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Connected is a weekly panel discussion on Apple and the impact of technology on our lives. With each co-host having a unique background — and accent — Connected provides a perspective that no other show can. Hosted by Federico Viticci, Stephen Hackett, and Myke Hurley.

Copyright: Copyright © 2024 Relay FM

Latest Episodes:

184: They Perfected It, Mum Mar 14, 2018

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WWDC is announced, Apple acquires a digital magazine service, and Myke and Federico discuss some ‘iOS Little Wonders’, because Stephen is away.

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Buy tickets to Relay FM Live at WWDC

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New lower-cost 13-inch Retina MacBook reported to debut in June, iPad refresh coming | 9to5Mac

Upgrade #184: The Claim Chowder Secret Society - Relay FM

Apple Music hits 38 million paid subscribers - Reuters

Amazon’s Alexa gaining new ‘Follow-up Mode’, no longer requires trigger word after every request | 9to5Mac

Relay FM Live at WWDC 2018 — Relay FM

AltConf Tickets

Apple to acquire digital magazine service Texture - Apple

Apple is buying Texture, the digital magazine distributor - Recode

Apple Acquires Texture, a Digital Magazine Subscription Service – MacStories

183: PodStorm Mar 07, 2018

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Stephen's family staged a HomePod intervention, Myke names his favorite Apple Watch apps, Apple kills off iTunes LP and Federico has some news.

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Apple Park: Transcript of 911 calls about injuries from walking into glass - San Francisco Chronicle

Apple Confirms It Will No Longer Accept New iTunes LP Content After March 2018 – MacStories

'End of iTunes?': Leaked Apple email spells end of music downloads | Metro News

A HomePod Intervention – 512 Pixels

Subnet - Relay FM

HomePod — Welcome Home by Spike Jonze — Apple - YouTube

WatchKit is a sweet solution that will only ever give us baby apps – Marco.org

Daring Fireball: Marco Arment: 'WatchKit Is a Sweet Solution That Will Only Ever Give Us Baby Apps'

iOS - Feature Availability - Apple

iPad Refresh in March Likely as Apple Receives Certification for New Tablets in Eurasia - Mac Rumors

iPad Pro With Face ID Will 'Likely' Debut at WWDC 2018 in Early June - Mac Rumors

iPhone SE: Everything We Know | MacRumors

Apple's AirPower Wireless Charging Mat Could Be Available to Buy Next Month - Mac Rumors

KGI: Apple to Launch Cheaper MacBook Air in 2Q 2018 - Mac Rumors

Chinese Report Says $150-$200 HomePod and $799-$899 MacBook Air to Launch This Year - Mac Rumors

182: Wireless Charging Denier Feb 28, 2018

Show notes

Federico and Myke slander Stephen's good name before talking about iPhone and headphone rumors and Amazon's acquisition of Ring.

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Tara's Tip (that Federico stole)

Apple Highlights Apps with watchOS 4.2 Features for Skiers and Snowboarders – MacStories

Apple Watch Series 3 now tracks skiing and snowboarding activity - Apple

Amazon buys startup Ring in $1 billion deal to run your home security - Reuters

Amazon wants a key to your house. I did it. I regretted it. - The Washington Post

Amazon patents wristband that tracks warehouse workers' movements | Technology | The Guardian

Apple Plans Giant High-End iPhone, Lower-Priced Model - Bloomberg

KGI: 6.1-Inch iPhone to Have Single-Lens Rear Camera, Aluminum Frame, 3GB RAM, and No 3D Touch, Cost $700-$800 - Mac Rumors

KGI: Apple Developing High-End Over-Ear Headphones, Launching Late 2018 at the Earliest - Mac Rumors

The In-Glass Fingerprint Reader: Explained! - MKBHD - YouTube

Vivo Apex concept phone hands-on - The Verge - YouTube

181: Headspaced Against My Will Feb 21, 2018

Show notes

Federico has a surprise for the group, then goes on to teach about Things 3 before Stephen complains about its repeating task support. In a shocking turn of events, Myke has the need for a Mac app.

