Bryan and Jeff look at Apple’s cool 50th anniversary videos, and talk about where the company may be 50 years from now. They also respond to listener comments about web search engines and audio book recording.

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• In Remembrance of John Martellaro
• Remembering John – Mastodon
• Remembering John – LinkedIn
• Apple Rewind video
• Apple A Slice of History video
• Kagi search engine
• Guy Serle’s The GMen podcast
• Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
• Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
• Mason Truman on Threads

Come see Jeff speak at Macstock X! It’s July 10, 11, and 12 at the Elara Convention Center in Crystal Lake, Illinois.

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• The Context Machine on Bluesky
• The Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
• The Context Machine on Mastodon
• The Context Machine on Post
• Bryan’s Instagram
• Bryan’s Mastodon
• Bryan’s Threads
• Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
• Jeff’s Instagram
• Jeff’s Mastodon
• Jeff’s Pixelfed
• Jeff’s YouTube Channel

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Bryan and Jeff have a lot to talk about today, like Firefly taking a substantial step to returning, the FCC’s Wi-Fi router ban, and narrating audio books. Turns out they both decided to start narrating audio books at the same time.

• Firefly Reboot: Nathan Fillion Sci-Fi Cult Classic Returning as Animated Series (DETAILS)
• The FCC bans all routers made outside the U.S.
• Bryan and Jeff want to narrate audiobooks
• King Liam, First of His Name audiobook
• Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
• Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
• Mason Truman on Threads

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• The Context Machine on Bluesky
• The Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
• The Context Machine on Mastodon
• The Context Machine on Post
• Bryan’s Instagram
• Bryan’s Mastodon
• Bryan’s Threads
• Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
• Jeff’s Instagram
• Jeff’s Mastodon
• Jeff’s Pixelfed
• Jeff’s YouTube Channel

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Bryan and Jeff look at Apple’s 50th anniversary plans, how the event fits with Tim Cook’s potential retirement plans, and what the company has released under his leadership. They also talk about the impact the MacBook Neo is having on the low-cost laptop market. Bonus: Jeff is speaking at Macstock again this year!

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• Apple to celebrate 50 years of thinking different
• 50 Years of Thinking Different
• Hello Apple promo on Instagram
• Macstock X
• MacBook Neo
• Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
• Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
• Mason Truman on Threads

Come see Jeff speak at Macstock X! It’s July 10, 11, and 12 at the Elara Convention Center in Crystal Lake, Illinois.

Review the show on Apple Podcasts

• The Context Machine on Bluesky
• The Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
• The Context Machine on Mastodon
• The Context Machine on Post
• Bryan’s Instagram
• Bryan’s Mastodon
• Bryan’s Threads
• Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
• Jeff’s Instagram
• Jeff’s Mastodon
• Jeff’s Pixelfed
• Jeff’s YouTube Channel

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