MacVoices MacVoices #25314: 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #7 (1)
The 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Gide #7 kicks off with Brittany Smith, Mike Potter, and Chuck Joiner sharing practical and fun picks. Highlights include a fandom-themed backpack, a powerful multi-port charger, compact multi-purpose cables, an iPhone mini alternative, an AI-powered webcam, and a tool for repurposing old Macs. (Part 1)
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Show Notes:Chapters:
[0:00] Holiday Gift Guide setup and format [2:29] Brittany's fandom-themed backpack pick [5:32] Anker 140W multi-port travel charger [14:03] Rolling Square InCharge XS keyring cable [18:21] iPhone mini alternatives and size tradeoffs [22:02] OBSBOT Tiny 2 Lite AI webcam [29:13] Cameras and content creation discussion [29:23] Lunar Display and reusing old Macs [32:44] Closing thoughts and wrap-up
Links:
Brittany Smith
The Jedi Order Convertible Backpack https://heroesvillains.com/products/star-wars-jedi-trekker-backpack
OMRON Bronze Blood Pressure Monitor for Home Use & Upper Arm Blood Pressure Cuff https://amzn.to/457c49Y
Mike Potter:
Anker Laptop Charger, 140W MAX USB C Charger, 4-Port GaN and Fast Charging Power Adapter, Intuitive Touch Controls https://amzn.to/48ONThL
OBSBOT Tiny 2 Lite 4K Webcam for PC, AI Tracking PTZ Streaming Camera with 1/2" Sensor, Gesture Control, 60 FPS, HDR, Microphones, Web Camera https://amzn.to/3XTUhiO
OBSBOT Tail 2 PTZR NDI Camera 4K@60FPS, Pro AI Tracking, 1/1.5" CMOS, 50MP, 5X Optical Zoom, 12X Hybrid Zoom, SDI/HDMI/IP/USB 3.0 Output https://amzn.to/48QZsFf
Chuck Joiner
Rolling Square inCharge XS - 240W 4in1 Keyring Cable | Fast Charging & Data Transfer | Universal USB C/Lightning/USB Cable with Metal Housing https://amzn.to/3MAy9aE
Luna Display https://shop.astropad.com/collections/shop-astropad/products/luna-display
Guests:
Brittany Smith is a trained cognitive neuroscientist who provides ADD/ADHD, technology, and productivity coaching through her business, Devise and Conquer, along with companion video courses for folks with ADHD. She's also the cofounder of The ADHD Guild, a community for nerdy folks with ADHD. She, herself, is a self-designated "well-rounded geek". She can be found on Twitter as @addliberator, on Mastodon as @addliberator@pdx.social, and on YouTube with tech tips.
Michael Potter is the Executive Producer of For Mac Eyes Only, and the organizer of the annual Macstock Conference and Expo. Mike's love-affair for all things Apple began in his Junior High's Library playing Lemonade Stand on a pair of brand new Apple ][+ computers. His penchant for Apple gear continued to be nurtured by the public school system when, in High School, he was hired as a lab supervisor to help run the Apple ][e lab for his fellow students and their Print Shop needs. Then, further still, in college he often opted to help a friend with her Computer Graphics coursework instead of focusing on his own studies, but only because it helped get him closer to the Mac-lab.
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