This wasn't actually an option, but Stephen felt confident. (Really, he changed it to just be "after the 2018 iPhone event" as well, but that's not as fun.)
This was originally just "faster charging", but the live chat pointed out a recent FCC filing by Apple which undercut the riskiness of the pick. Stephen added a specific wattage target and also had to decide whether the existing MagSafe puck will support the higher wattage.
Stephen came to the table with two picks: "Apple announces a multi-device charger that looks a lot like AirPower" and "The 15 Pro Max weighs within 10% of the 14 Pro Max's weight". Myke believed that a 10% margin on either side is too wide to be risky and also that the AirPower one is just a better risky pick with less math. Once it's settled to go with the AirPower one, Federico asks to clarify "looks like" and the pick is modified to specify a lack of charging targets.
After writing down the pick but before the episode was recorded, Federico mused about this on Threads, but the other hosts will allow it. And he might already have one that he doesn't use already. The key is that Federico needs to actually speak about it.
Federico did indeed try an e-ink phone and discussed it on the Pro show of Connected 513.
"2 Apple Pencils: the standard and a short one that supports the iPhone and iPad mini"
During grading, Federico proposes what will become Risky Picks, including 2 points for correct picks and losing a point for being wrong, as Myke describes how he wanted to go big with this pick.
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.
"It will feature eye or hand tracking as a way to control the interface without needing to touch the screen."
"And it will feature support for third party apps to run on the device."
Apps may not necessarily come from a dedicated App Store, it may be more like CarPlay or some form of mirroring. Just widgets or Live Activities will not count, there has to be UI that you interact with.
The additional condition is an intentionally risky choice by Federico
Ultimately this is in fact his undoing. While AirPods Pro were released to split the line, the normal AirPods 2 didn't drop from their original $159 price until the 3rd generation was released in October 2021.
Jason Snell had to be called in to adjudicate this one. Stephen contended that it was just the iMac's keyboard that was updated, not the "standard" one. To be fair, when describing this pick, Federico seemed to be using "standard" to differentiate from the "extended" keyboard with number pad, but of course it's what's written that matters.
"... and "reverse wireless charging" for AirPods cases. MagSafe charging speed will also be raised from 15 watts."
Originally didn't include the last sentence.
The previous rumors of reverse wireless charging didn't disqualify this pick since it's in combination with Qi 2 as well. It's pointed out that Qi 2 is basically just standardized MagSafe as well, but it's still allowed as they'll have to be specific about Qi 2 to count it. Stephen still thinks it lacks passion. Later, Federico sprinkled some passion on it after all by adding a charging wattage increase after all.