Apple's Latest News: Nothing Groundbreaking, Just 20% Better
First, the biggest announcements from this week's Apple Event–a typical maelstrom of devices and upgrades, but no real shockers. Mostly iterative (but impressive) upgrades. Like a 1TB iPhone... Then we'll talk about the Michelin Uptis: an airless tire that's been expected for years. It's objectively revolutionary, but what do we think about practical use-cases and what are we still wondering about? Lastly, Taco Bell wants their sauce packets back! The company has a new system that allows folks to return their empty plastic packets to be recycled.
The Gear Patrol Podcast · Henry Phillips, Nick Caruso, Eric Limer
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Show Notes
The biggest announcements from this week's Apple Event; the Michelin Uptis airless tire; Taco Bell wants to recycle your used empty plastic sauce packets.
Episode Navigation:
- 03:20 – Deconstructing the September Apple Event
- 36:50 – Michelin Uptis Airless Tire
- 49:20 – Taco Bell's Sauce Packet Recycling Program
Featured and Related:
- Everything Apple Announced at Today's Big iPhone Event – Gear Patrol
- Smartphones May Be Too Good – NYT
- Michelin's airless passenger car tires get their first public outing – New Atlas
- The TWEEL - radical new wheel technology (UPDATED) (2005) – New Atlas
- Michelin homepage for airless tire concept – Michelin
- UPTIS unveiled to the public (airless tire) – Michelin
- UPTIS homepage – Michelin
- The MICHELIN X Tweel Airless Radial Tire Family – Michelin
- MICHELIN X Tweel Airless Radial Tire – John Deere
- Why Airless Tires Are a Bad Idea – Valley Chevy Dealers
- Look Ma, no air! Checking out Michelin's futuristic Uptis tires – Autoblog
- Airless Tires – Bridgestone
- Why GM and Michelin's airless Uptis is the future of car and truck tires (2019) – CNET Roadshow
- GM and Michelin will bring airless tires to passenger cars by 2024 (2019) – Engadget
- Taco Bell Wants Your Old Sauce Packets So They Can Be Recycled – NPR
- TerraCycle website – TerraCycle
- Taco Bell Recycling Homepage – Taco Bell
- Don’t Let This Love Go To Waste. Give New Life To Taco Bell® Hot Sauce Packets Via Terracycle – Taco Bell
- The Plastic Problem Isn't Your Fault, But You Can Be Part Of The Solution – NPR
- VIDEO: Is Recycling Worth It Anymore? People On The Front Lines Say Maybe Not – NPR