686: Write Two Letters

686: Write Two Letters

From Accidental Tech Podcast by Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa

April 9, 2026 · 2h 2m · Episode 686

About this episode

The episode discusses the new Ceramic Shield 2 in the iPhone 17 Pro, price drops on Apple products, and various technology-related topics.

Pre-show: The new Ceramic Shield 2 in the iPhone 17 Pro is the real deal UniFi Travel Router Cascades trail Shenandoah National Park 🗣️ ATP STORE IS LIVE! 🗣️ Follow-up: Studio Display XDR price drop‽ 😱 Stephen Robles 1 2 Casey’s snarky toot Tangentially related: John’s Google One price drop John’s upgrade cycle (via Ryan Himmelwright) How much hotter can a Mac get? Mac Studio power consumption Mac Pro power consumption Apple’s implementation of Passkeys (via Ben Frearson) Apple subsidiary fined over $500k for breaching Russian sanctions RetinaDisplays.com CIE 1931 & Apple’s 2026 CMFs They’re more than just a monitor calibration standard (via Eric Portis ) The GOAT, Bartosz Ciechanowski Mechanical Watch CIE updates from 2015 On Apple’s CMF Long Island and “mainland” United States v. Maine (via Craig Bowers ) The Greatest Podcast Ad Campaign of All Time Overcast link Every other podcast app Casey’s write-up Marco’s letter to John Ternus A Tale of Two Letters Ask ATP: How does Apple Silicon RAM work, anyway? (via Johnny “Decimal” Noble ) Post-show: Marco Garmin-watch update Suunto Race S Titanium (…

People in this episode

Hosts: Casey, John, Marco

Topics covered

  • Apple
  • iPhone
  • technology
  • Mac
  • upgrades

Keywords

  • Ceramic Shield 2
  • Studio Display XDR
  • Mac Studio
  • Mac Pro
  • Passkeys

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Ceramic Shield 2, the iPhone 17 Pro, Studio Display, XDR, Google One, Mac, Mac Studio, Mac Pro, Passkeys, 2026

Books & works: A Tale of Two Letters

Places: Shenandoah National Park, United States, Maine

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