What's even more interesting about this article is that someone makes a LiDAR bluetooth hair dryer!
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iOS 18 Expands Convenient AirPods-Like Pairing to More Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Accessories
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Bother. I turned Siri off since I always have to repeat myself over and over. So, I guess the Hair Dryer is out for me. Maybe, just maybe, this is a new Apple Intelligence product? Built in camera, wall mounted like at the pool, just walk up and tell it you wanna look like Craig and poof, the Apple Intelligence generative AI creates a hair style like the maestro! Might even come with built in speakers and act as a Home Hub. Though I expect I will have to get used to a few more Loud Environment warnings from my watch.
My AirPods pair great with my Windows laptop and Nintendo Switch.
The only devices my AirPods ever give me trouble with are my iPhone and the MacBook Pro.
So I'm pretty sure expanding this "feature" to more devices would make it worse, not better.
The only devices my AirPods ever give me trouble with are my iPhone and the MacBook Pro.
So I'm pretty sure expanding this "feature" to more devices would make it worse, not better.
I was just at a relatives house and we were watching their Apple TV
And a family member was outside in the yard using their Airpods Pro
And for almost an hour, the notification stayed on the screen about "connecting to their APPs"
They were using them ... and the notification never went away
Yeah - definitely "store all your passwords" with the company offering this level of software polish
And a family member was outside in the yard using their Airpods Pro
And for almost an hour, the notification stayed on the screen about "connecting to their APPs"
They were using them ... and the notification never went away
Yeah - definitely "store all your passwords" with the company offering this level of software polish
Dyson just released one. Don't think it's linked to your iPhone, but I suspect it has a LiDAR
Craig Federighi’s hair is amazing. I have triad as hard as I can to watch the Apple announcements but that hair just grabs all the attention. I’m pretty sure most of the Apple budget for those announcements goes on his hair stylist. It is perfect, and the way it moves. Only Apple Silicon could simulate it. Indeed, it’s widely suspected that his hair is an AI creation and beneath it is unreleased A5 Ultra processing the data for the movement of each strand of hair in real time using multiple environmental sensor inputs.
Rare Apple w. Putting user experience before profits. I’m surprised, but like in a good way
I get what you are saying, a lot of this is waste. But there is value to some of this that might not be obvious, although I'm skeptical it ever gets used. I don't know if the toothbrush actually tracks it, but if you have dental issues, it would be nice to be able to share stats with your dentist about when, how often, how long, what patterns/motions you use (up/down, side side, circles, etc) and other trackable habits. If you are studying hair loss or color longevity, it could be nice to know how often and long someone uses a dyer, what temps to include in the evaluation of there hair. Also, if you are pairing it with some sort of life analytics and you felt like you looked good today, maybe over time you can identify correlations. Something like, "you reported you felt attractive and energetic on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday - Your smart bed reports that you got between 6 and 7 hours of sleep with less than two occurrences of restlessness and according to your hair dryer you blew out your hair for less than four minutes on each of those days. On days you use your hair dryer for more than five minutes you report feeling "blah". You might consider setting an earlier bedtime to ensure you get proper sleep etc..."
I hear variations of this from time to time and it's not that I see no value at all, but what more often I see is people just swimming in data that is of questionable utility and often overwhelming and confusing them.
I suspect anyone with dental issues, for instance, most likely isn't lacking proper technique but rather simply not brushing/flossing enough period. Lots of ways to tackle that, but actually doing it at all is the key. Maybe a digital nag helps? Could set up reminders for that in tons of ways that don't require a special toothbrush.
Sort of related to this -- I have a relative who's continually quite overweight and he always the latest gadgets and fitness watches, etc, etc... What he doesn't have is any consistency and discipline with staying active and eating in a reasonable quantity and quality. Despite all of his digital "smart" tools -- it's all let down by the human not doing what is needed (by choice I guess)
If this stuff helps folks -- I'm all for it..
They definitely spit out lots of data and information
What one does with any of it is, of course, the actual key
Apple could charge device makers who want to implement this feature a Core Technology Fee
In hardware parlance that would be the MFi program, which charges licensing fees for hardware technologies like lightning cables, hardware connectivity, audio protocol licensing for hearing aids, DockKit, as well as for commercial use of HomeKit, CarPlay, etc etc. This is an old (pre-iPhone) program.Apple could charge device makers who want to implement this feature a Core Technology Fee
Yeah, I can't argue with the fact that people/devices collect a ton of data that is never used in any meaningful way. On the consumer side you are probably correct, most of this is just blinking lights and meaningless crap.
You are absolutely correct about health devices. I've been a pretty active runner over the years and I truly love the data I get from my AppleWatch. Before my AppleWatch I remember keeping spreadsheets with start and stop times for my long runs. I used that to help set next goals and such. But now having access to actual routes with elevation, and pace in specific spaces, and all the other data points (heart rate, weather, etc...) is amazing. I've slacked off in the past year or so, but using that information to help plan next weeks runs was great. What all of my cool tech has never done is get me out bed in the morning and put me on the road. The newness can do that for a few weeks, but long term it's never been the tech that keeps me moving.
Why on Earth would a hair dryer need Bluetooth and why would anyone pair it to their phone?
It was a humorous self deprecating comedic bit.
People get that this was a bit right?
We’ve officially jumped the shark on smart accessories.
No - it's about Apple demanding more money on it through their MFi program.
...or as is otherwise known as a MFi fees.
Do we know for sure that Apple is not going to eventually gatekeep this behind their MFi licensing gate?
So Dyson's hair dryer has LiDAR but Teslas still don't? 🤣
I recently bought some knock of AirPods from Ali express (CDN$1.67. Free shipping). And they brought up this interface somehow
