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Sometimes, it's worth paying for the optional extras.
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November 15, 2024 at 8:15 AM
nanoraptor.danamania.com
This is perfection.

"I'm never buying a UK-region iPod again."
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Michi (@michi@wetdry.world)
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July 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
PowerBook G4. Now with Apple Intelligence.
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January 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
Apple adds a basic competency test to the iOS developer beta installation page in order to prevent non-developers from installing software they're not supposed to be running.

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June 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
Mmmmm… something powerful is coming.
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October 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
Before the iPhone 6 introduced contactless payments to Apple devices, Apple Pay only supported cash. Macs with a cash slot could accept notes and coins from currencies such as the US Dollar, British Pound, Euro, Chinese and Japanese Yen, and Hylian Rupee.

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January 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
I'm never buying a UK-region iPod again.

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A 4th generation iPod displaying an error message that reads: The song "Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon may contain lyrics that reference mature topics. In compliance with the UK Online Safety Act, you must verify your age before you can play this song. Three options are displayed: "Submit photo ID", "Estimate age from selfie", and "Cancel".
July 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
In an alternate timeline, Apple also retroactively increased the price of iPods by $200.

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June 25, 2026 at 11:01 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
In an alternate timeline, Apple decided to revisit their small form factor iPhone, however instead of simply releasing an iPhone Mini, they went even further.

iPhone Nano had a 3" display and was the smallest ever iOS device.

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A comically small iPhone that is essentially the iPhone 17 Pro reduced to just its Plateau.
September 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
People on the Internet: Apple should bring back the iPod.
Apple:

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iPhone 17 Pro, except the Ceramic Shield plate on the back has the screen and Click Wheel from an iPod 5th generation.
September 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
Got jumpscared while listening to music today. Anyone else in the UK get this alert?

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A 2003 iPod 3rd generation with a warning displayed on the screen. Title: "Severe Alert". Message: "This is a test of Emergency Alerts, A UK government service that will alert you if there's a life-threatening emergency nearby."
September 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
Screw you
*un-professionalises your iPhone 17 Pro*

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October 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
Did you know? iOS 27 lets you delete the Dynamic Island as well as rearrange status bar elements.

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August 2, 2026 at 10:02 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
Ubisoft releases Assassin's Creed Shadows for Mac, but only compatible with PowerPC G4 models.

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March 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
In an alternate timeline, Apple brands their products like Sony and Sony brands their products like Apple.

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Two screenshots showing an Apple product page advertising the "IEM-APP-A3122 Mk III" compared to a Sony product page advertising the "LiteBuds 6".
March 21, 2026 at 7:25 AM
nekomichi.bsky.social
With the release of iPodOS 26 Developer Beta 2 (23A5276f), Apple brings Apple Intelligence to the iPod Nano 6th generation.

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Several iPod Nano 6th generation showing a Liquid Glass-like user interface and a settings screen with Apple Intelligence enabled.
June 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
EVT-stage prototype multi-disk iPod; it featured multiple dual-platter 1.8" hard drives in a RAID-0 configuration with a total storage capacity of 240GB.

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Top image: An abnormally thick iPod 4th generation. Bottom image: The iPod disassembled, showing four dual-platted 1.8-inch hard drives stacked on top of each other.
September 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
Okay, but what if...?
(dbrand teardown skin image used as reference, the rest is edited by me)

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An iPhone 17 Pro with a translucent Bondi blue back piece showing the internals.
October 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
Say hello to the all-new Mac nano, powered by M6 and M6 Pro while 40% smaller than the Mac mini.

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(actually a custom vinyl skin I made for the Apple TV)
August 26, 2026 at 9:19 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
February 2012: Apple announced the iPhone 4e. It featured the same A5 SoC as the iPhone 4S for Siri support, single 8MP rear camera, and all-new Cornea Display (basically the iPhone 3GS screen). It retailed starting at $359 for 16GB storage.

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iPhone 4e, with an exterior design resembling a white iPhone 4S, but with a low-resolution display that came from the iPhone 3GS and no front camera.
March 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
Apple introduces the all-new MacBook. It features the A20 chip in an unapologetically polycarbonate design, in a throwback to the original 2006 model.

It comes in five vibrant colours: White, pink, yellow, blue, and green.

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A polycarbonate MacBook with a notched Liquid Retina display.
December 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
Apple experimented on an 8th gen iPod classic with an A19 SoC, flash storage, and two-tone casing, however it was cancelled after an engineer made an offhand comment about how ugly the design looked.

The design was later reused for the iPhone 17 Pro.

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An iPod classic with a casing that resembles the iPhone 17 Pro.
October 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
Apple releases software update that adds local LLM support for the iPod.

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A 2006 iPod with an interface that reads "DeepSeek-R1".
February 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
Apple originally considered releasing a 4.7" iPhone 17 Pro Mini, however during DVT stage an engineer remarked how absurd the device looked while on a MagSafe store display stand and so development was scrapped.

(17 Pro and 15 Pro Max for scale)

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A comically small iPhone 17 Pro Mini with a 4.7 inch screen, in between a regular iPhone 17 Pro and an iPhone 15 Pro Max.
September 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
nekomichi.bsky.social
In iOS, iPadOS, and macOS 26, Apple introduces epigenetic age verification in compliance with the UK Online Safety Act 2025.

When downloading apps with mature content, users can provide a blood sample from which age can be calculated.

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A screenshot of the macOS 26 App Store showing the page for Cyberpunk 2077, a game rated for mature audiences. A dialogue box is displayed requiring the user to verify their age by providing a blood sample through the Touch ID sensor, from which their biological age can be calculated by analysis of DNA methylation patterns.
July 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM