TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE 345
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank TONI for sending in the music you hear in the background. TONI wrote:
Hi Rob.
I made this soundtrack on Garageband for my video “ Vert Eyes”. Check it out on my tumblr page tonerinsf.tumblr.com
Thanks.
Toni P in San Francisco.
SONG_TONI_P_Vert_EYES.mp3
Thanks TONI for the music and folks I will put the full song at the end of the episode. I also want to thank BARRY for sending in the Artwork for today's show. BARRY said the following:
Hi Rob,
I made this pic of my "Apple Watch" using the stock camera with "instant" filter, and added text with Pixlr.
Regards,
Barry
Rural Hall, NC
BARRY Thanks again for sending in this artwork and folks you can see BARRY'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the BONUS button for ep 345 - or if you subscribe via iTunes on your computer as the album artwork and also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork and or music.
AND I am down to just two songs in my queue - so if you have some music created on an iOS device - please please please send it in.
02:10
In this segment of how wrong were we have the following quote quote “Why the iPad will be synonymous with failure.
I’m the type of personal who can rationalize just about any technology purchase. I’m the guy in line to buy the new gadget the day it goes on sale. There is no way to rationalize purchasing an iPad in its current form. The device makes zero sense. It reminds me of the Macbook Air, a device for people who have more money than brains. unquote.
Alex Valentine, /dev/null, 28 January 2010
Obviously he proved with that statement who it was lacking brains - but ironically it seems people talking about the Apple watch leading up to the launch took his words and replaced iPad with Apple watch more that a couple of times. Seems Apple Haters really like to Hate new Apple Products the most - Just Sayin
03:08
For Promo codes - On Ep 344 we offered up chances to win promo codes for THE APP - Split the Check - three words - That is an app specifically for the Apple Watch. We will be giving those out early this week - for more info on this app go back and listen to the beginning of Ep 344.
For Promo Codes This week we have promo codes for the App Personal Tip Calculator three words, Here is the written review from the dev:
Hello, my name is Donovan, and I’m the developer of Merces - Personal Tip Calculator. I’ve built Merces to be fast whenever you need it, saving you from spending unnecessary time on your phone. With the Quick venue, you can set the tip rate you use most to appear immediately at launch. (And if you’re indecisive, you can also set two additional ones that will be just a tap away). You can even save your local sales tax rate and Merces will automatically calculate the sales tax based on your subtotal. Oh, and did I mention Merces has Apple Watch support? Your venue-specific tip rates, sales tax rate, and regular settings will all sync between Apple Watch and iPhone. You can even theme both the Apple Watch and iPhone apps. It’s only $0.99, but I’m giving away 10 promo codes! Good luck.
Thanks Donovan for your written review of your App - Personal Tip Calculator and for sending in the promo codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a promo code for this app - send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com and put PERSONAL in the subject line. We will be giving those away later next week.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give away segment We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes - please make sure to let me know when they expire.
05:10
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/04/27Apple-
Reports-Record-Second-Quarter-Results.html
Apple had their Quarterly Conference call - They call it their March Quarter or Q2. I call it their Q1 2015 quarter to keep down or increase confusion depending on who you are. But last quarter Jan to March - Apple reported Record Revenue of $58 Billion for that quarter vs 45.6 Billion in the year ago quarter. Total Cash is now up to $193.5 Billion up 15.6 Billion for the Quarter. During the Quarter they generated 19.1 Billion in cash flow and returned >9.6 Billion via Dividends and share buy backs. They reported $13.6 Billion in Profits for the quarter. In after hours trading Apple was up almost $2 to a record high of over $134 dollars a share. Will be interesting to see where that goes in regular trading this week.
Before we get to how Apple got to these record numbers.
