Cup of Tech
5 years ago

36: Ming-Chi Kuo Edition

The Ming-Chi Kuo Apple report, 2019 AirPods, Apple "pro" products, iPhone and Ultra-Wide Band connectivity, and foldable phones (or not).

The Ming-Chi Kuo Apple report, 2019 AirPods, Apple "Pro" products, iPhone and Ultra-Wide Band connectivity, and foldable phones (or not).

Links

Ming-Chi Kuo Apple report

Things of the Week

Zach: App Icon Resizer
Kai: Transmit 5
Malin: Nonda USB Type C Adapter

Hosts

Kai (Mastodon/Twitter)
Malin (Mastodon/Twitter)
Zach (Mastodon/Twitter)

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5 years ago

35: I Follow You on Twitter

Join us this week to discuss dark mode, always-on displays, Apple Watch features, competition in tech, and analytics & privacy.

Join us this week to discuss dark mode, always-on displays, Apple Watch features, competition in tech, and analytics & privacy.

Links

Apple Watch ECG Health Canada Tweet
Bean There Beta
Apple cracks down on apps that record user screens

Hosts

Kai (Mastodon/Twitter)
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Zach (Mastodon/Twitter)

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5 years ago

34: Head of the People

Join us this week to discuss designing UI & icons, public transport, Apple retail, and Spotify's push into podcasting.

Join us this week to discuss designing UI & icons, public transport, Apple retail, and Spotify's push into podcasting.

Links

Can't Unsee Design Challenge
Core Coffee Meetup

Hosts

Kai (Mastodon/Twitter)
Malin (Mastodon/Twitter)
Zach (Mastodon/Twitter)

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5 years ago

33: Small Phones, Large Computers

Join us this week to discuss fancy doorbells, the FaceTime bug, public perception of bugs, the importance of critical feedback, and some more about Apple products we're expecting in 2019.

Join us this week to discuss fancy doorbells, the FaceTime bug, public perception of bugs, the importance of critical feedback, and some more about Apple products we're expecting in 2019.

Links

Bloomberg report

Things of the Week

Kai: Affinity Designer
Malin: Keynote
Zach: Carrot Weather

Hosts

Kai (Mastodon/Twitter)
Malin (Mastodon/Twitter)
Zach (Mastodon/Twitter)

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5 years ago

32: Music Critic

Join us this week for Very Good™ follow-up, an update on Malin's meetup talk preparation, MS Office and the Mac App Store, all things Slack, beta software, our thoughts on the state of Xcode, and electric scooters for city transport.

Join us this week for Very Good™ follow-up, an update on Malin's meetup talk preparation, MS Office and the Mac App Store, all things Slack, beta software, our thoughts on the state of Xcode, and electric scooters for city transport.

Links

GitHub pricing changes
Pentagram's Slack rebranding
Xiaomi M365

Things of the Week

Kai: Alfred
Zach: The Frustrated State: How Terrible Tech Policy Is Deterring Digital Australia
Malin: XCUISiriService

Hosts

Kai (Mastodon/Twitter)
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5 years ago

31: I Had Too Much Fun

This week we touch on a lot of different topics, starting out with CarPlay followed by talking about critical technologies that sometimes fails us. We then chat about starting meetups, giving technical talks with demos, and our admiration for people who can type flawlessly.

This week we touch on a lot of different topics, starting out with CarPlay followed by talking about critical technologies that sometimes fails us. We then chat about starting meetups, giving technical talks with demos, and our admiration for people who can type flawlessly.

Links

Cafe 80
Core Coffee Meetup
Malin's talk at Vanocuver Xcoders

Things of the Week

Zach: Stand Atlantic
Kai: Anker 2.4G Wireless Vertical Ergonomic Optical Mouse
Malin: Vessi CityScape

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Kai (Mastodon/Twitter)
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5 years ago

30: Sounds Like a March Event

This week we're talking about Wallabies, AirPower, Apple's entire event and product lineup for 2019, and cultural differences in Europe, North America, and Australia.

This week we're talking about Wallabies, AirPower, Apple's entire event and product lineup for 2019, and cultural differences in Europe, North America, and Australia.

Links

Wallaby vs Kangaroo
AirPower in production rumor
Cash going extinct in Sweden

Hosts

Kai (Mastodon/Twitter)
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Zach (Mastodon/Twitter)

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5 years ago

29: We Are Living in Strange Times

This week Zach is on a mission and Malin and Kai talk about CES, Apple's earnings revision, doing meaningful work, and the future.

This week Zach is on a mission and Malin and Kai talk about CES, Apple's earnings revision, doing meaningful work, and the future.

Links

Samsung TV's with HomeKit & AirPlay 2
Letter from Tim Cook to Apple investors

Hosts

Kai (Mastodon/Twitter)
Malin (Mastodon/Twitter)
Zach - Absent (excused) (Mastodon/Twitter)

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5 years ago

28: We’re Not the Good Idea Podcast

Our first episode of the year has us talking about using tech products near and in water, ordering food in North America, fitness routines for the New Year, motivation for working on side projects, and discussion around goal setting and themes.

Our first episode of the year has us talking about using tech products near and in water, ordering food in North America, fitness routines for the New Year, motivation for working on side projects, and discussion around goal setting and themes.

"Picks"

Autosleep (Zach)
Filtru Coffee (Kai)
Geisha beans (Malin)

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5 years ago

27: You Actually Meet Santa

The holiday season is here and we get nostalgic looking at the year that passed. Each of us talks about our favourite iOS and macOS apps of the year and we give a shout-out to all the hardware tech product that we have enjoyed this year. To round the episode up, we chat about holiday traditions in different countries and hemispheres. Happy holidays everyone!

The holiday season is here and we get nostalgic looking at the year that passed. Each of us talks about our favourite iOS and macOS apps of the year and we give a shout-out to all the hardware tech product that we have enjoyed this year (and in Zach’s case, the last 13 months). To round the episode up, we chat about holiday traditions in different countries and hemispheres.

Happy holidays everyone!

Links

Lingon X (Kai)
KeepCup (Zach)

Roundup

Logic Pro X (Zach)

ARQ Cloud Backup (Malin)
Streaks (Malin)

holedown (Kai)
Transit (Kai)
Citymapper (Kai)
SpaceXNow (Kai)
Discord (Kai)
Auphonic (Kai)
Figma (Kai)
Duplicacy Beta (Kai)

Dexcom G5 CGM (Zach)
Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB (Zach)
Apple Pencil 1 (Zach)
Bose QC35 II (Zach)

Homescreens

Kai
Malin
Zach

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