In episode 185, Neil discusses how Memoji is a tool Apple is relying on to prepare users for mixed realty and completely rethought ways to consume content and communicate with others. Additional topics include the difference between mixed reality, AR, and VR, Apple M&A regarding NextVR and Spaces, and Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse. Receive Neil’s analysis and perspective on Apple throughout the week via exclusive daily updates (3 stories per day, 12 stories per week). Available to Above Avalon members. To sign up and for more information on membership, visit the membership page (https://www.aboveavalon.com/membership).

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Apple’s Big Bet on Memoji

More on Memoji and Apple Mixed Reality, Facebook Earnings, The Problem With Zuckerberg’s Metaverse

WWDC 2021 Review

Apple Acquires NextVR, Apple Glasses in 2022?, A Wearables Platform for the Face

Apple Acquires Spaces

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In addition to being a sales success, the Apple Watch has ushered in a paradigm shift in computing. In episode 163, Neil discusses how the Apple Watch is fundamentally changing the way we use technology. Additional topics include paradigm shifts, Apple Watch sales, Apple’s new Apple Watch Connected initiative, stationary smart speakers as extensions of existing products, and Neil’s new framework for recognizing paradigm shifts in computing. Receive Neil’s analysis and perspective on Apple throughout the week via exclusive daily updates (2-3 stories per day, 10-12 stories per week). Available to Above Avalon members. To sign up and for more information on membership, visit AboveAvalon.com/membership.

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Apple Watch and a Paradigm Shift in Computing (Above Avalon weekly article)

Above Avalon Episode 118: Apple Watch Is a Bridge to the Future (Above Avalon podcast)

Apple Watch Unit Sales and Installed Base Calculations (Above Avalon daily update)

The Grand Unified Theory of Apple Products (Above Avalon weekly article)

A Stationary Smart Speaker Mirage (Above Avalon weekly article)

Product Vision: How Apple Thinks About the World (Above Avalon report)

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