iPhone 13, New iPads, Bigger Watches: Unpacking the September Apple Event

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The Gear Patrol Podcast is our weekly roundtable discussion focused on products, their stories, and the culture surrounding them.

First, the biggest announcements from this week’s Apple Event–a typical maelstrom of devices and upgrades, but no real shockers. Mostly iterative (but impressive) upgrades, like a 1TB iPhone… Then we’ll talk about the Michelin Uptis: an airless tire that’s been expected for years. It’s objectively revolutionary, but what do we think about practical use-cases and what are we still wondering about? Lastly, Taco Bell wants their sauce packets back! The company has a new system that allows folks to return their empty plastic packets to be recycled.

Show Notes:

Episode Navigation:

• 03:20 – Deconstructing the September Apple Event
• 36:50 – Michelin Uptis Airless Tire
• 49:20 – Taco Bell’s Sauce Packet Recycling Program

Featured and Related:

• Everything Apple Announced at Today’s Big iPhone Event – Gear Patrol
• Smartphones May Be Too Good – NYT
• Michelin’s airless passenger car tires get their first public outing – New Atlas
• The TWEEL – radical new wheel technology (UPDATED) (2005) – New Atlas
• Michelin homepage for airless tire concept – Michelin
• UPTIS unveiled to the public (airless tire) – Michelin
• UPTIS homepage – Michelin
• The MICHELIN X Tweel Airless Radial Tire Family – Michelin
• MICHELIN X Tweel Airless Radial Tire – John Deere
• Why Airless Tires Are a Bad Idea – Valley Chevy Dealers
• Look Ma, no air! Checking out Michelin’s futuristic Uptis tires – Autoblog
• Airless Tires – Bridgestone
• Why GM and Michelin’s airless Uptis is the future of car and truck tires (2019) – CNET Roadshow
• GM and Michelin will bring airless tires to passenger cars by 2024 (2019) – Engadget
• Taco Bell Wants Your Old Sauce Packets So They Can Be Recycled – NPR
• TerraCycle website – TerraCycle
• Taco Bell Recycling Homepage – Taco Bell
• Don’t Let This Love Go To Waste. Give New Life To Taco Bell® Hot Sauce Packets Via Terracycle – Taco Bell
• The Plastic Problem Isn’t Your Fault, But You Can Be Part Of The Solution – NPR
• VIDEO: Is Recycling Worth It Anymore? People On The Front Lines Say Maybe Not – NPR

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