MacVoices #24238: Live! - Napoleon, A Smart Apple Watch Band, and EU Regulators

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea, and Web Bixby look at an extended cut of Napoleon and who wants a longer movie and look at a smart watch band that can give you hand gestures. The MacVoices Live! panel also considers a new move by the EU regulators and debate whether it is just the calm before the storm, and focus on yet another positive AirTag story.

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Show Notes:

Chapters:

00:00 Movie Length and Modern Viewing Habits
01:57 Series vs. Movies: A New Perspective
13:12 Smartwatch Band Innovations
16:59 Classic Cinema: "Being There" Discussion
21:10 UK App Store Investigation Update
23:44 AirTags: A Positive Use Case
25:30 Media Bias in Tech Reporting
28:22 Upcoming Apple Event Preview
31:45 Hosts' Connections and Farewell

Links:

New director's cut of Napoleon now streaming on Apple TV+, with 48 minute longer runtime
https://9to5mac.com/2024/08/29/napoleon-directors-cut-apple-tv/

This Apple Watch band gives your smartwatch hands-free gesture controls
https://www.imore.com/health-fitness/apple-watch/this-apple-watch-band-gives-your-smartwatch-hands-free-gesture-controls

Being There
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_There

UK drops App Store investigation, says it has better things to do
https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/21/uk-drops-app-store-investigation-says-it-has-better-things-to-do

Serial mail thieves thwarted when victim sends herself an AirTag
https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/21/serial-mail-thieves-thwarted-when-victim-sends-herself-an-airtag

Guests:

Web Bixby has been in the insurance business for 40 years and has been an Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Eric Bolden is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter, by email at embolden@mac.com, on Mastodon at @eabolden@techhub.social, on his blog, Trending At Work, and as co-host on The Vision ProFiles podcast.

David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65 and on Mastodon at @daveg65@mastodon.cloud.

Dr. Marty Jencius has been an Associate Professor of Counseling at Kent State University since 2000. He has over 120 publications in books, chapters, journal articles, and others, along with 200 podcasts related to counseling, counselor education, and faculty life. His technology interest led him to develop the counseling profession 'firsts,' including listservs, a web-based peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Technology in Counseling, teaching and conferencing in virtual worlds as the founder of Counselor Education in Second Life, and podcast founder/producer of CounselorAudioSource.net and ThePodTalk.net. Currently, he produces a podcast about counseling and life questions, the Circular Firing Squad, and digital video interviews with legacies capturing the history of the counseling field. This is also co-host of The Vision ProFiles podcast. Generally, Marty is chasing the newest tech trends, which explains his interest in A.I. for teaching, research, and productivity. Marty is an active presenter and past president of the NorthEast Ohio Apple Corp (NEOAC).

Jim Rea built his own computer from scratch in 1975, started programming in 1977, and has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE's ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. He's been a speaker at MacTech, MacWorld Expo and other industry conferences. Follow Jim at provue.com and via @provuejim@techhub.social on Mastodon.

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