Podcast Rewind: Apple’s AI Future, the Legion Go’s Return, Niléane’s App, and an Interview with MacSparky

Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:

AppStories

This week, Federico and John draw from their experiences using AI agents to imagine the sort of agent Apple could build with tight hardware and software integration if it had a LLM to orchestrate the pieces already in place.

On AppStories+, John asks where artificial intelligence falls on the spectrum of historical technology milestones.

NPC: Next Portable Console

This week, a PlayStation Portable update, Honda and Sony call off car-based gaming, Epilogue shows of the SN Operator and makes an app, the fate of Windows handhelds, Federico’s Legion Go makes a comeback, and more.

On NPC XL, Federico finally received his OhSnap MCON controller, John has the Genki Convert Dock 3, and a conversation about how to make handheld gaming accessible to a broader audience.

First, Last, Everything

Jonathan is joined by David Sparks, productivity writer, podcaster, and creator behind MacSparky, best known for the Mac Power Users podcast and his Field Guides, on getting the most from Apple devices and apps.

Comfort Zone

Niléane built an awesome Mac app, Chris bought a new monitor (but it’s not what you thiiiiink), and Matt grills the group on what they’d install if they could only install three new apps on their Macs.

On Cozy Zone, the gang has to guess what Matt subscribes to on YouTube by just the thumbnails.

MacStories Unwind

This week, space exploration, workflow shakeups, a buddy movie, and more.

AppStories, Episode 478, ‘An Orchestra Without a Conductor, Apple’s AI Dilemma’ Show Notes

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Agentic AI Tools

OpenClaw

OpenClaw on GitHub

Claude Code

Claude Cowork

Claude Code Channels

Claude Dispatch

Perplexity Computer

OpenAI Codex

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Apple and AI

Apple Intelligence

App Intents

Private Cloud Compute

AppStories+ Post-Show

Where does AI rank as a tech innovation?

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NPC, Episode 74, ‘Strix-Halo Stalls, the Legion Go Returns’ Show Notes

The Latest Portable Gaming News

PlayStation Portal has added a higher quality 1080p option

Sony and Honda cancel Afeela EV project after years of development

Epilogue News

SN Operator Sneak peek

Epilogue releases Retrace mobile app for game cartridge identification and counterfeit detection

Epilogue Retrace on the App Store

AYANEO Ends Next 2 Pre-oreders

AYANEO suspends pre-orders of Next 2

The Verge: AYANEO Windows gaming handheld sustainability

Federico Revitalizes his Legion Go

Lenovo Legion Go

Subscribe to NPC XL

NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month. Each week on NPC XL, Federico, Brendon, and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the “regular” NPC episodes. You can subscribe here.

First, Last, Everything, Season 2, Episode 3, ‘David Sparks - Podcaster, Educator’ Show Notes

This Episode’s Links

Revolution in the Valley by Andy Hertzfield

MacSparky Labs

MacSparky Field Guides

Mac Power Users Podcast

David’s Picks

David’s ‘First’: Tandy Color Computer

David’s ‘Last’: M2 Mac Studio

David’s ‘Everything’: Macintosh Plus

‘Something’

IBM Simon Frank Canova at Auburn University

Follow David

Mastodon

YouTube

Comfort Zone, Episode 94, ‘Big Things Have TinyStarts’ Show Notes

Things Discussed

TinyStart

ROG something something full gamer monitor

Vivaldi for iOS

Cozy Zone

For even more from the Comfort Zone crew, you can subscribe to Cozy Zone. Cozy Zone is a weekly bonus episode of Comfort Zone where Matt, Niléane, and Chris invite listeners to join them in the Cozy Zone where they’ll cover extra topics, invent wilder challenges and games, and share all their great (and not so great) takes on tech. You can subscribe to Cozy Zone for $5 per month here or $50 per year here.

MacStories Unwind, ‘Moonshots, Time Machines, and Workflows’ Show Notes

Artemis II

NASA Artemis II Mission

Workflows and Tools

Claude

FFmpeg

Todoist

Reminders

Obsidian

Notion

Drafts

Shortcuts

Things

iA Writer

Picks

Federico: For All Mankind (Apple TV)

John: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

Unwind Deal

The Naked Gun Trilogy for $14.99 in the TV app

MacStories Unwind+

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MacStories launched its first podcast in 2017 with AppStories. Since then, the lineup has expanded to include a family of weekly shows that also includes MacStories Unwind, Magic Rays of Light, Comfort Zone, NPC: Next Portable Console, and First, Last, Everything that collectively, cover a broad range of the modern media world from Apple’s streaming service and videogame hardware to apps for a growing audience that appreciates our thoughtful, in-depth approach to media.

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