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    #86: The 2019 CES Draft

    January 10th, 2019 · 62 minutes

    The Consumer Electronics Show is, as always, a flood of new technology, corporate announcements, products that will never ship, and embarrassing garbage. How better to sum it all up than with a draft? In this episode, we choose the top stories of the week, then move on to pick some vaporware and the worst story of the show. But don't worry, in the end we've got some fuzzy CES puppies to cheer you up. Is that fresh bread I smell?

    Guest Starring: Florence Ion and Mikah Sargent

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    Links and Show Notes

    Every new HomeKit-enabled device announced at CES | iMore
    Google Assistant Connect makes adding Assistant easier - 9to5Google
    LG’s groundbreaking roll-up TV is going on sale this year - The Verge
    CES AirPlay, HomeKit, and Accessory Roundup, Part 1 – MacStories
    A woman pumped breast milk on the CES show floor. So what?
    Impossible Burger 2.0 Taste Test: Shockingly Good
    Intel demonstrates 10nm Ice Lake processor, promises PCs will ship with it later this year - The Verge
    Bose invented a noise-canceling system for your car - The Verge
    There Are Not One, But Three Companies That Will Paint Your Cat on Your Fingernail
    iMore on Instagram: “The ARTPRO NAIL from O'2 Nails is an inkjet printer FOR YOUR FINGERNAILS! 💅🏽💅🏽 #nailart #ces2017”
    CES 2019: Robotic suitcases back (and ... maybe better?) at this year's show | ZDNet
    The Craziest Cars and Futuristic Vehicles of CES 2019 - PCMag
    Bell’s hybrid-electric flying car will be available via Uber by the ‘mid-2020s’ - The Verge
    This machine will fold your laundry for you | TechRadar
    Sony's latest project tackles immersive, 3D audio - Android Authority
    The smart diaper has entered the building at CES 2019 - CNET
    Royal Flush: Hands-On with Kohler’s $8,000 Alexa Toilet
    Audi spins out Holoride to put VR in every car | TechCrunch
    AT&T's Android phones now lie about having 5G
    AT&T gets burned by rivals over its fake 5G network
    AT&T wireless CEO on fake 5G complaints: ‘that makes me smile’ - The Verge
    CES Gave A Sex Toy An Award, And Then Disqualified It…Because It’s A Sex Toy
    CES Rescinds Innovation Award For Vibrator, Calling it "Obscene" | Inverse
    Bread-making robot makes everyone at CES 2019 trash their no-carb New Year resolutions - CNET
    CES 2019 has LavvieBot litter box: A smart place for cats to poop - CNET
    Lovot is the first robot I can see myself getting attached to - The Verge
    Mikah Sargent ☃️ (@mikahsargent) | Twitter
    Florence "U4EA" Ion (@Ohthatflo) | Twitter