The team catches up on pre-WWDC rumors concerning MacBook Pros, the Apple TV and Siri.

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Simple Beep – e39 – The iMac G3

Upgrade #91: iMac Special - Relay FM

Tip: have iPhone’s LED flash light up when pinging it from your Apple Watch

Nexus 6P has a notification LED! : Android

Connected* Meetup

Our Apple Watch Honeycombs

Due — Reminders, Countdown Timers on the App Store

Optimus Maximus keyboard

Clockwise #138: You Know What You're Signing Up For - Relay FM

Accidental Tech Podcast: 171: WWDC Is Not Santa Claus

If Google’s right about AI, that’s a problem for Apple – Marco.org

Apple Opening Siri, Developing Echo Rival — The Information

Apple Working on Amazon Echo Competitor, Opening Siri Up to Developers - Mac Rumors

Source: New Apple TV will compete with Amazon Echo | VentureBeat | Bots | by Jordan Novet

Report: Next Apple TV will go up against Amazon Echo – 512 Pixels

Apple May Introduce Next-Gen Natural Language API in its Amazon Echo Competitor - Mac Rumors

Apple, Siri, and VocalIQ – MacStories