Apple and Tech Musings From My Vacation
Hello everyone. It feels good to be back after a mini vacation and some time away. Even though last week was relatively quiet on the news front, my “possible discussion” list for these updates now sits at 20 topics.
The plan of attack is to get back into the swing of things gradually with some musings and observations that came to me last week while away.
Let’s jump in.
Apple and Tech Musings From My Vacation
Each year, taking some time off during the summer has allowed me to get fresh perspective when it comes to tech and gadget usage. For example, a few years back going a week without anything besides touch-based devices made my eventual return to macOS and a mouse/cursor feel odd almost as if my brain needed to be rewired. The experience offered a fresh feel for differences in intuitiveness. In addition to different device usage trends, vacations will often bring about new needs and use cases for certain apps and services.
For this year’s “vacation tech musings,” four topics jumped out at me:
Apple Intelligence features in Photos (iPhone).
Downsides found with unlimited streaming content.
Meta’s grip on young adults.
Apple Watch’s continued power.
Apple Intelligence features in Photos (iPhone). Apple positions three features within Photos as powered by Apple Intelligence:
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Apple’s Philosophy on Photography, Why Memory Protection Is a Big Deal, Snap Unveils Spectacles 5.0
Today's Above Avalon Daily email contains the following story:
Apple’s Philosophy on Photography
Why Memory Protection Is a Big Deal
Snap Unveils Spectacles 5.0
Hello everyone. We begin today's update with Apple drawing a line in the sand regarding photography and generative AI. It’s fascinating how much of a Big Tech outlier Apple is on this photography versus generative AI debate. We then turn to my thoughts on Snap unveiling its fifth edition of Spectacles smart glasses.
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