Our MacVoices Live! holiday party features discussions on the Silo two-season renewal, AirTags and travel, and Apple Vision Pro as “Innovation of the Year” award from Popular Mechanics. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Brian Flaningan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Web Bixby, Brittany Smith, and Jim Rea also look at the Apple Store winners as well as user privacy issues.

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Show Notes:

Chapters:

00:14 Opening Remarks

03:28 Holiday Greetings and Decorations

03:35 Guests Join the Festivities

05:02 Apple’s Silo Renewal Announcement

12:35 Tracking Luggage with AirTags

17:23 Apple Vision Pro Innovation of the Year

19:59 Exploring Other Innovative Products

23:51 App Store Award Winners Discussion

27:00 Game of the Year and Thrasher

34:27 Competition in Headset Market

40:29 Google and Samsung Headset Insights

46:40 Privacy Concerns with Google Products

55:12 Looking Ahead to CES 2024

Links:

Apple officially renews sci-fi drama Silo for two more seasons to close out the story

https://9to5mac.com/2024/12/16/apple-tv-renews-silo-2/

United and Air Canada can now use Apple AirTags to track lost luggage

https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/12/united-and-air-canada-can-now-use-apple-airtags-to-track-lost-luggage/

Apple Vision Pro Named 2024 'Innovation of the Year'

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/12/11/vision-pro-named-innovation-of-the-year/

Apple Reveals iPhone App of the Year and More 2024 App Store Awards

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/12/11/2024-app-store-award-winners/

Google and Samsung Android XR headset takes on Vision Pro

https://www.cultofmac.com/news/google-and-samsung-android-xr-headset

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