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A weekly talk show ruminating on exactly what is wrong in the world of Apple and related technologies and businesses. Nothing is so perfect that it can't be complained about. Hosted by Dan Benjamin & John Siracusa.
Hypercritical #49: Pinching the Harmonica
January 6, 2012 at 7:15pm • Short URL • Wiki Entry
John Siracusa and Dan Benjamin discuss iPad use by three-year-olds, why non-gamers might consider the “Xbox” name a proxy for all of console gaming, the Wii generational hardware conundrum, and finally, an extremely long and obsessively detailed walk through the history of console game controllers, culminating in a rant about something that almost all other gamers love unconditionally.
This episode is sponsored by MailChimp and Shopify.
Notes Sponsored by HelpSpot.
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