Podcast episode 240: Smart(er) Glasses 👓 5G in Space 🚀 and No, It’s NOT Listening to You👂

In the News

After a week off for vacation, the podcast is back, and there is so much to talk about! We begin by discussing the product Apple is reportedly developing to compete with Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. What may it look like, how many versions should there be, how could it work, and how might Apple make the product useful without being too creepy from a privacy perspective? We also talk about Apple’s vision product of today—the Apple Vision Pro—and the tragic story that occurred while filming an immersive video, as well as the new episode of Elevated that features New York. (After we recorded the podcast, I had a chance to watch that new video, and it is one of Apple’s very best!) We also talk about satellite and iPhones, iPhones in space, the new Anker Prime Wireless Charging Station, why it sometimes seems like your iPhone is listening to you and providing that information to advertisers, and more.

In our In the Show segment, we talk about the worst shows ever released for Apple TV and some of the best. We also mention the brand new show Margo’s Got Money Troubles, and I’ll mention that after we recorded the episode, I had a chance to watch the first three episodes (all of which Apple released this week), and they are excellent.

In our In the Know segment, we both discuss the Apple Pencil. Brett shares a tip for adding the Apple Pencil to Find My, and I discuss using the hover feature to navigate menus.

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In the News

In the News

There was no In the News post or podcast episode last week because I was on a family vacation in Houston. While there, my son and I visited the Johnson Space Center. I used my iPhone 17 Pro Max to take pictures of the (nicely restored) historic Mission Control Center at the same time that, one floor below us, NASA was communicating with astronauts in space on the Artemis II crewed lunar flyby mission, who were using an iPhone 17 Pro Max to take their own pictures. As Kalley Huang of the New York Times reports, it was the first time an iPhone had been fully qualified by NASA for extended use in orbit and beyond. Ben Lovejoy of 9to5Mac reports that every spacesuit featured a pocket to hold the iPhone, although Malcolm Owen of AppleInsider reports that sometimes the iPhones were mounted to the ship using Velcro. The iPhones could be used to take pictures and videos, but all connectivity was turned off. As a result, the astronauts had to download pictures to a computer to share them with those of us on Earth while they were in space, and so far, I’ve only seen eight pictures shared, although they are great ones: Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch looking at Earth, all four crew members wearing eclipse glasses, and more (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). It is interesting to see a picture of Earth taken with an iPhone because a picture of Earth was one of the very first wallpaper images included with the iPhone, as I explained in this post from 2010. But we know there were more pictures taken with the iPhones; as Marcus Mendes of 9to5Mac notes, we also got a sneak peek at a great photo of the lunar service taken with an iPhone. Hopefully, now that the iPhones are back home and no longer in airplane mode—um, spaceship mode?—NASA will soon release many more photos along with videos taken in space with iPhones. And by the way, if you ever find yourself in Houston, I recommend visiting Space Center Houston. And now, the news of note from the past two weeks:

