Connected

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Solotop for Apple Vision Pro – Etsy Here's why Apple removed the first Game Boy emulator from the App Store - 9to5Mac NES Emulator for iPhone and iPad Now Available on App Store [Removed] - MacRumors Delta on the App Store Play and manage Game Boy cartridges on your PC | GB Operator Third-party iPhone app store AltStore PAL is now live in Europe - The Verge Quizzipedia — quintessential quizzy questions, quantified Humane AI Pin review: the post-smartphone future isn’t here yet - The Verge The Worst Product I've Ever Reviewed... For Now - YouTube Humane AI Pin reviews - The Verge The good, the bad, and the Humane AI Pin | The Vergecast - YouTube Upgrade #508: You’re Judging It Wrong - Relay FM Humane AI Pin review: the post-smartphone future isn’t here yet - The Verge Humane Changelog | Humane Do Bad Reviews Kill Companies? - MKBHD - YouTube MKBHDs For Everything – Stratechery by Ben Thompson Daring Fireball: Nominee for Claim Chowder of the Year 2024: Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 2023 Award for Humane's AI Pin Can You Trust MKBHD? - MKBHD - YouTube EUies March 2024 • The Rickies Rickipedia — the EUies Schiller doesn't know whether the App Store is profitable; no notes – 9to5mac Limitless HomeKit Gadgets: The MacStories Team Collection - MacStories

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback The Sad Story of the Centris – 512 Pixels iPadOS 17.5 confirms new display for next-gen iPad Pro – 9to5mac New iPad Pro and iPad Air launch likely set for second week of May, expect iPad Pro price increases - 9to5Mac Automattic Acquires Messaging Integrator Beeper - MacStories Automattic Acquires Interoperable Messaging Service Texts - MacStories Beeper & Texts | Matt Mullenweg Stephen in Traffic Liftoff #54: Live from the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse - Relay FM Man shows eclipse to his fish : r/pics Apple Amends App Review Guidelines to Permit Game Emulators and Make Other Changes - MacStories Apple researchers develop AI that can 'see' and understand screen context | VentureBeat Ferret-UI: Grounded Mobile UI Understanding with Multimodal LLMs Apple's AI Ambition: Meet Ferret Apple struck deal with Shutterstock to license millions of images for AI training - 9to5Mac Apple Seeking Deal to License Billions of Images to Train AI Models - MacRumors AI-generated Content on Shutterstock: Contributor FAQ - Shutterstock Contributor Support and FAQs Jony Ive and Sam Altman’s AI Device Startup in Funding Talks With Emerson, Thrive — The Information Jony Ive and OpenAI's Sam Altman Seeking Funding for Personal AI Device - MacRumors The Rabbit R1 is an AI-powered gadget that can use your apps for you - The Verge What is Ai Pin? - Humane - YouTube

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Apple to Launch New iPad Pro and iPad Air Models in May - MacRumors Shortcuts Wishlist (2024 Edition) – AppStories Casey Liss: AirPlay Settings A first look at Europe’s alternative iPhone app stores - The Verge A First Look at AltStore in the EU - MacStories Apple researchers develop AI that can 'see' and understand screen context | VentureBeat ReALM: Reference Resolution As Language Modeling – PDF iOS 17.5 beta 1: Here's everything new - 9to5Mac Apple Releases Spatial Personas Betas to visionOS 1.1 Users - MacStories My Spatial Persona Impressions (Updated) – 512 Pixels Vision Pro Chronicles: My Custom 'Dual Knit Open' Setup for Maximum Comfort and Awareness - MacStories Apple Vision Pro Optional Top Strap Design Revealed – UploadVR Open Face System for the Apple Vision Pro - Etsy Comfytop for Apple Vision Pro Solo Knit Top & Bobo VR Adapters developer Strap Compatible - Etsy

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Paperlike's iPad Screen Protector Understanding the DOJ's Antitrust Complaint Against Apple - MacStories Upgrade #505: Abolish Drafts: The 2024 iPad Draft - Relay FM Understanding the DOJ's Antitrust Complaint Against Apple - MacStories U.S. versus Apple: A first reaction – Six Colors Upgrade #505: Abolish Drafts: The 2024 iPad Draft - Relay FM Apple, Meta, and Google targeted by EU in DMA non-compliance investigations - The Verge Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference returns June 10, 2024 - Apple WWDC24 - Apple Developer Apple Developer - YouTube Apple teases 'Absolutely Incredible' AI-focused WWDC - 9to5Mac Let another person use your Apple Vision Pro with Guest User - Apple Support Apple Arcade launches five fun titles in April - Apple Vision Pro Getting More Apple Arcade Games, Including Alto's Odyssey - MacRumors Generative AI Fill in Photoshop Feels Like Magic – 512 Pixels The Apple Jonathan: A Very 1980s Concept Computer That Never Shipped – 512 Pixels

