📺 Galaxy S26 Ultra's "Screen Automation" with Gemini is wild! It can literally use apps for you, like Starbucks, DoorDash, and Uber, and you see it working in real time. I demo it here! youtu.be/zKk7xcv5KNY?...

In case you were wondering, on the agentic browser front Gemini in Chrome can't even click a button when it changes color. Claude in the same browser, same tab, has no problem doing it.

BREAKING: Primary Technology is once again a 5⭐️ podcast! Thank you all 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Attempt No. 1 of 'Lil Finder Guy. Proper color filament coming soon!

Sat down to make a video I’ve been putting off for months, finally had the motivation, and my 😤 Rodecaster Pro II inputs were messed up. If you use one, the latest update re-orders the USB inputs. If you have a bunch of Audio Hijack sessions like me, double check all the inputs before you record…

Unironically updating my R1 for a video…

Excuse me!? I use multiple MotionVFX packs, and it would be wild if some of these become a feature of Creator Studio... www.macrumors.com/2026/03/16/a...

The hilarious part of AirPods Max 2 is they don't get an education discount. So if you're a student, you can get a MacBook Neo for $50 LESS

AirPods Max 2 just dropped! Apple is upgrading them with H2 (finally) and gets: - Adaptive Audio - Convo Awareness - Live Translation - New "high dynamic range amp" - 1.5X Better ANC Preorder March 25, still $549

Just some late-night podcasting existential angst about Apple adding video to its app, if you’d like: beard.fm/blog/goodbye...

🔋 New Mac Power Users is out! We all use it constantly, but often overlook the powerful features inside macOS Finder. Here's how we organize, customize, and automate it! Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f... YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1QO...

📺 Guess the X-Men I was trying to portray in this thumbnail, which is for today's video with 20 NEW Shortcuts! See NASA's Photo of the Day, a Trivia Game built-in to Shortcuts, and more: youtu.be/dWyDKIKayLU

Spoiler if you haven’t listened to the latest Primary Tech Show yet, but bday mid-life crisis successfully mounted! Used the mount I had, Hue light strip behind, and everything looks 🧑‍🍳💋 I’ll be watching every space movie on this OLED all weekend - but new Shortcuts video tomorrow too 😉

🎙️ New Primary Tech Show is out! We review MacBook Neo, Studio Display XDR, Grammarly's AI debacle, Ticketmaster is the mafia, and I have an OLED TV crisis Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2d47... YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJbj...

New Apple Instagram account just dropped 👀

📺 Was too excited and had to share, here's my unboxing and setup of Studio Display XDR! Side-by-side comparison of the webcam too: youtu.be/MhnPvi4DCqE

My body is ready

Live image of me waiting for my Studio Display XDR

Power blipped 30 minutes into recording and my Sony A7IV turned off and on. Thought I lost everything as all I had as an ".rsv" file I couldn't play on the SD card. Shout out to untrunc, which Gemini told me to use and walked me through installing through the terminal. Recovered the video!

MacBook Neo reviews are out! My favorites so far: Patrick Tomasso had the perfect 5 min video youtu.be/Mo6o8RKn7jE?... @jasonaten.bsky.social made me chuckle in his review www.inc.com/jason-aten/t...

Big week…

My wife has been using iPad with forScore app to not only practice, but *during* orchestra performances where she's the principal flute! Bluetooth foot pedal too, clip in my iPad Air review video:

📺 I've been an iPad Pro guy for a long time, but the new iPad Air with M4 is an interesting middle ground between power and compromise. Here's how to choose between Air and Pro! youtu.be/xHDKNcVOxiE

Party speaker alert @reckless.bsky.social @davidpierce.xyz

If I see one more Instagram reel of someone pretending they're on a podcast to feign credibility…

🔋 New Mac Power Users is out! Honored to have @davidpogue.bsky.social sharing his book, Apple: The First 50 Years! After interviewing hundreds of people, he tells us if Jobs really was a genius, AI, and the next 50 Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f... YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4kO...

Upgrading *a few* things this week…the first in the chain:

📺 The new Sony earbuds beat AirPods Pro 3 in sound quality AND noise cancelling, but are they better enough to beat the Apple ecosystem? New review is up! youtu.be/It7rp3HIZHo?...

Finally built a ChatGPT API call Shortcut to use in *other* Shortcuts, so I can dictate the model (like the new 5.4) and not depend on third party actions. Shared just now at shortcut dot bot! Also, new video tomorrow as seen here. Members of my community get ad-free videos too🎧

Today's date is @macsparky.bsky.social's arch nemesis. Always has an eye on it 👀 From the latest Mac Power Users episode where we discuss *every* detail of our iPhone setups! www.relay.fm/mpu/838

Studio Display follow up: Unfortunately this setup (HDMI to Display Port, Display Port to USB-C) *does not work* to get a video signal into Studio Display :/

🚨 New Primary Tech Show is out! Who MacBook Neo is for, why I bought a Studio Display XDR, did Apple really "raise prices," and more. Members get a 2+ hour raw feed! Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1gYB... YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgoE...

So, I ordered a Studio Display XDR and I’d love to repurpose my old SD as a multiview and get this BenQ out of the studio. Has anyone successfully gotten an HDMI video signal INTO a Studio Display??

If you think the MacBook Neo is underpowered, just answer this question: If you had to use only 1 Apple device to get your work done, would you choose a $599 Neo, or a maxed-out, M5, 16GB RAM, 1TB… … Vision Pro

📺 I break down the new MacBook Neo and compare all the differences to MacBook Air right here! youtu.be/85I2pEwEQ6M?...

MacBook Neo video is superb, kudos for that! Two versions: - 256GB SSD ($599) - 512GB with Touch ID ($699) Choose storage + color, and that's it! A18 Pro chip, 8GB Memory, 13" display, 2x USB-C ports + headphone jack.

MacBook Neo is real! Starts at $599 and comes in real colors. More details soon...

📺 So many things released, had to do a video! Catch up on all the M5 releases so far, and convince me not to buy a new Studio Display XDR in the comments: youtu.be/EJj_X8_e9yM

Bet you I'm 9% of that 10% using Apple Intelligence in Shortcuts 😏

Apple released new Spring color accessories today too! I would've jumped on the Guava color, but they didn't make it available for Solo Loops 🫠

⚡️ M4 iPad Air is out! Pretty similar to M3 iPad Air, but now with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, 30% faster and 12GB Unified Memory. $599 for 11" $799 for 13" starts at 128GB storage.

📲 First up: iPhone 17e is official! $599 starting at 256GB, added a pink color, single camera system, C1X and A19 chips, but now with MagSafe! Solid entry iPhone.

apple dot com slash newsroom refresh repeat

Me getting ready for all the Apple announcements this week

iPhone Air could never 0.5x 1x 4x 8x

🔋 New Mac Power Users is out! As you await the deluge of Apple products coming this week, get the deepest dive on iPhone setups you have ever seen! Watch or listen: Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i... YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeNx...

📺 I tried building my most powerful Shortcuts yet! See my tech news aggregator, YouTube without the algorithm, Nano Bana-made wallpapers, and more: youtu.be/-P2Zy6z9IjQ?... Took your challenge @anildash.com let me know what other use cases I can mimic!

Get the laser level, it's worth it

BIG Shortcuts video coming tomorrow! Become a member of my community and you get all my videos ad-free now too: shortcut dot bot

Inexplicably, Threads is doing the most innovative things with sharing podcasts. You can now share a video clip, and link a podcast episode via Apple, Spotify, or iHeart, so someone can jump directly to that show from the post. Wild!