00:32:11 · John Coogan
[00:32:11] S0: Number 10, you're telling me a ghost wrote this book. That's good. Ghosting book. That one does make sense. You're telling me a star crossed these lovers? That's actually pretty good. Okay. So we're getting somewhere. We're getting somewhere. At least it, like, understood the prompt on this one. You're telling me a beer battered this fish. I like that. Babe? You're telling me this Figma thought bigger and built faster? Figma helps design and development teams build great products together. Get started for free. We gotta whip through a bunch of these posts. I I I will not leave this show before we talk about the Apple the Apple iPhone, sock. What is up with the sock? Have you seen this? Apple launched a sock. So it's a it's a, fashion accessory, and everyone's debating it. Do you see this? It's this blue light blue sock that you put over your shoulder or over your hand, and people are very, very upset about it. Aditya Agarwal says, when a company releases something that is so obviously underwhelming, then the natural question is, did no one at the company see how bad this is, or did no one have the courage to speak up? I'm not sure which is worse. And someone else says, look. Apple has a lot of fumbles. This is not one of them. They knew exactly what they were doing and exactly who would buy it. Also, it's okay. Fashion accessories are not for everyone. And the news, of course, is that, the it's called the iPhone Pocket, a beautiful way to wear and carry iPhone. Not carry the iPhone. Remember, they you don't say the iPhone. You say iPhone. And so born out of a collaboration between Issey Miyake and Apple, iPhone Pocket features a singular three d knitted construction designed to fit any iPhone. Jaya, who I actually did a collab with on Instagram, very fun tech commentator. She says a lot of tech bros prematurely dunking on this release because they don't get why it's a big deal. So let me translate. You're not the only consumers Apple designs for. This is a huge designer and the mind behind Steve Jobs' iconic black turtlenecks. I didn't realize that. People outside The US wear phone straps and slings all the time and would pay for this. They're tapping into an existing trend. Apple has infiltrated music entertainment, but not high fashion even though the Tech X fashion is exploding. Tech built into Met Gala looks, etcetera.
00:34:40 · John Coogan, Jordi Hays
The three d knitted construction reduces material waste and shows a push toward more sustainable made to shape production. This will absolutely sell. Sell, what do you think? Are you bullish or bearish on the Apple iPhone pocket, Jordy? [00:34:56] S1: I feel like I know a lot of people. Most I feel like most of I feel like my mom would love this, to be honest. [00:35:04] S0: It seems like it's a great Christmas gift. So interestingly, how much do you think this costs? [00:35:09] S1: I don't know. Like $230? [00:35:11] S0: That's wait. Did you look it up? Yeah. Yeah. The long one's $2.30. The the short one's $1.50. But I I think most people would look at this and be like, okay. It's a sock. Like but it's from Apple, so it's probably, like, $30, maybe $50. Some people were surprised that it was a little bit more expensive. But, you know, it's from this famous designer, and it's this interesting status symbol. The question is, like, this could be like I, like, I don't think I'm gonna be using this thing no matter what. The question is, is this gonna be like libooboos and gonna be, like, super popular or, like, Stanleys? Like, will this become actually like a very, very popular form factor in America specifically? I don't know. It's hard to tell. I I'm not really the person to like, you know, handicap it. I I think Apple knows what they're doing. I think they'll I think they'll make money on this certainly.
