A year later, Jason and Myke are still using their Apple Watches. Amid high-profile users abandoning Apple’s new wearable, why do we still enjoy it? Where does the platform need to go to grow and become more successful? Also, we rage a little bit about a New York Times story about attempts by high-profile podcasters to change the way the industry works.
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List of British bingo nicknames - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
FruitJuice -- battery maintenance app for Apple Mac laptop computers.
Battery Bypass
Apple’s Watch Outpaced the iPhone in First Year - WSJ
The Apple Watch got me hooked on mechanical watches – Marco.org
Poor Apple Watch — Liss is More
Accidental Tech Podcast: 166: Fitness Turd
Authy on the App Store
Authy manages all your two-step codes - Six Colors
Weather Underground: Forecasts, Interactive Radar, and Weather Alerts on the App Store
Due — Reminders, Countdown Timers on the App Store
CARROT Weather - Talking Forecast Robot on the App Store
Fantastical 2 for iPhone - Calendar and Reminders on the App Store
Tim Cook: In a few years people will say, 'How could I have ever thought about not wearing this watch?' | The Verge
Apple Watch 2 Rumored to Include Cellular Connectivity Amid Push for iPhone Independency - Mac Rumors
Podcasts Surge, but Producers Fear Apple Isn’t Listening - The New York Times
Apple’s actual role in podcasting: be careful what you wish for – Marco.org
A Podcasting Divergence – MacStories
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