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#358: Apple Watch Extreme or Whatever
June 21st, 2021 · 101 minutes
This week we talk the future of the Apple Watch--new materials, new shapes, and all the sensors Apple wants to put on your body--and the risks Apple might face by not learning the right lessons about its corporate culture.
#357: Collaborative Calculating
June 14th, 2021 · 101 minutes
WWDC 2021 is over! This week we discuss a lot of the hidden details of Apple's announcements, and share our first reactions to using the first developer betas. (Jason isn't mad at Safari, just disappointed.)
#356: This Is Not for You, Developers
June 8th, 2021 · 143 minutes
Myke and Jason break down the WWDC 2021 keynote, which brought Apple's various devices together in some surprising ways. Were the changes to iPadOS exciting or disappointing? Are we excited about Shortcuts on the Mac? Will Focus modes keep us focused?
#355: The WWDC Keynote Draft 2021
May 31st, 2021 · 93 minutes
It’s time for our sixth annual competition regarding what will happen at Apple's WWDC keynote! Is this the year iPadOS gets all the love? Will there be Mac hardware? Can Myke and Jason figure out the future of HomeKit and watchOS?
#354: Even Safari Knows It's Yellow
May 24th, 2021 · 93 minutes
Jason reviews the new iPad Pro, Myke reviews the new 24-inch iMac, and the future of Apple silicon might be coming into focus.
#353: Orange iMac in My Orange Office
May 18th, 2021 · 103 minutes
Jason's been using an orange 24-inch iMac for the last week and we've got his review. Also, Apple Music goes for high quality and spatial audio, WarnerMedia is on the move again, and Jeff Bezos is a television genius.
#352: Living Inside an Orange
May 10th, 2021 · 82 minutes
This week Myke and Jason debate the form of future Mac laptops, discuss Apple and Epic's first week in court (complete with angry emails!), and then imagine what's next for iOS and iPadOS.
#351: Long Hair Is In, Disco Is Back
May 3rd, 2021 · 100 minutes
This week we cover Apple's record-breaking product sales, as well as the clouds on the horizon--a global semiconductor shortage, the EU's ruling against it, and the arrival of the Epic Games court case.
#350: The Time for Color is Now
April 26th, 2021 · 95 minutes
Apple's Colleen Novielli and Navpreet Kaloty visit the show to discuss the new 24-inch iMac in depth. Then Jason and Myke discuss the positioning of the new iPad Pro, and what it means that Apple has given it an M1 processor.
#349: Six Colors and Not a Color
April 20th, 2021 · 87 minutes
New iMacs and iPads! The long-anticipated debut of AirTags! Podcast subscriptions! A new Apple TV remote! Ted Lasso's secret shortbread recipe! Fresh from viewing Apple's latest event, Jason and Myke break down all the announcements.