Game emulators, iPad Air screens, and Elgato's new range on the AppleInsider Podcast

As China seems poised to get the Apple Vision Pro, we've had a whole range of new Elgato devices randing from game capture to webcam, plus the iPad Air may cost more than we think — and the M4 Macs will be here before we know it.

With Wes Hilliard on vacation — with his Apple Vision Pro — host William Gallagher gets to talk with AppleInsider writer Malcolm Owen. Being based outside the US, neither of them have an Apple Vision Pro but only one is bothered — and it's not the one who has been using headsets for years.

There are the first signs of the Apple Vision Pro spreading out from the States, though, with a very clear clue or two that it will soon launch in China. It's still possible that there will be wider distribution before WWDC — and surely certain that Apple's annual conference will include Apple Vision Pro updates.

It's also surely likely that the forthcoming new iPads will be out before WWDC in June, but there is news this week to make you hesitate about the large-screen iPad Air. Plus Apple is reportedly planning to move all Macs to the M4 processor over the next 10-12 months, so there's also a question of whether that processor will go into an iPad Pro.

Subscriber bonus: AppleInsider+ this week is an origin story. Malcolm Owen and William Gallagher could not have more different accounts of how they first used Apple devices — or what happened next. Email William with your story.

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Links from the AppleInsider Podcast

• A new app is the surest sign that the Apple Vision Pro will launch in China very soon
• New 12.9-inch iPad Air may not be a large-screen bargain
• When to expect every Mac to get the AI-based M4 processor
• Elgato has an attractive new Neo range for content creators & streamers
• Apple's iPhone recycling is a security nightmare for e-waste partners
• Apple boasts that it has cut greenhouse gas emissions in half
• Apple's iOS 18 AI will be on-device preserving privacy, and not server-side
• Apple Notes in iOS 18 looks to up the ante with Microsoft OneNote
• Game emulator Delta arrives on App Store after controversies
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