A HomePod with particular abilities + Tim Prepare dinner’s VR energy play [The CultCast]

This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: That outdated rumor a few HomePod with a built-in show for FaceTime calls and smart-home wizardry resurfaces. However this time, some recent particulars make Erfon much more cranked up than normal about Apple’s sensible speaker.

Additionally on The CultCast:

• It seems like Tim Prepare dinner pulled an influence transfer on Apple’s design workforce to ensure the corporate foists an costly AR/VR headset on the plenty sooner somewhat than later. Who’s excited? Present of palms?!?
• Apple TV+ racks up one other Oscar, and Erfon is sort of intrigued sufficient to resubscribe. (Particularly if his “get three months free” trick works once more.)
• The baton’s about to wave on Apple Music Classical. We’re all quivering with pleasure!

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