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3 weeks in a row. Must be the new show notes editor. On this week’s show, we discuss Apple’s stealth spring 2017 update.

• Apple Store Update
  • Product(RED) iPhone 7/7 Plus
    • Unboxing by MKBHD
  • “iPad” starts at $329 for 32 GB
    • A9, brighter Retina display, slightly thicker and heavier than outgoing Air 2.
    • The Curious State of Apple Product Pricing [aboveavalon.com]
    • The eMac
    • Not discussed, but along the lines of the new iPad being geared for education, Logitech announces a line of education-focused protective cases for the new iPad [9to5mac]
  • iPad mini 4 now only available in 128 GB, still at $399
  • iPhone SE now in 32 GB and 128 GB, no other changes
  • New Apple Watch bands
    • New colors, redesigned classic buckle, Nike watch bands available standalone
  • Clips
• Calendar woes
• Gruber’s thoughts “about that purported 10.5-inch iPad” [Daring Fireball]
• Tim Cook travels with only an iPad Pro and an iPhone [Independent]
• 1188 days (and counting) since last Mac Pro update [MacRumors Buyer’s Guide]
• Apple Stock at all-time high [Yahoo Finance]
• Behold the G4 Cube, Apple’s most epic computer ever [Macworld]
• Discord – Slack/Skype/TeamSpeak for gamers. It’s good!

We’re not missing (unlike Richard Simmons)! 2 weeks in a row. On this week’s episode:

• Follow-up
  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    • “a masterclass in open-world design and a watershed game that reinvents a 30-year-old franchise.” [IGN]
    • “open-world perfection.” [Kotaku]
    • This articulates Mike’s thoughts a little better [Forbes]
• Missing Richard Simmons
  • Mike is an idiot and called it “Finding Richard Simmons” a few times. It’s “Missing Richard Simmons.” But he’s right about Zelda. Best game of all time.
  • Missing Richard Simmons, The Morally Suspect Podcast [NYTimes]
  • Richard Simmons’s Disappearing Act Inspires a Hit Podcast [NYTimes]
  • Richard Simmons on TODAY Show. He’s fine. Trust him.  [today]
  • Missing Richard Simmons Is a Brilliant Podcast – So Far [vulture]
• S-Town – The new podcast from the ‘Serial’ team
• 1-2  Switch

We’re back discussing two early game of the year contenders and smelly TVs.

• Follow-up
  • Jason’s AirPods (again).
  • AIAIAI – Kickstarter
  • Beats Solo3
• Horizon: Zero Dawn
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  • BotW Physics – videogamedunkey [YouTube]
  • BotW Performance dock vs undocked- [Polygon]
• Thoughts on Nintendo Switch
  • Hardware problems [Polygon]
  • Wrist strap attachment getting stuck [Polygon]
  • Left Joy-Con de-syncing [Polygon]
  • Blaster Master Zero [Metacritic]
• The next Xbox (Scorpio)
• PS4 4.50 Firmware Out
• New 65″ 4K HDR TVs:
  • Mike’s TV – Hisense 65H8C
  • Jason’s TV – Samsung KS8000
• Jason’s question: Is there a price where you will not get the highest-end iPhone and if so, what is that price?