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  • Apple Vision Pro has finally arrived

    thedbathedba
    Apple Vision Pro is available now, starting at $3,499. Pre-orders sold out within minutes, though, and Apple was believed to have only made a few units, compared to a typical iPhone launch. 

    Well no kidding.
    Can you name another product in Apple’s lineup that comes even close to making as many units available, at launch, as the iPhone?

    I’ve seen reviews from Joanna Stern, John Gruber, MKBHD and iJustine and this looks like a very compelling 1.0 product.
    Not sure that many people will bite at that entry price, but enough will, to keep development going and in 2-3 years give us version 2.0.

    Oh and the competition are warming up their copy machines.
    jas99muthuk_vanalingamwilliamlondondanoxStrangeDayswatto_cobra

  • AirPods' 2024 refresh could include two Gen 4 models, AirPods Max update

    thedbathedba
    StrangeDays said:
    thedba said:
    If the only upgrade awaiting the Airpods max is USBC and additional colors, then muted isn’t the adjective I’d use.
    Grossly underwhelming would be more like it.
    What do you want them to do for you, besides play audio? Should they have a new shape too? Maybe triangles? Triangles are new. Should we do triangles?
    Really? Nothing you can think of?
    Let’s see 
    1) A way of turning them off or putting them in low power mode without having to put them in the bra case.
    2) A better/actual carrying case
    3) Longer battery life 
    4) A passive wired mode ie. they keep on working when the battery’s dead
    5) Lossless playback

    To name a few. 
    lotonesSpitbathchasmmattinozmuthuk_vanalingamwilliamlondongrandact73dewmebeowulfschmidtargonaut

  • AirPods' 2024 refresh could include two Gen 4 models, AirPods Max update

    thedbathedba
    If the only upgrade awaiting the Airpods max is USBC and additional colors, then muted isn’t the adjective I’d use.
    Grossly underwhelming would be more like it.
    williamlondondewmebeowulfschmidtargonaut

  • Analysts say iPhone 15 incremental update will still attract buyers

    thedbathedba
    That is exactly what is going to happen.
    Users that have iPhone12 or prior will be the most compelled to upgrade. Their jump will be significant. I myself will be upgrading from iPhoneXS. 

    The iPhone13/14 crowd, not so much even though quite a few of them will.

    That's what all these years building an eco system does. Build a healthy base and constant revenue streams for Apple.
    FileMakerFeller

  • Apple launched AirPods eight years ago, and changed the world again

    thedbathedba
    When Apple announced the removal of the headphone jack on the iPhone 7, they didn't just present a dongle to the world.
    Many pundits blasted them for this, calling it dumb move, no one will get on board, they will loose sales, Steve Jobs never would've, etc...

    What they actually did, is show the world a much better way to do things. No more wires, instant pairing across all your devices. To their credit, they stuck to that vision and hindsight being 20/20, we now know that it was the right move all along. 

    John Gruber sometimes has a short segment on his site called "Claim Chowder".
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