Lets first look at how the Anal-ists predicted sales and numbers for last quarter. First up is the biggie - the iPhone and the Anal-ists predicted an average of 56.8 Million units sold with a high of 64 Mil from Faizal Kara of the Braeburn Group and a low of 50 Mil from Walter Piecyk of BTIG. And the actual number was - 61.2 Million iPhones sold last quarter. The closest to the hole was Rober Paul Leitao from the Braeburn Group with a prediction of 61 Million.
ASP’s for the iPhone last quarter were $659 that is up from $596 in the year ago quarter.
Overall - the iPhone Sales numbers and ASP’s were a solid home run for Apple.
Per The iPads sales - well first lets look at the predictions. The Anal-ists had an average estimate of 14.1 Million units sold - with a few predicting 12 Million on the low side and Alexis Cabot predicting 16.35 Mil on the high side - and the actual number was 12.6 Million well below the average - Closest to the hole was Kirk Burgess from the Braeburn group with a guess of 12.5 Mil units.
If you look at the post I put up at Today in iOS for the Quarterly call - you will see a chart I highlighted - it is also in the bonus section for this episode in the Tii App for the PDF bonus in the last slide. This slide to me is very telling - it is the cumulative trailing 4 quarter sales for the iPhone and iPad back to initial launches - starting at Q4. There had been a time when Apple was touting the iPad sales were above that of the iPhone - but now when you look at the trends in that chart you can see clearly why the iPhone is such a big big part of Apples financials. The iPad sales essentially stopped growing about two years ago and are now actually showing a decline - while the iPhone sales continue to keep on keeping on and get better each quarter. I think this plays back to the much longer life cycle of the iPad - my kids still use their 5 year old iPads every day I let them.
Anyway make sure if you have the Tii App to look at the charts in the PDF in the bonus items for this episode - there is also charts for quarterly sales back to launch for both the iPhone and iPad.
Per the Conference call - other interesting tid-bits - Apple Sold 4.6 Mil Macs last quarter up from 4.1 Mil in the year ago quarter.
Apple is upping their capital return plan to $200 Billion dollars - most of that in stock buy back - but they are upping their Dividend from $0.47 per share to $0.52 per share. The next pay out will be May 14th for those holding Apple stock on May 11th.
Best buy will start supporting Apple Pay in their stores later this year.
Per the Apple Watch nothing was said or even hinted at for actual numbers. Per which at least one Analist on the call was concerned about Tim not using enough overly optimistic terms when talking about sales to ask if all was ok.
Tim said he could not be happier with sales - that Demand was Greater than supply - but that they were able to get more supply then initially thought and have been pulling in ship dates for many. More on that later in the show.
Tim said By Late June Apple should be in a position to add more countries to where the Apple Watch will be on sale.
And right now there are over 3,500 Apps for the Apple Watch.
One last note from Tim was about there only being about 20% of the installed iPhone user base on the iPhone 6 or 6+ - which he said means there is a lot of room yet for iPhone Sales.
Overall the news was very positive or at least the important iPhone news was. And as I mentioned earlier in after hours trades Apple Stock price was up. Which does not happen after most quarterly calls.
http://fortune.com/2015/04/20/how-many-ipads-did-
apple-sell-last-quarter-10/
http://fortune.com/2015/04/16/how-many-iphones-
did-apple-sell-last-quarter-17/
http://fortune.com/2015/04/27/spreadsheet-
of-the-day-final-estimates-for-apples-fiscal-q2/
http://tii.libsyn.com/apple-q1-2015-quarterly-report
11:46
Into the email bag.
Hi Rob,
I just received my Apple Watch with Milanese loop band. I asked the UPS driver if he was delivering a lot of these packages. He said, “A lottttt of them. It seems like every other house.” This is in the New Jersey Shore area.
Regards,
James
So Did I get my Apple Watch? was I one of the every other houses? - Well For those with the Tii App you may have seen the Push notice about my unboxing video - which is only available in the Tii App. It gives you a nice look at what the Apple Watch Sport Box and packaging looks like. So Yes - Yes I did get my Apple Watch. And here is what I have learned / experienced with My Apple Watch the last few days.
