Connected

Subtitle: Our Apple Vision Pro Impressions

Apple Vision Pro is here, and this week, Myke and Stephen share their initial impressions while Federico keeps refreshing the tracking information on his order.

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Myke meets Tim Cook The big demo - by Michael Steeber - Tabletops Khaos Tian: "This worked surprisingly well …" - Tian's Mastodon Upgrade 498: Leap the Uncanny Valley – Featuring the Persona call – YouTube Stephen's Persona OTJ in the Sky • Threads Apple Starts Improving Vision Pro Personas in visionOS 1.1 Beta - MacRumors Apple selling $300 Developer Strap with USB-C port for Vision Pro John Voorhees: "Initial thoughts on the Vision…" - MacStories on Mastodon Hands-on with the Apple Vision Pro Developer Strap - 9to5Mac iFixit’s first Vision Pro teardown looks inside Apple’s new headset - The Verge iFixit shares in-depth look at Vision Pro's display: 'You can fit 50 of these pixels into a single iPhone pixel' - 9to5Mac Apple Vision Pro glass is highly susceptible to scratches YouTube planning Apple Vision Pro app, points users to Safari – 9to5Google visionOS - MacStories visionOS 1.1 lets Vision Pro users bring virtual 3D objects closer - 9to5Mac Vision Pro Gets iMessage Contact Key Verification on visionOS 1.1 Beta - MacRumors Apple Starts Improving Vision Pro Personas in visionOS 1.1 Beta - MacRumors

Subtitle: The Jeremies (February 2024)

Initial Apple Vision Pro reviews are out, as is the list of new emoji coming in iOS 17.4. Both are discussed, as are Apple's proposed changes to meet the requirements outlined in the DMA.

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Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union - Apple Upgrade #497: The Poison Pill - Relay FM Apple Details How It Plans to Comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act - MacStories Daring Fireball: Apple’s Plans for the DMA in the European Union Microsoft says Apple’s new App Store rules are ‘a step in the wrong direction’ - The Verge Apple Vision Pro Unboxing! - MKBHD - YouTube Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not - The Verge Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not - The Verge - YouTube Vision Pro Review: 24 Hours With Apple’s Mixed-Reality Headset | WSJ - YouTube Apple Vision Pro - Unboxing, Review and demos! - iJustine - YouTube Apple Vision Pro EPIC Review - Is Spatial Computing The Future? - Brian Tong - YouTube MagicBridge Apple Keyboard and Mouse Control Surface – TwelveSouth Keyboard & Trackpad for Apple Vision Pro · GitHub

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Humonize! by Robb Knight The Family Business Use video effects during FaceTime calls on Mac – Apple Support Hands on the App Store Visibly Apple Vision Pro: Ordered – 512 Pixels Apple Vision Pro Repair & Service - Apple Support A Guided Tour of Apple Vision Pro - YouTube Making Apple Vision Pro - YouTube Kuo: Apple Has Already Sold Up to 180,000 Vision Pro Headsets - MacRumors Upgrade #496: 40th Anniversary of the Mac Draft - Relay FM Upgrade #496: 40th Anniversary of the Mac Draft - YouTube Mac at 40 – 512 Pixels The Mac Turns 40: Read Apple's Announcement From 1984 - MacRumors Even After 40 Years, the Macintosh’s Spirit is the Same – 512 Pixels Some Personal News – 512 Pixels Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 17.3 with Collaborative Playlists, Stolen Device Protection, New Black Unity Wallpaper, and More - MacStories Kbase Article of the Week: About Stolen Device Protection for iPhone – 512 Pixels A Survey of Popular Apps Currently Compatible With Apple Vision Pro - MacStories YouTube and Spotify Join Netflix in Not Launching Apple Vision Pro Apps - Bloomberg The Vision Pro’s most important app is Safari, whether Apple likes it or not - The Verge The Vision Pro's Most Important App Is Safari - MacStories

