Apple Highlights Upcoming October 18 Event With Interactive AR Logo

[nickxiong26]

m1x Mac mini and I will happily make apple richer.

 

[keaide]

It works if you request mobile site. The Apple web devs probably forgot to make an exception for iPads running desktop browsers.

Thanks. Seems that was too obvious for me…

 

[KPOM]

It looks like this will steal a lot of media coverage from Google‘s Tuesday event, and vice versa.

Yes. Another rumor site had been speculating the event would be October 26 for this reason, since Apple usually makes announcements on Tuesday. Perhaps this means that the MacBook Pros (and whatever else they announce) are ready to ship and will launch next Friday. If they were "coming later this fall" (e.g mid-November) then the 26th might have made more sense, though there is also an earnings call on the 27th.

 

[SaxPlayer]

Whenever I see these AR promos my instant reaction is "why is it happening at that time?". There was one that was 9.27 and this one is 10.18. To someone like me in the UK where we write dates in a logical format (day, followed by month, followed by year) this doesn't look at all like a date to us and is instantly recognisable as a time. I saw this one and wondered why just after quarter past 10 was relevant.

Before I get a tonne (spelt with an 'ne' at the end) of hate from my American friends, I have to point out that my comment here is very much posted in fun with my tongue firmly in my cheek and I don't actually mean anything by it at all. Really, I don't.

 

[scottishwildcat]

I don't understand the use/fascination with AR and why Apple thinks this is the 'next thing'.

I don't either. But then again, neither you nor I know what they've been working on.

 

[Breaking Good]

Poor Google, it looks like Apple will upstage the Pixel 6 release scheduled for the 19th. But that's what you get for waiting so long.

 

[svish]

A very interesting one.

 

[- rob -]

I tried a few times to get the AR experience on my iphone 13 pro and it puts the star field source either behind a wall, or on the floor.

Tried a few times, using some "easy" starting angles. Anyone else have that not work very well?

 

[Skewlovevism]

I have 6 Macs, 8 iPads and 10 iPhones at home, so it might be quite obvious that I like Apple devices. But to be honest, I am more excited about the new Band-Maid music video release on 18th (if you like rock, you should see their Manners or After Life video 🙂 ), than I am about an Apple event. I really miss Steve Jobs presentations.

 

[canonical]

Nice one