Thoughts on Apple’s iPhone X keynote
My thoughts on Apple’s big keynote this week, including the new Apple TV 4K, a cellular capable Apple Watch, and the iPhone X.
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My thoughts on Apple’s 2017 WWDC news
My thoughts on Apple’s product announcements at the 2017 Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), including the new iMac Pro and improved iPads.
Thoughts on Apple’s MacBook Pro line changes, plus the new Touch Bar
On Thursday, Apple gave a keynote that largely focused on the Apple TV and MacBook lines. My thoughts on the product announcements are below.
My thoughts on Apple’s 2016 WWDC news
On Monday, Apple kicked off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address announcing various Apple software news. I’ll give my thoughts on each major news item below. For details on all of the WWDC news, see Lifehacker and TechCrunch. Apple Watch Apple Watch got some incremental updates. Of interest for this blog’s animation fans is … Read more
Amazon to ban Apple TV, Chromecast sales
Online behemoth Amazon is clearly intent on exercising its “behemoth” part. Last week, Amazon announced that as of October 29, all sales of Apple’s Apple TV and Google’s Chromecast will be banned for sale from its store. This extends to third party sellers selling those devices, as well. The reason Amazon gave for the Chromecast and … Read more
Thoughts on Apple’s keynote (March 2015)
Today, Apple held another of its famous keynotes. While this one was mainly billed as pushing the Apple Watch, there were a few other announcements made today. Apple Watch The centerpiece of the announcement, the Apple Watch, gave some more details about Apple’s “wearable,” as we’re calling such devices in 2015. Among other details, the Watch … Read more
Cable TV alternatives
Lately I’ve been looking over what I’ve been spending on my cable bill. After being notified that I’ll be seeing my cable bill raised next month by $16 (from $80 currently, for digital cable service with no specialty channels and a DVR, to $96), I’ve been pondering what it is I watch on TV, and … Read more
Apple’s 2010 iPod announcements, plus my thoughts
Today was Apple’s annual new iPod announcements. While I’ll have to see the new iPods in person at the Apple Store to fully gauge what they’ll be like, I thought I’d analyze on what was announced today, model-by-model. (All prices in US dollars). General information on today’s Apple announcements: http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/09/new-ipods-aboundincluding-multitouch-nanoat-apple-event.ars http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/09/hands-on-photos-questions-answered-about-new-ipods-apple-tv.ars?comments=1&start=0#comments-bar iPod Shuffle The iPod … Read more