This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: After a fast spin by means of the information of the week, we get all the way down to enterprise with our second spherical of picks for the very best and worst tech and leisure of 2023.
Additionally on The CultCast:
- Would you pay 99 bucks for a USB-C case for AirPods Professional? I believe the value is outrageous, however not everyone seems to be so positive.
- Apple simply raised the bar for authorities who would possibly need to spy in your iPhone’s push notifications.
- A brand new iPhone safety characteristic will quickly make it tougher for thieves to wreck your life.
- And the newest on how Apple could be pressured to open up iPhone to appease regulators.
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On the present this week: Your host Erfon Elijah (@erfon), Cult of Mac managing editor Lewis Wallace (@lewiswallace) and Cult of Mac author D. Griffin Jones (@dgriffinjones).
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Better of 2023 … half 2!
Erfon: Matter, the brand new home-automation normal that’s making sensible gadgets smarter, sooner, cheaper and absolutely appropriate with Apple, Google and Amazon merchandise.
Lewis: The Final of Us, a post-apocalyptic TV present on Max that’s good like the primary few seasons of The Strolling Useless. Robust appearing and writing make the present stand out, although it’s based mostly on a online game (which is often a one-way ticket to horrible).
Griffin: Music is an effective way to expertise artwork within the type of rhythmic sounds, vocalizations and devices. The Roland Dice 30X was particularly designed for enjoying music.
Worst of 2023 … half 1!
Erfon: HomePod 2.0. It’s nonetheless speaker, however to drive down the value, Apple eliminated the angelic sound signature all of us fell in love with.
Lewis: Predictive textual content and voice recognition in iOS 17. Apple retains saying it’s enhancing Siri and utilizing machine studying to make textual content and app suggestions higher. However it all simply retains getting worse and worse.
Griffin: The Kuxiu X55 three-in-one charger/stand is rubbish, an inexpensive plastic model of my favourite such gadget, the Kuxiu X40.
