Episode 416: AirPods, They’re a Thing

This episode is packed with ProTips and picks, with a side of tech news. Even with Thanksgiving and Black Friday/Cyber Monday madness, we still found some stories to get you caught up with what is going on in the world of tech.

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Intro (00:00)

Followup:

Black Friday - Cyber Monday (07:25)

Fuzzy Feelings | Apple Holiday Film (09:18)

Amazon will officially merge Comixology with Kindle in December (11:45)

Google News removing magazines, including the ones you paid for, in December (15:00)

Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: Translate Text from the Photo App (17:25)

Just the headlines: (20:50)

Amazon to Stop Selling Seven Eyedrops After F.D.A. Warning

Google Maps' New Color Scheme Draws Criticism Online

A NASA Spacecraft Could Carry Your Name to Jupiter in 2024

NASA's Psyche spacecraft just fired a laser 10 million miles away in deep space

Hyundai to Be First Automaker to Sell New Cars on Amazon

Elon Musk Sues Media Matters for ‘Knowingly and Maliciously’ Misrepresenting Amount of Antisemitic Content on X

Takes:

Time - The best inventions of 2023 (22:55)

The Strange $55 Million Saga of a Netflix Series You’ll Never See (27:10)

Dbrand says Casetify ripped off its X-ray skins and now there's a lawsuit (30:25)

Windows Hello fingerprint security tests failed on top three laptops (33:25)

Bonus Odd Take: Ian MacLarty - Game Developer (37:30)

Picks of the Week: 

Dave: Anker 777 Thunderbolt Docking Station (Apex, 12-in-1, Thunderbolt 4), Max 90W Charging for Laptop, 20W Power Delivery, Single 8K, Triple 4K Display, 10Gbps Data, Ethernet, Audio, SD (39:45)

Nate: Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) Wireless Ear Buds with USB-C Charging, Up to 2X More Active Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Headphones, Transparency Mode, Adaptive Audio, Personalized Spatial Audio (44:25)

Ramazon™ purchase (52:15)

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