The Talk Show With John Gruber

Jim Dalrymple returns to the show to talk about the iPhone X, which is now in the hands of reviewers and just days away from the hands of customers. Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order. Casper: You can be sure of your purchase with Casper’s 100 night risk-free, sleep-on-it trial. Links: Matthew Panzarino’s iPHone X review for TechCrunch. Nicole Nguyen’s review for BuzzFeed. Jim’s initial thoughts and observations. Yours truly’s. Jason Snell’s considered review this week of the iPhone 8. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Rene Ritchie returns to the show on the eve of iPhone X pre-orders opening. Topics include iPhone X (duh), Google’s Pixel 2 and the goofy OLED display on the “XL” version, Face ID FUD, and more. Sponsored by: Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order. Hullo Pillow: Your favorite pillow, guaranteed. Flow: Beautiful project management for teams everywhere. Links: Jeff Williams: “You can not double plan the kind volumes that we do. We want leading edge technology, but we want it at established technology kind of volumes.” PCalc — the best calculator app for Mac and iOS. The Verge’s Vlad Savov on the Pixel 2 XL’s ‘awful’ display. Horace Dediu calling bullshit on claims that iPhone 7 is outselling iPhone 8. Rene calling bullshit on Core ML as a privacy hole. Yours truly calling bullshit on Face ID FUD. The iOS 11 Calculator bug where animation blocks input on the operator buttons. Guilherme Rambo confirms: “I can confirm that the iOS Calculator app is written in Swift.”” This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Serenity Caldwell returns to the show. Topics include watches, the problems with the current MacBook keyboards, iOS 11 battery life, my massive windfall from the iBooks antitrust settlement, and more. Sponsored by: Audible: Get a free audiobook with a 30-day trial. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Backblaze: Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. Links: Serenity on the 38mm Apple Watch and the lack of smaller smartwatches from other companies. Fitbit Ionic. LG Watch Style. Casey Johnston on the current MacBook keyboards. Stephen Hackett: “There’s No ‘i’ in Keyboard”. Jonathan Mann: “I Am Pressing the Spacebar and Nothing Is Happening”. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Joanna Stern returns to the show. Topics include Apple Watch Series 3, our mutual fear of heights, Velcro, and more. Sponsored by: Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with code talkshow. Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Fracture: Your pictures, printed directly on glass. Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Use code THETALKSHOW for free overnight shipping in the US and Canada. Links: 3-way cable from Monoprice 30-watt charger from Anker ($26) Apple’s 29-watt charger is $49 Anker’s amazing $14 portable charger. Don’t Call It Velcro Joanna’s Apple Watch Series 3 review Tiny MacBook Air John’s customized suitcase from Joanna. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Matthew Panzarino joins the show for an in-depth look at last week’s Apple event in the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park. We talk about iPhone X, iPhone 8, Apple Watch Series 3, Apple TV 4K, and the new Apple Park campus and Steve Jobs Theater. Sponsored by: Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Use code THETALKSHOW for free overnight shipping. Audible: With Audible, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial. Backblaze: Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. Links: Video from Apple’s event last week. My thoughts on the event: “Welcome to the Steve Jobs Theater” “Thoughts and Observations on the Products Announced at This Week’s iPhone X Introductory Event” Yours truly making the case for “iPhone ex”. The elevator button panels in the Apple Park Visitor Center parking garage. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Very special guest Craig Federighi returns to the show to talk about Face ID, the perils of live demos, Apple’s approach to designing the iPhone X, privacy, security, and more. Sponsored exclusively by: DuckDuckGo: The search engine that doesn’t track you. Learn more about search privacy and “private/incognito” mode in DuckDuckGo’s report. Links: This week’s keynote address. More on the Face ID demo glitch. The previous Roman numerals gag in an episode title. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Jim Dalrymple returns to the show for a preview of next week's Apple event. We speculate on the naming of the new iPhones, facial recognition in lieu of Touch ID, third-generation Apple Watches, Apple TV, HomePod, and more. Sponsored by: Casper: An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code thetalkshow for $50 toward your mattress. Warby Parker: Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired glasses at a revolutionary price. Try up to five pairs at home for free. Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code gruber for 10% off your first order. Fracture: Your photos, printed directly on glass. Links: Steven Sinofsky on the WSJ's report of iPhone production delays: "Anyone who has ever made anything knows this is simply called manufacturing." Hacking an iPhone 7 to add a headphone jack. Apple bragging about Siri’s improved voice quality. Steve Jobs's epic on-stage tirade about "570 Wi-Fi hotspots" interfering with his demos in 2010. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Jason Snell returns to the show. Topics include Daring Fireball's 15th anniversary, fruit fly infestations, clicky keyboards, sandwich cookies, the birth of Markdown, iOS 11's new "cop mode", favicons in Safari, Apple's Project Titan, last week's total solar eclipse, and Jerry Lewis. Sponsored by: Casper: The Casper mattress was designed by a team of 20 engineers, and perfected by a community of nearly half a million sleepers. Use code thetalkshow for $50 toward your mattress. AfterShokz: Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code gruber for 10% off your first order. Fracture: Your photos printed directly on glass. Links: Justin Scott's "upstream/downstream" advice. Wireless Emergency AMBER Alerts have supposedly saved 40 kids. Steven Troughton-Smith's new Apple Extended Keyboard II inspired keyboard. WASD keyboards. Leopold keyboards. WASD tester. Newman-O’s vs. Oreos. DF turns 15. This Is How Apple Rolls. Cop Mode on iOS 11. Mark Gurman’s embarrassing article positing that Apple follows its competitors. Safari should show favicons in tabs. Project Titan. iMessage as an unheralded social networking Goliath. Jason’s road trip. Kottke on the eclipse. Letterman to return with Netflix series. Jerry Lewis and ‘The King of Comedy’. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Special guest Glenn Fleishman returns to the show. Topics include China forcing Apple to remove VPN apps from the Chinese App Store, Wi-Fi vs. LTE networking, the open workspaces in Apple Park, Glenn’s new letterpress project, the HomePod OS leak and iPhone D22, and more. Sponsored by: Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Use code thetalkshow for free overnight shipping. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code gruber for 10% off your first order. Fracture: Your photos printed directly on glass. MailRoute: Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10% off for the life of your account. Links: Hands On: The Original Digital — Glenn’s new book on type, printing, and punctuation. Updates on Glenn’s progress. Glenn’s piece for Meh on the long history of intentionally blank pages. Vic Gundotra is now a staunch iPhone proponent. Great Moments in Vic Gundotra History. Vic Gundotra tears into Apple for being “closed” at IO 2010 keynote. Matt Drance on Gundotra and Google rewriting Android’s history. One more dose of Vic Gundotra hypocrisy for good measure. Apple inadvertently leaks HomePod OS, spilling many beans. Apple Removes VPN apps from Chinese App Store. Apple Park is mostly open workspaces. WSJ profile on Jony Ive and Apple Park. Jason Snell on open workspaces. Yours truly getting cute with footage from “Brazil”. XKCD: Wi-Fi vs. Cellular. Glenn’s Wi-Fi mesh networking explainer for TechHive. Wi-Fi Net News — Glenn’s old weblog dedicated to Wi-Fi news. Soulver — a terrific app for Mac and iOS that’s sort of a cross between a spreadsheet and calculator. Rebecca Slatkin on Twitter. Studio Neat Frameographer. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

Rene Ritchie returns to the show to talk about the rumors and speculation regarding this year’s upcoming new iPhones. Sponsored by: Hullo Pillow: Sleep better with a new buckwheat pillow. It’ll be your favorite pillow, guaranteed. Casper: An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code thetalkshow for $50 toward your mattress. Audible.com: With Audible, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial. Links: Mexican Coke. Daring Fireball: “Speculation Regarding the Pricing of and Strategy Behind This Year’s New iPhones”. Rene Ritchie: “iPhones of Future Past: Understanding iPhone 8”. Essential, Andy Rubin’s new company, with an upcoming edge-to-edge Android phone. Neil Cybart’s Above Avalon newsletter. Yours truly predicting an “edge-to-edge display” in a 2017 iPhone back in May 2016. “How Apple vs. Samsung Became a Smartphone Beauty Contest” — Wall Street Journal “news” article by Timothy W. Martin and Tripp Mickle positing that Samsung is a company that values design and Apple is not. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.