Synopsis
RGBA is looking at new gadgets, technology news and discussing the impact on our lives with the occasional coffee discussion! Hosted by Tyler Ménard and Alexandre Vallières-Lagacé.
Episodes
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84: Memory, Not That Great
29/03/2018 Duration: 52minThis week we discuss moving walls in an ad, Apple and its MicroLED revolution, a fired/not fired exec and a few funky rumours! Follow-up HomePod — Welcome Home by Spike Jonze — Apple - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=305ryPvU6A8) This Look Inside Spike Jonze’s Apple Ad Is as Fascinating as the Film Itself - Adweek (http://www.adweek.com/creativity/this-look-inside-spike-jonzes-apple-ad-is-as-fascinating-as-the-film-itself/) PSA: Apple's March 27 Event Won't Be Live Streamed - Mac Rumors (https://www.macrumors.com/2018/03/23/march-27-apple-event-live-stream/) Show Notes Everything you need to know about the Cambridge Analytica-Facebook debacle - Chicago Tribune (http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/ct-biz-cambridge-analytica-facebook-20180320-story.html) Apple Is Secretly Developing Its Own Screens for the First Time - Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-19/apple-is-said-to-develop-displays-to-replace-samsung-screens) Apple grabs two-year lead in 3D sensing race – Re
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83: Quarter of Everything
22/03/2018 Duration: 49minThis week we discuss the acquisition of Texture, WWDC, iMac Pro films, an iPhone hacking GrayKey and a tour of the Hasselblad factory. Show Notes Apple to acquire digital magazine service Texture - Apple (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2018/03/apple-to-acquire-digital-magazine-service-texture/) Newsstand (software) - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsstand_(software)) WWDC - Apple Developer (https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/) Relay FM Live at WWDC 2018 — Relay FM (http://www.extras.relay.fm/blog/2018/3/13/relay-fm-live-at-wwdc-2018) Panobook – Studio Neat (https://www.studioneat.com/products/panobook) Apple holding "field trip" education event on March 27 - Six Colors (https://sixcolors.com/post/2018/03/apple-hodling-field-trip-education-event-on-march-27/) Apple Watch Adoption - David Smith, Independent iOS Developer (http://david-smith.org/blog/2018/03/14/apple-watch-series-3-adoption/) iMac Pro - Films - Apple (https://www.apple.com/imac-pro/films/) iPhone X — Unlock — Apple - YouTube
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82: Bridge the Gap
16/03/2018 Duration: 01h31minThis week we discuss glass and employee attraction, WatchKit's inherent limitations, Tyler has an adventure in Las Vegas and we Canadians, review the Apple HomePod! Follow-up Tyler's Apple Watch Adventure Comes to a Close Show Notes Apple Park: Transcript of 911 calls about injuries from walking into glass - San Francisco Chronicle (https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Apple-Park-Transcript-of-911-calls-about-12723602.php) Apple's AirPower Wireless Charging Mat Could Be Available to Buy Next Month - Mac Rumors (https://www.macrumors.com/2018/02/23/airpower-wireless-charging-mat-on-sale-march/) WatchKit is a sweet solution that will only ever give us baby apps – Marco.org (https://marco.org/2018/02/26/watchkit-baby-apps) Concept: Imagining a more friendly and motivational Health app – 9to5Mac (https://9to5mac.com/2018/03/08/concept-ios-health-app-redesign/) Apple patented a keyboard that can’t be defeated by crumbs - The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/9/17100594/apple-patent-dirt-debris-l
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81: Amazon Put a Ring on It
06/03/2018 Duration: 01h09minThis week we discuss interesting iOS and macOS concepts, crazy homescreens, an 8K TV and workflow and we have a cure for the dongle plague! Follow-up OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock Review (https://hipsterpixel.co/2018/01/31/owc-thunderbolt-3-dock-review/) Elgato Thunderbolt 3 Dock - Amazon (https://hipsterpixel.co/r/az/B01MZ2ATGK) Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Dock - Amazon (https://hipsterpixel.co/r/az/B01M2TRTNL) Show Notes Amazon buys startup Ring in $1 billion deal to run your home security – Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ring-m-a-amazon-com/amazon-buys-startup-ring-in-1-billion-deal-to-run-your-home-security-idUSKCN1GB2VG) New iOS 12 concept – 9to5Mac (https://9to5mac.com/2018/03/02/ios-12-concept-app-bar-guest-mode-more/) macOS 11 Concept - Behance (https://www.behance.net/gallery/62549811/macOS-11-Concept-by-Alvaro-Pabesio) You’re Probably Underestimating What You Can Do With Your iPhone Home Screen – Rands in Repose (http://randsinrepose.com/archives/youre-probably-underestimating-what-you-ca
