Pocketnow Weekly 024: Motorola X, Nokia Windows Tablet, Apple Smart Watch, and More

Only seven billion remain following the Great Mayan Apocalypse of 2012, and three of them have joined forces in this new dystopian future-world to talk technology. Closing out 2012 is a tough endeavor, but thankfully the pre-holiday news explosion quickly gave way to a post-holiday news respite, and the resulting abbreviated topic list gives us a little breathing room at the tail end of this year. In this episode, we talk about the future of Windows RT tablets, the rumored Apple iOS-running smart watch, Motorola's mysterious "X" project, first impressions from a week with the Galaxy Camera, and of course our impressions of 2012 and our projections for 2013. All that, plus listener mail, jokes about parallel ports, and a quick slice of pre-show bloopers, after the break. Plug in, kick back, and treat those beautiful ears of yours to episode 024 of the Pocketnow Weekly. Send feedback, questions, and requests to podcast [AT] pocketnow [DOT] com. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google Plus to stay apprised of the latest episodes. Thanks for listening, and happy 2013! Pocketnow Weekly Episode 024 Recording Date 12/28/2012   Hosts Michael Fisher Brandon Miniman Anton D Nagy   Topic List   Podcast Preshow / Thought Thread (00:04:02) What company or product shaped your perspective the most in 2012? 2012 wrap-up thoughts from the team   Misc (00:15:29) Brandon Miniman on the archaic state of television in 2012 More Tablets Activated on Christmas Day Than Smartphones   Android (00:31:53) Samsung Galaxy Camera Software Tour AT&T Enhanced PTT: Guided Tour Motorola "X" Phone Rumored as 2013 Android Heavyweight   Windows 8/Windows Phone 8 (00:46:48) Windows RT Squeezes Its Way Onto HD2 New Details Emerge On Rumored Nokia Windows RT Tablet HTC Planning Not One, but Two Windows RT Tablets For Next Year?   iOS (01:00:00) Apple Rumored To Be Developing 1.5-Inch Smart Watch with Intel Got A New iPad Mini for Christmas? Colorize It!   Listener Mail (01:19:36) Steve Rodrigue asks about the prospects for non-iOS dock/accessory standardization in the future. ___ Thanks for listening! Tune in next week for more!