roundaboutnow

JinTech said:

Rogue01 said:

Hilarious that the 'new' MacBook Air with the same M3 chip as the MacBook Pro now supports two external displays when the lid is closed, but the M3 MacBook Pro can only support one external display.  Meanwhile, all Intel MacBooks can support two external displays with the lid open, for 3 displays.  Way to go Apple.  And still extortion prices for RAM and SSD upgrades.  Maybe Apple is listening to all the complaints to restore a popular feature that they took away when they introduced Apple Silicon.  

Apparently the Air will be able to do this via software update so I’m sure this will apply to the Pro as well. 

Seems like it should be technically possible for an M2 MacBook Air to get dual display with lid closed via software update too. The M2 minis can do dual displays, both from TB (the M1 mini has to use one HDMI and one TB to connect to two displays, so not likely possible on those).

Of course, I realize "technically possible" doesn't mean it'll ever happen.

I noticed that dual lens camera too while I was watching on TV.

I also noticed the finger print smudges all over the glossy black panels as the TV camera panned from judge to judge...my poor OCD self had to cringe. 

I saw a folding phone in the "wild" for the first time the other day. The person that had it was not trying to show off the phone -- they were just showing me a picture. It came and went fairly quickly, so I don't even know what brand/model it was.

While the color and black level were good, the screen itself was not perfectly flat -- it was a bit "ripply" looking. The hinge area was very prominent even when opened all the way. The additional screen real estate was kinda nice, but when folded, it was really thick too. Maybe there are good folding phones out there, but this certainly wasn't one of them. Overall, I did not like it. 

As others have suggested, I do think a folding screen makes more sense on tablets or laptops, but execution is key and cost should be kept in check before I would consider one.

Was hoping for the 3rd season of Foundation.

hmlongco said:

roundaboutnow said:

Given the volume of AVP sales so far, I get not wanting to produce a native AVP app right away, but considering Youtube (and Netflix) can be used in AVP Safari, it seemed strange to me that both those companies didn't at least allow the iPad app to run out of the gate.

Speaking of Youtube, I've looked at a few of the AVP reviews there (in particular Marques Brownlee), and I have to say I am way more impressed with AVP than I thought I'd be. (What really helps is the fact that one can screen record the AVP visuals, so you get a pretty good idea of what the wearer sees).

One thing to remember what watching those screen recordings is that AVP foveates the display, spending extra cycles to make sure the area of the screen you're looking at is razor sharp and such, not spending extra cycles on the parts of the screen you're NOT looking at.

So some screenshots and recordings can look blurry, unless you're looking at the same area where the wearer was looking.

Yes, I noticed the foveated rendering. It was actually pointed out by Brownlee too. (I had actually anticipated a few years back when rumors of Apples AR/VR interests started surfacing that foveated rendering would be helpful--if not required--to reduce demands on the processing system).