February 19, 2026

Connected 591: Find Your Lost Stephen

1 hour 17 minutes

The guys look ahead to Apple's March 4 event, talk through iOS 26.4 Beta 1, and ponder a world where Apple makes an AI-powered pendant.

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback OpenClaw Creator Peter Steinberger Joins OpenAI - MacStories GameSir is making a GameHub app for Mac. | The Verge NPC: Next Portable Console and NPC XL - MacStories Foveated Streaming | Apple Developer Documentation Apple Announces Special Event in New York, London, and Shanghai on March 4 - MacRumors Apple Announces a March 4th Press Event - MacStories Apple’s March launch may include multiple days of press releases with no keynote, per rumor - 9to5Mac Someone Tell John Ternus This Would Be a Terrible Crime - 512 Pixels Upgrade #603: Recalibrate the Quality Bar - Relay iOS 26.4 beta 1: Here are the new iPhone features - 9to5Mac The Sentence Returns with iOS 26.4, Sort of - MacStories iOS 26.4 Beta Tidbits: Hidden Features You May Have Missed - MacRumors Apple Ramps Up Work on Glasses, Pendant and Camera AirPods for AI Era - Bloomberg