The Constant Geekery Podcast

In this episode we discuss: Apple's hasty and expensive upgrade cycle, the fluid ecosystem, and of course, silent discos.

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CHAPTERS
0:00:00 Erin's Joke & Intro Banter
0:05:22 Episode 1 Recap
0:06:50 New M4 Macs
0:07:30 How Apple's meetings go
0:08:49 Mac mini's removable SSD Card
0:12:14 MKBHD Drama
0:19:21 Dayv's mistake on the Mac mini video
0:23:11 Apple's Pricing Strategy
0:25:55 Dayv's Smart Ring
0:26:52 The insane power of the M chip
0:28:41 Getting a new phone isn't the same anymore
0:33:26 The Apple ecosystem
0:37:31 Lack of reasons to upgrade MacBooks
0:41:14 Erin's habit of dropping her phone
0:42:31 iPhone pricing
0:46:11 The iPhone upgrade cycle
0:49:16 Apple Care discussion
0:51:25 The Apple Watch's lifespan
0:55:27 Dayv's story about eating paint and glue
0:59:22 Outro

In this episode we discuss: the world of health tech worn ON and IN your skin and some news about new Apple Macs... oh, and eat something truly awful.

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CHAPTERS
0:00:00 Erin's Joke & Intro Banter
0:02:28 Apple News
0:11:14 Erin loves the old MBP Touch Bar
0:14:31 Erin's bland wallpaper
0:18:27 M4 MacBook Pro
0:20:10 Apple Intelligence
0:22:16 Wearable health tech
0:29:08 Dayv's Apple Watch crash experience
0:35:09 Smart Rings
0:38:47 Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs)
0:47:08 Abbott Lingo - CGM for consumers
1:05:17 Outro
1:07:07 Vegan Wieners

#podcast #applepodcasts #health

In this episode we share our thoughts on Apple's Wanderlust event, including the new Apple Watch Series 9, Apple Watch Ultra 2, iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro. What does the new A17 Pro tell us about the forthcoming M3 chip? Is Apple's re-designed GPU actually faster? And there's some good news for Apple customers in the UK!

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CHAPTERS
0:00:00 Pete's Joke & Intro Banter
0:04:17 Podcast Update
0:05:59 Wonderlust Event
0:07:15 Apple Watch saved my life
0:11:25 Mac (lack of) updates
0:12:46 Vision Pro updates
0:17:38 Apple Watch Series 9
0:22:28 Erin lost her phone in the fridge
0:24:32 Finger tapping gesture
0:27:12 Watch Series 9 screen brightness
0:29:22 Apple's environmental credentials (soldered-on SSDs)
0:37:37 Apple Watch Ultra 2
0:38:25 iPhone 15
0:46:45 Erin Explains: USB-C
0:51:42 iPhone 15 Pro
0:58:32 A17 Pro chip - what it tells us about M3
1:03:52 A17 Pro GPU - Apple redesigned shaders - ray tracing
1:08:12 iPhone 15 Pro camera
1:15:58 UK Prices - good news!
1:18:17 Conclusions

How excited are you about the new iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro? Is Dynamic Island a great piece of innovation, or an elaborate disguise for a pill cutout? Has Apple Watch saved your life, and will Apple Watch Ultra fit on your wrist? Will you be rushing out to buy new AirPods Pro 2?

We give our thoughts, and enjoy a bit of banter on the "Far Out" Apple Event.

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CHAPTERS
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0:00:00 Intro & Banter
0:04:39 Viewer/Listener Comment
0:08:54 News: Lenovo T1 Glasses
0:11:25 Apple Event
0:16:20 Apple Watch Saved My Life
0:19:02 Apple iPhone 14
0:46:24 A16 Chip
0:50:39 Dynamic Island
0:55:10 Apple Watch
0:57:55 Apple Watch SE
1:00:18 Apple Watch Ultra
1:10:05 AirPods Pro 2
1:13:24 Conclusion 

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In this podcast, sponsored by Farnell, we discuss some customer service stories, and preview the products we might see at the "Far Out" Apple Event.

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CHAPTERS
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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:33 TikTok caught spying on users... again
00:03:39 YouTube Shorts
00:06:33 Dodge Charger EV Concept
00:09:54 AMD Zen 4 - Ryzen 7000 announcement
00:12:33 Apple Far Out Event
00:17:54 Thank you Farnell!
00:19:24 Customer Service Stories
01:01:45 The Rumour Mill

#podcast #farnell #apple #farout #iphone14

In this episode we'll be focusing on AI - is Google's LaMDA really sentient, as Blake Lemoine believes? AI and Machine Learning technologies are advancing at a pace, which raises some thought-provoking questions about the future... and whether machines can actually be considered alive.

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CHAPTERS
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00:00:00 Intro
00:04:13 Fold 4 and Flip 4
00:08:31 Facebook sharing "deleted" data to the police
00:10:14 More tech news
00:13:29 The rise of AI tools
00:33:03 LaMDA
00:59:25 The Rumour Mill

#lamda #ai #google #appleglasses #airpodspro #Samsungflip #Samsungflip4 #Samsungfold #Samsungfold4 #ameca #framework #facebook #technology #geek

In this episode we talk about the recent fallout on YouTube over the discovery of some flaws with Apple's M2 and we share our thoughts on whether it's better to upgrade the SSD or the RAM in your M2 MacBook Air.

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CHAPTERS
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00:00:00 Intro
00:04:45 A brief talk about LaMDA
00:06:12 Microsoft Teams has an update
00:07:40 3D Printing
00:16:00 M2's flaws and upset YouTubers
00:22:06 Faster SSD or more RAM?



#Apple #podcast #M2 #ssd #macbook #macbookpro #macbookair

In this episode we round up some of the performance data from the early M2 MacBook Pro 13" reviews, and see how it compares to M1, M1 Pro (binned and non-binned versions) and M1 Max. There's also a couple of key things that Apple forgot to tell us about... 🤔

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CHAPTERS
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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:46 News: Alexa speaks like dead people
00:08:08 News: Apple Watch saves swimmer
00:11:37 News: Twitter goes blogging
00:16:32 M2 MacBook Pro 13"
00:57:53 Rumour Mill

#Apple #podcast #M2

Apple has responded to criticisms about the new Stage Manager feature in iPadOS 16 only being available on M1 iPads... but have they been telling porky pies about the reasons why? 🤔

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CHAPTERS
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00:00 Intro
02:39 News
07:04 Pete's thoughts on WWDC & MacBook Pro 13" M2
20:42 Stage Manager
47:25 Rumour Mill

#Apple #podcast #stagemanager

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In this episode we're talking about the latest evolution of Apple Silicon: M2. Are we excited by the release announcement... or disappointed? And what do we think of the new M2 MacBook Air and M2 MacBook Pro 13"?

CHAPTERS
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0:00:00 Intro and banter
0:09:05 News: 10 years of Retina display
0:12:04 News: why Stage Manager is M1 iPad only
0:15:13 More banter
0:17:59 Farnell and IoT
0:27:36 Apple M2: excitement or disappointment?
1:12:24 The Rumour Mill
1:14:09 Conclusion

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