Podcast Rewind: Siri AI, the Game Boy Advance Returns, and Smart Ceiling Fans

Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:

AppStories

This week, Federico and John look at what Siri AI is good at, where it needs improvement, and where it might be heading.

On AppStories+, the conversation expands to Federico and John’s experiences with the betas of macOS Golden Gate, iOS 27, and iPadOS 27.

NPC: Next Portable Console

This week, AYANEO is chasing the classics again, teasing a Game Boy Advance clone, while Magmi is getting vertical – plus, a Mechanism desk stand for your handheld, 8BitDo’s FlipPad, and the GPD Win Max 3 blurs the lines between laptop and console.

On NPC XL, Brendon and John try Armada and report to listeners about whether it’s ready for prime time.

Comfort Zone

Niléane brings her newest fan (literally), Chris just assumed his co-hosts have installed the betas (they have), and they all tell each other how their respective apps could start earning millions.

This week’s Cozy Zone is a complete, and authoritative, tier listing of every Men’s World Cup logo ever.

MacStories Unwind

This week, app launchers, universal truths about ISPs, and an epic movie.

AppStories, Episode 494, ‘All About Siri AI’ Show Notes

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All About Siri AI

Siri AI and Apple’s Trickle-Up Strategy

Also: Apple introduces Siri AI, a profoundly more capable and personal assistant

AppStories+ Post-Show

macOS 27 Golden Gate: The MacStories Public Beta Preview

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NPC, Episode 89, ‘AYANEO Teases a New Game Boy Advance’ Show Notes

The Latest Portable Gaming News

KONKR Pocket Fit 8 Elite review: excessive power in a comfortable package

Mangmi announces the Air Y, a new vertical Android handheld for 2026

GPD WIN Max 3 detailed with Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and a unique detachable 97Wh battery

8BitDo Opens Pre-Orders for the FlipPad Phone Controller

Mechanism’s desk stand turns your handheld into a tiny desktop

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.

Comfort Zone, Episode 110, ‘Only One Person Being Strangled’ Show Notes

Things Discussed

Classy filing

Horror show filing

Vivaldi is trying to bring Blink to iOS

Niléane’s fan

Tiny Start

Parchment

Quick Reads

Quick Reviews

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, ‘A Long Journey Home’ Show Notes

Unplugged Segment

TinyStart

Rocket

Raycast

Alfred

LaunchBar

Picks

John’s Pick: The Odyssey

Unwind Deal

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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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