Geek Beat Live #162: Apple Springs Forward and an Interview
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Chit Chat
Its Friday the 13th. My bathroom pipes broke!
John had plumbing problems. He needs a professional
My truck wheels were stolen – $3,800 to replace
Right before he left for Europe. They literally put it up on blocks. It took 3 weeks for the wheels to arrive.
MWC
John P. Hosted the GS6 demo with Amber Mac at MWC.
Scott is sore
And he had a very expensive oil change. His extended warranty paid some of it.
He’s also sore from his work outs.
Episode 1
#Apple Watch Prices, HBO Now Direct Subscription Service, and a New MacBook
– Apple Spring Forward event monday
– Apple Watch availible for Pre-order on April 10th, ships April 24th
– $349 for 38mm Apple Watch Sport, $399 for 42mm
– $549/ $599 for Apple Watch with sport band.
– 18k gold Apple Watch Edition starts at $10,000
– HBO Now announced
– HBO for cord cutters
– exclusive to Apple for 3 months.
– $14.99 /MO for all past, present, and future HBO programming
– AppleTV no updated, but dropped in price to $60
– New MacBook
– Ultra-thin, only 2lbs
– Motherboard 1/3rd the size of the MacBook Air’s
– Completely fanless with Intel Core M
– Only 1 USB Type-C
– Port provides USB 3.1 5gbps speeds, Displayport and HDMI at 4k, and power up to 60w
– new butterfly keys and touchpad with haptic feedback
– Starts at $1299
– Silver, Space Gray, and Gold
– Ships april 10th
– MacBook Air and 13″ MacBook Pro Retina also updated
Comment from Drseuss Foley
“Cali, most of the mainstream real watch makers have women and mens watch sizes. Just the smart watch makers have ignored this option. The other thing you need to remember about pricing is that Apple decided to promote their new watch as though its competition are the other main stream watch makers like Seiko, Casio, Timex, Swiss Army, etc…..Most of these watches have always been priced in the basic ranges that Apple has listed. Also, the cheapest 18k solid gold watch that I have found on the market is by Oris and it cost approx $7000! ”
Interview
Steve Ewell – CEA Foundation
-CEA Foundation is a organization affiliated with the CEA focused on using technology to improve the lives of elderly and people with disabilities.
-Home automation is one technology that could help. It’s easier for both the person and any caregivers.
– Steve was down in Houston for Bridging Apps, a program with Easter Seals for app accessibility
– Steve has Braille on his business card.
– You can find information at CEAfoundation.org
Q&A
Charles Philips
Q: When you’re not working what do you do for fun you guys do know how to have fun right?
A: John does indeed know how to have fun. He likes to surf Pintrest, lighting stuff on fire, breaking stuff, building stuff, traveling, watching movies.
Scott likes to watch movies, traveling to beaches,
Jason Wynn
Q: What job would you all be doing if you weren’t doing videos at #geekbeat?
A: Scott is a web designer in his day job.
John would neither be a CEO or doing nothing.
Pelpina Trip
Q: when are you guys visiting the Netherlands? 😉 #geekbeat
A: We don’t know when we’re going to the Netherlands… but Pelpina you can visit us too 😉
Episode 2
Twitter Stock, the Galaxy S6, and How to Bootleg Movies
– The last couple weeks, John has been in Europe with the Galaxy S6
– Best cameras in a smart phone
– front facing camera with F/1.9 lens, 5mp sensor, and HDR
– pro mode with some manual controls.
– good low light performance
– Also talked about a history of tech stocks
– and services that bootleg movies
Comment from Jonathan Tot
John P and Colin Furze is a match made in heaven
you guys need to find an excuse to make a video together, and not about the S6, as cool as it is, but something awesome and explodey
Host’s Corner
John
Projects I’m working on:
– Synology Surveilance Station for home
– VPN for home
– Complete renovation for my garage
– Solar pool water heater
– Art projects – Skull for Scott
– Redesign for OneMansBlog.com
– LG Tone Infinim – $103 on Amazon
Scott
– HIIT – High Intensity Training
– BlueTooth Earbuds from Jabra
– Google Calendar App
Unboxings
Benq
Trevolo Electrostatic Speakers
Ibatz
Refuel Invictus
Lynn Wilkerson
Candy
Toshbia
1TB portable wireless drive.
Olympus
Camera Grip
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