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The Keynote For The Rest of Us

2024/9/10
logo of podcast Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance

Mac Geek Gab — Your Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Troubleshooting Assistance

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This week’s Mac Geek Gab dives into Apple’s Glowtime event, with Jeff Gamet, Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson, and Dave Hamilton debating their next Apple purchases. Everyone’s eyeing the iPhone 16 Pro, but there’s a tug-of-war between the Pro and the regular iPhone 16. With new features like the camera control button and iOS 18’s Apple Intelligence Summaries, they weigh the pros and cons. AirPods Pro Gen 2 get serious attention too, with their hearing aid features and active earplugs, sparking a discussion on managing hearing loss and breaking the stigma of wearing hearing aids.

The Apple Watch Series 10’s upgrades, including a titanium option and faster charging, are tempting, but the team’s decisions are still up in the air. With the costs adding up, Jeff suggests checking Best Buy Open Box and Apple Refurbs to avoid overpaying. As the hosts navigate their potential purchases, their advice is clear: don’t get caught buying the wrong tech for your needs.

00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1054) for Monday, September 9th), 2024

September 9th: Wonderful Weirdos Day)

Special Guest Co-host: Jeff Gamet)

00:02:01 Apple’s Glowtime Event

00:02:57 Do We Think We Know What We’re Buying?

Adam: iPhone 16 Pro

Pilot Pete: iPhone 16 Pro Max (Maybe), Apple Watch Series 10 (Daughter), AirPods Pro 2

Jeff: iPhone 16 Pro (Probably), Apple Watch S10 (Maybe)

Dave: iPhone 16 Pro (Probably), AirPods Pro Gen 2 (Probably)

00:06:47 iPhone 16 & iPhone 16 Pro

Camera Control Button (What about left-handed people?)

Cases need to accommodate the capacitive nature of the Camera Control button

00:15:56 QT-Create shortcuts so the Action button does different things at night vs. during the day

00:17:54 Adam’s reasons for the iPhone 16 Pro

iOS 18’s Apple Intelligence Summaries for Notifications

00:25:50 iPhone 16 vs. 16 Pro — Which to Buy?

Computational Photography

Personal Symantec Index (local LLM on iPhone)

Sponsors

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00:37:47 AirPods Pro Gen 2

Hearing Aid, Hearing Test

Active EarPlugs

Managing Hearing Loss

Tinnitus

Reducing the Stigma of Wearing Hearing Aids

TheRightOne.com for replacement AirPods)

00:50:14 AirPods Gen 4 & AirPods Max

Comply Foam for AirPods)

The Keynote For The Rest of You (also, Cerumen is Not to Be Shared)

00:56:45 Apple Watch Series 10

Titanium: $300 surcharge

Health and Fitness forefront

Apple Watch S10 Gets a Speaker

30minutes to 80% charge

01:05:06 AppleCare+ Month-to-Month)

01:06:33 Do We Still Know What We’re Buying?

Check Best Buy Open Box) and Apple Refurbs)

Adam: Still iPhone 16 Pro, adding AirPods Pro Gen 2

Pilot Pete: Changing to iPhone 16 Pro (Maybe), Apple Watch Series 10 (Daughter), Already has AirPods Pro Gen 2

Jeff: iPhone 16 Pro (Probably), Apple Watch S10 (Changing to Probably Not), Possibly adding AirPods Pro Gen 2

Dave: iPhone 16 Pro (Probably, but maybe just iPhone 16), AirPods Pro Gen 2 (Definitely)

01:17:16 MGG 1054) Outtro

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