CultCast #174 - Love Bracelets

This week:  get’em while they’re hot! The Apple Watch is ready for pre-order, but the reviews are in, and they’re a mixed bag. Plus: what’s good in iOS 8.3 and OS X 10.10.3; how to get a free month of HBO NOW; Samsung is up to their old tricks; the new Macbook didn’t benchmark well, but it might not matter; and things get weird 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 much of the great music you hear in today's show.

 

This week’s links

Alex on twitter/periscope - @alexeheath

http://twitter.com/alexeheath

 

Erfon on twitter/periscope - @erfon

http://twitter.com/erfon

 

Buster on twitter/periscope - @bst3r

http://twitter.com/bst3r

 

Alex E is going to resurrect the Milli Vanilli blazer and tights hottness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdSmokR0Enk&spfreload=10

 

Damn George Michael got ALL the ladies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIgZ7gMze7A&spfreload=10

 

The 17 best Apple Watch tidbits from early reviews - buster

http://www.cultofmac.com/318433/the-17-best-apple-watch-tidbits-from-early-reviews/#bbd5Izg7vOWCH1SM.99

 

Apple retail guru Angela Ahrendts says “The days of waiting in line … are over”

http://www.cultofmac.com/318249/angela-ahrendts-wants-to-change-the-way-you-buy-apple-products/#T47PLCQWVWa53HL8.99

 

OS X update brings Photos app and hundreds of new emojis - alex

http://www.cultofmac.com/318435/os-x-update-brings-photos-app-and-hundreds-of-new-emojis/#KGXboVi2W5YXLwZ1.99

 

iOS 8.3 is out with racially diverse emoji, new Siri languages, and more - buster

http://www.cultofmac.com/318439/ios-8-3-is-out-with-racially-diverse-emoji-new-siri-languages-and-more/#w0cdWUHDGttSY24g.99

 

Samsung paid 500 fake fans to attend Galaxy S6 China launch - buster

http://www.cultofmac.com/318204/samsung-paid-500-fake-fans-to-attend-galaxy-s6-china-launch/#fMyRBHXyJczYG1PX.99

 

Apple's ultra-thin 12-inch MacBook benchmarks on par with 2011 MacBook Air

http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/04/01/apples-ultra-thin-12-inch-macbook-benchmarks-on-par-with-2011-macbook-air-