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Use HomePod for phone calls - Apple Support Apple revises US App Store rules to let developers link to outside payment methods, but it will still charge a commission - 9to5Mac What's Next for Apple and Epic's Legal Disputes? - MacStories Daring Fireball: Post-SCOTUS Ruling, Apple Releases Guidelines for 'External Purchase Links' in iOS Apps (Spoiler: They Still Demand the Same Commissions) App Store Review Guidelines - Apple Developer Upgrade #395: This App May Kill You - Relay FM Apple previews new entertainment experiences launching with Apple Vision Pro - Apple Apple Highlights Guest and Travel Modes on Vision Pro - MacRumors choose your fighter – @viticci – Threads New Apple Vision Pro Hands-On Accounts From Engadget and The Verge - MacStories Apple Vision Pro hands-on, again, for the first time - The Verge Apple Vision Pro hands-on, redux: Immersive Video, Disney+ app, floating keyboard and a little screaming Had my 4th demo of the Vision Pro this AM and Apple finally let us take a photo with it on – @joannastern – Threads Marques Brownlee on X How I Modded My iPad Pro with a Screen Protector, iPhone Holder, and Magnetic Stereo Speakers - MacStories Haunted Elevator (ft. David S. Pumpkins) - SNL - YouTube @jason_tiernan – Handy Boy walked so you could run – Threads @chrislawley_ – After you posted that teaser photo a little bit ago I did some research. I did something similar ... – Threads Magic Rays of Light Joins MacStories - MacStories

Subtitle: Federico Viticci Will Buy a Mac Pro

The guys review and grade their 2023 Annual Picks, then move on to make predictions for 2024.

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Dice by PCalc

Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2 - Apple Annual Rickies 2023 • Rickies.co Rickipedia — 2023 Annual Rickies Annual Rickies 2024 • Rickies.co Rickipedia — 2024 Annual Rickies

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Tim Cook (not) at the Hackney Empire Relay FM 10th Anniversary Extravaganza | Hackney Empire How to secure an IKEA Kallax shelf unit Prompter | Elgato iPhone Sizes to Change Next Year: What to Know - MacRumors iPhone vs. 15 Pro Max Connected #404: The Non - Relay FM Our iPhone Tier List Sketchy Rumor Says Vision Pro Will Launch in Final Week of January - MacRumors Apple — September Event 2014 - YouTube March Event 2015 - FULL KEYNOTE - YouTube What to Expect From Apple in 2024: Vision Pro, iPhone 16 Models, Revamped iPad Pro and More - MacRumors

Subtitle: The Pickies (2024)

The boys are back with their annual predictions for 2024! But first, there are gifts to be exchanged and a 2023 champion to be crowned.

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James Thomson and John Voorhees

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Subtitle: ISO 69420

The guys revisit the biggest stories of 2023, ranking each month according to the good and bad that each one brought.

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Upgrade #491: The 2023 Upgradies - Relay FM The Ticci Scale Give Us Our Eleven Days | The English Calendar Riots of 1752 Apple unveils M2 Pro and M2 Max: next-generation chips for next-level workflows - Apple Apple introduces the new HomePod with breakthrough sound and intelligence - Apple Apple Shuts Down Popular Weather App 'Dark Sky' - MacRumors iOS 16.3 brings iCloud Advanced Data Protection feature to all users worldwide iCloud data security overview - Apple Support Twitter Intentionally Ends Third-Party App Developer Access to Its APIs - MacStories Ivory for Mastodon Review: Tapbots Reborn - MacStories Stephen Rewarding Stephen

Artwork by @zmknox in the Discord for Relay FM memebrs.