  • The Overcast app is my favorite app for listening to podcasts, and as noted by Ryan Christoffel of 9to5Mac, the app was recently updated to add a feature that was recently added to Apple’s own Podcasts app: transcripts for every podcast. The feature works really well, and I’ve already found it to be very useful.
  • It is widely believed that Apple will introduce a new version of the iPhone, perhaps as soon as this Fall, which can fold in half. A new rumor is that this device will be called the iPhone Ultra, and in two posts, John Gruber of Daring Fireball explains why he thinks that would be a good name.
  • In a post on the education section of Apple’s website, Apple explains how a student who suddenly lost 95% of his eyesight due to a rare disease uses accessibility features on Apple devices to enlarge text so he can read it. Although my vision is far better than that, it is also far from perfect, and like many others, I depend upon my glasses to see the world clearly. I often use Apple technology to see things more clearly, whether I am pinching to zoom on my iPad or using the camera on my iPhone to zoom in on a distant sign.
  • If you use Express Transit Mode on your iPhone (which makes it much faster to pay for mass transit) and you use a Visa card to make that payment, you may want to change that. As John Gruber of Daring Fireball explains, there is currently a bug in the Visa system that a criminal can exploit to steal money from you.
  • All of us have watched videos of people performing incredible feats. This genre of video is even more stunning when it is an immersive video on the Apple Vision Pro because you feel like you are there. As I note on this webpage, there are currently five episodes in Apple’s Adventure series for the Vision Pro that put you right in the middle of awe-inspiring experiences. This week, it was reported that there were plans to have a sixth one by now. Apple took immersive video of paraplegic Claire Lomas as she took a microlight over the Jordan desert. Tragically, she crashed after landing and died from her injuries five weeks later, as reported by William Gallagher of AppleInsider. As Gallagher notes, nobody is saying that Apple’s cameras played any role in the tragedy. Nevertheless, it is a haunting reminder that the risks people take in videos like this are very real. The immersive video of Faith Dickey walking a tightrope 3,000 feet above Norway’s fjords was one of the first immersive videos released for the Apple Vision Pro, but it remains one of the most breathtaking videos that I’ve ever seen.
  • Stephen Johnson of Lifehacker shares some good Apple Vision Pro tips.
  • Apple released a new immersive video for the Apple Vision Pro today, the latest episode of its Elevated series. This one is focused on New York. “Glide above the Big Apple’s shimmering spires and down its iconic streets. From the neon sizzle of Times Square to the Statue of Liberty’s beacon of hope, let the voices of New York-and songs celebrating the city’s magic-be your guide.”
  • After an article by Mark Gurman at Bloomberg about Apple’s upcoming smart glasses product, there has been a lot of speculation about what Apple may be working on, such as this article by Ryan Christoffel of 9to5Mac.
  • If Apple is indeed working on smart glasses, I’m sure that Apple is working to make them better than the ones currently being sold by Meta. Based on this article by Sam Anderson of the New York Times, that’s a low bar.
  • John Voorhees of MacStories reviews Hour by Hour, an app that can help you to plan your day.
  • Earlier this week, I reviewed the Review: Anker Prime Wireless Charging Station and concluded that it is the best 3-in-1 charger that you can buy. Andrew O’Hara of AppleInsider recently reviewed the product as well, and he agrees with me, concluding that this product “stands out in a crowded market as a premium device.” You can get it for $119.99 on Amazon.
  • Jason Cross of Macworld compares the Apple Watch to a Whoop band.
  • I mentioned a few weeks ago that this might occur, but now it has. As Dan Moren of Six Colors reports, Amazon acquired Globalstar, the company that Apple uses for its satellite features on the iPhone and Apple Watch. Moren reports that Apple played a role in the purchase to ensure that Amazon will continue to support what Apple is doing now and will work with Apple on future developments.
  • What will those future satellite-related features be? Ryan Christoffel of 9to5Mac has some ideas.
  • If you have noticed that the Netflix app on the Apple TV device doesn’t work as well as it used to, it’s not just your imagination. As Chance Miller of 9to5Mac explains, Netflix changed its app to make it much less useful. Ugh.
  • The newest show on Apple TV is Margo’s Got Money Troubles, and it is getting good reviews, such as this review by James Poniewozik of the New York Times. I plan to check it out this weekend.
  • Denise Petski of Deadline reports that later this month, Apple will host an interactive fan experience in Los Angeles for 28 shows, including Pluribus, For All Mankind, Slow Horses, Shrinking, and Your Friends & Neighbors.
  • I often talk about the best shows on Apple TV streaming service, but they are not all winners. David Snow of Cult of Mac lists the worst-rated shows on Apple TV.
  • Snow also shares great tips for using Siri to tell your CarPlay what to do.
  • Aisha Malik of TechCrunch recommends iPad apps to use for productivity.
  • The Signal app can be used to send private messages on an iPhone, but there may still be a way to see them. Marcus Mendes of 9to5Mac reports that the FBI recovered deleted Signal messages using iPhone notification data.
  • Apple’s 50th anniversary is now behind us, but Mark Spoonauer of Tom’s Guide just posted a fantastic video from his interview with Apple executives Greg ‘Joz’ Joswiak and John Ternus. They talk about specific products, like the new MacBook Neo and the Vision Pro, but also about what made Apple so special over the last fifty years and what we can expect in the future. Worth watching.
  • And finally, how many times have you talked about a product, a place, a show, etc., and then not that long later, you see an advertisement for it on your iPhone? Many people are convinced that an iPhone or Android device must be passively listening to what they say and sharing that with advertisers. David Pogue of CBS Sunday Morning investigated this and talked to the experts, and as he explains in this video, it simply isn’t true. The video explains what is really going on, and this follow-up article by Pogue on his Substack has a lot more information.

