Lasers Are Great

Accidental Tech Podcast

Follow-up:
- Fi dog-collar pronunciation
  - Discount code ATP100 for $100 off (not a sponsor)
- New Ford Mustangs will be available in 2023–2024
- Sony did show PSVR2 controllers
- Mirrorless advantages and the longevity of Canon DSLRs (from Justin Krohn)
- TV technology
  - WRGB OLEDs do have white backlights
  - QD-OLEDs have RGB “filters”/diffusers
    - Samsung’s 2019 $11 billion investment in QD-OLED
  - Micro-LED
- On “Weird & Complicated” Analog TV (via Moe Rubenzahl)
  - Technology Connections on Analog TV
- Apple will Allow Alternate Payment Systems in the App Store in 🇰🇷, with a catch
John’s gross printer
- Theranos
- John’s printer
- Casey’s printer
- Marco’s laser all-in-one with the buggy networking
- Marco’s beloved giant printer (price is currently inflated; it cost $449 in 2016)
- Marco’s 11x17 inkjet all-in-one (also currently overpriced; it cost $249 in 2018)
#askatp:
- What do we think about React/React Native? (via Asajz)
  - Divorce leads children to the worst places
  - Vue.js
  - Angular
    - Note: Not AngularJS
- How can there be a huge ∆ between data in Photos and the actual Photos Library on disk? (via Todd Vaziri)
  - SQLite VACUUM
Post-show: Some responses to our health/veganism/leather discussion last week
- Slow Boring: Is Healthy Food Actually More Expensive?
- BBC: Climate Change: Which vegan milk is best?
- iMore: Apple should ditch leather (not mentioned, but meant to)

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Monks at Drafting Tables

Accidental Tech Podcast

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!

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Accidental Tech Podcast

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!

Sponsored by:

Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
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Accidental Tech Podcast

Pre-show:
- Marco’s desk situation
- Casey’s desk situation
Follow-up:
- Jonathan Dietz Comes Through
  - Glenwing’s page and calculator and forum post
  - Chroma Subsampling
- USB4/TB4 bandwidth (via Dimitri Bouniol)
Marco’s Christmas-movie Adventure
Holiday tech we love
- Casey joins 2019 and gets AirPods Pro
  - HiFiMAN HE-6
  - Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro (250-ohm)
- Marco’s new Switch
- Tina’s new iPhone car mount
#askatp:
- Would we rock a full-on iMac as an external monitor if Target Display Mode still existed? (via Jeff Fowler)
- Does Apple like the drama and rumors around it? (via Erik Neu)
- Do we close all our apps before rebooting our computers? (via AdamMHead)

Sponsored by:

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Accidental Tech Podcast

Pre-show:
- Marco’s desk situation
- Casey’s desk situation
Follow-up:
- Jonathan Dietz Comes Through
  - Glenwing’s page and calculator and forum post
  - Chroma Subsampling
- USB4/TB4 bandwidth (via Dimitri Bouniol)
Marco’s Christmas-movie Adventure
Holiday tech we love
- Casey joins 2019 and gets AirPods Pro
  - HiFiMAN HE-6
  - Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro (250-ohm)
- Marco’s new Switch
- Tina’s new iPhone car mount
#askatp:
- Would we rock a full-on iMac as an external monitor if Target Display Mode still existed? (via Jeff Fowler)
- Does Apple like the drama and rumors around it? (via Erik Neu)
- Do we close all our apps before rebooting our computers? (via AdamMHead)

Sponsored by:

Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit.
Trade Coffee: Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. Get $20 off your first three bags.
Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today.

Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!