The Talk Show With John Gruber

Dan Frommer returns to the show. Topics include Apple Watch Series 4 and the notion of third-party watch faces, Google’s Pixel 3 phones and Pixel Slate two-in-one tablet/notebook, and Bloomberg’s disputed “The Big Hack” story. Sponsored by: Casper: Save $50 on select mattresses with code talkshow. Squarespace: Make your next move. Check out with code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Tres Pontas: Freshly-roasted coffee from a single farm in Brazil, shipped directly to you. Use code thetalkshow at checkout and save an extra 10% on any subscription. Links: Points Party — Dan’s email newsletter on credit card and airline rewards programs. Bloomberg’s disputed “The Big Hack”. Daring Fireball items on the story. Supermicro’s old-school website (even uses a .cfm file extension). Supermicro’s stock dive in the wake. Custom watch faces by Steven Troughton-Smith. David “Underscore” Smith’s retro watch face. The Verge hands-on with on Photoshop for iPad. The new “Palm” phone. Punkt’s minimal MP02 phone. Panic’s late great Status Board app for iPad. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Nilay Patel returns to the show to talk about the iPhone XS and XS Max. We got so caught up talking about cameras, we never even mention headphone jacks. Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use coupon code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Tres Pontas: Freshly-roasted coffee from a single farm in Brazil, shipped directly to you. Use code thetalkshow at checkout and save an extra 10% on any subscription. Hullo Pillow: Your favorite pillow, guaranteed. Links: Nilay’s iPhone XS review. My iPhone XS review. Apple’s video from the iPhone XS and Series 4 watch event. Twitter thread on Steve Jobs’s amazing (in hindsight) introduction of the iPhone 3G in 2008. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Rene Ritchie returns to the show for a deep dive into what was revealed (and what wasn’t) by Guilherme Rambo’s release last week of product marketing images of the apparently-named iPhone XS and Series 4 Apple Watch. Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Visit squarespace.com/talkshow and enter code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Casper: You can be sure of your purchase with Casper’s 100 night risk-free, sleep-on-it trial. Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Go to http://awaytravel.com/talkshow and get $20 off with code talkshow. Links: 9to5Mac: “This Is iPhone XS”. 9to5Mac: “Apple Watch Series 4 Revealed”. 9to5Mac back in 2007, with a pre-release product marketing image of the fat iPad Nano. Away’s free pop-out assembly for the battery in older versions of their carry-ons. Edward Tufte’s extraordinary books on information design. Phil Schiller introducing the iPhone 3GS in 2009 while Steve Jobs was on leave. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Jason Snell returns to the show. Topics do include mechanical keyboards, but do not — I swear — include baseball. Also: speculation on what Apple might do with the non-Pro MacBook lineup. Sponsored by: Tres Pontas: Freshly-roasted coffee from a single farm in Brazil, shipped directly to you. Use code thetalkshow at checkout and save an extra 10% on any subscription. Casper: You can be sure of your purchase with Casper’s 100 night risk-free, sleep-on-it trial. Squarespace: Make your next move. Visit squarespace.com/talkshow and enter code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Links: Yours truly asking Tim Cook, Steve Jobs, and Bob Mansfield whether they used the bumper cases at the Antennagate press conference. Matias Laptop Pro Wireless Keyboard. Das Keyboard. WASD keyboards. WASD’s 6-key switch tester — great desk toy. My favorite iPad (and iPhone) stand: Anker’s $11 Multi-Angle Stand. Keyboard Maestro. Jason writing for Macworld back in March: “MacBook Air: Why Won’t It Die?”. Phil Schiller deftly shows how the 13-inch MacBook Pro is smaller than the 13-inch MacBook Air in October 2016. Daring Fireball: “Let’s Really Think About This ‘New Low-Cost Laptop to Succeed MacBook Air’ Thing”. Iconic photo of Missouri Journalism School lecture hall filled with students with MacBooks. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Answering actual questions from actual listeners. Sponsored by: Casper: You can be sure of your purchase with Casper’s 100 night risk-free, sleep-on-it trial. Squarespace: Make your next move. Visit squarespace.com/talkshow and enter code talkshow for 10% off your first order. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Marco Arment returns to the show for a brief discussion about the new MacBook Pro models and the state of Apple’s MacBook lineup. Sponsored by: Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Save $20 with code talkshow. Squarespace: Make your next move. Visit squarespace.com/talkshow and enter code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Mack Weldon: The most comfortable underwear, socks, shirts, undershirts, hoodies and sweat pants and more that you will ever wear. 20% off your first order with checkout code talkshow. Tres Pontas: Freshly-roasted coffee from a single farm in Brazil, shipped directly to you. Use code thetalkshow at checkout and save an extra 10% on any subscription. Links: Gaffer tape. The silicon membrane on the new third-generation butterfly keyboards apparently is designed specifically to keep debris out. YouTuber John Morrison on real-world performance of the Core i9 15-inch MacBook Pro. ATP on "ThrottleGate" last week. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Marco Arment.

