630: Time to Spiral

13/03/2025 2h 36min Episodio 630

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Episode Synopsis


Pre-show: Marco went to the bank wrong
Follow-up:


Vision Pro Corner


New Adventure episode: Deep Water Solo
Spatial Gallery
Metallica immersive special is coming


Virginia Tech 🤝🏻 Enter Sandman


iPad Air corner


“2× bass” false alarm


404

Appeal


Affordable big screen (notes John Spurlock)
🗣️ ARE YOU LISTENING APPLE PEOPLE LIKE COLOR 🗣️ (via Ryan Manly)


Portrait-only iPad apps (via Matt Rippetoe)


Example video from Fabian

More on colors (via Yossi Kanner)
MacBook Air’s keyboard has new mute iconography
Regarding the “Hidra”


ATP #562: Do You Have a Dragon?


Interview with Srouji (timestamp link)

Lernaean Hydra

Gurman on the M4 Ultra & Hidra
Early M3 Ultra benchmarks from Geekbench 6


GPU: M3 Ultra Metal: 259,668


10% faster than M2 Ultra Mac Studio’s best at 231,757
20% faster than M2 Ultra Mac Studio’s average at 209,003

CPU:


M3 Ultra single core: 3,144


~10% faster than M2 Ultra Mac Studio’s best at 2,813
~20% slower than M4 Max MacBook Pro’s average at 3,921

M3 Ultra multi-core: 28,119


~25% faster than M2 Ultra Mac Studio’s average at 21,373
~10% faster than M4 Max MacBook Pro’s average at 25,647


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Threads timeline setting update


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The Verge’s article (25 November 2024)

Thoughts on Feedback

Apple is allegedly “dramatically” redesigning the UI for its next OSes
Post-show: John’s speaker update


Vanatoo Transparent Zero Plus
ADAM Audio D3V
Kanto ORA


Kanto S2 speaker stands

Kanto ORA4


Kanto S4 speaker stands

SoundSource

Members-only ATP Overtime: Some Volkswagen news


VW’s ID.Every1 Concept
Physical buttons are coming back! 🥹


ID.2all concept
The Verge’s coverage
Volvo ES90
Euro NCAP puts their foot down




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