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Apple kicked off its 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference with a nearly 2-hour keynote covering what's coming to their software. Nate and Dave watched it live while Dave took copious notes! We discuss the highlights of visionOS, iOS, iPadOS, WatchOS, tvOS, macOS, and Apple Intelligence! Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) Apple OS Betas (02:30) Main Topic: Passwords and Passkeys (07:05) Who supports Passkeys? How Passkeys Work Bitwarden Password Manager DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Adjust leave time in Apple Maps (18:55) JUST THE HEADLINES: (22:40) Photographer Disqualified From AI Image Contest After Winning With Real Photo A new Google Maps layer shows public restrooms in New York City Oral-B bricking $230 Alexa toothbrush is cautionary tale against buzzy tech Humane warns its AI Pin charging case is a fire hazard NewsBreak the most downloaded US news app has Chinese roots and 'writes fiction' using AI Radio signal from space repeats every hour, defying explanation YouTuber charged over video of helicopter shooting fireworks at Lamborghini TAKES: Surgeon general wants tobacco-style warning applied to social media platforms (28:10) Push app uses the iPhone's TrueDepth camera to help you count push-ups (30:20) Patch Tuesday, June 2024 “Recall” Edition (32:55) Phishing attack hits L.A. County public health agency, jeopardizing 200,000-plus residents' personal info (37:25) BONUS ODD TAKE: Glowing Fluids (39:55) PICKS OF THE WEEK: Dave: PITAKA iPad Pro 12.9 Case, Compatible with iPad Air 13 Inch (M2) & iPad Pro 12.9 (3-6th Gen) 2022/2021/2020/2018, Lightweight Portrait/Landscape Magnetic Case with 4 Standing Angles - Black (42:50) Nate: White Noise Machine Babelio Mini Sound Machine for Adults Kids Baby | 15 Non-looping Sounds | Timer | Easy to Pocket and Travel - Wood Grain (49:00) RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway!  (52:40) Find us elsewhere: https://notpicks.com https://notnerd.com https://www.youtube.com/c/Notnerd https://www.instagram.com/n0tnerd https://www.facebook.com/n0tnerd/ info@Notnerd.com

