CultCast #168 - American as Apple _______.

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

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

 

Alex E Heath on twitter/instagram - @alexeheath

http://twitter.com/alexeheath // http://instagram.com/alexeheath

 

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

 

Intro - It’s 1985, can Apple survive?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0JseHQ8sDc&spfreload=10

 

Happy birthday song in 3-part french horn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cgnjduJDGU&spfreload=10

 

Watch these folks react to the insane acceleration of Tesla’s new P85D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qFV5i8tBhs

 

Emojitype translates your texts into relevant emojis

http://www.emojitype.co

 

Ste Smith reviews the Tesla P85+

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebZ1B6qvmH4&spfreload=10

 

Simon Phoenix is gonna be super happy about his new emoji icons

https://www.facebook.com/TheCultCast/photos/a.451719838200997.101894.450627508310230/916586845047625/?type=1

 

John Spartan doesn’t know how to use the three seashells...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mFuB0gsNAA&spfreload=10

 

Apple wants first cars on the road by 2020

http://www.cultofmac.com/312932/apple-wants-first-cars-hit-road-2020/#KYZAmO65XfdsMMgI.99

 

Siri speaks 7 new languages in iOS 8.3

http://www.cultofmac.com/313268/siri-speaks-7-new-languages-ios-8-3/#UIqhs0HoZyorDarA.99

 

Apple adds 300 racially diverse emojis to iOS 8.3

http://www.cultofmac.com/313191/apple-adds-300-racially-diverse-emojis-ios-8-3/#ETV5Fy8QDsvmT4yJ.99

 

Toyota vehicles won’t support CarPlay anytime soon

http://www.cultofmac.com/313150/toyota-wont-supporting-carplay-anytime-soon/#VBPgt8FHbz7j6Xb5.99

 

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