Apple researching how to make smart clothes, bags, and furniture
Apple is continuing to investigate ways of making fabric touch sensitive so that it could embed controls or detect gestures on products far beyond Apple Watch bands or iPhone cases.
Future Hardware
William Gallagher
When to expect updates to AirPods, iPad, Mac, MacBook Pro, and more
The rumor mill always says that Apple will update nearly everything in the Fall, and it's almost never true. Here's when to expect updates to iPad, AirPods, Mac, MacBook Pro, and more.
Malcolm Owen
Developers take note: Apple Silicon is required to develop apps for visionOS
Apple released Xcode beta 15.1 on Tuesday with a warning to developers — creating apps for visionOS and Apple Vision Pro requires a Mac with Apple Silicon.
Wesley Hilliard
Code sleuth discovers reference to Apple Pencil charging via USB-C
Apple could be preparing for an Apple Pencil 3 with USB-C, but it is difficult to determine exactly what a code reference is suggesting in iOS 17.1 beta 2.
Apple wants to use your mattress as a body temperature sensor
Following its Beddit aquisition, Apple has been looking at ways to use its smart mattress technology coupled with temperature sensors to identify the start of menstrual cycles, and as a measure of general health.
Apple hasn't leaked a MacBook Pro with Dynamic Island
A new glyph shows a small rectangle below the MacBook Pro display bezel, with social media flaring up talking about a potential Dynamic Island upgrade for the notched Macs. But this isn't that.
Apple Watch Ultra with microLED display expected in 2025
The display for the Apple Watch Ultra could switch from OLED to microLED in 2025, a leaker claims, giving consumers a two-year wait before what could be the next big upgrade to the rugged wearable.
Apple Pencil 3 leak claims changeable magnetic tips are on the way
The third-generation Apple Pencil could use interchangeable tips, a leaker claims, with different magnetic tips used for a variety of different purposes.
iPhone 16 Pro may get larger displays than iPhone 15 Pro counterparts
A new rumor claims to offer a preliminary look at the iPhone 16, with it disclosing the weight and dimensions of each phone in the 2024 lineup.
Amber Neely
Mike Wuerthele
Peter Cohen
