CloudTalkin

elijahg said:

CloudTalkin said:

sflocal said:

I can only assume that Apple is putting out this PSA to stem the pond-scum lawyers from filing class-action lawsuits claiming Apple caused "irreparable damages" to users that bought a leather case and expected it to look brand new forever.

Sad.

What Apple is saying they already know their unreleased leather case could have an adverse reaction to their charging puck.  It's obvious they've worked to mitigate the issue but haven't found an acceptable answer to the problem.  Instead of putting out the case and letting the issue materialize and blow up (having you make excuses for it), they've decided to proactively and responsibly let customer know damage may happen (and you still manage to try to make feeble excuses for it).  Jeebus.

What's sad is your apologist hyperbolic and totally unnecessary take on the situation.  You've taken Apple admitting there's a foreseeable problem and turned it into some fantasy expectation of brand new leather forever.  How does one go from zero to full Spinal Tap 11 so quickly and without cause?  Apple did a good thing.  The right thing. They really don't need people making exaggerated lame excuses.  They handled it properly.  

You have got entirely the wrong end of the stick. sflocal literally says people might "expect it to look brand new forever", and Apple is ensuring they know that it will not look brand new forever. No hyperbole at all, he is just speculating that without this disclaimer, low-life lawyers would take this and run with it. He is not making excuses for anyone.

His posting history says I'm more right than wrong.  My mans got an almost pathological desire to make excuses for every perceived Apple shortcoming.  Whether or not there's an actual shortcoming is immaterial.  No one thinks their cases are going to look brand new forever.  That's not even a realistic "might" and Apple is not ensuring anyone will know the case won't look brand new forever.  Apple is clearly stating the charging puck can leave an imprint on the case.  

Apple has long ago addressed the fact the leather won't look brand new forever.  They tell you in the Support doc about cleaning Apple products:
"The leather iPhone case is made from natural leather. Its appearance will change as you use it. It might acquire a patina and might change color due to the oils from your skin and direct sunlight, further enhancing the natural look"  Support doc

Not looking brand new forever and the puck leaving an imprint on the case are unrelated topics.  Apple's advisory only addresses one of those and it ain't about looking brand new. 

sflocal said:

I can only assume that Apple is putting out this PSA to stem the pond-scum lawyers from filing class-action lawsuits claiming Apple caused "irreparable damages" to users that bought a leather case and expected it to look brand new forever.

Sad.

What Apple is saying they already know their unreleased leather case could have an adverse reaction to their charging puck.  It's obvious they've worked to mitigate the issue but haven't found an acceptable answer to the problem.  Instead of putting out the case and letting the issue materialize and blow up (having you make excuses for it), they've decided to proactively and responsibly let customer know damage may happen (and you still manage to try to make feeble excuses for it).  Jeebus.

What's sad is your apologist hyperbolic and totally unnecessary take on the situation.  You've taken Apple admitting there's a foreseeable problem and turned it into some fantasy expectation of brand new leather forever.  How does one go from zero to full Spinal Tap 11 so quickly and without cause?  Apple did a good thing.  The right thing. They really don't need people making exaggerated lame excuses.  They handled it properly.  

Two things.
1. The tech isn't called MicroOLED display.  Ross made up that terminology himself.  Not really sure why.  It's called OLED Microdisplay.  To phrase it the way Ross does makes it seem as if it's MicroLED... just minus the extra "O".   

2.  This tech is rumored to be for AR only, not AR/VR combined.  Ross has since issued clarification to his original tweet.

Well 3 things.
Even though Ross clarified his claim, according to Sony, it seems the tech can be used in AR and VR applications.  Not really sure if that means it can be used in a combined application though. https://www.sony-semicon.co.jp/e/products/microdisplay/oled/technology.html

The tech comes in 2 flavors.  OLED Microdisplay and Liquid Crystal Microdisplay.

If we can get an update to the article, my comment can be deleted.

Just an FYI.  It would probably help to actually show the screen where the lyrics and podcasts will be viewed.  As noted in the article, it's the passenger-side screen.  Unfortunately, the photo chosen for the article doesn't actually display the passenger side screen. It just shows the center stack.  Passenger-side screen pictured below.

Mike Wuerthele said:

cvc said:

Regarding what the power cord looks like, the tech specs on the website says that there is a 20 watt power adapter in the box. It doesn’t say there is a separate cord included so it’s probably hardwired on one end or the other

We're sure it's hardwired, in a similar fashion to the one on the HomePod (socket, but not convenient to the user). What we're not sure about yet is what the brick or cable looks like. We'll see.

According to MR, the cable ends in a USB-C connector and ships with a 20W brick in the box.  If that's the case, plugged into a 10000mAh power bank, the Mini could be truly portable.  An industrious-type person could conceivably design a small cylindrical power bank (with wrap around cable management as a base/stand) and have a modicum of success I think.