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This is Top 5 Tech, my weekly show about what to watch, listen to, download, read, and something
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deep every week.
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It is iPhone Duo week and we'll get to that in a moment, but I did want to highlight this
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00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:12,359
interview with John Ternes, Apple's new CEO with Time Magazine.
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It's a quick nine minute interview, but it's nice to hear John Ternes, who has been at
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00:00:16,679 --> 00:00:22,640
Apple for over 20 years, talk about his relationship to the hardware and design teams, his vision
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for the future of Apple with the iPhone Duo, and what else is coming down the road.
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So it was a really fun interview.
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Highly recommend that.
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And there's a bunch of great iPhone
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Duo review videos out there. I'm going to have my own impression videos on my
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00:00:32,719 --> 00:00:36,000
YouTube channel, but I do want to highlight Brian Tongs. He was very
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thorough about what it's like to use iPhone Duo on a regular basis,
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00:00:39,719 --> 00:00:43,799
especially when it comes to the camera, using the selfie camera, touch ID over
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00:00:43,799 --> 00:00:47,239
face ID. I thought it was a really nuanced take. He was excited about the
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00:00:47,239 --> 00:00:50,679
things that are fun, like having a folding iPhone, but there's a lot of real
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world implications to things like no more face ID, how do you take a selfie
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when it's open, and you have this awkward claw grip. So I really appreciated his
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00:00:58,519 --> 00:01:01,739
review. Highly recommend.
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On what to listen to, I'm going to be a little self-serving here, but I really loved being
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on the Verge cast for my second time and David Pierce talked to me about Vive coding apps
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and kind of the mini app catalog that I have on my website, using Cloud to do it. Why?
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What does it look like in the future? Why do content creators seem to be going this
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direction of making their own apps and software? And might everyone be doing this in five to
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10 years? So you can watch it on YouTube, but I'll link the Apple podcast version down
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in the show notes.
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On what to read, two picks, both iPhone Duo related. If you want to read a review, I highly
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recommend Chance Miller.
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I've met him multiple times at WWDC, editor-in-chief of 9to5Mac, and he had a great take on the
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iPhone Duo.
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I think a little more optimistic than maybe some of the video reviews that you saw on
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YouTube, but a very nuanced take, very thorough, and he used it for an entire week, and he
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has great thoughts on what it means.
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So I would recommend Chance's article, and if you're worried about the iPhone Duo camera
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as far as its quality, I'll link Austin Mann's review.
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He reviews all the iPhone cameras.
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He was actually a special guest talking about the iPhone 18 pro camera on one of my
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shows. I actually can't remember in this moment, but you can read his review of the iPhone duo,
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see some of the incredible photos he took with the iPhone duo camera. Yes, you lose the telephoto
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lens. And yes, it is not as good quality as the 18 pro camera, but it is still a very good camera.
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It is actually a unique sensor. It's not the same sensor as the 17 E or the 17. This is a different
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camera sensor specifically for the iPhone duo. And it does an admirable job and Austin man really
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shows it off. And once I download I released a new app earlier this week. If you're in the app,
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and you want just a nice looking, easy way to control your Apple Home devices,
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including multiple views of live cameras, maybe put your thermostat, clock, all on an iPad app,
46
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kind of getting ready for the Home View coming next month, you can download my app HomePad.
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It's totally free for your iPad. Just connect it to your Apple Home, and then you can create
48
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dashboards with multiple cameras, widgets, scenes, control your devices. I thought it'd be fun,
49
00:02:54,159 --> 00:02:58,240
and there's just a bunch of app updates across all my little apps at beardfm.app,
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link down in the show notes.
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something deep during our primary technology episode, we were talking about Walmart and
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how it's opening up to AI agents for shopping. So you can just tell Muse or whatever AI agent
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to shop for something at Walmart, and even purchase things for you. Walmart's actually
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going to separate your agent purchases from your actual human purchases. And it's really
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interesting to see how Walmart is competing with Amazon, especially in this age of genetic
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shopping and agents doing more things for you. And I was reminded of this talk by Scott
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Galloway. This is over 11 years old, but he talks about the 4
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horsemen, Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook. Of course, now that's meta. But in it, he
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actually talks about what he expects to see from each brand in the next 10 years. And
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well, we're there now, 11 years later, and it is remarkable how many things he was correct
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about. One of the things being that Amazon would need to buy a brick and mortar line
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of stores or have some kind of physical presence. And guess what? Amazon purchased Whole Foods
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years after this talk. So if you've never seen this, I highly recommend. He actually
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did it. But this talk I think is really fascinating, especially now 11 years later to see how many
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things he called and is actually still coming to fruition. And now Walmart being in this
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conversation with Amazon, I just recommend watching it. And that's it for this week.
