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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.

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544: Myke's Nightmares Mar 20, 2025

Show notes

The fallout over Apple's AI efforts have led to changes within the company, while its App Store policies have allowed PWAs to shine on the iPad. Stephen and Federico also discuss the return of Pebble and what the next iPhone may look like.

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Pro tip: use an IR illuminator to use the Vision Pro in the dark: r/VisionPro

Use Apple Vision Pro on an airplane or train with Travel Mode - Apple Support

John Voorhees: "Ten years ago today, I launched an app..."

Apple Vision Pro Chief Mike Rockwell Named Siri Head; Giannandrea Keeps AI Role - Bloomberg

Apple puts Vision Pro creator in charge of Siri as Apple Intelligence rollout falters - 9to5Mac

Daring Fireball: Gurman: Tim Cook Has Put Mike Rockwell in Charge of Siri, Reporting to Craig Federighi

Daring Fireball: 'Hey Siri, What Month Is It?'

Apple Exclusively Selling New 4-in-1 MagSafe Charging Stand - MacRumors

Dock di ricarica wireless BOOST↑CHARGE™ PRO 2 in 1 di Belkin con MagSafe - Antracite - Apple (IT)

The iPad's "Sweet" Solution - MacStories

Introducing two new PebbleOS watches - Eric Migicovsky

PebbleOS Watches Preorder

Apple restricts Pebble from being awesome with iPhones - Eric Migicovsky

EU orders Apple to open up access to iOS notifications, allow alternatives to AirDrop and AirPlay on the iPhone - 9to5Mac

Apple says EU interoperability requirements enable unfettered access to the iPhone, risks customer security and privacy - 9to5Mac

This Open-Source E-Ink Screen Is My Favorite New Gadget - YouTube

Latest iPhone 17 Pro Dummies Highlight Apple's New Part-Glass Design - MacRumors

Revealed: Entire iPhone 17 Lineup's Striking New Camera Designs - MacRumors

Federico, on "Mesa"

Connected Mech — 543: Brought Into Equilibrium with a Reference Environment Mar 12, 2025
Show notes

Is the Vision Pro the perfect night computer? Will this year bring a sweeping redesign to Apple's operating systems? Has Apple (accidentally?) built the ultimate desktop computer for AI? Are questions a bad way to write an episode description?

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Final Call for Merch:

Pre-orders close on Friday, March 14!

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Brydge - Docking Stations & Keyboards for iPad and Surface

The downfall of Brydge: Ceasing operations, unpaid staff, more - 9to5Mac

Brydge Press Release

A country-level primary-final-useful (CL-PFU) energy and exergy database: overview of its construction and 1971–2020 world-level efficiency results - IOPscience

Connected Merch | Cotton Bureau

Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2 - Apple

Bora Bora was worth the wait! : r/VisionPro

Change volume, sound, & vibrate settings - Android Help

Web Apps - visionOS App Store

Fullmoon

On-Device AI - App Store

Apple (AAPL) Readies Dramatic Design Overhauls for iOS 19, iPadOS 19, macOS 16 - Bloomberg

iOS 19 to bring an all-new design to your iPhone - 9to5Mac

Apple's New Vision for Software - Spyglass

Daring Fireball: A New System-Wide UI Look for iOS — Let Alone MacOS, Too — Would Be a Huge Deal

Widgetsmith

visionOS Windows | Apple Developer Documentation

Sheets | Apple Developer Documentation

The M3 Ultra Mac Studio for Local LLMs - MacStories

Apple Mac Studio with M3 Ultra Review: The Ultimate AI Developer Workstation - Max Weinbach at Creative Strategies

Apple Open Source - MLX

GeForce RTX 5090 Graphics Cards | NVIDIA

H100 Tensor Core GPU | NVIDIA

Upgrade #554: Level Zero Promise - Relay

On Apple Offering an Abstraction Layer for AI on Its Platforms - MacStories

542: face with tired Mar 05, 2025

Show notes

Subtitle: The Jeremies (March 2025)

It's a busy week: there are new iPads and Macs to discuss, as well as new emoji whose names are unknown to one particular host.

