Eric_WVGG

Andrew_OSU said:

Eric_WVGG said:

that microsuction back is flippin’ brilliant

I am astonished that something that ugly could cost so much, though. I swear every time AI uses the word "fashionable" you’re in for a real treat >_<

Hey Eric!
Fashion is... highly subjective. Personally, the exotic leathers don’t do it for me. I think a lot of fashion is super odd and much of it I’d consider borderline-hideous! That doesn’t mean it doesn’t count as fashion. The fashion world is very unique and this comes from the epicenter of fashion. Between the company itself, the materials used, and the design, it’s clearly a high-fashion luxury item. Whether you like that look, that’s a different story!

I don’t pretend to understand fashion, but I do try to describe it accurately. 

I get that "fashion is subjective," I'm a co-founder of a fashion startup.

Back in 2007 I had a website gig, a person was building a company that would make luxury-market games. Like $20,000 chess sets, croquet, I think even an ostrich-skin frisbee. They were all made of unnaturally colored leather. I think the most expensive item was a $120k chess set. The market for this stuff was mostly Russian oligarchs, mafia and Trump types who are blind to style but not to price tags.

Besides the garish leather, another "tell" are those dumb chrome logos. You can get away with that when you’re Louis Vuitton. Hell, you can get away with it when you're Guess?. Who is "Labodet"?

This does not look like great craftsmanship to me. The thumb cut on the lower pocket looks like it will curl in no time. I suspect the top corners are going to get weird with a bit of use as well. But dang that use of micro-suction is genius. 

I feel shitty posting this, might come back later and delete it. 

that microsuction back is flippin’ brilliant

I am astonished that something that ugly could cost so much, though. I swear every time AI uses the word "fashionable" you’re in for a real treat >_<

Benderclb said:

And how do users selftest? What do we look for in Cardiogram? And how do we determine our baseline?

Heart Rate Variability is recorded in the Breath app. I think the gist is that focused breathing decreases the heart rate, so you get a better sample of beat variations. 

HRV is considered one of the best indicators of overall physical fitness. Like, an athlete can go from zero to sixty (figuratively) at a snap; that requires a heart that can kick into gear (and cool off) fast. 

You can see your HRV in the iPhone Health app under "heart." Average HRV is very age dependent, a teenager will have an HRV approaching 100, middle age folk in the fifties.

As for how this could be productized… Apple probably couldn't market any feature as "early covid detection," but they could perhaps put in a notification that reads "abnormal HRV, talk to your doctor" without going through too many FDA hoops. I think the potential for false positives might be pretty high, though.

Touch Bar is awesome. Apple engineers should be ashamed of themselves for not iterating on it and just sucking up bad press for five years. 

harry wild said:

It is about time!  Hope Apple makes it a premium model too.  I hate buying a new Mini but it still has inside 2-4 year old components and then they put in a one year old SoC to hide the older components…  Come on Apple, the Mini is not price sensitive!  Price it if you have to with that of the  iPad Pro 11”.

Every iPad Mini has had the latest SoC at time-of-release. 

It would be an epic bummer if it's truly "Air 3 inspired" (whatever that means), but I'm actually optimistic that it'll use the Air/Pro "squared-edge" design instead, due to the jump in screen size. They could have a bigger screen and the same form factor if it's squared-edge, TouchID on the rim. Even with thinner bezels, an Air 3 design would necessitate a bigger device. A "bigger Mini" makes no sense.