Catalyst - the future of Mac apps? Back in June 2019 at WWDC Apple announced Mac Catalyst, a new way to build apps that share one common codebase that can run across iPadOS, iOS and macOS. Very shortly after this Tags: APPLE, MAC, CATALYST, SWIFT, SWIFTUI
iPod, HomePod, iPad, HomePad? There has been a growing market for voice assistant devices in the past few years. These range from small, $30 circular devices that can plug into other speakers, to fully-integrated speakers, evolving into Tags: APPLE, HOMEPOD, HOMEPAD, IPAD, SIRI, GOOGLE, AMAZON
SwiftUI - Using Timer for UI refreshes At WWDC this year, one of Apple’s biggest announcements wasn’t a particular feature of the new OSes, but rather a new way to write UIs for your apps using Swift. This new framework, Tags: APPLE, SWIFTUI, TIMERS
AirPods 2: Electric Boogaloo Last week Apple started surprising everyone with a product refresh every day. Starting on Monday, Apple refreshed the iPad Air and Mini, Tuesday saw a refresh of the iMac lineup and finally Wednesday Tags: APPLE, AIRPODS, SIRI
Siri Shortcuts At WWDC this week, Apple announced a huge milestone for Siri: Siri Shortcuts. Back when Apple acquired the company behind Workflow, a powerful automation tool for iOS, there was much speculation on just Tags: APPLE, WWDC, SIRI
WWDC 2018 Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) for 2018 is underway, and to kick things off they had their announcements on Monday, June 4th. While rumors leading up to this event were pretty sparse, Tags: APPLE, WWDC, IOS, WATCHOS, SIRI
E.T. Phone Home(Pod) When Apple announced the HomePod and it’s price of $349, I was a little put off, hoping for something cheaper that would allow me to plug into my existing speakers. My interest was Tags: APPLE, HOMEPOD, SIRI, AIRPLAY, SMART-SPEAKER
Siri Speaker Rumors are ramping up lately that Apple will make a Siri speaker soon. This seems reasonable as that space is growing fast and they don’t want to be left behind. Some concerns I’ve Tags: APPLE, SMART-SPEAKER, W1, BLUETOOTH, IPHONE
Theories on Apple's W1 pairing Since my last post, I’ve been putting a lot more thought into the pairing capabilities of Apple’s new W1 chip. A lot of folks are convinced the W1 itself is where the magic Tags: APPLE, W1, AIRPODS, BLUETOOTH
Apple's W1 Wireless Chip (and why it may not be so "magical") Earlier this year, Apple announced they were dropping the headphone jack from the iPhone 7 to push for a truly wireless future. To further encourage this, they also announced a handful of new Tags: APPLE, AIRPODS, W1, WIRELESS, BLUETOOTH, IPHONE, BEATS, CLASS-1, NFC