Some More Put-Together Thoughts About Today’s Apple Announcements
I recorded my reactions podcast this afternoon, literally minutes after the event ended, so all i had were hot takes.
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Podcast #201: iPhone 11, Apple Watch Series 5, and More
You know the deal, Apple had their September event today and these are my initial impressions from watching the event.
Why Reverse Wireless Charging is More than Just a Gimmick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ7i7g9vwo4
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My Own Claim Chowder
John Gruber’s “claim chowder” is one of my favorite running gags in the Apple blogging world, and I thought
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Podcast #200: Episode 200! Why Hardware Still Matters in 2019
This kind of snuck up on me, so thank you for listening for 200 episodes! Today, on the eve of
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Micahel Tsai on Apple’s Odd Response to Project Zero’s Disclosure
Michael “blogs” 😉
Most people would consider “fewer than a dozen” to be “a small collection.” But in Apple-speak, there were
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Testing the Pixel’s Super Res Zoom and an Actual Telephoto Lens
All of the Pixel 3 and 3a phones have a feature called Super Res Zoom. This is one of Google’
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Logitech MX Master 3 Review
People speak highly Logitech’s MX Master line of mice, and I’ve joined the chorus over the past few
Apple’s iPhone Event Invites: Hidden Clues or Just Like…Invites?
This keeps coming up on podcasts this year, so let’s look at the last 10 iPhone event invites and
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Android 10 Review
Android is not my favorite mobile operating system. You know that, I know that, but that doesn’t mean I
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Night Sight vs NeuralCam (quick, incomplete comparison)
Here’s a shot taken on the iPhone Xs:
And here’s the same scene taken with the Pixel 3a:
Hyper-Res California Watch Faces
I don't know if these will be of use to anyone else, but I replicated the new California
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Dark Noise Review (podcast #198)
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Dark Noise on the App Store
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Podcast #197: Just Here for the AirDrop Memes
It’s hard to keep up with iOS and Android, and today I dive into why I think it’s
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Some Gradient Wallpapers
I haven’t made any wallpapers in a long time, but I wanted some new gradients and no one had
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Podcast #196: The September Preview
We’re only a few weeks away from Apple’s annual September event and I’ve not really taken any
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Metal Gear Solid 4 Retrospective: Part 1
https://youtu.be/3afksjswDZw
I'm almost halfway through the 2008 Metal Gear game, Guns of the Patriots. Check
Hey Siri, How Does One Regain Trust?
John Gruber on the fact Apple has human listening to a random assortment of Siri requests:
Apple literally advertises on