The CultCast
This week: Apple might be eyeing 2020 for their first car, but you can catch our most wanted features and price expectations right now.  Plus: Cupertino pay massive bonuses to poach top talent; the insane acceleration of Tesla’s new electric car; the new and notable from iOS 8.3 beta; Toyota says “no thanks” to CarPlay; and finally, your listener questions, answered!  
 
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This week’s links
Erfon on twitter/instagram - @erfon
 
Alex E Heath on twitter/instagram - @alexeheath
 
Leander on twitter/instagram - @lkahney
 
Buster on twitter/instagram - @bst3r
 
Intro - It’s 1985, can Apple survive?
 
Happy birthday song in 3-part french horn
 
Watch these folks react to the insane acceleration of Tesla’s new P85D
 
Emojitype translates your texts into relevant emojis
 
Ste Smith reviews the Tesla P85+
 
Simon Phoenix is gonna be super happy about his new emoji icons
 
John Spartan doesn’t know how to use the three seashells...
 
 
Check out this week’s fabulous listener-suggested topics on our Facebook page
Direct download: CultCast_168_-_American_as_Apple.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:02pm PDT

Jony Ive and his infamous design team aren’t simply creating the Apple products you use and love, their influence is reshaping Apple itself.  On this episode, we look back at Jony’s humble start, and examine how Sir Ive and team became the powerful core of the world’s greatest company.  Plus, we bet you just can’t wait to get behind the wheel of your very own Apple-made…. minivan?  We'll fill you in on the latest Apple Car rumors.
 
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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.
 
This week’s links
Intro: The iPhone call that started it all
The Shape of Things to Come: How an industrial designer became Apple’s greatest product
 
It’s time to rewrite Apple history — with more Jony Ive
 
Apple Gears Up to Challenge Tesla in Electric Cars
 
Touch ID might be coming soon to MacBooks, Magic Mice and trackpads
 
Our Under Review links:
Buster loves Darkroom on iOS for non-destructive photo editing.
 
Leander reviewed the Avea Bluetooth LED bulbs and liked them so much he went out and bought ten.
 
Erfon thinks the audio fidelity of Tidal’s music streaming service is incredible, but its Mac app is a stinker.
 
Direct download: CultCast_167_-_Made_By_Ive.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:15pm PDT

This week: more iCar rumors are swirling… is Apple preparing to give Tesla a run for its money?  Plus: the industries we want Apple to conquer next; why we need Cupertino to get into the space game; college kids love iPhones more than sexy time;  our favorite packs for toting about Apple and DSLR gear; and stay tuned to the end for our new segment, Cross The Streams, where we’ll cover the shows we can’t stop binge-watching.
 
Our thanks to Varidesk for their support! With models starting at just $275, Varidesk is the highest quality, least expensive way that we know of to get started with a standing desk.  And you should absolutely check them out, because moving to a standing desk will change your life.
 
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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.
 
This weeks links
Intro: Why Microsoft is better than Mac!!
 
Dont cross the streams!
 
Apple working on something to ‘give Tesla a run for its money’
 
 
College students crave iPhones more than sex
 
Sling TV, the Netflix for cable, opens doors to all subscribers, with new channels coming - erfon
 
Our favorite packs to tote your DSLR and Apple gear
Lowepro Photo Sport 200AW - http://store.lowepro.com/photo-sport-200-aw
 
All the shows were currently steaming
Leander’s been watching Boardwalk Empire but he think it’s gone off the rails. -  Amazon Instant Video, HBO Go, and, you know, the internet
 
If you like the X-Files, you need to watch Fringe - On Netflix
 
Alex liked Better Call Saul on AMC - TV or internet
 
Sopranos - Also available on Amazon Instant Video and HBO Go
 
Luther is a cop tracking down serial killers, and Buster likes it - BCC show available on Netflix
Direct download: CultCast_166_-_Space_Hoopties.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:12pm PDT

This week: a curiously equipped mystery van has us wondering if Apple’s working on self-driving autos.  Plus, we review all that  Apple Watch apps can’t do; Sorkin’s Jobs’ biopic gets a cast, and not everyone is thrilled; Apple’s plans for a global “data command center”; and Macho Man Randy Savage helps us answer listeners questions in an all-new Get to Know Your Cultist.
 
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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.
 
 
This weeks links
Mr T wants you to treat your mother right
 
Leander wants to you go to the Spandau Ballet with him
 
Macho Man Randy Savage is the cream of the crop!
 
And he wants you to SNAP IT TO A SLIM JIM!!
 
Tesla should borrow” from this handy prototype Apple Watch app
 
Mystery Van Could Be Apple’s Entry In Effort To Develop Driverless Vehicle
 
Why the Apple Watch’s first apps might disappoint you
 
 
Meet the official cast of the Steve Jobs movie
 
Apple’s failed Arizona sapphire plant will be $2 billion data ‘command center’
Direct download: CultCast_165_-_Do_You_Flex_Bro_.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:32pm PDT

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