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This week:  New AirPods?  AirPower Mat?  Don’t you dare miss our “More in the Making” hardware event predictions.  Then: 17 reasons the iPhone XR should be your next phone; the world’s largest Mac collection could be yours for free; and we pitch your our favorite games, shows, and scooters in an all-new What We’re Into!   This episode supported by   Casper makes the internet’s favorite mattress.  Learn why at Casper.com/cultcast, and use code "CultCast" at checkout for $50 off select mattress purchases.   A business is only as strong as its people, and every hire matters… go to LinkedIn.com/cultcast and get a $50 credit toward your first job post.   CultCloth will keep your iPhone X, Apple Watch, Mac and iPad sparkling clean, and for a limited time use code CULTCAST at checkout to score a free CleanCloth with any order at CultCloth.co.   Thanks to Kevin McLeodfor the music you hear on today’s episode.   On the show this week @erfon / @lkahney / @lewiswallace / @bst3r   Apple sets ‘More in the Making’ event for Oct. 30 https://www.cultofmac.com/583870/its-official-apple-holding-special-event-october-30th/

• The second Apple event everyone has been expecting just became official. Looks like new tablets, laptops, and desktops could be unveiled October 30.
• What makes this unusual is it won’t be at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, but at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
• Keynote is at 10am EASTERN 😩

  YouTubers get early access to iPhone XR, and it looks positively delicious https://www.cultofmac.com/583908/youtubers-weigh-in-on-iphone-xr/   Time to pre-order your iPhone XR https://www.cultofmac.com/583092/iphone-xr-looks-set-to-become-a-massive-smash-hit/

• Apple analyst Ming Chi Kuo thinks the iPhone XR is going to be such a huge hit, he’s increased his esimtate for XR shipments in the fourth quarter by 10 perfect.
• Pre-orders start Friday the 19th at 12:01am, so tonight! Will begin shipping on the 26th
• XR features all the same powerful internals as the XS series.
• The same faster FaceID and Truth depth camera system
• The same A12 Bionic chip
• Same 8-core neural engine
• It features True Tone and a wide color gamut
• It has dual sim
• Same 25% louder speakers
• Same wide angle rear camera with Smart HDR capabilities!
• Computational portrait mode with wide angle lens
• Battery life that is up to 25% longer than the XS.  It even bests or matches the XS Max in battery performance. 1.5 hours longer than iPhone 8 plus.
• Starts at just $749
• 64GB ($749), 128GB ($799), 256GB ($899)