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- Episode 589: Breaking New Ground
Apple cancels their electric car project. Daniel and Manton discuss whether Apple should focus on what they do best: personal consumer electronics. Then they analyze Tim Cook’s claim that Apple will “break new ground” on generative AI this year, and how Apple’s emphasis on controlling the user experience and protecting their public image might affect what AI projects they work on.
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Links:
- Break new ground — 9to5Mac reports on Tim Cook’s comments about AI.
- Sora — OpenAI’s video generation tool.
- Google Gemini diversity — The Verge on Google’s AI problems.
- Mac UI themes screenshot — Cabel Sasser post on Mastodon.
- Sorry, no beige — Billboard for the first iMac.
- Here’s to the crazy ones — Video from Think Different campaign.
- Apple Intelligence — Daniel’s blog post.
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49 min - Episode 588: It’s Better Than Last Year
Daniel and Manton talk about Micro.blog new notes feature the companion iOS app Strata. They talk about sweetening the deal of Micro.blog with new features. Then they wrap up with how Daniel’s Black Ink release for iOS is going, and his choice to charge $99 for a lifetime unlock.
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Links:
- Introducing notes in Micro.blog — Manton’s blog post about notes and Strata.
- Apple Journal — Apple’s new journaling app.
- Ulysses — Another writing and note-taking app.
- Black Ink — Daniel’s blog post announcing the iOS release.
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41 min - Episode 587: It’s a Lot of Money
Manton and Daniel talk about Daniel’s looming deadline for deciding whether or not to return his Apple Vision Pro. They speculate about whether a lot of people are returning them, and if so, is that worrying to Apple? What will the resale value of an Apple Vision Pro be in a year’s time? Finally, Daniel talks about showing the device to his kids, and shares his frustrations with the device’s lack of multi-user features.
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/coreint/CoreInt_587.mp3Download Audio (MP3, 40 minutes)Many thanks to our sponsor this week:
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Links:
- Quest is Better – Mark Zuckerburg’s video comparison of Apple Vision Pro to Quest Pro.
- The Honeymoon is Over – The Verge article on the purported prevalence of Apple Vision Pro returns.
- Can’t Wait to Return – Twitter user @RjeyTech talks about returning the “mind blowing piece of tech.”
- Apple Needs a Flop – Manton’s post in anticipation of Vision Pro about how Apple could benefit from failure.
- Large Bloody Patch – The Verge’s Parker Ortolani attributes a subconjunctival hemorrhage to Vision Pro use.
- Marked up on eBay – Reply from Neil Bruder about the guy Manton say buying 6 or 7 Vision Pros.
- Notes in Micro.blog – Manton’s announcement of a major new Micro.blog feature.
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40 min - Episode 586: A Little Bit of the Future
Daniel and Manton talk about their experiences so far with the Apple Vision Pro. They question whether it’s safe to wear “all day” and whether it might damage your eyes. They talk about the various means of justifying the purchase, while Daniel argues that “experiencing a taste of the future” is worth more than money. Finally, they contemplate the future of Apple Vision and whether Apple will release updates annually or less frequently.
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/coreint/CoreInt_586.mp3Download Audio (MP3, 58 minutes)Links:
- Apple Vision Pro – Official site for Apple’s new headset.
- Briefly Considered – Manton contemplates whether he might never buy another iPhone.
- Black Ink – Daniel’s long-time macOS-based, and now iOS-based crossword solving app.
- UIKit for Spatial Computing – WWDC video explaining how to adapt UIKit apps to be native visionOS apps.
- Be Careful and Go Slowly – Brent Simmons writes about his approach to (not yet) supporting visionOS for NetNewsWire.
- Meta Quest – VR devices at the higher end of Meta’s product line.
- Ray-Ban | Meta – VR devices at the lower end of Meta’s product line.