Review: Anker Prime Wireless Charging Station

One of the best accessories that you can get for an iPhone is a wireless charger that supports MagSafe or Qi2 charging. The obvious reason is that it provides an easy way to charge your iPhone without having to connect a USB-C cable to the bottom of the device. But perhaps even more importantly, it means you can use StandBy mode, turning your iPhone into a screen that displays useful information (such as the time or upcoming calendar events) and/or enjoyable content (such as pictures). It is nice to have a wireless charger on your desk where you work and on a nightstand next to where you sleep. Better yet, if you use a portable charger, you can take it with you when you travel. Better than that, if you use a 3-in-1 wireless charger, the same device can charge your iPhone, your Apple Watch, and your AirPods. Last year, I reviewed the UGREEN 3-in-1 Foldable MagFlow Wireless Charger, which does all of this. I use that product almost every day. But now, I have found something better: the Anker Prime Wireless Charging Station (currently $119.99 on Amazon).

The Anker Prime Wireless Charging Station charges an iPhone using 25W MagSafe, which is the fastest MagSafe charging speed. And because it is a 3-in-1 charger, it can do more. It also features a spot for wireless charging AirPods or Powerbeats Pro. Plus, there is a spot to charge an Apple Watch.

When you don’t need to charge an Apple Watch, you can fold back the Apple Watch charger, and it clicks securely into place.

Push it again to pop it up.

Heat is produced when you charge a device wirelessly. As a result, most wireless chargers can sense when they are getting too hot and, if this happens, reduce the charging rate to compensate. This device does that as well, but it also has another trick up its sleeve: an internal fan. It is incredibly quiet, so you cannot hear it unless you really try. (Anker says it is 19 decibels.) The fan keeps the device even cooler while charging an iPhone, maximizing the charge delivered to the iPhone.

There are small rubber feet on the bottom to keep it in place on a surface.

This device works great if you leave it in one place. Just use the (included) USB-C cord and power adapter. And of course, you can use your own longer USB-C cord if necessary. Better yet, when it is time to travel, just close the Apple Watch charger and fold it down, and the device becomes small and portable.

With the exception of the fan, this device functions much like the UGREEN 3-in-1 device that I reviewed last year. But I vastly prefer the look and feel of this Anker device, especially when traveling, because it is shorter and has curved edges. And while the Apple Watch charger on the UGREEN device can also lift up or fold down, it doesn’t stay securely in place when raised. In contrast, the Apple Watch charger on this Anker device stays securely in either the open or the closed position.

The Anker device also has the feel of a more premium product than the UGREEN device. It just feels more sturdy and not as cheaply made. I’ve used the UGREEN device for many months without having a problem with the fit and finish, but after using the Anker device, I instantly noticed the difference.

The only reason I can think of to pick the UGREEN device over this Anker device is the price. The MSRP of the UGREEN device is $139.99, but it regularly sells on Amazon for $99.99. The MSRP of the Anker device is $149.99, but it is currently selling on Amazon for $119.99.

Having used both devices, I definitely recommend paying for the Anker device. It is better.

Conclusion

The only negative thing that I have to say about the Anker Prime Wireless Charging Station is that it makes me jealous. I say that because I purchased this device for my wife, who wanted a 3-in-1 charger for her nightstand. She was kind enough to let me use it for the first two weeks so I could learn about the product and prepare this review. Now that I’m back to using the UGREEN device, I miss this Anker device. Sure, my UGREEN device still works just fine, but the Anker device was better.

If you own an iPhone, I strongly recommend purchasing a wireless charger. While there are countless MagSafe chargers for sale, a portable 3-in-1 charger is ideal for its versatility. And the best portable 3-in-1 charger that you can purchase today is the Anker Prime Wireless Charging Station. This is a fantastic product.

Click here to get the Anker Prime Wireless Charging Station on Amazon ($119.99).

