Our fave stuff from 2020, and AirPods Max SweatGate explained! (CultCast #473)
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🗓️ 1 January 2021
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This week: all our favorite stuff of 2020! Plus: Ming-Chi provides a big update Apple Car, and we’ll tell you what you need to know about AirPods Max Sweatgate—yes, it’s a problem!
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This week's stories
AirPods Max condensation makes some owners sweat
- Apple’s AirPods Max headphones are drawing complaints from some users after drops of water formed inside the earpads after extended use. Condensation is not an uncommon problem with over-the-ear headphones, though the metal ear cups and tight fit of the Apple version might increase the amount.
- Quite a few users in the twitter thread an in my vid covering this have said they’re having the same issue
Max Stand adds wireless charging to AirPods Max
- German design studio Floating Pixels dreamed up an improvement to AirPods Max. They created the Max Stand -- it holds the over-the-ears headphones upright, making them easy to pick up and use. And it adds wireless charging, rather than requiring users to plug in a cable.
Pick up these gold-plated AirPods Max for a mere $108,000
- Caviar came up with a pair of AirPods Max that's even more expensive than the original. They are gold-plated, and the headband is covered in crocodile leather. You can get them in black or white -- one-click ordering for your convenience!
WaterField makes the AirPods Max case Apple should have
- WaterField Designs delivered what Apple didn’t - a protective case for AirPods Max. The San Francisco company's new Max Shield Case was designed with input from Apple fans.
Kuo: Apple Car Still in Early Stages, Unlikely to Launch Until 2025-2027 at Earliest
- Earlier this week, Reuters reported that Apple is targeting 2024 for production of its long-rumored electric vehicle with "next level" battery technology, but Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that a launch is unlikely until 2025-2027 at the earliest.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm a Mac and I'm a PC. I can't believe 2007's over. |
| 0:03.5 | PC was a great year though, huh? Not really. |
| 0:06.0 | What do you mean? |
| 0:07.0 | He came out with Vista, that didn't work very well. |
| 0:09.0 | Some people are downgrading to XP. Meanwhile, you come out with your new operating system, Leppert a new I-Mac, lots of new iPods. Oh, the iPhone, I almost forgot the iPhone. |
| 0:16.4 | It was terrible year. But next year, looking forward to the future. 2008 is going to be the year of the PC. |
| 0:23.3 | That's a great attitude. |
| 0:24.4 | PC, what do you got planned? |
| 0:25.4 | What are you doing? |
| 0:26.4 | I'm just going to copy everything you did in 2007. |
| 0:28.0 | Hello and welcome, we'll cast the best 30 plus minute alpha conversation you're going to hear all week long I'm your host |
| 0:37.6 | Airf and Eliza. |
| 0:38.6 | Join me today when you're with him every day is a New Year's Eve party and a chance to end up in the slammer or in a high-speed chase or running from drug lords. |
| 0:48.0 | He's the founder of Coltrayor Caney is here. |
| 0:50.0 | Hello. |
| 0:52.0 | Also with us, he may be responsible for several pending lawsuits against Cultimac by Kultimac staff, |
| 0:58.0 | but there's no denying his methods and tough discipline have kept the cultimac riders cranking out the stories all year long. |
| 1:04.8 | He's the managing editor of Kultimac. |
| 1:06.9 | Louis Wallace is here. |
| 1:09.9 | A year's over. |
| 1:11.7 | Finally, at long last. What a year. You say that, presuming that 2021 is going to be better. |
| 1:18.0 | Oh, it's going to be so much better. I think we hit a low point last week and everything's just coming up better. |
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