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137: We're Doubling Down on Glass May 18, 2017

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Alexa now makes phone calls and Dan thinks there's nothing wrong with any of it at all (can you tell Dan doesn't write the show notes?): https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/21/amazon-echo-alexa-home-robot-privacy-cloud The U.S. may ban laptops on flights from Europe: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/business/us-may-ban-laptops-on-all-flights-from-europe.html Apple bought Lattice, a dark data company: https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/13/apple-acquires-ai-company-lattice-data-a-specialist-in-unstructured-dark-data/ Apple also invested in Corning: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170512005101/en/Apple-Awards-Corning-Advanced-Manufacturing-Fund-Investment To follow up on a question we asked in the show, Microsoft hadn't been providing security updates for Windows XP, but it did issue one this week for the latest ransomware attack: https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/13/15635006/microsoft-windows-xp-security-patch-wannacry-ransomware-attack Our thanks to Indochino (https://www.Indochino.com) where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get any premium suit for just $389.

136: The Bleep-Bloop Button May 10, 2017

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It appears that reports of an Amazon Echo with a screen were true. Enter the Echo Show: https://sixcolors.com/post/2017/05/echo-show-ships-on-june-28-for-230/ You can also get Cortana on a speaker thing later this year: http://www.harmankardon.com/invoke.html There was a spot of trouble with the Wirecutter's pick for a NAS that we mentioned on a previous episode: http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-network-attached-storage/#wd-my-cloud-mirror Lex and Moltz use Arq for offsite backup: https://www.arqbackup.com Our thanks to Zip Recruiter. Are you hiring? With ZipRecruiter.com, you can get your posting on all the major sites and social media. Go to ZipRecruiter.com/FreeTrial (http://ziprecruiter.com/freetrial) to try it out for free! Our thanks also to Mack Weldon (https://www.mackweldon.com/rebound). Mack Weldon makes glorious underwear to hold your bits in the way they deserve, anti-microbially. It is truly awesome stuff. So go to MackWeldon.com/REBOUND and use the promo code "REBOUND" to get 20 percent off your order. And our thanks to Casper (https://casper.com/therebound) for sponsoring this episode. You spend about a third of your life sleeping, make sure it's on a good mattress. Go to casper.com/therebound to start your 100-day money-back trial. You'll get $50 off by using the code "REBOUND".

135: Two More Annoyances May 04, 2017

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Want to kill hours on end? Blizzard made its classic game StarCraft available for free: https://us.battle.net/shop/en/product/starcraft Lex now owns a Harmony Hub on Dan's recommendation: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-hub When purchasing the Anchor to hold your headphones, always get the installation: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P31BMHG?m=A28Q38CRNPX1WD&ref_=v_sp_widget_detail_page Apple's results came out after we recorded this episode, just like always: https://sixcolors.com/post/2017/05/apple-q2-2017-financial-results/ Microsoft's new Surface Laptop: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/02/microsoft-surface-laptop-rival-macbook-pro-windows-10-s-battery-life Google and Amazon have removed their Watch apps: https://www.engadget.com/2017/05/01/apple-watch-loses-major-apps/ Will Apple release an Echo competitor at WWDC? https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/1/15501496/apple-siri-speaker-wwdc-june-announcement Will it critique what you wear like the Echo Look? https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/26/amazons-new-echo-look-has-a-built-in-camera-for-style-selfies/ Our thanks to Protect America (http://www.protectamerica.com/rebound) who offer award-winning home security with locked in rates. Go to ProtectAmerica.com/Rebound to get $5 off your monthly monitoring! Our thanks as well to Indochino (https://www.Indochino.com) where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get any premium suit for just $389.

134: Try This On For Sighs Apr 27, 2017

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John Gruber on the Apple Watch's success: https://daringfireball.net/2017/04/apple_watch_success Stephen King's pseudonym: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bachman Did you know that Dan has a scifi book coming out soon? Get it here: https://www.amazon.com/Caledonian-Gambit-Novel-Dan-Moren/dp/1940456843/ Are you sitting down? Like, maybe in a car? Because Apple has delayed Carpool Karaoke: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-video-idUSKBN17R02R New software can copy anyone's voice. Sort of well: https://lyrebird.ai/demo The Incomparable's Star Wars trailer review did it the old fashioned way: https://www.theincomparable.com/bonustrack/347b/ Uber keeps stepping in it: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/23/technology/travis-kalanick-pushes-uber-and-himself-to-the-precipice.html Apple's Today At Apple program: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/04/today-at-apple-bringing-new-experiences-to-every-apple-store/ Dan on Apple Watch 3 rumors: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-watch-3-rumors,news-24938.html A Sonos article answers some of Lex's questions: https://sonos.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2248 Our thanks to Blue Apron (http://blueapron.com/rebound) for sponsoring this episode of The Rebound. Blue Apron ships you ingredients and amazing recipes. Learn while you cook and cook meals you'll love. Go to BlueApron.com/REBOUND and get three meals FREE with free shipping. Our thanks also to Audible (http://audible.com/rebound). Audible.com has the perfect solution to finding time to read in your busy life: Get audiobooks and listen to those books you've been meaning to read while on the go! Get a free audiobook of your choice and a free 30 day trial membership at audible.com/rebound

