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WWDC 2023 Recap: Everything Apple Announced Today
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The point they were making: This device enables busy parents to very easily multitask when they are working at home. That alone is worth the price tag to me. (Now convince my employer to switch from PCs to Macs and we'll be all set.
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Not in its current state of design, hence why I mentioned in under a decades time. I think these type of devices will be the norm.
Free for iPad & Ø tracking.
One thing that’s going a bit under the radar is Apple making a low key gaming play On MacOS. Apple Silicon has given them a real opening in the gaming market. I’ll be interested to see how it works out over the next couple of years.
Tiger is my personal favorite. Because it was the last with classic support.
What Siri was used for in the demo is what Siri is actually good for. Simple stuff. Siri breaks down rather quickly with any query that is not simple.
Vision Pro's failure will be the almost $4k price point. Good luck moving these units at a large scale with a looming recession. Amazing tech indeed but not many people can afford this thing.
It also supported the most CPU generations, G3, G4, G5, i386, and x86-64. (Even PPC 6xx if you drag it kicking and screaming)
You just scrunch the battery pack between the back of your head and the fabric band, you don’t see it. 😉 I’m glad it’s plain, I wouldn’t want to pay more for a more premium looking battery. 🤭
So if you want to have a private conversation, you'll need to buy separate earbuds.
How do you FaceTime with it so that others can see you?
If you want to use Apple Pay or anything having to do with the Wallet app, you'll need to buy an Apple Watch. Or do you just tap your forehead on payment terminal?
How do you take a group picture you want to be in? Take off and pass your Vision Pro to someone? What about taking a selfie? There's no flash for low light/night time pics so Apple will have to add that.
Want to give your wife/husband/significant other a kiss? You'll both have to take it off first otherwise the enclosures with smack into each other.
Try wearing this outside for several hours during the sweltering summer. I don't see how this will be comfortable for long periods. You think a construction worker is going to wear this while on the job? It's going to get in the way.
It will probably be illegal to use/wear while driving. So how do you use Maps for navigation?
Don't see an IP rating for this. Better not let it get wet like when it rains.
Sorry, but I just don't see this replacing the iPhone/cellphone.
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I must say I am really impressed by Apple’s spacial computing push and the first iteration of Vision Pro. Hudge technological breakthrough and innovation to make this possible. This takes time before people understand this new category and user adoption will be a big challenge. I see new opportunities for work, communication, collaboration and entertainment.
Still waiting for the 27 inch M2 iMac, Tim….
Still waiting for the 27 inch M2 iMac, Tim….
Yah, that happens when progress is made incrementally every year instead of in huge leaps and bounds. But if you step back, Apple is firing on ALL cylinders, and continues to disrupt markets that they enter, every time.
Bluetooth accessories work with it out of the box.
Did you watch the presentation? FaceTime presents a virtual persona based on a scan of your face.
Are you being sarcastic?WWDC23 was absolutely breath taking.
I can see the Vision Pro paving the way for folks all over wearing one of these instead of carrying an iPhone or cellphone in under a decades time for sure.
Imagine wearing something that weighs as much as your iPhone for 8 hours. Just imagine that. You'd be lucky not to develop some kind of deformity after a few years, not to mention a decade. And this is all assuming battery technology will have advanced to the point where it's able to provide all-day power to some future iteration of Vision Pro.
The real MVP updates:
- Find my remote
- Teach autocorrect to swear
- Click on desktop to move windows out of the way
- Share AirTags
- Multiple timers on iOS
- Enhance dialogue on ATV with HPg2
First Apple product with a swappable battery in a LONG time.
I know it may seem that way, but not everyone has wireless/bluetooth earbuds. And those who really care about the environment have/use wired earbuds/headphones.
A scan of your face isn't the same as a live shot.
I guess you've never gone on vacation and did a FaceTime chat with a family member or friend so they could see where you were at in the background. I guess you'll just have to send them a selfie. Oops. It can't do selfies either. 🤣
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Not a toy. This is the Pro version, as in MacBook Pro. Non-pro versions will no doubt be introduced at a lower price with commensurate features.
Edit: I'd buy it.
The products introduced - in particular the new Mac Pro - suggest to me that the production of M3 chips was problematic in some way; too pricey, slow yield development, whatever. Because all along it has seemed to me that the higher transistor density of M3 would be necessary to build an appropriately advanced Mac Pro.
Apple today held the WWDC 2023 keynote event that saw the introduction of the Apple Vision Pro headset, the 15-inch MacBook Air, new versions of the Mac Pro and Mac Studio, iOS 17, macOS Sonoma, watchOS 10, and more.
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This was an insane event that was so fast-paced it was tough to keep up with everything that was being announced. iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma only starred in a few minutes of the keynote, so there were a lot of things that went under the radar. We've recapped everything that was announced in the video up above, and we've also rounded up all of our coverage of Apple's announcements to give you a complete overview of everything that's worth knowing about.
Apple Vision Pro
Mac Announcements
- Apple Reveals 'Vision Pro' Headset and visionOS
- Apple's Vision Pro Headset Uses 'Optic ID' Iris Scanning Authentication
- Apple Vision Pro Priced Starting at $3499, Will Launch in Early 2024 in the U.S.
- Here's a First In-Person Look at the Apple Vision Pro
- Apple to Provide Developers With Vision Pro Development Kits
- Apple Vision Pro Headset Supports Prescription Inserts for Glasses Wearers
iOS 17 and iPadOS 17
- Apple Announces New MacBook Air With 15.3-inch Display and M2 Chip Starting at $1,299
- Apple Unveils M2 Ultra Chip as Most Powerful Apple Silicon Chip Yet
- Apple Announces New Mac Studio With M2 Max and M2 Ultra Chips
- Apple Unveils New Mac Pro With M2 Ultra Chip, Extra Ports, and More
- Preorders Available for 15-Inch MacBook Air, Mac Pro and Mac Studio
- Apple Releases New 70W Power Adapter Alongside 15-Inch MacBook Air
- New Mac Pro Features Upgradeable SSD, Apple Selling 2TB, 4TB, and 8TB SSD Kits
- With M2 Ultra Mac Pro, Apple Completes Apple Silicon Transition and No Longer Sells Intel-Based Macs
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The M2 Mac Pro, un-leaked, unexciting, appears to just be a (not bad) fill-in until M3 chip production matures enough to allow the real new Mac Pro to show itself.