A reminder for new readers. That Was The Week collects the best writing on critical issues in tech, startups, and venture capital. I selected the articles because they are of interest. The selections often include things I entirely disagree with. But they express common opinions, or they provoke me to think. The articles are only snippets. Click on the headline to go to the original. I express my point of view in the editorial and the weekly video below.This Week's Audio:Thanks To This Week's Contributors: @jeffbeckervc, @eshap, @stevesi, @gruber, @daringfireball, @SamuelStolton, @leah_nylen, @mattmday, @chrisheuer, @JoannaStern, @Om, @sarahpereztc, @GeorgeNHammond, @Tabby_Kinder, @NicholasMegaw, @PeterJ_Walker, @SteveAbbott415, @adamlashinskyContents* Editorial: * Essays of the Week* Changing the Customer of Venture Capital (Jeff Becker)* What A Drag It Is (Evan Shapiro)* Building Under Regulation (Steven Sinovsky)* Apple's Plans for the DMA in the European Union (John Gruber)* Amazon Drops iRobot Deal; Roomba Maker Cuts 31% of Staff (By Samuel Stolton, Leah Nylen, and Matt Day)* Envisioning the Future of Human Work in the Age of AI: The 2024 Forecast (Chris Heuer)* Video of the Week* Joanna Stern Wears a Vision Pro for 24 Hours* Product of the Week* The Vision Pro (Daring Fireball)* Apple's Vision Pro -The Meta-Review. (Om Malik)* My 4 magic moments with Vision Pro (Om Malik)* Apple Vision Pro Review: The Best Headset Yet Is Just a Glimpse of the Future (Joanna Stern)* News Of the Week* Spotify calls Apple's DMA compliance plan ‘extortion' and a ‘complete and total farce' (Sarah Perez)* Investors raise billions to buy discounted stakes in start-ups (George Hammond, Tabby Kinder, Nicholas Megaw)* Founders: getting to the next venture stage may take longer than you expect (Peter Walker)* The State of the SaaS Capital Markets: A Look Back at 2023 and Look Forward to 2024 (STEVE ABBOTT Partner, Capital Markets, KEVIN BURKE Partner, Strategy)* PayPal is laying off 2,500 employees (Pranav Dixit)* Startup of the Week* Zum Raises $140M At $1.3B Valuation To Help Kids Get to School Faster With AI (Chris Metinko)* X of the Week* For a moment, I almost felt sorry for Mark Zuckerberg. (Adam Lashinsky)EditorialYou didn't hear it here first but Apple's Vision Pro is a hit.Some wonderful essays in this week's newsletter. I lead with Jeff Becker's look at venture capital, focusing on who the customer is. The question “Who is the customer?” is crucial for any product. The answer is easy when the product is an asset class - the customer is the person investing money. Yet most of the venture world pretends that the customer is the entrepreneur. In reality, the entrepreneur is a supplier. She or He supplies opportunity, commitment, and execution; the goal is to grow value by investing customer cash into that supply.Now it is easy to understand why venture investors sometimes describe the recipient of funding as the customer. It is important that the company feels served by the VC. But serving an investee company is clearly a mission carried out for the VC fund investors, the real customer.Jeff is addressing a real problem - how to best invest in the supply. I will leave you to read his essay and ponder it, but he proposes a radical re-think of how to do early-stage investing, and for the most part, it argues for a more liberal spread of cash, in larger numbers, to far more founders. It's interesting, to say the least.Evan Shapiro focuses on the rapid aging of the US population. He makes a strong case:Since 2019, America's population has grown by 7.8 million. Yet, the US now has 2.7 million fewer kids under 15 than it did in 2019. Meanwhile, there are now 7.1 million more Americans 65-80 than five years ago. America now has half a million fewer people under 40 than it did in 2019 and almost 8.4 million more people over 40.At a time when politicians from both sides are falling over themselves to point a finger at immigration as a major problem, it is refreshing to see analysis demonstrating that the US needs more immigrants. And in a context where there is virtual full employment this needs to be across all skill levels and needs to trend young. The essay is great.Part of the anti-immigrant narrative has focused on DACA - Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Ron Conway is part of a group of over 50 businesses signing an amicus brief to support DACA. Bravo to him.Hostility to immigrants is never OK. It is even less OK when the economy is desperate for skilled and unskilled willing hands.Politically inspired propaganda dominated elsewhere this week. Amazon was prevented from closing the acquisition of iRobot due to EU objections based on competitive concerns. Well done, EU. Amazon dropped the deal, and iRobot may well be in trouble as a result. Thirty percent of staff were laid off. And more EU interference when Apple was ordered to allow alternative app stores on the iPhone. Steven Sinofsky's wonderful essay, “Building Under Regulation,” leverages his vast experience at Microsoft. It seems every day it becomes more obvious that the EU is against innovation, especially when it produces successful big companies.The Congress got in on the act too (see X of the Week), calling social media leaders to DC to be accused, show-trial-like, of being responsible for teen suicides. Sadly, the Meta CEO apologized as if admitting culpability.Teen suicide and causality is a non-trivial issue, but it is fair to say that Social Media does not cause it. Teens (I have one and another two recently in their post-teen phase). All have had growing up challenges. As I recall, I did also. The world can be harsh in the face of those challenges. But to see social media as the only factor, or even a major one, seems superficial and plain wrong. I wish one of the executives had the nerve to push back against the accusations. Adam Lashinsky's piece is interesting.Finally, Chris Heuer has a research piece on AI and the Future of Work. Well done, Chris, this is such an important issue. My PoV is that work, defined as paid labor, will inevitably decline and the average working day will decline. I believe this is a fundamental good for humanity. I also believe it poses enormous global questions about how the abundance made possible will be distributed to improve life for everybody. I do. not think this is the end of human effort. Just the beginning of the end of the need to do paid labor in order to live.Essays of the WeekChanging the Customer of Venture CapitalThe gift of technologyJEFF BECKERJAN 29, 2024TLDR: We need to change the customer of early-stage venture capital so that we can fund the future of technology and build global prosperity for decades to come.Recently, I hosted a group of students from Wharton at Antler's offices and we talked about the future of early-stage VC.I alluded to this a couple weeks ago when I said:…for $5B per year, you could seed the vast majority of meaningful tech companies for 8 years with the amount of money Elon Musk spent on Twitter. (Link here)The reality is, $5B per year just isn't that much money in the grand scheme of private equities—roughly .5-1% depending how you slice it.As a former salesperson, that fact often leaves me wondering, “what if you changed the customer of venture capital?”Could you attract more money, create more impact, and actually produce more returns?Classically, putting your name on building was a way to not only have a fairly durable legacy, but let's be honest, that gift is outdated.And it hardly does any good in the world.Instead, legacies and the world's most important problems alike would be better served by a consolidation of brilliant minds and capital, combined with the speed and leverage of startups.I think there are two interesting solutions, and both should be built.The first is something I'd call the 501-VC, and the second would be to fund all of venture capital for a decade or more through a new kind of Giving Pledge.I'm going to talk about the second one today.Famously,The Giving Pledge is a promise by the world's wealthiest individuals and families to dedicate the majority of their wealth to charitable causes.The problem is, charitable foundations and organizations aren't historically the most efficient way to solve the world's problems. They exist for good reason, but most operate like old corporates rather than savvy startups.However, what if we thought of economic opportunity and global prosperity as a more ubiquitous problem to solve, and instead of funding mission-driven work, we fund the entirety of the tech sector?What if instead of the average high net worth individual trying to get a 3-5X return over 10 years, you focused on the ultra high net worth population, the economic development groups, and the sovereign funds who are both trying to achieve these returns and trying to improve the world?What if you focused on their shared goals and values as customers, like creating economic opportunity and building a durable legacy?What if you could do it in every corner of the planet through access to entrepreneurship?What if instead of one PayPal Mafia, you had thousands?What if you had an investor who could actually deploy $5B per year at the formation stage?That has simply never existed before, and yet it is a defining opportunity for the human race and our evolution as a society.Currently, high potential employees are stuck in their corporate jobs.Our brightest minds handcuffed to benefits and addicted to a salary, never realizing their true potential or having a real impact on the world.Many go get their MBA where they spend money to learn new skills and acquire a network, rather than receive money for becoming a more productive citizen of the world.Many job hop looking for a low-risk way to get on a rocket ship.Some try to build their own, but quickly run out of runway and mental fortitude.It's a broken system, and we need to rebuild it.First it requires a product.The product needs to be for two groups—the founders and the investors.It starts with the infrastructure required to reduce the risk of being a founder which in turn attracts more of the brightest minds to the job itself. At the same time, the product also has to be an investment vehicle that attracts a new type of customer to early-stage VC.… Lots MoreWhat A Drag It IsAmerica Feels OldEVAN SHAPIROJAN 29, 2024Since 2019, America's population has grown by 7.8 million. Yet, the US now has 2.7 million fewer kids under 15 than it did in 2019. Meanwhile, there are now 7.1 million more Americans 65-80 than five years ago. America now has half a million fewer people under 40 than it did in 2019 and almost 8.4 million more people over 40.Because of the sheer size of the Baby Boomer Generation and the fact that younger Americans have pulled out on having kids, in the last five years, America has gotten old - not just compared to itself, but also compared to the rest of the world.In 2019, 63% of the world's population was under 40. Now, 64% of the people of the planet are 39 or younger. In short:Over the last half-decade the world has gotten one percent younger and America has gotten one percent older.One percent may seem small. However, the consequences of this demographic shift are consequential. For countries like the US, the UK, France, Italy, Germany, and Japan, with aging populations where the number of people over 60 is growing faster than the number of people under 15, the coming years will be filled with challenges brought on by their age: Workforce shortages, inverted dependency ratios where a diminishing tax-base struggles to fund a widening social safety net, health care infrastructures ill-equipped to deal with increased demand. As the world's wealthiest and most powerful nations continue to age faster than they reproduce, expect these issues to get increased and more urgent attention.After decades of aging down, the US population is now aging up quickly. In 2000, 58% of the US population was under 40 years old. Now just a slim majority of 51% is under 40. The impacts of this rapid maturation can be felt throughout our culture, but perhaps nowhere as dramatically as in America's Media and Tech industries.Over the last half century (but for some intermittent challenges from Japan and China), the US has led the world in entertainment and technology, setting the standard for the world's consumption of Media. While many TVs and phones are manufactured in other countries, most of the systems, software, and vision for these products has come from America - and the entertainment consumed on these devices has been, for many decades, the United States' most notable export.Now, America's Media Industrial Complex finds itself amidst a widely-reported bloodbath of its own making. Recently, this meltdown has been joined by America's leading Tech firms. Some of this is cyclical, driven by innovation cycles, advertising recessions, and even the aftermath of the worldwide pandemic. But muchof the current Media Apocalypse was as predictable as the upside-down aging ratio of our population.The first decade of the 21st Century was marked by an almost inconceivable level of innovation in American Media and Tech. The internet invaded all aspects of our lives. Broadband grew across the country like a high-speed weed, bringing the universe to our desktops, making all our worlds, at once, much bigger and infinitely smaller. By 2012, tiny supercomputers known as smartphones had reached a critical mass in the US and TV was streaming into our homes.Then, right around that time, America's Media C-Suite inhabitants seemingly started a shared mid-life crisis, through which we are all still living.Bob Iger took over Disney in 2005, when he was 53 years old. Through some of the most masterful deal-making in Media history, and (seemingly) a true vision of the future, Iger took a troubled company and turned it into the greatest proprietor of intellectual property the world has ever known. He bought Pixar in 2006, revitalizing Disney Animation. He bought Marvel in 2009, jump stating the most successful film and TV franchise in history. He bought Lucasfilm in 2012, completing what many see as bar-setting hat-trick of entertainment, bringing the most valuable collection of titles in entertainment all under one roof.… Lots MoreBuilding Under RegulationAn essay on the EU Digital Markets Act and Apple's "Update on apps distributed in the European Union" (and some personal history)STEVEN SINOFSKYJAN 27, 2024Readers note: This is a long post. There are enough hot takes on this super important issue. I welcome corrections as always.This week Apple detailed the software changes that will appear in an upcoming release of iOS to comply with the European Union Digital Markets Act (DMA).  As I read the over 60 pages of the DMA when it was passed (and in drafts before that, little of which changed in the process) my heart sank over the complexity of a regulation so poorly constructed yet so clearly aimed at specific (American) companies and products. As I read through many of the hundreds of pages of Apple documents detailing their compliance implementation my heart sank again. This time was because I so thoroughly could feel the pain and struggle product teams felt in clinging to at best or unwinding at worst the most substantial improvement in computing ever introduced—the promise behind the iPhone since its introduction. The reason the iPhone became so successful was not a fluke. Consumers and customers voted that the value proposition of the product was something they preferred, and they acted by purchasing iPhone and developers responded by building applications for iOS. The regulators have a different view of that promise, so here we are.To be clear, DMA covers a wide range of products and services all deemed to be critical infrastructure in the digital world. It is both an incredibly broad and sometimes oddly specific regulation. As written the regulation covers at least online intermediation services [commercial internet sites/markets], online search engines, web browsers, advertising services, social network services, video sharing platforms, number-independent interpersonal communications services [messaging], operating systems, virtual assistants, and cloud computing.If you're well-versed in online you can map each one of those to precisely who the target might be, or sometimes targets. It is all big tech, almost exclusively US-based companies. There are no EU companies that meet the criteria to be covered—hardcoded revenue of EUR 7.5 billion for three years, EUR 7.5 billion market cap, or 45 million MAU—with Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, Microsoft, and Samsung acknowledging the criteria apply to various units in addition to the following other “very large online platforms”: Alibaba AliExpress, Booking.com, Pinterest, Snapchat, Twitter, Wikipedia, Zalando [German fashion retailer]. Those thresholds seem strangely not round.I am going to focus on the Apple and primarily their App Store response because I think it is the most important and time critical and because iPhone is the most unique, innovative, and singular product in market. I can easily replace search, a browser, an ad network, a social network, a video site. Even cloud computing is not so sticky, and we all use multiple messaging services. What iPhone delivers is irreplaceable. At least for many of the subset of smartphone users that chose Apple.The thing is, as impressive as Apple has been it is not *that* successful by the measures that count for dominance. Worldwide Apple is clearly the number two smartphone to Google Android which has over 70% share. In the Europe (excluding Russia) Apple iPhone has about a 33% share (I won't debate exact numbers, units sold v in use, revenue v. profit v. units, etc. as all those do is attempt to tell a story that isn't obvious, which is Android is more popular). That's hardly a monopoly share by any standard. In some European countries Apple has a higher share, some data providers would say as high as 50% or nearly 60%, which by most legal standards is still not quite at a monopoly level especially in a dynamic market. Apple has not been fined, sued, or otherwise convicted of having a dominant share let alone abusing the market position it has. No consumer harm has been demonstrated. In Epic v. Applespecifically on the store, Apple prevailed in 9 of 10 claims of damages to Epic due to the store's costs. Of note, the same claims in Epic v. Google resulted in liability from Google and is being appealed. Many of most vocal competitors didn't even exist before the iPhone. They have become huge companies and don't appear to be struggling, and in fact benefit from being part of the iPhone ecosystem. Counter to the text of the DMA, innovation seems to be thriving as measured by the number of new companies and distinct new services.Yet, the EU DMA has declared that Apple is a “gatekeeper”—an ominous term applied to Apple among the others.… Lots MoreApple's Plans for the DMA in the European UnionFriday, 26 January 2024Apple yesterday announced a broad, wide-ranging, and complex set of new policies establishing their intended compliance with the European Union's Digital Markets Act, which comes into effect March 7. There is a lot to remark upon and numerous remaining questions, but my favorite take was from Sebastiaan de With on Twitter/X, the day before any of this was announced.After quipping “Oh god please no” to a screenshot of the phrase “Spotify also wants to roll out alternate app stores”, de With had this conversation:de With:The EU is once again solving absolutely no problems and making everything worse in tech. I gotta say, they are if anything highly consistent.“Anton”:Overly powerful, rent-seeking gatekeepers seem like a problem.de With:I love that I can't tell if you are talking about the EU or Apple in this case.My second-favorite take, from that same thread, was this from Max Rovensky:DMA is not pro-consumer.It's anti-big-business.Those tend to coincide sometimes, which makes it an easy sell for the general public, but do actually read the DMA, it's quite interesting.I'd go slightly further and describe the DMA as anti-U.S.-big-business, because as far as I can tell, nothing in the DMA adversely affects or even annoys any European tech companies. There are aspects of it that seem written specifically for Spotify, in fact.But Rovensky's framing captures the dichotomy. Anti-big-business regulation and pro-consumer results often do go hand-in-hand, but the DMA exposes the fissures. I do not think the DMA is going to change much, if anything at all, for the better for iOS users in the E.U. (Or for non-iOS users in the EU, for that matter.) And much like the GDPR's website cookie regulations, I think if it has any practical effect, it'll be to make things worse for users. Whether these options are better for developers seems less clear.I've often said that Apple's priorities are consistent: Apple's own needs first, users second, developers third. The European Commission's priorities put developers first, users second, and “gatekeepers” a distant third. The DMA prescribes not a win-win-win framework, but a win-win-lose one.Apple is proud, stubborn, arrogant, controlling, and convinced it has the best interests of its customers in mind.The European Commission is proud, stubborn, arrogant, controlling, and convinced it has the best interests of its citizens in mind.Ever since this collision over the DMA seemed inevitable, starting about two years ago, I've been trying to imagine how it would turn out. And each time, I start by asking: Which side is smarter? My money has been on Apple. Yesterday's announcements, I think, show why.APPLE'S PROPOSED CHANGESIt's really hard to summarize everything Apple announced yesterday, but I'll try. Start with the main Apple Newsroom press release, “Apple Announces Changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union”:“The changes we're announcing today comply with the Digital Markets Act's requirements in the European Union, while helping to protect EU users from the unavoidable increased privacy and security threats this regulation brings. Our priority remains creating the best, most secure possible experience for our users in the EU and around the world,” said Phil Schiller, Apple Fellow. “Developers can now learn about the new tools and terms available for alternative app distribution and alternative payment processing, new capabilities for alternative browser engines and contactless payments, and more. Importantly, developers can choose to remain on the same business terms in place today if they prefer.”Schiller is the only Apple executive quoted in the press release, and to my ear, his writing hand is all over the entire announcement. Apple was quite clear before the DMA was put into law that they considered mandatory sideloading on iOS a bad idea for users, and their announcement yesterday doesn't back down an inch from still declaring it a bad idea.Apple has also argued, consistently, that they seek to monetize third-party development for the iOS platform, and that being forced to change from their current system — (a) all apps must come from the App Store; (b) developers never pay anything for the distribution of free apps; (c) paid apps and in-app-purchases for digital content consumed in-app must go through Apple's In-App Payments system that automates Apple's 30/15 percent commissions — would greatly complicate how they monetize the platform. And now Apple has revealed a greatly complicated set of rules and policies for iPhone apps in the EU.MG Siegler has a great — and fun — post dissecting Apple's press release line-by-line. Siegler concludes:I'm honestly not sure I can recall a press release dripping with such disdain. Apple may even have a point in many of the points above, but the framing of it would just seem to ensure that Apple is going to continue to be at war with the EU over all of this and now undoubtedly more. Typically, if you're going to make some changes and consider the matter closed, you don't do so while emphatically shoving your middle fingers in the air.Some of these changes do seem good and useful, but most simply seem like convoluted changes to ensure the status quo actually doesn't change much, if at all. Just remember that, “importantly, developers can choose to remain on the same business terms in place today if they prefer.” What do you think Apple prefers?The puzzle Apple attempted to solve was creating a framework of new policies — and over 600 new developer APIs to enable those policies — to comply with the DMA, while keeping the path of least resistance and risk for developers the status quo: Apple's own App Store as it is.