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  • Apple releases AirPods firmware 4.2 update for all models

    dewme said:
    Apple really needs to come up with a cleaner and more intuitive way to manage AirPods from other devices, especially iPhone and iPad. Having some AirPods UI under Bluetooth settings and some under General settings seems like a shoehorn approach that was given 5 minutes or less of UX consideration. 
    Couldn’t agree more…and don’t forget the Accessibility settings. Your post reminded me of this article I read the other day (link below) calling for a dedicated AirPods App to consolidate all these settings together like the Watch App does. It’s time. 

    williamlondon
  • Apple planning 2022 iPhone SE upgrade, followed by larger screen in 2023

    Beats said:
    wood1208 said:
    Frame size of iphone SE is good but screen needs to expand edge to edge on side and on top. May be worth moving touchid to power button like iPad..

    These constant same suggestions are irritating. Why does it have to expand edge to edge? Why can’t the edges be cut so it’s actually SMALLER with the SAME screen size?
    Irritating to you, maybe. The iPhone you’re suggesting would be even smaller than the Mini, which isn’t exactly selling like hotcakes. Maybe the $300 savings would yield a few more in sales volume, but the market for tiny, baby phones had been grossly overestimated. And the numbers prove it. 
    williamlondonmuthuk_vanalingamBeats
  • Apple AR headset, new Mac Pro and more expected in 2022

    Hopefully the main focus of Apple's AR glasses will not not be games. The real value of AR glasses is that they can give the user augmented intelligence. Using AI and computational vision, AR glasses could give you a better understanding of the world around you. A simple example would be the ability to zoom in to see distant objects. Computer vision has exceeded the ability of human eyesight for quite a while now. Glasses that let you see in the dark, find objects you are looking for, look around corners or behind solid objects would quickly become essential items. Tagging of objects and locations becomes possible as well. You could select Yelp reviews and see what people are saying about a restaurant you are looking at. You could select a nature channel and see information about each plant or animal you can see. Like all new technology, AR will have its down sides as well. It is not clear how you build AR glasses without some kind of camera built in and walking around with an always on camera is still not socially acceptable.
    I agree with everything you’re saying about the application potential of AR glasses, unfortunately the product you’re describing isn’t expected to be released by Apple until at least 2025. The product that Gurman is predicting for next year is the VR/AR headset. That product will need to have gaming as a central focus in order to appeal to the mainstream customer if it’s ever going to survive. Gaming, along with the VR media and VR FaceTime applications described by Marvin above, are merely the opening salvos as Apple enters this product category. It will grow from there, just like the iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods Pro have.  The headsets will be intended to be used in a stationary environment, like the home or office, whereas the glasses you describe will be intended to be worn while out and about in the world. Which, for the record, I can’t wait for either. 

    muthuk_vanalingamradarthekattenthousandthingsbyronlfastasleepwatto_cobra
  • These are the most popular emoji characters of 2021

    If there was a Top 10 List of the most ridiculous Top 10 lists, this one would be near the top. 
    williamlondonDogperson
  • Apple offering gift cards with purchase on Black Friday - but there are better options

    The $50 gift card for the Apple TV is the best deal you will ever find for that item. The lowest I’ve ever priced them new was at Amazon for a $10 discount. I just wish I remembered this promotion was coming before I picked up mine from Best Buy 2 weeks ago. 
    rlinger