657: Ears Are Weird

Marco 0️⃣ → 1️⃣
🗣️ It’s St. Jude time again! 🗣️

Podcastathon 2025: Friday, noon → midnight EDT

Stephen Hackett said the foldable will be the “iPhone Ultra”
μm is a “micron”
The iPhone Air battery pack does have a USB-C port after all
iPhone 17 Pro requires a new adapter to charge at full speed

Apple 40W Dynamic Power Adapter
Anker Nano 45W charger

A19 vs. A19 Pro
A19 Pro benchmarks
The N1 is in every new iPhone
The whole of the iPhone Air is in the camera plateau

Large image

Casey’s memory problems corner

ATP #655 (Overcast timestamp link)

The mmWave antenna window is back

Background

Logo placement on Apple’s cases

Clear Case with MagSafe
TechWoven Case with MagSafe

Some funny renders from iPhone case makers
Theories about the iPhone 17 Pro colors

Every masterpiece has its cheap copy
Luke Skywalker
University of Virginia
Denver Broncos
Auburn University

2021 impactful boosters

iPhone Air

Will it bend?

Joz (& Ternus) with an incredible [lack of] flex

17 was a last-second decision? (via Sam Henri Gold)
Max Tech’s discoveries

The Air does not have stereo speakers
The Dynamic Island is lower than on other phones
The USB-C port is not vertically centered

Image

No Cinematic Mode video, including the selfie camera
The new selfie camera is actually a 24MP sensor

No LiDAR scanner
Air & 17 non-Pro are limited to USB 2

USB 2.0

Every new iPhone screen has the same specifications, save size/resolution

Apple iPhone comparison page

iPhones 17 can now toggle screen flickering off

Pulse-width modulation
9to5Mac’s coverage
PWM sensitive subreddit

Apple Watch

Satellite data requires a cellular plan
Jason & Greg Pierce agree
Is “24-hour” battery claim because of a change in measurement?
Underscore’s observations about the Ultra

Apple Watch battery

AirPods

Ear shapes (via Tirial)
About that “2×” noise reduction

AirPods product page

The new AirPods Pro case is not smaller
“New generation of Ultra Wideband technology” is the U2 chip
Live translation is on-device (not in ☁️)
Live translation is blocked for EU users with EU Apple Accounts

Apple feature availability

Safari on iOS 26’s compact toolbar
Tahoe Toolbars (via Zhenyi Tan)

• Frosting download link
• Frosting test page

Post-show: John’s red dot
Members-only ATP Overtime: Alterego and “thought to text” translation

How artificial intelligence gave a paralyzed woman her voice back

A high-performance neuroprosthesis for speech decoding and avatar control

Meet the Little Brain Region that Helps You Say What’s on Your Mind

Speech sequencing in the human precentral gyrus

Scientists develop interface that “reads” thoughts from speech-impaired patients
Alterego

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657: Ears Are Weird

September 16, 2025
01:53:25 •
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An iconic plateau of follow-up.

• Marco 0️⃣ → 1️⃣

• 🗣️ It’s St. Jude time again! 🗣️

• Podcastathon 2025: Friday, noon → midnight EDT

• Stephen Hackett said the foldable will be the “iPhone Ultra”

• μm is a “micron”

• The iPhone Air battery pack does have a USB-C port after all

• iPhone 17 Pro requires a new adapter to charge at full speed

• Apple 40W Dynamic Power Adapter

• Anker Nano 45W charger

• A19 vs. A19 Pro

• A19 Pro benchmarks

• The N1 is in every new iPhone

• The whole of the iPhone Air is in the camera plateau

• Large image

• Casey’s memory problems corner

• ATP #655 (Overcast timestamp link)

• The mmWave antenna window is back

• Background

• Logo placement on Apple’s cases

• Clear Case with MagSafe

• TechWoven Case with MagSafe

• Some funny renders from iPhone case makers

• Theories about the iPhone 17 Pro colors

• Every masterpiece has its cheap copy

• Luke Skywalker

• University of Virginia

• Denver Broncos

• Auburn University

• 2021 impactful boosters

• iPhone Air

• Will it bend?

• Joz (& Ternus) with an incredible [lack of] flex

• 17 was a last-second decision? (via Sam Henri Gold)

• Max Tech’s discoveries

• The Air does not have stereo speakers

• The Dynamic Island is lower than on other phones

• The USB-C port is not vertically centered

• Image

• No Cinematic Mode video, including the selfie camera

• The new selfie camera is actually a 24MP sensor

• No LiDAR scanner

• Air & 17 non-Pro are limited to USB 2

• USB 2.0

• Every new iPhone screen has the same specifications, save size/resolution

• Apple iPhone comparison page

• iPhones 17 can now toggle screen flickering off

• Pulse-width modulation

• 9to5Mac’s coverage

• PWM sensitive subreddit

• Apple Watch

• Satellite data requires a cellular plan

• Jason & Greg Pierce agree

• Is “24-hour” battery claim because of a change in measurement?

• Underscore’s observations about the Ultra

• Apple Watch battery

• AirPods

• Ear shapes (via Tirial)

• About that “2×” noise reduction

• AirPods product page

• The new AirPods Pro case is not smaller

• “New generation of Ultra Wideband technology” is the U2 chip

• Live translation is on-device (not in ☁️)

• Live translation is blocked for EU users with EU Apple Accounts

• Apple feature availability

• Safari on iOS 26’s compact toolbar

• Tahoe Toolbars (via Zhenyi Tan)
• Frosting download link
• Frosting test page

• Post-show: John’s red dot

• Members-only ATP Overtime: Alterego and “thought to text” translation

• How artificial intelligence gave a paralyzed woman her voice back

• A high-performance neuroprosthesis for speech decoding and avatar control

• Meet the Little Brain Region that Helps You Say What’s on Your Mind

• Speech sequencing in the human precentral gyrus

• Scientists develop interface that “reads” thoughts from speech-impaired patients

• Alterego

• Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp.

• Claude: Get 50% off your first three months of Claude Pro.

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

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