133: The Sonos Sub is Delicious Apr 20, 2017

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The iPhone 8 might be having fingerprint reader troubles: https://9to5mac.com/2017/04/18/bloomberg-new-iphone-8-glass-steel-fingerprint-sensor/ AirPods are still 6 weeks out for shipping: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2017/04/18/airpods-shipping-delay Want them painted black for $100? You can at http://blackpods.store (Not a sponsor!) Bose should not be doing this: http://www.theverge.com/2017/4/19/15356108/bose-connect-private-listening-song-list-sharing-data-lawsuit Lex got a Sonos Playbase: https://www.macobserver.com/reviews/featured-review/sonos-playbase-review/ iWork and the apps formerly known as iLife all go free: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/04/18/apple-imovie-garageband-iwork-free-for-all-users/ Along with GarageBand, people use Audacity for podcast editing: http://www.audacityteam.org/ You can run the classic Mac operating system in a web page on Archive.org: http://blog.archive.org/2017/04/16/early-macintosh-emulation-comes-to-the-archive/ Archive.org also has a lot of back issues of Macworld magazine: https://archive.org/details/macworld-magazine Our thanks to Zip Recruiter. Are you hiring? With ZipRecruiter.com, you can get your posting on all the major sites and social media. Go to ZipRecruiter.com/FreeTrial (http://ziprecruiter.com/freetrial) to try it out for free! Our thanks as well to Indochino (https://www.Indochino.com), where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get any premium suit for just $389. Our thanks also to Mack Weldon (https://www.mackweldon.com/rebound). Mack Weldon makes glorious underwear to hold your bits in the way they deserve, anti-microbially. It is truly awesome stuff. So go to MackWeldon.com/REBOUND and use the promo code "REBOUND" to get 20 percent off your order.

132: What Is Wrong With You Is My Next Question Apr 12, 2017

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Lex is away so Dan and I start out by talking about the trailer for the next Thor movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7MGUNV8MxU&feature=youtu.be Apple is ditching graphics chips from Imagination in favor of its own: https://arstechnica.com/business/2017/04/apple-ditches-imagination-technologies-shares-collapse/ This makes some think they'll do the same with other chips like power management: https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/11/apple-could-be-designing-its-own-power-management-chip-as-well/ Apple moves to fifth in Tom's Hardware's laptop ranking: http://www.laptopmag.com/articles/laptop-brand-ratings Moltz has yet to try Clips: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clips/id1212699939?mt=8 The best memories are often captured on our phones. Don't just leave them there, use Keepsake, an app that lets you print and frame your photos and have them delivered to your doorstep. Download the app by searching "Keepsake" in the App Store and use promo code "REBOUND" to get 15% off your first order. Our thanks also to Mack Weldon (https://www.mackweldon.com/rebound). Mack Weldon makes glorious underwear to hold your bits in the way they deserve, anti-microbially. It is truly awesome stuff. So go to MackWeldon.com/REBOUND and use the promo code "REBOUND" to get 20 percent off your order. And also our thanks to VideoBlocks (http://videoblocks.com/rebound), a members-only site offering a one-stop shop for stock video. Go to VideoBlocks.com/Rebound to get seven free days!

131: This Would Have Been Great To Know About Two Years Ago Apr 04, 2017

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ZOMG NEW MAC PROS ARE COMING! http://daringfireball.net/2017/04/the_mac_pro_lives Matthew Panzarino also has some thoughts: https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/04/apple-pushes-the-reset-button-on-the-mac-pro/ The whole Mac Pro chat basically went down exactly like the movie *The Interview*: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2788710/ Additional information after we recorded: Based on what's currently on Apple's site, the "2017 Mac Pros" appear to be just price reductions on the existing models and moving CTO options to a standard option rather than speed bumps as we may have stated. http://www.apple.com/mac-pro/ Our thanks as well to Indochino (https://www.Indochino.com), where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get any premium suit for just $389. The best memories are often captured on our phones. Don't just leave them there, use Keepsake, an app that lets you print and frame your photos and have them delivered to your doorstep. Download the app by searching "Keepsake" in the App Store and use promo code "REBOUND" to get 15% off your first order.