First up the issue of Battery Life - WAY WAY WAY over blown leading up to this launch. I made sure on Saturday Morning I had it fully charged. I then waited until it went down to 10% of a charge. That was Sunday at 7:30 PM - I went 32 hours+ from Full charge to 10% - in that time I had 4 hours and 9 minutes of usage. I was doing a whole bunch with it - phone calls - shooting pics and watching Video from my camera on the iPhone - checking twitter - checking emails - purchased items from Walgreens and more.
Per getting it from 10% to 100% charge - that took 2 hours and 5 minutes. And then I left it on the charger another 1 hour plus - just to make sure again it was fully charged. As of this recording - which is 26 hours since the last full charge I am at 27% charge and I had 3 Hours and 52 minutes of usage during that time.
Granted these battery life numbers pale in comparison to the Pebble - but they are not as bad as many in the tech press made it seem leading up to the launch. Battery life is more than acceptable as even Jack Bauer could make it a whole season on a single charge. But I would highly suggest you get a charging dock for your nightstand.
There is something else I should clear up from the last episode - the blue band really is not as ugly in person as it looked in the photos - the photos made it look like a much more neon blue. It seems to be dialed back a little bit. So I actually kind of like the look of it now. But yes - I am still going to change the band as soon as I can - more on why in a bit.
Per the bands - Last episode I said it looks as if you get 1 1/2 bands - and if you saw the unboxing video that clearly is the case. You get the main band with the clasp and then two bands with the adjustment holes. a Small / Medium one and a L / XL one. The L / XL one is what is on the Apple watch when you receive it.
Per the Apple Watch Sport band - that is without a doubt the most frustrating band to work with and get fastened - you saw in my video. Will I be changing it out - HECK YEAH. But not just because it is tough to get fastened - but also because of a reason some in the Tii Google+ community already know about - It is not as secure as you need. Ken in the Google+ community reached into his pocket and that action undid the clasp and his watch fell to the tile floor and shattered - not cracked - shattered. Not even two days old. Ken - My Sympathies. I did ask him if he had it clasped as apple recommends and he said yes - but he only had two holes left so not much of the band was tucked under like they suggest. FYI - if you are using the sports band - YOU MUST TUCK the band under - You must do this - if you don’t it will fall off your wrist rather easily. And may fall off even if you do. If you were thinking the L / XL band was just a little too big - I would recommend using it vs the S / M band at the last hole - the more you can tuck under the better.
And really as soon as you can get away from that band the better. So maybe the blue was not as bad looking as I thought - the band functionally is frustrating at best and dangerous at worst.
But outside of the Band - My Experience with it was very good for the most part.
Now somethings were not 100% intuitive - like setting up Apple Pay. Which I already had set up on my iPhone 6+. I figured I would pair the devices and not Apple Pay is paired as well - and well I figured wrong. I actually had to go into the Apple Watch App on my iPhone and go to My Watch - and then select Passbook & Apple Pay - and then select Add Credit or Debit Card - and rescan in my Credit card. There was some info I had to clean up and submit - and then it was live right away - no need to jump through the hoops like I did on the initial set up - again because I used a card already assigned to Apple Pay. But you do need to rescan your card.
Also when using your Apple watch to pay - you need to launch the Passbook Apple Pay app - and then click on the side button twice to get it ready to pay. It is not like with your iPhone where there is no prep work needed you just lay it on the scanner and put your thumb on the scanner and you are done. With Apple Pay on the Apple watch you do need to launch that Passbook app and double tap on the side button. Note the Side button is the one that is not the digital Crown just to make sure we are all on the same page.
