New MacBook Pro and iMac, new Final Cut Pro, and Humane's AI Pin on the AppleInsider Podcast

"Picard to Enterprise" using the Humane AI Pin

To buy or not to buy, that is the heart of this week's AppleInsider Podcast as host Stephen Robles can't decide about the new MacBook Pro. And as everyone now gets to wonder whether Humane's AI Pin — made by ex-Apple executives — will sell.

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It's a little more certain that Apple's forthcoming updates to Final Cut Pro on both the Mac and the iPad will be hits. Plus there are already updates to Apple's audio apps, most notably Logic Pro.

Then for all the specifics about updates and the new MacBook Pro, this edition gets to border on the philosophical. There are questions about how Apple can insist that 8GB of unified memory is the same as 16GB RAM, for instance.

Plus there's another case of the Apple Watch's Crash Detection feature saving a life. This time, though, it's the life of one of our own.

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Links from the show

• Mactracker on the App Store
• M3 MacBook Pro review roundup
• iMac 24-inch M3 review: Performance, specs, price
• There is no Apple Silicon iMac 27-inch coming
• Apple insists 8GB unified memory equals 16GB regular RAM
• Apple updates HomePod software to version 17.1.1
• Apple releases iOS 17.1.1 update to fix iPhone issues
• Final Cut Pro November update brings improved navigation
• Apple updates Logic Pro, GarageBand and MainStage
• Scans reveal the flimsy, cheap components in fake AirPods
• Humane Pin Orders begin 11.16
• Apple Watch Ultra saves unconscious diabetic's life
• Apple shares trailer for Hannah Waddingham holiday special

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