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Again, I have lots of iPhone duo coverage on my YouTube channel and in my podcast. So
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you can follow me on all those platforms. But if you're listening to this, thank you
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leave a five star rating and review an Apple podcast if you haven't yet. And you can get
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00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:26,959
this in a newsletter format with all the links and a little more commentary every Friday.
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So you can just click them there and get it delivered right to your inbox.
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You can scan this QR code or click the "Get the Newsletter" link down in the show notes
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and all the videos and articles that I talked about are also down there.
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Thanks so much for listening and watching. I'll catch you next time.
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,400
This is Top 5 Tech, my weekly show about what to watch, listen to, download, read, and something
2
00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:05,400
deep every week.
3
00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:08,800
It is iPhone Duo week and we'll get to that in a moment, but I did want to highlight this
4
00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:12,359
interview with John Ternes, Apple's new CEO with Time Magazine.
5
00:00:12,359 --> 00:00:16,679
It's a quick nine minute interview, but it's nice to hear John Ternes, who has been at
6
00:00:16,679 --> 00:00:22,640
Apple for over 20 years, talk about his relationship to the hardware and design teams, his vision
7
00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:26,640
for the future of Apple with the iPhone Duo, and what else is coming down the road.
8
00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:27,719
So it was a really fun interview.
9
00:00:27,719 --> 00:00:28,719
Highly recommend that.
10
00:00:28,719 --> 00:00:30,719
And there's a bunch of great iPhone
11
00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,719
Duo review videos out there. I'm going to have my own impression videos on my
12
00:00:32,719 --> 00:00:36,000
YouTube channel, but I do want to highlight Brian Tongs. He was very
13
00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,719
thorough about what it's like to use iPhone Duo on a regular basis,
14
00:00:39,719 --> 00:00:43,799
especially when it comes to the camera, using the selfie camera, touch ID over
15
00:00:43,799 --> 00:00:47,239
face ID. I thought it was a really nuanced take. He was excited about the
16
00:00:47,239 --> 00:00:50,679
things that are fun, like having a folding iPhone, but there's a lot of real
17
00:00:50,679 --> 00:00:54,640
world implications to things like no more face ID, how do you take a selfie
18
00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:58,519
when it's open, and you have this awkward claw grip. So I really appreciated his
19
00:00:58,519 --> 00:01:01,739
review. Highly recommend.
20
00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,299
On what to listen to, I'm going to be a little self-serving here, but I really loved being
21
00:01:03,299 --> 00:01:07,799
on the Verge cast for my second time and David Pierce talked to me about Vive coding apps
22
00:01:07,799 --> 00:01:12,960
and kind of the mini app catalog that I have on my website, using Cloud to do it. Why?
23
00:01:12,960 --> 00:01:16,400
What does it look like in the future? Why do content creators seem to be going this
24
00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:20,400
direction of making their own apps and software? And might everyone be doing this in five to
25
00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:24,280
10 years? So you can watch it on YouTube, but I'll link the Apple podcast version down
26
00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:25,280
in the show notes.
27
00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:28,879
On what to read, two picks, both iPhone Duo related. If you want to read a review, I highly
28
00:01:28,879 --> 00:01:31,879
recommend Chance Miller.
29
00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:36,280
I've met him multiple times at WWDC, editor-in-chief of 9to5Mac, and he had a great take on the
30
00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:37,280
iPhone Duo.
31
00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:41,079
I think a little more optimistic than maybe some of the video reviews that you saw on
32
00:01:41,079 --> 00:01:45,799
YouTube, but a very nuanced take, very thorough, and he used it for an entire week, and he
33
00:01:45,799 --> 00:01:47,640
has great thoughts on what it means.
