About this episode
As the year comes to an end, it's time for the Fifth Annual Upgradies! Myke and Jason discuss their favorites of 2018, take the input of more than a thousand Upgradians, and hand out awards in numerous categories! Only the finest will walk away with the most coveted of titles: Upgradies Winner. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Pingdom : Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code UPGRADE to get 30% off. Luna Display : The only hardware solution that turns your iPad into a wireless display for your Mac. Use promo code UPGRADE at checkout for 10% off. Kane 11 : Premium socks in precisely your size. Get 20% off your first order. eero : Never think about WiFi again. Get $100 off the ‘Eero base unit and 2 beacons package’, and a year of eero Plus. Links and Show Notes: Upgradies.com – Check out every winner and runner-up in Upgradies History! Nominations: Best Overall iOS App Carrot Weather Ferrite Recording Studio Apollo for Reddit 1Password Overcast Best Newcomer iOS App Shortcuts Drafts 5 Apollo for Reddit Best Overall Mac App Audio Hijack OmniFocus Things 1Password Best Newcomer Mac App Home Agenda OmniFocus Drafts 5 Beta Game of the Year Pokemon: Let’s Go Alto’s Odyssey Spider-Man Red Dead Redemption 2 iOS Game of the Year holedown Alto’s Odyssey Stardew Valley Favourite Movie/ Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Black Panther Avengers: Infinity War Favourite TV Show: Patriot The Good Place Counterpart Favourite (Upgrade) Myke at the Movies Hamilton Totoro Aliens Avengers: Infinity War Favourite Book Typeset In The Future, by Dave Addey The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal Bad Blood, by John Carreyrou An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, by Hank Green Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda Favourite Apple Product iPad Pro 11 iPad Pro 12.9 Apple Watch Series 4 Favourite Non-Apple Product Brydge Keyboard TCL 65R617 TV Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Gen) Google Home Hub Google Pixel 3 Worst Gadget/Most Disappointing Tech Facebook Portal HomePod AirPower Favourite Tech Story The Continued Convergence of Tech Companies and Streaming Media SpaceX Tesla Roadster Launch Facebook’s Privacy Scandals Bloomberg’s ‘Big Hack’ Story Favourite Tech Screw-Up Bloomberg’s ‘Big Hack’ Story Amazon HQ2 AirPower Facebook’s Privacy Scandals Most Life-Changing Hardware Sage/Breville Barista Express Apple Pencil 2 2018 iPad Pro AirPods Apple Watch Favourite Tech Podcast Lifetime Achievement Award: ATP Connected Cortex The Talk Show Favourite Non-Tech Podcast Lifetime Achievement Award: The Flop House Wonderful The Good Place: The Podcast The Adventure Zone Hello Internet Do By Friday Favourite Podcast Newcomer Somehow I Manage The Good Place: The Podcast Automators Supercomputer Playing for Fun Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership