This week, invites are out for the “awe dropping” iPhone event! Also: Touch ID and bumper cases making a comeback like it’s 2013, how to combine emojis, the first ergonomic dual-ultra-widescreen setup, Twitter versus Mastodon and Leander’s review of PowerBeats Pro 2!
The CultCast episode 714: Get ready for the ‘Awe Dropping’ iPhone event
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This week’s stories:
On the show this week: Your host, Cult of Mac publisher/EIC Leander Kahney (@lkahney), Cult of Mac managing editor Lewis Wallace (@lewiswallace) and Cult of Mac writer/video producer D. Griffin Jones (@dgriffinjones).
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This week’s featured setup
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Featured in our roundup of the best dual-monitor setups, a MacBook Pro drives two stacked, ultra-wide, curved displays that are mounted — and even carefully angled — for the best ergonomics, resulting no eye or neck strain.
Under Review: Beats PowerBeats Pro 2
Photo: Beats
Leander reviews the new Beats PowerBeats Pro 2, which he got cheap thanks to a Best Buy open box deal. In general, Leander thinks the sports earbuds sound great and stay put for exercise, but have a major drawback.
The earbuds offer a very secure fit (thanks to the ear hoops), offer great thumping sound and pretty good active noise cancelling, but the built-in heart rate monitor function is ruined because of a Bluetooth limitation — you can’t stream music while using the HRM on another device, like a bike computer or gym equipment. This may prove to be a big problem with the upcoming AirPods Pro 3.
Listener question of the week
Anonymous asks: “When are the rest of you old fuddy-duddy’s going to move off of X and move to Mastodon?”
And the answer is: Maybe soon. We’re taking a closer look at Mastodon because it’s polite, collegial and constructive.
That’s all the CultCast we have for you all this week.
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