428: A Series of Rectangles

Accidental Tech Podcast

• Episode: 428: A Series of Rectangles
• Website: Accidental Tech Podcast
• Feed URL: http://atp.fm/episodes?format=rss
• Duration: 01:52:49
• Published: 2021-04-29 17:34

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• Pre-show: ⅔ of ATP has completed their journey on the vaccination train! Toot toot! 🚂💉
• “Fully vaccinated”
• Joanna Stern’s C-Fed Interview
  • CEO question timestamp link
• Spring 2021 Apple Event
  • Apple TV
    • Calibration
    • Remote Design & Pricing
    • No Acceleromter nor Gyroscope
    • Apple TV pricing
      • Apple TV / iTV
    • High-frame-rate HDR compatibility?
    • AppleCare+ for Apple TV
  • Extended AppleCare+ for Macs
  • iMac
    • Power brick/cable
      • Upgrade #350: The Time for Color is Now
      • 143 watts
    • VESA mount
    • Why not put Ethernet on all Mac adapters?
    • Why have high-efficiency cores in a batteryLiss system?
  • iPad
    • 12MP front-facing wide camera with Center Stage
      • Center Stage will have an API
    • iPad RAM amount is listed 😱
    • 12.9” iPad Pro and older Magic Keyboards
  • AirTags: for tracking your luggage
  • Apple Premium Podcasts
  • John’s Eero & Smart Outlet update
  • EV charging from Sam Abuelsamid of Wheel Bearings and Dave Nanian
    • DoE Map Search
    • Mobil Speedpass
• #askatp
  • What would it take to get you into this [phantom] Mac Pro, today, John? (via Brian Ashe)
  • Do we use FileVault on our personal Macs? How come? (via Lingxiu Zhang)
    • System Preferences → Security & Privacy → FileVault
    • Mat Honan’s tale of woe
  • What’s the longevity of the M1 look like? (via Johann Neubert)
• Post-show: Marco’s arms are on fire

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