iPhone Duo, HomeView, and the AI lunatic fringe, on the AppleInsider Podcast

The iPhone Duo is coming this week for a select lucky few, which includes one of your hosts but not the other, plus HomeView's benefits are still debatable, and Apple has thoughts about AI superfine, all on the AppleInsider Podcast. Contact your hosts: @williamgallagher_ on Threads @WGallagher on Twitter William's 58keys on YouTube William Gallagher on email Wes on Bluesky Wes Hilliard on email Wes's blog Hillitech Sponsored by: Claude by Anthropic: Check out Claude and Claude Pro at Claude.ai/appleinsider Links from the Show: Apple's $1,499 iPhone Duo repair cost is a strong argument for AppleCare iPhone Duo has uncompromised performance, same as iPhone 18 Pro Ternus spent 15 years planning the iPhone Duo Apple CEO John Ternus says design still means everything & includes whimsy iPhone Duo sells out moments after pre-orders begin Don't expect to buy iPhone Duo at Apple Stores on Friday Joswiak: Siri AI is for everyday, not the AI 'lunatic fringe' Unlikely Apple & Meta team-up brings powerful & local AI to Mac Studio Perplexity Computer can run completely local on Mac, with a big caveat What you need to use HomePods for Mac system audio HomePod mini 2's Sound Glow feature is coming to other HomePod models Devil is in the details: Tidbits from our time trying HomeView HomeView follow-up with robot arm rumored to ship in 2027 Simplicity and Siri AI are the HomeView's killer features, says Apple Skip the controller, the Apple TV 4K still isn't a good gaming platform Apple still doesn't understand gamers in spite of iPhone being a gaming powerhouse Sony's XR patent sale to Meta is a problem for Apple Vision Pro gaming Apple Maps Detailed City Experience comes to Austin, Texas ahead of F1 Grand Prix Support the show: Support the show on Patreon or Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts More AppleInsider podcasts Tune in to our HomeKit Insider podcast covering the latest news, products, apps and everything HomeKit related. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or just search for HomeKit Insider wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and listen to our AppleInsider Daily podcast for the latest Apple news Monday through Friday. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: [email protected] (00:00) - iPhone Duo (19:44) - "Lunatic fringe" (23:15) - Apple and Meta (34:31) - HomePod mini (46:59) - HomeView (54:52) - Apple gaming ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★