Myke and Jason party like it’s 2005 and spend a lot of time talking about the iPod, including what the new iPod touch might mean for the future of the iPhone product line, and the mystery of the continued existence of the iPod nano and iPod shuffle. Plus they address some follow-up about tea, space, and American geography.

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Links and Show Notes:

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Rooibos - Wiktionary

Hibiscus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Connected #48: Vast Emptiness of Nothing - Relay FM

The OSU Astronomy Courses of Richard Pogge

StarTalk Radio Show by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Science Friday

Myke's Attempt at the US State Quiz

Six Colors: New iPod touch gets iPhone 6 power

Is the new iPod touch a harbinger of a 4-inch iPhone 6c? | Macworld

iPad Air 2 Teardown - iFixit

NFC Reader for Apple Pay, Contactless & Chip | Square

The iPod nano and shuffle won't sync Apple Music songs | iMore

Apple - iPod

iPhone, iPad, Mac Buyer's Guide: Know When to Buy

The Pharmacy with Dr Dre on Connect

Markdown — MacSparky

Daring Fireball: Markdown

Bare Bones Software | BBEdit 11

Drafts | Agile Tortoise

Byword • Simple and efficient text editor for Mac, iPhone and iPad.