This week’s Mac Geek Gab dives into Apple’s Glowtime event, with Jeff Gamet, Pilot Pete, Adam Christianson, and Dave Hamilton debating their next Apple purchases. Everyone’s eyeing the iPhone 16 Pro, but there’s a tug-of-war between the Pro and the regular iPhone 16. With new features like the camera control button and iOS 18’s Apple Intelligence Summaries, they weigh the pros and cons. AirPods Pro Gen 2 get serious attention too, with their hearing aid features and active earplugs, sparking a discussion on managing hearing loss and breaking the stigma of wearing hearing aids.
The Apple Watch Series 10’s upgrades, including a titanium option and faster charging, are tempting, but the team’s decisions are still up in the air. With the costs adding up, Jeff suggests checking Best Buy Open Box and Apple Refurbs to avoid overpaying. As the hosts navigate their potential purchases, their advice is clear: don’t get caught buying the wrong tech for your needs.
- 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1054 for Monday, September 9th, 2024
- 00:02:01 Apple’s Glowtime Event
- 00:02:57 Do We Think We Know What We’re Buying?
- Adam: iPhone 16 Pro
- Pilot Pete: iPhone 16 Pro Max (Maybe), Apple Watch Series 10 (Daughter), AirPods Pro 2
- Jeff: iPhone 16 Pro (Probably), Apple Watch S10 (Maybe)
- Dave: iPhone 16 Pro (Probably), AirPods Pro Gen 2 (Probably)
- 00:06:47 iPhone 16 & iPhone 16 Pro
- Camera Control Button (What about left-handed people?)
- Cases need to accommodate the capacitive nature of the Camera Control button
- 00:15:56 QT-Create shortcuts so the Action button does different things at night vs. during the day
- 00:17:54 Adam’s reasons for the iPhone 16 Pro
- iOS 18’s Apple Intelligence Summaries for Notifications
- 00:25:50 iPhone 16 vs. 16 Pro — Which to Buy?
- Computational Photography
- Personal Symantec Index (local LLM on iPhone)
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- 00:37:47 AirPods Pro Gen 2
- 00:50:14 AirPods Gen 4 & AirPods Max
- 00:56:45 Apple Watch Series 10
- Titanium: $300 surcharge
- Health and Fitness forefront
- Apple Watch S10 Gets a Speaker
- 30minutes to 80% charge
- 01:05:06 AppleCare+ Month-to-Month
- 01:06:33 Do We Still Know What We’re Buying?
- Check Best Buy Open Box and Apple Refurbs
- Adam: Still iPhone 16 Pro, adding AirPods Pro Gen 2
- Pilot Pete: Changing to iPhone 16 Pro (Maybe), Apple Watch Series 10 (Daughter), Already has AirPods Pro Gen 2
- Jeff: iPhone 16 Pro (Probably), Apple Watch S10 (Changing to Probably Not), Possibly adding AirPods Pro Gen 2
- Dave: iPhone 16 Pro (Probably, but maybe just iPhone 16), AirPods Pro Gen 2 (Definitely)
- 01:17:16 MGG 1054 Outtro
