For Discord, early access, and more, join my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/reneritchie Apple has just released their first series of custom silicon Macs — the lowest end, lowest power ones, I’m talking fanless MacBook Air, 2-port MacBook Pro, and silver Mac mini. A lot of people have been blown away by the ludicrous mode performance, responsiveness, efficiency, and for the MacBooks specifically, battery life. Like, beating most of Apple’s other machines, never mind most of the machines in t...
Nov 23, 2020•19 min•Ep. 141
Get $25 off your cell phone bill at http://rene.ting.com ! I’m going to tell you 7 specific reasons why you’re gonna want to switch from Android to the brand new iPhones 12… and 3 reasons why you might just want to stick with the Android that brung ya. And I’m going to do it, right now! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Nov 22, 2020•16 min•Ep. 140
Get $25 off your cell phone bill at http://rene.ting.com ! Apple has just unleashed the new M1 powered MacBook Air — no Intel, no fan, no new design, but pretty much no competition now when it comes to ultralight laptops. But Apple also recently relaunched the iPad Air, fully redesigned with an A14 chipset, and it’s once again redefining what it means to be an ultralight tablet. And I’m just getting a ton of questions from people who want to get… something they can… work casual with, easily carr...
Nov 20, 2020•17 min•Ep. 139
M1 Benchmark STONKS! For Discord, early access, and more, join my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/reneritchie I’ve been switching between these three new Apple Silicon M1 machines for about 3 days now, so this is all super preliminary and super… ficial. But if you’re trying to make a decision now, now, now, I’m going to give you my first impressions, and I’ll throw a bunch of shots up on screen while I’m doing it for all you geeky and graphics benchers and deep in the workflow trenchers out t...
Nov 17, 2020•14 min•Ep. 138
For Discord, early access, and more, join my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/reneritchie You had questions about the new M1 Macs — MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini. So many questions. You wanted the truth. And, as always, I’m here to give you as much truth as you can handle! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Nov 15, 2020•39 min•Ep. 137
Apple Silicon MacBook Air vs. Pro — FIGHT! For Discord, early access, and more, join my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/reneritchie If you’re trying to decide between the brand new Apple Silicon M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, if you want to know if you can save a few bucks by going Air or what you’ll get if you go Pro, or if you just want to really understand what the differences really are, then wow but this is the video for you. I'm going over colors, sizes, displays, processors, memory, s...
Nov 15, 2020•11 min•Ep. 136
For Discord, early access, and more, join my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/reneritchie I'm joined by Stephen Tonna, Director Platform Product Marketing and Trisha Tierney, macOS Product Marketing Manager at Apple for some after Apple Silicon Event chat! We go over what Big Sur means to Intel and M1 Macs, privacy, accessibility, design, convergence vs. continuity, and what Apple silicon means for the Mac! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:...
Nov 13, 2020•27 min•Ep. 135
After some extreme technical difficulties — including the loss of the overhead camera! — here's a complete unboxing and set of first impressions on and about Apple's all new, all small, HomePod mini, Siri, HomeKit, audio, home theater, and more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Nov 12, 2020•17 min•Ep. 134
What's better, Apple silicon or Intel? Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15/y (26% off!) https://curiositystream.com/reneritchie Apple silicon is finally here and it's called M1. The first chipset looks like an A14, if you added a couple extra Firestorm CPU cores and 3 or 4 extra GPU cores, and some specific Mac tuning and IP like hypervisor acceleration and Thunderbolt controllers. So, basically an A14X for the lightest of Macs — the new MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac min...
Nov 12, 2020•14 min•Ep. 133
Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15/y (26% off!) https://curiositystream.com/reneritchie The new Mac mini loses a couple of Thunderbolt 3 ports and its maximum RAM has been reduced to 16 GB, but inside is no longer Intel — now it's an Apple Silicon M1, and it promises to take Apple's entry-level desktop Mac from mini to mighty. I turned on Apple's event, hit record on the camera, and here are my live reactions and thoughts on the M1 Mac mini, straight from the November 2020 One More...
Nov 11, 2020•6 min•Ep. 132
New M1 MacBook Air is a Monster! Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15/y (26% off!) https://curiositystream.com/reneritchie The new MacBook Air kicks the old Intel Y-Series to the curb and replaces it with an M1 — think A14X but custom made for the Mac! — and that means more power, much better battery life, and... Let's find out! I turned on Apple's event, hit record on the camera, and here are my live reactions and thoughts on the M1 MacBook Air, straight from the November 2020 One M...
