Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:
NPC: Next Portable Console
This week, Brendon, Federico, and John cover a raft of new budget handhelds, a new OLED tablet from Lenovo, TrimUI leaks, and more.
On NPC XL, John and Brendon share their experiments with the MagicX Zero 40 and Anbernic RG DS.
Comfort Zone
Chris wants to know what the heck is going on with Discord. Niléane has a massive backlog of things to talk about now that she’s back. And everybody does their best with Apple’s Creator Studio.
On Cozy Zone, the gang discusses what they’d do if they couldn’t use Apple products anymore. We are releasing this just days after ATP did the exact same thing, but we swear we recorded this a couple weeks ago!
MacStories Unwind
This week, John has an F1 racing theory about the Vision Pro and shares a vampire movie, while Federico has been binging a popular Netflix series.
NPC, Episode 68, ‘Folding, Flipping, and a Handheld Heavyweight’ Show Notes
The Latest Portable Gaming News
MagicX Two Dream Teased In New Images
Anbernic RG Vita is an Android handheld game console with a familiar design
Lenovo’s next gaming tablet is coming soon (in China)
AYANEO Corner
AYANEO NEXT 2 handheld gaming PC with AMD Strix Halo will cost $1799 to $3499 at launch (up to $4299 retail)
Just look at Ayaneo’s absolute unit of a Windows gaming “handheld”
AYANEO launches KONKR FIT handheld gaming PC with Ryzen AI 9 HX 370/470 for $999 and up
Mangmi Pocket MAX now available: Android handheld with modular controllers
Trimui 4.7-inch flip leak
TrimUI SP-Style Handheld Also Leaks
Tomb Raider Reboot Launches on iOS and Android – MacRumors
Subscribe to NPC XL
NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month. Each week on NPC XL, Federico, Brendon, and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the “regular” NPC episodes. You can subscribe here.
Comfort Zone, Episode 88, ‘Execute a Leveraged Takeover of MacStories’ Show Notes
Things Discussed
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
iPhanpy for iPhone
Vivaldi
Thaw
Itsyhome
Our pitch deck
Cozy Zone
For even more from the Comfort Zone crew, you can subscribe to Cozy Zone. Cozy Zone is a weekly bonus episode of Comfort Zone where Matt, Niléane, and Chris invite listeners to join them in the Cozy Zone where they’ll cover extra topics, invent wilder challenges and games, and share all their great (and not so great) takes on tech. You can subscribe to Cozy Zone for $5 per month here or $50 per year here.
MacStories Unwind, ‘Blues, Bloodsuckers, and Binge-Watching in Paris’ Show Notes
Unplugged Segment
The Apple Vision Pro is getting foveated streaming
One More Spitball Idea for Apple’s March 4 Media Event ‘Experience’: Immersive F1 on Vision Pro?
Picks
Federico’s Pick:
Emily in Paris on Netflix
John’s Pick:
Sinners
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. “You keep dancing with the devil, one day he’s gonna follow you home.”
Unwind Deal
Tron Ares is just $7.99 in the TV app, which is a new low price.
MacStories Unwind+
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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, Comfort Zone, NPC: Next Portable Console, and First, Last, Everything 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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