Episode 673

673: Six Impossible Things

What we're most excited for in 2026.

January 8, 20262h 23m

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Show Notes

Pre-show: Casey has a question for Marco
Thank you, ATP Patrons!
Follow-up:
- Cord-cutting
  - Casey on Downstream
  - suppose.tv
- Multi-select in iOS Contacts.app (via many, including Simon Ljungberg)
- The Studio Display is $1600 (via Greg Seay)
  - Quinn’s video on making a 5K display
- Display flickering (via Stephen Perelson)
  - This started in late 2020 with Big Sur
  - Temporal dithering (AKA Frame rate control)
  - Stillcolor to disable temporal dithering on macOS
  - BetterDisplay for turning on and off GPU dithering
    - Docs
- PlayStation Portal
  - …works with PlayStation Plus
  - …but really needs solid Wi-Fi
  - …and doesn’t support Wi-Fi 6
  - …and requires wired or first-party Bluetooth headphones
- Double-tap title bar to Fill (via Chirag Desai)
  - Knowedge base
  - System Settings → Desktop & Dock → Window title bar double-click action → Fill
- Wi-Fi 7
  - Ubiquiti’s Wi-Fi 7 implementation is not great (via Reid)
    - WPA3
  - WPA3 is not well supported (via USB Type-Steve)
  - Alternatively, try band steering (via Patch)
  - Wi-Fi Pro Abraham Vegh weighs in
  - …as does pro Saul Sutherland
  - John’s Eero Max 7 setup
- Thread vs. Matter
  - Thread
  - Matter
  - Derek Seaman’s series
  - To run Matter in HA, you need a separate container
- Apple Fitness+ and Quitter’s Day
  - Bodi
ASML & TSMC
Tech stuff we’re looking forward to in 2026
- Gartner hype cycle
- The Trow of Disillusionment
Post-show: Casey bought something silly
Members-only ATP Overtime: Strange form factor rumors for forthcoming iPhones
- The Information
- MacRumors
- Mockup image & video
- Jason’s & Stepen’s posts
- iPhone fold display quietly debuted at CES?