For our 100th episode, Riley Hill of SlatePad, the biggest iPad person we know, joins us after two weeks with his iPhone Duo to compare notes with Tom. We get into the weight, the crease, cases, the right-side dock, cameras, and why some apps still look letterboxed, with a developer's explanation of what's holding them up. Stick around for Riley's verdict, because it isn't the "iPhone plus iPad" answer you might expect.

In this episode:

• A good fall for Apple: Ultra 4, Siri, a new iPad mini, and an OLED touchscreen MacBook Pro
• First impressions: dense when closed, light when open, and a surprisingly charming outer screen
• Cases, or going caseless with AppleCare
• Duo vs. iPad mini, and why iPadOS still wins for work
• Apple Pencil on a folding phone
• Open or closed? StandBy in book mode
• The crease: you can see it, you can feel it, does it matter?
• The right-side dock, home screen layouts, and split view
• Cameras: what you give up without the Pro's telephoto, ProRAW, and Apple Log
• How app updates work, the apps we're waiting on, and the fun ones already here
• Riley's two-week verdict

Links from the show:

• Riley Hill (SlatePad): https://slatepad.org/
• SlatePad on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SlatePad
• SlatePad on Threads: https://www.threads.com/@slatepad
• iPhone Duo: https://www.apple.com/iphone-duo/
• iPad mini: https://www.apple.com/ipad-mini/
• Toastie: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/toastie-grilled-cheese-game/id6813841355
• Tiny Computers: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tiny-computers/id6816896250
• Shareshot: https://shareshot.app/
• Craft: https://www.craft.do/
• Paste: https://pasteapp.io/
• Things: https://culturedcode.com/things/
• Snipd: https://www.snipd.com/

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If you've been eyeing Apple's first foldable and wondering whether it's a pocket iPad or just a very expensive phone, this one's for you. Tom got his iPhone Duo less than 24 hours before we hit record, after a pre-order morning that felt like buying concert tickets, and he's got first impressions on the hinge, the crease, Touch ID, and what happens to apps that haven't been updated yet. We also run through Apple's new HomeView, the pricier Apple TV 4K, and HomePod mini 2.

In this episode:

• Apple's Pro and Tell event on October 28 and the touchscreen MacBook question
• HomeView: a HomePod with a display, plus the wall-mounted version
• Apple TV 4K jumps to $299, and HomePod mini 2 in new colors
• HomePod surround sound and SoundGlow
• Tom's pre-order saga and Verizon's $100 apology
• The hinge, the crease, and how it feels in your pocket
• Touch ID tricks for a phone that rotates
• Unupdated apps, controls on the right side, and Apple Pencil support on the way
• Cases, AppleCare One, and the first "Duo-gate"
• Who will love the Duo: iPad people vs. phone people

Links from the show:
iPhone Duo: https://www.apple.com/iphone-duo/
HomeView: https://www.apple.com/homeview/
Apple TV 4K: https://www.apple.com/apple-tv-4k/
HomePod mini: https://www.apple.com/homepod-mini/
AppleCare One: https://www.apple.com/applecare/
Apple Events: https://www.apple.com/apple-events/
Craft: https://www.craft.do/
Halide: https://halide.cam/
Pixelmator Pro: https://www.pixelmator.com/pro/
Bullstrap: https://bullstrap.co/

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Photographer and YouTuber Chris Freitag is back to explain what the new adjustable aperture does for your photos even if you never touch a setting, why Photographic Styles finally won him over, and how his iPhone replaced a much pricier video camera. Stick around for the free app he still can't believe costs nothing.

In this episode:

• Apple's "Welcome home" event in New York on October 13 and what might show up
• How a trip for a watch band ended with an iPhone 18 Pro at $0 a month
• f/1.48 vs. f/4: brighter low-light shots, natural background blur, and sun stars
• Photographic Styles that work like a Lightroom color profile, plus the new Film look
• Why Chris is happy shooting HEIF instead of RAW
• Camera Control: better than the 16, still clumsy
• What the new aperture means if you just want good party photos
• Shooting video with Blackmagic Camera, and his one gripe: slippery aluminum

Links from the show:
Chris Freitag: https://www.chrisfreitag.com
Chris on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisFreitag
Chris on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@chrisfreitag
Blackmagic Camera: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagiccamera
Leica LUX: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6477182657
Moment Pro Camera: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6748837351
Halide: https://halide.cam/
Meow Wolf Denver: https://meowwolf.com/visit/denver

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