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80: Not Touching Directly
25/02/2018 Duration: 37minThis week we discuss the HomePod reviews, the leaked iPhone boot loader and the threat of non-native apps! Show Notes How a Low-Level Apple Employee Leaked Some of the iPhone's Most Sensitive Code - Motherboard (https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/xw5yd7/how-iphone-iboot-source-code-leaked-on-github) Sinofsky on Apple Software - Twitter (https://mobile.twitter.com/stevesi/status/963142502604779520) Inside Apple’s HomePod Audio Lab (http://www.loopinsight.com/2018/02/06/inside-apples-homepod-audio-lab/) Apple HomePod - The Audiophile Perspective + Measurements! : audiophile (https://www.reddit.com/r/audiophile/comments/7wwtqy/apple_homepod_the_audiophile_perspective/) My first HomePod experience: bumpy, but this thing BUMPS - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhErvE7bQ60&t=0s) Daring Fireball: The Threat to the Mac: The Growing Popularity of Non-Native Apps (https://daringfireball.net/2018/02/non_native_apps_threat_to_mac) Fiery Feeds: RSS Reader on the App Store (https://hipsterpixel.c
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79: iPhone X Dead, HomePod Alive
15/02/2018 Duration: 45minThis week we discuss the financial results, kill the rumour that the iPhone X is cancelled and start seeing (hearing) reviews of the HomePod. Show Notes Apple Posts Q1 2018 Results: $88.3 Billion in Revenue – 512 Pixels (https://512pixels.net/2018/02/apple-posts-q1-2018-results-88-3-billion-in-revenue/) Horace Dediu on Twitter: My estimate for iPhone units was expecting a lot more iPhone 8 with an average pricing of $710. Actual ASP was $796. A LOT of iPhone X were sold (https://twitter.com/asymco/status/959179151004618752) Benedict Evans on Twitter: Apple active device base of 1.3bn (versus 1bn 2 years ago) indicates a lengthening lifespan (often across multiple owners). iPhones now probably lasting 3.5-4 years, iPad 5 years (https://twitter.com/BenedictEvans/status/959187275836940288) Walt Mossberg on iPad Revenus (https://twitter.com/waltmossberg/status/959281404264685569) NEW Apple HomePod - Unboxing + Review! - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUy0Xj5f0Xw) Apple HomePod Initial Review - Sur
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78: Potatoes and Carrots
31/01/2018 Duration: 43minThis week we cover the HomePod initial reception, discuss the new iOS 11.3 announcement, a few rumours and some nasty privacy obliterating tactics. Show Notes HomePod First Impressions Roundup – MacStories (https://www.macstories.net/news/homepod-first-impressions-roundup/) Sonos Announces Limited Time Sale Offering Two 'Sonos One' Speakers for $349 - Mac Rumors (https://www.macrumors.com/2018/01/25/sonos-limited-time-sale-one/) Apple previews iOS 11.3 - Apple (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2018/01/apple-previews-ios-11-3/) Apple announces solution bringing health records to iPhone - Apple (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2018/01/apple-announces-effortless-solution-bringing-health-records-to-iPhone/) Apple Expands California Self-Driving Test Fleet to 27 Cars - Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-25/apple-expands-california-self-driving-test-fleet-to-27-cars) Now even YouTube serves ads with CPU-draining cryptocurrency miners – Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/information
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77: Pretty Baller
24/01/2018 Duration: 48minThis week we discuss the pre-order of Sodes, a new podcast player, the Nintendo cardboard Labo and we finally produced a car podcast around manufacturing and nickle and diming car buyers! Show Notes Tim Cook says users will be able to turn off iPhone battery performance throttling in future iOS update – 9to5Mac (https://9to5mac.com/2018/01/17/turn-off-iphone-battery-performance-throttling/) ’sodes on the App Store (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sodes/id1321953436?mt=8) watchOS 5: A Relatively Modest Proposal – BirchTree (https://birchtree.me/blog/watchos-5-a-relatively-modest-proposal/) If This Link Is Texted To You Over iMessage, It'll Freeze Your iPhone (https://www.buzzfeed.com/nicolenguyen/chaios-imessage-bug) First Look at Nintendo Labo - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3Bd3HUMkyU) BMW's Apple CarPlay annual fee is next-level gouging - Roadshow (https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/bmw-carplay-fee-highway-robbery/) BMW and Apple CarPlay: Carmaker wants to charge for subscription - Ro
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76: Run Through Underwear
