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October 17th, 2024. Apple Pay Turns 10 Years Old, Apple Pay and the Long Game

Apple Pay

October 17th, 2024. Apple Pay Turns 10 Years Old, Apple Pay and the Long Game

With Apple Pay’s 10th anniversary coming up this Sunday (unveiled on October 20th, 2014), Apple decided to give its decade-long mobile payments and wallet effort some PR attention. We go over my thoughts on Apple Pay at 10 years.

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Apple Mini

October 16th, 2024. Apple Updates the iPad Mini, Apple Intelligence and Device Support, A Different Way to Think About Apple Intelligence

Hello everyone. On Wednesday, Apple unveiled an updated iPad mini. We will begin today’s email with my thoughts on the iPad mini and the update. The discussion will then evolve into a few thoughts regarding Apple Intelligence.

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Hodinkee

October 15th, 2024. Hodinkee Sells to British Retailer, Hodinkee and Apple Watch, The Luxury Watch Downturn

Today’s update will have a watch theme as we revisit some odd developments that have unfolded in the mechanical watch world. It’s difficult to not make some connections between the developments and Apple Watch momentum.

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Apple Immersive Video

October 11th, 2024. Thoughts on Apple’s NBA All-Star Weekend Film in Apple Immersive Video, Apple Immersive Video and Sports Questions, The Big Picture

We had very good reason to believe that Apple was going to release an Apple Immersive Video film for 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend. Here was a tweet of mine from February depicting Apple’s immersive cameras at the Slam Dunk contest.

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Apple Vision Pro

October 10th, 2024. Apple Releases First Scripted Film in Apple Immersive Video, Thoughts After Watching “Submerged,” The Future of Video

Two hours ago, Apple released “Submerged,” its first scripted film captured in Apple Immersive Video for Apple Vision Pro. Earlier this week, I pre-screened “Submerged” along with a new Apple Immersive Video film of the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend.

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Meta

October 9th, 2024. Meta Admits Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Are Used to Train AI, Meta’s Achilles' Heel, Smart Glasses Used for Doxing

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WWDC

October 7th, 2024. Apple’s “Cozy” WWDC, Vision Pro Apps, Vision Pro and App Bridges

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Apple Vision Pro

October 2nd, 2024. A Few Thoughts on Apple Vision Pro Passthrough, Google Has Juno Pulled From App Store, Microsoft Discontinues HoloLens 2

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Oura

October 1st, 2024. Oura Talks Smart Ring Financials, Smart Ring Hesitation, The Button’s Resurgence in Tech

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OpenAI

September 30th, 2024. Apple Reportedly Backs Out of OpenAI Investment, Apple Dials Back on Blockbusters, Silicon Valley vs. Hollywood Confusion

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Meta Ray-Ban

September 27th, 2024. Meta Connect 2024, Meta’s Orion Prototype, Mark Zuckerberg Is Gaslighting Us

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AirPods 4

September 25th, 2024. The Design Story Behind AirPods 4, Google Stresses Antitrust Long Game

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