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michelb76 said:

The EU accounts for a quarter of worldwide sales. It will come to the EU at some point. 

Are you sure about that? I think “Europe”, as defined by Apple accounts for about 25% of sales, but that includes more than only the EU. If I remember correctly “Europe” in Apple financials included Africa and parts of the Middle East, for example, which aren’t included in the EU. 

AppleInsider said:

But, regardless of that wait list, we're not going to get it on our HomePods in 2024. And, probably not on the existing devices in the family at all. 

If you have a HomePod -- or multiple -- they won't have the benefits of Apple Intelligence or the updated Siri. That extends to other devices, too, like your Apple Watch or any unsupported Macs or iPhones.

Is that confirmed or is it possible HomePods will handoff queries to our iPhones like they already sometimes do. For instance, asking a HomePod where somebody is will use Find My on my iPhone to actually get the info from and then it will tell me. Maybe Apple Intelligence will work similarly with a HomePod?

Xed said:

I'm not sure I fully understand this new feature. You mean I'll be able to choose paths that aren't the fastest or shortest? If so, what's a good example of why I may want to do that?

Taking a guess…maybe you prefer a more scenic route to go someplace, a route you are familiar with. If you can choose that route and use Maps to guide you, you’ll also get the benefit of speed traps or other hazards, the posted speed limit, a fairly accurate ETA you can share with others and traffic alerts, too. 

Fred257 said:

It will be a win for both Apple and consumers. Why? Because I have kept up on a daily basis with Apple News and innovation since 1997 on a daily basis. 

I’m struggling to understand how you reading news about Apple since 1997 means that this will be a win for Apple and consumers. Can you explain?

GymKit is one of those technologies that I always have felt Apple didn’t push enough or advertise enough. A couple of years after GymKit was announced we were in the market for a treadmill for home use. The only company I could find that had products that integrated GymKit was TechnoGym. At the time the pricing was out of our budget, I think the lowest cost treadmill that TechnoGym offered with GymKit was around $14,000.

A few weeks ago I needed some new dumbbells and went to the local fitness supply store. For reference, I’ve been working part-time at a gym for 17 years and this is the store our gym uses to buy equipment. While I was there I was talking to the “sales guy” and asked if he knew if GymKit was available on replacement head units for the indoor cycle we have at home. He didn’t know what GymKit is. In his defense, they don’t carry TechnoGym, which, outside of Peloton, is the only manufacturer I’ve ever heard of that supported GymKit. But to me that’s ridiculous. How is it possible that a guy who works at a fitness supply store doesn’t know anything about GymKit when GymKit has been available for so long? That’s a failure on Apple’s part.

By the way, I’ve used GymKit enabled equipment a few times, usually at hotels, and it works well. If I use our home treadmill my watch doesn’t get the mileage as accurately as the treadmill does and the treadmill doesn’t get my heart rate/calorie burn as accurately as my watch does. Using GymKit resolves those issues and it’s really nice.