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“Tiny Head Tee” graphic tee by Connected. | Cotton Bureau

AirPlay 2 Features Removed From iOS 11.3 and tvOS 11.3 - Mac Rumors

The Nest Cam IQ Indoor is now also a Google Assistant speaker - CNET

Canvas #54: Managing Your Smart Home from iOS - Relay FM

Adding HomeKit to incompatible devices with Homebridge - Six Colors

Things 3.4 Brings Powerful New Automation Features and App Integrations – MacStories

Things 3.4 Brings Powerful New Automation Features and App Integrations – MacStories

Things URL Scheme - Things Support - Cultured Code

Things on iOS: The Complete Guide to Automations and Workflows - The Sweet Setup

Launcher with Multiple Widgets on the App Store

GitHub - insidegui/AnimojiStudio: Make Animoji videos with unlimited duration and share anywhere

New Apps for 2018 – MacStories

Analog(ue) #124: The Casey Liss Paternity Leave Extravaganza - Relay FM

"Tiny Head Tee" — 180: Our True Tiny Head Form Feb 14, 2018
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We have HomePod opinions, dreams about WWDC and an amazing new t-shirt.

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The Art of Changing a City - The New York Times

The use of banned drugs is rife in sport - Winning at any price

Welcome to the new Typeform - A little more human

Chad's Tiny Snapchat Head

Buy our “Tiny Head Tee” from Cotton Bureau!

Chris Rowland Illustration

Ed Listening to Seniors

Myke's HomePod Video

The Unreleased HomePod Ad

There’s no App Store ’emoji apocalypse,’ just inconsistent policy enforcement | TechCrunch

Apple's Emoji Crackdown - Emojipedia

HomePod vs. iPod Hi-Fi - 512 Pixels on YouTube

Upgrade #180: Too Much Speaker - Relay FM

Siri on HomePod Correctly Answered 52.3% of Queries in New AI Test - Mac Rumors

We Ran HomePod Through the Smart Speaker Gauntlet | Loup Ventures

Apple HomePod Review: It Only Sounds Great: Reviews by Wirecutter | A New York Times Company

Apple Confirms HomePod Can Leave White Rings on Wood Surfaces With Oil or Wax Finishes - Mac Rumors

179: The Tiny Head Pandemic Feb 07, 2018

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The boys are joined by Emojipedia founder Jeremy Burge to talk about a rash of App Store rejections regarding the use of emoji. After that, discussion turns to HomePod reviews and the possibilities of watchOS 5.

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Guest Starring:

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Tiny Heads at Evernote

Tiny Heads at Airtable

Procreate Tiny Heads

Tiny Connected Heads

Kenshiro - Wikipedia

A festive party popper 🎉 with Angela Guzman | Emoji Wrap — The Emoji Podcast from Emojipedia

The Making of Apple’s Emoji: How designing these tiny icons changed my life

Apple's Emoji Crackdown - Emojipedia

Developers Report Recent Enforcement of Stricter Rules for Emoji Use in iOS Apps - Mac Rumors

Slack Overhauls Emoji Support With One Catch - Emojipedia

Emojipedia — Home of Emoji Meanings

Jeremy Burge (@jeremyburge) | Twitter

HomePod Review Roundup – MacStories

Bittracker Gets Approved - Sam Eckert on Twitter

Who's There by Seniors on Apple Music

Who's There by Seniors on Spotify

watchOS 5: A Relatively Modest Proposal – BirchTree

157 New Emojis in the 2018 Emoji List - Emojipedia

Ungeniused #43: Emoji - Relay FM

Boolean Logic & Logic Gates: Crash Course Computer Science #3 - YouTube

178: The Tiny Head Trend Jan 31, 2018

Show notes

It's January, so it's time to spin up the iPhone rumor machine, but first Stephen and Federico consider what a "Snow Leopard" iOS release could look like. Lastly, one of them has switched to DuckDuckGo.

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FileBrowser - Computers+Cloud on the App Store

iPad Diaries: Transmit Replacements and FTP Clients – MacStories

HomePod - Apple

BlaBlaCar is optimizing its service for small cities and has a new visual identity | TechCrunch

New Look. New Focus. New BlaBlaCar. - YouTube

Scoop: Apple delays iOS features to focus on reliability, performance - Axios

Steve Troughton-Smith drops the wisdom

Review: the iPhone X – 512 Pixels

Ming-Chi Kuo Casts Doubt on iPhone SE 2, Expects Few Changes Should New Model Launch - Mac Rumors

Reports allege Apple making fewer iPhone Xs due to weak demand | Ars Technica

Google Helping Mobile Publishing? Some Publishers Are Not So Sure - The New York Times

dogcow tattoo - Google Search

DuckDuckGo !Bang

177: Whatever State Asparagus Is Born In Jan 24, 2018

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After wading through HomePod and iOS 11.3 news, the boys give a status report on how they're feeling about iOS 11 and High Sierra several months into running the releases.