Nov 11, 2020•6 min•Ep. 131
NEW 13-inch MacBook Pro is Here! Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15/y (26% off!) https://curiositystream.com/reneritchie Apple has just announced the new M1-powered Apple Silicon MacBook Pro — 13-inch, at least... 16-inch still to come! — and it's packing even more performance into its actively cooled shell than any similar MacBook Pro before it. Battery life as well! I turned on Apple's event, hit record on the camera, and here are my live reactions and thoughts on the M1 MacBook ...
Nov 11, 2020•9 min•Ep. 130
iPhone 12 Pro Max — Should you buy? Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15/y (26% off!) https://curiositystream.com/reneritchie Take the iPhone 12 Pro, make the screen bigger — more than ever before — and make the cameras better — in ways Apple has simply never done before — and you have the iPhone 12 Pro Max. A hybrid of the previous two Max models, where there was no difference other than size, and the old Plus models, where the bigger phones also had slightly better cameras. And it’...
Nov 10, 2020•21 min•Ep. 129
iPhone 12 mini time! Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15/y (26% off!) https://curiositystream.com/reneritchie The iPhone 12 mini is just… a more elegant weapon for a more civilized age. It’s like… For years… for years, you’re dreaming of this sports car, this little, convertible, hotter than Hades sports car, super legere, that you’ve just always wanted but for so many reasons just never… just couldn’t have… couldn’t get. That’s how small iPhone lovers have been feeling ever since A...
Nov 09, 2020•17 min•Ep. 128
Don't get it wrong! For Discord, early access, and more, join my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/reneritchie For half a decade now the iPhones have been big and bigger. This year, bigger and bigger-er than ever. But also this year, Apple is finally giving us something small again. Not an SE, or special edition, but a full-on iPhone 12 mini! Some people will want the iPhone 12 mini because it costs less, but others will want it because it is less. Easier to hold in the hand and type with on th...
Nov 05, 2020•14 min•Ep. 127
New MacBooks! Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15/y (26% off!) https://curiositystream.com/reneritchie Never fails. I do an Apple Silicon event preview, Apple sends out invitations to the event. I do an analysis on the invitations, Mark Gurman and Debby Wu post a bunch of spoilers about a new 13-inch MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and even 16-inch MacBook Pro. All Apple Silicon MacBooks. All of them. Never. Fails. But I’m on lockdown. I can keep making these videos all week. I do...
Nov 04, 2020•16 min•Ep. 126
Apple Silicon Coming Soon! Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15/y (26% off!) https://curiositystream.com/reneritchie Literally hit publish on my Apple Silicon November Event preview and then a couple hours later, boom, like Steve Jobs-style boom! Apple sends out the events, puts up the website, teases the YouTube stream. And now… yeah, it’s on. Another Apple Event. Third one this fall. Following up on September’s Apple Watch and iPad… and October’s HomePod mini and iPhone. Because yo...
Nov 03, 2020•10 min•Ep. 125
Apple Silicon time! CuriosityStream & Nebula for less than $15/y (26% off!) https://curiositystream.com/reneritchie Third time’s the charm? The lights go dark. The music pauses. The Apple Logo hits the screen. Tim Cook. “Good morning!” Or… wait… “Hello and welcome back to Apple Park.” I mean, it’s like we can’t depend on anything anymore. Not anything. Not in 2020, the “drop test” of years. We’ve already had the September event, not for iPhone and Apple Watch but… Apple Watch and iPad. And t...
Nov 02, 2020•12 min•Ep. 124
iPhone 12 Pro vs iPhone 12 Pro Max! For Discord, early access, and more, join my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/reneritchie I hear you, I feel you. For the last couple of years, the Pro and Pro Max iPhones have been identical except for the Max part. The size part. But this year… this 2020 of years… the cameras are different and even the size differences… are different. So, if you still can’t decide between the iPhone 12 Pro and the iPhone 12 Pro Max. If you’re still on the fence. If you pre...
Nov 01, 2020•11 min•Ep. 123
Air vs. Pro: Rematch! And be one of the first people to sign up at https://skl.sh/reneritchie10201 to get a free trial of Skillshare! I’ve been using Apple’s new iPad Air 4, the 2020 model, 4th generation iPad Air, for almost 2 weeks now. Tapping, swiping, penciling, typing, watching, working, sketching, surfing, just… all of it. And, after 2 weeks, I’ve come to some deeper conclusions about it, how it compares to the current iPad Pro and iPad 8, and most importantly — which one I now recommend....
