221: Wares and Wearables
Andy and Flo run long this week, but that's because there's too much to say about Google's wearables trajectory. We'll also touch upon what's expected at Google's October 15 event, and why its new free model is a good thing for all of us.
Material · Andy Ihnatko and Florence Ion
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Show Notes
Andy and Flo run long this week, but that's because there's too much to say about Google's wearables trajectory. Before we get into it, Andy warns us he's holding court for the iPhone 11 for the next few weeks before updating us on our status as Gympie-Gympie Bush influencers (we're going to make it after all!). After that, we'll touch upon what's expected at Google's October 15 event in New York City, followed by the wearables discussion mentioned above. And then, a shout out to Pocketcasts and why its new free model is a good thing for all of us.
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Links and Show Notes:
43:45: Inside Google's shifting smartwatch strategy (But before we get into it, we use up our Not-About-Google Card to rant about Leonardo DiCaprio.)
46:45: Okay, then we get back to talking about wearables.
01:04:05: Here’s what Google got from Fossil in its $40M deal
01:17:04: Pocket Casts is making its app free and is launching a premium subscription service