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New Apple TV and HomePod Mini Remain 'Ready' to Launch
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They sell this already, its called beats pill
My thoughts exactly. If Apple wants to get back to the "surprise and amaze" days of old, ship the devices with new chips (A17 or higher, N1, etc) and say/promise nothing about new Siri features. Let the hardware stand on its own. Perhaps sales might be fewer at first, but when they do ship new Siri 1.5 and then 2.0 all these devices will be capable of using it and sales will go up. No broken promises like the 15 series and a great opportunity to hype the new features all over again. Also, these are not high unit sellers, so even a slow start would not be an issue for the bottom line.
Of course, if they do announce them this week and also release Siri functions in 26.5 betas this/next week before they actually get into customers' hands, the timing would align with no broken promises.
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What’s wrong with spec bumps? These devices are solved designs. I’d be more concerned if they tried reinventing them every few years.
BorisDG
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S.B.G
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-Gonzo-
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The smart tv/PS5 app is lacking certain functionality that an Apple TV provides.
- No Continue Watching function being linked across many other streaming apps
- No iTunes Extras with Movie purchases
- No Apple Music
- No Apple Arcade
- No Aerial or Snoopy Screensavers
There is a big one coming in the background: AV1. Apple only recently started supporting the hardware decoding. True 120hz support and HDMI 2.1 support are potentially important features if you have a new(er) or high-end TV.
Also, all TVs (at almost every price point) are unbelievable spy machines. Cheap streaming sticks aren't much better...
dampfnudel
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dampfnudel
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Apple could even use the A19 Pro that the Air is using since there’s probably a surplus of chips available if you know what I mean. 😉
Stuipdboy1000
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Huh, What is better than Apple TV that you replaced it?
S.B.G
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Black Belt
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There is no excuse to load up the AppleTv with the oldest chip. That’s some cheapo Tim Cook ******** there.
What do you do with your homepod that it needs an aTV? I use mine typically to check weather, set timers, turn on and off smart lights, play music, look up small facts or spellings, check measurement conversions (I have one in my kitchen), add things to my shopping list and add reminders in general, text with siri occasionally, and sometimes change my thermostat. Absolutely none of that requires an aTV…
Which is very different from my TV screencapping everything displayed on its screen and phoning that home, or activating its mics to listen in and report that back without permission, etc (and yes, those are real things).
I mean, ok… how old is your TV? my TV switches inputs using CEC, when my wife starts her switch it toggles to that, toggles back to the aTV when it turns on, etc.
As far as UI goes, you do you, never scene a smart TV with an interface I liked better than Apples but to each their own
Tozovac
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Tozovac
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