CultCast #170 - Too Many Dongles

 

This week: we break down all that we know and still don’t about the Apple Watch, and Leander says why the $10,000 gold editions are totally opposite Steve Jobs’ vision for the company he co-founded.  Plus: Apple quietly kills their iconic glowing logo; what we love and don’t about the new Macbook, and why some are not thrilled with its new “butterfly” keyboard; and with HBO Now coming exclusively to Apple… could big AppleTV changes be on the horizon?

 

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This week’s links

 

Erfon on twitter/instagram - @erfon

http://twitter.com/erfon // http://instagram.com/erfon

 

Leander on twitter/instagram - @lkahney

http://twitter.com/lkahney // http://instagram.com/lkahney

 

Buster on twitter/instagram - @bst3r

http://twitter.com/bst3r // http://instagram.com/bst3r

 

 Watch Sizing Guide

http://store.apple.com/Catalog/regional/amr/pdf/static/pdf/content/Watch_Sizing_Guide.pdf

 

Apple quietly killed its glowing logo today

http://www.cultofmac.com/314952/apple-quietly-killed-glowing-logo-today/#0L58UWZERAzELIXY.99

 

Why the $10,000 gold Apple Watch really winds me up

http://www.cultofmac.com/314922/10000-gold-apple-watch-really-winds/#3xdqbMavg87dBPph.99

 

 

The new MacBook isn’t for you, it’s for the future

http://www.cultofmac.com/315094/new-macbook-isnt-future/#QxuD0TUJCxQpQakI.99

 

HBO Now will be an Apple exclusive for three months

http://www.cultofmac.com/314933/hbo-now-will-apple-exclusive-three-months/#Rb9RBRghqiPXosJV.99