Apple Doesn’t Want You To Hear This

This week’s podcast is mostly focused on Apple’s announcement. We fully deconstruct the iPhone’s headphone jack and the new direction of the Apple Watch. We also talk about Intel’s latest purchase and Sony’s new console. See below for all the notes.

Apple Show Notes

The chip maker behind the original project Tango hardware and DJI’s new computer vision now joins Intel to boost RealSense. Intel Bought MovidiusParrot Launches A Machine Vision For Drones DevKit

If you didn’t know, smartphones and apps are a big deal. Just how big? about 60% of your time big. Smartphone apps now account for half the time Americans spend online

Apple held their iPhone event on Wednesday. The first two are nice overviews. The rest are for specific products if you want to dive deeper. Everything Apple Announced Today At Their iPhone 7 Event That Actually MattersApple’s Strategy is Innovation By a Thousand Tweaks

Mario is coming to iOS! Yes! Mario Found A Portal To A New iWorldDid Nintendo Just Become A Little Less NintendoNintendo go another huge stock bumpThe Man Behind Mario Explains Nintendo’s New iPhone GameApple’s App Store gets a “Notify” button for soon-to-launch apps

iPhone: Water proof, 2 new colors, 2 cameras, 2 dual cores, 2 speakers. The iPhone Has Two Cameras That Work As OneDigital Zoom Is Still AwfulThe Bokeh Effect and AI

Apple is really focusing on athletes with the latest Apple Watch updates. Apple Announces The Swimproof Apple Watch 2Apple Watch Edition Will Be Ceramic and a Lot CheaperThe Luxury Smartwatch Is DeadApple is tacitly admitting that its high hopes for the Apple Watch have failed

For the 10 people that care… iWorks Is Getting Real Time Collaboration

I think they did a horrible job explaining this. “Courage”? I don’t want courage, I want a practical example of why this is a benefit to me as the customer. Tell me what you added to the phone by getting rid of the jack. Tell me why there isn’t a current use case that I should worry about (charging the phone while listening to music on a plane). Tell me why lightning audio is better than regular audio. They needed to really knock this explanation out of the park and I think they fell very short of that. Instead they spent 10 minutes pitching headphones with limited battery, high expense and worst of all make you look like a bit of a nerd. They didn’t even let Beats stretch their wings for a few minutes. Apple’s AirPods: Don’t Kill A Good Thing Till You Have A Better ThingApple Killed The Headphone JackOnly Apple could get away with killing the headphone jackRemoving the Headphone Jack is a Business Decision, and Not Much ElseApple’s Doing It For Control

Sony also announced a new PS4. They have a slimmed down version and one for “Professionals”… whoever they are… Sony Announces the PS4 ProPlaystation 4 Slim Comes September 15th

PS4 Comparison Chart Here’s a cool use-case for 3D printing: stop motion animation. How 3D Printing Is Revolutionizing Stop Motion Animation