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We kick off 2017 by talking CES gadgets like a robot butler and a smart trash can, then move on to our feelings on AirPods and our resolutions for Apple in 2017.

In our final episode of 2016 we review the best and worst and dumbest and most life-changing things of the year, and then look ahead to 2017.

Mario vs. piracy, Mac desktops, a tech Naughty List, and last-minute gift ideas.

How we estimate mobile-device battery life, the wisdom of delaying Apple's AirPods, apps for the Apple Pencil, and sharing-economy guilt.

Amazon's high-tech convenience store, tech trends we just don't understand, gauging our home-tech paranoia threshold, and using our tech superpowers to give back.

The holidays (and holiday sales) are in full swing, but do we partake? We also consider detoxing from social media, ponder the contradictions of cord-cutting, and get a visit from a Mysterious Benefactor.

Go-to travel gear, Apple's mysterious Mac and Wi-Fi strategies, and the future of Jony Ive.

This week we offer a panoply of adapters and horror stories about bad password etiquette, then discuss Apple's new self-publishing venture and the utility of pressure-sensitive computer interfaces.

The future of laptop keyboards, whether VR can be good at anything beyond entertainment, the growing importance of encryption, and a watchOS 3 check-in.

Live from Ireland, we discuss Apple and the Mac, our tech passions, keyboards, and VR prospects.

Finding lost items via technology, Apple's Magic Toolbar, Microsoft's new playbook, and revisiting CarPlay.

This week we rebrand Samsung, eat meat grown in a lab, watch the Apple Car make a U-turn, and change all our passwords.

Amazon's Echo music subscription, the Internet of Things gets infected with malware, preferred methods of paying for software, and excitement for virtual and augmented reality.

Google's new stuff, including Google Home; Apple's new Spoken Editions of print articles; and imagining the Next Big Thing.

Blocking spam calls, other uses for a Galaxy Note 7, the prospect (again) of Google-built phones, and Blackberry's body hits the floor.

When we trust and distrust the cloud with our files, features future smartphones should strive for, Google's launch of Allo, and unsung features of new smartphone toys.

iMessage apps, anticipated macOS Sierra features, iPhone pre-orders, and Swift Playgrounds.

Breaking down Apple's media event, from iPhone to AirPods to dual cameras to Apple Watch Series 2.

Sonos gets cozy with Amazon Echo, our many terabytes of cloud storage, the promise of AI software, and Aleen searches for a birthday present for her husband.

The value of music subscriptions, Bloomberg's weird Apple Watch story, old software we still cling to, and our personal beta-testing policies.

Geolocating friends and family, the appeal of Chromebooks, using keyboards with tablets, and favorite Mac menu-bar items.

Wired versus wireless headphones, No Man's Sky and the games of our dreams, hopes for iPad improvements, and the future of the enormous smartphone.

The ethics of copying in tech, buying an Apple car, a pox on Smart TVs, and the problem of Emoji fragmentation.

The rise of biometrics, retail therapy to offset the end of the world, AR and Poke Mans, and Adobe's relationship with Apple.

Reading comics digitally, smart home confusion, Twitter verification, and teaching programming.

Apple considers an app reality show, unsung app heroes, Pokémon Go, and embracing the cloud.

Email policies, the threats of VR, two-factor authentication, and privacy versus convenience.

The prospects of a new Apple Watch, upgrading old hardware (or not), requiem for the Thunderbolt Display, and chatbots.

Robots analyzing photos, the real chances for VR success, smart home frustration, and the opening of beta season.

Live from San Francisco, we're joined by Relay FM founders Myke Hurley and Stephen Hackett to discuss all four platforms discussed during Apple's WWDC keynote.

Technology giveaways, freshening up Apple Music, expanding Apple Pay, and iOS dream features.

Upgrading old hardware, the relevance of Amazon Prime Video, passing the tip jar for free stuff, and the peril and promise of wireless charging.

Siri API integrations, no Overwatch on Mac, Apple missing the AI wave, and the MacBook Pro's rumored OLED touchbar.

Google I/O keynote reaction! Google Home v. Amazon Echo, Google Assistant v. Siri, Allo and Duo, and Android Wear 2 v. Apple Watch.

Oracle versus Google in the rematch nobody wanted to see, strategies for buying a smartphone in a world without phone subsidies, Instagram's icon and our fears of change, and a revisiting of the new Apple TV app platform.

Potential Apple Music fixes, concerns about iPhone sales, the value of tech unitaskers, and the future of digital cameras.

The meaning of emoji, nerdy t-shirts, what Apple can learn from Apple Music, and a near-term wish list for Alexa and Siri.

People who are sad about the MacBook and iPhone SE, imagining an Apple Car, and embracing our cyborg futures.

Facebook's chat-bot future, popular tech misconceptions, Apple Watch 2's killer features, and the strange case of AirPlay on Android.

Anticipating a new Kindle, conversations with robots, hanging out at Internet cafés, and living the iPad lifestyle.

What to do with old technology, the merits of phone cases, VR's impact on society, and our feelings about Microsoft.

The FBI backs off, the iPad gets a name change, the iPhone gets a blast from the past, and we pick Apple's greatest flops.

The appeal of Apple News (or lack thereof), how social media and forensics could have changed the O.J. Simpson trial, our favorite ways to mix devices and the real world, and technology hoarding habits.

The rise of the AIs, the appeal of premium smartphones, how we're reading books these days, and the death (or not) of email.

Choosing between convenience and security, our virtual-reality future, the viability of voice interfaces, and spending time in outer space.

Apple's venture into public betas, worst-case Apple/FBI scenarios, stealing good Android phone features, and the ethics of rating people.

Kanye pushes Tidal, Apple pushes back on the FBI, what we do with home videos, and the eternal Mac/iPad dichotomy.

Broken phone horror stories, talking to our computers, chronological Twitter order up gives on, and clicky keyboards.

Streaming services we rely on, home automation we're proud of, Apple's rumored move toward exclusive video, and shiny happy customer service stories.

The chances for VR, Apple's best/worst quarter ever, iPad's continuing slump, and podcasts come to Apple TV.