We just dropped episode 35 of The Prompt. On it, Myke, Federico and I celebrate Valentine’s Day by taking some heat about baseball and talking about smelly iBooks, Myke’s Pebble and Flappy Bird.
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It’s changed less than you’d think.
While Apple TV (and Apple television) rumors have been spinning for a while, the real question in mind isn’t about specs or input controls. It’s about content.
Adam Satariano and Edmund Lee at Bloomberg — in an article that inexplicably runs with an image of the first-generation Apple TV — address this question:
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is planning to introduce a new Apple TV set-top box as early as April and is negotiating with Time Warner Cable Inc. and other potential partners to add video content, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
If this is true, Apple may be extending its set-top box’s reach beyond Internet-specific content like iTunes, Netflix and Hulu.
I’m not sure I buy it, though. Unless it’s a radically new device that could be leaked during government approval, I’m not sure why Apple would announce something so far in advance. I’m also not sold on the idea that Apple would want to work with cable companies for content, or could even get said companies to the negotiating table. I may be proven wrong, but at this point, this report just doesn’t ring true for me.
I’ve missed a couple recording sessions for The Prompt, and in my absence, Myke and Federico’s conversations have often turned to video games.
Today, they’re announcing Directional, a new show on 5by5 about gaming. Here’s how my two closest European friends describe the show:
We reflect about past trajectories and current directions, old games and new hits. Directional focuses on the games that are paving the way, the games that laid the foundations and just how dedicated games consoles exist in the smartphone age.
I’m excited for Myke and Federico, and even though I’m not a gamer, I can’t wait for the first episode to drop.
I first discovered photography in high school, but got more serious about in college. Flickr was a huge part of that experience; I could upload a photo and have comments on it almost immediately. I interacted with people who had similar interests in groups, and learned a ton by asking questions of other users.
The community that I once enjoyed on Flickr is no longer there – Twitter has replaced most of it — and at one point I closed my account. While I later re-joined the service, it’s just not the same, sadly. My 2013 Project 365 wasn’t nearly as fun as my previous two projects just because fewer people saw them.
All that said, Yahoo is clearly spending money and time on Flickr again, and while I don’t think it will ever reclaim the place it once held, I bet it’s got a long future ahead of it.
While I already subscribe to a ton of podcasts, I often find myself wanting to check out an episode or two of shows I don’t normally listen to.
To do this, I use an awesome service named Huffduffer, which is probably most easily described as Instapaper for audio. Hit a bookmarklet while on an webpage for a podcast episode and and it is added to your Huffduffer feed. This system allows users to subscribe to just one feed in their client, and listen to any individual episodes added to their account easily.
This works really well on sites like 5by5’s, but podcasts hosted on Squarespace don’t. If you host your show on Squarespace, you should check out Marco’s post.
Peter Kafka at Re/Code:
It turns out that one result of Bezos’s purchase [of The Washington Post] is that Business Insider’s Henry Blodget is now providing advice to the paper’s senior managers.
Oh dear.
This poem by Stephen Crane came to mind:
A man said to the universe: ‘Sir, I exist!’
‘However,’ replied the universe,
‘The fact has not created in me
a sense of obligation.’
It’s got to kill Apple management to have a co-founder saying things like the company should make Android phones.
The Verge walks through the strange history of Sony’s PC line.
Two years ago, I reviewed Phraseology, an iPad writing app, and was impressed with it.
Version 1 of the app offered powerful tools, including paragraph re-arranging, URL schemes, TextExapander, Markdown previews and lots of export options.
In my review, I came to this:
This app was built for writers, and it shows.
For a period of time, Phraseology was the writing app for iPad, in my opinion, but today, the landscape is very different. Byword is great, and Editorial brings a level of power that is nearly impossible to match.
That said, there’s still a place for Phraseology, and I still rely on it. It may have more competition than ever before, but it can stand its ground just fine.
Today, Phraseology 2 is here. It brings the same great features found in the first release, but adds some goodies:
Phraseology 2 is on sale now for $1.99, and is a free update for existing users. If you’re looking for a powerful — but easy-to-use — iPad text editor, check it out.
This week, Myke, Federico and I discuss how little we know about baseball, then move onto Evernote for iOS 7 and Unread for iPhone. After talking about what Mac Myke should buy for his studio, we make some weekly picks.
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