Yes - I payed with my apple Watch - but chances are in the future most of my Apple payments as in 99% of them will be with my iPhone. Obviously if you don’t have a 6 or 6+ - then there is no choice for you. But for those with a 6 or 6+ - I think you will find the iPhone is just easier and quicker to pay with. Note for obvious reasons you must have the passcode enabled on your apple watch if you want to use Apple Pay. You only have to type in the passcode one time per wearing session. But once you remove your Apple Watch - the next time you put it back on you must re-enter the passcode. It is not as bad as on your iPhone where it is every time it is unlocked - it is just that first time after putting on your Apple watch.
Initially I did not have the passcode turned on - but when I went to add Apple Pay - It forced it - and I have not minded it.
If you want to customize the primary watch face - force touch on the time - you can then either switch watch faces or customize the primary one. I set mine up with the battery percentage in the upper left - Temp Lower Left - Apple Stock in the lower middle - Date lower right - Time upper Right - and left the calendar item in the center. For me at least that gives me the best snap shot I am looking for most of the time.
One thing I am trying to get used to vs the pebble - with the pebble - you shock your wrist to activate the light - to activate the watch face on the Apple watch you have to either tap it or raise your wrist towards your face. And it does turn off the screen really quickly.
One issue I found in setting it up to get phone calls - they were not coming through this seems to be because I had the Wifi Calling featured turned on - once I turned it off - then I could get calls on my Apple Watch. So if you have tmobile and now sprint and have wifi calling enabled - turn it off if you are having issues getting your calls to show up on your apple watch. Also make sure in the settings for your Apple watch under sounds and haptic - turn off mute.
Now when my phone is in one room and it gets a call - I can hear that a call is coming in via my Apple Watch and answer that call on the Apple Watch itself. Of course that is the bad news as well - Because you can’t answer it on your earbuds if your phone is in your pocket via the watch - like I can do via the pebble. This was a concern I mentioned on the last show and is one Apple really needs to fix in a future update, Give me the choice - answer on phone / answer on Apple watch / ignore. Those should be the three choices you see.
I should mention the box the Apple Watch Sport Comes in is quite a bit different than the one the Apple Watch comes in. The Sport box is long like a bigger rectangular version of a toblerone bar. When the UPS drive handed to me I actually asked if he anything else for me. I did not think it was the Apple watch - as you can see in my video when I open it - I say oh it is the Apple Watch. My Six year old made a pretty cool discovery - if you look at the case when it is empty with the side for the watch - it looks like a Light saber - so if you fill with water and freeze - you can make little lightsaber pops. Sorry Regular Apple Watch and Apple Watch Edition folks - that is something you can’t do with you box.
I have the reminder left on to bug me - I me poke me when I have been sitting an hour. The logic here is you need to get up and move around to help with your health - however I don’t think I am abiding by the spirit of this feature - each time it pings me to get up - I go and get a couple of cookies or candy or something else from the pantry - so yeah I may need to turn off that feature here pretty soon.
What I would like to do is put together a top tips PDF for the Tii App with regards to the Apple Watch. Let me know what your favorite tips are. It can be with regards to some 3rd party app or something native to the Apple Watch software. Please email those to me todayinios at gmail dot com - and put Apple Watch tip in the title - and I will curate those items into a PDF for the Tii App.
TIP on using camera / baby Monitor / Check lights.
25:57
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204776
I had a couple people ask about seeing a big Red Explanation mark with apple.com/help/watch
If you see this you need to force restart your Apple watch - to do that press and hold both the side button and the digital crown for at least 10 seconds - until you see the Apple logo - so that is how your force restart your Apple watch if you get it stuck anywhere else as well.
Speaking of pressing both buttons - if you do that quickly - it takes a screen shot of your Apple Watch.
VOICEMAIL - DAVID_UK_Apple_Watch_UK
Note about the Personal Instructions David received - that is available to anyone that purchases the Apple Watch or Apple Watch Edition. That is not for the commoners that purchased the Apple Watch Sport - Sorry.
VOICEMAIL - Toney_Experience_appleWatch
Hi Rob, hope all is well.
Woke to pre-order watch on April 10. Ordered the 42mm Steel with black buckle. No issue with order and was back asleep by 5 min after.
