Looks like it’s going to be very close to the original, at least judging by the scenes they chose for the trailer. The camera and scenarios look 1:1 identical to OOT. I like that!
Hope they introduce some bonus content or an Easter egg, but I do think that being faithful to the original is a the right choice.
Solid update. My current AirPods are being slowly destroyed by sweat and rust in the charging area, and I’m happy to see that the new versions are better and cheaper. I’ll probably buy a pair of new ones when mine finally bite the dust.
The mic recording feature is kinda interesting. When I saw it on the video I felt repulsed by the fact that Apple Watches are going to be spying on people.
Then I remembered that watches do have a voice memos app which some people may already activate all the time. And also that phones are constantly listening for assistant activation keywords. Plus, of course, the recording apps.
So, on one hand, if I try to rationalize this new recording feature, it should be no big deal. It doesn’t change the statu quo that much, and Apple has provided some safeguards to avoid anybody from being able to produce a recording of your voice uttering something. I do trust Apple in general, I don’t think they would lie, so technically the feature is pretty safe.
But still… from a visceral point of view I hate it. I can’t avoid this feeling of being spied on — a feeling which I don’t have now, or not as strongly, and maybe I already should.
What are your honest thoughts? I know lemmy hates this type of tech in general, but I would appreciate some nuanced takes from my internet friends. Thanks!
Looks genuinely cool and well thought. I’d love to have one. However in my country the starting price is 2300€ which I cannot justify for a phone. Hope that the price of this technology comes down over time.
I’ve been on lemmy since the beginning. My recommendation is to check the more wholesome communities, pets, and fandom. They’re very active and people there are great. I see more negativity in the news communities (world, tech…), so depending on your preferences maybe get your news and comment from somewhere else.
Oh I would love that much more than any new gadget 😂
I am genuinely expecting this Apple event for the first time in a few years. The foldable iPhone may be really exciting!
This community is named “Apple enthusiast” so i honestly expected enthusiasm towards Apple news.
Seems so. We’re discussing them here: https://lemmy.today/post/58585686
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I’m really curious as to how Apple will spin this product. Like them or not, I think they can read the room better than other companies, and they’re aware of people getting fed up with ubiquitous cameras. Guess we’ll see (pun intended) in a few months.
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You’re wrong. Have my upvote.
The issue with cars is people abusing them instead of relying on public transport, where it would be cheaper and more convenient, but some people pay more for the extra comfort, which is seen as wasteful.
This snowballs into urban planning centered on cars, which creates a pretty bad incentives loop.
On the other hand, planes are a necessity for some business travel, and a nice way of visiting the world once per year. Yes, some people abuse flight, but it’s a non issue overall.
I genuinely thought it was an unpopular opinion. I keep reading a lot of Matrix apologists on the selfhosted/tech communities, but it seems that they may be a minority overall!
I actually do agree with you quite a lot. XMPP has two important issues: everything is an extension, including encryption (n 1998 we were still using telnet…) and relying heavily on XML, which was a good idea en 1998 but now we have better formats.
Thanks for the fair arguments. It may seem I’m defending XMPP, actually, I’m not… I ran a server and it was not great. I was trying to compare an --as you say-- 27-year-old protocol with a modern one, and Matrix doesn’t seem to be significantly better. It’s a shame, because I’d love to use it, but it just does not work well.
XMPP is a protocol too, can run on a Pentium-II (I hosted a server with 100s of users on a P2) and it doesn’t suffer from federation issues or message loss.
When there is not good client or server available, maybe it’s because the protocol was poorly designed.
I agree. Also, since Apple services keep being (even if only so slightly) worse than their Google/Microsoft counterparts, including ads totally removes their competitive advantage. What’s the point of using a worse product that’s also enshittified?
I’m not a hater, I am writing this from my iPhone on a full Apple ecosystem. But if Apple chooses to follow the Google route then their products will have no appeal to me.
I know it’s all about money, but I don’t get it. I really thought they were smarter than that.
People are being a bit cynical in the comments, so I’ll share my experience which is a bit different.
I felt an irrational fear when I checked the box to become an organ donor a few years ago.
I rationally knew it was the right thing to do, but it felt bad nonetheless. Nowadays I just no longer think about it.
So my guess is that many people are scared of it, but no one wants to admit that.
Well, that’s kind of the point, isn’t it? Apple promises that can’t happen the way they’ve designed that feature. It’s much more likely to happen with an Amazon echo or a smart tv. So why is so many people (myself included) so uncomfortable with the Apple Watch feature? Maybe it’s an irrational realization of the world we’re heading into