Special guest Matthew Panzarino returns to the show to talk about his exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the new maps coming to Apple Maps, Google’s project Duplex, and the MacBook keyboard repair program. Sponsored by: Kolide: Total Mac visibility for you and your users. Free for your first 10 Macs. Hullo Pillow: Your favorite pillow, guaranteed. Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Free overnight shipping with promo code thetalkshow. Links: Panzarino’s exclusive on the new Apple Maps. Apple’s keyboard service program for MacBooks. Yours truly on Duplex. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Serenity Caldwell returns to the show for a post-WWDC wrap-up discussion. Topics include iOS 12, Memoji, Siri Shortcuts, Screen Time, Apple Books, MacOS 10.14 Mojave, dark mode, UIKit apps on the Mac, and more. Sponsored by: Casper: You can be sure of your purchase with Casper’s 100 night risk-free, sleep-on-it trial. Squarespace: Make your next move. Visit squarespace.com/talkshow and enter code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Tres Pontas: Freshly-roasted coffee from a single farm in Brazil, shipped directly to you. Use code THETALKSHOW at checkout and save an extra 10 percent on any subscription. Links: “Serenity, did you really roller skate around WWDC? You were in dress clothes!” Agenda interview with Serenity and Rene Ritchie. Steven Aquino’s “Accessibility” podcast interview with members of Apple’s accessibility team. Louie Mantia’s Memoji take on “Inside Out”. Federico Viticci on iOS 12’s Shortcuts. Gross iOS-style dialog boxes in Mojave’s UIKit apps: exhibits A and B. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Recorded in front of a live audience at The California Theatre in San Jose, John Gruber is joined by Greg Joswiak and Mike Rockwell to discuss the news from WWDC: ARKit 2, the new USDZ file format, iOS 12, MacOS 10.14 “Mojave”, UIKit apps on MacOS, and more. [Full transcript of this episode](https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/223/transcript), [by Serenity Caldwell](https://twitter.com/settern). Sponsored by: + [Instabug](http://try.instabug.com/df): In-app feedback and bug reporting for mobile apps. + [MacStadium](http://macstadium.com/df): Enterprise class hosting for Macs. + [Microsoft](http://aka.ms/iOSandAzure): Build intelligent iOS apps that scale. The open bar at the event was sponsored by [Setapp](https://setapp.com/). Links: + [Apple’s WWDC 2018 keynote](https://www.apple.com/apple-events/june-2018/). This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Rene Ritchie returns to the show. Topics include MacBook keyboard failures, iOS passcode security, Google’s odd Duplex “demo”, Steam Link’s curious rejection from the App Store, AirPlay 2, and, of course, conjecture about next week’s WWDC. Sponsored by: Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Save $20 with code talkshow. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Free shipping to the U.S. and Canada with code thetalkshow. Links: My Twitter poll on whether people use the “Erase data after 10 failed passcode attempts” feature. Rene’s video on his MacBook Pro keyboard failure. AppleInsider on MacBook service problems. Google Duplex skepticism, one last time. The return of iPhone 6 Bendgate. Apple accepts, then rejects, Valve’s Steam Link app. Khoi Vinh: “Illustration in the App Store”. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.