Was teased a bit by ordering an extra charger and it was delivered on 22nd… Huge tease
Watched delivered on 24th. I had read a few articles so knew my plan. I read the material and user guide and I immediately, upon set up, really limited the apps and notifications (set up was super easy). I wanted to add apps as I got comfortable with what it can do. Worked great. Took half day to get used to navigating. I chose to disable the raise to activate feature. Seemed to come on every time I raised arm or was driving (even when not looking at watch) and found tapping it when wanting to look at time was easy and saves on battery.
As for the actual watch, I think it, like most from Apple, is really well engineered. Perfect size and very comfortable.
Disappointed in some early media reviews (think USAToday complained about pass-codes, etc) Most reviews I read made it clear they didn't read guide! Or they had expectations they'd not have to use the iPhone. This is an add-on to the phone. And worth mentioning, it is a indulgence.
Only complaint so far is software but I’m sure that will evolve (that’s what early adopters expect). The Activity App doesn't allow posting to social media (from what I can tell) which helps when having accountability partners. I’d hate to use 3rd party instead but may need to resort to that. Maps and a few other apps too long time to load but that will improve over time. Thats part of the journey of being first.
I look forward to your show highlighting new Apps and functionality of the watch.
Btw, I’m a dedicated Harry’s and Warby Parker customer… huge fan of companies getting things right.
Regards,
Chris
35:51
http://help.apple.com/watch/#/apd76424826d
Hi Rob,
I HAPPEN TO LIKE THE BLUE BAND and my watch arrived Friday. Set-up was easy. I downloaded the free User Guide from IBooks, which is very helpful. Friday night I attended a Basic Watch class at the Apple Store. I'm feeling very comfortable with my watch.
Regards,
Janet
P.S. We just received our Casper mattress and used your promo code. We love it.
Hey Rob.
I just got my watch about 9 hours ago. I got the 42mm aluminium with blue sport band. I was surprised to hear you thought the blue sport band was the ugliest as I thought it was best looking, at least among the sport bands. I think the pink is the worst one followed by the green. Of all the bands, the brown leather ones are definitely the ugliest in my opinion. I would have got the stainless with link bracelet but didn't want to spend $A1479! Even mine was $579. Anyway I'm glad I got my watch on launch day as it was originally 4-6 weeks.
Matt
Adelaide, Australia
37:06
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW5CxZioIkk
One thing I have not done yet with my Apple Watch is shower with it or swim with it ok - well that is hopefully two things - but both involve lots of water and the apple watch - I have not done this because others have - and hey no reason to because other have and have the video to show. Actually quite a few videos. Seems so far every video I have seen where Apple Watch meets water - ends the same way - with the Apple watch still working.
Apple does not promise it will work if you take it swimming or scuba diving. But for showers and the occasional fall in the pool you should be fine. Again this is for the Apple Watch sport - which really is something you want a sport watch to be able to handle.
I have worked out with it on my exercycle today - and I am double my daily exercise goal - Yay.
38:13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrDjP7iK7H8
iFixit ripped one apart. And really from what I could see from the results - No - it is not designed to be upgraded in the future - but it is easy to replace the screen if it is dropped and shattered - and it is easy to replace the battery. The core processor - however it is not possible at all to replace. So the Edition version is not going to be something you can update on your own. But for that version - someone will figure out a way to upgrade it in the future - maybe.
The battery in the 38 mm version is a 205 mAh battery. As hard as I looked - I have not found a tear down of the 42 MM version to find the size of the battery for it. We just know it is bigger - how much - no idea - hopefully I will find an answer for this by the next episode.
39:08
http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/25/apple-watch-
teardown-reveals-deactivated-blood-oxygen-sensors/
One thing that was revealed in the teardowns is that there is a deactivated Blood Oxygen sensor. This was actually a rumor from the winter - where Apple had to strip out some features with the sensors as they could not get them to calibrate and read accurately. Seems that rumor is true. Maybe in the future Apple via an update will figure it out and we will get more functionality out of our Apple Watches.