Apple names its first-ever 'Chief People Officer' as part of leadership shakeup - 9to5Mac Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella explains how Bing with AI is better than Google - The Verge Connected #438: The Jeremies (February 2023) - Relay FM Hello, yellow! Apple introduces new iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus - Apple Six Colors, But Really Just One Color and it's the Yellow iPhone 14 - YouTube Apple Music Classical is here - Apple Apple introduces Apple Pay Later - Apple Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference returns June 5 - Apple Connected #443: You Don’t Deserve Me at 3x - Relay FM iPhone 15 Pro Rumored to Feature Multi-Use Action Button Instead of Mute Switch - MacRumors Official Ted Lasso jerseys and hoodies now available in partnership with Nike - 9to5Mac Apple announces major progress toward climate goals ahead of Earth Day - Apple Apple will use 100 percent recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025 - Apple General Motors hates your iPhone – Six Colors Automation April - MacStories on Mastodon Introducing S-GPT, A Shortcut to Connect OpenAI's ChatGPT with Native Features of Apple's Operating Systems - MacStories Use Crash Detection on iPhone or Apple Watch to call for help in an accident - Apple Support Stephen's Wrecked Truck Steve Jobs's Longtime Apple Media Chief Katie Cotton Dies - Bloomberg Make Something Wonderful | Book | Steve Jobs Archive Apple, Google partner on an industry specification to address unwanted tracking - Apple Apple brings Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to iPad - Apple Apple previews Live Speech, Personal Voice, and more new accessibility features - Apple Apple Tysons Corner reopens in Virginia - Apple Beats Studio Buds Plus review: it’s cool to be clear - The Verge WWDC23 highlights - Apple Apple Vision Pro: A Watershed Moment for Personal Computing - MacStories Cortex #143: Apple Vision Pro: Experiencing the Future - Relay FM The Vibe is Good – 512 Pixels With iPadOS 17, Stage Manager Is (Finally) Moving in the Right Direction - MacStories Apple Battersea opens in London’s historic Battersea Power Station - Apple First look inside Apple’s spectacular offices at Battersea Power Station | Evening Standard Apollo To Shut Down June 30th, Leading Many of the Largest Subreddits to Stage a Blackout - MacStories A Brief History of The Prompt and Connected - MacStories Apple lands record 54 Emmy Award nominations - Apple Apple celebrates Lionel Messi’s debut with Inter Miami CF on MLS Season Pass - Apple On the Value of Threads' Social Graph - MacStories Twitter is being rebranded as X - The Verge Goldman Is Looking for a Way Out of Its Partnership With Apple - WSJ Could Apple really buy Disney? – Six Colors Relay FM 10th Anniversary Extravaganza | Hackney Empire How the iMac saved Apple - The Verge From Apple’s first iMac G3 to the iMac with M1: a visual history - The Verge Apple debuts iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus - Apple Apple unveils iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max - Apple Apple introduces the advanced new Apple Watch Series 9 - Apple Apple unveils Apple Watch Ultra 2 - Apple Apple upgrades AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with USB‐C charging - Apple Apple unveils its first carbon neutral products - Apple Hands-on Impressions from Apple’s Wonderlust Event – 512 Pixels iOS and iPadOS 17: The MacStories Review - MacStories macOS Sonoma: The MacStories Review - MacStories iTunes Movie Trailers Taken Offline – 512 Pixels Unweaving Apple’s FineWoven Case | iFixit News Apple’s new FineWoven iPhone cases are very bad - The Verge Apple’s FineWoven iPhone Cases Just Aren’t That Good – 512 Pixels Federico Viticci - "Still decided to give the FineWoven case a fair try…" - MacStories on Mastodon Peter McKinnon's Finewoven Case Apple introduces new Apple Pencil, bringing more value and choice to the lineup - Apple Apple Watch double tap gesture now available with watchOS 10.1 - Apple Google Pixel 8 launch event: the 7 biggest announcements - The Verge Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced chips for a personal computer - Apple Apple supercharges 24-inch iMac with new M3 chip - Apple Apple unveils new MacBook Pro featuring M3 chips - Apple Behind the scenes at Scary Fast: Apple’s keynote event shot on iPhone - Apple Apple’s new video reactions are making therapy incredibly awkward - The Verge The Problem With Jon Stewart ending over AI and China coverage - The Verge Apple supercharges Logic Pro for Mac and iPad - Apple Final Cut Pro for Mac and iPad get powerful updates - Apple Taylor Swift is Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for 2023 - Apple Apple is giving iPhone 14 owners an extra year of free Emergency SOS services - The Verge Humane launches Ai Pin. Apple unveils the top books of 2023 and a new Year in Review experience - Apple Apple shares the most popular podcasts of 2023 - Apple Apple unveils App Store Award winners, the best apps and games of 2023 - Apple Apple Podcasts names Wiser Than Me the 2023 Show of the Year - Apple Sam Altman is back, so what’s next for OpenAI and ChatGPT? - The Verge Sam Altman returns as CEO OpenAI - The Verge AirPods Max Announced Three Years Ago Today - MacRumors Apple responds to Beeper’s iMessage for Android: ‘We took steps to protect our users’ - The Verge Next Beeper Mini Fix Requires Users to Have a Mac - MacRumors Apple Pulls Plug on Goldman Credit-Card Partnership - WSJ Software Applications Incorporated First cars with next-generation CarPlay officially announced - 9to5Mac Apple halting Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 sales: Here's why - 9to5Mac ITC order could ban Apple Watch imports in the US – 9to5mac Apple Watch Import Ban, Apple v Masimo, Apple’s Response – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