….Lots MoreAmazon Drops iRobot Deal; Roomba Maker Cuts 31% of Staff* IRobot CEO steps down and company cuts workforce by 31%* Tech giant to pay $94 million to iRobot over deal terminationBy Samuel Stolton, Leah Nylen, and Matt DayJanuary 29, 2024 at 5:33 AM PSTAmazon.com Inc. has abandoned its planned $1.4 billion acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot Corp. after clashing with European Union regulators who had threatened to block the deal.The fallout came quickly. IRobot, which has been struggling recently, said Chief Executive Officer Colin Angle has stepped downas the company embarks on a restructuring plan that will result in about 350 job cuts, or 31% of the workforce. The vacuum maker's shares tumbled 19% in New York to $13.80, their lowest level since 2009. Amazon's shares were up less than 1% at $160.07.The decision is a sign of the intense pressure Amazon is facing to prove its actions don't harm competition as its influence grows in retail, cloud-computing and entertainment. Antitrust regulators on both sides of the Atlantic have been keen to ensure that the biggest US tech companies don't snap up innovative startups before they have a chance to become formidable competitors on their own.Amazon met with the FTC's senior antitrust staff last week, who informed the company they were recommending a suit over the deal, according to a person familiar with the meeting. Executives and lawyers from the tech giant were scheduled to meet with the FTC's three commissioners this week to make a final push for the acquisition, said the person, who asked not to be named discussing the confidential probe.… Lots MoreEnvisioning the Future of Human Work in the Age of AI: The 2024 ForecastResearch Fellowship ProgramIntroductionAs technological change and the adoption of new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) accelerate, the future of human work will be characterized by disruption, uncertainty, and opportunity. As 2024 approached, the Team Flow Institute Research Fellows gathered for a roundtable to discuss their visions for the future of human-focused work in the age of AI. As described by the institute's co-founder and Managing Director, Chris Heuer, “The Team Flow Institute is an organization dedicated to shaping a human-centric future of work as we face the choice of augmentation or automation in every industry and every function. This transformational decision will reshape what we call work and society itself, requiring us to abandon business as usual and finally design business as possible.” The Team Flow Institute Research Fellows' roundtable discussion delved into the potential opportunities and challenges of this technology revolution driven by the institute's “mission to gather like-minded individuals and organizations to steer our collective destiny toward a more sustainable future, where the essence of humanity and human work is valued and preserved as we increasingly adopt AI tools and technologies, explained Jennifer McClure, Senior Research Fellow, and Advisory Board member. This article analyzes key insights from the discussion, offering a glimpse into the work landscape of 2024 and beyond. As the Team Flow Institute embarks on its inaugural fellowship program, this analysis holds particular significance as it seeks to equip individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to thrive in the evolving landscape of AI-enabled work. Through this program, the Team Flow Institute aims to foster a community of leaders who can guide organizations and individuals toward a future where humans and technology collaborate to create a more sustainable and fulfilling work environment.Part I: AI Progress and PromiseNo longer relegated to science fiction, AI has infiltrated our lives, transforming industries with its vast potential. From automating tedious tasks to streamlining complex decision-making processes, its applications are far-reaching. In the realm of design, AI-powered software is revolutionizing industries like architecture and fashion, enabling rapid prototyping and personalized creations. Team Flow Institute co-founder Jaime Schwarz says, “Imagine being able to prototype a new building or clothing line in minutes instead of weeks. This remarkable advancement accelerates design cycles and fosters increased customization, ultimately leading to more innovative and personalized consumer products.”The creative landscape is also poised for disruption with the emergence of generative AI. Team Flow Institute Research Fellow Shel Holtz describes its transformative potential: “Generative AI is blurring the lines between human and machine creativity. We're seeing machines create realistic text, images, and even music that is nearly indistinguishable from human-generated work.” This democratization of creativity opens doors for individuals with diverse backgrounds and abilities to express themselves in new and exciting ways. But it also opens up philosophical questions and debates about the nature of art and creativity, adds Jen McClure. Amidst these exciting advancements, Chris Heuer reminds us that “AI is not just a science fiction concept anymore; it's here, and it's changing the way we do everything.” This necessitates a thoughtful approach to the future of work, a need to ensure the value of human skills and their role in work, proactive workforce development initiatives to ensure that individuals are equipped with the necessary skills to thrive in the evolving job market, and an elevation of the need for constant communications within organizations, reminds Team Flow Institute Research Fellow Sharon McIntosh.As AI continues to permeate our lives, it is crucial to acknowledge its remarkable potential and challenges. By navigating this dynamic landscape with careful consideration and proactive planning, we can ensure that AI serves as a force for progress, innovation, and a brighter future for all. As Team Flow Institute Research Fellow Gina Debogovich reminds us, it will undoubtedly unlock economic growth. “The 20th century began with a global GDP of $3 trillion and, largely due to technological advancement, ended with a GDP of $33.8 trillion. AI is poised to boost the economy to unseen heights.”AI will be a catalyst for creating new jobs, just as the web did in the mid-1990s. Businesses must integrate these jobs and activities into existing workflows and business models and develop new ones. Indeed, innovative organizations are already experimenting with, if not embracing, the role of prompt engineers. The Team Flow Institute advocates for a Team Flow Facilitator to serve as a coach, a collaboration facilitator, and an AI pilot to support high-performing teams.Part II: The Risks and DownsidesWhile AI offers many benefits, possibilities, and opportunities, its advancements are not without potential pitfalls. AI and automation technologies bring both promise and peril to the workforce. While they offer the potential to augment human capabilities and business efficiencies significantly, understandable concerns persist surrounding job losses and the general impact on workers. Organizations must chart a thoughtful course that fully harnesses technical capabilities without losing sight of the humans at the heart of work.… Lots MoreVideo of the WeekProduct of the WeekThe Vision ProTuesday, 30 January 2024For the last six days, I've been simultaneously testing three entirely new products from Apple. The first is a VR/AR headset with eye-tracking controls. The second is a revolutionary spatial computing productivity platform. The third is a breakthrough personal entertainment device.A headset, a spatial productivity platform, and a personal entertainment device.I'm sure you're already getting it. These are not three separate devices. They're one: Apple Vision Pro. But if you'll pardon the shameless homage to Steve Jobs's famous iPhone introduction, I think these three perspectives are the best way to consider it.THE HARDWAREVision Pro comes in a surprisingly big box. I was expecting a package roughly the dimensions of a HomePod box; instead, a Vision Pro retail box is quite a bit larger than two HomePod boxes stacked atop each other. (I own more HomePods than most people.)There's a lot inside. The top half of the package contains the Vision Pro headset itself, with the light seal, a light seal cushion, and the default Solo Knit Band already attached. The lower half contains the battery, the charger (30W), the cables, the Dual Loop Band, the Getting Started book (which is beautifully printed in full color, on excellent paper — it feels like a keepsake), the polishing cloth1, and an extra light seal cushion.To turn Vision Pro on, you connect the external battery pack's power cable to the Vision Pro's power connector, and rotate it a quarter turn to lock it into place. There are small dots on the headset's dime-sized power socket showing how to align the cable connector's small LED. The LED pulses when Vision Pro turns on. (I miss Apple's glowing power indicator LEDs — this is a really delightful touch.) When Vision Pro has finished booting and is ready to use, it makes a pleasant welcoming sound.Then you put Vision Pro on. If you're using the Solo Knit Band, you tighten and loosen it using a dial on the band behind your right ear. VisionOS directs you to raise or lower the headset appropriately to position it at just the right height on your face relative to your eyes. If Vision Pro thinks your eyes are too close to the displays, it will suggest you switch to the “+” size light seal cushion. You get two light seal cushions, but they're not the same: mine are labeled “W” and “W+”. The “+” is the same width, to match your light seal, but adds a wee bit more space between your eyes and the displays inside Vision Pro. For me the default (non-“+”) one fits fine.The software then guides you through a series of screens to calibrate the eye tracking. It's all very obvious, and kind of fun. It's almost like a simple game: you stare at a series of dots in a circle, and pinch your index finger and thumb as you stare at each one. You go through this three times, in three different artificial lighting conditions: dark, medium, and bright. Near the end of the first-run experience, you're prompted to bring your iPhone or iPad nearby, just like when setting up a new iPhone or iPad. This allows your Vision Pro to get your Apple ID credentials and Wi-Fi password without entering any of that manually. It's a very smooth onboarding process. And then that's it, you're in and using Vision Pro.There's no getting around some fundamental problems with the Vision Pro hardware.First is the fact that it uses an external battery pack connected via a power cable. The battery itself is about the width and height of an iPhone 15/15 Pro, but thicker. And the battery is heavy: about 325g, compared to 187g for an iPhone 15 Pro, and 221g for a 15 Pro Max. It's closer in thickness and weight to two iPhone 15's than it is to one. And the tethered power cable can be an annoyance. Vision Pro has no built-in reserve battery — disconnect the power cable from the headset and it immediately shuts off. It clicks firmly into place, so there's no risk of accidentally disconnecting it. But if you buy an extra Vision Pro Battery for $200, you can't hot-swap them — you need to shut down first.… Lots MoreApple's Vision Pro -The Meta-Review.Apple Vision Pro reviews have started to roll in — and depending on who you read, the consensus vacillates between amazing and work in progress. In most cases, they reflect some version of reality. If one is looking for faults with Apple's face computer, then one will find them. And if you are looking at what it represents, you are going to be excited. I am in the ‘camp' of the amazed, though I am not blinded by the challenges that await Vision Pro in the real world.The Verge's Nilay Patel sums up the challenge of Vision Pro, writing:The technology to build a true optical AR display that works well enough to replace an everyday computer just isn't there yet. The Magic Leap 2 is an optical AR headset that's cheaper and smaller than the Vision Pro, but it's plagued by compromises in field of view and image quality that most people would never accept. So Apple's settled for building a headset with real-time video passthrough — it is the defining tradeoff of the Vision Pro. It is a VR headset masquerading as an AR headset. And let me tell you: the video passthrough on the Vision Pro is really good. It works! It's convincing. You put the headset on, the display comes on, and you're right back where you were, only with a bunch of visionOS windows floating around.Let's get on with the cons: The Verge points out problems like ‘motion blur,' ‘blurriness,' ‘color fringing,' ‘limited field of view,' and ‘vignetting.' I have not personally experienced any of these because, well, I don't have the device.The device is sometimes laggy. It's heavy, and the wired battery is limited to just over 2 hours. You can plug it into a ‘wall charger' with a USB-C cable, or daisy-chain it to another USB-C battery pack. And it does get a tad warm. You need to use the ‘dorky' headband to use the device without feeling the weight (or in some cases, a headache).None of this surprises me! Vision Pro is, after all, a full-blown computer. It's made from magnesium, carbon fiber, and aluminum. It has two high-resolution front-facing cameras (video pass-through), two cameras that face down to track your hands and gestures, a LiDAR, TrueDepth cameras, and some kind of infrared lights. The device has two tiny MicroOLED displays packed with a total of 23 million pixels. (As I noted in an earlier piece, these displays are the magic and the primary reason why Vision Pro is so expensive.)All these sensors, cameras, and displays are powered by an M2 chip and an R1 spatial coprocessor, and fans. Apple has packed this in an enclosure that is about three times the weight of the iPhone 15 Pro Max and is still lighter than the iPad 12.9. Paint me impressed purely from a technological standpoint.…. Lots MoreMy 4 magic moments with Vision ProNo, not again! Not another Vision Pro Review! I feel you — after all the reviews yesterday, I am pretty sure you don't want to read another review. Here's the good news — it's not a review. Instead, I will share my quick impressions from a deep dive at Apple Park, and my four magic moments with the Vision Pro.Unlike the reviewers who published their reviews, my access to the device has come in dribs and drabs. It has been a carefully managed experience — an early demo, exposure to the photos app, and the spatial video capabilities. A few days ago, I got to use the device for less than two hours.This was a highly curated experience — so this doesn't and won't qualify as a review. I am skipping all the stuff that has been covered by the deep dive that professional reviewers have already published. WSJ's Joanna Stern's review is amazing — especially the video version. It is best to consider these as my considered impressions.First, can I wax eloquent about the technological achievement of Vision Pro? As a chip and hardware nerd, I think Vision Pro is a witches' brew of the latest of all types of technologies. Let me quote my post from yesterday:Vision Pro is, after all, a full-blown computer. It's made from magnesium, carbon fiber, and aluminum. It has two high-resolution front-facing cameras (video pass-through), two cameras that face down to track your hands and gestures, a LiDAR, TrueDepth cameras, and some kind of infrared lights. The device has two tiny MicroOLED displays packed with a total of 23 million pixels. (As I noted in an earlier piece, these displays are the magic and the primary reason why Vision Pro is so expensive.)All these sensors, cameras, and displays are powered by an M2 chip and an R1 spatial coprocessor, and fans. Apple has packed this in an enclosure that is about three times the weight of the iPhone 15 Pro Max and is still lighter than the iPad 12.9. Paint me impressed purely from a technological standpoint.What's even more impressive is the sound — Apple is using beamforming to direct the sound into your ears. And unless you are really blasting it out loud — you could get away with wearing it in a public place — though people in Business Class will notice the slight din from the seat next to them. Apple is hoping you will splurge on AirPods Pro.No matter how you see the device — love it or hate it, you can't deny that it is yet another amazing computer built by a company that knows how to build great consumer computers.… Lots MoreApple Vision Pro Review: The Best Headset Yet Is Just a Glimpse of the FutureWorking, cooking, skiing, kicking back—our columnist wore Apple's new mixed-reality headset for a week to see what it's forBy Joanna Stern at the WSJJan. 30, 2024 at 9:00 am ETA few things surprised me after wearing the Vision Pro mixed-reality headset for nearly 24 hours straight:* I didn't puke. * I got a lot of work done.  * I cooked a delicious meal.Also, my Persona—the headset's animated video-call avatar—will haunt your dreams.For the last week, I have been testing Apple's boldest bet yet on the post-smartphone future. Strap on the 1.4-pound goggles and you see apps floating right in your living room. Living room a stress-inducing mess? Go full virtual reality and watch a 3-D movie on a giant screen perched on the mouth of a Hawaiian volcano.Let's get this out of the way: You're probably not going to buy the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro. Unless you're an app developer or an Apple die-hard, you're more likely to spend that kind of money on an actual trip to a Hawaiian volcano.And that's OK. Reviewing the Vision Pro, I wanted to understand the potential of the device, and the technical constraints that keep it from being a must-have, at least for now. Most importantly, I wanted to answer one question: In a world full of screens, what's the benefit of strapping one to your eyes?… Lots MoreNews Of the WeekSpotify calls Apple's DMA compliance plan ‘extortion' and a ‘complete and total farce'Sarah Perez @sarahpereztc / 2:41 PM PST•January 26, 2024Image Credits: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto (opens in a new window)/ Getty ImagesCount Spotify among those not thrilled with how Apple has chosen to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA), which sets the stage for sideloading apps, alternative app stores, browser choice, and more. On Friday, the streaming music company issued its response to Apple's new DMA rules, calling the new fees imposed on developers “extortion” and Apple's compliance plan “a complete and total farce,” that demonstrated the tech giant believes that the rules don't apply to them.Apple earlier this week announced a host of changes that comply with the letter of the EU law, if not the spirit. The company said that app developers in the EU will receive reduced commissions, but it also introduced a new “core technology fee” that requires developers to pay €0.50 for each first annual install per year over a 1 million threshold, regardless of their distribution channel. It will also charge a 3% payment processing fee when developers use Apple's in-app payments instead of their own.Epic Games' CEO Tim Sweeney, whose company sued Apple over antitrust concerns, already condemned Apple's plan, saying it was a case of “malicious compliance” and full of “junk fees,” and now Spotify is essentially saying the same.…. Lots MoreInvestors raise billions to buy discounted stakes in start-upsBuyers return after secondary market for private shares was hit by higher interest ratesGeorge Hammond and Tabby Kinder in San Francisco and Nicholas Megaw in New YorkJANUARY 16 2024Investment firms are raising billions of dollars to buy stakes in venture capital-backed technology start-ups, as a long drought in acquisitions and initial public offerings forces early investors to offload their stock at discounts. The start-up secondary market, where investors and employees buy and sell tens of billions of dollars' worth of shares in privately held companies, is becoming an increasingly important trading venue, in the absence of traditional ways of cashing out and given a slowdown in start-up funding. Venture secondaries buyers are primed for a busy year as start-up employees look for a way to sell their stock and investors look to return capital to their own backers or reallocate it elsewhere. Secondary market specialist Lexington Partners last week announced a new $23bn fund to buy up stakes from “large-scale investors”. Lexington had originally aimed to raise $15bn, but upped its target on the back of high demand, and said it was “in the early stages of a generational secondary buying opportunity” that could last years.The fund will predominantly buy shares from private equity funds but also expects to invest as much as $5bn into venture capital secondaries, said a spokesperson.“We are seeing crazy amounts of [limited partner investors] that are distressed and need to lighten their venture load,” said the head of a $2bn venture capital firm. The latest Lexington fund “speaks to the sheer demand” from LPs that feel “over-allocated” to private capital including to start-ups, they said. Other specialist firms such as Pinegrove Capital Partners, a joint vehicle created by Brookfield Asset Management and Sequoia Heritage, and StepStone have also been raising multibillion-dollar funds to target venture secondaries.…. Lots MoreFounders: getting to the next venture stage may take longer than you expectPeter WalkerHead of Insights @ Carta | Data StorytellerThe median number of days between a priced seed and Series A round hit 679 in 2023, a new peak.Median for Series A to B was 744 days (over 2 years). Very similar for Series B to C (739 days, also over 2 years).Fascinating to watch the 25th percentile (green) and the 75th percentile (blue) trends as well. It looks as though the 25th pct has pulled closer to the median for the middle venture rounds - suggesting there are very few companies speed-running through venture fundraising right now. Some of that could be company choice, as founders have cut spend and become more capital-efficient over the prior 12 months. However, I'm certain a lot of the increase in time is due to VCs being far more choosy about where to invest.So what are founders doing if primary rounds are not on the menu? Getting creative.Founders are raising bridge rounds at record rates, usually from insiders already on the cap table. They are turning to SAFEs and Convertible Notes, even between named venture stages. Some are turning to non-dilutive financing and loans.And many are trying to make customer revenue their primary fundraising channel. But switching from growth at all costs to profitability in a short period of time is no easy track change. My bet is that the time between rounds plateaus in 2024 (or maybe even declines just a touch). Maybe that's wishful thinking

