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Happy Apple Christmas. Let me start by saying I recorded a kind of summers over in schools in full swing episode, but like I was driving and it was disastrous. And it wasn't very good. So I'm either just not going to release that or I'll try to recapture the thoughts later. But that doesn't matter because today, as I record this, is Apple Christmas Day? Uh, the new iPhones and various other technology came out. So I want to tell you what I picked up. I got the iPhone 17 Pro in Deep Blue, the Deep Blue is extraordinarily close to my brand color. And so like the deep blue phone with the yellow watch band, gonna look super great. Also, going to look super great with the yellow watch band is my black Apple Watch Ultra 3. I am upgrading from the one. I am really excited about the gestures. And then I also picked up the AirPods Pro three. Uh, I will upgrade these every time, uh, because the price is right, and I use them literally every day, and the noise canceling is super important to me. And there are a lot of other cool features built in. So, uh, you know, I do upgrade my phone every year. I want the best camera. I want the best battery life. I want the best processor because I am trying to use my phone as more of a content creation machine and having the best one will give me the best output. So I've already been like testing the camera a little bit. I don't, you know, if you want to hear more about this sort of stuff, I don't really do tech review-y stuff. anymore. I do like to talk about gear. I'm happy to talk more about it. I will say, I am really stoked that I don't have to, like, turn my phone sideways anymore to take a, uh, a landscape selfie, which is what I'm usually doing because I'm trying to take a picture of me with my 3 kids and my wife, and I, you know, I have short arms. My wife has longer arms than me, but I'm really psyched I don't have to do that anymore. The Apple Watch Ultra 3, I feel it was time for an upgrade. Uh, because uh, the battery life was starting to deteriorate, but also, I figured like, I don't like using technology until it dies. I like having, you know, I'm an early adopter. And so I usually end up selling or trading in my uh, current stuff for the new stuff. And I figured if I was going to get any, any worthwhile trade-in value for the Apple Watch Ultra One, now would be the time. Um, and so, uh, That is why part of why I wanted to do it. The other part is I'm really excited for the gestures. I want to get the black, the black looks really good with the yellow band. And, um, So I'm, uh, I think it was just time for me to upgrade the Apple Watch. Also, the battery life is gonna be way better. The sleep tracking stuff looks better too. So, I don't know if I'm really going to sleep track. I got like a soft watch band if I do decide I'm going to sleep track with this because the softer like cloth band is feels nicer than the rubbery band that I'm wearing right now. And then I guess the last thing I'll mention here is I have no case on my phone because I want to show off the beautiful blue. And I, but I did get the, uh, the screen protector that they apply at the Apple Store. I kind of did that because I was already there. I feel like I got peer pressure into it. Because the guy across from me got in, somebody else got it, and I thought, well, I'm here, and they'll apply it, and there's a lifetime warranty on it. Uh, so I'll just get it here and then I won't get the, you know, $4 one that I usually get on Amazon. So we'll see how this goes. I think a screen protector is... I mean, especially because it's no longer a titanium. It's like the aluminum. It's probably not going to scratch as much. So I'm gonna I'm gonna rock the, I think Stephen Robles called it the Apple Care in the Apple Care case, which is to say no case. So I'm really excited for this. Let me know if you got new toys today on this Apple Christmas. streamlined feedback.com. And also let me know, like, what you want to know about these devices. Again, I don't really do like a tech review sort of thing, but they are a big part of my workflow and my content creation process. I mean, I'm recording this episode from my phone right now. And, uh, you know, so I'm happy to try things and experiment and see what y'all think about it. All right. Well, happy weekend. And uh, I hope you find some space in your week.