# Apple at 50: Our First Macs, iPods, iPhones and What’s Next Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tailoring-talk-magazine-1382942/apple-at-50-our-first-macs-ipods-iphones-and-what-s-next Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tailoring-talk-magazine-1382942/apple-at-50-our-first-macs-ipods-iphones-and-what-s-next.md Podcast: [The Tailoring Talk Magazine](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tailoring-talk-magazine-1382942) Published: 2026-04-01T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-tailoring-talk-magazine/episodes/apple-at-50-our-first-macs-ipods-iphones-and-whats-next Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/687907cab93bd5454dcade35/e/69cbdf72bfb99db0bc5fc6bc/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tailoring-talk-magazine-1382942/episodes/apple-at-50-our-first-macs-ipods-iphones-and-what-s-next Duration seconds: 3017 ## Resource 245 On April 1, 1976, Apple was founded. Fifty years later, Bobby and Jon jump on the phone for a candid, unfiltered conversation about the company that shaped so much of their tech lives.   This isn’t a polished keynote-style retrospective. It’s two Apple fans talking honestly about the products, moments and memories that stuck with them most. They get into their earliest encounters with Apple, from old Macs and the first iPods to the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone X and the original iPad. They also talk about why Apple still has such a hold on people, how certain products changed the wider tech industry, and what might come next as rumours continue around foldables, AR glasses and future Apple Watch upgrades.   There’s nostalgia here, but there’s also scepticism. Bobby and Jon also touch on Apple in 2026, Tim Cook’s legacy, privacy, product strategy and whether the company can still deliver the next truly era-defining device.   If you’ve ever owned an iPod, queued mentally for an iPhone, or wondered whether Apple still has the magic, this one’s for you. In this episode: Apple’s 50th anniversary and why it still matters The first Apple devices that pulled us in Why the iPod changed everything The iPhone models that felt genuinely revolutionary The original iPad and how opinions changed Foldables, AR glasses and Apple’s future Apple Watch Ultra, Vision Pro and what we’d actually buy next Tim Cook, ethics and the harder questions around Apple today Listen now and tell us: what was your first Apple device, and what’s your all-time favourite? Timestamps 00:00 Intro and setting the scene 01:10 Travel chat, hand luggage and taking tech away 06:22 MacBook vs iPad and the convenience debate 09:58 Apple’s 50th anniversary and current Apple books 12:… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tailoring-talk-magazine-1382942/episodes/apple-at-50-our-first-macs-ipods-iphones-and-what-s-next/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tailoring-talk-magazine-1382942/apple-at-50-our-first-macs-ipods-iphones-and-what-s-next.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.