00:35:11 · John Coogan, Jordi Hays
[00:35:11] S0: That's wait. Did you look it up? Yeah. Yeah. The long one's $2.30. The the short one's $1.50. But I I think most people would look at this and be like, okay. It's a sock. Like but it's from Apple, so it's probably, like, $30, maybe $50. Some people were surprised that it was a little bit more expensive. But, you know, it's from this famous designer, and it's this interesting status symbol. The question is, like, this could be like I, like, I don't think I'm gonna be using this thing no matter what. The question is, is this gonna be like libooboos and gonna be, like, super popular or, like, Stanleys? Like, will this become actually like a very, very popular form factor in America specifically? I don't know. It's hard to tell. I I'm not really the person to like, you know, handicap it. I I think Apple knows what they're doing. I think they'll I think they'll make money on this certainly. [00:35:59] S1: Yeah. I ever since the the AirPods AirPods early on looked really silly. Mhmm. And I could see this becoming I could see this becoming a popular form factor for accessories. [00:36:12] S0: Yeah. [00:36:12] S1: And I could see Apple seeing like, hey, there's a world where we not only sell a case with every iPhone, we can sell a a sock. [00:36:21] S0: A sock. Well, the sock maybe makes it so that you don't need a case because this is your case. Like, if you have it in there and then you drop it, like, it's kinda nice. [00:36:32] S1: And it's kind of a crazy weapon. Defense weapon. Yeah. Self You
00:36:32 · Jordi Hays, John Coogan
[00:36:32] S1: And it's kind of a crazy weapon. Defense weapon. Yeah. Self You [00:36:35] S0: can swing it around and smack people in the face with it. I don't know. The colors are pretty cool. And I don't know. It's it's clearly not for me. But I think I'm gonna buy four of those for for Christmas. We'll see. And give them out to people. [00:36:49] S1: Get ready for your iPhone sock, buddy. [00:36:51] S0: Well, speaking of socks [00:36:54] S1: We gotta talk about [00:36:54] S0: is stunning in some what are these? New shoes? Travis Scott's new fragment a j one lows. These are Nike shoes, I suppose. But these are not Air Force Ones, I suppose. [00:37:08] S1: I really don't know how make those shoes. [00:37:10] S0: But but everyone's saying he low key got aura. And so congrats to Tim Cook on looking great. And even though the succession planning is intensifying, the rumor mill is churning, obviously, Apple has not been commenting, but something's going on. [00:37:26] S1: In I mean, releasing this photo is more than a comment. It's a statement. I
00:37:26 · Jordi Hays, John Coogan
[00:37:26] S1: In I mean, releasing this photo is more than a comment. It's a statement. I [00:37:34] S0: like reading into it. He's like Just being like, oh, really? Oh, really? Financial Times? So the Financial Times has this article that says it says, Apple intensifies succession planning for CEO Tim Cook. The I iPhone makers board preparing for its longtime leaders to step down as early as next year. John Turnis, Apple senior vice president of hardware, is widely seen as Cook's most likely successor, although no decisions have been made. So, basically, everyone's been leaking this, whether it's Bloomberg, whether it's the Financial Times here. And and, of course, Apple is not commenting because they'll they'll talk about who they're going to move the market when they decide their next CEO. If they even if they don't even stick with Tim Cook Tim Cook. They might stick with Tim Cook for another two decades. Who who knows? But I like the idea that this photo came out being like, yeah. I'm not leaving. [00:38:20] S1: No comment, but I'll make a statement.
00:38:20 · Jordi Hays, John Coogan, Stacy Rasgon
[00:38:20] S1: No comment, but I'll make a statement. [00:38:21] S0: I'll make a statement. No comment, but I'll make a statement. I do do wanna have some folks on to debate, like, whether or not I I was thinking we should invite John Gruber on because he wrote this piece like Something Is Rotten and Cupertino, all about the failure of of Apple intelligence. And when we talked to Mark Gurman, we saw like, Gurman was also saying, like, yes. Like, Cupertino really was shook by the like, dropping the ball on on Apple Intelligence by missing AI. But I I still wonder if all of this is is there's all these rumors. Oh, Tim Cook's gotta go. Imagine if you [00:38:59] S1: post that picture if if we see a real correction in AI. Yeah. Just post caption, do nothing, win. [00:39:05] S0: Do nothing, win. Yeah. [00:39:07] S1: Stock stock pumps 10%. [00:39:10] S0: I missed artificial intelligence, but I didn't miss getting this fit off. I'm having a good time. What else is, in the news? Vanta. Automate compliance, manage risk Founder. Prove trust with AI. Vanta helps you get compliant fast, and they don't stop there. Their AI and automation powers everything from evidence collection and continuous monitoring to security reviews and vendor risk. There's a bunch of more news. [00:39:32] S1: To talk about paper hands. [00:39:33] S6: Paper hands. This [00:39:37] S0: is the fakest of news. Get ready for the fake news hour, buddy. What Peter [00:39:41] S1: Thiel sold his stake. Entire stake [00:39:44] S0: Everything. In [00:39:45] S1: video. And 76 percent of his friend's company Tesla.