Neil Hughes
Apple's biggest week of the year gets analyzed on the latest AppleInsider podcast, as Mikey and Neil share their thoughts on the newly announced iPhone 6s with 3D Touch, the revamped Apple TV, and the jumbo-sized iPad Pro and its new smart accessories.
AppleInsider staff members Mikey Campbell and Neil Hughes discuss these top stories:
- iPhone 6s announced: 3D Touch, A9 CPU, rose gold color, coming Sept. 25.
- Thoughts on 3D Touch and what it could mean for the future of iOS
- New $149 Apple TV features Siri Remote, App Store, cross-service search
- How serious is Apple about gaming on the Apple TV?
- Apple's new 12.9-inch iPad Pro boasts Smart Keyboard, Apple Pencil
- How the iPad Pro's magnetic Smart Connector could change computing
- Reader reaction to Apple's "Hey Siri" presentation, plus other event announcements
- Mikey reviews Alex Gibney's "Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine"
- Neil gives his thoughts on the Grip&Shoot iPhone camera accessory
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Show note links:
- Apple announces $199 iPhone 6s & $299 6s Plus with 3D Touch, A9 CPU, rose gold color, coming Sept. 25
- First look: Apple's iPhone 6s, iPad Pro with Apple Pencil, Apple TV & more
- New iPhones' 3D Touch a complicated effort that took 'multi, multi, multi' years, Apple says
- If you buy AppleCare+, Apple's new iPhone Upgrade Program is a great deal
- Overhauled $149 Apple TV features App Store, Siri remote and cross-service content search
- New Apple TV uses USB-C for service, ditches optical audio out port
- New Apple TV supports console-style MFi game controllers, Apple outs new SteelSeries Nimbus
- Apple unveils $799 12.9" iPad Pro with Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil accessories
- Apple's iPad Pro Smart Connector open to accessory makers, Logitech Create keyboard coming in Nov.
- Apple announces new iPad mini 4 with iPad Air 2 internals
- Apple axes gold color, 128GB options for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models
- Apple announces new Apple Watch Sport colors, accessories, Hermes partnership; watchOS 2 to ship Sept. 16
- Apple releases iOS 9 GM to developers ahead of Sept. 16 release
- Apple issues OS X 10.11 El Capitan GM Candidate to developers and public beta testers
- Apple seeds first iOS 9.1 beta to developers, adds new taco, burrito & unicorn emojis
- Review: 'Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine'
- Review: Grip&Shoot iPhone camera grip with Bluetooth shutter trigger
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I love the podcasts. And now that the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are out...let the iPhone 7 rumors fly! That's the one I'll be getting. ????
I think Apple TV apps present an appealing way to view apps as a group. It is very difficult to share the iPhone screen with others without handing the phone back and forth. With apps on Apple TV it is easy for multiple people to view the content. Planning a trip and picking the airbnb locations is simplified when everyone involved can view the options at the same time. I have created emails in the past with a lot of links to explain options for an upcoming trip that would have been much easier to do sitting together around the TV. Shopping with your friends is easier on Gilt on Apple TV. Again, rather than sending your friend or spouse a link to a jacket how much easier would it be to view together on the Apple TV? I think there is value but the question is how much does it cost to make the app compared to the value.
+1 for Mikey as host!
[@]nhughes[/@], at 45:10 you say you wish for an iPad Pro dock what would have a keyboard and could charge your iPad at the same time. Didn't Apple sell such a keyboard dock in 2010 for (only) the first gen iPad? As I recall, it didn't sell, and Apple stopped selling it after a year. [IMG]http://forums.appleinsider.com/content/type/61/id/62681/width/200/height/400[/IMG]
[quote name="Suddenly Newton" url="/t/188187/appleinsider-podcast-digs-deep-into-apples-iphone-6s-ipad-pro-apple-tv-announcements#post_2775107"][@]nhughes[/@], at 45:10 you say you wish for an iPad Pro dock what would have a keyboard and could charge your iPad at the same time. Didn't Apple sell such a keyboard dock in 2010 for (only) the first gen iPad? As I recall, it didn't sell, and Apple stopped selling it after a year. [IMG]http://forums.appleinsider.com/content/type/61/id/62681/width/200/height/400[/IMG][/quote] It is for that very reason I suspect Apple probably will not make a docking station along those lines. But considering the Smart Connector is open to third parties, and the ease with which you can dock with the new connector (no need to line up a 30-pin or Lightning port), I suspect a desk docking station -- from *someone* -- will be an inevitability. We don't yet know the MFi licensing restrictions, or the power capabilities, of Smart Connector 1.0. But it's not difficult to see where the new connector is headed down the road. Seems like an inevitable usage scenario for me.