This week: should you buy Airpods? The reviews are in, and we’re excited. Plus: the iPhone 7 carrier deals you need to know about; iPhone 7 smashes pre-order expectations; Series 1 vs. Series 2 Apple Watch; and, Apple, the new NASA?
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On the show this week
Intro - Whole Earth Access has the Macintosh you’ve been looking for!
T-Mobile CEO: iPhone 7 is shaping up to be a smash hit
- According to charismatic T-Mobile CEO John Legere, reports about a supposed lack of interest in the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are way overblown.
- “So I don’t know what everyone is doing, but it’s like four times bigger than the iPhone 6 for us at this order stage,” he said, calling orders thus far a “phenomenon.”
Apple won’t have any iPhone 7 Plus models for sale in stores on Friday
- It’s completely sold out, as is the smaller iPhone in Jet Black
Our pre-order experiences (discussion)
AT&T/T-Mobile/Verizon iPhone 7 deals are bonkers (discussion)
Thoughts on watchOS 3 and the Apple Watch Series 1 vs. Series 2 (discussion)
AirPods review roundup: A nice idea with room for improvement
- We’ll have to wait until October to get our hands on Apple’s new wireless AirPods, but select reviewers have been granted early access to help us decide whether they’re worth their $159 price tag.
Impressions