680: A Sick, Twisted Kind of Joy

Our imaginary reviews of the iPhone Duo, how we stay open-minded and curious instead of becoming the "Old Man Yells at Cloud" meme, our current read-it-later methods, and pouring one out for the iPod and MP3 players. 

Our thoughts on the new HomeView and its confusing pricing, whether we're using AI agents like Meta's Muse or OpenAI's Dots, how we feel about passkeys, and if we'd ever use an Apple Pencil with an iPhone Fold. 

Leaked Apple smart home gadgets, Apple's upcoming smart home hub with a screen, our feelings on smart recording tech, and whether we want a touchscreen on our MacBook. 

Bonnets off to the BBC, the trouble with headlines, Socrates on mountain skis, some slight existential dread about Mac software, irrational love of old computers, Apple's smart home strategy for 2025, and the long wait for some AI features. 

Jason and Myke lightly cover Apple’s beef with the FBI, Myke gets excited by new phones at Mobile World Congress, Jason grapples with making his home smarter. And of course there’s follow-up about pizza and “Back to the Future”—that’s how it works. 

This week on the Rocket docket: iOS 9, Simone's ancient iPad, content blockers, Apple News, XOXO and more. 

This week, Google unveiled the Pixel 9 line, Apple turned its eye toward Patreon, and many anniversaries arrived. 

There are lots of new Macs, so we brought in One True John to discuss them. There's also discussion to be had on Image Playgrounds, and John's experiences with AirPods Pro hearing health. 

This week, the guys celebrate the release of a new HomePod mini and the Public Betas, then talk about the new versions of UTM, Delta, and Overcast. 

On this feedback episode, Stephen and David check in with the Vision Pro, discuss plumbing super powers, the mysteries of AppleCare, and more. 

This week we give updates on the Parler situation, and Christina's long-awaited AirPods Max review! And in exciting news: It's CES week, and this might be our favorite CES ever! Finally, our most-demanded update in Rocket history for dessert. Yep… it's the Cellmate hack. 

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Jason and Myke get a little help in discussing Apple's 'Spring Forward' event, including the new MacBook, HBO on Apple TV, and more on the Apple Watch.