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This week: more rumors of a souped-up Apple TV coming in June, and we examine the softer side of Steve Jobs, as described in a new unofficial, Apple-backed biography.  Plus: Skynet is the stuff of movies, but Elon Musk, Steven Hawking, and now Steve Wozniak, all believe AI is a big threat.  Should we worried?  You’re gonna want to unplug your Segway after this discussion.   And stay tuned for an all new Faves N Raves where we pitch our favorite tech and vote on which is best!
 
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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: Owner of Segway dies on Segway
 
Watch Woz boss around on his not-yet-self-aware Segway
 
If you want to die on an electric bike, this model might be the one for you
 
Apple intends to show the device off at its annual World Wide Developers Conference in June - John Paczkowski at Buzzfeed News
 
Woz: ‘The future is scary and very bad for people’ - buster
 
Apple officially loves new Steve Jobs bio, hated old one (Becoming Steve Jobs - Brent Schlender, Rick Tetzeli)
 
Steve Jobs had to be convinced that multi-touch was the future - luke
Our Fave and Rave picks
Nokia Lumia 635 - $70.  Yes... Leander chose a Nokia….
E3 Peak Electric Mountain Bike - $3000.  Buster obviously cheated this week.
MacID iOS app - $4.  Clearly the king of all picks.
Doxie Go WiFi Scanner - $180.  It scans paper.  How cool.
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This week: it’s kind of a big deal—Nintendo is finally bringing their games to iOS!  Plus: the reviews are in, and people are loving the new Force Cluck Touch Trackpad; Apple’s rumored streaming TV service might land in June; and why the new Macbook hails the end for the Macbook Air. 
 
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And FreshBooks, the easy-to-use invoicing software designed to help small business owners get organized, save time invoicing and get paid faster.  And I can vouch for this from experience, it also makes tax time a cinch.  Get started with a free trial at Freshbooks.com/cultcast, and please enter “CultCast” in the “How did you hear about us?” section!
 
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
 
Duo Mobile makes 2-factor authentication easier
 
Nintendo gives in: Mario, Zelda and more are coming to your smartphone

 

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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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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
 
 
Apple quietly killed its glowing logo today
 
Why the $10,000 gold Apple Watch really winds me up
 
 
The new MacBook isn’t for you, it’s for the future

 

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It’s time for all our Apple Watch hopes and dreams to come true.  With the big event coming March 9th, catch our Spring Forward event expectations, all that we (think we) know about the Apple Watch thus far, how much each edition will cost, and our expectations for other Apple hardware announcements. Plus: why Apple watch will replace your keys; Apple adds cars to its list of products; and since the new Photos app for Mac just hit public beta, we’ll tell you what we like and don’t about Apple’s iPhoto replacement.
 
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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 - Will the Watch be Apple’s most personal device yet?
 
Careful with those drugs!
 
Apple officially wants to be recognized as a car maker
 
Apple will live stream March 9 Apple Watch event!
 
What to expect from Apple’s ‘Spring Forward’ Watch event
Apple could surprise us with 12-inch MacBook Air next week
Apple seeds first public beta of Photos app with OS X 10.10.3

 

 
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