Connected 555: The Rickies (June 2025)
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Jun 4, 2025 The hosts kick off with a humorous look at personal nicknames and their meanings. They dive into battery optimization for the Apple Watch Ultra and make playful predictions about upcoming Apple features like AI enhancements and 'living glass' design. A strategic game called the Rickies adds a fun twist as they forecast future tech developments. Discussions also touch on Apple's new Mac Pro capabilities and its potential impact on developers, all while balancing skepticism and excitement over evolving hardware innovations. Expect laughs and insightful tech talk!
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Hosts Embrace Mama and Papa
- Myke Hurley and Federico Viticci share how they and their partners use "Mama" and "Papa" as pet names, showing a shift into parental nicknames.
- This reflects personal life changes and affection in their relationships.
Three Secrets Predict iPadOS Window Changes
- NotMarkGerman's "three secrets" predict iPadOS will get a triangular pointer and macOS-like window management with limits based on RAM.
- This hints at Apple moving iPad multitasking closer to Mac's window system.
New OS Design May Embrace Physicality
- Myke Hurley expects a significantly new OS design on at least one platform, possibly inspired by Vision OS's physical layering and shadow.
- He suspects the design will focus more on spatial structure than pure transparency.