Connected

Subtitle: On A Thursday?!

With the next iPhone introduction just days away, Federico, Myke, and Stephen gather their thoughts and their picks to see who has the best guesses on what will happen at Apple's "Awe Dropping" event.

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback 🎗️Relay for St. Jude Instagram Launches an iPad App - MacStories Polar Loop Polar made a subscription-free alternative to Whoop. | The Verge The iPhone Ultra - 512 Pixels Rickies.co Rickies.net Colors for Alleged 'TechWoven' iPhone 17 Cases Shown Off in New Images - MacRumors Apple's FineWoven iPhone Cases Just Aren't That Good - 512 Pixels Upgrade #579: The 2025 September Event Draft - Relay Rumor Hints at 'Liquid Glass' iPhone 17 Pro Color Tied to iOS 26 Design - MacRumors

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Notion Drafts Ticci and Context Windows – Bluesky All Withings connected watches | Withings Review: the Withings Activité Pop - 512 Pixels G-SHOCK Move Sports Watch Shop Oura Ring 4: Silver RingConn Smart Ring Ultrahuman Ring Apple to Launch iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Air in September; iPhone Fold Next Year - Bloomberg Upgrade #578: The Woven Family of Materials - Relay Relay for St. Jude Relay for St. Jude 2025 - 512 Pixels Relay for St Jude 2025 - The Enthusiast Apple Announces September 9 Awe Dropping Event - MacStories Apple Designed Interactive Logo for September 9 Event - MacRumors tinyPod iTunes LP - Wikipedia iPod Touch (5th generation) - Wikipedia iFlash.xyz – Welcome to the home of the iFlash Adapter iPod Original Parts | iFixit Rebuilding a 5th-gen iPod with Myke Hurley - YouTube The Pen Addict #603: Do Not Attribute to Malice That Which Could Be Attributed to Other People Not Caring as Much as You Do About That One Hyper Specific Thing - Relay

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Glenn Fleishman, John Voorhees, and James Thomson

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Apple has removed the Camera scrolling toggle in iOS 26 Beta 6 – Brandon Butch – Threads Pebble is officially Pebble again | The Verge Here’s a look at the final Pebble Time 2 design | The Verge Pebble Fitbit bought Pebble for much less than originally reported | The Verge Give us questions for our 11th anniversary special! Cassette Cassette brings VHS nostalgia to your iPhone’s camera roll - 9to5Mac Daring Fireball: Cassette 1.0 How to use Water Lock and eject water from your Apple Watch - Apple Support WHOOP Fitbit Oura CarPlay's Messages App for iOS 26 is Bad - 512 Pixels CarPlay Ultra Review - The Closest thing to an Apple Car! - Auto Focus - YouTube New 12.9-Inch MacBook Could Launch This Year Starting at $599 - MacRumors The MacBook Air’s wedge is truly gone — and I miss it already | The Verge Liquid Glass gets more changes in iOS 26 beta 6, here’s what’s new - 9to5Mac The 3D Loupe on iPadOS – Benjamin Mayo – Threads

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Jason Snell

Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback snellworld.com September 10, 2014: A Personal Announcement – Six Colors San Francisco Rat - The Incomparable Mothership #458 - The Incomparable Apple accelerates the roadmap and ratchets its revenue – Six Colors This is Tim: Complete transcript of Apple’s Q3 2025 financial call – Six Colors Upgrade #575: I Love to Accelerate a Roadmap - Relay CCATP #808 — Jason Snell on The Magic Behind the Six Colors Charts - Podfeet Podcasts Building self-updating charts in Numbers – Six Colors Rogue Amoeba - Under the Microscope » Blog Archive » Turn Speech Into Text With Audio Hijack 4.3’s New Transcribe Block Stephen and Jason at Myke's Bachelor Party Mail in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger - 512 Pixels New Mail Message in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger - 512 Pixels 'Macintosh HD' Icon Updated in macOS Tahoe Beta 5 - 512 Pixels UNAS Pro - Ubiquiti Here's the redesigned AirDrop icon in iOS 26 - 9to5Mac "Pizza Slice" Icons First Look: iPadOS 26 Public Beta – Six Colors Thoughts on iPadOS 26: Hello, It's Good to Be Back - MacStories iPadOS 26 is way more Mac-like. Where does that lead? - Fast Company Does iPadOS 26 steer the iPad in the wrong direction? – Six Colors iPad Pro (2nd generation) - Wikipedia iPad Pro 12.9‑in. (2nd generation) vs iPad Air 13‑in. (M2) vs iPad Pro 13‑in. (M4) - Apple

