MacBook Pro PROLED Hands-On, Your Apple Watch is Listening, Siri AI Gets Superpowers

We both have the new touchscreen MacBook Pro with PROLED in-hand and give our impressions, a quick review of iPad mini, Audio Intelligence launches with iOS 27.3 and beta and Siri Recaps are wild, plus Siri AI gets more abilities, and Stephen got scammed.

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Links from the show

• iPhone Duo Stock Checker: In-Stock Alerts | Store Stock Checker
• 2026 iPad mini Review: ALMOST Perfect... - YouTube
• 12 Hours with PROLED MacBook: I can't go back - YouTube
• iOS 27.3 is HUGE - Vertical Tabs, Siri Recaps, Audio Intelligence - YouTube
• The New iPad mini Is Delightfully Confusing (03:35)
• There’s Only 1 Thing I Don’t Love About Apple’s New Touchscreen MacBook Pro (16:09)
• Mastodon post from Tim Chaten
• Audio Intelligence Privacy Overview Sep 2026
• For years people have worried their devices were listening, Apple just made it a feature
• Siri AI is now open to all developers - Latest News - Apple Developer
• Siri AI's Evolution Is Both Surprising and Obvious - MacStories
• DoorDash to Acquire Instacart to Help Local Stores Win
• Apple’s Latest Siri Announcement Could Mean the End of Apps on Your iPhone (01:19:54)
• Apple Just Had a Record Quarter While Everyone Else Is on an AI Spending Spree
• macOS 27.3 Makes Markdown Files Easier to Read - MacRumors
• With iOS 27.3, Apple will start checking iCloud public links for ‘harmful content’ - 9to5Mac
• Apple is Putting Employees on an AI Budget - MacRumors
• Web host Squarespace lays off 19% of its employees | TechCrunch
• Google Just Gave Schools an Impossible Choice About AI (01:28:07)
• Reddit Is About to Make Its Website Worse to Protect It From AI

• (00:00) - Intro
• (03:35) - iPad mini Review
• (16:09) - MacBook Pro PROLED
• (48:07) - Sponsor: Coax
• (50:18) - Sponsor: SerpAPI
• (51:55) - Sponsor: Ramp
• (53:32) - Apple Watch Siri Recaps
• (01:19:54) - Siri AI Superpowers
• (01:28:07) - Lightning Round
• (01:38:39) - Personal Tech

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