What’s “Pro” about the new 13-inch MacBook Pro? Devindra and Cherlynn talk to Laptop Magazine editor-in-chief Sherri L. Smith about Apple’s confusing new ultraportable. Sure, the M2 chip makes it faster, but why does it have a worse screen and fewer features than the new MacBook Air? Are real professionals better off with the faster (but more expensive) 14-inch MacBook Pro? In addition, they delve into Meta’s new wild VR headset prototypes, as well as Twitter’s reinvention of blogs.
Engadget · Apple’s puzzling 13-inch MacBook Pro with M2
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Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro with M2 is a strange disappointment: 1:18
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Meta RV prototypes seek to pass the “visual Turing test” – 22:59
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Facebook Pay Becomes Meta Pay In Hope To Become Metavers Digital Portfolio – 28:06
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Microsoft is gradually eliminating AI that can detect human emotions – 32:45
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Amazon is working on a way to digitize the voice of your dead loved ones: 33:59
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Twitter introduces b̶l̶o̶g̶g̶i̶n̶g̶ long writing function, Notes – 36:09
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Carl Pei’s Nothing phone won’t arrive in the US: 42:22
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Working at – 43:28
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Pop culture selections – 46:03
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Credits Hosts: Cherlynn Low and Devindra Hardawar Guest: Sherri L. Smith, Editor-in-Chief, Laptop MagazineProducer: Ben EllmanMusic: Dale North and Terrence O’BrienLive Producers: Julio BarrientosGraphic Artists: Luke Brooks and Brian Oh