Episode 153 November 20, 2023

Apple Vision prep with 3D content in Apple TV app; The EU is finally forcing Apple to allow side loading; Google maps integrates AI features, but I am not sure I can tell; Apple may test it in-house cellular modems in MacBooks first; RCS on an iPhone may make communication with the “Green bubble” people easier; Surprise, Apple wants to make its own WiFi, Bluetooth, Camera Sensor etc.

Conversations on technology and tech adjacent subjects with two and sometime three generations of tech nerds. New shows on (mostly)

Episode 152 October 31, 2023

Scary Fast Event; M3-M3Pro-M3Max everything is faster except memory bandwidth? The mix of Power and Efficiency cores changed in the Max chip; They will ship on Nov.7th so we will know more then. They add WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 to all. The 13” Mac Pro and Touch Bar are gone; the 14” now has an M3 version for $1599, $200 more than the 13” Mac Pro it replaces; The 14” & 16” now come in black if you get a Pro or Max CPU; Memory now maxes out at 128gb; The M3 support 2TB of storage, the Pro and Max go to 8gb. The iMac get the M3 as an update as well. No “Pro” iMac. A fully loaded 16” MacBook Pro sells for $7200; Displays in MacBook Pros are now brighter

Conversations on technology and tech adjacent subjects with two and sometime three generations of tech nerds. New shows on (mostly)

Episode 151 October 23, 2023

We had a recording Issue at 00:55:23 where Jacks voice drops out. This also occurred last week, and we are troubleshooting the issue. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Adobe Primrose, is that dress blue or yellow? Android has a bad virus app that you should know about; The Government is setting the stage to remove gas cars; iOS 17.1 RC 2 was out last week; will there be an iPad Air Max? Generative Ai coming to iOS next year; Apple may skip folding phones to give us a folding iPad; Vision Pro gearing up manufacturing, while the design has had some changes; AI voices have gotten so good, congress is considering laws to limit its use. Bloomberg says an apple event will happen at the end of the month.

Conversations on technology and tech adjacent subjects with two and sometime three generations of tech nerds. New shows on (mostly)

Episode 150 October 16, 2023

Apple Vision? No Pro… Next Apple TV and why you may not use an Apple TV; Apple Air tags are they really the stalkers dream tech; Israel Tech how it is being used in the war and what effect it will have on you; AI for parents and the Catholic Church; iPhone Pro Max still having issues, or is it iOS 17? Passkeys are no panacea; Google is in the courtroom; the eclipse and a road trip.

Conversations on technology and tech adjacent subjects with two and sometime three generations of tech nerds. New shows on (mostly)

Episode 149 October 9, 2023

Shortwave radio is till alive; New Macs in October? Amazon savings days have good prices on AirPods Pro; Touchscreen iMac circa 1999; Warren Buffett has half of Berkshire Hathaway in Apple Stock; Some Apple Watch tricks that only half seem right; iOS 17.0.3 fixes heat issues; iPhone 15 Pro Max is a really, really good camera; angular eclipse this weekend and the iPhone 15 will be there; solar power.

Conversations on technology and tech adjacent subjects with two and sometime three generations of tech nerds. New shows on (mostly)

Episode 148 October 5, 2023

Girl saves the last male lizard, Windows copilot is looking to change how we compute, MacOS 14 is here but not all Macs can use it; third party camera apps can make better pictures, they can make worse ones too; iOS 17.0.3 is here and it keeps things cool; Twelve years ago today Steve Jobs dies; Porsche says they are all in on car play unlike some others. Electric cars and gas prices.

Conversations on technology and tech adjacent subjects with two and sometime three generations of tech nerds. New shows on (mostly)

Episode 147 September 25, 2023

Todd’s iPhone 15 Pro Max experience; iPhone 15 Pro Max durability tests; Pegatron fire in India halts iPhone assembly; Duck Duck Go has a point, but is it illegal; Apple lets you limit charging your phone to 80%, but Todd does not care, should you? Blackmagic releases new “professional video” app; iPhone SE is available for $149 if you want it locked to simple mobile as your service provider; Apple continuity is why they are hard to beat; Apple’s sports plans don’t do it for me and I wish they would stop trying to make me care about soccer.

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Episode 146 September 18, 2023

It’s the moment of inertia stupid, MagSafe batteries will likely return, Google will not repair pixel watches, iPhone 15 will let you charge air pods and Apple Watches if you have the cables with you, spatial video will fake the distance between your eyes, Tim Cook and Todd like the natural Titanium, iPhone 15 pro’s slip to October deliveries fast, and iPhone 15 pro max is now shipping in November, iOS 17 ships today (Sep. 18) and has lots of cool new features that owners of older phones will get to use, and a few they won’t. Apparently in Seoul South Korea, folding phones are everywhere but we are not convinced; Tesla has announced a new version 3 of its power wall; Carbon neutral is not a real thing; the French said iPhone 14’s were bad, the Dutch say they are wrong, guess who apple agrees with? However, apple is shipping a software update anyway.

Conversations on technology and tech adjacent subjects with two and sometime three generations of tech nerds. New shows on (mostly) MONDAYS!