Digital Passports and Apple Wallet Limits

Willam and Wes discuss the privacy implications of smart glasses with cameras, the misreported death of iPhone Air 2, and watching jets take off from the USS Nimitz in Apple Vision Pro on this week's AppleInsider Podcast. The bonus topic for paid subscribers covers everyday carry and the tech replacing it.

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Links from the Show:

• Passports on iPhone arrive with new Digital ID feature
• Limited edition knitted iPhone Pocket launched by Apple and Japanese fashion house
• Why camera-equipped smart glasses are already a privacy disaster
• Moving Apple Fitness+ over to Health is part of Apple's 2026 AI plan
• iPhone Air 2 won't be out in 2026, claims questionable report
• Leaker backtracks: iPhone Air not canceled, is getting two cameras instead
• You can now buy Sony's VR controllers for the Apple Vision Pro
• Streaming live sports to Apple Vision Pro is a pipe dream a startup cannot easily solve
• Launch in an F-18 from the USS Nimitz in the new Apple Vision Pro immersive experience
• Bentel Studio - Untitled Folder Wallet

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• (00:00) - iPhone Socks
• (11:01) - Smart glasses and privacy
• (25:17) - Apple Fitness+ moving to Health+
• (33:52) - iPhone Air 2
• (43:35) - USS Nimitz in Immersive Video