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We go hands-on with Apple's M4 iPad Pro and why it may be the perfect iPad, OpenAI releases GPT-4o as it races against Google Gemini, Apple announces incredible new accessibility features, and Jason tries to convince Stephen he’s using Apple Pencil wrong.

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• M4 iPad Pro 11” + Magic Keyboard LIVE Unboxing! - YouTube
• The 2 Best Reasons to Buy the New M2 iPad Air | Inc
• Daring Fireball: The M4 iPad Pros
• M4 iPad Pro: A glimpse into Apple's future - YouTube
• 13" iPad Pro M4 - Unboxing and Tests - YouTube
• Spring Update | OpenAI
• Google Keynote (Google I/O ‘24) - YouTube
• @yasharali • This AI from Google is so wild… Video Demo • Threads
• Google and OpenAI race to build the feature of search - The Verge
• Apple announces new accessibility features, including Eye Tracking - Apple
• @stephenrobles • I just made a terrible discovery…this is how my wife attaches Pencil • Threads
• iPad Air Start Guide from @andrewjclare

• (00:00) - Intro
• (05:17) - iPad Review Timeline
• (08:52) - M4 iPad Pro Impressions
• (22:13) - Tandem OLED + Nano-Texture
• (29:21) - New Magic Keyboard
• (35:31) - Member Thank You
• (37:21) - ChatGPT 4o
• (48:09) - Google I/O 2024
• (54:19) - Future of Web Search
• (01:04:44) - I Liked The Internet
• (01:13:22) - iOS 18 Accessibility Features
• (01:16:20) - Apple Pencil Debate

We dive further into discoveries about the new M4 iPad Pro and M2 iPad Air, debate its value against Macs, what we bought from the event, Apple's controversial Crush! ad, Sonos Ace headphones leak, and Jason reveals a startling daily habit.

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Links from the show

• Submit Your iPad Questions! | Primary Technology
• iPad Pro with Nano-Texture Video - Twitter
• With the M4 iPad Pro, It's Official: Apple Is Just Showing Off | Jason's Article
• Stephen's Defense of iPad • Threads
• Tim Cook Shares Crush! Ad
• Apple Is Facing Intense Criticism Over Its Heartbreaking iPad Pro Ad | Jason's Article
• Adam Lisagor Tweet
• Sebastiaan de With's Tweet
• These are the upcoming Sonos Ace wireless headphones - The Verge
• Marvel Studios Announces 'What If? An Immersive Story,' Coming Exclusively to Apple Vision Pro
• Smart lighting company Brilliant is looking for a buyer - The Verge
• Walmart shopper data will soon feed targeted ads on Disney Plus and Hulu - The Verge
• Apple’s Next CEO: List of AAPL Insiders Who Could Succeed Tim Cook - Bloomberg
• Tim Cook rocked 'Made on iPad' Nike Air Max 1 '86s during Apple's 'Let Loose' event - 9to5Mac

• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:33) - iPad Event Redux
• (05:36) - Nano-Texture Display
• (15:06) - Current iPad Setup
• (24:50) - iPads We Bought
• (29:46) - Is M4 iPad Overpowered?
• (45:15) - Member Thank You
• (46:39) - Community iPad Q&A
• (50:50) - iPad Buying Guide
• (54:58) - Apple's Crush! Ad
• (01:06:41) - Sonos Headphones Leak
• (01:07:18) - Jason's Startling Admission
• (01:09:32) - Brilliant Smart Home Dying
• (01:11:58) - Walmart + Disney Ad Deal
• (01:14:54) - John Ternus as CEO

A special LIVE episode where your hosts recap everything announced at the Let Loose Apple event. New M4 iPad Pro and M2 iPad Air alongside Apple Pencil Pro, new Magic Keyboard, and more!

