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2024 May Rickies

4th September 2024 at 4:47pm

▶️ Episodes

🥇 Regular Picks

Host	Pick	Score
Federico	Regular	"The new iPad Pros come with a new (to the platform) display technology"	1
Stephen	Regular	"Apple announces updates for Final Cut Pro and/or Logic for the iPad"	1
	Was originally just "pro apps" but Federico wanted some clarification.
Myke	Regular	"The iPad Pro features a camera on the horizontal bezel"	1
Federico	Regular	"Apple unveils a new Apple Pencil"	1
	Ungraded: Support for gestures like squeezing and the inclusion of haptic feedback Was originally about Apple introducing a new keyboard, but Federico already has an annual pick for that, and that makes it ineligible.
Stephen	Regular	"The new iPad Air comes in the current iPad Pro sizes: 11-inch and 12.9-inch"	1
	Apple changed to just calling it 13", but it's actually exactly the same, so Stephen gets the point.
Myke	Regular	"The iPad Pro has a higher starting price for both models"	1
	The old models started at $799 and $1099. New prices: $999 and $1299, so definitely yes. (To be fair, you also get more storage for that price.)

⚠️ Risky Picks

Host	Pick	Score
Federico	Risky	"The new iPad Pros can run a version of macOS when needed"	-1
	Ungraded: "Native, virtualized, or Mac Virtual Display?"
Stephen	Risky	"We get new Macs"	-1
	~~Ungraded: probably a new Mac mini~~
Myke	Risky	"The iPad Pro gets MagSafe charging, but it's not what you think…"	-1
	"Not the MagSafe an iPhone has." In other words, an iPhone MagSafe charger will not charge an iPad Pro, but it will have a new charging method called MagSafe, likely the MacBook's MagSafe or very similar.

🏆 Scores

Myke: 1
Federico: 1
Stephen: 1

In a 3 way flip, Myke comes out on top and Federico puts Stephen in last.

💪 Flexie Picks

Host	Pick	Score
Myke	Flexie	"New pencil has a button"	0
	A blast from the past brought back again.
Myke	Flexie	"Apple now sells four Apple Pencils"	1
Myke	Flexie	"New pencil comes in colour choices"	0
Myke	Flexie	"New Magic Keyboard matches aluminium colours"	1
Myke	Flexie	"iPad Pro does not get an M4"	0
Myke	Flexie	"iPadOS 17 AI enhancements for iPad only"	0
	Was originally "iOS" but Federico is a stickler for the Apple style guide.
Myke	Flexie	"Apple's iPad Pro keyboard features a new key switch technology"	0
Stephen	Flexie	"New iPad Airs come in new colors that are as vibrant as the back of the iMacs"	0
Stephen	Flexie	"The new Apple Pencil is named Apple Pencil Pro"	1
Stephen	Flexie	"Apple announces AI-powered changes to iWork"	0
Stephen	Flexie	"Final Cut for iPad gains a feature specifically for video in visionOS"	0
Stephen	Flexie	"iPad Virtual Display announced for visionOS"	0
Stephen	Flexie	"A new Apple Pencil is announced and only works with the new iPad Pros"	0
	Close, but the iPad Air got it too.
Stephen	Flexie	"New iPad Pros start with at least 256 GB of storage"	1
	Ungraded: "Currently 128 GB which is laughable. Also a nice way to bring the price up."
Federico	Flexie	"The new iPad Pros have slimmer bezels than before"	0
Federico	Flexie	"Apple refreshes its input accessories for USB-C"	0
Federico	Flexie	"The new iPad keyboard can also be paired with a Mac or Vision Pro"	0
Federico	Flexie	"The video is shorter than 31 minutes"	0
	Close, but over.
Federico	Flexie	"The new iPad Pro has the M4"	1
	Perhaps more likely than we think?
Federico	Flexie	"The new Apple Pencil is compatible with and has special features for visionOS"	0
Federico	Flexie	"Gaming on the iPad Pro is mentioned with at least a triple-A game shown"	0
	Although Assassin's Creed was mentioned, it wasn't with the iPad Pro.
Federico	Flexie	"The new iPad external keyboard has at least one programmable 'Action' key"	0
Myke	Flexie	"The iPad Pro gets an Action Button"	0
	Impulse added after Federico's pick gave Myke an idea, and Federico declined to take the bait.
Federico	Flexie	"The new iPad Pro with M4 has Thunderbolt 5"	0
Federico	Flexie	"Vision Pro launch dates in more countries announced"	0
Federico	Flexie	"The new iPad Pros have Wi-Fi 7"	0
Federico	Flexie	"The new iPad keyboard has a dedicated Siri key"	0
	Federico sneaks one more Flexie in before the end of the show.

💸 Flexie Scores

Stephen: 28.6% (2/7)
Myke: 25.0% (2/8)
Federico: 8.3% (1/12)