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This week: the force is looking very strong with the new Star Wars movie; live football may be coming to the Apple TV; the tvOS app store hits a major milestone; why you shouldn't expect 3D touch in the next iPad Air; and with 2016 on the horizon, we’ll review our favorite games, gadgets, and books of 2015.  Hit play, you must!
 
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We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for all the great music you hear in today's show.
 
On the show this week
@erfon / @bst3r / @lkahney
 
Intro - You too can wookie!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8aEDaeBMyI
 
Star Wars is back: The Force Awakens is as awesome as you hoped it would be
http://www.cultofmac.com/402222/star-wars-is-back-the-force-awakens-is-as-awesome-as-you-hoped-it-would-be/
 
tvOS App Store After One Month: 2,624 Apps in Total, Entertainment Apps Most Popular With Consumers
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/12/10/tvos-app-store-stats-after-one-month 
 
Apple expected to bid on Thursday Night Football streaming deal - buster
 
Apple Working on Scalable 3D Touch Technology for Future iPads and iPhones
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/12/15/apple-scalable-3d-touch-tech-future-devices/
 
Our favorite stuff from 2015
 
Buster - Lilith’s Brood
http://amzn.to/1T5mt8V
 
Erfon - Super Mario Maker
http://amzn.to/1OcbX1o
 
Leander - Amazon Echo
http://amzn.to/1T5mkCf