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  • Giant foldable iPad with MacBook-like design rumored to arrive in 2028

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    AppleZulu said:
    omasou said:
    Why, just why.

    What is the use case?
    lz13 said:
    Nobody wants this
    The use case is simply portability for a large iPad. Set aside other ridiculous speculation in the article and focus on the idea of a big iPad that keeps the same screen aspect ratio as all others, but folds in half so you can easily tuck in your backpack or briefcase. That’s the use case. Once a regular tablet gets beyond a certain size, it’s no longer easily portable. A folding iPad solves that problem, and unlike all the folding phone nonsense, it wouldn’t require software bloat to support it. 
    dutchlord said:
    It like back in the day of the Soviet Union when they had 5 year plans. Announcing an iPad four years ahead is insane….
    This is a rumor, not an announcement. Apple has announced nothing. They announce OS updates months in advance so they can implement public beta testing programs. Hardware is often announced publicly only weeks before they go on sale. They don’t announce hardware years in advance. Patents are filed to protect research, and those things become public, but they aren’t a reliable indicator of what research will make it into production. In fact, I think many of Apple’s patents are cagily written so as to throw competitors and “analysts” off the scent and on to wild goose chases. 

    Internally, of course, Apple has all sorts of long-term development roadmaps. That’s why they’ve been successful. You don’t get hardware, software and services working in concert the way they do by reacting to quarterly stock reports. 

    smaller dimensions but 2x thickness. Hmmm - dont' really follow the advantage here. The height and width of the iPad are not the issue. The existing iPad Pro still easily fits in any briefcase that holds a standard sheet of paper.

    I can possibly see a use case for getting rid of the keyboard - in the half-folded configuration the part on the desktop could serve as a (poor) keyboard, except there are plenty of keyboard folios that don't appreciably add to the thickness so there's not a huge advantage here. 
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  • Sonos Arc Ultra review: The best Dolby Atmos soundbar just got better

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    harrykatsaros said:
    Nakamichi Dragon > Sonos Arc Ultra + Era 300s + Sub
    You're comparing the Sonos with a setup that costs 3 times the price?
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  • New Magic Mouse said to fix everything that's been wrong with it for 15 years

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    nubus said:
    The new mouse is required due to EU mandating easy battery replacement. It will have to arrive in 2026 or early 2027.
    Don't know if this is true or not but it's long overdue. I need to replace the battery on my Magic Mouse 2 and went to iFixit  - tell me why it needs to be this difficult? Would it have been that difficult to have a couple of screws to remove the bottom panel? and why does the battery need to be glued in place for a mouse???
    muthuk_vanalingamdewme

  • New Magic Mouse said to fix everything that's been wrong with it for 15 years

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    foregoneconclusion said:
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    foregoneconclusion said:
    The reason the charging port is on the bottom is due to the original removable battery option. The charging port is in the same location as the latch for the removable battery cover. That allowed Apple to save $$ by keeping the industrial design almost identical between the two different versions. 
    That's ok then.  I'm perfectly happy to accept suboptimal design if it contributes to Apple's bottom line.
    It would have been suboptimal design without the fast charging capability. But since it could charge for the work day in five minutes, keeping the internal design arrangement almost identical to the removable battery version makes more sense than spending time/money on giving the end user five minutes of tethered work time. 
    Ah, the same old, tired “it’s not THAT much of an inconvenience” excuse. The people making it are almost as tired as the excuse is. 

    The picture in the article shows just how ridiculous the design is. I was again reminded of the absurdity when I got an alert that the battery on my Magic Keyboard was low. I simply plugged it in and kept working. I suppose what I should have done is turned it upside down and gone to do something else which I must have needed to do anyway while it charged?
    mattinozDAalsethtiredskillsmuthuk_vanalingamdewme

  • Analysis: Apple not likely to enter the foldable market before 2027

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    I’ve seen some folding androids - the tech looks neat but I still don’t see much practical use. 
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