This week Benjamin and Zac are joined by Guilherme Rambo to discuss HomePod launch details, iOS 11.2.5 and new Siri skills, iOS 11.3 beta and changes included, and a new 6.1-inch iPhone rumor. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/389130792″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Hosts: Benjamin Mayo Zac Hall Guilherme Rambo Here’s what we discussed in this episode: HomePod launch appears imminent as smart speaker receives FCC approval HomePod will be available to order from Friday, in stores on February 9 HomePod will cost £319 in UK and A$499 in Australia, coming to France and Germany next HomePod will launch with peer-to-peer AirPlay, multi-room and stereo coming this year HomePod can play purchased iTunes music, podcasts and stream Beats 1 without Apple Music subscription AppleCare+ for HomePod will cost $39, covers AirPort products iOS 11....

Apple 16-inch MacBook Pro is $250 off Smart plug deals from $10 DJI Osmo Pocket offers smooth video stabilization for $275 Seneo Qi Charging Pad + Apple Watch Stand hits $24 Up to $30 off best-selling USB-C hubs + 25% off the rest HYPER is doing a holiday flash sale with up to $30 off their best-selling USB-C hubs. For everything else at HyperShop.com, use DEC25 coupon code to get 25% off HYPER’s award-winning USB-C hubs, wireless chargers, battery packs, cables, and more....

Since Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. debuted in 2013, Marvel has been busy adding plenty of quality television (and comic book characters) to our entertainment landscape. For every comic book character that the writers and producers get just right, there are plenty more that fail to deliver. When a televisions series nails a character, audiences are quick to jump on board and claim them as a fan favorite. There’s praise for someone like a Jessica Jones, who fits into the narrative of the universe in the new medium while staying true to her comic book roots....

It’s crazy to think that a low-budget comedy with a punk-rock mentality from the earlier days of the FX Network has somehow turned into the channel’s flagship program. It’s also about to enter its fourteenth season and will therefore share the record for the longest-running live-action comedy series. Against all odds, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia has proven itself to be a massive success. It helped to launch the careers of its entire cast and ushered in a more twisted brand of comedy into the mainstream....

AI is the science and engineering of making intelligent machines, especially intelligent computer programs. The full form of AI is Artificial Intelligence. Artificial intelligence exists when a machine has a cognitive ability. The benchmark for AI is the human level concerning reasoning, speech, and vision. Are you interested in learning the Artificial Intelligence skills and looking for some excellent book that will help you skyrocket your AI expertise? Then you have come to the right place....

This December, the Skywalker saga at the core of the Star Wars franchise will be coming to a definitive end. Fans have been following the story of Luke and Leia’s bloodline for over 40 years now, so a lot is riding on the big finale. Long before J.J. Abrams rebooted the saga for Disney, and long before George Lucas divided his own fan base with a trio of prequel movies, we had the original trilogy....

Literally pitched as Home Alone meets Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the 3 Ninjas series was a fun and action-packed thrill ride for many children of the mid to late 90s. The series follows the adventures of Rocky, Colt, and Tum-Tum, a set of siblings trained in martial arts by their Grandfather (Victor Wong). While Colt (Max Elliott Slade) had the same actor for the first three films, the second saw Rocky (Michael Treanor) and Tum-Tum (Chad Power) replaced....

While the concept of full-blown movie stars is sort of fading, Brad Pitt is one of the few Hollywood figures that still fits into that category. Though he has largely avoided big franchise movies, he is an actor who can still draw an audience purely on his star power and that star power is mostly due to his ability to pick roles. Throughout his career, Pitt has shown a talent for choosing interesting projects from great filmmakers that really embrace his own talents as an actor....

With an eight film franchise, there were bound to be a few recasts along the way in the Harry Potterseries. Since many of the films came out before the book series was finished, some Harry Potter actors were cast when little information was known about their roles and where they’d end up. Even if the character they were playing had a name, if they didn’t have any lines or weren’t featured, they were just considered background actors and were cast accordingly....

Listen, we all love the Jedi, dashing rogues, walking carpets, and sarcastic space princesses that make up the Star Wars universe’s roster of heroes. At the end of the day, we all want to see the side of good come out on top and maybe rejoice in their victory with an elaborate series of celebrations that were in no way inserted at the last minute in order to somehow justify the existence of the prequel trilogy....

