What we like (and don’t!) about the new iPhone 16, AirPods, and Apple Watches (CultCast #664)
Release Date: 09/13/2024
What will Apple announce next week? Our predictions! (CultCast #686)
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Surprise Apple announcement coming next week — we’ll lay out our predictions! Also, we’re talking about the new Powerbeats Pro 2, and Apple’s shift into foldable iPhones and robotics. This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps us secure the future of the podcast. You also get access to The CultClub Discord, where you can chat with us all week long, give us show topics, and even end up on the show. Support The CultCast at — OR at CultCloth will keep your Mac...
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COOL: Our first glimpse of Apple’s iPad-on-a-moving-robot-arm thing (CultCast #685)
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This week: Apple’s secret robot desk lamp revealed! Is this a first look of Apple’s wacky iPad-on-a-robot-arm? Also, the Apple M5 chip enters production, the new Invites app, the iPad case with a kill switch, and Erfon’s two-week review of the MacBook Pro and iPad Pro! This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps us secure the future of the podcast. You also get access to The CultClub Discord, where you can chat with us all week long, give us show topics, and even end...
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The car repair saga... (CCOT #19)
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Erfon's mini van is back at the shop (for the same issue!!), and he learns his local repair shop is not who they seem....
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Bad news about Apple AR glasses… (CultCast #684)
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This week: Bad news about Apple’s AR glasses — was another Vision product canceled? The solution to Siri is on the way… just like CarPlay 2, right? Also, you won’t believe this new iPhone case! This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps us secure the future of the podcast. You also get access to The CultClub Discord, where you can chat with us all week long, give us show topics, and even end up on the show. Support The CultCast at — OR at CultCloth will keep...
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iOS 19 — Radical new design? (CultCast #683)
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This week, the first details on iOS 19’s radical new design. Also, details on the iPhones and iPads just around the corner, and you’re getting Apple Intelligence — whether you like it or not… This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps us secure the future of the podcast. You also get access to The CultClub Discord, where you can chat with us all week long, give us show topics, and even end up on the show. Support The CultCast at — OR at CultCloth will keep your...
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The major iPhone 17 Pro camera overhaul + Nintendo Switch 2! (CultCast #682)
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This week, we have details on the major changes coming to the iPhone 17 Pro cameras, we know exactly how thin the iPhone 17 Air may be, three Apple products coming that you may have forgotten about… and our Nintendo Switch 2 first impressions! This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps us secure the future of the podcast. You also get access to The CultClub Discord, where you can chat with us all week long, give us show topics, and even end up on the show. Support The...
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The best and weirdest gadgets of CES + Apple’s next event date (CultCast #681)
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The 2025 Consumer Electronics Show is in full effect — we’ve got the best and weirdest gadgets for you! Plus: When’s the next Apple event coming? We may have an answer! Also: How to create the coolest Lock Screen wallpapers… This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps us secure the future of the podcast. You also get access to The CultClub Discord, where you can chat with us all week long, give us show topics, and even end up on the show. Support The CultCast at ...
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Hottest Apple tech of 2025 + New iPhone 18 intel! (CultCast #680)
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The next big leap for iPhone cameras, the coolest Apple products coming in 2025, how to get free Apple TV+ — and our last picks for the best of 2024! This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps us secure the future of the podcast. You also get access to The CultClub Discord, where you can chat with us all week long, give us show topics, and even end up on the show. Support The CultCast at — OR at CultCloth will keep your Mac Studio, Studio Display, iPhone 15 Pro,...
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The best and worst gadgets, shows, movies and stuff of 2024! (CultCast #679)
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It's our final show of the year, and we're ready to argue which stuff ruled and ruined 2024. This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps us secure the future of the podcast. You also get access to The CultClub Discord, where you can chat with us all week long, give us show topics, and even end up on the show. Support The CultCast at — OR at CultCloth will keep your Mac Studio, Studio Display, iPhone 15 Pro, guitars, glasses and lenses sparkling clean! For a limited time...
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First look at iPhone 17 Pro + the best and worst of 2024! (CultCast #678)
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This week, we’re looking at the RADICAL new design of the iPhone 17 Pro! Love it or hate it? Also, when to expect the first folding iPhone, Apple’s bad AI summaries ruin headlines, and more picks for the best (and worst) of 2024! This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps us secure the future of the podcast. You also get access to The CultClub Discord, where you can chat with us all week long, give us show topics, and even end up on the show. Support The CultCast at ...
info_outlineThis week, what we like (and don’t!) about the new iPhone 16 and 16 Pro, AirPods 4, AirPods Max and Apple Watch Series 10. AND — who won the event prediction game!
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iPhone 16 brings refined design, snazzy new colors and A18 chip
- The new iPhones feature an iPhone X-like rear camera design and upgraded internals for Apple Intelligence support.
Bigger iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max beef up cameras and AI processing power
- The new iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max handsets boast size increases, thinner bezels for larger screens, a leap in battery life and new features, including impressive camera and audio upgrades.
- Tweet showing Desert Titanium in a darker hue
Apple Watch Series 10 gets major upgrade, catches up with Ultra
- The all-new Apple Watch Series 10 is the slimmest Apple Watch yet. With a bigger screen, longer battery life, improved water resistance, and an optional titanium finish upgrade, it’s now a serious alternative to Apple Watch Ultra.
Apple Watch Ultra 2 now comes in black titanium, plus new Hermès model
- The Apple Watch Ultra 2 now comes in a new black titanium finish — apparently the only change.
Apple refreshes AirPods with two new fourth-generation models
- New fourth-generation AirPods are the latest models of Apple’s popular wireless earbuds.
Apple changes up AirPods Max colors, swaps in USB-C
- The minor updates include new colors for Apple’s premium over-ear headphones, tweaks to their active noise cancellation feature and the removal of the Lightning port in favor of USB-C.
Extra Ordinary: “It’s Glowtime” Predictions Results
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- Harry Potter and the Stone
- An Open Letter To Steve Jobs — Fix Apple TV