July 13, 2025

Imagining Apple’s Next Big Thing

37 minutes

This week, Federico and John share a grab bag of projects we'd like to see Apple pursue from software, to hardware and corporate acquisitions.

On AppStories+, Federico and John take their wish list further with a bunch of gadgets they’d like to see Apple make.

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Links and Show Notes

Two Random Hardware Recommendations

Federico:

iFi hip-dac3 - Portable Hi-Res DAC/Headphone Amp

John:

Anker SOLIX C1000 Portable Power Station, 1800W

Things We’d Like to See Apple Do

Assigning Apple Some Big Ticket Projects

A Siri Chatbot

A Shortcuts Helper Bot

Apple Glasses

OS Dictation Tools

Rethinking iPadOS and macOS’s Relationship

Acquisitions Apple Should Make

What’s the Deal with Google Gemini?

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July 13, 2025

Imagining Apple’s Next Big Thing

37 minutes

This week, Federico and John share a grab bag of projects we'd like to see Apple pursue from software, to hardware and corporate acquisitions.

On AppStories+, Federico and John take their wish list further with a bunch of gadgets they’d like to see Apple make.

Subscribe here.

We deliver AppStories+ to subscribers with bonus content, ad-free, and at a high bitrate early every week.

To learn more about an AppStories+ subscription, visit our Plans page, or read the AppStories+ FAQ.

This episode is sponsored by:

Notion – Try the powerful, easy-to-use Notion AI today.

Links and Show Notes

Two Random Hardware Recommendations

Federico:

iFi hip-dac3 - Portable Hi-Res DAC/Headphone Amp

John:

Anker SOLIX C1000 Portable Power Station, 1800W

Things We’d Like to See Apple Do

Assigning Apple Some Big Ticket Projects

A Siri Chatbot

A Shortcuts Helper Bot

Apple Glasses

OS Dictation Tools

Rethinking iPadOS and macOS’s Relationship

Acquisitions Apple Should Make

What’s the Deal with Google Gemini?

Leave Feedback for John and Federico

AppStories Feedback Form

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Federico Viticci

John Voorhees

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John Voorhees

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