From Rodeo Action taking place to Fishing tips to keep you landing the big ones from Pro Angler Johnnie Candle to health alerts for anyone that enjoys the outdoors. We dive into travel and outdoors news, a health watch, and a mustard food trend. This is Rebecca Wanner aka BEC and Jeff ‘Tigger' Erhardt with the radio show The Bend Show, your news outlet for the latest in the Outdoors & Western Lifestyle! Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcasting app or on The Bend Show YouTube channel. EPISODE 141 DETAILS Welcome to your Outdoors & Western Lifestyle news outlet, The Bend Radio Show & Podcast available on SiriusXM Rural Radio Channel 147, AM / FM Radio, and on all Podcast Players. BEC & Tigger dive into the dog days of summer as they are upon us. There's a new study from Harvard University that dogs are 11% more likely to bite on a sunny or hot day than on a rainy day. Remember, if you are feeling uncomfortable in the hot weather months so are our pets. Always have available shade, fresh cool water and give them less activity. SPOTLIGHT Our Spotlight shines this week on the National High School Finals Rodeo taking place as we speak in Gillette, Wyoming. “75 Years of Roping, Riding and Mentorship” is the theme as Top Cowboys & Cowgirls compete in the 75th Anniversary of this epic event, the National High School Final Rodeo. Deemed the “World's Largest Rodeo”, the NHSRA Finals features more than 1,700 contestants representing 44 states, and 5 Canadian Provinces, as well as coming from as far as Australia, New Zealand, and Mexico. These top-notch Cowboys and Cowgirls are competing for more than just huge cash and prizes, but also there is more than $375,000 in college scholarships and hope to be named the National High School Finals Rodeo World Champion. Events include: Bareback Riding, Saddle Bronc and Bull Riding in the rough stock events where 8 seconds never took so long. Barrel Racing, Breakaway Roping, Tie Down Roping, Team Roping, Steer Wrestling, Goat Tying, and Pole Bending in the timed events where SECONDS, hundredths of a second can make or break the win! Cutting & Reining Cow Horse top the Judged Events. Plus the annual Queen competition… And LASTLY an added competition over recent years; that has us here at The Bend Show extremely excited is Shooting Sports. Included are competitions in the rifle .22 caliber and shotgun trap shooting. “Life Long Sports” being recognized on a national level for our youth always is a thumbs up on this outfit. We wish ALL contestants competing as we speak, having traveled near or far, to make the most memorable time while in Gillette, Wyoming!   NEWS Taiwan - Has a new dish that everyone's excited about!! I could see some of our southeastern fans already ahead of the game on this Trending Food Dish. The dish is Frog Ramen, it'll cost you about $8 American money, and is ramen noodles served with a whole frog on the top. The broth, liquid contains scallion onions and clams. Now I do enjoy Frog Legs… and love ramen, however at this point, I'll be passing on this delicacy of a dish for now! iPhone Alert Launched - The Apple iPhone has gained a new feature called the “Screen Distance” alert. This alert will sound if the iPhone is held too close to your face. Apple says, “Increasing the distance the device is viewed from can help children lower their risk of myopia and gives adult users the opportunity to reduce digital eye strain.” Think about it, have you been dealing with symptoms that could be from using your smartphone too close? Apple has also stated, “Screen Distance in Screen Time uses the TrueDepth camera to encourage users to move their device farther away after holding it closer than 12 inches from their face for an extended period of time.”  Deodorant - Yay or Nay when spending time outdoors? Current Biology Journal has published a new study revealing that wearing deodorant reduces the risk of mosquito bites by 56%. Mosquitoes can pick up body odor 350 feet away! Wearing deodorant makes a person less attractive to mosquitoes because they do not like the fragrant smell or a compound found in deodorants called isopropyl tetradecanoate. Beach Umbrellas & SPF Makeup Are Useless Cleveland Clinic released a new study revealing that SPF makeup and umbrellas to shield yourself from the sun is INEFFECTIVE. Researchers studied scores of people… What was discovered was that 78% of individuals using a beach umbrella still ended up with a sunburn. AND that 25% of the study participants who used SPF Makeup were sunburned. Experts state, prior to using SPF Makeup, first apply a good broadspectrum sunscreen to your face then allow time for it to dry before applying and going about your normal make-up routine! BES T be safe and beat not just the aging process but the skin cancer risk especially! https://health.clevelandclinic.org/is-the-sunscreen-in-your-makeup-enough/   How To Hook Fish In The Weeds? Now that summer is hot across the country and beyond, that means the vegeation has become often times our biggest battle us anglers face. This week Pro's Pointers come from Johnnie Candle, Pro Angler and Fishing Guide. Solutions are offered to beat the weeds, hook the walleyes and keep tight lines in order to land the fish.   The Bend Field Staffer: Johnnie Campbell; learn more or book a guided trip visit JohnnieCandle.com Facebook: @JohnnieCandleProfessionalAngler As we fish deeper depths, the North Dakota Game & Fish is encouraging anglers to consider when landing walleye and other deeper species to keep those fish versus returning to the water (catch & release). Because the temperature difference is so great from the deeper levels past 25 feet, bringing these fish to the surface lowers their chance of survival greatly if released back into the water. Learn more here.   CRAZY AUCTION FINDS & WHAT CAN COST Last week Tigger had a great interview with Amber Haugland of Hauglands Action Auction. Amber Haugland is a female auctioneer, hear what she has to say when asked what crazy item got sold in a vehicle at auction... It's definitely not for ALL eyes. OOPS. Then hear how one man's junk is another treasure. She shares how selling a tractor auction in Minnesota shocked many as this auction was a treasure containing tractors where only maybe 10 were left in existence. The tractors brought HUGE amounts of money! Take a listen!   Feature Guest: Amber Haugland, licensed auctioneer. Hauglands Action Auction https://hauglandsactionauction.com/ https://www.facebook.com/HauglandsActionAuction HEALTH WATCH Night Owls Die Younger: The Chronobiology International Journal has published a new study revealing that night owls are more likely to die younger than non-night owls. 20,000 people were studied, and it was discovered that night owls make poor lifestyle choices. Activities available late at night tend to not be the healthiest choices. Examples include it's more tempting for drinking, smoking and eating poorly. After dark, people are less likely to be eating salads and exercising. The study revealed that night owls have a 21% greater chance of dying younger than people whom call themselves a “Morning Person”.   COOKING TREND And now for a little, What's Cooking or NOT Mustard Diet Is Trending:   A social media influencer is claiming to have lost 80 pounds on what she's calling, “The Mustard Diet”. Using zero-calorie mustard, the influencer is dunking vegetables and fruit into it, and the protein source is cottage cheese and chicken sausage.  NOW - BEC's got an issue with this. How sustainable is it to live off of just cottage cheese forever??? As for Mustard itself. We are one hundred percent about keeping this natural and low-carb, low-calorie condiment on hand for ALL your meals! Our favorite by far is Mickey's Mustard! Are they a sponsor of this show, you bet! But that is because we are selective, picky and only direct you to where we feel your money is well spent. We love using Mickey's Mustard on everything from Eggs Benedict to smothering on our pork loins to even turning into a vinaigrette on our salads. 101 uses for the stuff and it's not going to hurt the waistline either!  https://www.mickeysmustard.com/   FIELD REPORTS & COMMENTS Call or Text your questions, or comments to 305-900-BEND or 305-900-2363 Or email BendRadioShow@gmail.com FOLLOW Facebook/Instagram: @thebendshow SUBSCRIBE to The Bend YouTube Channel.   Website: TheBendShow.com https://thebendshow.com/ #catchBECifyoucan #tiggerandbec #outdoors #travel #cowboys The Outdoors, Rural America, And Wildlife Conservation are Center-Stage. AND how is that? Because Tigger & BEC… Live This Lifestyle. Learn more about Jeff ‘Tigger' Erhardt & Rebecca Wanner aka BEC here: TiggerandBEC.com https://tiggerandbec.com/   WESTERN LIFESTYLE & THE OUTDOORS Tigger & BEC are News Broadcasters that represent the Working Ranch world, Rodeo, and the Western Way of Life as well as advocate for the Outdoors and Wildlife Conservation. Outdoorsmen themselves, this duo strives to provide the hunter, adventurer, cowboy, cowgirl, rancher and/or successful farmer with the knowledge, education, and tools needed to bring high-quality beef and the wild game harvested to your table for dinner. They understand the importance in sharing meals with family, cooking the fruits of our labor and fish from our adventures, and learning to understand the importance of making memories in the outdoors. Appreciate God's Country. United together, this duo offers a glimpse into and speaks about what life truly is like at the end of dirt roads and off the beaten path. Tigger & BEC look forward to hearing from you, answering your questions and sharing in the journey of making your life a success story. Adventure Awaits Around The Bend.   RESOURCES: https://nhsra.com/nhsfr/ https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/07/dog-bites-increase-as-the-temps-rise-study-finds/ https://appleinsider.com/inside/ios-17/tips/how-to-reduce-eye-strain-with-screen-distance-in-ios-17#:~:text=In%20iOS%2017%2C%20a%20%22Screen,who%20frequently%20use%20Apple%20devices. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/is-the-sunscreen-in-your-makeup-enough/ https://gf.nd.gov/news/6647#:~:text=North%20Dakota%20Game%20and%20Fish%20Department%20fisheries%20personnel%20encourage%20anglers,practice%20catch%2Dand%2Drelease. https://www.chronobiology.com/international-research-review-outlines-night-owl-health-risks/ https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20230616/night-owls-have-increased-risk-of-early-death#:~:text=Researchers%20found%20that%20simply%20being,in%20the%20journal%20Chronobiology%20International. https://www.today.com/food/trends/mustard-cottage-cheese-diet-tiktok-rcna92431