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Links from the show

• M4 iPad Pro, iPad Air, Apple Pencil Pro - 7 Min Apple Event Recap! - YouTube
• Apple unveils stunning new iPad Pro with M4 chip and Apple Pencil Pro - Apple
• Apple unveils the redesigned 11-inch and all-new 13-inch iPad Air with M2 - Apple
• Apple introduces M4 chip - Apple
• Final Cut Pro transforms video creation with Live Multicam on iPad and new AI features on Mac - Apple
• Logic Pro takes music-making to the next level with new AI features - Apple

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:44) - Jason's Photobomb
• (04:34) - M2 iPad Air
• (08:51) - New Magic Keyboard
• (11:51) - M4 iPad Pro
• (18:21) - M4 Chip
• (21:59) - Buying Options
• (25:35) - Nano Texture
• (28:44) - Apple Pencil Pro
• (32:25) - Magic Keyboard Redux
• (33:46) - Base Model iPad
• (35:09) - Final Cut Pro V2
• (40:42) - Logic Pro V2

Stephen is still waiting for DoorDash to work on the Rabbit R1, Apple’s M4 chip could debut in iPads next week, iOS 18 could bring Ai productivity updates, and Jason explains what is happening at Tesla.

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• Primary Technology Community
• Rabbit R1: Everything it Can (and Can’t) Do - YouTube
• Elon Musk's Latest Round of Layoffs Might Have Killed the Best Thing About Tesla |
• Daring Fireball: Brian Heater on the Rabbit R1 Launch Event
• Real-Time Ordering with Rabbit R1 • Threads
• Some People Get Rabbit to Work
• Rabbit R1, a thing that should just be an app, actually is just an Android app
• Humane Change Log | Ai Pin
• Apple Rivals Retool; iOS 18, M4 iPad Pro, Vision Pro 2, and AI Details - Bloomberg
• Apple Event — April 20 - YouTube
• iOS 18 gives Calendar an upgrade with Reminders integration
• iOS 17.5 introduces new ‘Repair State’ that keeps Find My on
• DMA Applies to iPad | European Commission
• Tesla Lays Off Entire Team Behind Brakes

• (00:00) - Intro
• (03:16) - Primary Tech Community
• (06:12) - Rabbit R1 Review
• (20:56) - Humane Ai Usage
• (22:38) - M4 iPad Pros
• (29:13) - iPad Event Expectations
• (48:28) - Member Thank You
• (49:49) - iOS 18 Calendar + Reminders
• (54:40) - iOS 17.5 Repair Mode
• (55:30) - iPad Must Comply in EU
• (56:47) - What Is Happening At Tesla?
• (01:06:23) - Nightstand Chargers

Apple announces its first event of the year, “Let Loose” will feature new iPads, President Biden signs the TikTok ban into law, what it means for creators, and we go hands-on with Humane’s Ai Pin.

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• Join the Community | Primary Technology
• Apple Events - Let Loose
• Tim Cook Announces Let Loose Event
• Apple cuts 2024 and 2025 Vision Pro shipment forecasts - Ming-Chi Kuo
• No, Apple Didn't Really Cut Vision Pro Production By 50%
• Apple Research Paper for On-Device LLMs
• A Potential TikTok Ban Is Looming. 5 Things to Know and How to Prepare - WSJ
• Biden Signs TikTok Ban Bill Into Law. Here’s What Happens Next. - The New York Times
• TikTok CEO Video
• Death of the Follower & the Future of Creativity with Jack Conte | SXSW 2024 Keynote - YouTube
• The Technium: 1,000 True Fans
• Why Netflix Will Stop Reporting Subscriber Numbers in 2025
• Tesla's Earnings Highlight the Company's Biggest Problem
• Meta starts licensing headset OS in battle with Apple - The Verge
• Meta Q1 2024 earnings
• Spotify turns a profit as earnings and revenue beat estimates
• The Man Who Killed Google Search
• WHY AI Works - YouTube

• (00:00) - Intro
• (03:55) - Primary Tech Community
• (11:42) - Apple Let Loose Event
• (21:52) -  Vision Pro Sales
• (29:20) - Thank You Members
• (31:11) - TikTok Ban
• (37:02) - Creator Economy
• (42:07) - 1,000 True Followers
• (47:49) - Earnings: Netflix, Tesla, Meta, Spotify
• (01:02:54) - Humane Ai Pin Hands-On

We dissect MKBHD's Ai Pin review and backlash, reflect on our own tech review experiences, if Ai gadgets have a future, game emulators are now on iPhone, Jason is very sorry about his Threads takes, but also now has an Apple Vision Pro!

