Apple prepping new Vision Air, thinner Apple Watch, and more M4 Macs! (CultCast #652)
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🗓️ 21 June 2024
⏱️ 71 minutes
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This week, rumors are swirling of a cheaper Vision Air, a thinner Apple Watch and faster M4 Macs! Also, we’ll dive deep into the iOS 18 Developer Beta so you don’t have to.
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This week’s stories:
Cheaper Apple Vision AR headset might launch next year
- A cheaper version of Apple’s Vision augmented reality headset has reportedly been fast-tracked. The goal is supposedly to have the scaled-back device on the market by next year.
Apple Watch Series 10 could get larger but thinner
- The Apple Watch Series 10 might adopt a thinner design with a bigger display. Reportedly, Apple will bump the chassis size from 41mm and 45mm to 45mm and 49mm.
M4 MacBook Pro could launch before 2024 ends
- Apple could refresh its MacBook Pro lineup with M4 chips as soon as Q4 2024. Based on supply-chain checks, panel shipments for the 14-inch and 16-inch models will start in Q3 2024.
Hands-on with iOS 18: Impressive but incomplete
- After spending a few days trying out all the new features in iOS 18, I think it really is one of the biggest updates in a long time. However, hands-on testing shows there’s a lot that needs cleaned up before September, when it’s expected to ship.
11 hidden iOS 18 features Apple did not tell you about
- Here’s a roundup of all the little changes and useful features in iOS 18.
- MoviePass, MovieCrash chronicles the visionary mission of its cofounders, its impressive early success as an innovative movie ticketing model, and its precipitous downfall caused by mismanagement and corporate greed.
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| 0:00.0 | The new Macbook Pro combines the fundamental qualities of an ultra-portable device with uncompromising performance. |
| 0:14.0 | With our new design, the product's overall volume has been reduced dramatically. |
| 0:20.0 | This results in an extremely purposeful and powerful creative tool. |
| 0:30.0 | We're introducing a new way to interact with your notebook. |
| 0:36.4 | A multi-touch bar provides a more intuitive, |
| 0:40.0 | more immediate connection to your content. |
| 0:52.4 | The new Macbook Pro achieves a design that optimizes both performance and portability. It marks a milestone in the evolution of the Mac. |
| 0:57.0 | Hello and welcome to the Colcassie Best 30 plus minute up conversation. |
| 1:07.2 | You're going to hear all week long I'm your host Airf and Eliza. |
| 1:11.0 | Join me today. |
| 1:12.0 | Fun fact in his free time he likes to put I'm your host, Aerof and Eliza. Join me today, a fun fact. |
| 1:12.6 | In his free time, he likes to put on a Lord of the Dance video |
| 1:16.8 | and pretends he's one of the performers. |
| 1:18.9 | Wow, who knew? |
| 1:20.4 | He also happens to be managing editor of Colton Back. |
| 1:22.5 | Lewis Wallace is here. |
| 1:24.0 | Now that one may be chuckle. |
| 1:26.0 | Because that is never going to happen. |
| 1:28.0 | I maybe not on video. |
| 1:30.0 | Also with us, he'll be spending most of his weekend laying tripwires and other booby traps to |
| 1:36.9 | capture any unexpected visits from any San Francisco tech editors who are upset about grammar errors. |
| 1:44.2 | He's a writer for Colton Matt Griffin Jones is here. |
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