#3d #metaverse #podcast #xrom #scandy Charles Carriere is the Co-founder and CEO of Scandy Scandy is a computer vision company with a mission of "3D for Everyone." Scandy offers Roux, a 3D scanning SDK for iOS, macOS, and Linux. Scandy Pro for iOS allows users to capture millimeter-accurate 3D scans with TrueDepth-enabled iPhones and iPads Pro and room-scale scans using the LiDAR sensor on the 2020 iPad Pro. Scandy also offers custom development solutions around 3D scanning and has launched Formed, a white-label 3D scanning app for e-commerce solutions. Before Scandy Pro, the brave new world of 3D was only for 3D game designers and digital artists. With Scandy Pro, everyone can create 3D content. Easy enough for novices, powerful enough for professionals. https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlescarriere https://www.scandy.co

With iOS 16, Apple added a new feature for AirPods users called Personalized Spatial Audio. According to Apple, “with Personalised Spatial Audio, the AirPods listening experience is even more immersive,” as you perceive sound individually, based on the size and shape of your head and ears.Personalized Spatial Audio does this by using the TrueDepth camera on an ‌iPhone‌ to analyze the shape of your ears in three dimensions and use this mapping to create a personal sound profile that's tuned just for you. In this podcast, Thomas Domville talks us through and demonstrates the process of mapping your face and ears.

In today's top stories, Elon Musk has activated Starlink satellites over Ukraine, Apple is giving repair shops access to TrueDepth camera parts and two new Pokemon games have been revealed.

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script:lulu here unboxing the newsierra blue iPhone 13 pro 1TB- a creator's dream ;) :Dthe pro series comes in a black box as if to say “hey kid, you're part of the elite”slimming down the boxes. only thing included is a USB-C cableweighing in at 204 grams, about 22grams less than what im used to (~iphone 11 pro max)protruding lenses, stainless steel edge (~ woo baby)3095 milliahamp battery capacity. POWERconclusion: -best camera: A15 Bionic and TrueDepth, Deep Fusion, Cinematic Mode, Smart HDR 4-insane display: 25% brighter outdoors, new Retina XDR with ProMotion = phenomenally fluid -next year don't expect anything more than a phone in an envelopeFollow LuLu Romano:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luluromanotvYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYzE_dtkhjf8drgp145K9Q?sub_confirmation=1Twitter: https://twitter.com/luluromanotvYou can watch the newest video on HarborFest here (click here lol) Subscribe at lulusdailydose.substack.com

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During Apple’s Spring Loaded event the company revealed the Apple TV Color Calibration tool. The idea is that you can use the iPhone’s TrueDepth camera to adjust the color settings on your TV without diving into complicated settings. So we asked Robert Heron to give us his expert view on this feature. Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robert Heron, Roger Chang, Amos, Joe MP3 Download Using a Screen Reader? Click here Multiple versions (ogg, video etc.) from Archive.org Follow us on Twitter Instgram YouTube and Twitch Please SUBSCRIBE HERE. Subscribe through Apple Podcasts. A special thanks to all our supporters–without you, none of this would be possible. If you are willing to support the show or to give as little as 10 cents a day on Patreon, Thank you! Become a Patron! Big thanks to Dan Lueders for the headlines music and Martin Bell for the opening theme! Big thanks to Mustafa A. from thepolarcat.com for the logo! Thanks to our mods Jack_Shid and KAPT_Kipper on the subreddit Send to email to feedback@dailytechnewsshow.com Show Notes To read the show notes in a separate page click here!

During Apple’s Spring Loaded event the company revealed the Apple TV Color Calibration tool. The idea is that you can use the iPhone’s TrueDepth camera to adjust the color settings on your TV without diving into complicated settings. So we asked Robert Heron to give us his expert view on this feature.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah, Robert Heron, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to the Show Notes.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave and Warren and guest Chuck Joiner. The Apple Event was this week we talk about the new AirTag, iPad Pros, and Apple TV 4K and will we be buying new stuff. iOS 14.6 Beta 1 is out, new Apple Card Family and Podcasts App. Also is the Apple trade in worth it and AppleCare+ for Apple TV plus more. The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com 
Direct Link to Audio News Apple's Trade-In Partner Phobio Has Reportedly Faced an 'Alarming Uptick' in Complaints Apple's Greg Joswiak: No Plans to Merge Mac and iPad Topics Beta this week. iOS 14.5 Beta RC was released this week which is a near final version. As well at the same time iOS 14.6 Beta is released to start testing. Apple wastes no time with the next update. Apple releases first betas of iOS 14.6, watchOS 7.5, and more to developers iOS 14.6 makes it easier for beta users to install RC build and skip other available beta updates Apple Event Coverage Spring Loaded Apple Event was really loaded with new product releases. We review the event, the products, and what we are going to buy.  Briefly:  Apple Card now adds Apple Card Family and you can now have your spouse on the same account as well as you can add family sharing members like kids on to use the card with limits. The Credit limits will be combined and the lowest APR will be added to the combined account.   Apple leads the next chapter of podcasting with Apple Podcasts Subscriptions iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Mini have Purple as a color choice. Not the 12 Pro pr 12 Pro Max.  AirTag The AirTag is rated IP67 for water and dust resistance. 31 different emoji can be engraved on the AirTag, but not all at once. Sorry. You can spend $449 on a luggage tag for your $29 AirTag thanks to Hermès, who are kind enough to throw the AirTag in at that price. iPad Pro The maximum storage capacity of the iPad Pro has been increased to 2TB and the storage is up to 2x faster. Graphics performance is 40% faster than the A12Z iPad Pro and 1500 times faster than the original iPad. The M1 in the iPad Pros is 75 times faster than the original iPad and 50% faster than the A12Z iPad Pro’s CPU. 5G mobile connectivity is available worldwide, with millimeter wave limited to the US. The iPad Pros support WiFi 6. Storage options range from 128GB to 2TB Memory options 8GB RAM with the 128, 256, and 512GB storage. 16GB RAM with 1TB and 2TB  The 11” iPad Pro weighs 1.03 pounds (466 grams) unless you get the cellular model, which adds .01 pound (4 grams), while the 12.9” model weighs in at 1.5 pounds (682 grams) and a smidge more for the cellular model. Apple revealed that the 1TB and 2TB models feature a whopping 16GB of memory, while the lower capacity models have 8GB. The Liquid Retina XDR display on the 12.9” iPad Pro has 10,000 Mini-LEDs, 2596 local dimming zones, a 1,000,000 to 1 contrast ratio, 1000 nits of full screen brightness, and 1600 nits of peak brightness. The 11” model is 2388 x 1668 pixels with a 600 nit brightness. Both screens have 1.8% reflectivity. The new TrueDepth camera has a 12MP sensor, with a 122-degree field of view and

Apple’s event scheduled for April 20 will likely feature a new iPad Pro and "AirTags", we discuss "iPhone 13" rumors, Apple TV, and more. Support the show on Patreon to get ad-free episodes every week, early access to the show, and exclusive content for members only! Learn more at: patreon.com/appleinsider If you have questions or comments on the show, tweet at @stephenrobles, @thisisneil, and @wgallagher, or email us here. Find us in your favorite podcast player by searching for "AppleInsider" and support the show by leaving a 5-Star rating and comment in Apple Podcasts. Do you host a podcast discussing technology or Apple devices and would like an AppleInsider staffer to appear as a guest? Let us know by sending a message to: steve@appleinsider.com and we'll be in touch! Sponsored by: Upstart: Find out how Upstart can lower your monthly payments today! Take a short online quiz and get approved online when you go to upstart.com/appleinsider. Amazon Pharmacy: Amazon Prime Members can save on prescription medication when not using insurance and get FREE 2-Day delivery! Learn more at: amazon.com/appleinsiderrx to learn more. Nebia by Moen: The Nebia by Moen Spa Shower is Nebia’s most advanced shower yet. Use code AppleInsider for 15% off Nebia products! Visit nebia.com/appleinsider to learn more. Links from the show Apple announces April 20 special event - iPad Pro, AirTags expected 'AirPods 3' and 'Apple Pencil 3' nearly ready for release, says leaker Comply Foam Tips 'Loaded' expectations: There are no secrets or hidden messages in Apple's event invitations Apple to banish iPhone's TrueDepth 'notch' with sub-display Face ID in 2023, Kuo says Kuo: 48MP camera with 8K support coming to iPhone in 2022, 'mini' model axed New leak again shows smaller notch for 'iPhone 13' Supposed 'iPhone 13 Pro' renders smaller notch, thicker chassis Apple TV with camera and built-in HomePod speaker reportedly in the works Sevenhugs Smart Remote - Best Buy Logitech discontinues Harmony universal remote lineup Discord spokesperson blames Apple for NSFW content removal Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile kill RCS plans | Light Reading Apple says iMessage on Android ‘will hurt us more than help us’ Zack Kanter and DHH on iMessage Apple greenlights 'Black & Blues: The Colorful Ballad of Louis Armstrong' documentary Apple TV+ has the highest-rated content of all streaming platforms ‎Ghostery Lite - Mac App Store Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: steve@appleinsider.com

Kuo: 48MP camera with 8K support coming to iPhone in 2022, 'mini' model axed; Firm that unlocked San Bernardino shooter's iPhone for FBI is revealed; Apple to banish iPhone's TrueDepth 'notch' with sub-display Face ID in 2023, Kuo says

Apple Car could be made in the US by Hyundai in 2024; Apple's 'iPhone 13' rumored to adopt slimmer TrueDepth notch, flush rear camera module; and second-generation AirPods Pro, new iPhone SE could see April launch

