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ima-gen. 'Ima' for: image, 'gen' for generation. Imagine is silly, and confusing as no one know wtf you are talking about. Also, Ima-gen has that techy thing going. Imagine is something Apple would use, being .....well, courageous.
I'm guessing, blindly.
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You're completely right about Apple.
Project Mariner and Beam are cool. I'm curious how much bandwidth Beam will require to use, and what happens when a user's bandwidth dips below a recommended amount. AI's still going to get things wrong - the Chicago Sun Times' list this morning was embarrassing. I don't know how much patience I'll have for each company's models. Personally I don't feel like paying for the privilege to train the models. Early adopters will, I won't. I work in healthcare. I have to "trust but verify" on the regular.
I’m sure this is what Nokia and BlackBerry thought at their peak …
‘Made by a Human on a Mac’ is such an obvious marketing campaign as well.
I don’t think they are. Other companies Google included are betting big and spending billions. Investors are going to want to see a return for that. So they kind of have to keep pumping stuff out.
That certainly one viewpoint. Another is that the problem with animation is that it is a very slow process and that over the decades animators have been the drivers of new technology. Think Toy Story, Jurassic park.
They’ll do just as well out of this but be able to work faster.
I bursted out laughing when I read "apple doesn't charge for apple intelligence yet". Ahahahahahah I'd love to see how that goes. They have to compensate users if anything!
It may have been named as a tribute to the great photographer, Imogen Cunningham. Look up her calla lily images.
Was nice to hear more about XR glasses. AI plans are getting costlier. Will not be surprised to see AI taking a main role in Google search in the future. Also it is nice to have Gemini Live on iPhones.
Subscription based AI is just doomed to fail. Whilst impressive it is very confusing too with all the acronyms and names. they need to just simplify it drastically. And stop charging people for it and Amazon too for that matter.
And here we are, sitting with an iPad Pro, which is more powerful than most laptops, and it is just an ordinary tablet. Just imagine: If you hooked it up to an external monitor, it could behave like a Mac. I think many would prefer going for it.This was interesting
Google says Android 16's new desktop mode builds on 'the foundation of Samsung DeX'
Google is building out better desktop capabilities for Android 16, and the company says it is leveraging Samsung DeX for that.9to5google.com
No but they still charged some people the price of a new iPhone for it 🤷♂️
Apple is so cooked…currently. It’s like they’ve lost absolutely all creativity.
I believe you meant Apple is still trying to play catch-up...
If anyone’s asleep at the wheel and snoring like crazy, it’s definitely Apple.
It’s kind of ironic that Google’s Gemini, ChatGPT, and even Claude can run on older iPhones, while Apple restricts its own upcoming AI features to only the newest devices. The hardware requirements argument feels pretty weak when third-party AIs are working smoothly on the same phones Apple is leaving behind.
This could seriously backfire for Apple. If people get used to using Gemini or ChatGPT daily for writing, searching, organizing, even interacting with their environment they might not care much about Apple’s native AI by the time it finally arrives on more devices. Worse, users may start to prefer the alternatives.
Apple is basically giving space for Google and others to establish themselves on iOS before Siri 2.0 even shows up. If the AI assistant you already rely on works across all your devices and integrates well with your workflow, why switch?
Apple’s tight control over features might help sell hardware in the short term, but it could cost them long term influence in how people interact with AI.
This could seriously backfire for Apple. If people get used to using Gemini or ChatGPT daily for writing, searching, organizing, even interacting with their environment they might not care much about Apple’s native AI by the time it finally arrives on more devices. Worse, users may start to prefer the alternatives.
Apple is basically giving space for Google and others to establish themselves on iOS before Siri 2.0 even shows up. If the AI assistant you already rely on works across all your devices and integrates well with your workflow, why switch?
Apple’s tight control over features might help sell hardware in the short term, but it could cost them long term influence in how people interact with AI.
There is no future where I will wear Google augmented reality products. I'm sure if I were to stare at any item for too long, I would immediately receive marketing for that item. 🤣
Your premise depends on people actually caring. I know people that use AI daily but most people I know don’t care at all.
5 years from now half or more of the AI products today will be gone. We are still in the Gartner hype cycle of AI products.
I’ve been experimenting with it for the past 24 hours, and I must say, it’s a refreshing experience. The overall visual appeal and the fluidity of the entire interface is significantly nicer than iOS, making me tempted to try their next Pixel XL. 😊
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To quote Warren Buffett,
“We can afford to lose money - even a lot of money. But we can't afford to lose reputation - even a shred of
reputation.”
Apple are at the crossroads right now and at this point with their missteps and unrealised promises, no matter how liquid Apple are, their reputation is beginning to sour. I believe the leadership has become stale and focussed on “entertainment” instead of innovation and technical advancement. In the technology race, Apple have fallen behind the pack.
“We can afford to lose money - even a lot of money. But we can't afford to lose reputation - even a shred of
reputation.”
Apple are at the crossroads right now and at this point with their missteps and unrealised promises, no matter how liquid Apple are, their reputation is beginning to sour. I believe the leadership has become stale and focussed on “entertainment” instead of innovation and technical advancement. In the technology race, Apple have fallen behind the pack.