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John Voorhees

Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Mophie 3-in-1 Travel Charger (MagSafe compatible) - Apple Buy MagSafe Charging Case (USB‑C) for AirPods Pro (2nd generation) - Apple Leo Did the Thing Quinn Nelson is a Tease Review: The iPhone 15 Pro Max’s Greatness is Thicker than Titanium – 512 Pixels @zuck • Starting a test where posts from Threads accounts will be available on Mastodon and other service... • Threads Beeper Mini’s iMessage fight with Apple is about platforms, protocols, and power - The Verge REAL iMessage on Android - No Apple ID Needed! - Some Guy on YouTube Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight - The Verge EU Plans to Let Spotify Direct Users to Other Payment Options on iPhone - MacRumors Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 17.2 with Journal App, Messages and Music Improvements, and More - MacStories Upgrade #490: The Cat Has a Team of Lawyers - Relay FM

This episode includes a great conversation about Tapbacks vs. emoji stickers.

Apple Releases macOS Sonoma 14.2 With Enhanced AutoFill, New Widgets, Apple Music Updates and More - MacRumors Apple's Journal App: Journaling for All? - MacStories Introducing Journaling Suggestions for Day One Stolen Device Protection Coming with iOS 17.3 – 512 Pixels Apple Did the Thing, Kinda MacStories Selects 2023: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year - MacStories 2023 MacStories Selects Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award - MacStories I Used a Game Boy Camera for FaceTime Video Calls in iPadOS 17 and It Was Glorious - MacStories

Subtitle: What Even Is an App?

Federico and Myke discuss some important follow up regarding trees and pools, before covering an iMessage on Android workaround, AI tools for work and content creation, and a Ticci hardware corner.

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Erik did the thing Hiraoka Yuta's Video of the XREAL Glasses Threads Is Coming to the EU in December - MacRumors @datadrivenmd • There's a Threads app update available via the App Store... Mophie travel charger updated with 15W MagSafe and more – 9to5Toys Twelve South ButterFly debuts for iPhone 15 and Apple Watch – 9to5Toys MINIX 66W Turbo 3-Port GaN Wall Charger Beeper Mini brings iMessage to Android - The Verge REAL iMessage on Android - No Apple ID Needed! - YouTube OnePlus Open is Awesome - What's Happening with Folding Phones?! - YouTube iA Writer can now track what you or ChatGPT wrote - The Verge Google Gemini: all the details on the AI model Google hopes can take on GPT-4 - The Verge Doqomidi iPad keyboard case Sony PULSE Explore wireless earbuds Ticci's Ethernet Adaptor USB Type-C to RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter | TP-Link PlayStation Portal Steam Deck OLED TicciDeck - Front TicciDeck - Back Plugable 5-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 and USB4 Hub – Plugable Technologies Mechanism - The Swiss Army Accessory for all your consoles – Deckmate USB-C to USB-C Gen 2 Flat Cable - Satechi TicciDeck - Side Workflow Co-Founders Want to Bring AI to the Desktop - MacStories Upgrade #489: The Future Is on CompuServe - Relay FM Give the Gift of Relay FM