CultCast #176 - Rustling The Papers

Apple Watch, inbound!  And now that it is, we’ll take a look at some of the most useful Watch apps available, and just for fun, some of the stinkiest.  Plus: the noteworthy differences between the Sport and Steel; why those “scratch test” videos shouldn’t trouble you; and finally, you’ll never believe what our ol’ pal and ex-Apple exec Scott Forstall is up to now...

 

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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

 

He’s mysterious and the ladies love him

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBHKVAs85Ko

 

Modeling’s a man’s job!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69o4iyr54fQ

 

What does it take to scratch the Apple Watch Sport’s Ion X Glass?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORIQXujC2v8

 

Anxious buyers freak out about Apple Watch shipments

Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/320014/anxious-buyers-freak-out-about-apple-watch-shipments/#3D2pqcXX721PrrYH.99

 

Apple gives devs chance to own Apple Watch before everyone else

Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/319905/apple-gives-devs-chance-at-owning-apple-watch-before-everyone-else/#SwKWvjPsjLgEKuO3.99

 

You can now control PowerPoint presentations with your Apple Watch - erfon

Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/319856/you-can-now-control-powerpoint-presentations-with-your-apple-watch/#xOIPdS7s2BFoxrbS.99