628: There’s a Certain Smell

• Pre-show: Marco messed with the system

• Zoom F1 (zoomcorp.com/en/us/field-recorders/field-recor…)

• USB Pre 2 (sounddevices.com/product/usbpre-2)

• Schiit Jotunheim (schiit.com/products/jotunheim-1)

• Follow-up:

• New “Boundless” immersive episode: Arctic Surfing (tv.apple.com/us/episode/arctic-surfing/umc.cmc…)

• Bono Autobiography (9to5mac.com/2025/02/26/apple-tv-announces-bono…)

• Prospects for humanoid robots

• macOS testing (via Anonymous)

• With apologies to Joe Rosensteel (duck.haus/@joesteel/114038230707505591)

• Exhibit A (sixcolors.com/member/2023/08/57-app-icons-and-…)

• Exhibit B (joe-steel.com/2023-10-30-Apps-Are-Now-Flops-Ta…)

• Exhibit C (joe-steel.com/2024-06-04-Not-a-WWDC-Wish-List.…)

• Netflix’s Apple TV integration

• It’s more than just the app (via Serena (mastodon.social/@vishae/114052256003653862))

• What purpose does the TV app serve? (via Daniel Luz (hachyderm.io/@dluz/114049261233998084))

• Implementation details (via Anonymous)

• iPhone 16e (apple.com/iphone-16e)

• Name implications

• Possible role? (via Patch)

• Apple C1

• MagSafe isn’t a problem (macworld.com/article/2614585/iphone-16e-withou…)

• No, really (9to5mac.com/2025/02/21/iphone-16e-magsafe-c1-m…)

• C1 is “just the start” (macrumors.com/2025/02/20/apple-says-c1-modem-i…)

• Wendover video link (youtube.com/watch?v=0faCad2kKeg)

• It’s really quite impressive (via Pedro Fernandes (mastodon.social/@pfernandes/114042441460257586))

• 0.0000000000000316 W

• Andru Edwards’ Behind-the-Scenes Tour (youtube.com/watch?v=y4UiSuWEtMY)

• Qualcomm licensure? (via Casey in episode 476 (atp.fm/476) at around 40m)

• FTC vs. Qualcomm (cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2020/0…)

• 2018 article on licensing costs (reuters.com/article/us-qualcomm-licensing/qual…)

• The licensing costs were also lowered in 2018 (cnet.com/tech/mobile/qualcomm-cuts-cap-for-pho…)

• Gurman on future Cx chips (bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-02-23/appl…)

• Apple investigates custom Wi-Fi chips as well (macrumors.com/2025/02/20/kuo-iphone-17-models-…)

• Apple approves new wording for emails (mastodon.social/@rileytestut/114043540322770608)

• Not just in the EU (mastodon.social/@pretz/114049106547682813)

• Apple pulls Advanced Data Protection in the UK (bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-21/apple-r…)

• Full statement (daringfireball.net/2025/02/apple_pulls_advance…)

• Screenshot (mastodon.social/@twostraws/114042599969661375)

• Time for pressure (via mastodon.social/@Berbakay/114043013559118849)

• 🎉 Hyperspace is out (hypercritical.co/2025/02/25/hyperspace)!!! 🎉

• iPhone 17 camera bumps (theverge.com/news/618190/apple-iphone-17-camer…)

• Leak (x.com/majinbuofficial/status/18937151032932725…)

• Apple pledges $500B domestic spend (apple.com/newsroom/2025/02/apple-will-spend-mo…)

• Upgrade #552: Table for Six (relay.fm/upgrade/552)

• Woes in North Carolina (apple.news/Af39ohlAiSN-mqCLDiBWEQw)

• Post-show: The Hyperspace icon (hypercritical.co/hyperspace/images/hyperspace-…)

• Members-only (atp.fm/join) ATP Overtime: New “Apple-like” camera: Sigma BF (sigma-global.com/en/cameras/bf)

• Introductory video (youtube.com/watch?v=N3aWpngPnFI)

• PetaPixel’s first reaction (youtube.com/watch?v=BkGwciz9mdw&t=246s)

• L-Mount lens (l-mount.com/en/q-and-a)

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