Accidental Tech Podcast

657: Ears Are Weird


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  • Marco 0️⃣ → 1️⃣
  • 🗣️ It’s St. Jude time again! 🗣️
    • Podcastathon 2025: Friday, noon → midnight EDT
    • Stephen Hackett said the foldable will be the “iPhone Ultra”
    • μm is a “micron”
    • The iPhone Air battery pack does have a USB-C port after all
    • iPhone 17 Pro requires a new adapter to charge at full speed
      • Apple 40W Dynamic Power Adapter
      • Anker Nano 45W charger
      • A19 vs. A19 Pro
      • A19 Pro benchmarks
      • The N1 is in every new iPhone
      • The whole of the iPhone Air is in the camera plateau
        • Large image
        • Casey’s memory problems corner
          • ATP #655 (Overcast timestamp link)
          • The mmWave antenna window is back
            • Background
            • Logo placement on Apple’s cases
              • Clear Case with MagSafe
              • TechWoven Case with MagSafe
              • Some funny renders from iPhone case makers
              • Theories about the iPhone 17 Pro colors
                • Every masterpiece has its cheap copy
                • Luke Skywalker
                • University of Virginia
                • Denver Broncos
                • Auburn University
                  • 2021 impactful boosters
                  • iPhone Air
                    • Will it bend?
                      • Joz (& Ternus) with an incredible [lack of] flex
                      • 17 was a last-second decision? (via Sam Henri Gold)
                      • Max Tech’s discoveries
                        • The Air does not have stereo speakers
                        • The Dynamic Island is lower than on other phones
                        • The USB-C port is not vertically centered
                          • Image
                          • No Cinematic Mode video, including the selfie camera
                          • The new selfie camera is actually a 24MP sensor
                          • No LiDAR scanner
                          • Air & 17 non-Pro are limited to USB 2
                            • USB 2.0
                            • Every new iPhone screen has the same specifications, save size/resolution
                              • Apple iPhone comparison page
                              • iPhones 17 can now toggle screen flickering off
                                • Pulse-width modulation
                                • 9to5Mac’s coverage
                                • PWM sensitive subreddit
                                • Apple Watch
                                  • Satellite data requires a cellular plan
                                  • Jason & Greg Pierce agree
                                  • Is “24-hour” battery claim because of a change in measurement?
                                  • Underscore’s observations about the Ultra
                                    • Apple Watch battery
                                    • AirPods
                                      • Ear shapes (via Tirial)
                                      • About that “2×” noise reduction
                                        • AirPods product page
                                        • The new AirPods Pro case is not smaller
                                        • “New generation of Ultra Wideband technology” is the U2 chip
                                        • Live translation is on-device (not in ☁️)
                                        • Live translation is blocked for EU users with EU Apple Accounts
                                          • Apple feature availability
                                          • Safari on iOS 26’s compact toolbar
                                          • Tahoe Toolbars (via Zhenyi Tan)
                                          • * Frosting download link
                                            * Frosting test page
                                          • Post-show: John’s red dot
                                          • Members-only ATP Overtime: Alterego and “thought to text” translation
                                            • How artificial intelligence gave a paralyzed woman her voice back
                                              • A high-performance neuroprosthesis for speech decoding and avatar control
                                              • Meet the Little Brain Region that Helps You Say What’s on Your Mind
                                                • Speech sequencing in the human precentral gyrus
                                                • Scientists develop interface that “reads” thoughts from speech-impaired patients
                                                • Alterego
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                                                    Accidental Tech PodcastBy Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa

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