Touchscreen Macs, OLED iPad mini, ads in Apple Maps

Benjamin and Chance react to a bevy of Bloomberg reports about Apple’s future plans, from touchscreen Macs to ads in Apple Maps and a future OLED iPad mini. And in Happy Hour Plus, the 1X NEO robot makes waves with a launch that demonstrated perhaps the biggest divide between the hype and the reality of the product. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join. Sponsored by Framer: The only free design tool that brings your ideas to the web. Visit framer.com/design and use code HAPPYHOUR for a free month. Sponsored by Material Security: Material Security is transforming how companies protect their most critical cloud assets. Learn more and see how it works at material.security.Sponsored by Shopify: Grow your business no matter what stage you’re in. Sign up for a $1 per month trial at shopify.com/happyhour. Hosts Chance Miller @chancemiller.me on Bluesky@[e-mail]@ChanceHMiller on Instagram @ChanceHMiller on Threads Benjamin Mayo @bzamayo on Twitter@[e-mail]@bzamayo on Threads Subscribe, Rate, and Review Apple PodcastsOvercastSpotify 9to5Mac Happy Hour Plus Subscribe to 9to5Mac Happy Hour Plus! Support Benjamin and Chance directly with Happy Hour Plus! 9to5Mac Happy Hour Plus includes: Ad-free versions of every episode Pre- and post-show contentBonus episodes Join for $5 per month or $50 a year at 9to5mac.com/join. Feedback Submit #Ask9to5Mac questions on Twitter, Mastodon, or ThreadsEmail us feedback and questions to [e-mail] Links Apple Music PM to discuss recent features in Reddit AMAOriginal Reddit thread about the AMAiOS 26.1 release candidate now available with these changesBloomberg: Apple planning huge MacBook Pro overhaul for as soon as next yearReport: Apple preparing major display upgrade for three upcoming productsNew iPad mini could solve my biggest complaintReport: iPad Pro to gain vapor chamber cooling with M6 modelApple may introduce search ads to Apple Maps starting next year, per reportI Tried the First Humanoid Home Robot. It Got Weird. | WSJ - YouTube1X NEO Home Robot