Oct 30, 2020•20 min•Ep. 122
Next-Gen AirPods! Be one of the first people to sign up at https://skl.sh/reneritchie10201 and get a free trial of Skillshare! So, literally, just after I finished posting my analysis of all the Apple Silicon Mac Event rumors, including the AirPods Studio rumors — link in the description — Mark Gurman and Debbi Wu of Bloomberg goes and reports on a whole batch of AirPods rumors — AirPods 3, AirPods Pro 2, and yeah, AirPods Studio. Some new, some we’ve seen or heard before. Let's dig into them Se...
Oct 27, 2020•16 min•Ep. 121
Apple Silicon Event! Be one of the first people to sign up at https://skl.sh/reneritchie10201 and get a free trial of Skillshare! While I was busy covering the stuffing out of the iPhone 12, a few rumors hit about the upcoming November Apple Silicon Event. Including, yeah, that there’ll be a November Apple Silicon event. A third fall event. 2020 says hi… We’ll get to all that. And, apparently, the rumors are… conflicted. Like, a giant leak slap fight or something. And I say apparently... because...
Oct 26, 2020•14 min•Ep. 120
Which iPhone?! Go to https://www.brilliant.org/reneritchie and sign up for FREE. First 200 also get 20% the annual Brilliant subscription! Apple has unleashed 4 new iPhones this year, from the 12 to the mini to the Pro to the Max. But if any or all of those are too rich for your blood, then Apple has a few other, lower priced models still on the virtual shelves. 11, XR, and SE. If you need to upgrade, if you need a new phone, but you don’t want to pay any more than you absolutely have to, then o...
Oct 23, 2020•18 min•Ep. 119
The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro don't just shoot 4K video. They shoot 4K Dolby Vision video. That's HDR — High Dynamic Range — video the way... HDR is meant to be. Famed aerial photographer and videographer Toby Harriman has been testing out the capability but in his own spectacular way: From high above in the skies of San Francisco! We chat about his first impressions of iPhone 12 Pro Dolby Vision HDR video, how it fits into his workflow, what it means for professionals and everyday people alik...
Oct 22, 2020•10 min•Ep. 118
iPhone 12 Reviewed! Go to https://www.brilliant.org/reneritchie and sign up for FREE. First 200 also get 20% the annual Brilliant subscription! Yes, the iPhone 12 Pro is the same price as the iPhone 11 Pro. A bit less, even, when you adjust for storage, especially for storage upgrades. The regular iPhone 12, though, well that’s $100 to $150 bucks more, depending on your carrier and AC adapter situation. But, for that money, you’re getting an iPhone 12 that’s closer, just far closer than ever to ...
Oct 20, 2020•45 min•Ep. 117
Beats Flex Review! Go to https://www.brilliant.org/reneritchie and sign up for FREE. First 200 also get 20% the annual Brilliant subscription! Sure, AirPods are everywhere. They’re become memes. Literal memes. But Beats are still around as well… Like… Apple’s… alt account or something. The one where they can get a little wild, like with Mickey Mouse, or go down market, like with these new Beats Flex, which replace the Beats X first introduced back in 2016 alongside the original AirPods. But at j...
Oct 19, 2020•15 min•Ep. 116
iPhone 12 Secrets! For Discord, early access, and more, join my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/reneritchie You had questions about the iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, 120Hz, 5G, Dolby Vision, MagSafe, cameras, mmWave, and so much more. You wanted answers, you wanted the truth. Well, I’m here to hand you that truth. Let’s do this! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Oct 16, 2020•30 min•Ep. 115
Pick the perfect iPhone 12 for you! Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15/y (26% off!) https://curiositystream.com/reneritchie Apple just unleashed 4 new iPhones. Yes, 4 new iPhones, all at the same time. iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max. Now, the vast majority of people only upgrade their phones every 2, 3, even 4 years. Most of the rest are on an annual upgrade program, money is no object, or work in the tech industry. Regardless, if you’re coming from...
Oct 15, 2020•18 min•Ep. 114
HomePod but Smol! Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15/y (26% off!) https://curiositystream.com/reneritchie I’m watching Apple’s October 2020 event live, and this is my real-time analysis of the HomePod mini, from design to computational audio features, pairing with other HomePods and Apple TV, intercom and personal data, Siri, and more! Let’s do this! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Oct 14, 2020•9 min•Ep. 113
iPhone 12 Pro & Max are here! Get CuriosityStream AND Nebula for less than $15/y (26% off!) https://curiositystream.com/reneritchie I’m watching Apple’s October 2020 event live, and this is my real-time analysis of the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. Pro Display XDR, wide, ultra-wide and telephoto cameras — including the even better cameras on the iPhone 12 Pro Max! — 5G and mmWave, Dolby Vision, ceramic shield — MagSafe! — and everything else announced during the October 22 Apple Event...
Oct 14, 2020•13 min•Ep. 112
