Tag: Star Wars

Star Trek Archive, AAPL Brief, Fire Tracker, D&D

Post author By Jeff
Post date August 2, 2024

Bryan and Jeff explore the ships of Starfleet in The Roddenberry Archive, note that Apple once again earned all the money, and share an app for tracking wildfire activity. They also talk about Jeff’s experience as a new D&D player.

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The Roddenberry Archive
APple Q3 2024 Earnings Report
Watch Duty
Mando’s mid-life crisis N-1 Starfighter
Naboo Royal Starship
Naboo Diplomatic Barge
Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
Mason Truman on Threads

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Tags AAPL, D&D, Star Trek, Star Wars

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The Big Sci-Fi Discussion, Plus The Mandalorian and Picard

Post author By Jeff
Post date March 17, 2023

This week, Bryan and Jeff talk about the current state of sci-fi on TV, in movies, and in books. Considering the topic, they’re pretty much honor bound to discuss the new seasons of The Mandalorian and Star Trek: Picard, too.

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Tags Hello Tomorrow!, Picard, sci-fi, Star Trek, Star Wars, The Mandalorian

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New iPads, Apple Pencil’s Hover Feature, and More Andor Love

Post author By Jeff
Post date October 21, 2022

Bryan has been traveling, so he asks Jeff to fill him in on Apple’s new iPad and iPad Pro announcements and why the Apple Pencil hover feature is so cool. They also nerd out on their shared love of the Star Wars Andor series and rant about IMDb.

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Tags Apple Pencil, iPad, iPad Pro, M2, Star Wars

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Bryan Becomes a Daredevil Fan and Andor Rocks

Post author By Jeff
Post date October 12, 2022

Jeff turned Bryan into a fan of Marvel’s Daredevil TV series, so they have plenty to talk about this week. They also revisit She-Hulk episode 6, Just Jen, and dive into the first three episodes of Star Wars Andor. Yep, it’s a sci-fi kind of week.

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Tags Andor, Daredevil, Marvel, sci-fi, She-Hulk, Star Wars

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Hands on with iPhone 14 Pro Max and Apple Watch Series 8

Post author By Jeff
Post date September 25, 2022

Bryan and Jeff talk about their experiences with Apple’s new iPhone 14 Pro Max and Apple Watch Series 8, iPhone cases, and Apple sponsoring the Super Bowl halftime show. Jeff also schools Bryan on Marvel’s Daredevil TV series, and they both have some thoughts on the new Star Wars Andor series, and the latest She-Hulk episode.

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Sources referenced in this episode:

She-Hulk Attorney at Law
Daredevil
Andor
Apple Watch Series 8
iPhone 14 Pro
Apple to Sponsor the Super Bowl Halftime Show
Blackbrook Barlow iPhone 14 Case
Blackbrook Mason iPhone 14 Case

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Tags Andor, Apple Watch Series 8, Daredevil, iPhone 14, Marvel, She-Hulk, Star Wars, Super Bowl

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CarPlay and the Future of Autonomous Cars

Post author By Jeff
Post date June 25, 2022

Bryan and Jeff have ideas on what’s in store for Apple’s upcoming CarPlay features, the state of autonomous cars, ride sharing, public transportation, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Spoiler: Obi-Wan doesn’t have anything to do with CarPlay.

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Tags CarPlay, iOS 16, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Project Titan, Star Wars

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Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Jeff’s Browser Rant

Post author By Jeff
Post date June 8, 2022

Bryan and Jeff share their thoughts on the first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+, and the racist comments some show watchers have directed at Moses Ingram. Bryan also humor’s Jeff’s frustrated rant on web browsers.

Sources referenced in this episode:

Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+
Star Wars The Clone Wars
Workona
Firefox
Anson Mount on Twitter
Anson Mount’s comment on racist attacks on Moses Ingramhttps://backbeat.cachefly.net/Roundup/tcm-20220608.mp3

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Tags Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Trek, Star Wars, Strange New Worlds, Web Browser

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