16/01/2018 Duration: 54minThis week we discuss the mess that is the CPU vulnerabilities, a new modern video codec, the iMac Pro gets a teardown and we review the new Varmilo electrocapacitive keyswitch keyboard! Show Notes Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign • The Register (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/) About speculative execution vulnerabilities in ARM-based and Intel CPUs - Apple Support (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208394) Nicole Perlroth with critical news on this "Intel Chip problem" - Twitter (https://twitter.com/nicoleperlroth/status/948684376249962496) Apple joins alliance to shrink your online videos - CNET (https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-online-video-compression-av1) iMac Pro Teardown - iFixit (https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iMac+Pro+Teardown/101807) Panic Blog » The Future of Transmit iOS (https://panic.com/blog/the-future-of-transmit-ios/) App: The Human Story - Available Now (http://appdocumentary.com/) Review Corner Var
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Bonus: Star Wars The Last Jedi
07/01/2018 Duration: 01h12minFirst outside canon show, we review the Star Wars Last Jedi movie and somehow end up calling Snoke the encrypted handshake service between Rey and Ben... Guess a geek stays a geek! Star Wars: The Last Jedi (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2527336/) What is Canon? (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Canon)
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75: Verglas
03/01/2018 Duration: 49minThis week we discuss the iPhone battery saga, the open sourced Lisa OS, what will become of iOS and macOS and Tyler makes a purchase you won't believe your eyes *clickbait Show Notes A Message to Our Customers - Apple (https://www.apple.com/iphone-battery-and-performance/) Apple's Legendary Lisa Operating System Is Coming to Your Desktop for Free (https://gizmodo.com/apples-legendary-lisa-operating-system-is-coming-to-you-1821606783) Daring Fireball: Marzipan (https://daringfireball.net/2017/12/marzipan) Review Corner iPhone X - Apple (https://www.apple.com/iphone-x/) Juiced Board Dual 2018 Beta Review - Hipster Pixel (https://hipsterpixel.co/2017/12/31/juiced-board-dual-2018-beta-review/) Juiced Board Dual 2018 Beta Review … EXCLUSIVE! - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zv5y2ND5C8) -- Awesome theme song by Jim Kulakowski (http://jimkulakowski.com/) | Photo by Jorge Guillen (https://unsplash.com/photos/R9U2BwJodI4)
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74: Sober Sierra
18/12/2017 Duration: 55minThis week we discuss one more iOS vulnerability, Amazon Video on the Apple, the best apps and game of 2017, shazaming songs and we review the Winboard GT-M8, give out first impressions on the Koowheel D3M 2nd Generation and the 2018 Juiced Board. Show Notes Zero-day iOS HomeKit vulnerability allowed remote access to smart accessories including locks, fix rolling out – 9to5Mac (https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/07/homekit-vulnerability/) Type ‘let it snow’ into the Apple Store app on iOS for a surprise holiday easter egg – 9to5Mac (https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/08/apple-store-app-let-it-snow/) Amazon Prime Video arrives on Apple TV in over 100 countries - Apple (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/12/amazon-prime-video-arrives-on-apple-tv-in-over-100-countries/) Apple reveals 2017’s most popular apps, music and more - Apple (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/12/apple-reveals-2017-most-popular-apps-music-and-more/) How to use Apple Pay Cash - Six Colors (https://sixcolors.com/2017/12/how-to-use-apple-pay-
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73: Voyager in Low Power Mode
05/12/2017 Duration: 44minThis week we discuss the macOS root bug situation, a new Watch heart study, Voyager 1 firing thrusters after 37 years, a long-awaited App documentary and a couple of nice TouchBar apps discoveries. Show Notes Tesla owner builds a bitcoin mining rig in a Model S to use free Supercharger power – Electrek (https://electrek.co/2017/11/29/tesla-mining-bitcoin-model-s-supercharger-power/) Major macOS High Sierra Bug Allows Full Admin Access Without Password - How to Fix [Updated] - Mac Rumors (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/11/28/macos-high-sierra-bug-admin-access/) Apple's MacOS High Sierra Update Reintroduces "Root" Bug For Some Users – WIRED (https://www.wired.com/story/macos-update-undoes-apple-root-bug-patch/) iPhone crashing on Dec. 2? Here's the fix! – iMore (https://m.imore.com/iphone-crashing-dec-2-heres-fix) Apple Support on Twitter: "@SupposeNot That's correct. This feature will begin rolling out early next week." (https://twitter.com/AppleSupport/status/937076773342367744)
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72: iMac + A10?
