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  • Apple's AirTag helps you keep track of your things for $29 each, $99 in a four-pack

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    cornchip said:
    bageljoey said:
    Mock me if you will, I’m a launch day adopter here. Wallet. Keys. iPad and maybe glasses!  Lol!

    Not sure why you’d need for an iPad? 
    He's just a worrier I guess. That's probably why his friends call him 'Whiskers'.
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  • Apple launches new Apple TV 4K with A12 Bionic CPU, redesigned Siri remote

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    spliff monkey said:
    neillwd said:
    Hate the remote.
    Came here to say exactly that. It reminds me of the old remotes before they used a touch pad. I dread “click, click, clicking” around m the screen rather than just a swipe which can get me to the other side of the screen in a single gesture. 

    Thought I was the only one who liked and understood what the touch remote accomplished. 
    In the presentation they specifically mentioned that the directional pad is also touch sensitive and allows for swipes to quickly scroll across a number of items.  
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  • Leaker says 'AirTags' coming soon -- in two sizes

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    mjtomlin said:
    maestro64 said:
    It must be true since Twitter would have pulled it down if it was hearsay or unreliable.

    Oh please. A rumor is not a lie or slander. It's speculation.
    I believe that's what the kids are calling a 'joke' nowadays.
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  • Inexpensive 'Apple Watch SE' may arrive at Apple's 'Time Flies' event

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    Honestly, there's really nothing groundbreaking about this. It's exactly what Apple has been doing all along for both iPhone and Apple Watch. They sell previous years models for a lower cost after they have lowered the cost for those components over a year or two worth of sales allowing them to generate a decent margin.

    All Prosser is 'leaking' is that they might not refer to it as the Series 4 anymore, but will rebrand it as something new like Apple Watch SE and (maybe) change the exterior material (but probably not).
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  • iPad Air, affordable Apple Watch, 'AirPods Studio,' small HomePod predicted for fall

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    talexy said:
    Same goes for the HomePod. Apple developing a "cheaper" version of the HomePod is complete nonsense in my view. Like years back, when every "analyst" was predicting (or demanding) a "cheaper" iPhone as the only way for Apple to survive. The iPhone SE is nothing but a iPhone 7 with some modifications internally. The difference of the 5c was the plastic back cover.

    Apple never competes on price by developing specifically "cheap" hardware. What it does is giving legacy models a discount when new models arrive. This has been successful in the past, so where's the pain for them to change that strategy?

      
    I mostly agree with your point, but I definitely see a benefit for HomePod having a smaller, more affordable version. I have the current model in my kitchen/living room. I would never consider buying one to put in a bathroom, or a kids bedroom, because the technology in it is overkill for those areas. If they made a smaller version for a cheaper price I'd buy that in a heartbeat.
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