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  • Kuo reiterates 120 mm tetraprism camera coming to iPhone 16 Pro

    timmilleatimmillea
    Ofer said:
    Any chance of the periscope lens technology being evolved within the next couple of years to enable an adjustment of the distance between the lens elements so that you have a true variable zoom lens in an iPhone?
    No. The whole point of using a 48MP sensor is to enable flexible use between resolution, dynamic range and digital zoom between the different fixed optical focal lengths. The mechanics of an optical zoom would be complex, take up more space, delicate and liable to be a major source of warranty claims. 

    A photographer would tell you to not to be so lazy and move position instead. 
    FileMakerFellerwilliamlondonStrangeDays

  • M3 MacBook Air review: The ideal Mac laptop for Intel hold-outs

    timmilleatimmillea
    I don't regard 'flat and square' as 'modernisation'. It is a hark back to the awful past. Can you imagine how expensive the more ergonomic 'wedge' MBA was to develop and produce? Layer upon layer of custom lithium-ion flat cells to fit the shape. 

    Fan-less changes recording studio architecture. There suddenly is no need for a separate booth for the engineer. The MBA is silent. 

    The M1 MBA, the first Apple Silicon and the last 'wedge' is likely to be a priceless classic. 
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Apple licenses millions of Shutterstock images to train its AI models

    timmilleatimmillea
    I am sure an AI lawyer would be cheaper and more effective. 
    williamlondon

  • After 14 years, Apple has finally retired the famous MacBook Air wedge shape

    timmilleatimmillea
    I believe the (wedge) M1 MacBook Air is likely to prove the greatest MBA ever and become a collectors' item.

    I just have to wait 10-20 years for most to have been disposed of and for mine to be worth a small fortune :-) 
    sflagelMisterKitdewmewatto_cobra

  • Apple aims to reinvent the battery with high-performance cathode technology

    timmilleatimmillea
    bsimpsen said:
    tyler82 said:
    What about solar battery regeneration? A lot of people use their phones outside. Would it be possible to install solar cells behind the display?
    The math doesn't work. Full sunlight on an iPhone 15 screen would produce about 9W. High efficiency solar cells might convert 22% of that, giving you about 2W of electric power. A transparent display is impossible, so you're going to block a lot of sunlight with the light emitting pixels. LEDs can't be transparent, as the light would emit in all directions, not just towards the viewer. Even with transparent areas between opaque pixels, I doubt you could get a fill ratio of less than 80%, and the transparent layer and screen surface will reflect a few % each. So you might get 100mW of power in full sunlight. I imagine such a display might consume more than that in extra power to make the transparency possible.

    Just get a cheap solar PV panel with USB output from Aliexpress. Sit in the shade with device to better see the screen and avoid it over-heating, put the panel in the sun et voila. A panel about iPad size does the trick. I often do this with my MacBook Air & iPhone connected for battery worry-free use when 'semi-working' outside at hotels. 
    Alex1Nthtwatto_cobra

  • 2024: Apple's 40 year old Macintosh survives another year

    timmilleatimmillea
    I also have my 1984 Mac bought from Cambridge University when I lived there and they were retiring their original Macs. 

    Apple remain extraordinary in the most ordinary of things. There is more processing power in an Apple power supply plug than powered the first moon landing. Just a simple Apple Thunderbolt cable, oft ridiculed for being over-priced, has more computing power than home computers of the 1980's. 

    The old adage that 'you get what you pay for' has never been more true. I would add, 'if you are lucky and careful'. 
    baconstangjony0

  • Decade-old Apple Car project may be completely dead

    timmilleatimmillea
    There is no future in private cars. I have said it dozens of times on this forum. Self-driving electric cars especially were never going to be commercially or technically viable in the short time-window they had. Apple was blind-sided by the US love of the automobile.

    It is a shame Apple spent billions on a provably futile project. 


    watto_cobra

  • Apple Pay Express Mode comes to New South Wales

    timmilleatimmillea
    What is a "transit terminal"? The term is not in the Cambridge English dictionary online. 

  • Apple reportedly in discussions to buy sports car manufacturer McLaren

    timmilleatimmillea
    Apple has a total blind spot here - they are American. The future is reducing the need to travel.

    Before then, public transport.

    Cars are ancient history, a mistake. 

    Tim.

  • Apple said to be 'aggressive' in ordering MacBook Pro units, strong sales expected through 2017

    timmilleatimmillea
    Apple may have placed advance orders but this story is at odds with the sudden drastic discounting on the new MBP eco-system. Initial sales look like a shock to Apple. Wrong prices, not enough 'Pro'. Apple needs its fingers burning from time-to-time to "stay young".