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Apple's security message: Keep data safe by keeping it out of the cloud
Microsoft Voice Command had this back in 2004.
Contacts on your Windows Phone that you wanted to call, simply hold the button and say, "call Mike Jones on mobile"
Voice command would instantly respond with "Call Mike Jones on mobile?"
I respond, "Yes"
and the call would go through.
The whole idea of having my voice be telegraphed to some computer for processing 20 (it was November 2003 when Voice Command was released) years later is a bit ludicrous, especially when the Windows Phones at the time were still 5 years behind the first iPhone.
Voice recognition isn't new, by any stroke of the imagination.
The phone I had was pretty tricked out. I had the HTC TyTN, with 64MB of RAM and I did put Voice Command on my 128MB SD card. -
Apple headset must battle 'design quirks' to be a success
Regarding nausea -
I was in a room with a bunch of "higher ups" watching a demo of someone wearing an AR headset with what he was seeing on projector screens. Up to about a minute in, everyone was enthusiastic about what the tech was doing: installing parts. Then, I started looking at them... one by one they started looking away, until all of them were intentionally shadowing their faces from the screen. One or two left the room and din't come back in until they were made aware that the projector was now showing a PowerPoint.
I asked about that, and everyone was getting nauseous, mainly because the micro-movements of our heads are well accounted for by our brains and the AR headset, but to those watching, it looked like he was on the water, but they were on land, so the movement didn't match what they were seeing.
They technician had no issues, nor did most of the people when they tried the headset on.
There is a phenomenon where the users do get seasick, claustrophobic, or have other issues when wearing AR/VR headsets, and one thing I believe can help solve this is not having cameras display on the screen, but have clear screens that project the images needed, and let the user see reality with no delay.
I do fly FPV drones, and it's a lot of fun to do that, and every 8-9 minutes I have to take the goggles off and maybe that's the eye-rest I need. -
Apple touts rugged and water resistant iPhone 13 in new ads
This kind of advertisement kind of makes me mad, since I had an iPhone fall in the toilet (it was clean... or just flushed...) and the Genius said, "That isn't covered by the warranty." (or the way I heard it...) "I know we advertise all kinds of water resistance, but as soon as you get it wet, you're screwed."
So, to be warned, here's Note #3 from Apple.com (iphone-13-pro) (all the way at the bottom)- iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max are splash, water, and dust resistant and were tested under controlled laboratory conditions with a rating of IP68 under IEC standard 60529 (maximum depth of 6 meters up to 30 minutes). Splash, water, and dust resistance are not permanent conditions. Resistance might decrease as a result of normal wear. Do not attempt to charge a wet iPhone; refer to the user guide for cleaning and drying instructions. Liquid damage not covered under warranty.
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What to expect from Apple's Q3 2022 earnings report on July 28
jellybelly said:When you show bar charts and point out quarters, it would be nice if you could label the chart better in a graphic program after the chart source exports the chart.I did it on my iPad in Vectornator, using it for the first time. Amazing features and amazingly useless search in the help/ support area. I could have knocked this out in InDesign in 15 minutes or less, which I’ve used since 2003. And I’d have had the time to do a nicer job.
I hope you can improve on this and do something like this so we can find all the 2nd quarters for the comparisons. Maybe highlighting the 2nd quarters with shaded rectangles (in multiply mode to make ‘see-through’) would work better. Labeling and dividing the years with vertical rules helps too.
Thanks in advance for considering this.
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AirPods are no longer cool, claim people who can't afford them
Mitty said:"AirPods are no longer cool, claim people who can't afford them"
This headline is pathetic. People don't like AirPods because they sound horrible. I have the Bose QC Earbuds and I've tried the Sony XM4s, both of which are better and more costly than the AirPods Pro. AirPods (Pro) are inferior compared to these headphones in every way except for integration with the Apple ecosystem. Even AppleInsider admits that the Bose QC Earbuds and Sony XM4s are superior:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn8EB9bovb8&t=516s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t14zIOxFAhQ&t=932s
This whole notion that people don't buy Apple products because they're poor needs to stop. It's an extremely base and fallacious argument it reflects poorly on people that try to make it.
One thing I learned long ago: A poor man pays twice. (It's a twist on "pay me now or pay me later...")