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#16: The 2014 Upgradies

December 29th, 2014 · 142 minutes

This episode of Upgrade plays host to the first ever 'Upgradies' awards! Jason and Myke talk about some of their favourite gadgets, games and podcasts of the year, amongst many other categories.

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Links and Show Notes

2013-06-13 at 15-45-13


Six Colors: 'The Wire' is coming to high definition
Six Colors: HBO releases 'The Wire' in HD
This is what The Wire looks like in HD | The Verge
Amazon.co.uk: David Simon: Books, Biogs, Audiobooks, Discussions
Turning This Car Around
My Cup of Tea — The Magazine
PlugBug World - Twelve South
Overcast: Podcast Player on the App Store on iTunes
Editorial on the App Store on iTunes
Connected #19: Click on the Blue E - Relay FM
Append to Clipboard Workflow Action
Superfaver Workflow
Mac App Store - Fantastical - Calendar and Reminders
Bare Bones Software | BBEdit 11
Mailbox
Our favorite third-party email app for OS X - The Sweet Setup
Virtual #19: No Time for Pig Punching - Relay FM
Roll7 | OlliOlli
Official Site - Mario Kart 8 for Wii U - Home
Threes! on the App Store on iTunes
Crossy Road - Endless Arcade Hopper on the App Store on iTunes
Rules! on the App Store on iTunes
Space Age: A Cosmic Adventure on the App Store on iTunes
Monument Valley on the App Store on iTunes
Flappy Golf on the App Store on iTunes
The Incomparable | I Am Groot (Episode 207)
The Incomparable | The Cloud is Run by Hydra (Episode 190)
The Golem and the Jinni: Helene Wecker
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch): Ann Leckie
Station Eleven: Emily St. John Mandel
LIFX - the smart wifi light bulb
Mini | TiVo
5by5 | The Prompt #56: Stephen for Calendars
Tim Cook: 'I'm Proud to Be Gay' - Businessweek
I Liked Everything I Saw on Facebook for Two Days. Here's What It Did to Me | WIRED
Amazon.com: Yes Man Film Tie-In eBook: Danny Wallace: Kindle Store
Uber’s Worst Screw-Ups | TechCrunch
Hello Internet
H.I. #16: The Worst Topic for a Podcast — Hello Internet
The Flop House
Episode #133 – Bullet to the Head The Flop House
Accidental Tech Podcast
Accidental Tech Podcast: 96: The Windows of Siracusa County
Analog(ue) - Relay FM
The Rebound: A tech podcast
Clockwise - Relay FM
Analog(ue) #5: The Only Way Out Is Through - Relay FM
5by5 | Isometric
Defocused - Defocused Podcast
Ep. 21: "Cats Per Mango" - Defocused - Defocused Podcast