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Comfort Zone
Niléane is out on assignment, so Chris and Matt hold down the fort, discussing what “pro” tools look like, the most pro Thunderbolt dock you can buy, and how they automated their note-taking.
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MacStories Unwind
This week, automation crimes, HomeKit gardens, tattoo crime shows, and videogames. It’s a packed episode, just in time for the long holiday weekend in the U.S.
Magic Rays of Light
Sigmund and Devon discuss what the future of the theatrical experience could look like and look back at Apple Original French culinary drama Carême.
Comfort Zone, Episode 56, ‘If It’s Not Space Black, It’s Not Pro’ Show Notes
Main Topics
What makes something “pro”?
CalDigit TS5 Plus
Other stuff
F1 movie had a great opening weekend
Parallels
Hush
ScreenFlow
Audio Hijack
Actions for Obsidian
OWC Thunderbolt 4 Dock
Roadcaster Duo
Scarlet Solo
Zoom H4N
Sennheiser MKE
Follow the Hosts
Chris on YouTube
Matt on Birchtree
Niléane on Mastodon
Comfort Zone on Mastodon
Comfort Zone on Bluesky
MacStories Unwind, ‘Tending Your HomeKit Garden’ Show Notes
Automation and HomeKit Crimes
HomeKit-Compatible Kasa Smart Plugs
HDHomeRun
Love Island (USA and Italy)
‘Montoya, por favor!’ the viral Spanish clip that could change reality TV for ever Television The Guardian
‘Montoya Por Favor!’
Picks
John’s Pick:
Blindspot on Netflix
Federico’s Picks:
Mario Kart World
Fast Fusion
Fantasy Life i
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Magic Rays of Light, Episode 175, ‘The Future of Cinema and Carême’ Show Notes
The Future of Cinema
28 Years Later
Martin Scorsese no longer watches films in cinemas due to audience bad behaviour | The Guardian
Apple Granted 34 Patents Today Covering an Advanced Infrared Camera System that could work with Apple Pay & Much More | Patently Apple
Apple won a Wild patent for an Augmented Reality Light System that projects AR content onto tables, walls+ without a Headset | Patently Apple
Apple Just Patented an Image Sensor With 20 Stops of Dynamic Range | Y.M.Cinema Magazine
Releases
Angry Birds Bounce
Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+
Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD+
Suika Game+
Extras
What’s Coming in July 2025 | Foundation, Acapulco & More
Apple Fitness+ Workouts Inspired by F1: The Movie
Smoke — An Inside Look
Foundation — Actually Helpful Recap: Fast Forward to Season 3
Shrinking — Celebrating Pride with Michael Urie
Inside the high-speed production of ‘F1 The Movie’ | Apple News In Conversation
Jerry Bruckheimer: On Working with Apple Films, Lewis Hamilton, and F1 | The Zane Lowe Show
Stick’s Ultimate Guide to Golf Hot Spots | Apple Maps
Owen Wilson on Hot Ones
The Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller & Adam Scott
Recap
TV App Highlights
The Instigators
Ballerina: From the World of John Wick
Thunderbolts*
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted
Tornado
The Luckiest Man in America
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Sinners
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