Wesley Hilliard
@hilli.tech
Writer and podcaster at @appleinsider.com. HilliTech blog. 10 year US Navy veteran. He/Him
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Apple's week November 15: Danger Zone
A new Apple Immersive Video takes us to the flight deck of the USS Nimitz, Apple is done with MLS, and Jeff Williams leaves Apple Park for the last time.
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Wrote more about the Apple Immersive USS Nimitz video, my thoughts on Apple's media strategy, and Jeff Williams retiring.
Oh, a few more photos I took on the flight deck while on deployment as well.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
Oh, a few more photos I took on the flight deck while on deployment as well.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
These "Apple employee leaves Apple" stories are odd. I don't remember them being a thing until the past year.
We know nothing about what the person was doing, if this was planned in advance, who replaced them, or if the team is hobbled by the move. Just a tipster with an axe to grind.
We know nothing about what the person was doing, if this was planned in advance, who replaced them, or if the team is hobbled by the move. Just a tipster with an axe to grind.
A designer that's been with Apple for six years and helped design the iPhone Air has departed the company for an AI startup, though the move is unrelated to how the iPhone Air is performing.
Industrial designer & iPhone Air video narrator departs Apple for AI startup
A designer that's been with Apple for six years and helped design the iPhone Air has departed the company for an AI startup, though the move is unrelated to how the iPhone Air is performing.
appleinsider.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
These "Apple employee leaves Apple" stories are odd. I don't remember them being a thing until the past year.
We know nothing about what the person was doing, if this was planned in advance, who replaced them, or if the team is hobbled by the move. Just a tipster with an axe to grind.
We know nothing about what the person was doing, if this was planned in advance, who replaced them, or if the team is hobbled by the move. Just a tipster with an axe to grind.
Reposted by Wesley Hilliard
Wrote more about the Apple Immersive USS Nimitz video, my thoughts on Apple's media strategy, and Jeff Williams retiring.
Oh, a few more photos I took on the flight deck while on deployment as well.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
Oh, a few more photos I took on the flight deck while on deployment as well.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
Apple's week November 15: Danger Zone
A new Apple Immersive Video takes us to the flight deck of the USS Nimitz, Apple is done with MLS, and Jeff Williams leaves Apple Park for the last time.
www.hilli.tech
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Wrote more about the Apple Immersive USS Nimitz video, my thoughts on Apple's media strategy, and Jeff Williams retiring.
Oh, a few more photos I took on the flight deck while on deployment as well.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
Oh, a few more photos I took on the flight deck while on deployment as well.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
As a fan of Kingdom Hearts since I saw that first insane ad on Disney Channel, this is an excellent show. Even if you're a casual fan or interested in getting into the series, these guys do a great job demystifying the cannon.
Full spoilers right off btw.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Full spoilers right off btw.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
November 17, 2025 at 3:53 AM
As a fan of Kingdom Hearts since I saw that first insane ad on Disney Channel, this is an excellent show. Even if you're a casual fan or interested in getting into the series, these guys do a great job demystifying the cannon.
Full spoilers right off btw.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Full spoilers right off btw.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Wrote more about the Apple Immersive USS Nimitz video, my thoughts on Apple's media strategy, and Jeff Williams retiring.
Oh, a few more photos I took on the flight deck while on deployment as well.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
Oh, a few more photos I took on the flight deck while on deployment as well.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
Apple's week November 15: Danger Zone
A new Apple Immersive Video takes us to the flight deck of the USS Nimitz, Apple is done with MLS, and Jeff Williams leaves Apple Park for the last time.
www.hilli.tech
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Wrote more about the Apple Immersive USS Nimitz video, my thoughts on Apple's media strategy, and Jeff Williams retiring.
Oh, a few more photos I took on the flight deck while on deployment as well.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
Oh, a few more photos I took on the flight deck while on deployment as well.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
Apple TV's Extrapolations had an entire B story about a man who had to delete his literal memories because he ran out of iCloud storage. This is on that level of fucked.
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Apple TV's Extrapolations had an entire B story about a man who had to delete his literal memories because he ran out of iCloud storage. This is on that level of fucked.
Hey look, I took that photo! We talk about watching jets taking off in Vision Pro and real life, plus discuss the privacy implications of smart glasses with cameras.
Oh, and I edited this one too. Hope it's a good one.
Oh, and I edited this one too. Hope it's a good one.
