Rene Ritchie returns to the show for a deep dive into what was revealed (and what wasn’t) by Guilherme Rambo’s release last week of product marketing images of the apparently-named iPhone XS and Series 4 Apple Watch.
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Links:
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<li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/08/30/2018-iphone-xs-design-larger-version-gold-exclusive/">9to5Mac: “This Is iPhone XS”</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/08/30/exclusive-apple-watch-series-4/">9to5Mac: “Apple Watch Series 4 Revealed”</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2007/08/22/ipod-nano-photos/">9to5Mac back in 2007, with a pre-release product marketing image of the fat iPad Nano</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.awaytravel.com/battery-switch">Away’s free pop-out assembly for the battery in older versions of their carry-ons</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/books_vdqi">Edward Tufte’s extraordinary books on information design</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-C_jUUnZfQ">Phil Schiller introducing the iPhone 3GS in 2009 while Steve Jobs was on leave</a>.</li>
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This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

The Talk Show With John Gruber

229: ‘iPhone 🍸’ With Rene Ritchie

The director’s commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.