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Has anyone yet considered the possibility that this new CarPlay IS the "apple car" project?

Apple doesn’t cover accidental damage either under their basic warranty no matter how new the product is. For accidental damage to be covered you have to purchase Apple Care+.

Where can I go purchase these competing monitors? [Narrator: You can't].

Blizzard said:

Here is what I think, I think Apple is making it that expensive to change the calculas between keeping the phone and buying a new iPhone.

So now someone is going to spend $1000 on a new phone over a $20 battery price increase? That doesn’t make mathematical sense.

It’s probably worth noting that this only fits the Studio Display with the tilt-adjustable stand. It will not work with the tilt & height-adjustable stand.

Toortog said:

What a way to start the big Apple week of announcements with a chip update to a boring iMac.   Hey release a 30+" iMac and then you'll have something to talk about.  So Apple you going to make everyone wait all week for the new form factor Mac Mini, it the only thing expected to come that isn't just a chip update.  

Apple has already said that they have no plans to release a larger iMac and that if you want a larger display then you can buy a Mac Studio with a Studio Display. Or you can just keep whining about a product that's never going to happen.

And it's ridiculous that people are crying (still) about spec bumps...as if this is anything new. What do you expect? Some massive annual redesign? Most years they're just going to release spec bumps up to the latest chips. It's always been that way and it always will. Most people don't replace their MacBooks and desktop Macs annually but when someone does replace their Mac they want the latest chips so it has the longest useful life.

Pro Tip: Just enjoy the live eclipse experience. You get 3.5 minutes of totality and that’s it. Don’t waste it messing around with an iPhone camera. Any photo you take with non-dedicated equipment isn’t going to look very good. There will be hundreds of high quality professional photos on the internet to look at later. As the article says, if you really want to record something with your phone, record a time lapse video. I did that back in 2017 and the results were pretty neat. Set up a time lapse video on your iPhone, set your phone on a tripod to capture the entire landscape (not the sun) about 30-45 minutes before totality is scheduled to begin, and then forget about your phone until totality is over. Don’t waste the extremely limited time during totality messing with a camera taking what will be lousy photos that won't impress anyone. This is one experience that if you are fortunate enough to be in the path of totality with a clear sky you'll want take it all in undistracted by technology. It will truly take your breath away.

So check and see if my information was compromised by submitting my personal information on some random website? Uhhhhh...no.

williamh said:

I assume at least some of those Youtubers will make back the cost of the device and then some with their teardown/destruction videos.  Still seems wrong but not irrational.

sbdude said:

I love all these "tests". For a device as limited in production as this, it keeps perfectly good devices out of the hands of people who actually want them.

Here's an idea that works with every electronic device no matter how big or small...be gentle with your expensive electronics and don't drag a knife across them or throw them into a fire and they'll be just fine.