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This week, Federico and John interview Robb Knight, John’s co-host on Ruminate, a show about the open web, snacks, and the occasional videogame about Mastodon, ActivityPub, and the apps Robb uses day-to-day.
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NPC: Next Portable Console
For the latest episode, Brendon explains the cronut, the AYANEO 3 Windows handheld has been announced, we consider Anbernic burnout, Federico shares his PS5 Pro first impressions, we speculate about Microsoft’s handheld future, and on the heels of Brendon’s trip to France, we have thoughts on traveling with handhelds and downsizing our handheld setups.
AppStories, Episode 412, ‘What Kind of Person Are You?’ Show Notes
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The origins of Ruminate
A Micro Burger in Every Slice
Ruminate Joins MacStories – MacStories
Main Show
A Conversation with Robb Knight
Ruminate
Ruminate is a bi-weekly podcast exploring the weird web, offbeat snacks, and more hosted by John Voorhees and Robb Knight. Every other Tuesday, John and Robb bring the weird web to your podcast player with their latest online discoveries, oddball snacks, and the occasional videogame obsession. It’s a fun and entertaining mix that will broaden your Internet horizons and amuse you at the same time.
A Selection of Robb’s Projects
We Got Family podcast https://wegot.family
EchoFeed https://echofeed.app
Pokedon https://pokedon.rknight.me
What Robb Uses
Hardware
First Mac: 2009 iMac
Current Mac: – 16” M2 Max with 64GB of memory and 1TB storage
Apps
Task Management: Godspeed
Email: Mail
Writing: Obsidian
Code: Visual Studio Code, GitHub Copilot, and PHP Storm
RSS: NetNewsWire for the Mac andReeder Classic for iOS synced with Miniflux
On AppStories+,John and Robb fill Federico in on the origin story of their podcast, Ruminate.
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NPC, Episode 13, ‘A Handheld in Paris’ Show Notes
Links and Show Notes
Is the Cronut from New York?
The Latest Portable Gaming News
Hori’s officially licensed Steam controller is coming to the US
Imagine if Valve made a Steam Deck controller
tomtoc Carrying Case for Hori Nintendo Switch Split Pad Compact
The story of the Nintendo Switch in 15 slides VentureBeat
The story of the Nintendo Switch in 15 slides VentureBeat
AYANEO 3 handheld gaming PC will be available with RDNA 3.5 graphics and OLED display options – Liliputing
The Anbernic RG406H Looks Like a Stretched RG Cube
Nvidia’s new app replacement for GeForce Experience is now out of beta – The Verge
Microsoft’s Gaming Chief Is Still Open to Acquisitions After Activision Deal – Bloomberg
Steam Deck OLED: Limited Edition White – Launching Worldwide Next Week
The Miyoo Flip Has Appeared Again
Also mentioned:
Federico got a Sony PS5 Pro
Hori Splitpad Pro Compact
Beelink SER8
A Travel Handheld
AYN Odin2 Mini
Any Odin handheld could be your only handheld console
Waterfield CitySlicker for Steam Deck
GPD Win4 2024
Retroid Pocket 5 vs AYN Odin 2 Mini: is $129 too much more? from Adin Walls
Beelink GPU Docking Station
Games Mentioned
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Cool Bird! (feat. Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Mario & Luigi Brothership
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
Dragon Quest 8: Journey of the Cursed King
Credits
Show Art: Brendon Bigley
Music: Will LaPorte
MacStories launched its first podcast in 2017 with AppStories. Since then, the lineup has expanded to include a family of weekly shows that also includes MacStories Unwind, Magic Rays of Light, Ruminate, Comfort Zone, and NPC: Next Portable Console that collectively, cover a broad range of the modern media world from Apple’s streaming service and videogame hardware to apps for a growing audience that appreciates our thoughtful, in-depth approach to media.
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