S02E027: Pre-order madness, more iPhone 8 and X minutia, a buyer's guide, the A11, 4K and more

Published: Sept. 18, 2017, 8:04 a.m.

This week, Charles and Mike cover the pre-order and imminent arrival of all the shiny new baubles, dig into the fine print on the new iPhones (take note, pundits: all THREE models!), get into the metric system, lambast crybaby ad industry apologists (and Apple's subsequent smackdown), Senator Al Franken's inquiry about Face ID privacy/security, the power behind the new A11 Bionic chip, and how not to have a hissy fit about the iPhone X's notch (which isn't even expected to be an issue for anyone until early next year). Also included (at no extra charge) are some new details about the Apple Watch, iTunes now rolling out 4K/HDR content early. This part wanders into talking about Star Trek: Discovery, the Orville, and the forerunner of The Orville, Quark. Strap on your nostalgia guards, cadets, this week we're looking forward *and* back at the same time! Wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey! If you'd like to hear Mike's recent appearance on WMAL (DC morning area), you can take a listen here: https://audioboom.com/posts/6300297-wmal-interview-mike-wuerthele-09-13-17.