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Apple health study proves anybody can run a marathon -- given enough time
appleinsideruser said:Less than 90 days to complete a marathon? S l o wArticle quote:“This time using specifically data from April 2023, they found that half of participants would run or walk 26.2 miles in 90 days or fewer.” [of training]I’m not sure if you’re serious in your statement or being facetious. I’d agree that the article needs an edit to make clear meaning of what is done in 90 days. It sounds like what you said, it takes 90 days to complete the distance of a marathon. In 90 days one has to sleep and eat every day among other bodily functions.I believe the study actually showed that training vigorously nearly every day for 3 months produced results of the ability to complete a marathon event.
I wish the age and health of the cohort was revealed in the reporting. I don’t think it would apply to folks in my late 70’s age group. In my age group it might take a year or more of training to be able to complete a marathon event.I would not run that distance as it is too hard on the spine after aging with normal wear and tear and decline of protein repair at this age. Swimming is a better sport for less wear and tear on joints and connective tissue.At a younger age of 55 yrs old, I did compete at a very fast pace. Heck, we have professional athletes competing into their 40’s.
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Spatial Video recording for iPhone 15 Pro introduced in iOS 17.2 beta 2
I have to wonder if next year’s iPhone 16 Pro iPhones might have an extra ‘regular’ wide camera about 2.5” center to center away from current location towards the other end of the iPhone for landscape mode. That’s the average distance between the center of each iris, or between each retina (2.5”= 63mm average). That would be to shoot in landscape. Optionally it could be fudged for lower end of range for 2.2” or 67mm for portrait mode and located across the top.Since this is about a feature in the next release of iOS, maybe it’ll utilize two of the cameras that exist in the current iPhones, fudged down to that distance to get some depth with obvious improvement with the Vision Pro camera separation distance when it comes out.Considering Apple’s computational use of two cameras in its current lineup, it seems that they can achieve some depth with the current camera separations. Hmmm. Perhaps they can use the three cameras in the Pro Max and get a depth perception that’s better than two. Eg. Average the two cameras near the edge that are in vertical layout and compile that average with the inward camera. There’s not a lack of computation ability with current hardware. The LIDAR depth map already useful for objects reasonably close can also be added into the computation.This is getting interesting. If the 3D effect is of decent quality this will really get people chomping at the bit to view their clips on the Vision Pro.Apple: “Make a 20 minute appointment, with submission of your lens prescription if you have vision correction, and view the Vision Pro at an Apple Store and bring your iPhone clips to view in 3D.”Heck yes, sign me up. Then take my money.
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New iPad Pro rumored to debut with M4 chip
nubus said:It doesn't make sense to ship any AI product before WWDC. There is no new iPadOS/AI to make use of that new AI power.
Even worse for Air as it will be obsolete on arrival.
Launching M4 now will make MBA M3 "the last student computer without AI". It is, but Apple shouldn't put back-to-school sales at risk.
Same for iPhone. We're 4-5 months from next gen. No way that Apple will go full Osborne and kill all shipping products now without new products.
WWDC should be XCode AI + frameworks using very limited memory + the message that everything is possible with 18 TOPS and 6-8 GB as that is A16/M3.
A18/A18 Pro/M4 can deliver a new level of performance but iPhone has to be first.Re WWDC and need for a new iOS with new AI— wouldn’t the new AI need new hardware to have that ML/AI capability? And developers need that hardware in hand to try the new code at WWDC. (I’m finding myself starting to see a logic in this rumor being true)The recent Air would still perform its expected functions. In the future, iPads may start to compete favorably with the MB Air and even the Mini, albeit with the iOS file system. Perhaps the iPadOS file system interface will finally get easier to use, closer to the Mac OS file system in appearance and use.Think back to a decade ago when Apple derided a toaster fridge (touch Mac). Apple has a history of saying something will never happen to kind of kill the idea until it’s ready. To paraphrase Steve Jobs re iPhone: “Pen/stylus/pencil? No way, you can use the best device: your fingers.” And the pencil came forth years later —on a horizontal surface, the iPad.Paraphrasing again: Touch Mac?—“who would want to reach up to a vertical screen and tire their arm?” I’m going to guess some more Mac features will come to iOS and iPad (horizontal surface) before vice-versa. And to me a more readable iPadOS file system would be first up.While I think this M4 iPad rumor is unlikely and hoping it’s true, Apple has had “eating its own” (or full Osborne-ing) in its DNA since Steve Jobs came back in 1997.Regarding memory, I’m in some agreement, although A16 might be a stretch considering Apple has talked of on device extension of ML/AI. While already having some on device ML/AI such as predictive text, it will take more specialized memory registers and GPU and Neural cores than currently exist.Then again with rumors of Apple designing its own server silicon, perhaps on device is not absolutist in nature, but used more-so than other companies for privacy as well as applying ML to your personal style and preferences, while Apple having cloud AI as well. That would also fit with rumors of searching for a partnership with in a cloud based AI company or scheme.