Podcast episode 239: Happy 50th Apple! 🍎🎂🎉 In Between Jobs, iPhones in Space 🚀 and the Pogue Feature

Brett and I begin this week’s episode of the In the News podcast by looking back at ABA TECHSHOW 2026. However, the bulk of this week’s podcast is devoted to Apple’s 50th anniversary. This includes discussing some of the great stories that were shared this week and discussing the ways that Apple itself celebrated the event. We then turn our attention to the heavens, discussing the use of iPhones on the Artemis II mission to the moon and how Amazon’s satellite plans intersect with Apple’s efforts to let the iPhone and the Apple Watch communicate via satellite when there is not a cellular connection or Wi-Fi. We also discuss the reviews of the AirPods Max 2 and more.

In our In the Know segment, Brett shares a tip for interpreting the colors on an Apple Credit Card, and I discuss taking full-screen screenshots of web pages.

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In the News

In the News

When I was in middle school, I used every opportunity to spend time in my school’s computer lab, which featured Apple II computers. I eventually convinced my parents to buy me an inexpensive Sinclair ZX81 computer, but I always dreamed of owning my own Apple computer, especially after the Macintosh was introduced in 1984. In 1988, after my freshman year of college, I used the money I earned from a summer job to purchase my first Apple computer (a Macintosh Plus), and I’ve been using Apple products ever since. Like many others, I’ve been thinking about my history with Apple products this week because Apple turned 50 on April 1, 2026. Joe Rossignol of MacRumors notes the many ways Apple itself celebrated, including a concert featuring Paul McCartney on Apple’s campus for Apple employees. If you missed the really fun animation that was on Apple’s website on Wednesday, I encourage you to check it out now, thanks to this post from John Gruber of Daring Fireball. That same post from Gruber links to a great “rewind” video shared by Apple CEO Tim Cook. And as Lex Friedman figured out, if you watch the rewind video in reverse, you’ll hear a song that will be familiar to many people who have been paying attention to Apple over the years. It’s been a nice walk down memory lane this week, and Apple’s 50th dominates the news of note from the past week:

  • Kalley Huang of the New York Times interviews Chris Espinosa, the only person who has worked at Apple for its entire fifty years.
  • Jason Snell of Six Colors wrote an interesting article called Between Jobs about the period of time from 1985 to 1997 when Steve Jobs was not at Apple.
  • Speaking of Snell, this week’s episode of the Upgrade podcast was amazing, with Snell sharing numerous stories about Apple’s earliest years.
  • I’m really enjoying David Pogue’s new book Apple: The First 50 Years. You can currently get it at a deep discount on Amazon, only $34.09. The hardcover version is great because of all of the great pictures, but I also purchased the Audible version of the book because David Pogue does such a wonderful job reading it.
  • D. Griffin Jones of Cult of Mac created a great list of what he calls the most important Apple news stories from each of the last 50 years.
  • Ryan D’Agostino, writing at Esquire, discusses Apple’s history and interviews Apple CEO Tim Cook. The most interesting part of the interview is when Cook explains why he spends so much time talking to President Trump.
  • Here is a memo that Cook wrote to Apple employees to mark Apple’s 50th, as reprinted by Zac Hall of 9to5Mac. “As extraordinary as it is to reflect on the past fifty years, what excites me most is what comes next.”
  • When Apple introduced the iPhone 14 in 2022, which supported communicating with satellites, it worked with Globalstar, a company in Covington, LA (close to New Orleans). Two years later, Apple purchased a 20% interest in Globalstar. This week, Tim Hardwick of MacRumors reported that Amazon is now trying to purchase Globalstar to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink, and becuase of Apple’s 20% ownership, Amazon has to negotiate with Apple as well.
  • Jacob Krol of TechRadar discusses Apple’s new AirPods Max 2 and talks about the product with Tim Millet and Eric Treski of Apple.
  • Chance Miller of 9to5Mac also reviews the AirPods Max 2.
  • A collection of artists called Cosmic Perspective announced this week that it brought a Blackmagic Design URSA Cine Immersive camera to NASA Kennedy Space Center to record the Artemis launch in immersive video. No word yet on when the video will be released, but I look forward to watching that one. NASA: for your next trip, how about taking an URSA Cine Immersive camera to the moon?
  • If the Blackmagic camera doesn’t fit into the cargo hold, perhaps the astronauts could just take immersive videos using an iPhone. NASA is now letting astronauts bring a smartphone into space, and Roman Loyola of Macworld reports that there are iPhone 17 Pro devices on Artemis right now.
  • Tucker Reals of CBS News reports that Iran announced this week that, in retaliation for President Trump’s actions, Iran will target 18 U.S. technology and finance companies in the Middle East, including Apple.
  • Glenn Fleishman of Six Colors notes that if you depend upon the Apple Health app to remind you when to take your medications, be careful when you travel across time zones.
  • Rajat Saini of The Mac Observer notes that Season 2 of the Apple TV show Your Friends & Neighbors debuts tonight. My wife and I enjoyed the first season, and I’m looking forward to the second season.
  • And finally, Apple showed off some rare items from its archives on its campus in Cupertino, California, this week, and Ben Cohen of the Wall Street Journal shows off many of the items and interviews Apple CEO Tim Cook to discuss them in this great video:

