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iPhone 17 and beyond: Apple's most ambitious lineup
JohnDenver101 said:I don't understand the appeal of a folding phone. They are:- More expensive
- More expensive to repair
- Screen is less scratch resistant
- Screen may show fold
- Hinges make it more prone to break or susceptible to dust
- Heavier
- Can be difficult to use with one hand
Putting it into a phone form factor replaces the need for a tablet as it's the same apps.
If it was on the back of the phone, the middle 1/3rd of the display would be over the back and two other 1/3rds can fold out left and right.
iPhone 16 is 5.81" x 2.82" so if it was turned over and the display folded out, it would have a 8.46" x 5.81" display = 10" diagonal iPad-like display. It wouldn't matter so much if the display breaks because it's external. It would still be an expensive replacement but an instant replacement, just get a new one in store.
Then they can offer e-ink, OLED and ones designed for drawing on. -
How to use macOS's Finder Eject When Finished feature
AppleInsider said:A handy new feature of macOS Sequoia allows a mounted volume to self-eject once a process copying files from it ends. Here's how to use it.
If the copy is still running, the Finder will throw up an alert telling you it can't eject the volume because it's in use. But now in macOS Sequoia, that alert features a new button: Eject when finished.
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Apple presses on with headset that's an iPhone on your face
mpantone said:Of course, the View-Master unit had a number of shortcomings. The biggest was the fact that the it wasn't compatible with a wide variety of smartphone dimensions. The optics were fixed so were limited to a subset of viewers' eyes. There was no headstrap. Audio was terrible because it relied on the phone's built-in speakers.
An Apple designed one would fix a lot of the issues.
This would be like a $599 iPhone 14 + $100 case = $699. The resolution here would be bad at less than 1K per eye.
But if the total retail price of these parts comes to $699 and 2K Micro-OLED displays are $300 for a pair, they have enough parts to make an affordable, very lightweight, reasonable quality headset that retails around $1199. Even adding additional tracking like hand/eye tracking, it would be under $1500.
It wouldn't be as sharp as Vision Pro but would give mostly the same experience and would build a platform with a bigger user-base in the millions, which is needed to be sustainable. The display spec can be increased later.
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Apple's October Mac event or release plans still aren't clear
mpantone said:Since their recent M.O. has been to give event invitees two weeks lead notification, it's pretty much too late for an October event.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/24/tech/apple-october-event-2023/index.html
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Apple's October Mac event or release plans still aren't clear
Toortog said:The only thing about the new Mac Mini is when is Apple going to annouce the date for the release event. Time is running out for October event.
If they want to do a Halloween themed event again, they have to stream it next week so the announcement will be any day now.