Want Face ID on the Mac? macOS Big Sur suggests the TrueDepth camera is coming https://9to5mac.com/2020/07/24/exclusive-want-face-id-on-the-mac-macos-big-sur-suggests-the-truedepth-camera-is-coming/ ARM Macbook Specs https://hexus.net/tech/news/laptop/144508-apple-macbook-a14x-specs-pricing-launch-date-leaked/ Intel's Leadership Shakeup https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/07/heads-roll-at-intel-after-7nm-delay/ Google WFH https://www.androidauthority.com/google-work-from-home-2021-1141715/ Tenet Release / Theatre Updates https://variety.com/2020/film/box-office/tenet-release-date-international-movie-theaters-1234717187/ Teen suspect behind Twitter hack charged https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53617198 Amazon projected a loss, then actually doubled their profit https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/30/21348368/amazon-q2-2020-earnings-covid-19-coronavirus-jeff-bezos Trump could force Bytedance to sell TikTok to Microsoft https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/31/tech/tiktok-trump-bytedance-sale/index.html Follow me on Twitter and Instagram: @jerkyjeck Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/30OHPTf

Apple has a unified gift card system, Face ID Mac evidence piles up, Digitimes backs Apple Watch Series 6 reporting, MacBook Air refresh clues, Apple's informative antitrust hearing, iPhone 12 release clues in Aple earnings, and much more. Sponsored by Things: The award-winning to-do app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Subscribe to receive new episodes every Friday: 🟣 Apple Podcasts 🟠 Overcast 🟢 Spotify Links: New Apple Gift Cards can be used in Apple Stores and the App Store Exclusive: Want Face ID on the Mac? macOS Big Sur suggests the TrueDepth camera is coming Digitimes: Apple Watch Series 6 to include blood oxygen sensor Regulatory filings reveal new 49.9Wh battery from Apple, could be for updated MacBook Air Apple says all developers treated equally, yet documents show Amazon Prime Video pays half the usual App Store commission Internal emails show how an Amazon ad prompted Steve Jobs and Phil Schiller to block in-app purchases of Kindle books on iOS Apple announces fiscal Q3 2020 earnings: revenue of $59.7 billion, more Apple confirms iPhone 12 will launch 'a few weeks later' than usual Apple TV+ scores its first-ever Emmy nominations for ‘The Morning Show’ and more Apple TV+ announces 'The Oprah Conversation' interview series debuting this week Universal inks deal that will bring new movies to iTunes just 17 days after theatrical debut Follow Zac: SpaceExplored.com Follow Benjamin: bzamayo.com Twitter @bzamayo Follow 9to5Mac: Instagram @9to5mac Twitter @9to5mac Facebook Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Overcast Spotify Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at happyhour@9to5mac.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

Is FaceID coming to the Mac, what could a Swift version of async/await end up looking like, and what makes SwiftUI a nice fit for game UI development? Sponsored by iMazing: Get 30% off iMazing, the most popular all-purpose iPhone and iPad manager for Mac and PC. Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Rendering textured game UIs using SwiftUI The resizable modifier for SwiftUI images SwiftUI’s blendMode modifier macOS Big Sur suggests the TrueDepth camera is coming Pull request adding ‘async’ to the Swift type system Async/await in JavaScript Combine Futures and Promises in Swift SwiftUI’s ViewBuilder Handling non-optional optionals in Swift Handling model variants in Swift SwiftUI’s Environment API UIHostingController Swift’s String implementation Subscribe: 🟣 Apple Podcasts 🟠 Overcast 🟢 Spotify

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Enjoy the podcast?: Shop Apple at Amazon to support 9to5Mac Daily! New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe to our podcast in iTunes/Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they’re available. Stories discussed in this episode:   Instagram promises to fix bug after being exposed by always accessing the camera on iOS 14 Apple will give employees paid time off to vote on US Election Day in November Exclusive: Want Face ID on the Mac? macOS Big Sur suggests the TrueDepth camera is coming Follow Chance: Twitter: @ChanceHMiller Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Overcast RSS Stitcher TuneIn Google Play Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at happyhour@9to5mac.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!

Our hosts discuss the new iPad Pro Magic Keyboard at length, we run down all the “iPhone 12” leaks and rumors, an update on ARM Mac timeline, and discuss their recent home theater purchases. We'd love to hear your feedback. Tweet at Stephen Robles and Andrew O’Hara, or email us here. Find us in your favorite podcast player by searching for "AppleInsider" and support the show by leaving a 5-Star rating and comment in Apple Podcasts here. Sponsored by: ExpressVPN - AppleInsider listeners can get three extra months when you sign up for a year of service! Get the most secure and fastest VPN service today. Mint Mobile - Bring your iPhone and get a new wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month. Magic Keyboard Review Compared: Magic Keyboard versus Brydge Pro+ for iPad Pro Compared: Magic Keyboard versus Smart Keyboard Folio XCode may be coming to the iPhone and iPad very soon ‘iPhone 12’ Leaks Everything known about the ‘iPhone 12’ ‘iPhone 12 Pro Max’ design detailed in new video ‘iPhone 12’ leak details smaller TrueDepth notch Lightning Round Links The groundwork is set for Apple ‘Pro’ ARM Mac chips First ARM Mac said to arrive in 2021 with custom Apple chip Apple and Google’s contact tracing will launch early, on April 28 LG 60” Class 4K UHD Smart LED HDR TV (60UM6900PUA) : Target Yamaha RX-V485BL 4K Receiver Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: advertising@appleinsider.com

Could your next computer be not a computer? Apple thinks so with the new 2020 iPad Pro, featuring two pro cameras, LiDAR scanner and TrueDepth camera for augmented reality, all powered by the A12Z Bionic that can outpace most laptops. Mikah Sargent gives his initial thoughts on Apple's fourth-generation pro tablet. Buy the iPad Pro (2020): https://twit.to/hot84 Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Find more products we recommend at https://twit.to/amazon Sponsor: LastPass.com/twit

Could your next computer be not a computer? Apple thinks so with the new 2020 iPad Pro, featuring two pro cameras, LiDAR scanner and TrueDepth camera for augmented reality, all powered by the A12Z Bionic that can outpace most laptops. Mikah Sargent gives his initial thoughts on Apple's fourth-generation pro tablet. Buy the iPad Pro (2020): https://twit.to/hot84 Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Find more products we recommend at https://twit.to/amazon Sponsor: LastPass.com/twit

Could your next computer be not a computer? Apple thinks so with the new 2020 iPad Pro, featuring two pro cameras, LiDAR scanner and TrueDepth camera for augmented reality, all powered by the A12Z Bionic that can outpace most laptops. Mikah Sargent gives his initial thoughts on Apple's fourth-generation pro tablet. Buy the iPad Pro (2020): https://twit.to/hot84 Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Find more products we recommend at https://twit.to/amazon Sponsor: LastPass.com/twit

Could your next computer be not a computer? Apple thinks so with the new 2020 iPad Pro, featuring two pro cameras, LiDAR scanner and TrueDepth camera for augmented reality, all powered by the A12Z Bionic that can outpace most laptops. Mikah Sargent gives his initial thoughts on Apple's fourth-generation pro tablet. Buy the iPad Pro (2020): https://twit.to/hot84 Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Find more products we recommend at https://twit.to/amazon Sponsor: LastPass.com/twit

Just over a year ago, Apple announced the all new iPad Pro. Gone was the Home button and Touch ID, and the Lightning port. Thanos-snapped were half the bezels. In their place was a TrueDepth camera and Face ID, and a USB-C Port. All wrapped up in a modern, retro design. It was controversial at first because all that A12X power and Liquid Retina grace just felt so underserved by the iOS 12 feature set it shipped with. That was 2018. This is 2019. And, while the atoms have gone without an upgrade the bits have finally started coming into their own with iPadOS, an offshoot of iOS 13. We’ve even seen some discounts, a hundred or a couple bucks off the top, as we head into the holidays. So, have we gone from super high priced to slightly more affordable? More importantly, have we gone from bleeding-edge hardware limited by software to outdated hardware made functional at longest last? Or, have we finally found the perfect balance, at least until the next update? Let’s figure it out.   SPONSOR: Brilliant Go to brilliant.org/vector and get 20% off their annual Premium subscription! LINKS: New iPad vs. Air vs. mini vs. Pro — Which should you buy? - YouTube iPad Pro (2018) Review - YouTube Apple Pencil (2nd Generation) Review - Drawn with Apple Pencil! - YouTube iPad Pro (2018) Review: Two weeks later! - YouTube Can iPad Pro Replace Your Laptop Now? - YouTube MORE: Merch: https://standard.tv/vector Gear: https://kit.com/reneritchie Podcast: http://applepodcasts.com/vector Twitter: https://twitter.com/reneritchie Instagram: https://instagram.com/reneritchie Mobile Nations Affiliate Link Policy SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube

 Why Is Donald Trump Demanding Lower interest rates?  https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/09/12/interest-rates-what-zero-negative-rates-would-mean-you/2293676001/ The Fed is looking at a new program that could be another version of ‘quantitative easing' https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/29/fed-looking-at-a-program-that-could-be-version-of-quantitative-easing.html Bond Wizards Find Exotic Ways to Profit From Negative Yields https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-11/bond-wizards-find-exotic-ways-to-profit-from-negative-yields      New App to Help Save Pregnant Black Women and Their Babies Gets $200K in Funding https://www.blacknews.com/news/irth-app-black-maternal-infant-mortality-rates-200k-funding/.    7 Artificial Intelligence In Demand Technologies To Rule In 2019 https://medium.com/startup-grind/7-ai-in-demand-technologies-to-rule-in-2019-b5e85221095a   What's New in Technology? Apple's TrueDepth camera. https://bgr.com/2019/09/01/iphone-eye-tracking-app-hawkeye-motor-skills/

Apple quietly brings the hammer down on Zoom’s hidden web server, Apple also turns off Walkie Talkie in order to fix it, Google Assistant is listening in on you also, Amazon Music is a streaming dark-horse and dang is Bird losing a lot of money. Sponsors: SVB.com/next Metalab.co Links: Apple has pushed a silent Mac update to remove hidden Zoom web server (TechCrunch) Apple disables Walkie Talkie app due to vulnerability that could allow iPhone eavesdropping (TechCrunch) WHO’S LISTENING WHEN YOU TALK TO YOUR GOOGLE ASSISTANT? (Wired) OneTrust raised $200M at a $1.3B valuation to help organizations navigate online privacy rules (TechCrunch) Amazon becomes fastest-growing music steaming service (Financial Times) Hit by Big Loss, Bird Seeks $300M in New Funds (The Information) Blockstack wins first-ever SEC approval for a token offering under Reg A+ listing (The Block) 2020 iPhone to reduce TrueDepth notch, full-screen display rumored for 2021 (Apple Insider)

In Folge #151 des MIXED.de Podcasts sprechen Sven und Matthias über Valve Index und Apples digitale Fake-Augen. Valve Index Ersteindruck Seit rund einer Woche schnallt sich Sven Valves neue VR-Brille Index auf den Kopf. Als erfahrener VR-Haudegen vergleicht er das Gerät mit Pimax, Vive, Rift und Quest und wir klappern die üblichen Tech-Punkte ab: Pixel, Linsen, Komfort. Kein so großes Thema: Neue VR-Software. Denn hier hält sich Valve noch höflich zurück. Schade. Oder? So urteilt die US-Presse über Valve Index: https://mixed.de/valve-index-tests-so-urteilt-die-us-presse-ueber-valves-vr-brille/ Apples digitale AR-Augen Apples Videochat-App Facetime bekommt ein eindrucksvolles Tech-Upgrade: Schaut einer der Videochatter auf den Bildschirm statt in die Kameralinse, wird sein Blick digital automatisch so korrigiert, dass der Blickkontakt mit dem Gesprächspartner erhalten bleibt. Der deutsche Name für die Funktion ist recht sprechend: Er lautet "Aufmerksamkeitskorrektur". Möglich wird diese Korrektur durch Apples 3D-Gesichtsvermessung "TrueDepth" (iPhone XS, XS Max und XR) in Kombination mit der Augmented-Reality-Software ARKit. Eigentlich wirkt die Funktion wie eine Kleinigkeit, ein nettes Komfortupdate, das man eben so mitnimmt. Nichts Weltbewegendes eben. Aber Matthias sieht darin deutlich mehr: nämlich die bislang beeindruckendste Echtwelt-Demonstration für die Mixed-Reality-Zukunft. Mehr zum Thema: https://mixed.de/augmented-reality-apple-benutzt-arkit-fuer-facetime-augenkontakt/ Über den Podcast: https://mixed.de/podcast

