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  • Hands on with Apple's new dual-output USB-C chargers

    Weird. You can get far smaller charger with far more power for the same or less $. The "compact" charger isn't really any smaller, either — why bother making it at all?
    lkrupp
  • Future MacBook Pro screens may kill off the bezel completely

    crowley said:
    darkvader said:
    darkvader said:
    I'm fine with bezels on my computer.  I don't really care how big they are.  They can be huge, tiny, or nonexistent.

    But that stupid notch has to go.  It's a no-brainer to give up screen real estate to get rid of it, because screen with a notch in the middle of it is useless anyway.  It was an incredibly stupid move by Apple.

    I'd rather give up the camera entirely.  Most users tape over it anyway, so it's not like anybody is actually giving up anything of value.  If you need a camera, there are plenty of external cameras on the market.
    “Useless” 
    “most users”
    LOL

    The. Stupid. Notch. Blocks. The. Menu. Bar.

    How is that anything but useless?  There are ways to move the menu bar down and turn the 'screen' space beside the notch into a bezel, but that's less than ideal.  Sure, it's better than the notch, but it wastes more screen real estate than putting the camera in a proper bezel would.
    Do you actually have one? It hasn't once been an issue for me, and I've had my M1 Max MBP since just after launch. Not a single time have I  thought it was in the way. And, if you do choose to put it below the notch (I haven't with any apps yet), it takes up the exact same amount of space had they omitted the notch and extra screen real estate altogether. There are apps to completely disable the extra screen area and make it black — essentially putting the camera in a bezel — if that's what you prefer, so it's really not an issue. Useless, it is not — it's a design compromise with more benefits than not having it.
    Bang on.

    I don’t even notice the notch. It’s a total non-issue. 
    Darkvader gonna concern troll...
    williamlondon9secondkox2
  • Future MacBook Pro screens may kill off the bezel completely

    darkvader said:
    darkvader said:
    I'm fine with bezels on my computer.  I don't really care how big they are.  They can be huge, tiny, or nonexistent.

    But that stupid notch has to go.  It's a no-brainer to give up screen real estate to get rid of it, because screen with a notch in the middle of it is useless anyway.  It was an incredibly stupid move by Apple.

    I'd rather give up the camera entirely.  Most users tape over it anyway, so it's not like anybody is actually giving up anything of value.  If you need a camera, there are plenty of external cameras on the market.
    “Useless” 
    “most users”
    LOL

    The. Stupid. Notch. Blocks. The. Menu. Bar.

    How is that anything but useless?  There are ways to move the menu bar down and turn the 'screen' space beside the notch into a bezel, but that's less than ideal.  Sure, it's better than the notch, but it wastes more screen real estate than putting the camera in a proper bezel would.
    Do you actually have one? It hasn't once been an issue for me, and I've had my M1 Max MBP since just after launch. Not a single time have I  thought it was in the way. And, if you do choose to put it below the notch (I haven't with any apps yet), it takes up the exact same amount of space had they omitted the notch and extra screen real estate altogether. There are apps to completely disable the extra screen area and make it black — essentially putting the camera in a bezel — if that's what you prefer, so it's really not an issue. Useless, it is not — it's a design compromise with more benefits than not having it.
    mr. hmuthuk_vanalingamcrowley40domiwilliamlondon9secondkox2FileMakerFeller
  • Future MacBook Pro screens may kill off the bezel completely

    darkvader said:
    I'm fine with bezels on my computer.  I don't really care how big they are.  They can be huge, tiny, or nonexistent.

    But that stupid notch has to go.  It's a no-brainer to give up screen real estate to get rid of it, because screen with a notch in the middle of it is useless anyway.  It was an incredibly stupid move by Apple.

    I'd rather give up the camera entirely.  Most users tape over it anyway, so it's not like anybody is actually giving up anything of value.  If you need a camera, there are plenty of external cameras on the market.
    “Useless” 
    “most users”
    LOL
    roundaboutnowmr. h40domiwilliamlondon9secondkox2FileMakerFeller
  • New HomePod model coming as soon as late 2022, according to Ming-Chi Kuo

    crowley said:
    dewme said:
    I'd like to see Apple acquire Pandora because I've always enjoyed Pandora's discovery/music-genealogy based model. As much as I hate to say it, Siri on HomePod is rather pathetic. Rather than trying to make Siri on HomePod functionally equivalent to Alexa on Echo, Apple should create a Siri-like persona for HomePod (with a new name) that is a music savant powered by the discovery logic that Pandora possesses. I'd like to be able to say "Hey Tunes, I really liked that last track, can you find me more music like that."
    These features already exist:

    In Music:


    Via Siri:


    Both from Apple’s documentation. But sure, they need to buy Pandora. 🙄
    I just wish they'd bring Genius back.
    What do you mean? It still exists:
    https://support.apple.com/guide/music/use-genius-musbe3694c1b/mac
    StrangeDays