The Talk Show With John Gruber 174: ‘Election Escape Key’ With Joanna Stern
Dec 1, 2016
02:01:50
Joanna Stern returns to the show to talk about the new MacBook Pros (and their keyboards), stockpiling old MacBook Airs, dongles, Touch ID, SnapChat Spectacles, and more.
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Links:
- Joanna’s review of the new MacBook Pros.
- My review.
- Joanna and Walt Mossberg talking crazy about stockpiling MacBook Airs.
- Joanna’s guide to the adapters and dongles — lots and lots of dongles — you might need for a new MacBook Pro.
- Joanna’s review of SnapChat Spectacles
- Mark Gurman’s reports on Apple getting out of the AirPort base station market and Amazon making a new Echo with a built-in 7-inch display for the kitchen.
- Adam Geitgey: “The New MacBook Pro Is Kind of Great for Hackers”.
- Monoprice.
- Griffin’s Breaksafe, a dongle-plus-nubbin replacement for MagSafe on USB-C equipped MacBooks.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.