On this week's AppleInsider Podcast, your hosts discuss the privacy implications of smart glasses, the spiritual successor to the iPod Sock, the misreported death of iPhone Air 2, watching jets take off in Apple Vision Pro, and more!
iPod Sock reborn, Apple VIsion Pro carrier aviation, and the fate of iPhone Air 2 on the AppleInsider Podcast
On this week's AppleInsider Podcast, your hosts discuss the privacy implications of smart glasses, the spiritual successor to the iPod Sock, the misreported death of iPhone Air 2, watching jets take off in Apple Vision Pro, and more!
appleinsider.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Hey look, I took that photo! We talk about watching jets taking off in Vision Pro and real life, plus discuss the privacy implications of smart glasses with cameras.
Oh, and I edited this one too. Hope it's a good one.
Oh, and I edited this one too. Hope it's a good one.
Just randomly thinking about how @zcichy.bsky.social used to do an incredibly interesting podcast and was the one that introduced me to Ken Wilber and Integral Theory. Real mind bending stuff, especially when applied to what we see today, especially AI.
November 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Just randomly thinking about how @zcichy.bsky.social used to do an incredibly interesting podcast and was the one that introduced me to Ken Wilber and Integral Theory. Real mind bending stuff, especially when applied to what we see today, especially AI.
Alternative headline: stupid lawsuit is stupid
Elon Musk wasn't happy with how xAI was performing in Apple's App Store compared to ChatGPT, so he filed a lawsuit, which Apple and OpenAI must now face after failing to get it dismissed.
Apple & OpenAI must face baseless xAI lawsuit about alleged anticompetitive collusion
Elon Musk wasn't happy with how xAI was performing in Apple's App Store compared to ChatGPT, so he filed a lawsuit, which Apple and OpenAI must now face after failing to get it dismissed.
appleinsider.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Alternative headline: stupid lawsuit is stupid
If you're an AppleInsider+ Patreon subscriber, the ad-free podcast has been published with AppleInsider+ covering mine and William's EDC and what we'd like to see replaced by technology.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
If you're an AppleInsider+ Patreon subscriber, the ad-free podcast has been published with AppleInsider+ covering mine and William's EDC and what we'd like to see replaced by technology.
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Tesla adding CarPlay after years of playing the superiority game is the surest sign that their vehicles have hit rock bottom. And the average demo buying iPhones are definitely not the ones buying Tesla (today).
November 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Tesla adding CarPlay after years of playing the superiority game is the surest sign that their vehicles have hit rock bottom. And the average demo buying iPhones are definitely not the ones buying Tesla (today).
Anyone remember the Trump Phone?
November 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Anyone remember the Trump Phone?
I keep talking about the line between bare minimum capitulation (Apple) and full on subservience (Google, Meta) and this is a great example. It's all gross, Apple removing apps without any pushback, but Google actively hosting this even though it clearly endangers people, now that's just evil.
“Providing tech services to supercharge ICE operations while blocking tools that support accountability of ICE officers is entirely backwards." - @kateruane.bsky.social www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I keep talking about the line between bare minimum capitulation (Apple) and full on subservience (Google, Meta) and this is a great example. It's all gross, Apple removing apps without any pushback, but Google actively hosting this even though it clearly endangers people, now that's just evil.
Christopher Lloyd from Camp Nowhere
I think everybody has a “Wallace Shawn from Young Sheldon” — my first one would probably be “Vincent Price, the guy who did the voice of Ratigan in The Great Mouse Detective”
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Christopher Lloyd from Camp Nowhere
Reposted by Wesley Hilliard
Apple iPhone 17 Pro & 17 Pro Max Internals Wallpapers
A total of 2,703 layers for the iPhone 17 Pro and 2,843 for the iPhone 17 Pro Max were crafted by hand/trackpad to recreate the intricate details of each device's internal components.
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A total of 2,703 layers for the iPhone 17 Pro and 2,843 for the iPhone 17 Pro Max were crafted by hand/trackpad to recreate the intricate details of each device's internal components.
basicappleguy.com/basicappleb...
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Apple iPhone 17 Pro & 17 Pro Max Internals Wallpapers
A total of 2,703 layers for the iPhone 17 Pro and 2,843 for the iPhone 17 Pro Max were crafted by hand/trackpad to recreate the intricate details of each device's internal components.
basicappleguy.com/basicappleb...
A total of 2,703 layers for the iPhone 17 Pro and 2,843 for the iPhone 17 Pro Max were crafted by hand/trackpad to recreate the intricate details of each device's internal components.
basicappleguy.com/basicappleb...
You all thought the "Apple is behind in AI" reports were incessant and stupid? Just wait on the "Apple is behind in robotics" reports that'll start any day now.
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
You all thought the "Apple is behind in AI" reports were incessant and stupid? Just wait on the "Apple is behind in robotics" reports that'll start any day now.
Nothing will be better than the PSP shaped 24-inch 3D tv.
