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246: Gateway Smart Speaker

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Sep 27, 2019

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With a host of new Amazon products, and some updates to Oculus Quest, surely we won't have time to talk about Apple stuff this week! Right?

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Sep 27, 2019

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Countdown to excitement! Every week Christina Warren, Brianna Wu and Simone de Rochefort have accelerated geek conversation. Tech, comics, movies, games and books, no galaxy is off limits! Hosted by Christina Warren, Simone De Rochefort, and Brianna Wu.

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Rocket 4: I Cannot Be Left Shark: A fight breaks out on Rocket this week, as your intredpid hosts try to decide which one of them is the 'Left Shark' After this, Christina fills us in on what happened at TUAW, Brianna ponders driverless Taxis and Simone gives her superbowl recap. by Rocket
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Rocket 13: Is Gold Best?: This week on Rocket your hosts are back to discuss Apple Watch reviews (and the order process), Christina's review of the new MacBook and how Orange is the New Black portrays female sexuality. by Rocket
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Rocket 38: Red Carpet Ready: After a very ... special ... reading, the Rocket trio dive into Peeple, OS X El Capitan, Metal on the Mac, note taking applications, and Bri's time at the Oculus Connect 2 event and reflections on the future of the gaming industry. by Rocket
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Rocket 24: Peak Christina: Bri, Christina and Simone discuss Apple removing Apps containing the confederate flag from the App Store, Talyor Swift laying the smack down on Apple (obviously), and Christina's Seinfeld crusade. by Rocket
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Rocket 22: On Demand Lifestyle: Following WWDC 2015, Simone joins Brianna and Christina (who are recording together in person), to talk about Apple Music, Metal, and Christina's interview of Tim Cook. by Rocket
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Rocket 17: I Can Run for President!: This week Christina get's to (finally) talk about getting her own Apple Watch, before your hosts discuss Carly Fiorina's Presidential run, the struggle for women running tech companies, using Periscope to watch boxing, and Avengers: Age of Ultron. by Rocket
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Rocket 30: A Beautiful Disaster: This week, the Rocket crew talk about Christina's One Direction experience, how Android can move forward from recent security vulnerabilities and ongoing carrier woes, Reddit's banning of a group of offensive subreddits and Time's article about VR. by Rocket
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Rocket 34: Fine Piece of Machinery: This week, Brianna, Christina, and a post-PAX Simone talk about iOS 9's new transit data, Google's new logo, and new reports about the NSA and Apple. by Rocket
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Rocket 36: The Wheel Works Better: This week on the Rocket docket: iOS 9, Simone's ancient iPad, content blockers, Apple News, XOXO and more. by Rocket
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Rocket 3: Representative Warren Has No Comment: Rocket is firing on all thrusters this week! Simone tells us if Microsoft's bold new iOS apps make them relevant in mobile again. Brianna argues the Ghostbusting industry should hire more women. Christina analyzes Riot's new psychological tricks for DOTA. by Rocket
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Rocket 15: Have You Not Heard about My Frog Suit?: After a dramatic reading from a very peculiar book, your trio of hosts go on to discuss Google's 'Project Fi' and the value of streaming video services. by Rocket
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Rocket 23: Guardian of the Velociraptors: This week your terrific trio discuss Uber paying expenses for drivers, new Ghostbusters toys for girls, and Jurassic World. by Rocket
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Rocket 42: I Don't Want to See Real Life: Brianna and Simone are joined by Yasmine Evjen to talk about the Nexus 6P and Android Marshmallow, Brianna’s involvement in the SXSW disaster, The New York Times; Google Cardboard program, and Christina's trip to the afterlife. by Rocket
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Rocket 20: The Hiking Simulator: This week Brianna and Simone are joined by John Siracusa. They talk about the potential future of virtual reality in gaming and computing, strings of text that can crash iMessage, and have a spoiler-free discussion of 'Tomorrowland'. by Rocket
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