This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: Fresh rumors about the hybrid device that marries an iPad with a HomePod get us thinking about the future of Apple’s home automation. This could be the start of something big.
Also on The CultCast:
- A worrisome rumor about Apple’s chip chief turns out to be a false alarm. Johny Srouji, the architect of Apple silicon, is not leaving “anytime soon.” But what’s really going on with the wave of Apple execs heading for the exit?
- Griffin gets excited about potential upgrades coming to Apple’s Studio Display.
- And finally, Leander wraps up with a review of the Beats Pill speaker, which he finds surprisingly excellent — especially at the rock-bottom price he paid!
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The CultCast No. 729: Hoping for a ‘HomePad’
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This week’s top Apple news
On the show this week: Your host, Cult of Mac Publisher and Editor in Chief Leander Kahney (@lkahney), Cult of Mac managing editor Lewis Wallace (@lewiswallace) and Cult of Mac writer D. Griffin Jones (@dgriffinjones).
Here are the headlines we’re talking about on this week’s show:
- Why you’ll want Apple’s ‘HomePad’ smart home hub
- The one executive Apple is fighting to keep
- ProMotion and HDR could finally make Studio Display a true pro tool for creators
Lewis Wallace is the managing editor of Cult of Mac and author of our weekly newsletter, The Weekender.
He’s a San Francisco-based writer and editor specializing in technology and culture. He loves his iPhone, hates Siri, and appreciates any hardware that combines form and function.
Prior to Cult of Mac, he juggled words and ideas as culture editor at Wired.com, homepage editor at TechTV, news product manager at NBCi, copy editor at PC World, reporter at The (Hayward) Daily Review and editor in chief of EveryBody’s News in Cincinnati.
He earned a bachelor of general studies degree with a journalism certificate from the University of Cincinnati. While in school, he worked as the entertainment editor of The News Record and as editor in chief of Clifton Magazine.
He’s also a bass player, who’s recorded and performed around the United States with Those Darn Accordions, The Electric Boogie Dawgz and The Mad Maggies. When not writing, editing or laying down bass lines, he plays darts and serves on the board of the San Francisco Darts League.