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Apple Publishes Details About New 'MM1' AI Model - MacRumors [2403.09611] MM1: Methods, Analysis & Insights from Multimodal LLM Pre-training This is How Notarization Will Work for iOS Apps Distributed Through Alternative App Stores - MacRumors Update on apps distributed in the European Union - Support - Apple Developer Cross Forward Consulting Style Guide 4.8-inch iPhone 'Math' reports don't add up - 9to5Mac Jon Prosser Claims Apple is Working on 'Steve Jobs Heritage Edition' AR Glasses, Gurman Calls Rumor 'Complete Fiction' - MacRumors When will Apple announce WWDC 2024? Here's what to expect - 9to5Mac Google I/O 2024 is happening on May 14th - The Verge When will Apple release the new iPad Pro? Here's what the rumors say - 9to5Mac New iPad Pro Rumored to Have Matte Screen Option Like Studio Display's Nano-Texture Glass - MacRumors We’re Going Matte to the Future – 512 Pixels Apple looking for a solution to prevent the Core Technology Fee from bankrupting free app developers - 9to5Mac Steve Troughton-Smith's Video Exclusive: EU's Vestager warns about Apple, Meta fees, disparaging rival products | Reuters 'Apple ID' Expected to Change to 'Apple Account' Starting With iOS 18 - MacRumors Apple and Google Are Discussing a Deal to Bring Generative A.I. to iPhones - The New York Times Upgrade #504: Tone 47 - Relay FM

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Apple Style Guide – March 2024 (PDF) Apple Style Guide: March 2024 – 512 Pixels Federico's Post about Zapier AI Apple will allow users to download apps directly from a developer’s website, in latest EU App Store rule change - 9to5Mac Distributing apps using alternative payment options in the European Union - Support - Apple Developer More options for apps distributed in the European Union - Latest News - Apple Developer Upgrade #503: We Own the Refs, the Stadium, and the Field - Relay FM Biden deputy press secretary leaving White House for Apple - 9to5Mac Apple will cut off third-party app store updates if your iPhone leaves the EU for a month - The Verge Solotop for Apple Vision Pro Modern Solo Knit Top-strap Adapters print & Ship - Etsy UK Air Cover for Apple Vision Pro How to Follow the Curly Girl Method

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Tim Cook Says Apple Will 'Break New Ground' in Generative AI - MacRumors Tim Cook at D11: Wearables Are 'Incredibly Interesting', Nothing Great on the Market | MacRumors Forums Apple SVP says car is 'ultimate mobile device' | Reuters Tim Cook says Apple wants to use AR to make conversations better - The Verge iOS 17.4 won't remove Home Screen web apps in the EU after all - 9to5Mac Mozilla’s new Mozilla.Social Mastodon instance is an attempt to reinvent content moderation - The Verge Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 17.4 with Major Safari and App Store Changes in the EU, Transcripts for Podcasts, New Emoji, and More - MacStories Full transcripts arrive on Apple podcasts – Six Colors Upgrade #502: It's the Way Towards Colour - Relay FM The European Commission Fines Apple Over €1.8 Billion - MacStories The App Store, Spotify, and Europe’s thriving digital music market - Apple MacPad: How I Created the Hybrid Mac-iPad Laptop and Tablet That Apple Won't Make - MacStories iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit: Computer, Phone, Electronics Repair Kit Introducing the MacPad – AppStories MacBook Air Updated with M3 – 512 Pixels The MacBook Air’s wedge is truly gone — and I miss it already - The Verge Apple Releases New Spring Colors for iPhone Cases and Watch Bands - MacStories Joanna Stern on the FineWoven Cases

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Pronouncing and writing "LaTeX" - Wikipedia Apple Music Debuts Heavy Rotation, A New Daily Made For You Playlist - MacStories ‎Singing in the Shower - Playlist - Apple Music Simple Scan – 512 Pixels Simple Scan: A Scanning Solution for People Who Don't Scan Often - MacStories Apple confirms iOS 17.4 removes Home Screen web apps in the EU, here’s why - 9to5Mac Apple’s decision to drop iPhone web apps comes under scrutiny in the EU - The Verge Alex Guyot's PWA thoughts on Mastodon Apple to Wind Down Electric Car Effort After Decadelong Odyssey - Bloomberg Mickey Drexler: 'Steve Jobs Was Gonna Design an ICar' – Business Insider Apple buys self-driving startup Drive.ai just days before it would have died - The Verge Apple Watch Chief Kevin Lynch Now Leading Apple Car Efforts - MacRumors Super Cruise - GM

Subtitle: The Most Pleasurable Podcast

Stephen, Myke, and Federico explore Apple's ongoing AI efforts, talk about recent iPhone reports and iPad rumors, and share their thoughts on the annual Six Colors Report Card.