Lynda is not technically sponsoring this episode - but There is a new course that came out last week - called - Code Clinic Swift with simon Allardice - if you are an iOS app dev or want to be - it is really worth checking out. Along with the other swift courses - but this one is nice in that they have a series of courses and they solve a similar problem using different languages - so if you already know one language - you can see how they do it in the language you are most familiar with and then go and see how they did it with Swift - I just thought that was a cool concept.
Go to lynda.com / tii - L Y N D A dot com / t i i - and get a free 10 day trial to check out this video.
40:30
VOICEMAIL - Kevin_crossman_youtube_answer
Hi Rob
Luke had an issue with holding the menu button to put his Apple TV to sleep. My understanding is you need to be on the main screen and then hold down the play/pause button to put the device to sleep. Hopefully Luke can try this and see if he still has any problems putting the Apple TV to sleep.
Regards,
-Regis
Hi Rob,
Here's my Apple TV info. I did a restart (not a restore yet). And still unable to put it to sleep by holding menu button on remote.
Regards,
Luke
Hi again Rob.
Just thought I'd give you my thoughts on the rumored iPhone 7C. I had the iPhone 4 and then upgraded to the 5 after my 2 year contract expired. At that point I planned to get every new iPhone as it came out, and I got the 5S when that came out, but was very disappointed that there wasn't a top spec new iPhone available in the 4 inch size when the 6 and 6+ came out as I like the smaller screen so I can use it one handed. I decided to just keep the 5S and wait for the next model. I hope Apple brings out a 4 inch version of the 7 but why should it be a plastic backed lower spec one just because I want the smaller screen. They should have one in all three sizes with the latest specs.
Matthew Francis
Adelaide, Australia
Hi Rob,
Got email notification this afternoon at 3PM PST that both of our Watches are on their way for Friday, 4/24, delivery! This despite the fact that my 42mm watch was not scheduled for delivery until May 13 - May 27. Can't wait, getting excited!
Tony L
San Francisco
VOICEMAIL- Rob_KY_calling_from_Apple_watch_delet_messgs
44:52
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 2,000 members in our Google+ community and growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last episode came out was from KEN Lecomte who said the following
Quote
The clasp on the sport watch is totally inadequate. I reached into my pants pocket to get my keys and the band caught on my belt on the way out and released the clasp and it hit the tile floor.
Unquote
As I mentioned earlier I asked Ken if he had the extra part of the strap tucked under like Apple Recommends or was it out flapping in the wind.
He said quote The tab on the strap was tucked in but I was on the second hole from the end. That doesn't leave much to tuck.
unquote
He also contacting An Apple Genius that said it would be $229 fix a $349 Apple Watch Sport. If he had purchased Apple Care it would have been $49 for the 38 mm Apple Watch sport for AppleCare+ and then there would have been a $69 service fee. For a total of $118.
SquareTrade by the way is also $59 for their 2 year plan for Apple Watch Sport and $75 per claim for a total of $134. So yeah if you are looking for coverage - it seems this time around Apple Care Plus is the better value.
And since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of other new posts in the Tii Google+ community - which is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join in.
And thanks to all 2000+ of you already in the community and contributing.
47:11
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UVSOWBY/ref=cm_sw_su_dp
From Gary Adams in the Google+ community
quote
With the cracked watchfaces we've seen here, I was prompted to order a Spigen Tough Armor case over on Amazon. It should get to me before the watch does in June. I may remove the screensaver film from the case. I mainly want that ridge of rubber around the edge.
unquote
Price for the Spigen Tough Armor Case is basically $25 with the shipping. Looks to be in stock May 11th. Estimated delivery dates of May 14th to 18th.
I will be looking for at least a screen protector for mine.