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The Missing Middle - AppStories

MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH MERCH

List of supermarket chains in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

Apple Announces the New iPad Air and Base Model iPad - MacStories

Apple Updates iPad & iPad Air — 512 Pixels

iPad Keyboards - Apple

M4 MacBook Air Introduced — 512 Pixels

Apple Introduces the New MacBook Air - MacStories

Apple MacBook Air - Walmart.com

Apple Reveals New Mac Studio Powered by M4 Max and M3 Ultra - MacStories

Mac Studio Updated with the M4 Max and ... M3 Ultra — 512 Pixels

Apple reveals M3 Ultra, taking Apple silicon to a new extreme - Apple

No M4 Ultra Chip? Apple Confirms the M4 Max Chip Lacks UltraFusion - MacRumors

Mac Studio - Technical Specifications - Apple

The Jeremies Gazette

First Look: New Apple Emojis in iOS 18.4 Beta 2 - Emojipedia

Art Attack - Wikipedia

Giovanni Muciaccia - Wikipedia

Sark - Wikipedia

Introducing NPC XL: More NPC, Every Week - MacStories

541: The Suspicious Shape of Spaghetti Feb 26, 2025

Show notes

Myke is away, so Stephen and Federico are relaunching every shirt from the show's archives. Then, the guys talk through iOS 18.4 and Ticci's new WiFi. Lastly, Stephen chats with Connected headphone expert Merri about her new Powerbeats Pro 2.

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Thank you Discord user The E.J.J. for the intro clip.

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💟 Sophia Hurley

📱 Apple's C1 modem doesn't interfere with MagSafe on the iPhone 16e | Macworld

🤓 Apple reveals first custom modem chip, shifting away from Qualcomm | Reuters

🚨 Connected Shirts On Sale Now!

All the classics, plus a new design!

🛜 TP-Link Deco BE85

🛜 Introduction and Usage of MLO Network - Home Network Community

👾 NPC: Next Portable Console - MacStories

🆕 Apple Says iOS 18.4 Will Be Released in April With These New Features - MacRumors

🍝 Apple introduces News+ Food - Apple

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😱 Myke in the new "Sketch" Styles

🔊 Play background sounds on iPhone - Apple Support

🤖 The iOS 18.4 beta brings Matter robot vacuum support | The Verge

🎧 Powerbeats Pro 2 in Hyper Purple - Apple

🫀 Heart Rate Monitoring - Powerbeats Pro 2

🤑 Apple to Acquire Beats Music & Beats Electronics - Apple

💙 Stephen's Blue & White G3

540: Itsa Sixtini Feb 19, 2025

Show notes

There's a new iPhone in town. It's not what you think...

Beyond the new 16e, the guys discuss the end of Humane, the future of Siri, and quite a bit of feedback.

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Apple Updates Purchase Migration Requirements — 512 Pixels

Netflix says its brief Apple TV app integration was a mistake | The Verge

Behind the Design of Powerbeats Pro 2 I Beats - YouTube

Apple debuts iPhone 16e: A powerful new member of the iPhone 16 family - Apple

iPhone 16e - Apple

Introducing iPhone 16e - February 19 - YouTube

Apple Reveals New iPhone 16e with Face ID and 48MP Camera - MacStories

Apple Announces the iPhone 16e — 512 Pixels

John Voorhees: "Conspiracy Theory…" - Mastodon

Apple to acquire the majority of Intel's smartphone modem business - Apple

Jony Ive Designs One-of-a-Kind Red Mac Pro for Product (RED) Charity Auction - MacRumors

Humane is shutting down the AI Pin and selling its remnants to HP | The Verge

Turns Out, You Can't Spell 'Humane AI Pin' Without HP — 512 Pixels

Humane’s daily returns are outpacing sales | The Verge

Humane recalls the AI Pin’s charging case due to overheating concerns | The Verge

Apple Intelligence Siri Overhaul Could Get Delayed - MacRumors

Apple Enlists Company Veteran Kim Vorrath to Help Fix AI, Siri - Bloomberg

Upgrade #551: The Paternity Draft - Relay

539: I'm the Hot Drink Feb 12, 2025

Show notes

Stephen thinks he deserves a new title for changing the world, Stephen has a new page on his blog, and Stephen ordered Merri some new headphones. Also: Federico has a theory and Myke is in a new group chat.

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Connected #372: WhatsApp beta 2.21.24.5: What’s New? - Relay

Partiful - Free Online Party Invites

Would You Watch YouTube at 4x Speed? - WVFRM Podcast - YouTube

Upgrade #550: The Tasty Part Inside Bad Bread - Relay

The Now Page — 512 Pixels

Revisions · Now — 512 Pixels · GitHub

Our Setups - MacStories

/now • Robb Knight

@penaddict’s statuslog

Hemispheric Views

About migrating Apple Account purchases between accounts - Apple Support

Migrate purchases from one Apple Account to another Apple Account - Apple Support

Apple Launches Tool to Migrate Purchases Between Apple Accounts — 512 Pixels

Migrating Purchases from One Apple Account to Another Is Now Possible - MacStories

Powerbeats Pro 2 — Apple

Review: Powerbeats Pro 2 tick all the boxes with heart rate monitoring, slimmer design, H2 chip, more - 9to5Mac

