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  • Voice Memos gains Enhanced Recording, Smart Folders in iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur

    zhtfreakzhtfreak
    Better quality is nice, but Apple needs to allow using the stereo mics on the newer iPhones. It makes no sense that they're restricted to video recording.

    If they allowed stereo recording on the newer iPhones, I could ditch my Siri shortcut for converting a video to an audio file as a work around. 
    watto_cobra

  • Bluetooth SIG announces LE Audio with audio sharing, performance improvements, more

    zhtfreakzhtfreak
    entropys said:
    If anything is ripe for disruption it is the hearing aid industry. I can’t believe the price elderly parents have to pay.


    Welcome to the world of assistive technology. It's the same thing with software and hardware designed for the visually impaired. Tablet-like devices that incorporate Braille can cost as much as the base Mac Pro, but have internal specs that are probably less than an iPhone 7.
    watto_cobrajony0

  • Retro revisit: Using Apple's iPod mini in 2020

    zhtfreakzhtfreak
    This was a fun look back. Crazy to think that the classic iPods are already considered retro, yet their hayday doesn't seem that long ago. 

    My first iPod was a shuffle, because I thought it would be easiest to use because it didn't have a screen. Then I got a fifth gen iPod which I absolutely loved. The idea of carrying around all my music in my pocket was awesome! A few years later I got a 4th gen nano as it was the first iPod to have accessibility features, all be it rudimentary. Still, it was one of the only gadgets I absolutely had to have as soon as it came out. Looking back, I wish I'd have kept it. 

    I agree that this review shows just how much things have changed, sometimes for the better. When I went on a trip in high school in the late 90s and early 0s, I had to go through my CDS and pick around 20 albums to take with me. It worked, but looking back I don't know how I did that knowing that thanks to Apple Music I can listen to almost any song I want whenever I want. What a world! lol

    Since 2021 is the 20th anniversary of the iPod, it would be kind of cool if Apple released a throwback designed iPod with bluetooth that could play Apple Music. Although you could argue the iPod nano evolved as far as it could and got replaced by the watch. Hmmm... maybe a new version of Air Pods could be stand alone...modern iPod shuffle. 
    watto_cobra

  • Apple Pro Display XDR 'game changer' for 'Jumanji' studio

    zhtfreakzhtfreak
    I normally don't like action flicks, but I loved the last one. The new one was a little bit disappointing, but I usually expect that from a siquel. 
    Metriacanthosaurus

  • If you updated your HomePod to 13.2, do not reset it or remove it from the Home app

    zhtfreakzhtfreak
    The Update timed out for me too, still on 12.4. Good thing I didn't try resetting the homepod. I'm excited for handoff, but can wait a little while longer. 
    watto_cobra