657: Ears Are Weird

• Marco 0️⃣ → 1️⃣

• 🗣️ It’s St. Jude (stjude.org/atp) time again! 🗣️

• Podcastathon 2025 (youtube.com/watch?v=HQ1aq-NHDdg): Friday, noon → midnight EDT

• Stephen Hackett said the foldable (512pixels.net/2025/09/the-iphone-ultra) will be the “iPhone Ultra”

• μm is a “micron” (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrometre#SI_standardis…)

• The iPhone Air battery pack (apple.com/shop/product/MGPG4AM/A/iphone-air-ma…) does have a USB-C port after all (theverge.com/apple-event/775048/iphone-air-mag…)

• iPhone 17 Pro requires a new adapter to charge at full speed (9to5mac.com/2025/09/13/iphone-17-pro-fast-char…)

• Apple 40W Dynamic Power Adapter (apple.com/shop/product/MGKN4AM/A/40w-dynamic-p…)

• Anker Nano 45W charger (amazon.com/Anker-Charger-Charging-Foldable-Inc…)

• A19 vs. A19 Pro

• A19 Pro benchmarks (browser.geekbench.com)

• The en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_silicon#Apple_N1 is in every new iPhone

• The whole of the iPhone Air is in the camera plateau (mastodon.social/@BasicAppleGuy/115176414749581…)

• Large image (apple.com/v/iphone-air/a/images/overview/desig…)

• Casey’s memory problems corner

• ATP #655 (atp.fm/655) (Overcast timestamp link (overcast.fm/+BQnv4Jndrk/01:14:27))

• The mmWave (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremely_high_frequency) antenna window is back

• Background (macrumors.com/2025/09/12/iphone-17-pro-mmwave-…)

• Logo placement on Apple’s cases

• Clear Case with MagSafe (apple.com/shop/product/MGFT4LL/A/iphone-17-pro…)

• TechWoven Case with MagSafe (apple.com/shop/product/MGF64LL/A/iphone-17-pro…)

• Some funny renders from iPhone case makers (pcmag.com/news/who-wants-to-tell-case-makers-n…)

• Theories about the iPhone 17 Pro colors

• Every masterpiece has its cheap copy (cdn.atp.fm/images/20250915-every-masterpiece-h…)

• Luke Skywalker (cdn.atp.fm/images/20250915-luke-skywalker.png?v1)

• University of Virginia (brand.virginia.edu/design-assets/colors)

• Denver Broncos (denverbroncos.com/uniforms/history#:~:text=cha…)

• Auburn University (ocm.auburn.edu/brand-center/logos/list-colors.…)

• 2021 impactful boosters (silverwavesmedia.com/the-archives/2021-impactf…)

• iPhone Air

• Will it bend?

• Joz (& Ternus) with an incredible [lack of] flex (youtube.com/watch?v=cwmqgI8MYY4&t=428s)

• 17 was a last-second decision? (via Sam Henri Gold (hachyderm.io/@samhenrigold/115177626934726236))

• Max Tech (youtube.com/watch?v=_txq6oqPqnM)’s discoveries

• The Air does not have stereo speakers

• The Dynamic Island is lower than on other phones

• The USB-C port is not vertically centered

• Image (x.com/Cartidise/status/1965607776341950697)

• No Cinematic Mode (support.apple.com/guide/iphone/record-videos-i…) video, including the selfie camera

• The new selfie camera is actually a 24MP sensor

• No LiDAR (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lidar) scanner

• Air & 17 non-Pro are limited to USB 2 (macrumors.com/2025/09/09/iphone-air-usb-2)

• USB 2.0 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB#USB_2.0)

• Every new iPhone screen has the same specifications (cdn.atp.fm/images/20250915-iphones-17-display-…), save size/resolution

• Apple iPhone comparison page (apple.com/iphone/compare)

• iPhones 17 can now toggle screen flickering off (macrumors.com/2025/09/09/iphone-17-pro-pwm-tog…)

• Pulse-width modulation (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse-width_modulation)

• 9to5Mac’s coverage (9to5mac.com/2025/09/10/iphone-17-has-long-awai…)

• PWM sensitive subreddit (reddit.com/r/PWM_Sensitive)

• Apple Watch

• Satellite data requires a cellular plan

• Jason & Greg Pierce (mastodon.social/@agiletortoise/115180212987244…) agree

• Is “24-hour” battery claim because of a change in measurement? (reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/1ncz7hs/apple…)

• Underscore’s observations about the Ultra (mastodon.social/@_Davidsmith/115185090171661647)

• Apple Watch battery (apple.com/watch/battery)

• AirPods

• Ear shapes (via mastodon.social/@Tirial/115186437179048131)

• About that “2×” noise reduction

• AirPods product page (apple.com/airpods-pro)

• The new AirPods Pro case is not smaller (macrumors.com/2025/09/12/airpods-pro-3-first-l…)

• “New generation of Ultra Wideband technology” is the U2 chip (apple.com/airpods/compare/?modelList=airpods-p…)

• Live translation is on-device (not in ☁️) (youtube.com/watch?v=GB0b6KFZVq0)

• Live translation is blocked for EU users with EU Apple Accounts (macrumors.com/2025/09/11/airpods-live-translat…)

• Apple feature availability (apple.com/ios/feature-availability/#apple-inte…)

• Safari on iOS 26’s compact toolbar

• Tahoe Toolbars (via Zhenyi Tan (mastodon.social/@zhenyi/115030483209043046))
* Frosting download link (andadinosaur.com/frosting/Frosting.zip)
* Frosting test page (andadinosaur.com/frosting)

• Post-show: John’s red dot

• Members-only (atp.fm/join) ATP Overtime: Alterego and “thought to text” translation

• How artificial intelligence gave a paralyzed woman her voice back (ucsf.edu/news/2023/08/425986/how-artificial-in…)

• A high-performance neuroprosthesis for speech decoding and avatar control (nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06443-4.epdf?sh…)

• Meet the Little Brain Region that Helps You Say What’s on Your Mind (ucsf.edu/news/2025/07/430356/meet-little-brain…)

• Speech sequencing in the human precentral gyrus (nature.com/articles/s41562-025-02250-1)

• Scientists develop interface that “reads” thoughts from speech-impaired patients (news.stanford.edu/stories/2025/08/study-inner-…)

• Alterego (alterego.io)

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