PowerBeats Pro 2 Review: Still Better than AirPods! - YouTube

Powerbeats Pro 2 review: the workout buds to beat | The Verge

Ozlo Sleepbuds – Ozlo UK

New holistic Apple Health Study launches today in the Research app - Apple

Apple to Bring TV+ to Android Phones in Bid to Boost Subscribers - Bloomberg

Apple appears to have found a way to offload unsold Vision Pro headsets - 9to5Mac

Myke Hurley - Internet Broadcaster and Producer

538: A Future That Is Now Stuck in the Past Feb 05, 2025

Show notes

The guys reflect on the Vision Pro's first year and then talk about things that matter more, like the recent resurgence of read-it-later apps and Apple's new Invites app.

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Dec. 2025 Update: The guys at Robot or Not have weighed in, a mere ten months later.

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Apple in 2024: The Six Colors report card – Six Colors

Upgrade #549: (I Don't) Grade for the World - Relay

The 2024 Six Colors Report Card — 512 Pixels

Six Colors' Apple in 2024 Report Card - MacStories

Steven's Follow Up

Google’s Gemini app adds access to ‘thinking’ AI models | The Verge

The Many Purposes of Timeline Apps for the Open Web - MacStories

Timeline apps are here: Tapestry, Reeder, and a new way to read feeds | The Verge

Instapaper 9.1 Release Notes

GoodLinks

Raindrop.io

Readwise

Readwise Reader

Reeder Classic

Unread

Pocket

Apple Vision Pro Review: It’s a Carousel — 512 Pixels

I Tried Samsung's Secret Android XR Headset! - MKBHD - YouTube

TouchDesk – Justin Ryan – Threads

Introducing Apple Invites, a new app that brings people together - Apple

Apple Launches New 'Invites' App — 512 Pixels

New 'Apple Invites' App Debuts on the App Store - MacStories

Apple’s Invites invites you to send invitations – Six Colors

Here are five Apple Invites features you might have missed - 9to5Mac

Apple quietly shreds its iOS Cards app | The Verge

537: Do You Know Apple? Jan 29, 2025

Show notes

Legacy Stephen is back, and Federico has been wired in to the saga of DeepSeek.

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A New Look for 2025 and Beyond — Relay

Sotheby's Is Auctioning Custom iPods from the Late Karl Lagerfeld's Massive Collection - MacStories

Shiny iPod + Microphone

Colorful iPod nanos

Xserve RAID - Wikipedia

Modified iPod minis

DeepSeek FAQ – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

Why everyone is freaking out about DeepSeek | The Verge

The questions the Chinese government doesn’t want DeepSeek AI to answer - Ars Technica

Why the markets are freaking out about Chinese AI newcomer DeepSeek - Ars Technica

Nvidia sheds almost $600 billion in market cap, biggest drop ever - CNBC

Federico Viticci: "DeepSeek is no longer available on the Italian App Store..."

The Fox and the Grapes - Wikipedia

Connected Outro Maker

536: Dad Draws a Bath and Plays Mario Kart Jan 22, 2025

Show notes

Federico has a new mail client, Myke is concerned about software releases, and Stephen shares a recent interaction with AppleCare's iCloud support team.

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NPC Special Podcast Episode: Nintendo Switch 2 Reactions and First Theories - MacStories

Shortwave

BANG!CASE: Push-Button iPhone Automation - MacStories

Apple's Redesigned Mail App is Expanding to the Mac — Here's When - MacRumors

macOS Sequoia 15.3 and iOS 18.3 Enable Apple Intelligence Automatically - MacRumors

iOS 18.3 makes 5 changes to Apple Intelligence notification summaries - 9to5Mac

iOS 18.3 Adds New Visual Intelligence Features for iPhone 16 - MacRumors

Casey's Screenshot

iCloud+ - Apple

MobileMe's Legacy — 512 Pixels

The Prompt - Relay

535: Proper Governance Jan 15, 2025

Show notes

Federico, Myke, and Stephen consider turning their podcast over to a non-profit for all decision-making. Other points of business include Unifi networking, Focus modes, daily notes, and other items.

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Automating My Rehearsal Tech Setup — Robby Burns

My UniFi Experience, Thus Far — 512 Pixels

Mastodon announces transition to nonprofit structure | TechCrunch

Superhuman

UNAS Pro - Ubiquiti Store

1 Second Everyday Daily Video on the App Store

Everyday: An App To Turn Your Face Into A Poignant Work Of Art | TechCrunch

Granola — The AI Notepad for meetings

ChatGPT Gains Support for Reminders and Tasks - MacRumors

Mango Baby Newborn Tracker Log on the App Store

Connected #441: You, John and My Wife - Relay

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