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• Shortcuts Article - The Washington Post
• The Worst Product I've Ever Reviewed... For Now - YouTube
• Ai Pin Review Backlash
• Original Apple Watch Review | AppleInsider
• Do Bad Reviews Kill Companies? - YouTube
• Humane Ai-Pin Review Reveals Its Fatal Flaw - Inc.com
• Rabbit R1 Launch Party
• Nothing’s new earbuds prove that it can (mostly) hang with the heavyweights - The Verge
• Delta - Game Emulator on the App Store
• Emulator Games
• New Atlas Robot - YouTube
• VASA-1 - Microsoft
• Target May Be Killing Physical Media
• Jason Got Trolled • Threads
• The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloat

• (00:00) - Intro
• (04:16) - Shortcuts in The Washington Post
• (05:36) - Ethics of Tech Reviews
• (20:02) - Personal Tech Review Experience
• (31:27) - Rabbit R1 Order
• (34:04) - Nothing Earbuds
• (35:43) - Member Thank You
• (37:18) - iPhone Game Emulators
• (40:39) - New Atlas Robot
• (42:22) - Microsoft Vasa AI
• (43:42) - Target Killing Physical Media
• (47:49) - Jason's Sorry for His Threads
• (54:49) - The Verge's Undersea Cable Story
• (56:04) - Jason Got  Vision Pro

Early reviews of the Humane AI Pin are out and it’s not looking good, Apple Vision Pro is looking to the business world for its killer app, Google is bringing most of its AI Photo features to iPhone, Microsoft thinks it can beat Apple Silicon, and the internet just got WAY faster.

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• The Killer App for Apple Vision Pro | Inc.com
• The ONE iPhone Gesture Everyone Needs to Know - YouTube
• The Once and Future Internet - YouTube
• Humane AI Pin review: the post-smartphone future isn’t here yet - The Verge
• This is the new Sonos app, coming May 7th - The Verge
• iOS 17.5 expands Puzzles collection with leaderboards and new 'Quartiles' word game - 9to5Mac
• Apple's LLM Research
• Apple’s antitrust case is getting a new judge - The Verge
• Google Photos expands AI editing features to all users
• How Tech Giants Cut Corners to Harvest Data for A.I. - The New York Times
• This is the most consequential technology in America - The Washington Post
• OpenAI Made AI Videos for Us. These Clips Are Good Enough to Freak Us Out. - WSJ
• Apple Vision Pro brings a new era of spatial computing to business - Apple
• Microsoft is confident Windows on Arm could finally beat Apple - The Verge
• ISPs roll out mandatory broadband 'nutrition' labels that show speeds, fees and data allowances
• Aston University researchers send data 4.5 million times faster than average broadband | Aston University
• The FCC just quadrupled minimum broadband Internet speeds | PCWorld

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:18) - Movies Going to Streaming
• (06:00) - Humane Ai Pin Reviews
• (12:39) - Sonos App Update
• (13:37) - iOS 17.5 Beta
• (14:55) - Apple's Ferret UI
• (24:34) - DOJ vs. Apple
• (27:22) - Google AI Photo Features
• (33:23) - YouTube's Preeminence
• (36:27) - Support the Show
• (38:06) - OpenAI, Meta Trained on YouTube
• (45:00) - Apple Vision Pro in Business
• (56:12) - Microsoft Silicone Aspirations
• (58:42) - ISP Nutrition Labels
• (01:02:41) - The Internet Got Faster

Apple begins to experiment with home robotics, Google Podcasts is the latest casualty in Google’s history of killing products, why Google Search is less useful now, and our favorite travel gear.

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• Stephen's Travel Gear Video
• Google Chrome Incognito Mode Isn't What You Think | Inc
• New spatial Persona beta feature launching for Apple Vision Pro users today - 9to5Mac
• Apple (AAPL) Explores Home Robots After Abandoning Car Efforts - Bloomberg
• Amazon Astro, Household robot for home monitoring, with Alexa,
• Color-changing Apple Podcasts widget is back in iOS 17.5! • Threads
• iPadOS 17.5 Beta Potentially References New Apple Pencil and 'Squeeze' Gesture - MacRumors
• App Store is currently down for many users around the world
• Google to delete search data of millions who used 'incognito' mode : NPR
• Google Podcasts is gone — and YouTube Music can’t replace it - The Verge
• Google Graveyard - Killed by Google
• Decoder with Nilay Patel: Why Google Search feels like it’s gotten worse on Apple Podcasts
• Spotify to Raise Prices, Introduce New Plans for Books and Music - Bloomberg
• Facebook’s new full-screen video player looks a lot like TikTok - The Verge
• Meta now requires users to verify their age to use its Quest VR headsets | TechCrunch
• 2024 Total Eclipse
• OWC 1TB Envoy Pro Mini USB-C + USB-A (10Gb/s) Portable SSD : Electronics

• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:28) - Spatial Personas
• (04:54) - Apple Robotics
• (10:23) - iOS 17.5 Beta
• (15:42) - Google Incognito Data
• (22:02) - Google Podcasts Killed
• (34:55) - Member Thank You
• (36:02) - Google Search is Bad
• (48:55) - Spotify Raising Prices
• (52:44) - TikTokification of the Internet
• (57:48) - VR Age Limits
• (01:00:58) - Solar Eclipse
• (01:03:48) - Travel Tech

Apple officially announces WWDC 2024 for June 10-14 with some allusions to a focus on AI, Apple sues an ex-employee for leaking info on products, DOJ sues Apple, Amazon releases a new app that can read your palm, and creepy iPhone settings, explained.

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• Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference returns June 10
• Joz's WWDC Tweet
• Apple Sues Former Employee for Leaking iPhone's Journal App and More - MacRumors
• When Is the New iPad Pro, iPad Air Coming Out? Apple Plans Early May Launch - Bloomberg
• Jason's Story about DOJ v. Apple Lawsuit
• Walt Mossberg on Apple Suit • Threads
• Phil Schiller Profile and the App Store
• Amazon's Palm Recognition App
• Threads Now Open to the Fediverse | Meta
• iPhone "Discoverable by Others" Setting - WSJ
• Creepy iPhone Privacy Settings and What They Mean - YouTube
• MLB for visionOS strikes out on Opening Day – Six Colors
• Canva acquires Affinity to fill the Adobe-sized holes in its design suite - The Verge
• Apple TV+ is the streaming platform with the highest rated content
• Why is the Disney+ logo a different color?

• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:05) - Jason's Surprise
• (04:20) - WWDC 2024
• (11:07) - Apple Sues Leaker
• (16:59) - DOJ Sues Apple
• (28:25) - Phil Schiller Profile
• (32:06) - Amazon Palm Reading
• (33:51) - Threads in the Fediverse
• (40:05) - Member Thanks
• (41:51) - Weird iPhone Privacy Settings
• (47:09) - Canva Aquires Affinity
• (49:53) - Disney+ and Streaming

Apple is in talks to integrate Google Gemini or OpenAI for iPhone AI features, Humane's AI Pin nearing launch, MrBeast's $100M Amazon deal pressures Netflix, the United States sues Apple, and our long-term reviews of Apple Vision Pro and M3 MacBook Air.

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Links from the show

• Shortcuts 101 Video from Stephen - YouTube
• Apple in Talks to License Google Gemini for iPhone, iOS 18 Generative AI Tools - Bloomberg
• Photo of Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai • Threads
• 3 Ways Apple's Rumored AI Should Make Your iPhone Better
• Rabbit R1, Humane Ai Pin, and Why Siri Could Beat Them All - Stephen Video
• unmarked y axis hall of fame • Threads
• Brian Tong Interviews Joz and Others at Apple Park
• Humane Publishes Ai Pin Walkthrough
• 2 Words Explain Why Mr. Beast's $100 Million Deal With Amazon Is a Big Problem for Netflix
• Mark Gurman on iPad Release
• iPad Pro Rumors - 9to5Mac
• Anti Glare Vs Retina Screens - MacBook Pro - YouTube
• Apple (AAPL) Shares Drop on News of Impending US DOJ Antitrust Suit - Bloomberg
• Apple Faces Legal Protest From Meta, Microsoft, X, Spotify and Match - WSJ

• (00:00) - Intro
• (03:47) - Apple's AI Partnership
• (09:50) - Apple AI Use Cases
• (20:22) - Our Top 3 iPhone Models
• (25:37) - Humane Ai Pin Launch
• (31:39) - MrBeast $100M Amazon Deal
• (39:13) - Member Thank You
• (40:26) - Where Are iPads?
• (52:10) - U.S. Sues Apple
• (56:51) - Long-Term Vision Pro Review
• (01:01:32) - M3 MacBook Air Review