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MacVoices #25299: 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #4 (2)

MacVoices #25299: 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #4 (2)

The 2025 Holiday Gift Guide continues with Norbert, Rosemary, and Mike sharing standout tech picks. Highlights include ShiftCam lenses for iPhone photography, the Logitech Reach document camera, Stream Deck Neo for automation, protective ESR AirPods cases, the Audioengine S6 subwoofer, and an AI-focused book recommendation. Practical gift ideas, smart tools, and creative accessories dominate this round.

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MacVoices #25298: 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #4 (1)

MacVoices #25298: 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #4 (1)

In this 2025 Holiday Gift Guide installment, Norbert Frossa, Rosemary Orchard, and Mike Schmitz share a mix of clever and practical tech gifts. They cover projection alarm clocks, Festivitas holiday lights for Mac and iOS, sleep-friendly earbuds and white noise apps, Shokz open-ear headsets, a USB-C lanyard cable from Satechi, Rodecaster Video S streaming gear, and an OWC Thunderbolt hub to expand any Mac setup.

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MacVoices #25297: 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #3 (2)

MacVoices #25297: 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #3 (2)

The 2025 Holiday Gift Guide continues with standout picks including cold-weather car jumpers, compact wireless microphones, MagSafe-ready phone cases, powerful charging gear, cable-organization tools, conference speakers, and a timely tech-culture book. A mix of practical tools and creative accessories rounds out this set of recommendations.

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MacVoices #25296: 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #3 (1)

MacVoices #25296: 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #3 (1)

This holiday gift guide episode brings together Joe McKinley, Joe Kissell, and Brett Terpstra to share practical and quirky gift picks. Recommendations range from Theragun massage balls and USB-C cable testers to bidets, Matter-compatible smart plugs, Govee neon lights, Leatherman multi-tools, tiny pry bars, and Amazon’s Echo Glow, with plenty of anecdotes on comfort, tools, and smart home setups.

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MacVoices #25295: Live! – Tim Cook’s Retirement, WeChat Revenue, App Store Guidelines

MacVoices #25295: Live! – Tim Cook’s Retirement, WeChat Revenue, App Store Guidelines

This episode explores the swirl of rumors around Tim Cook’s potential retirement and what Apple’s succession planning might really look like. The panel then dissects reports that Apple could make billions in commissions from WeChat, separating headline hype from reality. They wrap up with a look at tighter App Store guidelines aimed at stopping copycat apps and how those changes may impact developers and users alike.

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MacVoices #25190: Live! – Gemini, Pluribus, and Meta’s Fraud Profits

MacVoices #25190: Live! – Gemini, Pluribus, and Meta’s Fraud Profits

This episode tackles reports that Apple may license Google’s Gemini AI for Siri, raising questions about privacy, accuracy, and Apple’s long-term AI roadmap. The panel also celebrates the new Apple TV sci-fi hit Pluribus and other standout series, then digs into alarming reports that a sizable slice of Meta’s ad revenue comes from scams and lightly enforced “borderline” ads.

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MacVoices #25287: MacVoices 2025 Holiday Gift Guide #1 (1)

MacVoices #25287: MacVoices 2025 Holiday Gift Guide #1 (1)

The panel launches the 2025 Holiday Gift Guide with a wide range of practical tech recommendations, including MagSafe wallets, AirTag money clips, AI tools, travel routers, power banks, and the latest JBL Flip speakers. A fast-moving, fun discussion full of gift ideas for travelers, Apple fans, and gadget lovers.

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MacVoices #25284: TV+ Talk – AirPods Pro 3, New Shows, and No Commercial Tier (Yet)

MacVoices #25284: TV+ Talk – AirPods Pro 3, New Shows, and No Commercial Tier (Yet)

Chuck Joiner and Charlotte Henry start with real-world impressions of AirPods Pro 3 for flying, commuting, and watching Apple TV shows, then catch up on the latest season of The Morning Show and Jennifer Garner’s returning thriller. They look at breakout drama Pluribus and the brief outage it coincided with, debate whether Apple TV should introduce an ad-supported tier, highlight Charlotte’s Streaming Wars book, and wrap with recommendations including Slow Horses and Invasion.

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MacVoices #25282: Going All In With Glenn Fleishman on Take Control, Liquid Glass, Public Betas (2)

MacVoices #25282: Going All In With Glenn Fleishman on Take Control, Liquid Glass, Public Betas (2)

Author Glenn Fleischman returns to discuss how he keeps Take Control books current, what Liquid Glass gets right (and wrong), and how public betas color expectations. We cover iOS safety tools like Check In, iPadOS windowed apps, and the iPhone 17 Pro’s camera vs. “Visual Intelligence,” plus why foldables still don’t convince him. Glenn also details the Phone app on iPad/Mac and shares his Six Colors column and print-history projects.

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