Podcast episode 238: Fighting for Justice with Technology, AI and Cosplay Capes 🧑‍💻🦸🏼‍♀️👩🏼‍⚖️

In the News

If you are like me, 99% of the time that you listen to a podcast, you listen to the audio version. But this week’s episode of the In the News podcast is one I recommend you check out in the video version on YouTube—even if just for the first few minutes to see a few of the incredible costumes from C2E2. I had a surreal moment on Friday morning as I was walking to the room where I was giving a presentation on using wearable technology when I saw Darth Vader and Boba Fett cross my path. That’s not something that I normally see at a CLE. (Having said that, I suppose that I was a bit of a cosplayer myself based on the picture from my presentation that the ABA Journal used for an article.)

In this week’s episode of the podcast, Brett and I discuss some of the news of the week: iOS 26.4, the first announcement about WWDC 2026, ads coming to Apple Maps, AirDrop support coming to Samsung phones, and great updates to the Flighty app. We also discuss ABA TECHSHOW 2026. It was also fun to share tidbits from numerous TECHSHOW attendees including Bob Ambrogi, Seton Hengesbach, Joshua Lenon, Alan Klevan, Shawn Holahan, Kevin O’Keefe, Davide Cugini, Paul Lawless, Tad Pardue, Jim Nieset, Patrick Wright, Mike Dunham, Bill Vance, Mitch Zoll, and … for some comic relief … Mark Unger.

In our In the Know segment, Brett recommends the TwelveSouth PlugBug, and I share some tips for protecting your law firm or other company from cybersecurity threats.

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In the News

In the News

I’m currently in Chicago at the ABA TECHSHOW conference. That means that I spent yesterday talking to lots of companies in the legal technology world and attending sessions focused on getting the most out of technology while staying safe amid the risks posed by cybercriminals. Today, I’m teaching two sessions: one called Practical Tips & Tools for Today’s Mobile Lawyer and another one called Wired for Justice: Wearable and Augmented Tech for a Law Practice. I’ve also talked to lots of interesting attorneys at the conference who read iPhone J.D. and/or listen to the In the News podcast, and it is incredible how much we all have to learn from each other. Speaking of the podcast, Brett Burney and I are working on a special edition of the podcast this week; it won’t be out until this weekend, but I promise it will be worth the wait! And now, the news of note from the past week:

