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2024 May Rickies

 4th September 2024 at 4:47pm
Donation: $275 Donator: Federico Flexies winner: Stephen Winner: Myke

▶️ Episodes

🥇 Regular Picks

HostPickScore
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
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

HostPickScore
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

  1. Myke: 1
  2. Federico: 1
  3. Stephen: 1

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

💪 Flexie Picks

HostPickScore
Myke Flexie "New pencil has a button" 0
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
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

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