If you forgot that the WWDC was today, then here is a link to the live feed for Apple. See you there!
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Argh... I think Apple's livestream only works on Safari (and I'm on a Windows system at the moment.) Any chance you could share some of your key highlights as they come in?
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You are right Brian. I tried to watch it on different browser but I was only able to watch it on safari.
For macOS High Sierra (the new operating system) it will be available for Developers today! The rest of us Apple geeks can grab it sometime in Fall
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Justin: well, a new post for each thing would probably be overkill... Comments on either this, or a new post, seems great! Whatever you think will be best :-)
Fusion Drives are becoming standard on the iMacs and they are all much faster than preivous generations
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Brian, you are not missing much. I already got bored hahahaha and I only listed to it for like 3 minutes
New iMac Pro has tons of options that you couldn't get with the old. For all of you machine learning people out there, you're going to love this. The price isn't too bad either. It will be available in December.![Screen-Shot-2017-06-05-at-12.55.02-P.png]()
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Siri is getting an upgrade! Siri has the ability to translate and speak that translation on the spot, learn about what you do on your iOS devices, sync all that across all of your devices so that you're dealing with one Siri. ![Screen-Shot-2017-06-05-at-1.04.08-PM.png]()
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Stickers has Apple Pay in it now, with a predictive like pay (since your iOS device is learning what you do) ![Screen-Shot-2017-06-05-at-1.15.03-PM.png]()
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Apple is trying to make driving safer by implementing the "Do Not Disturb While Driving" feature. If someone tries to text you they will get an auto-reply and it if it's urgent they get a chance to send it through. ![Screen-Shot-2017-06-05-at-1.17.37-PM.png]()
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Is there anything more to confirm a rumor I heard about Apple iPhone 8 being wireless charging? Or is that technology still a long way off for them you think?
Developers are getting the new Augemented Reality Kit (ARKit). You can start your iPhone and add AR objects on the fly ![Screen-Shot-2017-06-05-at-1.33.27-PM.png]()
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Looks great!
Looks great!
iPad Pro is getting an update 10.5" retina display![Screen-Shot-2017-06-05-at-1.43.25-PM.png]()
It also has a full size onscreen keyboard and 120Hz refresh rate (Called ProMotion)![Screen-Shot-2017-06-05-at-1.45.09-PM.png]()
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It also has a full size onscreen keyboard and 120Hz refresh rate (Called ProMotion)
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Re: machine learning for handwriting: awesome! Handwriting recognition was a major Achilles heel for the Newton. Will be awesome if they can finally get that working :-)
The rumor is now a truth...HomePod![Screen-Shot-2017-06-05-at-2.11.17-PM.png]()
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. It can automatically detect its environment and adjust the music to the surroundings (Beam forming is used). Very cool!
. It can automatically detect its environment and adjust the music to the surroundings (Beam forming is used). Very cool!
It's designed to work with the Apple Music and has 6 microphone arrays (to better to hear you with my dear...Sorry, I had to) ![Screen-Shot-2017-06-05-at-2.17.50-PM.png]()
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. HomePod will do so much more 
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Thanks so much for the rundown, Justin! Looking forward to seeing if you have any detailed impressions when you have a chance to dive in more. I know I'll probably have some opinions and thoughts to share soon :-)
I think it's a bit pricey too. That said, Apple usually has the best quality and updates for their devices, so in the long run it may be worth it. Although, it would be nice to see them knock off $50-$100 so that they can reach us poor Apple Nerds. LOL.
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At $349 it's expensive, but if it's anything like every other piece of Apple hardware, when you see it in person it will feel somewhat justified. At least IMO that's how most of the Apple Hardware feels to me.
Their watchbands, now that's a whole other story...
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MPXD2AM/A/apple-watch-herm%C3%A8s-38mm-fauve-barenia-leather-double-buckle-cuff
Their watchbands, now that's a whole other story...
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MPXD2AM/A/apple-watch-herm%C3%A8s-38mm-fauve-barenia-leather-double-buckle-cuff
Apple is the last company to join the race. For $350 I could 7+ Echo Dots which would cover every room in most people's homes and integrate with their preexisting stereos.
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@Lucas Bishop
Surely they jest??
Is a cow killed for every band that's produced or what?
Sheesh. That's just plain insane.
Their watchbands, now that's a whole other story...Omg I had to look twice to make sure I wasn't seeing things!
Surely they jest??
Is a cow killed for every band that's produced or what?
Sheesh. That's just plain insane.
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Andrew & Lucas: That's fashion for you! And besides, compared to other Hermès products (like this $7,900 backpack), the watchband is downright cheap!
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Wow.. I've never minded paying a little extra for quality, but that's just totally insane. Why not $17,900? .. or an even 20K? May just as well be..
I guess they're only targeting the Bill Gates and Donald Trumps of the world with those prices.
Save the bulls and cows! - buy from Walmart or Target !!
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I guess they're only targeting the Bill Gates and Donald Trumps of the world with those prices.
Save the bulls and cows! - buy from Walmart or Target !!
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For $350 I could 7+ Echo Dots which would cover every room in most people's homes and integrate with their preexisting stereos.
True.
However, the HomePod looks like it could replace your home stereo (assuming it can actually be used to AirPlay from an AppleTV).
There is no way those little hockey pucks (Dots) can come anywhere near the sound quality you'll get out of a HomePod (5"? woofer + 7 tweeters):
Yes but if the point is music then why would I buy one over a stereo with a dot? If the point is a voice assistant which can play music then why would I use that over any of the competitors? I don't get the market for this except for "people who don't have a stereo system and don't have any competitor products and are willing to buy a single device which does both but does neither exceptionally well and is overpriced".
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@Brandon: You're forgetting the market of people that don't want Amazon and Google listening to everything they say all the time :-)
Apple does have a slight advantage there with it's anonymous encrypted IDs.
I fully agree with not wanting unknown companies listening all the time. On the spectrum of who is listening when, Microsoft is the worst with Windows 10, Cortana, and being actively hostile towards privacy issues. After that comes Google who does everything mysteriously, doesn't document much of what they do or give you many controls, and has an interest in gathering as much data as possible to sell to advertisers.
On the other hand Amazon Alexa doesn't listen all the time. They have very clear documentation on exactly what they do when and they let you view or delete your complete voice history at any time. Furthermore there is a physical switch to turn the microphones off. They also have a fully open SDK for both hardware and software. Their main interest is getting you to buy stuff, just like Apple.
I fully agree with not wanting unknown companies listening all the time. On the spectrum of who is listening when, Microsoft is the worst with Windows 10, Cortana, and being actively hostile towards privacy issues. After that comes Google who does everything mysteriously, doesn't document much of what they do or give you many controls, and has an interest in gathering as much data as possible to sell to advertisers.
On the other hand Amazon Alexa doesn't listen all the time. They have very clear documentation on exactly what they do when and they let you view or delete your complete voice history at any time. Furthermore there is a physical switch to turn the microphones off. They also have a fully open SDK for both hardware and software. Their main interest is getting you to buy stuff, just like Apple.