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  • Apple AirPods dominant, despite late entrance in 'totally wireless headphone' market segme...

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    cmert42 said:
    I've owned other Bluetooth earbuds in the past and didn't care for them. I've always found the latency while watching video to be unbearable. Can any AirPod owners explain their experience? Does they work well no matter what service is being used (iTunes, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, personal media, etc)? Can I use them to stream sound from an ATV so I don't keep my wife up when she falls asleep at 8:30?
    I use them regularly to watch ATV for that very reason. I stream Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video and YouTube from my iOS devices too and have no sync issues at all.
    LukeCagewatto_cobraequality72521StrangeDayscornchip

  • Google tries to fight wide ARKit compatibility with its own augmented reality initiative A...

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    EngDev said:
    peterhart said:


    This vs. that. LOLOLOLOL. I'm blown away by those trees and mountains, Google. :neutral: 

    Image result for apple arkit
    Soli said:
    Can you spot the difference?

    ARCore:




    ARKit:


    I'm assuming you're both just joking, but just in case, those are some simple demo models Google developers made. You can import more photo-realistic models into ARCore.
    Then I guess it's on. We've seen many impressive AR demos from Apple developers since ARKit announcement. If Google doesn't impress within the next few weeks too, they will lose a lot of momentum. Developers are making plans now and some will not look back once they go with ARKit.
    jbdragonjony0watto_cobrawilliamlondon

  • Apple fighting movie studios to keep 4K films priced at $20 on iTunes

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    MacPro said:
    It seems to me the logical approach given all professional creators will already have switched to 4K for future proofing,  is to retain the same price for 4K and lower the price of HD.  This will eventually happen just as SD was reduced in price in the face of HD so why not start now and encourage the adoption of 4K..  
    That is the most logical however, there is nothing logical about an impulse purchase that someone makes because they just got their brand new 4k big screen TV. The studios and Apple are banking on this overlap period of a few years until the market is saturated with enough 4K TVs and appliances. Then the prices will adjust to their logical end.
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  • Apple fighting movie studios to keep 4K films priced at $20 on iTunes

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    gatorguy said:
    This is a two-headed coin. While paying less for media content is nice for consumers (and Apple will profit more if iTunes is the go-to for movies) it may discourage content creators investment in quality films and music. It's already tough for music performers and writers to make a living from streaming songs, and studios may suffer from ever-cheaper movie streaming as well with big-budget productions making less and less financial sense, especially as theater visits are declining.

    The problem they will have is with Apple having a least a two-prong approach to forcing their way, reduce old-line studios and production houses profits by demanding lower prices while trumpeting the benefit to consumers (!),  and at the same time using some of the Apple $B's to start their own shows and movies to compete with and replace them. IMO bending now would seem to play into Apple's plans to be the major force in video too just as they were in music. 
    You're describing exactly what most movie fans want - the scaling down of big budget blockbusters in favor of smaller stories. Even fans of the big budget movies want this, they just don't realize it. When you pack too many big movies in one summer, no one can see them all and everyone gets blockbuster fatigue.
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  • Court throws out lawsuit blaming lack of texting 'lock-out' technology in iPhone caused ca...

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    sflocal said:
    It's unfortunate what happened to his child, but it doesn't negate the stupidity of this lawsuit.  At the minimum, Apple should (I hope) file for reimbursement of attorney fees.  I hope there is some way of also getting damages for what is basically a fraudulent lawsuit.  

    After all, why stop there?  The father should also file a lawsuit against the vehicle manufacturer for allowing a distracted driver to operate the vehicle.  Heck, let's sue God for allowing such an idiot to be born in the first place.
    Going after attorney fees for a case that was thrown out before it began sounds like a bad PR move to me. Whatever little money Apple began to spend on this case was money well spent. Similar frivolous future claims will be inspected more thoroughly by all parties before they are filed next time.
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