617: bleepin and bloopin

Federico has an M5 Ultra Mac Studio review unit and shares what local AI looks like on macOS today — and in the future. Myke has advice for buying iPhones in countries other than your own, and Stephen is old.

Apple's 27 OSes are out, but a new beta is already overshadowing them. The guys talk about both, celebrate a huge milestone in Relay's St. Jude campaign, and dream of future Apple Stores.

In the shadow of Apple's Surprise and Shine event, the guys grade their predictions and talk through the news. Many picks were made. One Chairman will be named. Who will win? Who will fold? Ahhh, the Duo-ality of the Rickies!

Apple's iPhone event takes place next week, so the guys have gathered to make their picks.

Will the Home Hub know whose head is biggest? What will September 9th bring? Can anyone afford new Macs? Who knows Tim Cook best? All of these questions will be answered on this week's episode.

A bunch of future Apple hardware has leaked in a beta of macOS Tahoe. The guys go through the list and then consider the iPad mini's place in the world and the UI changes coming with Golden Gate.

The trio reunites to discuss Google's new Pixel lineup, how we feel about Siri AI, and clipboard managers.

Stephen and Myke are joined by Jason Snell to talk about CarPlay on boats and the new version of Pastebot, before useful consumer advice is given about weather stations and network-attached storage.

Future Fords are getting Apple Maps, future iPhones are getting leased, and future foldables may be less weird than expected.

This week: App Store madness and TestFlight chaos, Federico has a new favorite app, and Myke is bringing news about a potential precursor to the folding iPhone.