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Mac Power Users #807: A Sign of Maturity, with Federico Viticci - Relay Upgrade #574: The Shame Box - Relay Is this really an iPhone 17 Pro spotted in the wild? | The Verge Yes, That Appears to be a Real iPhone 17 Pro | Parker Ortolani Apple sues leaker Jon Prosser for stealing iOS secrets | The Verge The iPhone 17 Pro might be oh so orange. | The Verge Leaker shares clearest look yet at all the iPhone 17 dummy units - 9to5Mac Connected #358: Roast my Dock - Relay 🇬🇧 Myke's Dock Blind Ranking AI Logos by How Much they Look Like B-🕳️'s - YouTube Sonos Slack Discord Ulysses Notion Craft Reeder Readwise Reader Todoist Timery for Toggl ChatGPT Claude Limitless Descript Zoom Logic Pro Adobe Audition Audio Hijack Piezo Fission Forecast FusionCast Pixelmator Pro Things Mango Baby Google Chrome 🇺🇸 Stephen's Dock Mimestream Today Day One DEVONthink MarsEdit Overcast 🇮🇹 Ticci's Dock Perplexity Comet WhatsApp for iOS, Mac and PC Notion Calendar Superhuman Marked Jump Desktop Mactop OBS

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Deflexmobile Specialty License Plates in TN Opportunity Knocks – The Enthusiast The Unicode Blog: 🥳 Say Hello to the New Emoji Coming in Unicode 17.0 This Fall! ✨ Apple introduces AppleCare One, streamlining coverage into a single plan - Apple Mac Power Users #728: All About AppleCare - Relay Everything new in iOS 26 beta 4 – 9to5mac Federico's Liquid Glass Examples – Mastodon Federico's Big Thoughts on Liquid Glass – Mastodon

Subtitle: Because Dave Said

John Voorhees joins Federico and Myke for The Stephenlympics! What will Stephen be up to a year from now? They make their predictions.

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John Voorhees

Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback GOV.UK Design System The deluge of faster Qi2.2 wireless chargers is here | The Verge Apple’s leaked MagSafe charger is first to support Qi2.2 | The Verge Apple PR Speak vs Tech YouTube! | Linus, MKBHD, Scott the Woz & Snazzy Labs - YouTube The Pleasures of Conversing via Voice Text - MacStories iPhone 17 Pro leak reveals brand new colors that could be coming - 9to5Mac Sonny Dickson on X: "iPhone 17 lens protection cover will match the phone color" / X iPhone 17 colors confirmed! See all of Apple’s 2025 options right here | Macworld iPhone 17 colors corroborated by 'internal document' – here they are – 9to5mac All 15 New iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro Colors Revealed in Latest Leak - MacRumors Stephen Hackett | The Relay Wiki | Fandom Analogue’s 4K N64 has been delayed again, but only by a month | The Verge Planned Obsolescence and the Death of Great Products - Casey Neistat - YouTube Stephen Hackett's Computer Collection - Google Sheets NPC: Next Portable Console and NPC XL - MacStories

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The one where Federico was robbed.

Connected #366: 5, 1, 4, 6, 9, 6, 3, 4, 7, 8, 2, 2, 3, 5, 9, 12, 12, 3, 4, 1, 5, 9, 11, 8, 6, 4, 11, 5, 1, 1, 2, 8, 8, 2, 8, 12, 3, 6, 6, 11, 12, 2, 6, 1, 9, 1, 7, 10 - Relay Charge and connect with the USB-C connector on your iPhone - Apple Support Podcast Rewind: Review Season Tools and What’s Up with the Switch 2 Dock? - MacStories Ten Years Indie - 512 Pixels Congratulations Stephen –The Enthusiast Nomad’s minimalist MagSafe wallet has a tracking card built in | The Verge Leather Mag Wallet with Find My Tracking - Black | Horween | NOMAD LOC8 MagSafe Finder Wallet and Stand ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Completes Deal to Buy Jony Ive’s Device Startup - Bloomberg Apple Readies First Upgrade to Vision Pro Headset - Bloomberg Our Setups - MacStories MacStories Setups Update: Fresh Approaches, Wi-Fi Upgrades, and Handhelds - MacStories Review: Belkin Travel Bag and Head Strap for Vision Pro – Six Colors Viture Subreddit Viture Comparison Chart Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2025: Everything announced at the July event | The Verge Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2025: the 7 biggest announcements | The Verge Hands On with Samsung's Satisfying-to-Shut Galaxy Z Flip 7 – Android Faithful Hands On with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7: The Ultimate Foldable for Your Wallet – Android Faithful Samsung Z Fold/Flip 7 Impressions: Major Upgrades! - MKBHD - YouTube Galaxy Watch 8 Ultra hands-on: why the new face? - MKBHD - YouTube Samsung Z Fold/Flip 7 Impressions: Major Upgrades! - MKBHD - YouTube iOS 26 beta 3 changes – 9to5mac iOS 26 Liquid Glass Design Drama: Beta 2 vs. Beta 3 Changes in Every App - MacRumors Stephen Hackett: "Beta 3 tones Liquid Glass waaaay down" - eworld.social Liquid Glass Differences Between the Second and Third Betas – Pixel Envy Federico Viticci: "How much has Apple really “nerfed” Liquid Glass in the latest beta?" - MacStories on Mastodon iOS 7 Beta 3 Tidbits: New App Download Animation, Thicker Fonts, Safari Improvements - MacRumors Federico Viticci: "Truly another S-tier iPad multitasking change." - MacStories on Mastodon WWDC25: Meet Liquid Glass | Apple - YouTube @alancdye - Instagram Apple announces chief operating officer transition - Apple Jeff Williams to be replaced as Apple COO – Six Colors Apple Announces COO Transition as Jeff Williams Plans Retirement - 512 Pixels Daring Fireball: Jeff Williams, 62, Is Retiring as Apple’s COO Apple has a new leader for its industrial design team. | The Verge

Subtitle: Grading the Ticcilympics

Apple Music is 10 years old, the future of Siri is uncertain, and the A18 Pro may be headed to a Mac.

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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback San Diego Fireworks 2012, LOUD and up close - YouTube Widgetsmith 7.3 Adds Downloadable Wallpapers and Coordinating Themes Roost V3 - Laptop Stand | Roost Laptop Stand Apple Music celebrates 10 years with the launch of a new global hub for artists - Apple Apple Music launching Replay All Time, revealing your most streamed music ever - 9to5Mac Meta is offering multimillion-dollar pay for AI researchers, but not $100M 'signing bonuses' | TechCrunch Apple Weighs Replacing Siri’s AI, LLMs With Anthropic Claude or OpenAI ChatGPT - Bloomberg CaMeL offers a promising new direction for mitigating prompt injection attacks About that A18 Pro MacBook rumor… – Six Colors New MacBook With A18 Pro Chip Spotted in Apple Code - MacRumors Thoughts on a Possible Low-End MacBook Powered by the A18 Pro - 512 Pixels Upgrade #570: The Spite Tier - Relay Daring Fireball: Jason Snell: 'About That A18 Pro MacBook Rumor' Framework Laptop 12 Connected #510: The Ticcilympics (2024) - Relay The Ticcilympics - Rickes.net Ticci and John Try Dr. Pepper Zero Sugar with Cream Soda - YouTube