This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: First, Erfon recounts his recent, extremely lengthy trip to the Apple Store to check out the latest MacBook Pros. He put the nano-texture screen to the test — and came back with a surprising verdict. Then, we discuss some of the coolest — and some of the weirdest — new gear shown off at CES this week.
Also on The CultCast:
- The iPhone SE 4 and iPad 11 won’t arrive as soon as some Apple rumormongers suspected.
- Dell “borrows” Apple’s iPhone naming convention to simplify to its product lineup … and then blows it!
- Griffin wraps up with a pro tip that you almost need to see to believe.
Listen to this week’s episode of The CultCast in the Podcasts app or your favorite podcast app. (Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review if you like it!) Or watch the video live stream, embedded below.
The CultCast live stream archive: Best/weirdest of CES 2025
This week’s top Apple news
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On the show this week: Your host Erfon Elijah (@erfon), Cult of Mac managing editor Lewis Wallace (@lewiswallace) and Cult of Mac writer D. Griffin Jones (@dgriffinjones).
Here are the headlines we’re talking about on this week’s show:
- iPhone SE 4 and iPad 11 to launch ‘by April’
- First Thunderbolt 5 display with 6K res ideal for M4 Pro/Max users
- Nanoleaf wants you to put these LED lights right on your face
- Do summer right with Anker’s solar beach umbrella and power-packed cooler
- Dell ‘borrows’ Apple’s Pro and Pro Max product names
- How to create a toggling Lock Screen wallpaper [Pro Tip]
