<description>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pre-show: Marco messed with the system

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://zoomcorp.com/en/us/field-recorders/field-recorders/f1-lp/"&gt;Zoom F1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sounddevices.com/product/usbpre-2/"&gt;USB Pre 2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.schiit.com/products/jotunheim-1"&gt;Schiit Jotunheim&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Follow-up: 

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;New &amp;#8220;Boundless&amp;#8221; immersive episode: &lt;a href="https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/arctic-surfing/umc.cmc.3bjrm93ij86c726522v61bxi8?showId=umc.cmc.2y2ypiwhg8dp8027p47jfhlf1"&gt;Arctic Surfing&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/26/apple-tv-announces-bono-documentary-the-first-feature-length-apple-immersive-film-for-apple-vision-pro/"&gt;Bono Autobiography&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Prospects for humanoid robots&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;macOS testing (via Anonymous)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;With apologies to &lt;a href="https://duck.haus/@joesteel/114038230707505591"&gt;Joe Rosensteel&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://sixcolors.com/member/2023/08/57-app-icons-and-nothing-good-on/"&gt;Exhibit A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://joe-steel.com/2023-10-30-Apps-Are-Now-Flops-Tabs-Are-Now-Sidebars.html"&gt;Exhibit B&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://joe-steel.com/2024-06-04-Not-a-WWDC-Wish-List.html#tv-app"&gt;Exhibit C&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Netflix&amp;#8217;s Apple TV integration

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It&amp;#8217;s more than just the app (via &lt;a href="https://mastodon.social/@vishae/114052256003653862"&gt;Serena&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What purpose does the TV app serve? (via &lt;a href="https://hachyderm.io/@dluz/114049261233998084"&gt;Daniel Luz&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Implementation details (via Anonymous)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.apple.com/iphone-16e/"&gt;iPhone 16e&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Name implications&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Possible role? (via Patch)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Apple C1

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/2614585/iphone-16e-without-magsafe-apple-modem-c1-is-the-reason.html"&gt;MagSafe isn&amp;#8217;t a problem&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/21/iphone-16e-magsafe-c1-modem-testing/"&gt;No, really&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/20/apple-says-c1-modem-is-just-the-start/"&gt;C1 is &amp;#8220;just the start&amp;#8221;&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0faCad2kKeg"&gt;Wendover video link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It&amp;#8217;s really quite impressive (via &lt;a href="https://mastodon.social/@pfernandes/114042441460257586"&gt;Pedro Fernandes&lt;/a&gt;)

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;code&gt;0.0000000000000316 W&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4UiSuWEtMY"&gt;Andru Edwards&amp;#8217; Behind-the-Scenes Tour&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Qualcomm licensure? (via &lt;a href="https://atp.fm/476"&gt;Casey in episode 476&lt;/a&gt; at around 40m)

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/08/11/19-16122.pdf"&gt;FTC vs. Qualcomm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-qualcomm-licensing/qualcomm-easing-licensing-terms-in-bid-to-strike-deals-idUSKBN1HX08K/"&gt;2018 article on licensing costs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/qualcomm-cuts-cap-for-phone-licensing-fees-hopes-to-settle-with-apple-this-year/"&gt;The licensing costs were also lowered in 2018&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-02-23/apple-abandons-budget-phones-inside-apple-s-modem-m4-macbook-air-launch-timing"&gt;Gurman on future Cx chips&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/20/kuo-iphone-17-models-apple-designed-wi-fi-7-chip/"&gt;Apple investigates custom Wi-Fi chips as well&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://mastodon.social/@rileytestut/114043540322770608"&gt;Apple approves new wording for emails&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://mastodon.social/@pretz/114049106547682813"&gt;Not just in the EU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-21/apple-removes-end-to-end-encryption-feature-from-uk-after-backdoor-order"&gt;Apple pulls Advanced Data Protection in the UK&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://daringfireball.net/2025/02/apple_pulls_advanced_data_protection_from_the_uk"&gt;Full statement&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://mastodon.social/@twostraws/114042599969661375"&gt;Screenshot&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Time for pressure (via &lt;a href="https://mastodon.social/@Berbakay/114043013559118849"&gt;Berbakay&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;🎉 &lt;a href="https://hypercritical.co/2025/02/25/hyperspace"&gt;Hyperspace is out&lt;/a&gt;!!! 🎉&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/618190/apple-iphone-17-camera-module-leaks-renders"&gt;iPhone 17 camera bumps&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/majinbuofficial/status/1893715103293272506?s=61"&gt;Leak&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/02/apple-will-spend-more-than-500-billion-usd-in-the-us-over-the-next-four-years/"&gt;Apple pledges $500B domestic spend&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.relay.fm/upgrade/552"&gt;Upgrade #552: Table for Six&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://apple.news/Af39ohlAiSN-mqCLDiBWEQw"&gt;Woes in North Carolina&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Post-show: The &lt;a href="https://hypercritical.co/hyperspace/images/hyperspace-icon-512.png"&gt;Hyperspace icon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://atp.fm/join"&gt;Members-only&lt;/a&gt; ATP Overtime: New &amp;#8220;Apple-like&amp;#8221; camera: &lt;a href="https://www.sigma-global.com/en/cameras/bf/"&gt;Sigma BF&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3aWpngPnFI"&gt;Introductory video&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkGwciz9mdw&amp;amp;t=246s"&gt;PetaPixel&amp;#8217;s first reaction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://l-mount.com/en/q-and-a"&gt;L-Mount lens&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Exclusively sponsored by:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://gemini.google.com/"&gt;Google Gemini&lt;/a&gt;: A tool to complement and enhance human creativity.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
</description>

