This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: AirPods … with cameras?!? The latest AirPods rumor sounds a little nuts, but Apple wowed us with weird features before. Plus, we discuss the latest on the Vision Pro — and how Apple might cut costs to produce a cheaper “Vision Air” headset.
Also on The CultCast:
- ChatGPT integration on iPhones, Macs and iPads aside, Apple reportedly got something big out of its OpenAI partnership.
- Griffin shines a light on a little trick everybody with an iPad Magic Keyboard needs to know.
- A doctor says the Apple Watch can detect one of the leading causes of fatal heart attacks.
- We discuss some of the weirdest Apple products that never made it to reality. The prototypes look wild!
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The CultCast live stream: Weird AirPods features!
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This week’s top Apple news
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:
- Future AirPods could use IR cameras for in-air gesture control
- Vision Pro might not get Apple Intelligence until 2025
- Apple likely planning to use bigger, lower resolution displays for cheaper Vision headset (MacRumors)
- Apple poised to get OpenAI board observer role as part of AI pact (Bloomberg)
- How to find the iPad Magic Keyboard’s hidden backlight
- Apple Watch can detect leading cause of heart attacks, doctor says
- The 8 weirdest unreleased Apple products
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