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This week: Apple has their best quarter ever; Apple Watch is coming in April; the best parts of the new iOS and Yosemite updates; Disney considers rebooting Indiana Jones; and then catch El Kahn’s TMI moment in Facts of Life, a new game where we mix real facts with fake ones then guess which is which!
 
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We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for the great music you hear in today's show.
 
 
This weeks  links
Steve Ballmer isn’t so sure about the iPhone
 
 
Apple reduces amount of free storage needed for updates with iOS 8.1.3
 
Apple releases OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 with Wi-Fi and Spotlight fixes
 
Apple shatters records with $74.6 billion in revenue, $18 billion in profit for Q1 2015
 
Revelations from Apple’s historic earnings call
Direct download: CultCast_164_-_Live_Long_and_Prosper.mp3
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This week: why Apple Watch will win the wrist war; we snap a pic with Patrick Stewart and he’s NOT amused; the good and bad of a Lucas-free Star Wars 7; Microsoft’s new Hololens look incredible; and we reveal some of our favorite apps and gear on an all-new Under Review.
 
PSA: Come hang out with Erfon live and bring your podcasting questions on Sunday the 25th at 1pm Pacific.  Just head over to live.thecultcast.com
 
On the show this week
 
 
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Squarespace Seven has a completely redesigned interface, integrations with Getty Images and Google Apps, new templates, and an incredible feature called Cover Pages. Try the new Squarespace, at Squarespace.com, and enter offer code [show’s offer code] at checkout to get 10% off.
 
Plug Automatic into your car's data port, and with their beatiful app, you'll be able to find your parked car, learn how to save fuel with tips based on your actual driving, and even diagnose and turn off your car's check engine light.  See it out in action and save 20% off your new Automatic now at Automatic.com/cultcast.
 
We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for the great music you hear in today's show.
 
 
This weeks story links
 
How George Lucas Star Wars 7 Ideas Were Used By Disney
 
Steve Jobs rolls over in his grave: the iPad Pro could have a stylus
 
Goodbye Glass This is your last chance to get your hands on Google’s head up display
 
Apple Watch wins the wrist war before it starts
 
 
Also, watch these
 
The Knowledge Navigator is Apple’s computer of the future
 
Famous pals Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan do great impressions… of each other!
 
Hear why Martin Sexton is an American treasure
 
And here’s Erfon with a wax Patrick Steward
 
 
Our Under Review Picks
 
Buster - Near Lock for iOS and Mac unlocks your Mac when your iPhone is near.  Free
 
Erfon - The Marantz HD-DAC1 headphone amp pairs beautifully with your iOS and Mac and delivers superb audio quality.  $800 
 
Alex - AllCast for iOS let’s you AirPlay your iPhone content to the Chromecast, Xbox,  Roku, Amazon Fire stick—just about anything.  Free or $5 to lose the ads and watermark
 
 
 
 
Direct download: CultCast_163_-_What_Would_Yeezus_Do.mp3
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This week: optical zoom and Force Touch rumored for the iPhone 6s; autonomous future-cars chauffeur us about; we’re back from Vegas with a full report on the best gadgets, technology, and trends from the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show; and for small fee, we cover your enemies in a layer of spectacular glitter.  Yes... seriously.
 
Our thanks to Harry’s for supporting this episode. Harry’s super-sharp, German-made razors ship free right to your door and for way less than the drugstore razors.  Learn more at Harrys.com and save $5 off your first order with code CultCast.
 
We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for all the great music you hear in today's show.
 
