» The Rebound #62: Robot Time is Here
It’s a slow news week so Dan, Lex and I give some game recommendations.
» Turning This Car Around #88: Thankful for being born
Pre-turkey talk from some turkeys.
» LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition Recall Faulty Bad
Rhiannon Williams writing for The Telegraph:
The LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition, which was on sale for just six days before being pulled off shelves, contained a component with the potential to reduce image quality on the device, the company has confirmed.
The first edition was touted as an Apple Watch killer because, while looking like a cheap Timex, it was round and the Apple Watch isn’t. This one is still cheap looking but now it has two buttons in addition to the crown which is cool even though no one ever even uses the one button on the Apple Watch. Also, the buttons have grips on them for high-slip conditions like icing.
It’s perfectly possible other smartwatches will overtake the Apple Watch at some point — it’s certainly not without its flaws — but right now it’s like the early days of tablets.
» Turning This Car Around #87: Record Breaking Prostate
Sorry for the typo. That should be “prostrate”.
This week on America’s most randy dadcast, we talk about what I did last week and having “that talk” with your kids because that’s always a good time.
» The Rebound #61: Everything’s Broken
This week find out if we’re still wearing our Apple Watches! Also, stick around until the end because I sing a Christmas song.
» Apple Watch sales moribund, under 2 million
I’m sorry, did I say “Apple Watch”? I meant Android Wear. What a silly mistake that I make repeatedly. I couldn’t be more embarrassed.
» The Rebound #59: The Microsoft Way
Dan talks about his Apple TV and I contemplate spending a night with Microsoft.
» ‘Could’?
The Verge‘s James Vincent equivocating and playing with my fragile emotions on this subject. The headline says “Apple will” but the lede says:
Apple could release a new 4-inch iPhone next year that “resembles an upgraded iPhone 5S,” according to a report by respected KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Oh, now it’s “could”?
Don’t screw with me, James. I’m a powder keg, waiting to go off.
» Apple reports record blah blah blah
Pretty much everything up except iPads which continue to be down because you dorks wanted big phones instead. Don’t look at me. I didn’t want a big phone.
Also, Six Colors reports that revenue in China was up 99 percent. That’s a lot of percent, but it’s actually less percent than Apple was up last quarter when it was up mega-percent.
» ‘This Is Not a Game’
Arthur Chu on SXSW’s piss-poor judgement in canceling a panel about harassment in games… because it got harassed.
ADDED: Vox Media and the Verge have pulled out of SXSW over this.