Accidental Tech Podcast

Marco 0️⃣ → 1️⃣🗣️ It’s St. Jude time again! 🗣️Podcastathon 2025: Friday, noon → midnight EDTStephen Hackett said the foldable will be the “iPhone Ultra”μm is a “micron”The iPhone Air battery pack does have a USB-C port after alliPhone 17 Pro requires a new adapter to charge at full speedApple 40W Dynamic Power AdapterAnker Nano 45W chargerA19 vs. A19 Pro A19 Pro benchmarksThe N1 is in every new...

🗣️ It’s St. Jude time again! 🗣️The Marco OffsetiPhone eventAirPods Pro 3Apple Watch Series 11No new System-in-Package?Whoop BandApple Watch SE 3Apple Watch Ultra 3LTPOSatellite can-kicking continuesiPhone 17Memory Integrity EnforcementiPhone AiriPhone Air MagSafe Battery 💔iPhone 17 Pro & Pro MaxSoftware ship datesPost-show: Apple trade-in✨ Tina’s dream has come true! ✨Members-only ATP...

Pre-Show: Trouble in Razer paradise🗣️ It’s St. Jude time again! 🗣️The Marco OffsetFollow-up:Casey has thoughts about the compact iOS 26 controls in SafariSettings → Apps → SafariApple device advice for those that are athletically engagedPlace your phone face-down (via. A. O.)Sleep focus is an option (via A. M.)So is Theater Mode and, if taps are an issue, water lock (via Ryan)How to stop Siri...

Pre-Show: Casey and Marco are sadBen Rice McCarthyUnder the RadarFollow-up:🗣️ It’s St. Jude time again! 🗣️The Marco OffsetAnonymous crushes the dreams of Marco and Casey about cellular MacBooksAnother Anonymous shares a bit too much information about accidental Siri activations 😆🤬 John’s AppleCare One update 🤬Help with Trackpad draggingSystem Settings → Accessibility → Pointer Control →...

Pre-Show: AI slop vs. not… so… AI… slopAITAHFollow-up:Casey spends 24 hours with iOS 26 on his carry phoneJohn’s dancing controls☝️ Well, actually ☝️, myriad of is okay (via Jason Eccles)Merriam-Webster’s takeAre size classes similar to today’s design changes? (via Bryan Guffey)Auto LayoutJohn’s HomePod has risen from the dead!Nic’s FixWatch John’s actual repair happen🍿 John would like to air...

Pre-Show: Marco and Casey’s no-good, very bad days.Follow-up:Casey didn’t read the fine print on Express Replacement 🤦🏻‍♂️Short PumpJohn cycled his mouse againAppleCare OneMoving a device on a payment plan (via “Clark Griswold” and Anonymous)Tina’s iPhoneTina’s Mac StudioTahoe beta 5: checkbox contrast improvesiOS 26 beta 6 Liquid glass changesSmart TV interfaces over time“Shortcut”New Magic...

Pre-Show:Brief vacation resultsTim Cook kisses the… ringVideoFollow-up:HDTVTest reviews Sony Bravia 8 II and Panasonic Z95BTV shootout resultsNilay’s commentsAppleCare OneiCareCalculator Reddit post (removed by moderators)iCare Calculator web appJohn’s experienceB&HCasey’s roughly equivalent Mac, available for special orderRetro computing cornerRevisiting eWorldMore on TahoeGus Mueller…on...

Pre-Show: Casey’s french-fry problemFollow-up:D. Griffin Jones takes one for the team Casey’s struggles with iperf3Tutorialiperf3 -t 60 -c {ip} -P 4 -i 10 -RJohn’s new toaster and E01 (via J-P Teti & John F.)Chemical vs. physical sunscreen (via Prodan Statev)Research paperApple security for unreleased devicesLow-cost Apple laptop (via Jason Anthony Guy)Ed: Please don’t give Apple ideas like...

Pre-Show: Casey did Marco’s favorite thingCalDigit TS5+ (affiliate link)CalDigit TS5+ (product page)iperf3Follow-up:F1 (the sport, not the movie)Apple expected to win 🇺🇸 rightsF1 TVVroomJohn’s video != Casey’s immersive ride-alongTo see the immersive ride-along, you need to be wearing a Vision Pro; scroll down on that linkJohn’s toaster updateAirPods & AppleCare+KeratoconusWater...

Pre-Show: Live music & failed air conditioners🗣️ New ATP Members Special: Tier List: Pizza ToppingsFollow-up:Meta Hires Top Apple AI Models ExecutiveSFSymbols 🤝🏻 Tahoe FoldersStandard SFSymbol: xattr -w 'com.apple.icon.folder#S' '{"sym":"camera.viewfinder"}' folderPrivate SFSymbol: xattr-w 'com.apple.icon.folder#S' '{"sym":"solar.system"}' folderRandom string: xattr -w...