David Pogue, author of "Apple: The First 50 Years" is our special guest talking about what did and did not make it into the book, plus there are rumors of the HomeHub and real-world news of the MacBook Neo and iPhone 17e, all on the AppleInsider Podcast.
Pogue is everywhere this week, talking about his 600-page history of Apple, but now you can hear the very first interview he gave about it. Listen to the stories behind the book, but also hear just how keen he was to find out what AppleInsider thought of it. Listen to the interview here or read the lightly-edited transcript.
It's a wide-ranging interview, but of course the book is not the only thing happening this week.
There's also the MacBook Neo and the iPhone 17e to discuss now that they are both out in the real world and being used for real work. And it's also time to again look forward to the Apple Home Hub, which yet again is said to definitely be coming — just later and later.
BONUS: Subscribe via Patreon or Apple Podcasts to hear AppleInsider+, the extended edition. This time, we've got David Pogue back to talk not about his book, but about his superb "The Missing Manual" series. Why did computer firms stop including manuals — and do we even need them anymore?
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Links from the show:
- "Apple: the First 50 Years" at Amazon
- F1: The Stream - how the launch leveraged Apple's entire ecosystem
- Tim Cook gets a tune-up as Apple TV speeds ahead with F1 promotions
- Apple's long-awaited HomeHub rumored to launch in fall 2026
- HomeHub will recharge with MagSafe by sticking to your wall
- Apple's smart home hub delayed again because modernizing Siri is hard
- Apple Home Hub rumored to offer watchOS-style UI and MagSafe
- MacBook Neo proves Apple can build a $599 laptop without cheapeninqg the Mac
- 2022 Apple Studio Display vs 2026 Apple Studio Display: A lackluster upgrade
- MacBook Neo vs M1 MacBook Air: you decide - M4 lite or M1 plus
- MacBook Neo is just the latest in Apple's 35 years of trying to make a budget portable
- This is what case-makers think the iPhone Fold will look like
- 'X-Plane 12' flight simulator to take advantage of Nvidia CloudXR 6 in visionOS 26.4
- Apple Vision Pro user learns the hard way that flight attendants have the final say
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