Lots of people do. In fact, most people have ditched compact or even entry level reflex cameras because they only use their smartphones now.
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What to Expect From Apple's April 20 Event: New iPads, AirTags and More
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If AirTags don’t come out at this event, I’m giving up. This has been the third or fourth consecutive event for which they’ve been rumored.
Sure, but you can see why they’ve postponed the release, can’t you?
A product that cleverly relies on lots of people being out and about to ‘crowd-locate’ an object... and a global pandemic with a stay-at-home lockdown. Timing....
There’s no way this comment was about phones. It’s the iPad camera bump. And I completely agree with it. I don’t use a case and I have to be careful where I put my iPad down to avoid scratching a camera lens that will eventually crush resale value.
I'm not in the market for an iMac -- I gave up on all-in-ones about a decade ago and haven't looked back -- but I am curious whether we'll get a glimpse at the M1X, or conversely whether M1 updates will be held to an annual cycle.
Arguably a fixed update cycle for the processors would have long-term planning benefits for Apple, which got slapped around by the irregularity of the Intel releases.
Arguably a fixed update cycle for the processors would have long-term planning benefits for Apple, which got slapped around by the irregularity of the Intel releases.
I dont take photos with the rear camera but I do use it for scanning QR codes. The camera is fine for a quick shot but I prefer my iPhone since its more up to date on the camera tech.
I think your worry is misplaced here.
The camera bumps are all designed with a tiny lip around the lens cover which (in combination with the camera bump itself not allowing the lens cover to rest completely flat on a surface) keeps the lens cover raised off of whatever smooth surface it’s placed on. I wouldn’t place my iPad on asphalt though, of course.
My 11” iPad Pro has been flat on a table, caseless, many times over the past two years and change, and the lens cover looks pristine. I’d frankly be more concerned with cracking it with a drop, and even that’s rare.
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Even tho i gave up all my macs for an iPad Pro a few years ago, I could possibly buy one of these new iMacs for the home
I don’t get this fascination
/ obsession with over priced tiles. Just buy a pair of AirPods Max. Your level of douchebaggery won’t change.
/ obsession with over priced tiles. Just buy a pair of AirPods Max. Your level of douchebaggery won’t change.
Whatever Apple introduces on 4/20, I have no doubt that it will be fully baked
I’m literally buying an AppleTV4K just to watch Hamilton with my Stereo Homepods, and then returning the AppleTV until their new release comes out. 4 years since the last release now, this is a joke.
And it’s looking like it’ll be absent from this event as well... now it’s looking like a September release
And it’s looking like it’ll be absent from this event as well... now it’s looking like a September release
Ellen Fleiss what a blast from the past. You made me look up her video. What a hoot
On the iPad we could agree. I don’t think I’ve user mine other than to scan a couple of documents, and then again it’s handier to use the phone. I don’t really notice the camera bump because it has a cover.
Apple is weird with design, especially with off-of-the-beaten-path products (e.g. outside of their mainstream products: mac computers, iphones, and ipads).
They have a $350 keyboard case for iPad Pro models, but people pay that because it is a decently made option and there aren't really a lot of third-party alternatives.
They make a ~$120 iphone and watch magsafe travel charger, and probably a significant number of people went with alternatives or are waiting for cheaper third-party charger options.
Official Apple charging cables and USB-C chargers are substantially more than third party models as well. Some of this is just the designers being very specific with what they want, rather than letting price drive the equation. Sometimes this means third-parties took "shortcuts", sometimes there is little material difference other than the price.
I also suspect some of the Belkin TB3 accessories that came out around the Apple launch were actually originally Apple designs - the number of gigabit ethernet adapter sales Apple saw wasn't worth their time, but others stepped up.
So the question is - will there be a material benefit of Apple's tags vs all third parties? I suspect Apple _does_ see enough of a market to participate, but you might prefer a third party tag that focuses on size, or price, or ruggedness more.
Those guys are coming in fall, still long ways to go.
you obviously never been to a school concert and sat behind a sea of parents with their ipads out trying to film their kids.
Just wear it like Flavor Flav clock around his neck. That way you don’t lose yourself.AHAHAHAHA))) yes — i want to make sure i never lose my airtags, so they need to be about 15" in diameter.
****, if Apple see this, they’ll release a Apple Neck Watch with constant ECG.
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