I was in the audience that day 13 years ago. While we “knew” it was going to be called the iPhone, we had no idea what it would actually look like. To say it blew our minds would be an understatement.

This is one of those stories you absolutely can’t believe is true until you see it yourself and even when you do, you think, “How the hell did that make it this far!?”

If you’re “of a certain age,” (read: old), this will be comedy gold for you. Personally, I’d rather watch this series than the actual Mandalorian which I found boring and tedious.

I predict this will flame out inside two years.

Call me an old dog who can’t learn new tricks but this might be the fastest I’ve ever spent three dollars.

Is there any real interest in 8K TVs or is it all manufacturer hype? Personally, I won’t even bother looking into them until the price comes down significantly.

My small local library isn’t included but if yours is (you can check here), then this extension might come in handy.

This appearance has been touted as “Apple returns to CES!” but it’s all hype. Not what Horvath said but the seeming importance so many in the tech media seemed to place on her panel showing.

They’ve got a six car garage so I bet they can afford the repairs. My question is, how the hell does the Tesla not warn the driver the door is open or better yet, not move if the doors are open!?

I discovered the J! Archive many years ago when I was prepping to try and be on the show (never actually made it). The website is a throwback to the “old days” of Web 1.0 and is an incredible time sink you should not even look at unless you’ve got several hours to kill.

The situation in Australia is bad enough without people passing along incorrect information. Most of the “fire maps” you’ve seen on social media in the past few days are, at the very least, misleading.

The trailers for this show have me caught between thinking it will be great or epically stupid. We’ll find out starting February 7th.

I don’t suffer from this confusion (I “breathe” with the app when it’s convenient but give it no further thought) but this is a good primer into what’s going on behind the scenes.

I love these “earth views”.

I find it interesting the iPhone 11 Pro doesn’t make this list. Looks like consumers are being budget conscious or going big, with no room in the middle for the “simple” Pro.

A little light viewing for your Monday. Considering most of these crashes occurred at upwards of 75-100 mph, it’s amazing that all the riders were OK.

As usual, I find the behind the scenes video even more interesting.

What a great Saturday morning read. I bet many people didn’t know Superman couldn’t fly in the original comic books.

I have friends and family in Australia, specifically in New South Wales who are affected by these devastating fires.

Apple still has an opportunity to be a player in the home automation market but “slow and steady” (or “dragging their feet,” depending on your POV) is going to make that a lot more difficult. Luckily, Amazon and Google have the usual privacy and data security issues that slow adoption but Apple needs to move a lot quicker. I had many people asking me about various home automation solutions over the holidays and it was hard to wholeheartedly recommend anything HomeKit-based.

I don’t usually post about the vagaries of Apple’s ups and downs in the stock market but the $300/share threshold is a big deal, especially for those of us who remember when the stock was at $7/share.

Little to no sympathy for developers, many of whom are likely abusing Location Services. As for consumer complaints, security and privacy is a PITA but better to have too much than not enough.

I never owned one or even much liked them but there’s no denying it was an incredible vehicle that made a difference to millions of people.

Apple had its ups and downs but, from a stock market and share price POV, it was a spectacular year.

If Iovine is worried, Apple is worried.

I don’t know anything about drumming so I have no idea if this is a difficult piece to play or not but I do love this song and seeing a “grandmother” rip it up is fun to watch.

“I’m 6 and me mudder won’t let me go to de pub!” She does make a compelling argument.

As we end this decade, here’s an interesting look back at the scariness and hype that was Y2K.

This story is a year old but I still get questions from my American friends about Boxing Day so I thought I’d pass this along. Happy Holidays!

Here’s hoping you all have a very merry Christmas and a happy holiday season. If you’re not feeling it this year, that’s OK. Lost of others are in the same boat. Check out this Twitter thread for some holiday cheer and #JoinIn yourself.