29/11/2017 Duration: 51minThis week we discuss the Uber hack, Apple and VR acquisition, the new iPhone SE, the iMac powered by A10 and once again MacBook Pro wishes. Show Notes Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57 Million People - Bloomberg (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-21/uber-concealed-cyberattack-that-exposed-57-million-people-s-data) Google collects Android users' locations even when location services are disabled — Quartz (https://qz.com/1131515/google-collects-android-users-locations-even-when-location-services-are-disabled/) Dual Lens Switching on iPhone X – Studio Neat (https://www.studioneat.com/blogs/main/dual-lens-switching-on-the-iphone-x) Apple acquired augmented reality headset startup Vrvana for $30M – TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/21/apple-acquires-mixed-reality-headset-startup-vrvana-for-30m/) Rumour Corner iPhone SE 2 Again Rumored to Launch in First Half of 2018 - Mac Rumors (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/11/22/iphone-se-2-release-date-first-half-2018/) iMac Pro to fea
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71: Do We Need Side Mirrors?
23/11/2017 Duration: 50minThis week we discuss the HomePod delay, the Telsa Semi and Roadster 2.0, the high accuracy of the Watch sensors and the implication of a robot ninja that's doing backflips! Show Notes Apple News John Paczkowski on Twitter: "Apple delays HomePod until 2018 (https://twitter.com/JohnPaczkowski/status/931556183806132224) Apple Extends Free Repairs of Anti-Reflective Coating - Mac Rumors (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/11/17/apple-extends-free-staingate-repairs/) Apple Is Looking To Intel To Power Super-Fast 5G iPhone (https://www.fastcompany.com/40497639/source-apple-is-looking-to-intel-to-power-super-fast-5g-iphone) The Apple Watch can accurately detect hypertension and sleep apnea, a new study suggests – TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/13/the-apple-watch-can-accurately-detect-detect-hypertension-and-sleep-apnea-a-new-study-suggests/) An On-device Deep Neural Network for Face Detection - Apple (https://machinelearning.apple.com/2017/11/16/face-detection.html) Tesla Semi – Tesla (https://www.tes
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70: It's Like Popcorn
17/11/2017 Duration: 47minThis week we discuss the FaceID hack, Pay for iMessage, Star Wars's new series of films and speed listening to podcasts (as you should —Alex) Show Notes Hackers Claim to Break Face ID a Week After iPhone X Release – WIRED (https://www.wired.com/story/hackers-say-broke-face-id-security) iOS 11.2 Supports Faster 7.5W Charging - Mac Rumors (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/11/14/ios-11-2-faster-wireless-charging-iphone-x) Apple Pay for iMessage Debuts in iOS 11.2 Beta – MacStories (https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-pay-for-imessage-debuts-in-ios-112-beta) The best laptop ever made – Marco.org (https://marco.org/2017/11/14/best-laptop-ever) Rian Johnson's New Trilogy (http://www.starwars.com/news/rian-johnson-writer-director-of-star-wars-the-last-jedi-to-create-all-new-star-wars-trilogy) Meet the People Who Listen to Podcasts at Super-Fast Speeds (https://www.buzzfeed.com/doree/meet-the-people-who-listen-to-podcasts-at-super-fast-speeds) Rightspeed - The Speed Listening App on the App Store (https
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69: First Dibs on Review
10/11/2017 Duration: 52minThis week we discuss the iPhone X PR push, the internals of the said iPhone and we try to guess where FaceID will be added next! Show Notes iPhone X review: face the future - The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/31/16579748/apple-iphone-x) Review of Apple’s iPhone X at Disneyland (https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/31/review-the-iphone-x-goes-to-disneyland) iFixIt Does an iPhone X Teardown! (https://hipsterpixel.co/2017/11/03/ifixit-does-an-iphone-x-teardown) Twitter #animojikaraoke (https://twitter.com/hashtag/animojikaraoke) iPhone X Guided Tour (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cJZoTqtwGzY) -- Awesome theme song by Jim Kulakowski (http://jimkulakowski.com/) | Photo by Austin Chan (https://unsplash.com/photos/ukzHlkoz1IE)
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68: Trust Delivery Guys?