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macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 — and Meltdown Patches for Sierra and El Capitan — Released – 512 Pixels

Episode 39: The Mac App Store’s Problems – AppStories

Myke's Trophy

Amazon brings voice control to its Alexa app for Android, with iOS coming soon | TechCrunch

HomePod arrives February 9, available to order this Friday - Apple

HomePod - Apple

Steve Troughton-Smith on Twitter: "HomePod is only mysterious..."

HomePod Orders Open Friday – 512 Pixels

Apple previews iOS 11.3 - Apple

Apple Announces iOS 11.3 with ARKit 1.5, New Animoji, Health Records, Music Videos, and More – MacStories

Connected #147: I Wish We Could Be Friends in Real Life - Relay FM

Apple announces solution bringing health records to iPhone - Apple

Prepare for changes to macOS Server - Apple Support

Weird Messages Icon

Messages in iCloud Returns in iOS 11.3 Beta – MacStories

176: A Kernel Panic at the Disco Jan 16, 2018

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What does the death of Transmit mean for pro apps on the iPad? Should Apple make a laptop that runs iOS? Does Myke understand how hypothetical questions work?

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Snowy Stephen Hackett

Panic Blog » The Future of Transmit iOS

Macheads (Video 2009) - IMDb

FileBrowser - Computers+Cloud on the App Store

Coda on the App Store

iFiles 2 on the App Store

Documents by Readdle on the App Store

DEVONthink To Go on the App Store

Connected #164: My Mother Has a Bunch of Keyboards - Relay FM

Brydge Keyboards

Federico Viticci on Twitter: "It only took 3 different units, but I may have finally managed to get a functioning Brydge keyboard for the 12.9” iPad Pro."

Why Apple’s next laptop should run iOS | Macworld

The case against building an iOS laptop—and why it might happen anyway | Macworld

Upgrade #169: Discontinue All Other Products - Relay FM

Apple may have finally gotten too big for its unusual corporate structure - Vox

175: The Devil on my Shoulder Jan 09, 2018

Show notes

2018 is here, and so is Stephen’s new computer and our predictions for the next year. Also, CES is a thing.

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James Bond Movie Theme Songs, Ranked Worst to Best | Rolling Stone

Upgrade #174: The 2017 Upgradies - Relay FM

Apple’s $29 iPhone battery replacements are available starting today | TechCrunch

Accidental Tech Podcast: 255: The Thermal Paste Lottery

Mac Power Users #412: Stephen Hackett Returns - Relay FM

Apple Plans Combined iPhone, iPad & Mac Apps to Create One User Experience - Bloomberg

This 65-inch OLED TV rolls up like a giant newspaper - The Verge

Samsung just unveiled a 146-inch, modular TV that could surpass OLED - The Verge

LG’s new 4K OLED and Super UHD TVs add Google Assistant, Alexa, and an even better picture - The Verge

Jabra’s new wireless earbuds have five hours of battery life and Alexa built in - The Verge

JBL releases Google Assistant-enabled headphones and upgraded speakers - The Verge

iDevices’ new smart light switch isn’t just controlled by Alexa — it has Alexa built in - The Verge

Google is introducing a new Smart Display platform - The Verge

Lenovo and Google have created their own Echo Show that supports YouTube - The Verge

HyperDrive USB-C Hub + 7.5W Qi Wireless Charger iPhone Stand by HYPER by Sanho Corporation — Kickstarter

First Alert debuts Onelink Safe & Sound smoke alarm/speaker with HomeKit, AirPlay 2 support

Asus' new Lyra Voice mesh router is also an Alexa-equipped speaker - The Verge

Corsair releases wireless mechanical keyboard and mouse pad that doubles as a wireless charger - The Verge

Garmin’s new Speak Plus includes a dashboard camera - The Verge

Russian meteor explosion: Spectacular dash cam video of meteorite fireball falling in Urals - YouTube

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