About this episode
With a little help from their Relay FM co-hosts, Myke and Jason present awards to the best (and worst) of the year in the second annual Upgradies. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Hover : Simplified Domain Management. Use code 'UPGRADIES' for 10% off your first purchase. TextExpander, from Smile : Improve your communication with TextExpander. Links and Show Notes: Nominees for Best iOS App: Slack Notes.app Outlook Graphic, by Autodesk Procreate Tweetbot 4 2Do Nominees for Best Newcomer iOS App: Pigment Ferrite You Must Build a Boat Copied Carrot Weather 2Do Dragon Anywhere Nominees for Best Mac App: 1Password Logic Pro X Ulysses Day One Fantastical 2 Nominees for Best Newcomer Mac App: Fantastical 2 Audio Hijack 3 Visual Studio Code Tweetbot Photos.app Nominees for Best Game: Rocket League Splatoon Runbow Rise of the Tomb Raider Star Wars Battlefront Destiny Nominees for Best iOS Game: Alto's Adventure Pac-Man 256 Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes Kingdom Rush Badland 2 Oceanhorn Nominees for Favo(u)rite Movie: Star Wars: The Force Awakens The Martian Inside Out Entourage Nominees for Favo(u)rite Myke at the Movies : Say Anything Raiders of the Lost Ark Nominees for Favo(u)rite Book: Becoming Steve Jobs The Goblin Emperor Station Eleven Fear the Sky The Golem and the Jinni The Scott Harvath Series The Expanse Series Nominees for Favo(u)rite Gadget: Apple Pencil Apple Watch Apple Lightning Digital AV Adapter iPhone 6S Plus DXO One iPad Pro Nominees for Best Non-Apple Gadget of the Year: Sphero BB-8 Breville Tea Maker New Nintendo 3DS Sugr Cube Amazon Fire TV Stick Raspberry Pie Zero Nominees for Worst Gadget/Most Disappointing Tech: Logitech MX Master Macbook (One) Keyboard Apple Music Apple Watch Tile Coin Withings Home Camera Nominees for Favo(u)rite Tech Story Jack Dorsey's Return to Twitter Federico Viticci's iPad Pro Review The Ashley Madison Hack Taylor Swift and Apple Music Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos compete for Space Swift goes Open Source Nominees for Favo(u)rite Tech Screw Up: Blackberry CEO attempting to demo the Priv Aaron Rodgers Throwing a Surface Apple Music Jimmy Iovine Thinking Women Need Help Finding Music Mac App Store Certificates The Time Magazine VR Cover Nominees for Favo(u)rite Non-Tech Podcast: The Flop House Reconcilable Differences Roderick on the Line Rebel Force Radio Nominees for Favo(u)rite Tech Podcast: ATP Upgrade The Talk Show The Incomparable Cortex Nominees for Favo(u)rite Podcast Newcomer: Reconcilable Differences The Flash Flashcast Design Life Built in Motion Defocused Cortex Nominees for Best Holiday Gift: Cocktail Making Tools Sphero BB-8 Marvel Unlimited iPad Mini 4 Foot Cardigan Mahabis Slippers Beats Headphones Nominees for Most Life-Changing Hardware: iPad Pro Apple Watch Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership My Must-Have iOS Apps, 2015 Edition – MacStories Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens | The Incomparable Liftoff #5: The Martian - Relay FM Tickle - Visual Programming of Robots, Drones, Arduino, and Scratch Games on the App Store Clockwise #117: Sunset My Brain - Relay FM