As the year ends, Nilay, Dieter, Paul, and Ross gather together from across the country via Skype to sit down and bring up what\u2019s been troubling them this week. Nilay can\u2019t stand Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s video about his home AI, Dieter doesn\u2019t know what laptop to take to CES, Paul feels that emoji is too totalitarian, and Ross...is already in holiday mode.\nGrab a glass of eggnog (from justthenog.com) and sit beside the fire with your favorite tech luminaries of 2016. \n\n04:11 - Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s \u201csmart home\u201d\n\n14:56 - Rogue One talk (level 4 spoilers 16:51-18:01)\n\n17:59 - laptops \n\n22:42 - Apple, Macbook batteries, and new desktops\n\n26:23 - Emoji consortium \n\n28:52 - AirPods review\n\n34:58 - Android Wear\n\n43:34 - CES 2017 predictions \n\n55:08 - Paul's weekly segment "WebOS still exists, Dieter. Are you sad?"\n\n59:19 - Dieter note\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices