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iPad Air hands on: A return to an affordable large-format iPad
I have been using the 12.9” iPad Pro since a few months after introduction. My motivation was using ForScore for sheet music at the piano in a full 8.5x11 form factor. (Fantastic!) But I soon was addicted to the large format for all applications.I picked up the new M4 iPad Pro yesterday with the nano-matte finish, and…
Wow!
The new Pro is notably thinner and lighter. I didn’t think the silly millimeter would be noticeable. The matte finish is lovely and kills glare at all angles regardless of the lighting around you! And the photo displays are vivid.
Maybe a combination of very-fast-processing and the screen finish, but finger scrolling while reading is amazing. The scrolling image is the smoothest I’ve experienced. And the physical finger-to-screen feel is amazingly smooth. But the two together? Not even sure how to describe the liquid smoothness and perfect response of interacting with the display.
Love this iPad!!
Jim in Boulder
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How to force quit apps in visionOS for Apple Vision Pro
I had Fandango App lock up, so o asked Siri “how do I force quit an app?” Siri responded: “ which application do you want to quit?” “Fandango”. And Siri forced it to quit.
So I assume you can just ask Siri to force quit an application. I haven’t tried that yet, but you should be able to say “Hey Siri, force quit Fandango”
jim
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So far, Apple is struggling to market Apple Vision Pro
Apple is not struggling to market this product!
If they sold the estimated 160,000 units in the opening weekend… that’s $640M in 48hrs. How long did it take AppleInsider to generate $640M in revenue? 2 weekends?
Vision Pro is closer to Apple Watch. Nobody had really dominated the digital watch market despite high profile and innovative attempts. Google Glass, Sony, Oculus/Meta, Microsoft, and other large and small companies have tried with mixed-to-low success.
Most of these entries pushed 3D games or 3D movies as the “killer app”.
Apple is the only (as far as I know) “Spatial Computing” platform looking for developers to develop innovative apps that will create a killer (or 2,3,…) domain(s) in the near future. Apple priced it to target enthusiasts and visionaries, not the general public. Yet, they turned on the Apple Marketing Machine to make everyone aware of the innovation… and lusting after one, even when they can’t afford it.
Then they sold 2/3 of a Billion dollars in 48 hours to people that will love it and either sing praises or develop a new generation of spatial apps.
its also not unlike the original 1984 Macintosh which sold for $2500 ($7500 in today’s world… twice the price of Vision Pro). It had a novel graphical interface without a killer app except the notion of WYSIWYG screen-to-print. Priced for enthusiasts, but launched at the SuperBowl.
Look at the WWDC23 developer videos. Like the Mac, the emphasis is on all the spatial functions and interface elements/indicators to create a consistent UI for future 3rd party apps. That’s what made the Mac successful: you knew how to use every app the first time you opened it. Not true for Microsoft DOS and early Windows apps. Every app was a chaotic mess.
i don’t think we have to wait “5-10 years” for Vision to take off. We’ll see innovative game changers in 2-3.
I pre-ordered one and look forward to the immersive environment and seeing how many apps I can integrate to productively use in this environment. Not just another game and 3D video platform those are just the table stakes.
Jim in Boulder
