Episode 204: Things of the Year 2025

Apple Product of the Year (last year : Mac Mini)iPhone 17https://www.apple.com/uk/iphone-17/ (WINNER)iPhone 17 Prohttps://www.apple.com/uk/iphone-17-pro/ M5 Macbook Prohttps://www.apple.com/uk/macbook-pro/ M4 Macbook Airhttps://www.apple.com/uk/macbook-air/ (Runner UP)iPhone 16e https://www.apple.com/uk/iphone-16e/ Mac App of the Year (Last Year : Maccy)Icehttps://icemenubar.app/ boringNotchhttps://theboring.name/  (Runner Up)Aerospacehttps://github.com/nikitabobko/AeroSpace Fastmailhttps://www.fastmail.com/blog/desktop-app/ Notionhttps://www.notion.com/en-gb Gemini Desktop/Warp/AI Toolshttps://chatgpt.com/features/desktop/ Festivitashttps://festivitas.app/iOS App of the Year (last year : Callsheet)ChatGPThttps://chatgpt.com/download/ Karakeephttps://karakeep.app/ (Runner Up)Protonpasshttps://proton.me/pass/download/ios NetNewsWirehttps://netnewswire.com/ Glasshttps://glass.photo/platform/iphone tvOS App of the Year (last year: Tailscale)Infuse Media Playerhttps://firecore.com/infuse (Runner Up)Apple TV apphttps://www.apple.com/uk/apple-tv-app/ Tailscalehttps://tailscale.com/kb/1280/appletv TV Launcherhttps://adamfoot.dev/apps/tvlauncher/ iPadOS app of the year (Last year: Reeder)iPadOS 26https://www.apple.com/os/ipados/TV Show of the Year (Last Year: Shogun)Severance S2https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/severance/s02 Andor S2https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/andor/s02(Runner Up)Pluribushttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/pluribusSlow Horses S5https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/slow_horses/s05Knife Edgehttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/knife_edge_chasing_michelin_starsMovie of the Year (Last Year Dune 2)The Running Manhttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_running_man_2025Supermanhttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/superman_2025Fantastic 4: First Stepshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_fantastic_four_first_stepsF1 Moviehttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/f1_the_movieA Complete Unknownhttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_complete_unknown (RUNNER UP)Downton Abbey: The Grand Finalehttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/downton_abbey_the_grand_finalePodcast of the Year (New Category)The Rest is Historyhttps://therestishistory.supportingcast.fm/listenOrigin Story https://www.podmasters.co.uk/origin-story ATPhttps://atp.fm/Upgradehttps://www.relay.fm/upgrade RUNNER UPRewatchableshttps://www.theringer.com/podcasts/the-rewatchablesGame of the Year (Balatro)Battlefield 6https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/battlefield-6 (RUNNER UP)Mario Kart Worldhttps://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/featured-games/mario-kart-world/Donkey Kong Bananzahttps://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-2-games/Donkey-Kong-Bananza-2785804.html Civilisation 7https://civilization.2k.com/en-GB/civ-vii/Commandos: Originshttps://www.kalypsomedia.com/product/commandos-originsBiggest Screw Up (Last Year : Crowdstrike)iPhone Pocket https://www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/2025/11/introducing-iphone-pocket-a-beautiful-way-to-wear-and-carry-iphone/ M5 Apple Vision Prohttps://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/ (RUNNER)Liquid Glasshttps://www.macobserver.com/news/liquid-glass-looks-cool-so-why-do-people-hate-it/US Hegseth Signal Adding a journalisthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2ej74pxdroMost absent (Apple Vision Pro)Trump phonehttps://phone.trumpmobile.com/Mac Pro (or M4/5 ultra chips)https://www.macworld.com/article/2320613/new-mac-pro-ultra-release-date-specs-price-m4-m5.html (RUNNER UP)Honourable mentionsNintendo Switchhttps://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Hardware/Nintendo-Switch-2/Nintendo-Switch-2-2785301.htmlUbiquity Stuffhttps://www.ui.com/Framework Laptophttps://frame.work/gb/enContact@[email protected]@g5maniac.bsky.social@[email protected]