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59 min - Episode 585: Manton Doesn’t Like It
Daniel and Manton follow up on Core Technology Fee and how it affects marketplaces and small developers. Then, they celebrate Black Ink for iOS finally shipping, weighing the benefits of 7-day vs. 30-day trials. Finally, they discuss their purchase plans for the Vision Pro and Rabbit R1 devices, and what they expect from the cutting edge hardware. Is it okay to hide technology purchases from your kids?
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Links:
- Setapp iOS marketplace — iMore on Setup’s hopes after the DMA.
- Blank Ink for iOS — Daniel’s blog post.
- Rabbit R1 — $199 device with AI.
- This Week in Startups — With Rabbit founder Jesse Lyu.
- Apple Vision Pro — $3499 headset from Apple.
- Vanity Fair on the Vision Pro — Nick Bilton gets a photo of Tim Cook wearing the headset.
- Apple needs a flop — Manton’s blog post about the Vision Pro.
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49 min - Episode 584: Only In The EU
Daniel and Manton talk about Apple’s announced App Store changes to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act. They discuss who can take advantage of the new rules, how they impact users and developers, and the limitations of new features both geographically and in terms of the financial status of a developer’s company.
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Links:
- Apple announces changes to iOS — Press release from Apple.
- Update on apps in the EU — More documentation from Apple.
- MacStories on changes for EU — John Voorhees summarizes the new changes.
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37 min - Episode 583: Nobody But Apple
Manton and Daniel talk about Apple’s latest workaround for lawsuits demanding they support “outside sales” on the iPhone. They talk about what Apple’s balance of priorities with money-making vs. world-changing should be, and whether they are on the right track. Finally, they ask whether Apple is destined to gradually lose its soul over time, and they issue a challenge to current Apple employees to turn things around.
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/coreint/CoreInt_583.mp3Download Audio (MP3, 43 minutes)Many thanks to our sponsor this week:
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Links:
- Updated App Store Policies – The Verge summarizes Apple’s latest change to US policies, allowing
- Dictator on Day One – Manton’s blog post about the morality of Apple’s App Store policies.
- Epic – Creator of Fortnite and one of Apple’s chief legal antagonists.
- Shifting Baseline Syndrome – The notion that humans suffer from a shifting conception of what is right or acceptable, based on gradual deterioration.
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43 min - Episode 582: Leaving Things Behind
Daniel and Manton talk about two hardware AI-focused products: Rabbit and Humane’s Ai Pin. They compare the features, the prices, and question whether the premise from each company is true: do people really hate their phones? Daniel argues that Apple Watch is the form factor that these devices should be pursuing, and they both reflect on how the phenomenal growth of AI in the tech industry is expanding out of software and into AI.
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/coreint/CoreInt_582.mp3Download Audio (MP3, 29 minutes)Links:
- Ai Pin – Humane’s flagship AI assistant.
- Rabbit r1 – A cheaper and in some ways more compelling hardware AI assistant.
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0 min - Episode 581: Too Damned Nice
For our first show of 2024, we talk about new year ambitions and achievements. Manton’s Indie Microblogging book is almost done. Daniel reads the book Atomic Habits and thinks about the scaffolding for changing a lifestyle.
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Links:
- In the Year 2000 — Conan O’Brien skit debut from 1997.
- Indie Microblogging — Book by Manton Reece.
- Atomic Habits — Book by James Clear.
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29 min - Episode 580: Adobe Can Buy Us Now
For the last episode of the year, Daniel and Manton discuss the latest tech news including Apple stopping sales of new Apple Watch over a potential patent violation, and Adobe and Figma calling off the acquisition. Then Daniel and Manton look toward 2024 and what they might be working on.
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Links:
- Apple halting Apple Watch sales — The Verge on the fallout from blood-oxygen sensor patents.
- Masimo — Medical device company trying to enforce their patents.
- Adobe and Figma abandon acquisition — Blog post from Figma.
- Sketch — Design app for macOS.
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