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Wesley Hilliard

@hilli.tech

Writer and podcaster at @appleinsider.com. HilliTech blog. 10 year US Navy veteran. He/Him

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Pokopia made me look at Pokémon’s high-tech future in a whole new way The power of science is amazing!

Pokopia has a whole 3D printer and it surprised me so much that I ended up reanalyzing how Pokémon treats technology in general. Gift link if you want to read :) www.theverge.com/games/890131...

05.03.2026 21:46 👍 91 🔁 18 💬 1 📌 0

yup, inevitable

06.03.2026 00:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Evergreen advice: if you're going to reference Orwell or 1984, read something by Orwell like 1984 first.

Also: just read 1984. It's quite good and not what you expect considering how people use its quotes and imagery.

05.03.2026 20:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I have about four photos of me before 2008 then several taken on a Nintendo DSi. My photography didn't pick up any traction until about 2010. Even then it was limited until about 2015.

I remember being ahead of the curve in my social circles. People would ask "why are you taking a photo?"

05.03.2026 20:54 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A Neo Experience Apple's three days of surprises is over, but the biggest surprise is how little we knew going into all of this. The rumor mill seems less accurate than it has been in a long time. There was some spec...

Apple's week of reveals is over, but the base iPad is missing. That Neo is neat though.

www.hilli.tech/a-neo-experi...

04.03.2026 16:42 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Where is the base iPad? The base iPad with an A19 and Apple Intelligence hasn't arrived, but it could be waiting on the new AI launch.

Rumors were almost certain about the base iPad being updated this week, yet it wasn't. I think this serves as a helpful reminder that rumor mongers aren't always accurate.

www.hilli.tech/where-is-the...

05.03.2026 20:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Pokopia has fully replaced Animal Crossing in my brain. There can only be one.

05.03.2026 20:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Eh, happens a lot. Especially Amazon. I can get a pair delivered tomorrow from the Apple Store.

05.03.2026 20:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I think it's stuff like this that made Anthropic want to pull out. They had their disagreement and the administration declared it a risk before the war was started. The fact that Claude is involved in this operation is a sign of how difficult it will be to remove Claude from these systems.

05.03.2026 19:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

People are losing their mind over the MacBook Neo having an iPhone chip and, dear reader, there's no such thing as an iPhone or a Mac chip these days.

It's all just Apple silicon.

05.03.2026 18:38 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

It's even more simple than that. It's 8GB because that's how much RAM was used in the iPhone that used that chip. It's what's needed for Apple Intelligence.

If Apple needed more RAM, it would have needed a different chip. MacBook Neo doesn't need more RAM.

05.03.2026 18:54 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Pokopia time

05.03.2026 04:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Windows 13 rumored to be "collecting hearts released from heartless" in an attempt to open Kingdom Hearts, sources say

04.03.2026 20:58 👍 5074 🔁 2181 💬 34 📌 38

This is just so much fun. I'm having fun here. (obvious sarcasm)

appleinsider.com/articles/26/...

05.03.2026 01:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

You're making this too easy. Apple Vision Pro obviously.

04.03.2026 23:19 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

One was an electronics tech that repaired TVs and radios in his repair shop. The other was a professional raging alcoholic.

04.03.2026 22:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I feel like this image was inevitable so I went ahead and made it. 🤣 yes, it's used here and in my blog post for the day. Shhhh

04.03.2026 16:53 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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A Neo Experience Apple's three days of surprises is over, but the biggest surprise is how little we knew going into all of this. The rumor mill seems less accurate than it has been in a long time. There was some spec...

Apple's week of reveals is over, but the base iPad is missing. That Neo is neat though.

www.hilli.tech/a-neo-experi...

04.03.2026 16:42 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Weird name. But colors!

04.03.2026 14:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Saddened to announce I was affected by the recent Polygon layoffs. Though my time there was short, it was an incredible experience with a truly lovely bunch of people.

If you’re looking for a games/entertainment nerd for writing, presenting, PR, or any other opps, hit me up!

04.03.2026 13:24 👍 166 🔁 49 💬 14 📌 5

I was wrong about this one. Oh well. Odd name but the nerds seem to like it.

04.03.2026 14:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Obviously I could use this or other tools and ignore what I don't need. I just wish I could find something a little more specific to my needs.

This is nice. I think I'll activate the free trial and see how it works. Though I'd love a dark mode icon. (I'm aware the app just launched, now worries)

04.03.2026 05:11 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The thing I run into a lot with tools like these is I'm just not working the way other people do. My needs are far less than some, where I'd probably be better off with a spreadsheet.

I have one company I work for with only a few projects to track and one invoice to generate twice a month.

04.03.2026 05:11 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I'll try to find a moment to try it out and I'll let you know how it goes.

04.03.2026 04:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ya'll can't call an outbreak of a sophisticated hacking toolkit "Coruna" and not have me say this.

04.03.2026 02:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I've used Toggl and Timery for years to track my time and use Numbers to generate my invoice. I wonder if this all-in-one system would be better.

04.03.2026 01:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Happy that I'm in a place in my setup where I don't feel the need to buy every new thing. The Studio Display I have now is fine and will likely be fine until the OLED model arrives in four years.

Also $3,300 at those specs is a bit horrendous.

03.03.2026 19:09 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

5 products in 3 days huh? So far I count 6 unless you want to treat Studio Display as one product.

Even so, there are two products rumored for this week at a minimum that still haven't arrived. So 7 or 8 total?

The rumors are getting notably worse. What else are they wrong about?

iPhone Fold? AI?

03.03.2026 16:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Impressions: Avowed, 2025's most overlooked RPG, gets new life on PlayStation 5 | MMORPG.com Loaded with new content and improvements, it's finally time for Obsidian's Avowed to shine

Happy to make my @mmorpg.com debut with this piece looking at the PS5 release of Avowed—a game I've been enviously watching from afar because I didn't have a console that could play it.

02.03.2026 22:27 👍 44 🔁 4 💬 3 📌 0
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Apple Intelligence: When every move is deemed a failure Apple Intelligence has given tech reporters their golden goose: a story that can never be deemed a success for Apple.

I had some thoughts on the predictably cynical reporting around Apple Intelligence and what this work with Google actually entails.

www.hilli.tech/apple-intell...

02.03.2026 16:04 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1