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What to Expect From Apple in 2018: Three New iPhones and iPad Pro With Face ID, HomePod, Refreshed Macs, and More
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And Apple Monitor.
Based on the feedback from the iMac Pro, all they have to do is offer the exact same performance in a box and I'll be buying.
Based on the feedback from the iMac Pro, all they have to do is offer the exact same performance in a box and I'll be buying.
It's not even 2018 yet and your prediction is already wrong. Apple doesn't "force" anyone to upgrade. Consumers do it because they want or need to. They make the call. My grandmother had the same stove for 50 years. But today's tech is not a 1930's stove. Would you prefer that? New features often require beefed up hardware. If a consumer see's no value in those new features they can keep what they have until a product comes along they do like better. My mom still uses her 2011 iMac. See sees no reason to upgrade for what she uses her computer for -- mostly book keeping.
And yes, trash vs recyclables is an ongoing issue. But much of Apple's products are recyclable and reusable. It's up to the consumer to dispose of electronics responsibly. My town offers haz-mat and electronics recycling every weekend. I still see TVs, etc. on the curb where they should not be. In every BestBuy there are bins for batteries, toner, and other items that should not end up in a landfill. I'm sure people still toss those items in their trash rather than make the effort to take them in. And have you been to a Target or similar store? 99.9% of the product there are not Apple. A good bit of everything you see in the store will end up in the trash, not recycling, at some point.
So let's not single out Apple for a global issue. Apple is trying, perhaps more than most of it's peers. But we have to do our part too.
One of amazons biggest selling items this Christmas was the $29 Echo Dot. I bought 4 when they came with a $5 smart plug. I can’t wait to hear Phil’s explanation as to why it makes more sense to pay $349 for their version.
iPad Pro with faceID.. the day that Apple forces me to use my face to unlock devices is the day I stop using Apple products
You still have the ability to NOT use faceId and just use password or never lock your ipad
It doesn't compete with the echo it competes with Sonos apparently. (With a poorer voice assistant and no integration with the biggest music streaming service obviously)
You do seem to literally push everybody down who's not your opinion.
We see that you believe Apple's the one and all, and we are happy about that.
But try to be polite and stop putting other people down. "Get over it" is not a phrase that fits here.
Thank you for upholding some standard.
Don't get it you (The weatherman) got 17 upvotes, reasons as you can see in my post above, Apple skipped only one year so you were wrong as do the upvoters.
LOL...the HiFi was just a solid forward-facing shelf speaker with an iPod mount built-in. There wasn't really any Apple specific technology inside it to differentiate it vs. the competition. HomePod, on the other hand, is a true technology platform for Apple. It has an Apple designed SoC controlling it. It has Siri. It has a unique approach to sound vs. competitors with the circular array of tweeters and audio beam forming controlled by the SoC. It has wireless integration with Apple Music and AirPlay2. And it's actually $50 cheaper than the HiFi at launch.
It's becoming a bad meme like the Safari snappier jokes, that's why people should stop complaining about the notch, some people don't like the notch, we know.
So, just stop.
And no, he's polite enough, it's just your opinion.
Straw man. These types of compact speaker systems aren't aimed at audiophiles. These are general consumer products. Also, compact speakers in the $300-$500 range are actually quite popular...without a digital assistant included and without an SoC controlling audio beam forming. Apple is packing a lot of technology into the HomePod for the price vs. their main competitors.
If like to see apple tell the truth.
And they will need a small, less expensive home product when a full blown speaker is unnecessary or not needed.
And they will need a small, less expensive home product when a full blown speaker is unnecessary or not needed.
No, I and at least the responder above, won't "get over it". Neither will I "get over it" with lack of a phone jack. Just won't buy iPhones anymore. Simple as that. I'm over iPhones and Apple laptops with dongles rather than ports.
Early 2018 means “before the end of April” in Apple-speak, but if I had to guess I’d say sometime in January or February. That’s my idea of “a little more time” anyway. Others have their own interpretation.
If you look at the fine print on the HomePod page on Apple's web site, it says the device doesn't yet have FCC approval. That may play a part in not giving an exact date yet.
I still like the iPads. Get one now, before they put IR radiation (FaceID) on as a feature, along with a higher price. If you are going to use a tablet for something, rather than a smaller phone, you honestly don't need something like FaceID. You're holding the thing with both hands anyway, so use one of your 10 fingers to unlock it.
Nope. Sonos doesn't have audio beam forming or tweeters that can project sound 360 degrees. They're also not in control of Alexa's development either. If consumers grow tired of Alexa's total reliance on memorize-the-command-line interaction, then they're going to have problem.
Android has lots of phone possibilities. The ONLY thing Apple will respond to is loss of revenue. If you don't like their product line and prices, don't buy. Eventually, the disgruntled former Apple customers will stop even visiting sites like MacRumors, leaving the Apple lovers to fawn away with no "trolls". MacRumors will become AppleLovers and the world will move on. The tipping point for me came several months ago when I found myself using my Android phone rather than my iPhone(6S+) as the "go to" gadget for interfacing with the SD card in my GoPro mobile camera. As Apple customers used to say, "it just works."
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They use the true play system which uses the microphones in a smartphone to achieve the same effect.
The truth is as a voice assistant and a platform for home automation Alexa > Siri and homekit. Its not even close.
Nope. Audio beam forming is not the same as microphone beam forming.
Will it sound any better? Nope. Exactly why Apple put it up against a Sonos play 3 (released in 2011 and at least £/$100 cheaper that HomePod) in the hands on area at WWDC.
HTH.