Mere days before Batman Day (the anniversary of Batman’s first appearance in Detective Comics #27), Zack Snyder revealed the first look at Batman’s Tactical Suit in the upcoming film, Justice League. It marks the fifth Batsuit worn by Bruce Wayne in the DC Extended Universe, of which three were seen in Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. It’s no secret that Batman has worn a variety of suits over the decades, not only in comics but also in film and on television....

Batman has built a reputation as a hero who is something of a loner. He sticks to the shadows, he shuts himself off from many of his personal relationships, and he’s so distrustful of other people that he creates contingency plans for how to debilitate even his closest allies. And yet even with the aura of solitude that surrounds Batman, he’s very reliant on other people to keep him alive....

The wide-spread ramifications of the success of the Pokémon anime cannot be understated. The Pokémon franchise helped bring the Japanese aesthetic into mainstream culture. If it weren’t for Pokémon, would we have ever gotten series like Dragon Ball Z or Yu-Gi-Oh? The success of the Pokémon games (coupled with the arrival of Final Fantasy VII around the same time) helped popularize JRPGs in the West. A lot of the media we consume today owes a great deal to Pikachu and his pals coming over from Japan....

It’s easy to fall in love with the fantasy of Outlander. With many profound characters, scenes, and personal journeys, it’s become a standout show with a deserved loyal following. Still, with such a complex historical timeline and series of magical elements, there are bound to be some glaring flaws. As we follow Claire and Jamie on an epic journey through time and many varied settings, questions start to bubble up. It’s bizarre how Claire gets away with certain things, and how some storylines never reach a full resolution, but not all characters act according to logic, either....

. We hope you are not sick of early iPhone prototypes just yet, because the monster Apple vs. Samsung trial is kicking off today and another prototype has hit the docket. This time, Apple is releasing images of its “purple” iPhone design from 2005. It actually has some, if not most, of the design elements of the iPhone 4 design, which Samsung accused Apple of lifting from Sony. This one, again, is labeled “iPod”....

Apple Watch Pride Edition bands are now available at Apple Stores. This year’s collection is highlighted at Apple Watch Display tables, in immersive designs at select flagship stores, and is the first to include packaging with App Clip functionality. Pride Edition Braided Solo Loop and Pride Edition Nike Sport Loop bands paired with the new Pride Woven and Nike Pride watch faces are featured with decals in rainbow colors. Customers can also try on the newest bands with help from a Specialist....

While the actual marketing requires time and personal attention, managing campaigns and influencer relationships doesn’t have to be so labor-intensive. Finding the right people to work with, monitoring campaigns, measuring success (or failure)—these are all important tasks. But that doesn’t mean they have to make big demands on your time. That’s what software is for. In the same way that accounting tools save you time in counting your money, leaving you free to focus on earning it, influencer marketing software reduce the time-suck of the administrative tasks that can distract you from reaching your goals....

Four movies - a DCEU entry, a Transformers spinoff, an anime adaptation and a Sherlock Holmes reimagining - are currently competing for the same December 2018 release weekend. Since Star Wars returned to the big screen in 2015 with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the franchise has dominated the Christmas window. However, with three massive end-of-year hits behind them, Disney/Lucasfilm is approaching 2018 a little bit differently. They’re taking a gamble on a May release date, and leaving multiple other films fighting over the increasingly crowded weekend of December 21....

Following is a handpicked list of Top YouTube Audio Ripper, with their popular features and website links. The list contains both open source (free) and commercial (paid) software. YouTube’s Terms of Service explicitly mention that users shouldn’t download videos, except where YouTube provides a download button or link on that particular video. Moreover, you are not permitted to download or make copies of any copyrighted YouTube Videos. If you get caught doing such activity, you could face some legal troubles like trials or fines....

Everybody’s upbringing is full of platitudes about failure and how it should make you stronger. If something does not work out the first time, don’t give up, there are always second chances and new opportunities awaiting. Even a lot of fiction in pop culture contains themes about failure, like how super heroes always lose once or twice before dusting themselves off to proclaim the ultimate victory in the final battle. These cliches are everywhere in film and television, but some actors do not live by this ideal and call it a day after a certain amount of failures....