Special holiday guest: John Siracusa. Special holiday topics: the Apple/Masimo patent dispute over the blood oxygen sensors in Apple Watches, the ongoing Beeper Mini/iMessage saga, iOS 17.3’s upcoming Stolen Device Protection feature, Apple’s new Journal app. Also, an ode to big-ass tower desktops.
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Links:
- Derek Sivers: “Ideas are just a multiplier of execution”.
- Imran Chaudhri’s humble home page.
- The inventors of insulin sold the patent for $1 for the good of the world — yet insulin remains expensive in the U.S.
- Destiny’s BEAVER/FLATWORM/LEOPARD errors.
- Twelve South’s new ButterFly 2-in-1 MagSafe Charger.
- NZXT gaming PCs.
- Power Macintosh 9600/350.
- Apple’s new Journal app:
- Apple Newsroom announcement — gives a good overview.
- The current HIG chapter on progress indicators.
- Sebastian Ferrari on the use of “floating action buttons” in iOS, including the handful of spots prior to Journal where Apple has used them.
- Accidental Tech Podcast: A Siracusa podcast I always listen to.
- Reconcilable Differences: A Siracusa podcast I sometimes listen to.
- Robot or Not: A Siracusa podcast I’ve never listened to but probably should.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
