316: The Convergence of iOS and Android
In this week's episode, we dive deep on Android 10's new gestural navigation and how it compares to iOS, finally get around to talking a bit about the September Apple Event, and answer a listener question about what it means to be more proactive. And as always, we share a couple cool things like a new reality TV and some ever-comfy t-shirts.
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Show Notes
In this week's episode, we dive deep on Android 10's new gestural navigation and how it compares to iOS, finally get around to talking a bit about the September Apple Event, and answer a listener question about what it means to be more proactive. And as always, we share a couple cool things like a new reality TV and some ever-comfy t-shirts.
Follow-up:
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- Brian finally got his Logitech MX Keys keyboard, and it's not perfect, but it's not bad
- "Sixty percent of the time, it works every time" (clip)
Listener Questions:
- Anonymous asks, "What does it mean to be more proactive?"
Apple Event Review:
- The Apple Watch Series 5 has a variable display refresh rate, which raises interesting questions for designers
- Apple is still listing features using the big word cloud, but they're also using a nicely illustrated feature grid now, too
- Apple TV+ is coming (for just $4.99/mo!), and See looks kinda interesting
- Apple's new iPhone naming scheme reminds Marshall of the logic of the old professional/consumer matrix
Android 10 Gestures:
- Uhl Albert asked why we hadn't talked about Android 10 yet
- Android's new gesture navigation is very similar to iOS (video)
- "There are dozens of us. Dozens!" (clip)
One Cool Thing:
- Marshall shared Season 39 of Survivor, the latest edition of the long-running reality series
- Brian shared Ugmonk, especially their super comfortable Essential Tees
- We're working to get you 10% OFF your orders at Ugmonk by becoming a patron at the 8-Point Grid level or higher!
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