This week Apple announced new MacBook Pros and one takeaway was what BGR wrote about in You’ll need $250 in dongles to upgrade to the new MacBook Pro. Yes, if you do buy the new MacBook Pro you’ll likely need A LOT of dongles!
The Gang discusses dongles and much more on this week’s show.
Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson
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Past Week’s Top Minnesota Stories
- Minnesota lands back in top 10 of tech business ranking
- Mayo Clinic is putting money & research behind Vic Gundotra’s mobile heart-health startup
- This brilliant 13-year-old figured out how to make clean energy using a device that costs $5
Other Top Tech Stories
- Twitter’s identity crisis killed Vine
- “I can retire if I want to” is a 60 minutes clip from a segment called “The Influencers” and this guy was making his money doing Vine videos…but not anymore!
- Apple News:
- Apple’s $1,499 13-inch MacBook Pro has an escape key, but no Touch Bar
- Hands-on with the new MacBook Pros, their keyboard, and the Touch Bar
- First on iMac, iPad Pro & iPhone 7, Apple’s vibrant wide color tech now comes to MacBook Pro
- Apple debuts “TV,” a TV guide and watchlist app for Apple TV, iPhone and iPad
- Apple’s HomeKit Is Proving To Be Too Demanding For Bluetooth Smart Home Devices
- Apple’s annual profits fall for first time in 15 years as iPhone sales decline
- Microsoft Event:
- Smartwatch sales are tanking
- New Tech Could Let Devices Function for Years Without a Battery
- How These Netflix And NPR Vets Plan To Reinvent Podcasts
Cool Thing of the Week
- Phil: Lakeville North Code Club
- Tim: Nintendo Switch
- Steve: Tesla Unveils its New Line of Camouflaged Solar Panels
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