81: Amazon Put a Ring on It

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English - March 06, 2018 14:45 - 1 hour - 69 MB
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This week we discuss interesting iOS and macOS concepts, crazy homescreens, an 8K TV and workflow and we have a cure for the dongle plague!
Follow-up
OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock Review (https://hipsterpixel.co/2018/01/31/owc-thunderbolt-3-dock-review/)
Elgato Thunderbolt 3 Dock - Amazon (https://hipsterpixel.co/r/az/B01MZ2ATGK)
Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Dock - Amazon (https://hipsterpixel.co/r/az/B01M2TRTNL)
Show Notes
Amazon buys startup Ring in $1 billion deal to run your home security – Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ring-m-a-amazon-com/amazon-buys-startup-ring-in-1-billion-deal-to-run-your-home-security-idUSKCN1GB2VG)
New iOS 12 concept – 9to5Mac (https://9to5mac.com/2018/03/02/ios-12-concept-app-bar-guest-mode-more/)
macOS 11 Concept - Behance (https://www.behance.net/gallery/62549811/macOS-11-Concept-by-Alvaro-Pabesio)
You’re Probably Underestimating What You Can Do With Your iPhone Home Screen – Rands in Repose (http://randsinrepose.com/archives/youre-probably-underestimating-what-you-can-do-with-your-iphone-home-screen/)
M A K E O V R (http://makeovr.io/)
Alex's Homescreen (http://cl.ly/pxBB/homescreen-alex-2018-03.png)
Tyler's Homescreen (http://cl.ly/py8l/homescreen-tyler-2018-3.jpeg)
RED and Sharp team up on 8K monitor technology (https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/02/red-and-sharp-8k-monitor/)
DTLA - Down Night Aerial - 8K - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55xKgDRMxow)
4K vs 8K Display Comparison (http://phfx.com/temp/phfx_UHD4KUHD8KCompare.jpg)
Phil Holland - One Year Captured in 8K (http://www.phfx.com/articles/oneYearCapturedIn8K/)
Vulkan is coming to macOS and iOS, but no thanks to Apple – Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/02/vulkan-is-coming-to-macos-ios-but-no-thanks-to-apple/)
Tesla Model 3 review: the fast and infuriating (https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/01/tesla-model-3-review/)
Brian Gluckman on Twitter: "Just saw my first Tesla Model 3 up close and in-person. Having spent 15 years off and on in the automotive quality space, this is...not good.… https://t.co/c1Y8QShg6d" (https://twitter.com/bgluckman/status/965664986298306561)
Tearing Into Tesla's Model 3 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCIo8e12sBM)
Amazon is complicit with counterfeiting (updated) – ElevationLab (https://www.elevationlab.com/blogs/news/amazon-is-complicit-with-counterfeit-sellers)
Social Network of the Week
As Vero Blows Up, Backlash Builds Against Social App’s ‘Shady’ Founder (https://www.thedailybeast.com/as-vero-blows-up-backlash-builds-against-shady-social-app)
Rumours Corner
Apple Plans Giant High-End iPhone, Lower-Priced Model - Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-26/apple-is-said-to-plan-giant-high-end-iphone-lower-priced-model)
New Apple patent imagines an OLED screen as a keyboard for MacBooks - The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/2/27/17058616/apple-patent-oled-screen-keyboard-macbook-pro-touch-bar)
Adventure Corner
Apple extends repair coverage to 3 years for Apple Watch (1st gen) w/ expanded/swollen batteries – 9to5Mac (https://9to5mac.com/2017/04/28/apple-watch-expanded-swollen-battery-repair-coverage-warranty/)
Awesome theme song by Jim Kulakowski (http://jimkulakowski.com/) | Photo by Jeremy Perkins (https://unsplash.com/photos/UgNjyPkphtU)