130: I Like My Face Better Mar 30, 2017

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Why you might want to consider getting a VPN: http://www.npr.org/2017/03/28/521831393/congress-overturns-internet-privacy-regulation Apple filed a trademark for the PowerBook name: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4359876/Apple-drops-hint-return-retro-laptop-Powerbook.html Apple switched iOS devices to APFS and no one even noticed: https://arstechnica.com/apple/2017/03/a-tour-of-ios-10-3-checking-out-apfs-the-settings-app-and-other-tweaks/ Changing the white face of your red iPhone to black: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAzfZ0lQJO0&feature=youtu.be Lex just got a red case instead: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NGTX8KS/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Lex has some thoughts about CarPlay: https://twitter.com/lexfri/status/844886720768176135 macOS 10.12.4 has Night Shift: https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/night-shift-macos-sierra-10-12-4/ Apple TV also got an update this week: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/03/27/apple-releases-tvos-10-2/ Our thanks to Zip Recruiter. Are you hiring? With ZipRecruiter.com, you can get your posting on all the major sites and social media. Go to ZipRecruiter.com/FreeTrial (http://ziprecruiter.com/freetrial) to try it out for free! And also our thanks to VideoBlocks (http://videoblocks.com/rebound), a members-only site offering a one-stop shop for stock video. Go to VideoBlocks.com/Rebound to get seven free days!

129: Look at This GUI Mar 23, 2017

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Mark Gurman says Apple's getting into AR: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-20/apple-s-next-big-thing Will Samsung's upcoming virtual assistant make you Hulk out? https://consumerist.com/2017/03/20/samsung-launches-bixby-its-answer-to-siri-alexa/ Seems to be based on Viv, which Samsung acquired last year: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/10/samsung-buys-viv-labs-in-pursuit-of-its-own-ai-assistant/ Years ago Microsoft held a mock funeral for the iPhone when Windows Phone 7 came out and that worked out really well: http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-celebrates-windows-phone-7-with-mock-iphone-funeral/ Apple's shareholders rejected a diversity proposal: http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/1/14781854/apple-shareholders-reject-diversity-proposal-for-second-year Dan and Lex enjoy TypeShift, a fun word game: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/typeshift/id1084762137?mt=8 A long time ago we talked about smart mirrors. Now there's a Kickstarter for one: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2114373464/firefly-the-first-tablet-powered-smart-mirror Our thanks also to Mack Weldon (https://www.mackweldon.com/rebound). Mack Weldon makes glorious underwear to hold your bits in the way they deserve, anti-microbially. It is truly awesome stuff. So go to MackWeldon.com/REBOUND and use the promo code "REBOUND" to get 20 percent off your order. Our thanks as well to Indochino (https://www.Indochino.com), where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get any premium suit for just $389. Our thanks to Blue Apron (http://blueapron.com/rebound) for sponsoring this episode of The Rebound. Blue Apron ships you ingredients and amazing recipes. Learn while you cook and cook meals you'll love. Go to BlueApron.com/REBOUND and get three meals FREE with free shipping.

128: Let's Make Some Bets Mar 16, 2017

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Lex recommends Alarm Relay instead of other home security companies: https://www.alarmrelay.com They use an app from Alarm.com: https://www.alarm.com Dan is a negative Nelly on the idea of new Mac Pros: http://www.macworld.com/article/3179356/macs/why-the-new-mac-pro-might-never-come.html Jonathan Zdziarski is joining Apple: https://www.zdziarski.com/blog/?p=7016 An ode to the clamshell iBook: https://www.macstories.net/mac/the-clamshell-ibook-g3/ Our thanks to 23andMe for sponsoring this week's episode. 23andMe, a genetic testing service that can tell you how your genes might influence your health, ancestry and physical traits. Go to (https://23andMe.com/Rebound) and order your kit today. Our thanks also to Mack Weldon (https://www.mackweldon.com/rebound). Mack Weldon makes glorious underwear to hold your bits in the way they deserve, anti-microbially. It is truly awesome stuff. So go to MackWeldon.com/REBOUND and use the promo code "REBOUND" to get 20 percent off your order. Our thanks to Zip Recruiter. Are you hiring? With ZipRecruiter.com, you can get your posting on all the major sites and social media. Go to ZipRecruiter.com/FreeTrial (http://ziprecruiter.com/freetrial) to try it out for free!

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