Back to the Mac - Apple's Conference Event

Symbiotek Episode 56! A foursome. Patrick Roanhouse guest hosts. We get into the Apple’s Back to the Mac event, go deep into Google TV, and talk about some other stories that border on the Rundown. This episode features one of our favorite people, Patrick Roanhouse from the Plan8 podcast.

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Discussion Highlights

• (01:33) We review the Apple Back to the Mac Event.
• (13:17) The Macbook Air gets more than a re-fresh and signifies where laptops are going.
  Note: Dwayne’s Core i5 is a 520m, not a 460m, and it performs just under a Core 2 Duo Extreme Edition at lower temps due to the Nehalem technology)

Apple's Macbook Air 2010

• (30:30) Java and Flash – Patrick and Chris show why Apple means to change more than the conventional computer form factor.
• (34:20) Google TV via the Logitech Revue set top box. Devindra explains his hands on experience.
  • Is it all we expected?
  • Is it worth picking up right now, or worth waiting for maturity?
  • How does GoogleTV’s paradigm work with a No Cable Generation?

• (46:34) Ads. They play a huge role in the changing paradigm of television and online video. But most people hate them. Is there another way?
• (1:07:03) The Rundown!
  • (1:07:07) Who needs Flipboard when you’ve got PadPress!?!
  • (1:09:05) Hulu drops the price of their Plus service by half ($4.95), but they’re also dropping their service parameters too. 30 Days after air date… not so exciting.
  • (1:12:30) Foursquare from SPACE.
  • (1:15:50) Netflix is responsible for 20% of all downstream Internet use. Once again, TV is changing.

Featured Guest

• Patrick Roanhouse comes to us via the Plan8 podcast at www.Plan8ts.com. Check it out. Or just listen to this ep to gain some Proanhouse knowledge!
  

Featured Music

• Music: “Sidhe – Kinetic Harvest, Amethyst Caverns” from the Shatter OST

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