220: ‘$270 Worth of Unneeded Keyboards’ With Jim Dalrymple

Special guest Jim Dalrymple returns to the show. Topics include the litany of problems with MacBook keyboards, speculation regarding why Apple’s AirPower multi-device charging mat still isn’t shipping, Google’s proposal to replace SMS with a new protocol that isn’t encrypted, and more.

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• Matias Laptop Pro keyboard.
• “Chat” — Google’s proposed successor to SMS.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.