Menu
Sign In Search Podcasts Libraries Charts People & Topics Add Podcast API Blog Pricing

John Gruber

πŸ‘€ Speaker
1073 total appearances
Voice ID

Voice Profile Active

This person's voice can be automatically recognized across podcast episodes using AI voice matching.

Voice samples: 1
Confidence: Medium

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Vergecast
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy

That's what my phone is for.

The Vergecast
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy

And then my wife yells at me for looking at my phone while we're in the car.

The Vergecast
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy

All right.

The Vergecast
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy

My next one is a short one and it is just, it's a real sign of the times gadget that I want to tell you about.

The Vergecast
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy

which is a new thing called the Insta360 Mic Pro.

The Vergecast
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy

It's the NAB is right now in Las Vegas, which is basically like a camera and audio show.

The Vergecast
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy

It's like CES, but like much more niche and nerdy.

The Vergecast
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy

NAB is a blast.

The Vergecast
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy

But basically they took, Insta360 makes a lot of webcams and microphones and stuff like that.

The Vergecast
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy

And like every other company that makes these things, they've been leaning further and further into creator devices.

The Vergecast
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy

And this one, the Insta360 Mic Pro is the,

The Vergecast
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy

designed very specifically to be prominently displayed.

The Vergecast
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy

And the thing that it will let you do, it has a little screen on the side.

The Vergecast
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy

It's a round microphone that you're supposed to clip to your lapel or your shirt or whatever.

The Vergecast
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy

And you, it has a screen onto which you are meant to put your brand.

The Vergecast
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy

And this is like,

The Vergecast
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy

I cannot describe to you a more 2026 story about a gadget than a creator microphone that you are going to pin to your shirt that is going to show your brand as you make TikToks.

The Vergecast
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy

It's perfect.

The Vergecast
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy

People do love the fuzzy thing.

The Vergecast
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy

And I think I've been noticing a definite trend away from seeing these things.