AppleInsider podcast debates Force Touch, details new iMacs, analyzes Elon Musk on 'Apple Car'
On this week's all-new AppleInsider podcast, Nate, Mikey, Dan and Neil talk about Apple's iMac refresh, debate the merits of Force and 3D Touch, and talk about Elon Musk's comments on Apple and the prospects of an car from the iPhone maker. We also dismiss iPhone 6s "chipgate," talk about successful Mac adoption at IBM, and give our thoughts on Microsoft's Surface Book and Band 2.
AppleInsider staff members Nate Hanson, Daniel Eran Dilger, Mikey Campbell, and Neil Hughes discuss these top stories:
You can also listen to it embedded via SoundCloud below:
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We'd appreciate your feedback and comments, as well as any questions that we can answer on future episodes. Send your responses to the AppleInsider podcast at [email protected] and follow or tweet at us @appleinsider.
Finally, anyone interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at [email protected].
AppleInsider staff members Nate Hanson, Daniel Eran Dilger, Mikey Campbell, and Neil Hughes discuss these top stories:
- New 21.5-inch 4K Retina iMac launches, 27-inch models gain Intel Skylake
- New accessories: Magic Trackpad 2 with Force Touch, Magic Mouse 2, Magic Keyboards
- The usefulness and future of 3D Touch and Force Touch
- Elon Musk pooh-poohs an Apple car, backtracks, then tweets at AppleInsider
- Apple touts new ResearchKit partnerships studying autism, epilepsy, melanoma
- Non-controversies: iPhone 6s "chipgate," iOS 9 Wi-Fi assist and data use
- Microsoft sells out of initial Surface Book launch. Also, Band 2 is coming
- IBM says 5% of its Mac users need tech support, compared to 40% for regular PCs
- Remembering Gary Allen, Apple retail expert and former AppleInsider contributor
You can also listen to it embedded via SoundCloud below:
Show note links:
- Apple launches 21.5-inch iMac with Retina 4K display, starting at $1,499
- Apple upgrades all 27-inch iMacs to 5K Retina displays & Intel Skylake CPUs, starting at $1,799
- Apple brings Force Touch to the desktop with new $129 Magic Trackpad 2
- Apple's redesigned Magic Mouse 2 & Magic Keyboard gain integrated batteries, Lightning ports
- Elon Musk walks back Apple Car, Apple Watch aspersions in Twitter confessional
- Apple partners with hospitals for new ResearchKit studies on autism, epilepsy, melanoma
- Tests confirm marginal difference between Samsung, TSMC-made A9 chips in Apple's iPhone 6s
- Apple posts iOS 9 Wi-Fi Assist guide in wake of complaints about excessive data use
- Only 5% of Mac users at IBM need help desk support, compared to 40% of PC users
- Microsoft sells out of Surface Book launch stock, updates iOS Health app for Band 2
- Apple retail expert Gary Allen passes away at 67
We'd appreciate your feedback and comments, as well as any questions that we can answer on future episodes. Send your responses to the AppleInsider podcast at [email protected] and follow or tweet at us @appleinsider.
Finally, anyone interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at [email protected].
Comments
good call. normalizing volumes would be great.
Normalizing doesn't do anything except pull the maximum volume up to -0.0dB.
You do not want to do any loudness balancing based upon dB metering. A shrill voice may sound vastly more annoying and louder at -18 dB than a smooth, round voice at -8 dB.
You can rein in the volume fluctuations for a single speaker by using a dynamic compressor, but you do need to balance the individual speakers' volumes by ear.
Why do you guys think the hyper loop "isn't real"? It seems like a lot of engineers, and even universities, think it's a feasible idea.
Why do you guys think the hyper loop "isn't real"? It seems like a lot of engineers, and even universities, think it's a feasible idea.
Investor Jason Calacanis put a chunk of money into Hyperloop Technologies company, started by an ex-Tesla engineer. He believes its biggest benefit will be for shipping. Like a high-speed train under the ocean, which makes a lot of sense since it takes weeks for cargo container shipping currently between China and the US (for example).
Regarding Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt having a coffee together. I recall that event. This happened at a sidewalk cafe in Palo Alto on University Avenue. Someone was walking by and caught a snippet of the conversation:
Schmidt: Now, a clever man would put the poison into his own drink...
I liked this episode, I like Nate.
Something I've wanted for a while and have never asked for is to have a brief introduction or presentation of the people who are regularly involved in the podcast, something like a background on Neil, Viktor, Mike. Nate is a new character that we don't really know much about either.