CultCast #199 - So Much Drivel

This week:  we’ve spent seven full days with iPhone 6s and we’re ready to report what we love and what we don’t.  Plus: El Capitan just made your Mac a lot better!  We’ll cover the cool tricks your Mac just learned.  And stay tuned for our dive into the world of fake Apple Watch bands… how does  $9 for an Apple Watch Sport band sound? How about $28 for a Leather Loop?  Sure, the fakes are 1/5 the price of genuine Apple bands, but are they any good?  We’ve been testing two fakes to find out, and the results might surprise you.

 

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We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for all the great music you hear in today's show.

 

On the show this week

@erfon / @bst3r / @lkahney

 

This week’s links

 

Erfon’s $27 Leather Loops

http://www.ebay.com/itm/191676686820?

 

And his $10 Silicone Sport band

http://www.ebay.com/itm/131557248730

 

13 awesome tricks your Mac just learned with El Capitan

http://www.cultofmac.com/390769/13-awesome-tricks-your-mac-just-learned-with-el-capitan/

 

The magic that makes iPhone 6s so water-resistant

http://www.cultofmac.com/390735/the-magic-that-makes-iphone-6s-so-water-resistant/#more-390735