This week’s episode brought to you by Pittsburgh Things, Core Life Eatery, Sprezzatura, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! We're winding down to our year-end episode, but before we get to the year in review, Sorg and Chilla are sharing some of the week's tech news, including: Chilla is sharing his pleas for NASA to save Tony Stark as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week is how Doug Engelbart predicted the future - 50 years ago. The Huawei finance chief was arrested in Canada. Our friend Brian likes experimenting with tech in his bathroom, and he found a solution for his Echo Dot. It seems like it's been forever, but Apple Watch has an ECG app for heart rhythm notifications. The recent Giphy update integrates TrueDepth camera and a universal keyboard. There's a live action MarioKart race in Florida?!?! There's a hipster nativity, and Sorg approves. How about a VR experience of Van Gogh's Starry Night? Marvel Alliance has a Nintendo Switch exclusive. Street Fighter will display in-game advertising. Sorg saw some advertising that worked to get his attention for the RETRO Color 8-bit iPhone case. The Fire/Echo device is having a fire sale. badum tss John Romero gifts Doom 18 new levels for its 25th birthday. After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Check out our sponsors as a part of YaJagoff’s HOLLA-day Gift Guide: Pittsburgh Things Pittsburgh themed apparel n’at. Core Life Eatery at the Block at Northway on McKnight Rd Sprezzatura creates and serves heritage-inspired cooking for events and the public. Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: John Chichilla (@chilla) and Sorg (@Sorgatron) Have you seen our AwesomeTips videos? You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH) and The 405 Media (@The405Radio) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST

This week’s episode brought to you by Pittsburgh Things, Core Life Eatery, Sprezzatura, Slice on Broadway, and Alex Kahrs Design & Media! We're winding down to our year-end episode, but before we get to the year in review, Sorg and Chilla are sharing some of the week's tech news, including: Chilla is sharing his pleas for NASA to save Tony Stark as his Awesome Thing of the Week. Sorg's Awesome Thing of the Week is how Doug Engelbart predicted the future - 50 years ago. The Huawei finance chief was arrested in Canada. Our friend Brian likes experimenting with tech in his bathroom, and he found a solution for his Echo Dot. It seems like it's been forever, but Apple Watch has an ECG app for heart rhythm notifications. The recent Giphy update integrates TrueDepth camera and a universal keyboard. There's a live action MarioKart race in Florida?!?! There's a hipster nativity, and Sorg approves. How about a VR experience of Van Gogh's Starry Night? Marvel Alliance has a Nintendo Switch exclusive. Street Fighter will display in-game advertising. Sorg saw some advertising that worked to get his attention for the RETRO Color 8-bit iPhone case. The Fire/Echo device is having a fire sale. badum tss John Romero gifts Doom 18 new levels for its 25th birthday. After the show remember to: Eat at Slice on Broadway (@Pgh_Slice) if you are in the Pittsburgh area! It is Awesome! (sliceonbroadway.com) Check out our sponsors as a part of YaJagoff’s HOLLA-day Gift Guide: Pittsburgh Things Pittsburgh themed apparel n’at. Core Life Eatery at the Block at Northway on McKnight Rd Sprezzatura creates and serves heritage-inspired cooking for events and the public. Want to be part of our studio audience? Hit us up at awesomecast@sorgatronmedia.com and we’ll save you a seat! Join our AwesomeCast Facebook Group to see what we’re sharing and to join the discussion! Follow these awesome people on Twitter: John Chichilla (@chilla) and Sorg (@Sorgatron) Have you seen our AwesomeTips videos? You can support the show at Patreon.com/awesomecast! Remember to check out our friends at the River’s Edge (@RiversEdgePGH) and The 405 Media (@The405Radio) who replay the show on their stream throughout the week! Also, check out sorgatronmedia.com and awesomecast.com for more entertainment; and view us livestreaming Tuesdays around 7:00 PM EST

iPhone XR starts at $749. That's $250 less than XS and $350 less than XS Max. And one of the biggest reasons for the difference is the camera system. The front-facing TrueDepth camera is the same but the back facing camera on iPhone XS and XS Max is a dual system with one wide angle and one telephoto. XR only has the wide angle. So, does that worth the $250 or $350 — or more, depending on the storage — price tag difference? I asked professional photographer and YouTuber Tyler Stalman to help me figure it out! SPONSOR: Brilliant Go to http://brilliant.org/vector and sign up for free. First 200 people get 20% off the premium course! LINKS: Tyler Stalman YouTube Channel iPhone XR Review: Almost all the best for way, way less iPhone XR Screen Explainer iPhone XS and XS Max Review MORE: Gear: https://kit.com/reneritchie Podcast: http://applepodcasts.com/vector Twitter: https://twitter.com/reneritchie Instagram: https://instagram.com/reneritchie SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube  

Apple has just announced the iPhone XR, which offers much of the same user experience of the iPhone X, but with some notable departures. The phone is larger than the iPhone X, with a 6.1-inch LCD display. It retains the TrueDepth camera that first launched on the 2017 iPhone X, and says goodbye to the Home button. SPONSOR: Go to Skillshare to get your first 2 months of Skillshare — and unlimited learning! — for free! MORE: Gear: https://kit.com/reneritchie Podcast: http://applepodcasts.com/vector Twitter: https://twitter.com/reneritchie Instagram: https://instagram.com/reneritchie SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS YouTube  

Apple has officially announced the iPhone XR, a new model that features a notched 6.1-inch LCD display and Apple’s Face ID system, similar to last year’s iPhone X. The new iPhone XR is a pretty significant upgrade for Apple, making the iPhone X’s design and features standard across the company’s latest line of phones. Apple is calling the 6.1-inch screen a “Liquid Retina” display, which offers a 1792 x 828 resolution at 326 PPI. That said, while the XR may look like a larger iPhone XS, there are a few compromises — the frame is aluminum, not stainless steel. There is IP67 water and dust protection, instead of the improved IP68 rating on the iPhone XS, and the screen is LCD, not OLED. There’s also no 3D Touch — instead, Apple is offering a new Haptic touch system, that offers similar feedback to the buttonless MacBook Pro trackpad. The iPhone XR features Apple’s latest A12 Bionic processor, just like the iPhone XS and XS Max — which Apple says offers improved speeds and performance over last year’s model, particularly for Apple’s “Neural Engine” AI processing. Despite its larger size, the iPhone XR features only a single rear camera, similar to the iPhone 8. The camera is a single 12-megapixel wide-angle camera — the same wide-angle camera as the XS. The single-camera does offer portrait mode, combining hardware and software to create the blurred background effect. As for the front-facing camera, it’s gotten an upgrade to Apple’s TrueDepth system from the iPhone XS, with a 7-megapixel sensor that allows for Face ID as well as features like portrait mode selfies, Animoji, and Memoji. It’s the same improved system as featured on the XS, with faster Face ID unlocking. On the battery life front, Apple is promising up to an hour and a half longer battery than the iPhone 8 Plus. The XR also will come in a variety of colors, with black, white, blue, coral, yellow, and red options available for the widest selection of chromatic choice since the iPhone 5C. But while the iPhone XR may feel like a less flashy version of the iPhone XS, it does come at a significant advantage: a much lower price. The iPhone XR starts at $749 for a 64GB model, with 128GB and 256GB models also available. Preorders will start on October 19th for the XR, which will ship a week later on October 26th. Click to view slideshow. The post iPhone XR announced with a notched display and Face ID appeared first on DAPULSE.

We didn't plan this week out to be this way, but it just so happens that we are dealing with the ghosts of iPhones past, present and future! From older iPhones getting slowed down to future iPhones getting big batteries and a Secret Santa game at Pocketnow where one person "gets" the $1,000 iPhone of 2017. Those stories plus some grievances from Microsoft and Amazon toward Google and a lot more on this episode of the Pocketnow Weekly! Watch the video recorded from 3:00pm Eastern on December 22nd, or check out the high-quality audio version right here. You can shoot your listener emails to podcast@pocketnow.com for a shot at getting your question read aloud on the air the following week! Pocketnow Weekly 284 Recording Date December 22, 2017 Host Juan Carlos Bagnell Producer Jules Wang Sponsor Support for the Pocketnow Weekly comes from Backblaze with unlimited personal cloud backup for Macs and PCs for just $5 per month. You can back up everything from documents, projects, music, videos and more. Get access to all your data on your phone and restore as much as you need. And, if you have a complete system failure, you can purchase a hard drive with all your data on it and have it shipped overnight then return it for a full refund — it's a win-win. Over 20 billion files have been restored. Why not make sure yours can be, too? Head to backblaze.com/pocketnow and receive a 15-day free trial! Thanks to Backblaze for sponsoring the #PNWeekly! News 6:05 iPhone 2019: TrueDepth camera's battery needs to grow iPhone 2015: Battery's gotta die somehow Magic Leap One: The first non-HoloLens jump into AR for creators Snapdragon 845: Geekbench numbers show something cooking NSA 5G NR: Carriers want to start networks in 2019 Tax reform: AT&T and Comcast try to convince its workers that it's good for all of them AmazonTube: Does Amazon v. Google need to go this far? Google Chrome: A lightweight web browser? You wish... Defend Yourself 42:34 Ah, loot boxes. They can be pretty hostile to your wallet and your will to play the game. That's partly why Apple has started to require publishers to lay out the odds for all the items possible in the box. But when it comes down to the issue, are loot boxes a form of gambling? We attempt to debate (although it falls apart). Secret Smartphone Santa 59:31 The Pocketnow team is tasked with giving each other smartphones for Christmas. So, what did we end up choosing for each other? Does this game devolve into mutiny or is Santa getting his milk and cookies on Sunday night? We dive into the results, which you can see here! • See you soon! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week: Everything you need to know about Apple Pay Cash. One of the best, most anticipated Apple TV apps fo 2017 is FINALLY available.  We’ll talk about that. Why are we so hard on Apple?  We recently received some harsh email from a critic asking that very question.   We wrap up with our huge list of the best gadgets of 2017!!     This episode supported by Build a beautiful, responsive website quick at Squarespace.com.  Enter offer code CultCast at checkout to get 10% off. Squarespace—Build it Beautiful.   The single-router wifi model just doesn’t work for our increasingly high-bandwidth world. The EERO distributed system will blanket your home in hyper-fast, reliable WiFi, and you can score free overnight shipping with code CULTCAST at checkout.   CultCloth will keep your iPhone 7, Apple Watch, Mac and iPad sparkling clean, and for a limited time you can use code CULTCAST to score a free CleanCloth with any order at CultCloth.co.   On the show this week @erfon / @bst3r / @lkahney / @lewiswallace   iPhone X delivery times fall to within one week in US http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/11/30/iphone-x-delivery-times-fall-to-within-one-week-in-us All iPhone X models up for sale on Apple's online store are showing delivery in a week, down from 2-3 weeks two weeks ago. KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said supply chain improvements were to thank for Apple's improved iPhone X ship times, specifically a diversification of LCP LTE antenna orders and higher yields of iPhone's TrueDepth dot projector.   Everything you need to know about Apple Pay Cash  Used to pay people via the Messages app, though you can also use your Apple Pay Cash card to make Apple Pay payments if you have money on the card (card lives in your Apple Wallet) You can add cash to your card by receiving payments, or adding cash in the wallet app (minimum $10).  This is one in the Wallet app.  Just select the card then press the little “i” at the bottom right of the screen Money paid to you will live on your Apple Pay Cash card until you use it or transfer it to your bank. Debit cards let you send money for free, while credit cards cost 3% You can send money via Siri to people in your contacts You can send/receive a minimum of $1-$3,000 in a transaction, and can send/receive up to $10,000 in any 7 day period.   Amazon Prime Video is finally available for your Apple TV https://www.cultofmac.com/517355/amazon-prime-video-debut-appletv/ Apple has finally delivered on its WWDC promise to bring Amazon Prime Video to Apple TV, with just a few weeks to spare before Apple hit its own end-of-the-year deadline. The tvOS version of the app is available to download on Apple TV 3rd generation devices or above by searching “Amazon Prime Video” on your set-top box. It brings an end to the days of having to use AirPlay to play Amazon Prime Video on your Apple TV, via another device.   Ditch your old router, Eero is the new king of Wi-Fi routers [Review] https://www.cultofmac.com/425433/ditch-your-old-router-eero-is-the-new-king-of-wifi-routers-review/   AmpliFi HD’s blazing-fast Wi-Fi will spoil you rotten [Reviews] https://www.cultofmac.com/462193/amplifi-hd-review-mesh-network-wifi/   I made my own smart HomePod speaker, and it’s awesome https://www.cultofmac.com/514861/i-made-my-own-smart-homepod-speaker-and-its-awesome/   Listener email: Why are we “so hard” on Apple?     Best gadgets of 2017!   Leander   Apple Wifi connected to a Amazon Echo dot https://www.cultofmac.com/514861/i-made-my-own-smart-homepod-speaker-and-its-awesome/   Sonos Playbase tv speaker http://amzn.to/2nE5MfG   Amazon Echo Show http://amzn.to/2j9BHTU   See sense bicycle lights http://amzn.to/2j97XGJ   Wahoo Element GPS bicycle computer http://amzn.to/2ADx20J   Nokia Body Plus smart scale http://amzn.to/2kzqkVR   Erfon   Hunter Symphony Homkit Fan http://amzn.to/2iFjXMt   Fender GT 200 iOS controlled smart guitar amp http://amzn.to/2iHtHWB   Fender GT 100 http://amzn.to/2AGeUn7   Fender GT 40 http://amzn.to/2iEGetS   Rhinoshield Crashguard bumper case for iPhone X http://amzn.to/2kBApRX   For iPhone 8 http://amzn.to/2kyykGn   Arlo Pro 2 smart security cameras http://amzn.to/2AEKBgs   Arlo Q indoor camera http://amzn.to/2yNU1H8   My 2013 MacBook Pro! https://support.apple.com/kb/sp690?locale=en_US   Lewis   Amplify HD mesh router http://amzn.to/2nJMHZO   Koogeek Homekit smart bulb https://www.koogeek.com/p-sk1eu.html   Koogeek Homekit smart plug https://www.koogeek.com/p-p2.html   Omna 180 smart homekit camera http://amzn.to/2yO84wk   Litter Robot 3 executive cat bathroom http://amzn.to/2iDwIqL   Buster   DJI Mavic Pro Drone http://amzn.to/2iDLnCn   One Wheel plus scooter board for clowns https://onewheel.com/products/onewheel-plus

