238 - In Touch with Mac and a New HomePod - With Guests Chuck Joiner, Ben Roethig, and Jeff Gamet

The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave he is joined by guests Chuck Joiner, Ben Roethig, and Jeff Gamet. We have a new segment In Touch with Mac and talk about the new M2 Mac Mini and MacBook Pros. Apple unexpectedly announced a new full size HomePod. We discussed this and the difference with the original model.  Apple TV requires an iPhone to accept iCloud terms and conditions. iOS16.3 will be released next week and more. The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com 
Direct Link to Audio  Links to our Show Click this link Buy me a Coffee to support the show we would really appreciate it. intouchwithios.com/coffee  Another way to support the show is to become a Patreon member patreon.com/intouchwithios Website: In Touch With iOS YouTube Channel In Touch with iOS Magazine on Flipboard Facebook Page Twitter Instagram News The Apple TV expects you to have an iPhone in order to accept new iCloud terms and conditionsApple Releases New Firmware for AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max Ted Lasso season three confirmed for spring as Apple TV+ unveils a dozen new original series  Apple Launches Black Unity Sport Loop With Matching Apple Watch Face and iPhone Wallpaper Topics Beta this week. iOS 16.3 RC was released and will be out next week. iOS 16.3 Coming Next Week: Here's What's New Apple Seeds Release Candidate Versions of iOS 16.3 and iPadOS 16.3 to Developers  iOS 16.3 is coming next week with these features and fixes Apple Seeds Release Candidate Version of watchOS 9.3 to Developers Apple Seeds Release Candidate Version of tvOS 16.3 to Developers HomePod 16.3 Software Beta Adds Humidity and Temperature Sensing to HomePod mini, Find My, Audio Tuning and More iOS 16.3 Expands Advanced Data Protection Option for iCloud Encryption Globally iOS 16.3 Code Reveals Apple Continues to Work on Classical Music App  Apple surprised all of us this week and announced the release of a new HomePod. We discussed this.  Apple Announces New HomePod for $299 With Full-Size Design, S7 Chip, and More Apple introduces the new HomePod with breakthrough sound and intelligence New HomePod vs 2018 HomePod - compared New HomePod Can't Be Stereo Paired With First-Generation HomePod Everything That's Changed in the New 2023 HomePod - MacRumors Meanwhile Apple to Expand Smart-Home Lineup, Taking On Amazon and Google Advanced Data Protection has created a problem for HomePods, here’s how to fix it How to set a sleep timer on HomePod Hard not to talk about all the Mac releases this week so we have a new segment called  In Touch with Mac and discuss the new M2 processors, New Mac Minis and MacBook Pro. Apple unveils MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max Apple introduces new Mac mini with M2 and M2 Pro — more powerful, capable, and versatile than ever Apple unveils M2 Pro and M2 Max: next-generation chips for next-level workflows M2 Pro chip destroys Apple's old M1 Max, benchmarks reveal massive performance leap Our Host Dave Ginsburg is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users and shares his wealth of knowledge of iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and related technologies. Visit the YouTube channel https://youtube.com/intouchwithios follow him on Mastadon @daveg65,  Twitter @daveg65.and the show @intouchwithios   Our Regular Contributor Jeff Gamet is a podcaster, technology blogger, artist, and author. Previously, he was The Mac Observer’s managing editor, and Smile’s TextExpander Evangelist. You can find him on Mastadon @jgamet as well as Twitter and Instagram as @jgamet  His YouTube channel https://youtube.com/jgamet About our Guests Chuck Joiner is the host of MacVoices and hosts video podcasts with influential members of the Apple community. Make sure to visit macvoices.com and subscribe to his podcast. You can follow him on Twitter @chuckjoiner Mastadon @chuckjoiner and join his MacVoices Facebook group. Ben Roethig Former Associate Editor of GeekBeat.TV and host of the Tech Hangout and Deconstruct with Patrice  Mac user since the mid 90s. Tech support specialist. Twitter @benroethg  https://roethigtech.blogspot.com