Apple has finally updated the AirPods Pro Max, but the update didn't bring a lot of new features, it basically brought the headphones on pair with the AirPods Pro. Dave and I talk about AI and whether Apple chose to stay out of the spending spree or if it was caught unprepared for one of the biggest tech changes in a long time. Do you know what could be in the figs you love to eat? Me neither, but Dave tells us.

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Show Notes:

• There will be no show next week.

• Apple Adds ‘Genius Browse’ Movie and TV Recommendations to Apple TV in tvOS 26.4

• Apple introduces AirPods Max 2

• AirPods Max: Four things that haven’t changed

• YouTuber upgrades MacBook Neo to 1TB

• Horace Dediu on Apple Sitting Out the AI Spending Race

• Apple’s Platform Security Guide Adds a Brief Note on the MacBook Neo’s On-Screen Camera Indicator

Shows and movies we’re watching

• The Night Agent, Netflix
• Weapons, HBO

Is the MacBook Neo really that good? After a week of thinking and reading about the Neo, Dave and I give our thoughts on Apple's newest product. We look at all of the reviews and the use cases for the Neo and compare it to how we use our current systems.

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Show Notes:

• 50 Years of Thinking Different

• Rising laptop prices likely to further boost MacBook Neo sales

• Asus Co-CEO: MacBook Neo Is a ‘Shock’ to the PC Industry

• Gruber’s MacBook Neo review

• MacBook Neo teardown

• MacBook Neo’s two USB C ports

• Apple reveals MacBook Neo battery cycle limit

• Find your Mac’s cycle count limit

• The MacBook Neo doesn’t officially support fast charging, but a beefier charger helps

• John Ternus interview on Apple MacBook Neo

Shows and movies we’re watching

• Tehran, Apple TV
• Survivor, Paramount +
• Scrubs, Hulu, same cast, just older

This show is all about the hardware Apple released this week and what a week it was. MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e, Studio Display, iPad Air, and the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. A crazy week for Apple's hardware team.

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Show Notes:

• Apple accelerates U.S. manufacturing with Mac mini production

• Apple unveils new Studio Display and all-new Studio Display XDR

• New Apple Studio Display and Studio Display XDR Don’t Work With Intel Macs

• Apple introduces iPhone 17e

• Side-by-side of the 16, 17, 17e

• Difference between 17e and 17

• Apple introduces the new iPad Air, powered by M4

• Apple introduces MacBook Pro with all-new M5 Pro and M5 Max

• With the latest chips, the MacBook Pro now maxes out at $7,349

• Apple debuts M5 Pro and M5 Max

• Apple introduces the new MacBook Air with M5

• Say hello to MacBook Neo

• Intro video for the MacBook Neo

• MacBook Neo vs. MacBook Air

• 20+ MacBook Neo Compromises

• MacBook Neo Features Two Different USB-C Ports

Shows and movies we’re watching

• Vanished, MGM+
• HBO Max and Paramount+ to merge
• Big Bang Theory, HBO