Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:

This week, Federico takes us on his journey to build the world’s best eGPU, and we take a first look at the Anbernic RG35XXSP, a foldable retro handheld that two out of the three of us have received.

This week, Federico and John recap WWDC week with more on their early testing of the iOS and iPadOS 18 betas and an in-depth conversation about why they are disappointed with Apple’s decision to train its large language models on the Open Web.

NPC, Episode 2 Show Notes

Building the World’s Best eGPU

• USB4 Specification
• OCuLink
• Lenovo Legion Go
• ADT-UT3G USB4 board
  • The ADT-UT3G only board that uses the new ASM2464PD controller, but it doesn’t support power delivery.
• EGPU Thunderbolt vs USB4 (ADT Link UT3G). Tutorial and Synthetic and Gaming Benchmarks in 8 Games Starfield Baldurs Gate
• ROG Ally X
• XONEGPU
• GPD G1
• Aya Neo AG01 Graphics Starship
• FiiO DK3S Cooling fan with Stand
• JSAUX RGB Docking Station
• Also:
  • I Turned the New 13” iPad Pro Into a MacPad and Portable Gaming Display
  • A Small Fire at 3 AM
  • TechDweeb

The Anbernic RG35XX SP: First Look

• Anbernic RG35XX SP
  • Federico and Brendon have silver
  • John ordered transparent blue, and it’s stuck in New Jersey
  • Replacement OSes discussed
    • MuOs
    • GarlicOS Alpha for RG35XXSP
    • MinUI
    • KNULLI
  • Anbernic RG35XX SP: An Almost Beginner’s Guide
  • RG35XX SP Button Mod Makes A Huge Difference
• Also:
  • Apple Pi Baker for Flashing SD Cards
  • Ayn Odin 2
  • Miyoo Mini+
  • Miyoo Mini Flip
  • Deep Dive Comparison: RG351M vs RG351P
  • Retroid Pocket Flip Review – The Start Of Clamshell Emulators

Games Mentioned

• Dragons Dogma
• Chrono Trigger
• Pokémon Unbound
• Pokémon FireRed

Odds and Ends

• Clicks Keyboard
• Save the Hero Builders open-source cartridge reader
• GB Operator
• Delta iOS emulator
• PlayStation DualSense Edge

AppStories, Episode 391 Show Notes

WWDC Recap

• Related:
  • iOS and iPadOS 18: The MacStories Overview
  • NPC: Next Portable Console, We Are All Vita People

Apple’s Large Language Models

• Opting Out of AI Model Training
• Apple Details Its AI Foundation Models and Applebot Web Scraping
• Apple Intelligence: The MacStories Overview
• Also:
  • Perplexity AI Is Lying about Their User Agent
  • AI Is Strip Mining the Web
  • Ruminate, Episode 179, Full of Spicy Takes

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MacStories launched its first podcast in 2017 with AppStories. Since then, the lineup has expanded to include a family of weekly shows that also includes MacStories Unwind, Magic Rays of Light, Ruminate, Comfort Zone, and NPC: Next Portable Console that collectively, cover a broad range of the modern media world from Apple’s streaming service and videogame hardware to apps for a growing audience that appreciates our thoughtful, in-depth approach to media.

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