AppleInsider talks 10.5" iPad Pro experience, iOS 11, ARKit, and the wish for a good smart TV

This week on the AppleInsider podcast, Neil and Victor talk iPad Pro 10.5", which iPad offers the best value, iOS 11, augmented reality, and much more.

AppleInsider editors Neil Hughes and Victor Marks discuss:

iPad Pro 10.5" hands-on, and Neil's love for the 12.9" form factor
iPad at $330, and where it fits with iOS 11
HomePod and what's the value to Apple
Neil wants at TV made by Apple
ARKit
iMac Pro and the external GPU enclosure

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9 Comments

[Deleted User] 0 comments · 18 Years

About 7 years ago

I'm really happy with the current Apple TV. With that device I can make any TV or display I want into a 'Apple Smart TV', and I can upgrade both the Apple TV and the TV/display itself independently. Therefore I am opposed to an integrated all in one 'Apple Smart TV' and feel it would be a step backwards.

nhughes 768 comments · 15 Years

rexbinary said:

I'm really happy with the current Apple TV. With that device I can make any TV or display I want into a 'Apple Smart TV', and I can upgrade both the Apple TV and the TV/display itself independently. Therefore I am opposed to an integrated all in one 'Apple Smart TV' and feel it would be a step backwards.

I totally agree with you. I just wish I could have bought a large, "dumb" 4K TV, but that wasn't really an option. I don't think Apple will actually sell a television set, but it would be nice to be able to buy one with an integrated interface that is not a laggy nightmare. Or one that isn't spying on you.

bruckheimer 116 comments · 8 Years

What would really be cool is if Apple did make a Smart TV with TV iOS built right in, the perfect TV and the perfect console along with support for cable card and over the Air HD aside from Internet streaming. they would really give Samsung a run for there money. Either way love to see Apple do this, a nice thin light energy efficient screen.

Fortytwo 4 comments · 7 Years

Don't downgrade my iPad camera because it's not important to you. The screen size allows composition that is second to none in photography or video.

Fortytwo said:

Don't downgrade my iPad camera because it's not important to you. The screen size allows composition that is second to none in photography or video.

No one is downgrading your iPad camera. I just think the bump is hideous. If you're really that serious about shooting photos with a giant tablet, more power to you.