joeljrichards

Xed said:

I hope this comes to PowerBeats Pro as AirPods Pro aren't comfortable for me.

Prob depends whether they have a gyroscope and accelerometer. 

I think we'll see variants of the A14 processor in more than just the phones so it may that Apple is thinking ahead to other refreshed lines: iPad Pros, iPads, Apple TV, and maybe MacBooks.

I think you're overlooking the possibility that Apple is betting heavily on AR and yet still doesn't have a solid AR development platform. This is at least the hardware. I think part of the justification was trying to the rights tools in the hands of devs to have credible content when Apple pushes AR even harder at the iPhone 12 launch.

This is a solid upgrade, but aside from the rumors display upgrade, it lacks U1, A14 (which should be a significant update), and 5G (another significant update). Those three silicon upgrades are obvious and I don't think Apple will make us wait 18 months to see them. Will we wait 6-months or 12-months is the question I doubt even Apple knows!

As a professional voice actor/narrator I could see this making a lot of sense and the cost of my microphone plus apogee duet is about this price. Of course, going this route means a single point of failure so ideally I'd buy two (gulp!) and I'm way too invested in my current setup to do that. It isn't a solution for everyone but I could see some great (albeit niche) use cases.

I was/am kind of hoping the new video content gets rolled in a bonus for subscribers of other services (iCloud, Apple Music, or some "triple-play" bundle). However, as someone who already owns mostly Apple devices, and who appreciates "family friendly" content, I'm not upset about getting access for "free".