Ask Erfon anything you want about podcasting on Sunday, January 25th at 1pm Pacific time!  Bring your questions or just come hang out for an hour at live.thecultcast.com
 
BlackBerry gets caught tweeting from an iPhone
 
Obama wants US internet speeds to go way up and prices to go down
 
Apple eyes big improvements for iPhone 6s camera
 
Musings on CES 2014 (discussion)
The coolest and most useful gadgets 
Technology trends this year
Best we did at the show
Trends in new car tech
 
ENRAGE YOUR ENEMIES BY SENDING THEM AN ENVELOPE FULL OF GLITTER
 
Direct download: CultCast_162-1_Beware_our_Glitterbombs_3.mp3
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This week: someone tried to burn down the Mrs. Doubtfire house—time for a drive-by fruiting; prepare thy wrists, the  Watch cometh in March; details on a radically new Macbook Air; and… as promised!  With over 430,000 Instagram followers, @withhearts joins us to talk mobile photography, his favorite photo apps and gear, and his tips for capturing beautiful images with your favorite iDevice.
 
And guess what??  This episode is brought to you by Squarespace!
 
Squarespace recently launched the latest version of their platform, Squarespace Seven, which has a completely redesigned interface, integrations with Getty Images and Google Apps, new templates, and an incredible feature called Cover Pages. Try the new Squarespace, at Squarespace.com, and enter offer code [show’s offer code] at checkout to get 10% off.
 
And thanks to Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com for all the great music you hear in today's show.
 
 
The sexy dudes on this episode
 
Erfon “the-perfect-six-pack-abs” Elijah
 
Cory Staudacher aka @withhearts
 
Buster/Alex/Leander are drunk in Las Vegas.  They’ll prob. be back next week.
 
 
This week’s links
 
Intro - Don’t you f#cking call it an iWatch! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cux9T9wvERs&spfreload=10
 
Someone tried to set the Mrs. Doubtfire house on fire!
 
Apple transforms retail stores into art galleries for ‘Start Something New’ campaign
Apple’s next major Mac revealed: the radically new 12-inch MacBook Air
 
Cory uses this stuff
 
An iPhone 6 Plus and a Canon 5D Mark III
 
Joby Gorilla Pod
 
Vsco Cam (he likes the M5, P5, and A5 presets)
 
Manual Custom Exposure Camera give you fine-tuned control
 
Filterstorm to remove stuff from your photos… like guys flashing their nipples
 
Average Camera Pro combines multiple pictures into one.  Good at giving water that “glass look"
 
Cortex Cam works well for taking low-light photographs
 
 
Direct download: CultCast_161_-_2015__SPACE_ELEVATORS.mp3
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This week, on our maiden episode of 2015: The story of an iOS developer who gave a gift so generous, it went totally viral; Discovering new apps and podcasts on iTunes is an awful experience, but we know how to fix it; plus, how Steve Jobs contributions helped build the new Disney...
 
And stay tuned for an all-new CultCast 2nd Hour!  Pro photographer David Hobby shares his favorite gear for travel pics, his tips and tactics for taking great travel photos, plus his street photography advice will help you not get punched...
 
Thanks to lynda.com for supporting this episode. Learn to run your business better, become a photoshop ninja, learn how to create music with your iPad, and so much more.  lynda now has over 4500 courses for you to choose from, and now they’re offering our listeners a 10 day free trial.  Learn all you want for free for 10 days, head on over to lynda.com/cultcast
 
We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for all the great music you hear in today's show.
 
This week’s links
 
Erfon on twitter/instagram - @erfon
 
Leander on twitter/instagram - @lkahney
 
Buster on twitter/instagram - @bst3r
 
This week's intro
 
iOS dev pays off his parents’ mortgage for Christmas
 
iPhone 6 drives App Store to new download record
 
Apple Pay comes to gas pumps in 2015
 
How Jobs helped shape the new Disney
 
2nd Hour Links
 
David Hobby on twitter: 
 
Learn how to light on his Strobist site: 
 
His favorite travel camera is the Fuji X100S:  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HK8ZBE0
 
The Fuji X100T is the newer version of the X100S: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NF6ZGY6
 
David loves the book The Passionate Photographer: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321719891
 
David’s lynda catalog of courses (please use lynda.com/cultcast to sign up):
Direct download: CultCast_160_Grandpa_Clown.mp3
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