Casey Liss

But genuinely, thank you so very much for the incredible amount of money that we all raised. I am incredibly proud of all of us and thankful to all of you. So thank you. We have some anonymous feedback with regard to the hardwired camera indicator light from years past. Anonymous writes...

When the first built-in camera was designed for the first Intel iMac, user notification was designed into the hardware. The camera board was separate, not integrated into the computing board. At the specific direction of a key individual, the light was hardwired directly into the board's power circuit. If the board was receiving power, the light was turned on.

When the first built-in camera was designed for the first Intel iMac, user notification was designed into the hardware. The camera board was separate, not integrated into the computing board. At the specific direction of a key individual, the light was hardwired directly into the board's power circuit. If the board was receiving power, the light was turned on.

If the board was not receiving power, the light was off. No software was involved. This design was passed on to the laptop team. And yeah, this is just anti-laptop propaganda. I don't want to read the rest of this. The design was passed on to the laptop. Don't extrapolate that laptops are bad, just from this one example.

If the board was not receiving power, the light was off. No software was involved. This design was passed on to the laptop team. And yeah, this is just anti-laptop propaganda. I don't want to read the rest of this. The design was passed on to the laptop. Don't extrapolate that laptops are bad, just from this one example.

Because I know you.

Because I know you.

This design was passed on to the laptop team. Much later, news of the camera light hack mentioned on the previous episode of ATP went around Apple. Alarms went off, circuit designs were laid out on tables, and a lot of shouting happened. Turns out, the laptop team had later quote-unquote improved the design, accidentally making this hack possible.

This design was passed on to the laptop team. Much later, news of the camera light hack mentioned on the previous episode of ATP went around Apple. Alarms went off, circuit designs were laid out on tables, and a lot of shouting happened. Turns out, the laptop team had later quote-unquote improved the design, accidentally making this hack possible.

It's amusing to think that this quote-unquote secure exclave is a return to the spirit of the original design requirement.

It's amusing to think that this quote-unquote secure exclave is a return to the spirit of the original design requirement.

Indeed. Yeah, it's a bummer, but like you said, that's big business for you. Wayne Dixon writes with regard to AirPods 4, the base on the AirPods 4 with ANC is definitely heavier than the AirPods 3, according to Wayne. I have no personal experience, so I'll take Wayne's word on this.

Indeed. Yeah, it's a bummer, but like you said, that's big business for you. Wayne Dixon writes with regard to AirPods 4, the base on the AirPods 4 with ANC is definitely heavier than the AirPods 3, according to Wayne. I have no personal experience, so I'll take Wayne's word on this.

Wayne continues, also, the new MagSafe puck does not align itself with the AirPods 4 case either, despite being slightly smaller than the old puck.

Wayne continues, also, the new MagSafe puck does not align itself with the AirPods 4 case either, despite being slightly smaller than the old puck.

A friend of the show, Quinn Nelson, with regard to the ear sensors in AirPods 4. This is quoting from a YouTube video, which we will link in the show notes. These buds use Apple's old optical detection sensor, so anything opaque that modifies light to this spot will pause and resume music.

A friend of the show, Quinn Nelson, with regard to the ear sensors in AirPods 4. This is quoting from a YouTube video, which we will link in the show notes. These buds use Apple's old optical detection sensor, so anything opaque that modifies light to this spot will pause and resume music.

Apple does appear to be using the onboard accelerometers to prevent music from being resumed when the buds are at opposing angles, so you would think that it might be okay in your pocket, but it's not bulletproof. Placing one or both earbuds in my pocket will often resume music unexpectedly. This was a solved problem. The outgoing AirPods 3 had a sensor that only responded to capacitive skin.

Apple does appear to be using the onboard accelerometers to prevent music from being resumed when the buds are at opposing angles, so you would think that it might be okay in your pocket, but it's not bulletproof. Placing one or both earbuds in my pocket will often resume music unexpectedly. This was a solved problem. The outgoing AirPods 3 had a sensor that only responded to capacitive skin.

This is a real bummer of a downgrade and a compromise that I hope was only made for that thinner fitment comfort rather than to save a buck or to artificially segment the lineup.