48:12
http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/24/8488619/i-bought-
an-apple-watch-this-morning-despite-what-apple-said
Thanks to Michael for the heads up on this next one. Which is kind of interesting. As you heard earlier - some listeners who were told May / June deliveries - have already received their devices. And it looks like a few Apple stores now have some in stock for walk up ordering. Originally it looked like it was going to be June before any Apple Stores had units for walk up orders. Does this mean that Supply is greater than expected or demand is lower than expected. I expect the bears to quickly jump on this story and start talking about lower sales than projected.
49:38
http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/24/8493483/apple-
app-update-pebble-policy
Every now and then there will come a story and I am just embarrassed for Apple and how they act. And I kind of joke when I go over those stories it does not win me any friends in Cupertino - and yup this is one of those times. Seems Apple rejected an App because it said it worked with the Pebble - and even sent an email saying that.
What is worse this rejection happened to an app that has supported the Pebble for 2 years. So this was actually a rejection to an update.
Apple has since said - oh that was a mistake - a mistake they were called out or a mistake they did it?
Shame on you Apple - Shame on you.
I mean I can understand the no mention of Jailbreaking - but to reject an App because it supports a competitors smart watch. Not acceptable - and I am glad you were called out on it.
Well anyway the app in question SeaNav US has now been approved and it does still have the mention of Pebble in there. It also supports the Apple Watch. Which ironically seems to be why there was an update - so Yes - the App dev added Apple Watch support along with Pebble support it had for two years - and it is rejected for supporting Pebble - nice.
Again Apple is saying this is a mistake - and judging by the reaction of many - Yes - Yes it was a mistake. As in a mistaken policy - that hopefully is now soundly dead.
51:23
http://sonnydickson.com/2015/04/16/leaked-case-displays-ipad-pro-design/
Sonny Dickson - who in the past has been able to get leaked mechanicals for future Apple products is now showing off a Leaked case for what would likely be an iPad Pro.
This looks to support a screen size between 12.2 and 12.9 inches. The potential for 12. inches matches up with past iPad Pro rumors - but those rumors also said an early spring or Feb launch - which obviously did not happen.
One difference with this case and the current iPad Air - is that there are extra speakers. With stereo speakers - 4 in all - 2 along the top and 2 on the bottom - so you get stereo sound in any orientation.
It also looks from the photos there is an extra port on the side - either for docking in both landscape and portrait mode as had been rumored a long time ago for iPads - but now makes more sense for a pro version - or one of the ports could be a USB-C port. I would put my money on two lightening ports over one lightening port and one USB-C port.
Something to remember for a future bingo card.
52:50
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-
tech/company-breaks-open-apple-watch-to-discover-
what-it-says-is-planned-obsolescence-10203822.html
This next one was brought to my attention from Greg G - and it is one of those Tech Hit pieces on Apple looking for Link bait. Ok - you win - bait taken. Actually I really hate these articles - and this one is titled - Company breaks open Apple Watch to discover what it says is planned Obsolenscence. The article goes on to basically says this is something Apple has been accused of for a number of Years.
Poppy Cock - BS - What the Frack. And Are you kidding me.
Folks that is just plain bad journalism. No one in the smartphone industry supports their devices with new updates longer than apple - no one. And the other are not even close. Some Android Phones are released on day one not supporting the lastest version and not able to ever support it. Talk about planned obsolescence.
Apple supports its devices with new updates longer than any of its peers - period. And yes I know this is something we covered in the past - too bad they did not know it.
Basically what this article is saying is because you can’t change out the processor it is planned to be obsolete. Just like you know the Tesla Model S sold last year is obsolete at $125k - because it does not have the hardware sensors that the P85 has. I mean every technical product ever will be obsolete some time - Apple however does a better job supporting their devices longer than others - and for this article from the independent to say otherwise is just plain bad journalism - but then this is not the first time the independent released a bad article about Apple.
