This week Benjamin and Zac catch up on the Sonos Beam soundbar announcement, AirPlay 2 support coming to Sonos in July, more HomePod stereo thoughts after a few weeks of use, how Apple TV speakers can be challenging with AirPlay 2, iOS 12’s new Screen Time and Down Time features, potential scenarios where Walkie-Talkie on Apple Watch might be practical, and USB-C iPhones and ‘solid state’ Apple Watch rumors.

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Hosts:

• Benjamin Mayo
• Zac Hall

Topics:

• Sonos introduces ‘Beam’ sound bar with AirPlay 2, Siri and Alexa control
• Sonos announces AirPlay 2 support, Siri control coming in July
• WWDC 2018 Apple Music playlist released as attendees earn ‘Close Your Rings’ pins
• watchOS 5: Competitions, Workout detection and Siri face heart data push fitness tracking
• Apple reissues watchOS 5 beta 1 to developers after pulling last week’s build
• Apple reissues watchOS 5 beta 1 to developers after pulling last week’s build
• Apple Watch to adopt solid state Side button and Digital Crown with Haptic Feedback

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