Accidental Tech Podcast

Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa

628: There’s a Certain Smell

FEB 28, 2025117 MIN
Accidental Tech Podcast

628: There’s a Certain Smell

FEB 28, 2025117 MIN

Description

<ul> <li>Pre-show: Marco messed with the system <ul> <li><a href="https://zoomcorp.com/en/us/field-recorders/field-recorders/f1-lp/">Zoom F1</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sounddevices.com/product/usbpre-2/">USB Pre 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.schiit.com/products/jotunheim-1">Schiit Jotunheim</a></li> </ul></li> <li>Follow-up: <ul> <li>New &#8220;Boundless&#8221; immersive episode: <a href="https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/arctic-surfing/umc.cmc.3bjrm93ij86c726522v61bxi8?showId=umc.cmc.2y2ypiwhg8dp8027p47jfhlf1">Arctic Surfing</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/26/apple-tv-announces-bono-documentary-the-first-feature-length-apple-immersive-film-for-apple-vision-pro/">Bono Autobiography</a></li> </ul></li> <li>Prospects for humanoid robots</li> <li>macOS testing (via Anonymous)</li> <li>With apologies to <a href="https://duck.haus/@joesteel/114038230707505591">Joe Rosensteel</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://sixcolors.com/member/2023/08/57-app-icons-and-nothing-good-on/">Exhibit A</a></li> <li><a href="https://joe-steel.com/2023-10-30-Apps-Are-Now-Flops-Tabs-Are-Now-Sidebars.html">Exhibit B</a></li> <li><a href="https://joe-steel.com/2024-06-04-Not-a-WWDC-Wish-List.html#tv-app">Exhibit C</a></li> </ul></li> <li>Netflix&#8217;s Apple TV integration <ul> <li>It&#8217;s more than just the app (via <a href="https://mastodon.social/@vishae/114052256003653862">Serena</a>)</li> <li>What purpose does the TV app serve? (via <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@dluz/114049261233998084">Daniel Luz</a>)</li> <li>Implementation details (via Anonymous)</li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.apple.com/iphone-16e/">iPhone 16e</a> <ul> <li>Name implications</li> <li>Possible role? (via Patch)</li> </ul></li> <li>Apple C1 <ul> <li><a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/2614585/iphone-16e-without-magsafe-apple-modem-c1-is-the-reason.html">MagSafe isn&#8217;t a problem</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/21/iphone-16e-magsafe-c1-modem-testing/">No, really</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/20/apple-says-c1-modem-is-just-the-start/">C1 is &#8220;just the start&#8221;</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0faCad2kKeg">Wendover video link</a></li> </ul></li> <li>It&#8217;s really quite impressive (via <a href="https://mastodon.social/@pfernandes/114042441460257586">Pedro Fernandes</a>) <ul> <li><code>0.0000000000000316 W</code></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4UiSuWEtMY">Andru Edwards&#8217; Behind-the-Scenes Tour</a></li> <li>Qualcomm licensure? (via <a href="https://atp.fm/476">Casey in episode 476</a> at around 40m) <ul> <li><a href="https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/08/11/19-16122.pdf">FTC vs. Qualcomm</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-qualcomm-licensing/qualcomm-easing-licensing-terms-in-bid-to-strike-deals-idUSKBN1HX08K/">2018 article on licensing costs</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/qualcomm-cuts-cap-for-phone-licensing-fees-hopes-to-settle-with-apple-this-year/">The licensing costs were also lowered in 2018</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-02-23/apple-abandons-budget-phones-inside-apple-s-modem-m4-macbook-air-launch-timing">Gurman on future Cx chips</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/20/kuo-iphone-17-models-apple-designed-wi-fi-7-chip/">Apple investigates custom Wi-Fi chips as well</a></li> <li><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rileytestut/114043540322770608">Apple approves new wording for emails</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://mastodon.social/@pretz/114049106547682813">Not just in the EU</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-21/apple-removes-end-to-end-encryption-feature-from-uk-after-backdoor-order">Apple pulls Advanced Data Protection in the UK</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://daringfireball.net/2025/02/apple_pulls_advanced_data_protection_from_the_uk">Full statement</a></li> <li><a href="https://mastodon.social/@twostraws/114042599969661375">Screenshot</a></li> <li>Time for pressure (via <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Berbakay/114043013559118849">Berbakay</a>)</li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li>🎉 <a href="https://hypercritical.co/2025/02/25/hyperspace">Hyperspace is out</a>!!! 🎉</li> <li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/618190/apple-iphone-17-camera-module-leaks-renders">iPhone 17 camera bumps</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://x.com/majinbuofficial/status/1893715103293272506?s=61">Leak</a></li> </ul></li> <li><a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/02/apple-will-spend-more-than-500-billion-usd-in-the-us-over-the-next-four-years/">Apple pledges $500B domestic spend</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.relay.fm/upgrade/552">Upgrade #552: Table for Six</a></li> <li><a href="https://apple.news/Af39ohlAiSN-mqCLDiBWEQw">Woes in North Carolina</a></li> </ul></li> <li>Post-show: The <a href="https://hypercritical.co/hyperspace/images/hyperspace-icon-512.png">Hyperspace icon</a></li> <li><a href="https://atp.fm/join">Members-only</a> ATP Overtime: New &#8220;Apple-like&#8221; camera: <a href="https://www.sigma-global.com/en/cameras/bf/">Sigma BF</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3aWpngPnFI">Introductory video</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkGwciz9mdw&amp;t=246s">PetaPixel&#8217;s first reaction</a></li> <li><a href="https://l-mount.com/en/q-and-a">L-Mount lens</a></li> </ul></li> </ul> <p>Exclusively sponsored by:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://gemini.google.com/">Google Gemini</a>: A tool to complement and enhance human creativity.</li> </ul>