Nilay Patel

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36,692 appearances 132 recordings 4 series first heard Aug 2024 last heard yesterday

Nilay Patel’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Decoder with Nilay Patel · Can John Ternus find Apple's next big thing? · 21 Sep 2026 podcast

is I think about what might he do to make this more than just a hockey puck that's listening all the time. voice-verified

Actually this thing to you mentioned the AirPods with a camera. voice-verified

AirPods are a success because they have a huge attach rate to iPhones. voice-verified

People buy iPhones, they buy an AirPod, people buy iPhones, they buy a set of AirPods. voice-verified

There you go. voice-verified

You got a huge business. voice-verified

Just out the out the gate. voice-verified

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You mentioned that adding a camera to AirPods might turn them into a platform unto themselves. voice-verified

That would obviously compete with some of these screenless devices or these AI native devices. voice-verified

How would that work? voice-verified

as that core differentiator. voice-verified

So this brings me to the last thing I want to talk to you about, which is Apple and privacy. voice-verified

The things you're describing at with AirPods are science fiction ideas that have been around forever. voice-verified

I tried Microsoft HoloLens ten years ago and they were doing augmented reality demos that are very much the things you're describing. voice-verified

They had me uh change spark plugs and an ATV. voice-verified

I will never forget doing this with our big silly glasses on my face. voice-verified

And the problem has been one, the technology, right? voice-verified

It's very hard to shrink that technology and have the appropriate battery life. voice-verified

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