare Vision VHS retro video app.

Did you know Apple is offering a free 90-day trail of Final Cut Pro?

You can side load HBO Max on a Fire stick.

Apple announced a new 27-inch Intel iMac.

Phil Schiller moves on to being an Apple Fellow.

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300: 300 Jul 29, 2020

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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 forward to Star Wars Squadrons.

There are rumors of upcoming releases from Apple but we're skeptical of some of them.

Remember that James makes the wonderful Dice by Pcalc.

If you want a reasonably-priced AirPlay 2 speaker check out the Ikea shelf speakers made by Sonos.

Lex has used the Zenlabs app and Just 6 Weeks.

Our thanks to Indochino, where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get $30 off your total purchase of $399.

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!

299: The Refund Jul 22, 2020

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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.

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298: Sudoku Stands For Nothing Jul 15, 2020

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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 finally watched Watchmen and agrees it's a great show.

Lex recommends The Long Dumb Road and Unbelievable.

Dan again recommends Perry Mason.

Lex got a Kasa which has simplified his home automation setup.

If you would like to help out the show and get some great bonus content to boot, become a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out!

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