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Episode 366: iPad Nice!

May 23rd, 2024  |  1 hr 58 mins

The first restaurant in California to be fined over the new surcharge and fee ban? Surprisingly, it’s Ryan’s new Detroit Style Pizza Parlor and Play Place.

What even is a “Marin County smart lighting surcharge”?

This week: Barkley v. Zaz, Carlos’ continuing dedication to making big mistakes, and Sonos’ courageous app update. 🔈

Episode 365: Adam Silver Shrinkflation

May 7th, 2024  |  1 hr 42 mins

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: it’s our most powerful iPad ever, and we just can’t wait to see what you do with it.

This week: Adam Silver pulls an Equator, cookie cocktails, and 94123 it’s all about me. 🍪.

Episode 364: Cold Elmo

April 23rd, 2024  |  1 hr 49 mins

Do bad reviews kill good products? For the love of God please don’t test that hypothesis out on this show.

This week: the capitalist haunted house that is TurboTax, conical burrs, and proof one of your hosts is out of touch with the common philatelist. 📫.

Episode 363: Clear as Mud

April 9th, 2024  |  1 hr 11 mins

Fun fact! More people decide to build a cabin off the grid after using Google Nest products than successfully get it working with the rest of their smart home.

This week: Amazon walks out on Just Walk Out, pouring one out for Logitech Harmony, and the doom loop narrative comes for EVs. 🚗

Episode 362: Certain Kinds of Money

March 26th, 2024  |  1 hr 23 mins

Yeah, I mean it’s not too much of a stretch that automakers are selling your data and snitching on speeding to your insurer, but sending a report to Lin Manuel Miranda about how off key I sing “It’s Quiet Uptown” is a bridge too far.

This week: EV surprises, NAS surprises, with a dash of regulatory scrutiny surprises via one Merrick Garland. 🍎.

Episode 361: Democracy Play Pack

March 5th, 2024  |  1 hr 45 mins

We know it’s been a while since Econ 201 but Jiminy Christmas are Hue bulbs the new Veblen good? What are these things made out of avocado toast? Come on.

This week: dust covered Vision Pros, NACS snaccs, and a peppering of Spring Apple news. 🥽.

Episode 360: Ya’ll Have Guest Rooms?

February 20th, 2024  |  1 hr 52 mins

We didn’t get a ballot but that ain’t stopping us. A fruit company year in review.

This week: hi Barbie, football (the non-Messi one), and a bit more on VR. 🥽.

Episode 359: Major League Football

February 6th, 2024  |  1 hr 44 mins

New ways to watch sports from ESPN, Fox, and Warner Brothers. All without a cable subscription. Sports from ESPN. FOX. Warner Brothers. Are you getting it? These are not three separate services. This is one device, and we’re calling it - Iger-ulu.

This week: plug in hybrids, old movies, and an update on the Chicago food scene. 🌭.

Episode 358: Waymo Rider Score

January 23rd, 2024  |  1 hr 45 mins

Chris Nolan gets roasted by Peloton instructors and Soulcycle stays mum on Wes Anderson making the same movie over and over again for three decades. Hmm.

This week: cursed airports, (smart) locks of love, and area Cinnabon manager snubbed for the umpteenth time by the Emmys. 📺.

Episode 357: If IKEA Made a Car

January 9th, 2024  |  1 hr 37 mins

Did each engineer designing the Chevy Blazer EV’s infotainment software spend at least 10,000 hours on it before it went into production?

Okay, this is a very funny joke about Malcolm Gladwell, trust me.

This week: Taylor’s concert film, Ryan’s sports dilemma, and Tim’s headset. 🏀.

Episode 356: Brand Activations

December 12th, 2023  |  1 hr 24 mins

“It’s only ridiculous if it doesn’t work.” - Tyler Florence, probably.

This week: the enduring legacy of a flat panel icon, Amazon Prime Video with Special Offers, and a look at peak Donkey Sauce Capitalism. 🫏

Episode 355: Christmas Light Amortization Schedule 🎁

November 30th, 2023  |  2 hrs 9 mins

iPod Socks? Again?

Worry not friends, it is finally time: our first annual holiday gift guide.

This week: Kiri the fire truck, unplugging for the holidays, and more tales from retail lock up. 🧦.

Episode 354: They're Using the Metric System to Trick You

November 15th, 2023  |  1 hr 28 mins

We all thought Jack Nicholson looked silly wearing sunglasses courtside but with these retina searing courts who’s laughing now…

This week: New York bagels, the metric system, and the perils of computers on wheels. 🥯

Episode 353: Kitchen Computer

October 30th, 2023  |  1 hr 22 mins

[leans in over flashlight] And they weren’t done yet. After murdering the Touch Bar, the perpetrators cackled manically as they introduced a Pro laptop with just eight gigabytes of RAM. In 2023!

[crowd shrieks]

This week: artificial coffee, ciders, and Apple’s ghoulish fall Mac event. 🎃.

Episode 352: CarPlay Robin Hood

October 17th, 2023  |  1 hr 57 mins

We understand our programming schedule has been a little inconsistent, so we’re going to make it up to you with the “most affordable” episode ever. Find the hidden USB-C mention and you win a prize.

This week: East Bay CarPlay blues, when CPG products get the Mona Lisa treatment, and Ryan’s accidental haunted house. 👻.

Episode 351: Sealed Crustless Sandwich

October 3rd, 2023  |  1 hr 43 mins

You remember that scene in Rataouille where Anton Ego takes a bite and his entire life flashes before his eyes? That story, but it involves french fries and elderflower liquer.

This week: “croissaint inspired” and other freezer aisle abominations, the fruit company, and Zaz introduces Shaq Paq for Max. 🏀.