Episode 156 January 8, 2024

Happy 2024, and GO PACK GO! W-King bluetooth speakers; Destek headset; iPhone case in leather; portable battery with watch charger; Apple Watch saga; Tesla battery woes; Vision Pro updates; people give iPhone passwords away; AI can scan photos for data; creators are poisoning photos for AI; AI screening for autism; used electric cars are not popular; Almost AI glasses; Apple Store returns to north Charlotte area; SpaceX and T-Mobile are making plans; iPhone 15 pro can shoot spatial video; Skype aint what it used to be; sms spoofing can trap even careful users; TDK and Apple have a new battery tech.

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

Episode 155 December 18, 2023

Lots of tech websites run commercials as news; Bluetooth speakers; Flight Update app, Flighty, and iMessage?; cases for air pods (yuk) and tag holder; attach your AirPods (didn’t we move away from that); Leather wallet cases and pop sockets; Apple Watches may not be available in the US after Christmas; Air pods on keys; Charging phones and AirPods ; External drives and iPhones, there are issues; TV OS17.2 has some changes; You can get pretty good 3d viewers with VR headset and your iPhone; More Chinese government buildings are banning iPhones (Note:we ban Chinese phones too); China is leading the Electronic Vehicle technology race right now, and maybe for the future; Hot Rocks store energy; Anker makes battery systems for car backup and homes.

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Episode 154 December 12, 2023

USB C Peripherals, is Vision Pro a Mac killer; Girls state coming to Apple TV+; Its the year of Taylor Swift; will iPhone 16 add optical zoom to tetraprizm; Apple modems in Macs…Maybe; New Apple TV device on the horizon; iMessage to support RCS, Duh; Apple Classical now native on iPad; Apple Spatial video viewer for iPhone is coming from many places; Apple and Goldman Sachs want a divorce; Rumor has it that there will be multiple version of second gen Apple Vision device; Qi2 is now supported for iPhone 13 and greater; iPhone SE4 is expected in 2024; iPad line is confusing, expect changes soon.

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

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)