Clockwise

Things get a bit dark as we ponder a technological Sophie's Choice, prepare for our inevitable doom, and embrace terrible software, all before finally escaping to the paradise of the iPad.

How we use cameras, the smartness of our houses, headphones we have loved, and tech news sources.

Our panel of people who aren't at CES this week discuss smartening home devices, the right age for a first iPhone, and 2016 tech resolutions.

Listener submitted topics look back at 2015 and ahead at new year's resolutions, tech in 2016, and the far future. Plus, the first Clockwise Secret Santa gift exchange.

Apple's rumored TV service stalls, bulging iPhone battery cases, products that were bought and ruined, and the iOS map battle heats up.

Holiday shopping, Cortana comes to iOS, the value of the headphone jack, and the rising cost of (grandfathered) unlimited iPhone data.

Holiday tech support, the benefits and costs of social media, tech we're thankful for, and the market for professional iPad apps.

iPad Pro size and productivity, a requiem for Rdio, and the Mac App Store goes boom.

The iPad Pro arrives, the threat of Ransomware, Android gets Apple Music, and Apple TV week two.

Apple TV apps and remotes, Twitter reaches for the stars and comes up with hearts, and yet more rumors about a new 4-inch iPhone.

The post-post-PC era, Apple TV apps versus smartphones, Google gets into podcasting, and South By Southwest steps in it.

Anticipating Apple TV, Google's new YouTube Red service, iOS stability and bug fixes, and a Magic Devices shopping list.

Apple technology in need of some love, surviving Apple's high season, Apple's newest product announcements, and dumb tech trends.

Dreaming of new Macs, favorite El Capitan features, Amazon bans Apple TV, and Microsoft puts on an Apple costume.

Faster in-flight Wi-Fi, Apple's loss of focus on iWork, Google's new stuff, and Elon Musk's mission to Mars.

Amazon's hardware line-up, Volkswagen cheats on a test, OS upgrade strategies, and evaluating watchOS 2.

The future of smartphone upgrades, Apple TV app dreams, upgrading to iOS 9 (or not), and thinking big about the iPad Pro.

Live from San Francisco--seriously, this episode was recorded standing under some trees in Civic Center Plaza--we're reviewing the Sept. 9 Apple event! A new iPad pro! The new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus! An entirely different Apple TV! We've got the details.

Dreaming of Siri and Apple TV improvements, fearing an Apple-programmed video service, and dealing with being the IT manager for our friends and family.

Choosing a single device, calling for help, traveling with technology, and mourning Apple's One to One training.

An introspective, touchy-feely edition of Clockwise as we celebrate our 100th episode with special guest hosts and special guest guests.

Alphabetizing Google, blocking web ads, navigating with map apps, and improving iOS.

Apple's cell service plans (or lack thereof), HitchBot's demise, Windows 10's privacy snafu, and the end of removable batteries and SD cards in phones.

T-Mobile's crazy iPhone deal, the arrival of Windows 10, when advertisements are actually worth seeing, and buying a kid a Kindle.

Special dystopian future edition! We envision the Apple of 2020, fear ever getting in a car again after the latest car hack, complain about autocorrect, and take the measure of the need for Apple Watch apps.

Comcast's streaming TV plan, Reddit's supernova of problems, the promise of smaller iPhones, and a shining iBeacon of hope.

Apple's role as Safari steward, the best Apple hardware ever, anticipating a new iPod, and the next big thing for smartphone technology.

Apple unleashes the executives, paying attention to accessibility, dream of a Mac Nano, and what's the deal with Amazon hardware?

Apple Music's future prospects, whether anyone should use OS betas, the reality of iPad productivity features actually being used, and the merits of maintenance OS upgrades.

Live from San Francisco! An update for the Apple Watch, the iPad gets some respect, the power of preinstalled apps, and Apple's Phil Schiller goes on a podcast.

Renaming the iPhone, dreams of cord-cutting nirvana, WWDC wishcasting, and Tim Cook's EPIC rant.

Quick reactions to the Google I/O keynote, including Google Photos, a focus on bug fixes, contextual machine intelligence, and searching for the next billion Internet users.

We predict this episode is about Google I/O predictions, Apple TV WWDC predictions, our predictions about the future of human interface design, and the predictions we've made that failed spectacularly.

How we use product reviews, mediocre Apple Watch apps, self-driving cars, and Facebook's Instant Articles.

The Apple TV might get a new remote control, Apple Watch faces and utility, and how we're making our homes into smart homes (or not).

Apple Watch first impressions, sympathy for Microsoft, iPad sales on the wane, and Dropbox gets social-ish.

Amazon Echo and intelligent assistants, Apple's declining 'onboarding' experience, the furor over Twitter's direct message changes, and what other sensors we'd like to see on the Apple Watch.

Comparing Apple Watch purchases, WWDC expectations, the future of Beats Music, and a week with Photos for Mac.

No more sleeping outside of Apple stores, the future of Periscope, whether Star Wars on iTunes matters, and our review of the early Apple Watch reviews.

Live from Ireland: Books about Apple, Tim Cook's pronouncements, terrible hotel wi-fi, and why we go to conferences.

Excitement over a new Apple TV box, what wearables may come, whether today's wearables incur health risks, and what service or piece of software we first paid for.

Apple TV and the future of cord cutting, the risky world of iOS public betas, how we use desktops and laptops, and our Austin correspondent provides us with facts about South By Southwest.

Apple Watch value and pricing, MacBook sacrifices, Apple TV deals, and Uber's latest crisis.

Predicting the Apple Watch and hoping for a Retina MacBook air, encryption and paranoia, and the latest in curved screens.

What's attached to our TVs, the prospects for an Apple stylus, Kickstarter as a store, and if the future of artificial intelligence threatens all humanity or is just another pipe dream.

The Apple Car can't be real, right? Plus NSA and Samsung TV spying and Apple's greatest threats.

Organizing your digital photos, managing your money, third-party iOS keyboards, and our desert-island games and podcasts. Plus some emojis.

Converting paper books to ebooks, a requiem for The Shack, Apple's worst product, and self-driving Ubers.

Apple's huge quarterly results, the psychology of Kickstarter, Microsoft's holograms, and technology that cures life's annoyances.

Wireless charging, the future of hybrid devices, getting stuck in a tech rut, and pondering the humble stylus.