Kelly Guimont, Jim Rea, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Kirk McElhearn and Chuck Joiner wrap up the 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guides wraps up with “best of the rest” episodes, packed with practical picks and plenty of laughs. Highlights include keyboard travel cases, socks, portable power options, dictation software, a motorized TV mount, a light, and compact multi-port chargers. (Part 1)
Charlotte Henry and Chuck Joiner explore new Apple TV+ content, including a long-awaited Peanuts musical, the Brad Pitt-led F1 film, and culinary docuseries Knife Edge. They reflect on the emotional arc of Shrinking Season 2, the ending of Mythic Quest, and what’s next for Foundation. Charlotte also announces her upcoming book, Streaming Wars, examining the evolution of modern entertainment.
The MacVoices Live! panel critiques Roku’s intrusive ad tactics, including pop-ups during device startup, and debates the value of a cheaper Apple Vision Pro. Concerns over marketing overload, branding fatigue, and the role of eye-display tech in mixed reality are explored. Humor, frustration, and insights collide as Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Web Bixby, Jim Rea, and Jeff Gamet group weighs tech advancement against user experience and consumer respect.
https://youtu.be/zhb9hlQzGkc At NAB in Las Vegas, Brennan Murphy, Marketing & Video Manager for SnapStream, explains how their service shift from on-premises to cloud-based, providing real-time clipping and TV access. SnapStream, originally used by The Daily Show,...
At CES in Las Vegas, we talked to Hsin Cynthia Chen, Sales Manager for EZCast about how their device can wirelessly cast any HDMI signal to a separate screen, even if it is in another room. This edition of MacVoices is supported by The MacVoices Slack. Available to...
At The Digital Experience by Pepcom in Las Vegas, Lloyd Klarke, Consumer Product Management for Roku, talks about their announcement that they will start building actual televisions, not just set-top boxes. Lloyd discusses the advantages, price and availability, and...
At CES Unveiled in Las Vegans, the Founder and CEO of Displace, Balaji Krishnan, explains the many features of their wireless TV. Those include built-in batteries so no power cord, a unique mounting backing that allows the TV to be placed on any wall with no extra...
Part 2 of our discussion with Bryan Chaffin of The Mac Observer starts with reading in bed with the iPad and ends with Apple TV+. In between we cover laptop use, Apple TV (the device), voice control expectations, Apple Pay, Apple Card, and why you should watch the...
In the new edition of Take Control of Apple TV, Josh Centers addresses the surprising topic of whether you need Apple’s set-top box to enjoy the benefits of what it offers. Josh talks about the proliferation and quality of the Apple TV app on smart TVs and other...
Jeff Gamet gets us back on a regular schedule with a discussion that starts with how Apple is being evaluated and his experience with Apple TV+. Other topics covered include what is missing in the streaming video space, Jeff’s new MacBook Pro 16”, and the possibility...
Ted Landau has been busy researching, shopping for, installing, and using the home theater system of his dreams. Now that the dust has settled, Ted talks us through the process, from big box store experiences to the AV Forums to the actual use of his systems. Find out...
? The last MacVoices Gift Guide before the big holiday shopping weekend features some unusual picks from the panel of Elle Newman, Mike Schmitz, Brittany Smith, and host Chuck Joiner. Be sure to check this out before you shop! This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by...
Our third MacVoices holiday Gift Guide show might be the most diverse yet, with selections from hardware to software, from services to training, with entertaining comments and banter to boot from the panel of Norbert Frassa, Frederick Van Johnson, Mike T. Rose, and...
The advent of macOS Catalina brought major changes to the apps that manage and play various types of media. Kirk McElhearn helps us navigate those changes in his new Take Control of macOS Media Apps. iTunes is gone, and in its place are separate apps Music, Podcasts,...
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