Episode 73 - Parts Bin: 40 years of Mac, iOS 17.3, Palworld, and more...

On this week’s Solid State Podcast, your three presenters get a much-needed chance to “return to form” after a seemingly endless run of events, announcements, and New Year coverage… and we figured there was not better way to do that than a good-old-fashioned "Parts Bin" episode to sprint through everything else happening in tech as 2024 gets up to speed…

Apple news kicks things off with both ends of the the spectrum… a look back at 40 years of the Mac and what that meant in 1984, how it is still shaping Apple and the industry as a whole today, and a closer look at what impact we expect to see over the coming years and, more than likely, decades to come...

But as fun as it is looking back on all the fond years with Apple’s storied lineup of desktops and laptops in seemingly every shape and size, the iPhone is really where their impact is felt on the daily by countless millions across the globe. And with great footprint comes even greater responsibility as the iPhone also remains on of the most stolen pieces of consumer tech… and the latest version of iOS is here to beef up security should it happen to you… 

Contrary to popular belief though, there is plenty more going on across tech than just Cupertino has to share with us… the lens wars are heating up for Canon’s RF series, as are the mounting pile of legal bills… the gaming world has been invaded by small, animated creatures that you catch in a ball, "definitely" aren’t Pokemon, and sometimes carry… guns… and Nvidia gives its 40-series of graphics cards a “super” upgrade that may or may not be all it’s cracked up to be… 

If that seems like a lot, you haven’t seen anything yet… let’s go...