527: The True Siri Experience

Pre-show: Marco may have to dance with the devil Daikin Home Assistant integration Home Assistant Green Follow-up: The OpenAI doughnut What if it’s an eye? (via Elijah Yap) Or perhaps red blood cell shaped? (via Chris Lawrence) Biconcave disc Time Capsule was to solve the laptop- ...  Show more

Pre-show: Marco has a rose and thorn Lutron Caséta Fan Control Fanimation Technology Connections video Follow-up: Marco’s favorite feedback (about Myke) was from Analog(ue) 😬 SQLite bug write-up Blackbird Post-show Neutral Professional negotiators / “headhunters” are very much a ...  Show more

Bonnets off to the BBC, the trouble with headlines, Socrates on mountain skis, some slight existential dread about Mac software, irrational love of old computers, Apple's smart home strategy for 2025, and the long wait for some AI features. 

Apple Watch may one day measure your sweat, Micro-LED Apple Watch is still years off, Apple investigating Ghost Touches on latest Apple Watches and the Vision Pro screens are packed with pixels. Plus reviews of Logitech MX Master 3S mouse, test driving the Apple Vision Pro and So ...  Show more

Apple Watch Series 10 and Ultra 3 rumors, first HomePod and AirPods are now Vintage, new Home Accessory may be in the works and a TwoFaced band for Apple Watch and Garmin. Plus reviews of Ecobee Smart Thermostat, Business Wars AI podcast and hacking a QR code for the Apple Watch. 

Special guest Marco Arment returns to the show. Topics include microphones; Marco’s much-publicized article last week on Apple’s seemingly declining software quality; talking to the press and agreeing to interviews; Apple’s relatively tiny developer relations team (and how that p ...  Show more