The Talk Show With John Gruber

436: ‘Financial Boner’, With Tyler Hayes

Special guest: Tyler Hayes. Topics include how to get a small phone today, which way foldables should fold, the state of Apple TV (including its new “sonic logo”), and some holiday gift gadget recommendations. Sponsored by: Clic for Sonos : No lag. No hassle. Just Clic. Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code talkshow . Transcripts: Unofficial but surprisingly good . Links: This Week The Trend . Tyler on the flip-style Motorola Razr as a small phone solution . DF: “ Tyler Hayes Suggests Trying a Flip-Style Foldable If You Want a Smaller Phone ”. Tyler: “ Apple TV Is Finally Worth $99 Per Year ”. Ad Age: “ Apple TV’s Colorful New Branding Was Built With Glass and Captured In-Camera ”. Aura Ink , $500 e-paper picture frame. Chargers: Anker Nano 70W 3-port charger — $50, on sale for $32 if you act fast. Nomad’s excellent “slim” chargers , in 40W (one port), 65W (two ports), and 100W (two ports) — I think the 65W one is the sweet spot. Nomad’s Wallet Tracking Card, compatible with Find My . (Not mentioned on the show, but very cool — Tyler and I both own one and recommend them.). Sharge’s Pixel 100W and 140W chargers , with cool fat-pixel dot-matrix displays on the side. The Sigma BF , a gorgeous, minimal L-mount camera. $2,200 at B&H Camera . Tyler’s August issue of This Week The Trend that mentioned it . Govee Smart Christmas Lights . This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

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