  • This week, Apple released iOS 26.4 and similar updates for other devices. As noted by Juli Clover of MacRumors, the major changes are: (1) new emoji, (2) the new Playlist Playground feature in Apple Music (which uses AI to generate playlists based on your prompts), (3) a change to payment methods for shared purchases in a family group, (4) a Concerts feature in Apple Music to help you discovery nearby shows, (5) improved keyboard accuracy when typing quickly, and more.
  • Ryan Christoffel of 9to5Mac notes that iOS 26.4 includes changes to CarPlay: support for AI voice assistant apps and a new ambient music widget.
  • The new visionOS 26.4 adds support for something called foveated streaming. As Christoffel explains, it allows a developer to stream the highest quality content for the area where you are currently looking, with lower quality video in the parts that are in the corner of your eye (which doesn’t matter because you are not looking there anyway). The net result is a higher quality video stream that takes up less bandwidth.
  • Zac Hall of 9to5Mac notes that another improvement in visionOS 26.4 is better spatial audio performance. With this update, your Vision Pro starts Spatial Audio even faster when you are in a room that it recognizes because the device remembers the acoustic properties of the room. Fascinating.
  • iOS 26.4 may be the new kid on the block, but what is next? The next big update will presumably be called iOS 27, and Apple typically releases major updates in September and provides a preview of the major update at its WWDC developer conference in June. This week, Apple announced that WWDC 2026 will start on June 8. I presume that means that Apple will stream a keynote address at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern that day. Mark your calendar now!
  • The MSRP for Apple’s fantastic AirPods Pro 3 is $249, but you can occasionally get it on sale from Amazon. Amazon is having one of those sales right now, with a great price of only $199.
  • Another great deal: with Apple now selling the second generation of the AirTag (my review), you can get the first-generation model for an all-time record low price of only $59.99 on Amazon. Only $15 for an AirTag is a tremendous deal, and you don’t lose much by getting the original version of the AirTag.
  • At some point this year, Apple is going to start showing ads in its Maps app. My initial reaction to that was: BOO! However, Wesley Hillard makes the argument on his HilliTech blog that this might not be a bad thing if Apple does ads in a good and responsible manner. As he points out, in the old days, when we used to use the Yellow Pages to find a business, the ads were actually a useful way to learn about businesses. Plus, Apple is not going to use ads to invade your privacy the way that other companies do. He makes some interesting points, and I hope he is right.
  • As we near Apple’s 50th anniversary, Harry McCracken of Fast Company compiled a great oral history of the earliest days of Apple.
  • AirDrop is a very useful way to transfer files from one Apple device to another Apple device. Google recently figured out a way to reverse-engineer this so that its Android phones could support AirDrop, and John Gruber of Daring Fireball reports that Samsung announced that it is similarly bringing AirDrop support to its Android phones. I’m in favor of this becuase AirDrop is so useful.
  • Ivan Mehta of TechCrunch describes a new feature in the latest version of the Flighty app called Airport Intelligence. It uses AI to analyze lots of information about different airports to provide real-time information on the conditions at different airports, giving you more information on what could disrupt your flight. It can also forecast airport delays.
  • I typically use my Apple Card when I shop at Walgreens because it is one of the few stores that gives you 3% Daily Cash. Joe Rossignol of MacRumors reports that, now through May 20, you can get 5% Daily Cash when you use your Apple Card at Walgreens and Duane Reade (up to $500 / $25 cash back).
  • Jason Snell of Six Colors reviews the Aqara UWB Smart Lock U400. It looks like it has all of the latest and greatest features.
  • Today is the start of Season 5 of the fantastic Apple TV show For All Mankind. Benjamin Mayo of 9to5Mac reports that Apple has renewed the show for its sixth and final season.
  • And finally, here is an interesting video that Apple debuted when it recently unveiled the MacBook Neo. It shows this process of creating a MacBook Neo—not the realistic version, but instead, an artistic version. Fun video.

TranscriptPad comes to CarPlay

For the first time ever, we have a CarPlay app designed for lawyers: TranscriptPad. I’ve been using TranscriptPad on my iPad for over 14 years, and it is an essential app in my law practice. There is no better way to read and annotate a deposition transcript. A few months ago, this long-time iPad app was brought to the iPhone. It is nice to be able to review a transcript when all that you have easy access to is an iPhone. When I discussed the new iPhone app a few months ago, I noted that a perfect use case for its ability to read a transcript aloud was to review it while you are driving, such as when you are driving across the state to the next deposition in the case. Now that there is a dedicated CarPlay app, it is even easier to listen to a deposition in the car.

The CarPlay app shows a list of depositions. Tap one to play it.

When you are listening to a transcript, the display shows the traditional controls: a play/pause button and buttons that let you jump forward or backward. Note that the buttons let you jump backward / forward to the previous / next question and answer pair, not by a specific amount of time.

You can control playback speed to be more efficient when listening to a transcript. I found that the 1.5x speed worked well for me.

