Episode 464

464: Monks at Drafting Tables

iPad Pro and Thunderbolt, QD-OLED TVs, a potential UWB future, dog-tracking, and leather.

January 6, 20222h 28m

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Show Notes

Follow-up:
- Stuart Hay on chroma sub-sampling, 4:2:2, 4:1:1, 4:2:0
- Hyper Thunderbolt 4 Dock
  - Hyper USB-C Media Hub
- A not-too-short aside about iPad connectivity and expandability
- Xcode and setting up for Apple Watch development (via Andy Norman)
- Slideshow App Recommendations
  - Fotomagico
  - Adobe Premiere Rush
- Canon’s flagship DSLR line will end… eventually.
  - Single-lens reflex
CES: QD-OLED TVs from Sony
- OLED explained
- Quantum dots explained
Interview with Gary Geaves, VP of Acoustics at Apple
- MaxTech video
- Regarding latency
- About the UWB spectrum
- An aside about Apple TV interruptions
  - Settings → Remotes and Devices → Bluetooth → Suggest Nearby AirPods
#askatp:
- How much do we sleep? (via Nathaniel Gori)
  - An aside about dog tracking collars
    - Fi smart dog collar — Use the code NEWYEARS100 for $100 off. Not a sponsor. Promise.
    - Update: Fi actually made a discount code just for us: ATP100. They’re still not a sponsor, though.
Post-show:
- Should Apple stop using leather?
- Thoughts on meat alternatives
- Late-episode follow-up:
  - Fun Fact #52: We’re off Track
  - Congratulations to David Sparks!