Introducing the 27"" Gaming Monitor with DualSense Charging Hook. Bring the PlayStation experience to your desktop gaming space:
🔵 QHD screen w/ HDR visuals
🔵 Up to 240 Hz refresh rate w/ VRR support
Full details on this US & Japan release coming 2026: play.st/43ouzpH
🔵 QHD screen w/ HDR visuals
🔵 Up to 240 Hz refresh rate w/ VRR support
Full details on this US & Japan release coming 2026: play.st/43ouzpH
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Nothing will be better than the PSP shaped 24-inch 3D tv.
If you've been on the internet for more than 10 minutes and haven't seen this video, it's a required watch.
Bill Wurtz’s History of Japan is the most entertaining history of anything I have ever seen. [kottke.org]
A History of Japan
Bill Wurtz’s History of Japan is the most entertaining history of anything I have ever seen.
kottke.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
If you've been on the internet for more than 10 minutes and haven't seen this video, it's a required watch.
Reposted by Wesley Hilliard
This is really cool, and I know how such a thing would be coordinated on a carrier and it would have been a big deal for the crew. Can't wait to check it out. I've been topside and watched jets being launched, so I wonder how this experience compares.
Apple has launched a new immersive experience for the Apple Vision Pro, taking viewers to the flight deck of a US carrier, and flying alongside its pilots.
Launch in an F-18 from the USS Nimitz in the new Apple Vision Pro immersive experience
Apple has launched a new immersive experience for the Apple Vision Pro, taking viewers to the flight deck of a US carrier, and flying alongside its pilots.
appleinsider.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This is really cool, and I know how such a thing would be coordinated on a carrier and it would have been a big deal for the crew. Can't wait to check it out. I've been topside and watched jets being launched, so I wonder how this experience compares.
Literally the mentality bestowed upon us thanks to things like Affirm. I've met people in the last couple of years that buy almost everything over $100 on Affirm with the longest possible payment plan.
“Everything is affordable if you take out a long enough loan” - Donald Trump, probably
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Literally the mentality bestowed upon us thanks to things like Affirm. I've met people in the last couple of years that buy almost everything over $100 on Affirm with the longest possible payment plan.
There's several levels of dumb here. First, there is a chance Apple never intended to release an iPhone Air in 2026. Second, most evidence points to iPhone Air being quite popular, especially in China. Third, the report itself is quite contradictory.
So why are so many quick to just repeat as fact?
So why are so many quick to just repeat as fact?
Apple may have delayed the iPhone Air's second generation from an expected fall 2026 launch, a questionable report about supposed production changes claims.
iPhone Air 2 won't be out in 2026, claims questionable report
Apple may have delayed the iPhone Air's second generation from an expected fall 2026 launch, a questionable report about supposed production changes claims.
appleinsider.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
There's several levels of dumb here. First, there is a chance Apple never intended to release an iPhone Air in 2026. Second, most evidence points to iPhone Air being quite popular, especially in China. Third, the report itself is quite contradictory.
So why are so many quick to just repeat as fact?
So why are so many quick to just repeat as fact?
Reposted by Wesley Hilliard
Saw a bunch of posts wondering how the App Store logo works (is it just sticks??), so I made a little 3D printed visualization of the 3 tilted app icons that come together to make it, it's really quite clever!
Makes for a fun desk ornament too ☺️
Makes for a fun desk ornament too ☺️
November 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Saw a bunch of posts wondering how the App Store logo works (is it just sticks??), so I made a little 3D printed visualization of the 3 tilted app icons that come together to make it, it's really quite clever!
Makes for a fun desk ornament too ☺️
Makes for a fun desk ornament too ☺️
Reposted by Wesley Hilliard
Focused on Apple Vision Pro and the future of AI with Apple. I've already written plenty of words on the subjects this week, so check those out! Linked in this blog.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
Apple's week November 7: A subtle rebrand
It's been a quiet week so far with little to discuss beyond Apple TV (sans +) wrapping up its rebrand with an interesting new mnemonic. We've got some news on Apple's AI plans, plus I finally released...
www.hilli.tech
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Focused on Apple Vision Pro and the future of AI with Apple. I've already written plenty of words on the subjects this week, so check those out! Linked in this blog.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
Focused on Apple Vision Pro and the future of AI with Apple. I've already written plenty of words on the subjects this week, so check those out! Linked in this blog.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
Apple's week November 7: A subtle rebrand
It's been a quiet week so far with little to discuss beyond Apple TV (sans +) wrapping up its rebrand with an interesting new mnemonic. We've got some news on Apple's AI plans, plus I finally released...
www.hilli.tech
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Focused on Apple Vision Pro and the future of AI with Apple. I've already written plenty of words on the subjects this week, so check those out! Linked in this blog.
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...
www.hilli.tech/apples-week-...