Listening to a transcript while driving is nice because it gives you an opportunity to think about things that came up during a deposition. If you hear something that you want to remember to go back to again when you are in front of your iPad, you can tap the icon with the finger at the bottom of the screen. This triggers the Marked Lines feature that I described in my previous post, marking the entire current question and answer. (If you tap a second time while listening to the same question/answer, it will remove the Marked Lines indication.)

This app works great. And using the CarPlay version of TranscriptPad is much better than using the iPhone version of TranscriptPad while you are driving because it is easy to see and interact with the screen.

I have to admit, though, that it seems surreal to see the icon for a legal-specific app on my CarPlay screen. I love it.

Kudos to the team at Lit Software for coming up with yet another way to make this app more valuable for attorneys.

Click here to get TranscriptPad (available as a part of the LitSuite subscription).

Lawyer Vision Pro Stories: Edward Fogarty

I love hearing how other attorneys use Apple products in their law practices, so I always appreciate it when one of you is willing to share what you use and how you use it with the rest of the iPhone J.D. readers. Today I am sharing a submission from Edward Fogarty of Fogarty Law Offices, a criminal defense lawyer in Springfield, MA, who works at both the trial court and appellate court level. Although Edward works with many Apple products, I was particularly interested to hear about how he uses his Apple Vision Pro. I love using my Vision Pro, I use it all the time, and I’ll be talking about that product in just a few days at ABA TECHSHOW in Chicago.

Here are some of the interesting things Edward told me about his Vision Pro and how he uses it:

  • “I purchased one approximately six months ago on eBay for approximately $2200,” and fortunately, it still had an AppleCare warranty on it.
  • “I use it interchangeably with the Mac and iPad. It’s very useful, especially for reading cases.” He said he uses it quite a bit when preparing briefs and memoranda.
  • He makes extensive use of an app called Screens, which lets you control a computer from another Apple device, such as an iPhone, iPad, or Vision Pro. He says that it “works flawlessly.” I often use the Mac Virtual Display feature when I am sitting in front of my Mac, and I like that you can choose different display sizes, including an Ultrawide display. Edward says that while Screens doesn’t let you have an ultrawide display, “the screen size is more than large enough, and, at least for me, the resolution is better than the native app.” I know that another advantage of an app like Screens is that you don’t have to be sitting in front of your computer; I often use the LogMeIn app on my Vision Pro to see and control the screen on the PC that is in my office, even though I am working at home.
  • Edward said that he has had success using a Vision Pro to brainstorm, creating a mind map from his notes from a witness interview.
  • Edwars say that he also loves using a Vision Pro to review transcripts and evidence because it is “so much easier” to work with such a big screen.
  • He also likes using his Vision Pro for looking at family photos. “Panorama photos are truly panoramic,” and Edward said that he is encouraged to take even more panorama photos because he knows how good they will look on the Vision Pro. (The same is true for me!) He also said that adding the 3D effect to a 2D photo provides “an additional and powerful element to these photos.”

Thanks, Edward, for sharing these thoughts with me and the readers of iPhone J.D. If any of you want to share what you are doing with your Vision Pro, I would love to hear about it!

Podcast episode 237: A Cybersecurity Sword ⚔️ Big Hairy Creatures, and Better Braided Charging Cords 🔌

In the News

We begin this week’s podcast by encouraging folks going to ABA TECHSHOW in a few days to look out for Brett and me—especially if you want to be a part of next week’s podcast. Next, we discuss many recent cybersecurity threats and explain what you should do to stay safe. Next, we discuss the upcoming iOS 26.4, which will include six new emojis. We also discuss the AirPods Max 2, the MacBook Neo, the best cords for charging your iPhone, the great services that are part of Apple One, improvements to Personal VoiceOver, and more. We also discuss the recent event at the Computer History Museum celebrating Apple’s 50th anniversary.

In our In the Show segment, we discuss the large number of great shows coming very soon to Apple TV, and one show that is just starting production but has some great names behind it.

In our In the Know segment, Brett recommends a Folio-style case for the iPad that is cheaper and more functional than Apple’s Folio case, and I share a tip provided by a listener for switching listening modes on AirPods Pro.

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