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  • Moment debuts 8 new iPhone lenses as part of T-Series overhaul

    I have a bunch of different lenses for my iPhones. Over the years I’ve bought Zeiss and other brands. For a number of reasons, while the magnification, both plus and minus, works as advertised, the quality is always less than the built-in lenses. The fact is that these are at best, moderate quality. They can never improve the quality, just lower it. It’s similar to a converter that sits behind a lens. The resulting quality is always worse. Front mounted lenses are the same. 

    Lens alignment is always an issue here. Nothing is mounting to the built-in lens itself. It’s a plastic case, or an aluminum mount. But it’s never quite right. Then, designing a lens to go over another lens results in a mismatch. How can you design the optics to work properly? In the “old” days there were lenses that came apart. You could use one, with the mount, by itself, and then attach the other to the front for a different focal length. This was before actual zooms came out. But the quality was never good, even though the two parts were designed as one.

    i’ve stopped using third party lenses on my iPhones. I would really have to see some trusty, reliable tests before I’m willing to add to my drawful of collected third party iPhone lenses and cases.
    muthuk_vanalingambaconstangrobin huber
  • Major 'Apple Watch X' redesign rumored to arrive in 2024


    designr said:
    I recently read an article (that I cannot find) about how Apple spent a boatload of money on machines to be able to do the (extremely) precise (and unique) springs and locking system. The article made the case of how it ended up being worth it given the $$$ Apple made from the interchangeable bands. Perhaps there are reasons to move on. And we know that Apple loves magnets. And I can imagine Apple finding a way to make the band attachment system even more elegant. But, to me, all that adds up to a fair amount of skepticism about a change in this. Maybe.
    I don’t like magnets because I have metal shops and do grinding. That metal powder gets everywhere. I always wear my Apple watch in the shop and no matter what, it’s been fine. But with a magnetic attachment, I shudder to think how much of that powder will get in there. I already have a problem with my iPad with the edges, in the case, getting full of metal powder. So much powder that you can see each magnet, and it won’t all come off, no matter how I clean it. It does come off the iPad, just not the case.
    designrradarthekatcg27watto_cobra
  • A17 specifications leaked ahead of iPhone 15 Pro release

    Actually, the “bump” this year is thought to be the biggest jump in three generations. I’m not just talking about the SoC, but for the entire phone, camera, SoC, screen, etc.
    tmaychasmmuthuk_vanalingamdanoxAlex1Ncentaur
  • Big Tech firms pledge to control AI, but Apple is not joining them

    From what I read on this organization, it seems to be mostly “regulating” specifics of how this software will work, rather than the more theoretical concepts of how to determine when it becomes dangerous, and how to prevent that. I can see Apple not being interested in that view, at least, at this time. 
    ravnorodomFileMakerFellerwatto_cobraAlex1N
  • Big Tech firms pledge to control AI, but Apple is not joining them

    Apple brands itself as responsible and privacy forward. Perhaps they don’t feel the need to participate in fig-leaf events such as this, that they’re going to do the right thing because that’s what they do? Also, I think Apple may end up being a client of AI rather than a purveyor, much like they get screens from Samsung. So it’s up the vendors to assure the safety of their wares. 
    Apple is apparently working on their own. There have been several reports on that with some detail, including here. So I don’t think they will be using someone else’s version.
    ravnorodomFileMakerFellerpscooter63watto_cobraAlex1N