34
00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:51,719
So I would recommend Chance's article, and if you're worried about the iPhone Duo camera
35
00:01:51,719 --> 00:01:55,120
as far as its quality, I'll link Austin Mann's review.
36
00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:56,319
He reviews all the iPhone cameras.
37
00:01:56,319 --> 00:02:00,079
He was actually a special guest talking about the iPhone 18 pro camera on one of my
38
00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:04,159
shows. I actually can't remember in this moment, but you can read his review of the iPhone duo,
39
00:02:04,159 --> 00:02:09,120
see some of the incredible photos he took with the iPhone duo camera. Yes, you lose the telephoto
40
00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:15,280
lens. And yes, it is not as good quality as the 18 pro camera, but it is still a very good camera.
41
00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:21,439
It is actually a unique sensor. It's not the same sensor as the 17 E or the 17. This is a different
42
00:02:21,439 --> 00:02:26,240
camera sensor specifically for the iPhone duo. And it does an admirable job and Austin man really
43
00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,920
shows it off. And once I download I released a new app earlier this week. If you're in the app,
44
00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:35,039
and you want just a nice looking, easy way to control your Apple Home devices,
45
00:02:35,039 --> 00:02:40,800
including multiple views of live cameras, maybe put your thermostat, clock, all on an iPad app,
46
00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:45,280
kind of getting ready for the Home View coming next month, you can download my app HomePad.
47
00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:49,120
It's totally free for your iPad. Just connect it to your Apple Home, and then you can create
48
00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:54,159
dashboards with multiple cameras, widgets, scenes, control your devices. I thought it'd be fun,
49
00:02:54,159 --> 00:02:58,240
and there's just a bunch of app updates across all my little apps at beardfm.app,
50
00:02:58,240 --> 00:02:59,520
link down in the show notes.
51
00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:04,000
something deep during our primary technology episode, we were talking about Walmart and
52
00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:09,919
how it's opening up to AI agents for shopping. So you can just tell Muse or whatever AI agent
53
00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:13,560
to shop for something at Walmart, and even purchase things for you. Walmart's actually
54
00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:18,360
going to separate your agent purchases from your actual human purchases. And it's really
55
00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:22,280
interesting to see how Walmart is competing with Amazon, especially in this age of genetic
56
00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:26,079
shopping and agents doing more things for you. And I was reminded of this talk by Scott
57
00:03:26,079 --> 00:03:56,079
Galloway. This is over 11 years old, but he talks about the 4
58
00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:35,879
horsemen, Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook. Of course, now that's meta. But in it, he
59
00:03:35,879 --> 00:03:40,960
actually talks about what he expects to see from each brand in the next 10 years. And
60
00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:45,560
well, we're there now, 11 years later, and it is remarkable how many things he was correct
61
00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:50,800
about. One of the things being that Amazon would need to buy a brick and mortar line
62
00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:55,479
of stores or have some kind of physical presence. And guess what? Amazon purchased Whole Foods
63
00:03:55,479 --> 00:03:59,159
years after this talk. So if you've never seen this, I highly recommend. He actually
64
00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:04,439
did it. But this talk I think is really fascinating, especially now 11 years later to see how many
65
00:04:04,439 --> 00:04:09,000
things he called and is actually still coming to fruition. And now Walmart being in this
66
00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:12,280
conversation with Amazon, I just recommend watching it. And that's it for this week.
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00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:16,319
Again, I have lots of iPhone duo coverage on my YouTube channel and in my podcast. So
68
00:04:16,319 --> 00:04:19,720
you can follow me on all those platforms. But if you're listening to this, thank you
69
00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,920
leave a five star rating and review an Apple podcast if you haven't yet. And you can get
70
00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:26,959
this in a newsletter format with all the links and a little more commentary every Friday.
71
00:04:26,959 --> 00:04:29,839
So you can just click them there and get it delivered right to your inbox.
72
00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:33,639
You can scan this QR code or click the "Get the Newsletter" link down in the show notes
73
00:04:33,639 --> 00:04:37,199
and all the videos and articles that I talked about are also down there.
74
00:04:37,199 --> 00:04:39,480
Thanks so much for listening and watching. I'll catch you next time.
