iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 23/09/2026

🎉 My first app, QuillCue, is now live on the US App Store! It’s a prompt organizer and keyboard extension designed to be a companion to the new Siri in iOS 27. apps.apple.com/us/app/quill...

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 14/08/2026

I’m building a Siri prompt library app and loving how it’s turning out. Has a keyboard extension to immediately insert them into any app. You can tap to launch them or it will copy, launch Siri and let you paste. You can categorize, theme, and add them to the home screen with widgets or shortcuts.

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 21/06/2026

finally got my clicks power keyboard my iPhone is now a gigantic Palm Pre

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 11/06/2026

This is such a beautifully written, delightfully heartfelt piece. I really appreciate the takes here. The human element, critical enthusiasm rather than simply cynicism, and of course the changing landscape after a life spent following the company. And holy moly, what an incredible shot.

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 10/06/2026

hilarious visionOS screenshots make last night’s Talk Show look so tiny… great show @gruber.foo @reckless.bsky.social @joannastern.bsky.social

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 06/06/2026

I don’t get this at all, the weather apps show it’s gonna be fine this weekend??

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 06/06/2026

absolutely love how it turned out on mobile too

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 06/06/2026

Built my own custom reader! 🧠 Uses Gemini to cluster stories & themes from RSS, YouTube, and socials. 🌎 View chronologically or by keywords. 🎥 Dedicated media tab for video/audio. 🔖 Bookmark stories and add notes. 🎨 Nostalgic UI themes. ⚙️ Mobile-optimized, Split View, API tracking & OPML import.

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 10/05/2026

Can’t believe it but I’ve turned this concept into a functional iOS app with the magic of Codex 🤯 8 little agents powered by Apple Foundation models with customizable system prompts in an iMessage-style UI

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 29/04/2026

Queen Camilla just popped out of the library

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 25/04/2026

the rush of getting your creative juices back after weeks of a rut is electric

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 25/04/2026

Taking the Apple Agents Concept Even Further with Shortcuts, a Store, and Access Anywhere: parkerortolani.blog/2026/04/24/taki…

Auto-generated description: A smartphone display shows various app icons beneath the header Introducing Apple Agents.

Auto-generated description: Three smartphone screens display different features of an app, including building virtual agents, accessing various pre-built agents, and finding more agents in a store.

Auto-generated description: Three smartphone screens display the process of setting up a digital assistant, with options for shortcut actions, natural language input, and customization features.

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 23/04/2026

was inspired by the new OpenAI agent characters and put together a quick concept of how Apple could adapt little Finder guy into a series of mascots for their own agents

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 22/04/2026

love the ChatGPT agent icons… very classic Tapbots vibe

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 20/04/2026

The Devil Wears Prada 2 premiere for spring? Groundbreaking.

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 15/04/2026

lunchtime attempt was made, crazy they were already all gone for the day

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 14/04/2026

got myself a new lil finder friend

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 22/03/2026

relegated the Mac mode for my website to a secondary experience and have redesigned the homepage to be much simpler

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 22/03/2026

whoa. how. thanks for the 50K follows y'all.

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 22/03/2026

"We're the last people in this business who give a shit about making great computers.": parkerortolani.blog/2026/03/21/were…

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 21/03/2026

I’m sorry how long have you been able to add app intent shortcuts from spotlight directly to the Home Screen with special icons?!

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 14/01/2026

If you’re joining the new Digg for the first time today, you might as well join the new /apple community that I’ve started! techcrunch.com/2026/01/1…

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 13/01/2026

The Macintosh iPhone case from Spigen arrived. It is indeed as awesome as it looks online. Sadly doesn’t come in the same kind of Apple-style box that I saw in influencer content though.

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 13/01/2026

It seems like these new icons were designed so that they could form a rainbow marketing image rather than as actual usable, beautiful icons for your dock. Each one has almost entirely lost its identity. Some make no sense at all. These are the first Liquid Glass era designs that I truly dislike.

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 12/01/2026

My new (old) Pebble Time arrived. Truly the most playful OS ever on a wearable. Still so, so, so good. My unit’s also a kickstarter edition!

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 12/01/2026

Not sure I’ve ever ordered a phone case as quickly as I did this one. Leave it to Spigen. www.spigen.com/products/…

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 10/01/2026

Why Does a Smartwatch that was Dead for 10 Years Still Have the Best Software Ecosystem?: parkerortolani.blog/2026/01/10/why-…

Auto-generated description: A collage of colorful retro-style digital watch faces featuring various designs, numbers, and icons.

Auto-generated description: Three smartwatches with different displays, featuring a white watch with metrics, a red watch with digital time, and a black watch with an analog clock face, are shown side by side.

Auto-generated description: A digital advertisement features the Bobby Rebble AI Assistant on a smartwatch display with a vibrant pink background and a humorous tagline.

Auto-generated description: Two smartwatches are displayed, one showing a pixelated time and the other a message notification on the screen.

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 10/01/2026

the Ray Ban Displays handwriting update has arrived !

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 10/01/2026

how have they not fixed the iOS 26 keyboard yet

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 10/01/2026

working on a piece about Pebble and its ecosystem versus what supplanted it and put together this header image of a handful of apps/faces and it just makes me irrationally angry at Google and Apple for how badly they've both blown cultivating ecosystems of wearable software

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Parker Ortolani @parkerortolani.com · 09/01/2026

so awesome to see something you made happen on eBay being sold for twice what it cost because it was so cool and exclusive, if you missed your chance on an @theverge.com watch band there's one out there with your name on it ha! ebay.us/m/bjXTFm