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback The Shower Poll A Balancing iPhone

(Do not attempt this at home.)

A Shower Shelf

(Great for FaceTime.)

Waterproof JBL Speaker Lire A Comprehensive Guide to Gaming on the Apple Vision Pro - MacStories Moonlight Game Streaming Join the Moonlight VisionOS Preview beta - TestFlight - Apple Apple says iPhone 15 batteries have a longer lifespan than initially thought - 9to5Mac iOS 17.4 makes it easier to know if your iPhone's battery health is 'normal' - 9to5Mac Here are the full dimensions of the 2024 iPad Air and iPad Pro – 9to5mac iPad mini Buyer's Guide - MacRumors Apple in 2023: The Six Colors report card – Six Colors Upgrade #500: Core Face/Peripheral Face - Relay FM Six Colors' 'Apple in 2023' Report Card - MacStories My Complete 2023 Six Colors Report Card Replies – 512 Pixels Bose Ultra Open Earbuds review: a completely new kind of earbud - The Verge Apple is on the hunt for generative AI talent | TechCrunch Apple Leadership - John Giannandrea - Apple iOS 18: Everything We Know | MacRumors iOS 18: Here are the new AI features in the works - 9to5Mac iOS 18 Rumored to Feature Major Siri Improvements - MacRumors Apple Knowledge Navigator Video (1987) - YouTube Apple tests upgraded iPhone and Mac search using AI - 9to5Mac Bloomberg: Health app coming to iPad this year, AI-powered ‘wellness coaching service’ also in the works - 9to5Mac Apple’s AI Plans: GitHub Copilot Rival for Developers, Tool for Testing Apps - Bloomberg Apple releases 'MGIE', a revolutionary AI model for instruction-based image editing | VentureBeat Apple made an AI image tool that lets you make edits by describing them - The Verge Apple Keyframer generates AI animation from a still image and text Apple joins AI fray with release of model framework - The Verge GitHub - apple/axlearn Apple's AI Ambition: Meet Ferret Apple's new AI research promises high performance without the high price tag | VentureBeat Specialized Language Models with Cheap Inference from Limited Domain Data (PDF)

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Myke meeting Max Verstappen Thoughts on Apple's March 9th Event - MacStories Federico Viticci on Twitter: "Ticci and Tim!" iOS 17.4 Allows Video Calling Apps to Turn Off Hand Gesture Reactions to Prevent Awkward Moments - MacRumors Apple may disable camera reactions in iOS and macOS by default – 9to5mac Popular VR game Job Simulator coming soon to Apple Vision Pro – 9to5mac Blackbox for Vision on the App Store Blackbox: Rebooting an inventive puzzle game for visionOS - Discover - Apple Developer Apple Vision Pro: Hardware First Impressions – AppStories James Thomson's Vision Pro ordering issue OpenCase: MagSafe Perfected by JOhn Rokos — Kickstarter I really like this clever iPhone case – The Obsessor OpenCase – 512 Pixels Magnetic Leather Back - iPhone 15 Pro Max | Nomad More references to new HomePod with a screen found in tvOS 17.4 – 9to5mac Zuckerberg says Quest 3 is ‘the better product’ vs. Apple’s Vision Pro - The Verge Mad Men - The Carousel (Higher Quality) - YouTube Apple Vision Pro review: Eyes on the future – Six Colors Upgrade #499: We Have All the Cushions - Relay FM iPad Pro Review: A New Canvas - MacStories WIMP (computing) - Wikipedia Vision Pro Control Center: How to tweak it for custom experience | Cult of Mac Amazon: Tyonit Harmony Tray Amazon: Hazevaiy Acrylic Magic Keyboard and Trackpad Support Stand MagicBridge Apple Keyboard and Mouse Control Surface Can You Use a Headless MacBook Air with a Vision Pro? - MacStories Vision Pro App Spotlight: My Favorite Digital Clock Apps for Vision Pro - MacStories Calendar & Clock - Day Peek on the App Store Vision Pro App Spotlight: HomeUI Enables Spatial Control over HomeKit Lights, Switches, and Outlets - MacStories