183: It’s Dumb Until We Do It
Would Apple really update the MacBook Air at this late date? We break down the possibilities, plus Jason finally finishes his HomePod review, Netflix and Apple keep investing in original video content, and then we take off and nuke the site from orbit as Myke at the Movies revisits 1986's “Aliens.”
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HomePod review: Stop, Look, and Listen - Six Colors
Apple Turns Up Audio Ambition With High-End Headphones - Bloomberg
Netflix Eyeing Total of About 700 Original Series, Movies in 2018 – Variety
M. Night Shyamalan to Produce Straight-to-Series Thriller For Apple – Variety
Amazon Streaming UFC Pay-Per-View Events on Prime Video – Variety
Apple Hires Angélica Guerra as Head of Latin American Programming – Variety
KGI: Apple to release more affordable 13-inch MacBook Air in Q2, HomePod demand ‘mediocre’ so far | 9to5Mac
Canopy – Studio Neat
Wireless Backlit Keyboard for Mac, iPad, iPhone + Apple TV - Logitech
Logitech Create iPad Pro keyboard case with Smart connector
Osmo series - handheld camera gimbals - DJI
Aliens (1986) - IMDb
