Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:
Comfort Zone
Chris breaks down Apple Intelligence, and while Matt is under the weather, he brings the good Nintendo vibes. Then we all do our best to speak a different language, with delightful results.
Magic Rays of Light
Sigmund and Devon dive into 21:9 support and the other aspect ratio options in the tvOS 18.2 beta, grade their M4 Mac predictions, and share relaxing Up Next picks.
MacStories Unwind
This week, Federico attempts to make audio unboxings a trend, plus he recommends a TV show and videogame, while I encourage listeners to try a decade-old cartoon.
Comfort Zone, Episode 23, ‘Is that Elvish?’ Show Notes
Weekly Topics
Apple Intelligence
Nintendo Music
Other Things Discussed
Niléane’s AppStories appearance
Omnivore is shutting down
The Verge full-text RSS feed
Lego mugs
Nintendo Alermo
Apple Translate app
Duolingo
Follow the Hosts
Chris on YouTube
Matt on Birchtree
Niléane on Mastodon
Comfort Zone on Mastodon
Magic Rays of Light, Episode 144, ‘Aspect Ratios and M4 Macs’ Show Notes
Submit your question for episode 150 to magic@macstories.net.
M4 Mac Announcements
Apple Announces New iMac with the M4 Chip, a Nano-Texture Option, and USB-C Accessories
Apple Releases Magic Keyboard, Trackpad, and Mouse with USB-C
The More Mini Mac mini
Apple Reveals New M4 MacBook Pros
Apple TV News
Belkin Head Strap for Apple Vision Pro
RF-S7.8mm F4 STM DUAL
Proton VPN for Apple TV
Releases
Wheel of Fortune Daily
Drive Ahead! Carcade
Arkanoid vs Space Invaders+
Texas Hold’em Poker: Pokerist+
Extras
Shrinking — Brett Goldstein on His Challenging Role in Season 2
DISCLAIMER* — Inside Chapter V: Cate Blanchett and Hoyeon on the Downfall of Catherine
DISCLAIMER* — Inside Chapter VI: Cate Blanchett and Alfonso Cuarón on Trauma and Truth
Silo — Season 2 Official Sneak Peek
TV App Highlights
In the Summers
My Old Ass
The Day of the Jackal
Starring Jerry as Himself
Conclave
Look Into My Eyes
Magpie
Megalopolis
Up Next
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MacStories Unwind, ‘An Audio Unboxing’ Show Notes
Links and Show Notes
An Audio Unboxing
Picks
Federico’s Picks:
How to Die Alone on Hulu
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
John’s Pick:
Over the Garden Wall
Over the Garden Wall 10th Anniversary Stop Motion Short
Additional Reading:
Over the Garden Wall’s stop-motion anniversary short is the perfect balm Polygon
Over the Garden Wall Perfectly capturing the loneliness of October Vox
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