jmgregory1

Just not seeing the need for facial recognition on a device that will likely sit on a shelf and not be meant for regular and close-proximity interaction with users.  That's what the iPhone and iPad are for and the HomePod will connect to these devices already, so what's the need or use-case for FaceID on a home speaker?

The glass walls look very cool and will no doubt be just that come February with the wind blowing off the lake and down the frozen river. This might be considered an environmentally friendly design with all the glass and wood, but it's going to take huge amounts of energy to keep it warm in the winter. I wonder if they made it with an in-floor radiant heating system, which would certainly help control heating and heat loss.

The specs will be used by every Apple-hating tech writer to "prove" Apple is doomed and Microsoft is the leader. What they won't promote will be the issues each device has, as has been the case with past versions of the Surface Books, because that doesn't generate clicks, since everyone already expects it of Microsoft. I certainly don't disagree that the MacBook Pro line could use a more significant upgrade as far as power / performance goes, but I think what Apple is working towards in using their own designed CPU / GPU is going to be the thing that further separates them from the pack, in the same way their new A11 Bionic chip and GPU have already reached parity with some Intel laptop / desktop chips.

gregg thurman said:

ericthehalfbee said:

Of course it was. I can’t believe people are stupid enough to think that something like FaceID was added at the last minute because TouchID under the screen wasn’t ready. Or that Apple sits around to see what others do and then copies them.

You mean Ming Chi Kuo’s anonymous sources were wrong (aka full of shit).  I just can’t believe it.

Nor can I believe that Apple would introduce a technology it couldn’t produce in volume (mom Kuo bullshit). 

The thing with Apple and all of the rumors on new products is that they have to be working on multiple iterations for each potential future product, knowing every possible new product or feature will have failure points or hurdles that may or may not be able to be overcome.  Under-screen TouchID may indeed have been on the docket as a potential iPhone X release, but with too many failure points or hurdles to overcome, they decided to go to facial recognition, even if it too had hurdles to overcome.

The delays Apple seems to face with each big new product offering are simply a matter of pushing new tech out in such huge volumes that wouldn't necessarily effect other manufacturers.

Nothing wrong with the 8, and as has been mentioned in many reviews there are a lot of things to love about it. People wouldn't be making a mistake buying one. But, it is second fiddle to the soon to be released (and quickly go into backordered status) iPhone X. It's understandable that Apple needs to aggressively promote the 8, both because of the lower price point and because the 8's are something they can actually ship in volume.