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This week on Magic Rays of Light, Devon is joined by guest co-host Jonathan Reed to discuss Jonathan’s first impressions of Apple Vision Pro, new Apple Original documentary series Omnivore, 72 Emmy Awards nominations for Apple Originals, and Devon’s experience seeing Fly Me to the Moon in theaters.
This week, Chris can finally talk about iPadOS 18, Niléane goes on a quest for great dynamic wallpapers, and Matt brought a tea kettle for some reason. Then they all say nice things about new browsers and Chris has a “visionary” new challenge.
This week, John decides to take the iPad-only travel plunge, and Federico advises on which gaming handhelds to bring on a trip.
Magic Rays of Light, Episode 128 Show Notes
Guest Co-Host: Jonathan Reed
Mastodon
Threads
Jonathan’s watchOS 11 Public Beta Preview
Highlight
Apple TV News
Apple Original News
Severance Season 2 Date Announcement
Releases
Extras
Shot on iPhone 15 Pro: The Making of “¡Suerte!”
Shot on iPhone 15 Pro: ¡Suerte!
Me: Between Takes
Upgrade #521: I Can Get Pineapple Into Anything
Recap
Up Next
Balls on Film Newsletter
Disney’s A Whole New Sound
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Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on X, Mastodon, or Threads
Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Threads
Comfort Zone, ‘I Win’ Show Notes
Weekly Topics
iOS 18 preview on MacStories
Dynaper
Dynamic Wallpaper Club
Fellow Stagg EKG Pro Electric Kettle
Other stuff we discussed
Arc browser
Vivaldi
Firefox
Quiche Browser
Follow the Hosts
Chris on YouTube
Matt on Birchtree
Niléane on Mastodon
Comfort Zone on Mastodon
MacStories Unwind, ‘Summer Travel Edition’ Show Notes
Links and Show Notes
Summer Travel and Tech
John’s Tavel Setup
11” iPad Pro
Magic Keyboad Case
EPICKA Universal Travel Adapter with GaN 75W Charger
Airalo eSIMs (Use JOHN64205 for $3 off)
Nintendo Switch OLED
Miyoo Mini A30
Federico’s Travel Setup
Waterfield City Slicker for the Steam Deck
Plugable 5-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 Hub
XREAL Air AR Glasses
The latest update to the MacStories Setups page
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