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This week, Federico and John share the changes they’ve made to their desk setups in recent months and the philosophies that have driven those changes.

On AppStories+, Federico and John share their reactions to Submerged, the first scripted short film published for Apple Immersive Video on the Vision Pro.

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AppStories, Episode 407, ‘A Desk Setup Update’ Show Notes

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Submerged on Apple Vision Pro.

Our Desk Setups

John

Large Balolo desk shelf with modular accessory attachments, including the latest addition of Balolo’s Tablet Holder

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Other Balolo accessories I use include:

Phone Qi2 charger accessory

Headphones hook

Apple Watch charging mount

Loupedeck or Stream Deck mount

Harmon Kardon SoundSticks III speakers

Trendnet 2.5Gbps switch

Satachi 2.5Gbps dongle

Steelcase Gesture chair

Video setup

Elgato Mini Mount

Elgato FaceCam Pro

Elgato Master Mount, Flex Arm, and Solid Arm

Elgato Key Light and Key Light Mini

Twelve South HoverBar Duo for the iPad

Also mentioned:

Logitech MX Creative Console

Federico

Gigabyte M27U monitor

CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt dock with Apple Thunderbolt 4 Pro cable

Custom-built eGPU with NVIDIA 4090 Founders Edition (more details on NPC)

LG C2 65” OLED

Ruminate, Episode 195, ‘Biscuit Week’ Show Notes

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