02/11/2017 Duration: 34minThis week we discuss the new Amazon Cloud Camera and Key, the iPhone X and its repair costs and we get spied on by the iPhone camera! Show Notes Amazon Cloud Cam (https://hipsterpixel.co/r/az/B01C4UY0JK) Fido iPhone X Pre-Orders Launching November 1st (http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/fido-iphone-x-preorders-nov-3) Steve Wozniak Not Upgrading to iPhone X (https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/23/apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-not-upgrading-to-iphone-x-right) iPhone X Repair Costs Higher Than Previous Models – 512 Pixels (https://512pixels.net/2017/10/iphone-x-repair-costs-higher-than-previous-models) Googler proves any iPhone app with camera permission can spy on you (https://thenextweb.com/apple/2017/10/26/iphone-camera-permissions-google-ios) Rumour Corner Apple says report Face ID accuracy reduced are completely false (https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/25/apple-calls-claim-that-it-reduced-accuracy-of-face-id-to-meet-demand-is-completely-false) Face ID FUD - Daring Fireball (https://daringfireball.net/2017/10/fa
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67: More Expensive Than Useful
27/10/2017 Duration: 01h02minThis week we discuss the KRACK vulnerability, the iPhone 8 vs the Pixel 2 and keyboards ruining lives. Follow-up Nespresso Cup Image 1 (http://cl.ly/nDtJ), Image 2 (http://cl.ly/nDPV), Image 3 (http://cl.ly/nEfP), Image 4 (http://cl.ly/nElh), Image 5 (http://cl.ly/nDMZ) Nespresso Essenza Mini Review (https://hipsterpixel.co/2017/09/24/nespresso-essenza-mini-review) CoffeeDuck Capsules (https://hipsterpixel.co/r/az/B007X0YVXW) Nespresso Tamper (https://hipsterpixel.co/r/az/B0194OCR9Y) Show Notes Severe WiFi security flaw puts millions of devices at risk (https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/16/wifi-vulnerability-krack-attack) Your Wi-Fi Is Not Safe - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMUEYO-T94I&t) List of Firmware & Driver Updates for KRACK WPA2 Vulnerability (https://www.https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/list-of-firmware-and-driver-updates-for-krack-wpa2-vulnerability/) Surface Book 2 hands-on - Engadget (https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/17/surface-book-2-hands-on) iPhone 8 Plus vs. Google P
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66: Rage Post
20/10/2017 Duration: 51minThis week we discuss Twitter's updates, the wild iPhone X, the Pixel 2 and Sonos events and the not-so-universal Universal Serial Bus. Follow-up Nespresso Essenza Mini Review (https://hipsterpixel.co/2017/09/24/nespresso-essenza-mini-review/) Nespresso Coffeduck Capsules (http://hipsterpixel.co/r/az/B007X0YVXW) Stainless Steel Coffee Tamper for Nespresso (http://hipsterpixel.co/r/az/B0194OCR9Y) Winboard GT-M8 2.0 Unboxing (https://hipsterpixel.co/2017/09/24/winboard-gt-m8-2-0-unboxing/) Show Notes Twitterrific: Twitter Your Way (http://twitterrific.com/mac/) Giving you more characters to express yourself - Twitter (https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/product/2017/Giving-you-more-characters-to-express-yourself.html) Ryan Jones on Twitter: "Normal iPhones are ruined for me. Junk. Bezels :: feature phones. Bleh." (https://twitter.com/rjonesy/status/919275966140051456) The 5 biggest announcements from Amazon’s hardware event - The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/27/16374254/amazon-even