épisode enregistré le 15 novembre 2017 iPhone X Sur le site d'Apple comparatif iPhone X contre Lumix GH5 par Fstoppers.com Video pâtissiers tournee a l’iPhone X par AmnesiArt L'article d'iPhon.fr qui montre les coulisses du tournage Les galères de Laurent sur Android Lire « Pourquoi j’ai abandonné Filmic Pro sur Android » sur videonline.info Radars Apple clips 2.0 Guillaume rencontre godzilla grâce à la caméra TrueDepth de son iPhone X Enlight video leap La compilation video vertical de Laurent sur videonline.info L'étude sur l'efficacité des formats de video par buffer Vimojo, suite de production video sur Android  

Recorded 19th November 2017 Something went wrong with the export of the show mangling Curt and Roger in the second half. This is the same show but recut to restore their input – Sorry everyone! If you already listened probably best to start at about 40 minutes in. This week, while Mark is off in Dublin (quite possibly overindulging in Guiness) Simon hosts the show and is joined by a twosome from Tucson, Arizona. My Mac veterans and members of the Tucson MUG, Roger Harmon and Curt Blanchard to basically talk over the stories that caught our attention this week. On this week's show: How much iPhone memory do you really need? Informal poll results. Be careful trying to use old cases on new iPhones, just because they seem to fit. APPLE Apple released more updates, iOS 11.2 b4, and macOS 10.13.2 b4 in Simon's case And they include a fix for the cold weather “numb screen” problem – The Verge Apple's Face ID can be bypassed - if you have elaborate resources – Neowin Here's what Apple could do after the iPhone X – Business Insider UK Animoji doesn't require iPhone X's TrueDepth sensor – Cult of Mac Oh yes it does – iMore iPhone X: How Apple's Jony Ive Designed It – Time Apple Is Delaying HomePod, Which Is Great Or Unfortunate (Or Maybe Both) – Fast Company TECHNOLOGY One small backflip for a robot is one giant leaping backflip for humankind – The Verge BMW in-car info system gestures - The Loop IN THE NEWS UK ISPs will have to pay automatic compensation to customers for broadband service problems – 9to5Mac TalkTalk plans to gut 50% of its IT estate – IT Pro Tim Berners-Lee on the future of the web: 'The system is failing' – The Guardian WORTH A CHIRP MRRMRR Faceapp Face Filters by I Love IceCream Ltd. A lot of Snapchat type filters and some “Animoji” for the rest of us. Stykz Free cross platform stick man animation app Nemo's Hardware Store (25:31) Vena Products iPhone X Cases – £7/£15 UK or $12/$23 US Twelve South iPhone X Cases – $50/$60/$70 US or £50/£60/£70 UK Catalyst Impact iPhone X Case – £40 UK or $40 US Social Media and Slack You can follow us on: EssentialApple.com / Pinecast / Twitter / Facebook / Google Plus / Slack – ask us for an invite any way you can get hold of us. Also a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement. You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it. If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

This week:  Two weeks with the X.  We’ll tell you what we like and what still sucks. Some very exciting new rumors about the next international of iPhone X Two big features coming you to in iOS 11.2 which is now in its 3rd beta What we tell you what we like and don’t about our favorite gadgets in a all-new under review

In this week’s VIP, Nelson and James are joined by Jeff Thompson from Blind Abilities and Randy Rusnak from ACB Radio. They discuss the top stories from Apple’s Keynote Event and give you some Cool Picks and tips. Top Stories Accessibility Changes Coming On The iPhone X The new iPhone X has an edge-to-edge screen and no Home Button, but will be using the Sleep/Wake button on the upper right hand side instead for functions such as the triple click feature for accessibility users and initiating Siri commands. Although we have yet to get our hands on the device to test accessibility features for VoiceOver users, Sighted users can wake the iPhone X by tapping on the screen. Users can then access the home screen by swiping up from the bottom of the phone. Switching between apps also requires swiping up from the bottom of the displays. Additionally, users can switch between apps by swiping from the bottom left of the phone. Unlocking the phone is done with the company new Face ID technology. The phone will remain locked until the iPhone X is able to see the user and positively identify their face using the phone’s TrueDepth camera system. We reached out to Apple on how VoiceOver users will be accommodated on the iPhone x and this is what they told us: "The iPhone X has been designed with a number of accessibility features to support its use. An Overview Of the Apple Event Apple announced this fall’s additions to their hardware lineup. They unveiled the Series 3 Apple Watch, a 4K version of the Apple TV, the iPhone 8 and 8+, along with a special iPhone X addition. Cool Picks All-New Element 43-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV - Fire TV Edition LG HBS-910 Tone Infinim Bluetooth Stereo Headset - Black Bank of America Mobile Banking Monster Blaster Boombox Wireless Speaker

In this week’s VIP, Nelson and James are joined by Jeff Thompson from Blind Abilities and Randy Rusnak from ACB Radio. They discuss the top stories from Apple’s Keynote Event and give you some Cool Picks and tips. Top Stories Accessibility Changes Coming On The iPhone X The new iPhone X has an edge-to-edge screen and no Home Button, but will be using the Sleep/Wake button on the upper right hand side instead for functions such as the triple click feature for accessibility users and initiating Siri commands. Although we have yet to get our hands on the device to test accessibility features for VoiceOver users, Sighted users can wake the iPhone X by tapping on the screen. Users can then access the home screen by swiping up from the bottom of the phone. Switching between apps also requires swiping up from the bottom of the displays. Additionally, users can switch between apps by swiping from the bottom left of the phone. Unlocking the phone is done with the company new Face ID technology. The phone will remain locked until the iPhone X is able to see the user and positively identify their face using the phone’s TrueDepth camera system. We reached out to Apple on how VoiceOver users will be accommodated on the iPhone x and this is what they told us: "The iPhone X has been designed with a number of accessibility features to support its use. An Overview Of the Apple Event Apple announced this fall’s additions to their hardware lineup. They unveiled the Series 3 Apple Watch, a 4K version of the Apple TV, the iPhone 8 and 8+, along with a special iPhone X addition. Cool Picks All-New Element 43-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV - Fire TV Edition LG HBS-910 Tone Infinim Bluetooth Stereo Headset - Black Bank of America Mobile Banking Monster Blaster Boombox Wireless Speaker

In this week’s VIP, Nelson and James are joined by Jeff Thompson from Blind Abilities and Randy Rusnak from ACB Radio. They discuss the top stories from Apple’s Keynote Event and give you some Cool Picks and tips. Top Stories Accessibility Changes Coming On The iPhone X The new iPhone X has an edge-to-edge screen and no Home Button, but will be using the Sleep/Wake button on the upper right hand side instead for functions such as the triple click feature for accessibility users and initiating Siri commands. Although we have yet to get our hands on the device to test accessibility features for VoiceOver users, Sighted users can wake the iPhone X by tapping on the screen. Users can then access the home screen by swiping up from the bottom of the phone. Switching between apps also requires swiping up from the bottom of the displays. Additionally, users can switch between apps by swiping from the bottom left of the phone. Unlocking the phone is done with the company new Face ID technology. The phone will remain locked until the iPhone X is able to see the user and positively identify their face using the phone’s TrueDepth camera system. We reached out to Apple on how VoiceOver users will be accommodated on the iPhone x and this is what they told us: "The iPhone X has been designed with a number of accessibility features to support its use. An Overview Of the Apple Event Apple announced this fall’s additions to their hardware lineup. They unveiled the Series 3 Apple Watch, a 4K version of the Apple TV, the iPhone 8 and 8+, along with a special iPhone X addition. Cool Picks All-New Element 43-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV - Fire TV Edition LG HBS-910 Tone Infinim Bluetooth Stereo Headset - Black Bank of America Mobile Banking Monster Blaster Boombox Wireless Speaker

This is no ordinary iPhone year. After three years of dual-release events -- where Apple would launch two phones with generally the same abilities but different sizes -- we finally got something new. On Sept. 12, 2017, Apple announced three new iPhones: the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and the forward-looking iPhone X (pronounced "ten"). You might be thinking, "What happened to iPhone 9?" But the iPhone X has much more severe consequences for next year's iPhone, something we explore at length on this week's MashTalk podcast. For the iPhone 11 (or whatever it's called), will Apple take advancements -- like the edge-to-edge OLED display, the TrueDepth camera system, and advanced camera system -- and simply put them in two different-size phones? Or will Apple keep its premium tier, and continue to sell a higher-end phone for those willing to pay extra for the latest features? To help predict the future of the iPhone, MashTalk turns to the past: Christina Warren, former Mashable Senior Tech Correspondent and current Microsoft employee, returns to the podcast for our Apple recap, along with current Senior Tech Correspondent Ray Wong and Apps Reporter Karissa Bell. Besides the iPhone X, we also reflect on the iPhone 8's "middle child" status, figure out the ultimate form of the "notch," pass judgment on the Apple TV 4K (hint: it doesn't fare well), and ask the question on everyone's mind: What the hell is up with that red dot on the Apple Watch Series 3? Follow Christina on Twitter. Follow Raymond, Karissa, Pete, and MashTalk as well.