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http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/24/technology/android-
peeing-on-apple-google-maps/
Thanks to all that sent in this next one - which is one of those times where Google gets to show its true colors. And this of course is the story about in Google Maps where there is a picture of an Android Robot peeing on an Apple Logo - Classy Google - Real Classy.
And this is why I keep the Tii community free of any android Fan boys.
Well I guess when you look at the image - it might just be the Android Robot - watering the Apple Logo.
Sometimes Google makes it way too easy for me to slam them.
55:36
VOICEMAIL - John_WA_good_fdbk_using_applewatch
Hi Rob,
Just listened to your latest episode, and can’t wait for the next one.
For the guy whose faceTime favorites had disappeared, I believe this has happened since iOs 7; while your reasoning about the new contact mode in the app switcher is probably right, the Favorites just got merged with the Favorites in the Phone app. Before iOS 7, the Phone favorites could only hold phone calls; now they can use phone, FaceTime Audio, or FaceTime Video calls.
In regards to the Apple watch, I want one, but really want to see it first before I shell out that much cash. I don’t want to order the stainless steel model—which is the one I’m eyeing now—and have it be too heavy for my small wrist when it arrives. Really annoying not living near an Apple Store; I’m hoping to see them right after graduation. And also secretly hoping for a graduation present, pssst. Since I’m doing a lot of traveling this summer, the dilemma for me is do I order one now or wait until I see it in mid-May? Am waiting for your next episode where people give impressions.
I’ve listened to your podcast since right before starting college, and it’s amazing to see how far we’ve come in such a short time. thanks for keeping me company.
Regards
Chelsea
Hi Rob,
"It's just a waste of my time" (and Money)
I wear my 5S using Best Buys, Platinum belt clip/case. I set my phone to vibrate, when a call comes in or test I pop off my phone as quick as looking at a watch. (Also the Platinum has a "kick-stand" so I can watch videos, etc.). I am an ear bud guy so I can even answer calls without taking my phone off. All this at a cost of $20.00! Go figure.
Regards
Doug
Hey Rob,
Ordered my apple watch via the app on my iPad right at midnight. I just got it today about 4pm local time. I am just really excited because I leave for Japan tomorrow for 2 weeks! I'll let you know how well it gets me through the airport and traveling in Tokyo! Thanks as always for the greatest podcast on the planet!
C.R. From Tri-cities, Washington
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1:03:25
http://en-us.sennheiser.com/mke-2-digital
I went to NAB a couple of weeks ago - and really only had a brief chance to visit booths to see what is new. But a couple of things that are iOS related that I did get to see - I made recordings of. Both are mics.
The first one is the MKE 2 Digital mic that plugs right into the lightening port of your iOS device.
This is a clip on / lavelier mic - and it has a high Resolution signal converter from Apogee.
Here is a very very brief recording I made with it.
PLAY RECORDING
Wish I had more time with this mic - I have requested they send a press sample - no word back yet.
1:04:41
http://www.shure.com/americas/stories/motiv-digital-microphones
The other mic I played with and thought did a great job is the MV88 mic from Shure. This one is $149 and will be out this summer. It plugs right into the lightening port and there is an app from Shure that allows you to change the dynamics. There is a point in this recording where I mention tapping on the side of the mic - YES I am actually tapping at that point - and you can’t hear it - that is amazing. Let me play that recording now:
PLAY RECORDING OF SURE MV88 Mic
Again that is $149 and will be out early this summer I am told.
I definitely need to get me one of those.
So those were my two best finds for iOS at NAB. Both mics I think work great and I hope to get them in the future to do more testing with.
1:07:03
http://www.instructables.com/id/Apple-II-Watch/
Thanks to Dr John for this next one. Which is a link to a picture of the Apple II Watch. which is what it sounds like a watch that looks like an Apple II
This looks to be something someone actually built - as it is over on Instructables.com
1:07:27
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And that folks is going to do it for us today - Well Except for a bunch of more voicemail messages about listeners experiences with Apple Watch.
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