This week on the AppleInsider podcast, Neil and Victor talk about Jony Ive's interview at The New Yorker TechFest, the future of Apple, augmented reality headsets, foldable phones, Disney's push for movies on any service, and much more.
In our latest episode, AppleInsider editors Neil Hughes and Victor Marks discuss:
- Oculus announces price changes and new head-mounted displays. This is the sort of thing that's necessary on the path to success for AR HMDs, but is it enough? Neil and Victor have thoughts.
- So does Tim Cook, who says that the technology isn't ready for an Apple AR HMD.
- Neil talks about what he learned from Jony Ive
- IKEA continues to let us down on HomeKit updates for the Tradfri lightbulbs
- Apple is finally getting the data center in Athenry, Ireland out of planning stages. Hold-ups have been people accusing them of not having plans for greenhouse gas amelioration and power grid demand planning. This is a little silly, in that every data center built so far has been carbon-neutral and grid independent.
- Apple applies for a patent on foldable displays, appears to be collaborating with LG
- Disney's Movies Anywhere service launches with 5 studios and support for Amazon, Google, iTunes, and VUDU.
- Surveys of 6,100 teenagers indicates that the majority have iOS devices and more want them. Neil questions the utility of these studies and provides one he thinks is more interesting.
- iPhone X took two years to develop.
- We talk about the Beats3 Wireless review briefly. Short summary: Apple's W1 chip is a good thing.
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- Jony Ive on iPhone X and Apple's future products: Design and ideas must wait for technology to catch up
- Oculus reveals $199 standalone 'Go' VR headset, drops Rift price to $399
- Apple's Cook repeats benefits of AR in interview, says AR glasses tech not mature
- IKEA does second backtrack on Apple HomeKit support for Tradfri lighting
- Apple's $1 billion Athenry, Ireland data center approved after legal challenges squashed
- Apple investigating automatic blood pressure monitoring technology
- Apple seeks new patent for folding displays as rumors of a foldable OLED iPhone heat up
- Revamped 'Movies Anywhere' service adds four studios, makes cross-platform viewing easy
- Teen interest in iPhone hits new high of 82%, Apple Music on the rise
- iPhone X took over two years to develop, marks new chapter in iPhone design, says Jony Ive
- Review: Beats Studio3 Wireless offers noise cancellation & Apple's W1, at a premium price
- Review: Beats Studio3 Wireless offers noise cancellation & Apple's W1, at a premium price
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