So, looks like Apple may be planning to release their own ios powered Smart TV in the future.
Uhh how do you figure that
Apple Studio Display Contains 64GB of Storage, but Only 2GB Used
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Re: Apple Studio Display Contains 64GB of Storage, but Only 2GB Used
#52FaceID There's folks in this thread talking about why FaceID is lacking from this display given there is presumably just an iPhone 11 logic board in this display and I think they are missing the bigger picture here. I'm not certain FaceID will ever come to a non-iOS device, here's why... With your iPhone/iPad - the OS knows you want to be authenticated because you pick up the device and the device uses that pickup/ac…
> With your iPhone/iPad - the OS knows you want to be authenticated because you pick up the device and the device uses that pickup/accelerometer to indicate when to trigger FaceID.
Actually, this description is not quite accurate. The phone doesn’t depend on the accelerometer alone. Keep your iPhone on a desk or table and just peek over it (from above) to have it unlock. The trigger here could be a touch on the display to wake it up, or a notification that turns on the display and your face happens to be above it (or close enough with you looking at it if attention is turned on) to unlock and show the notification details (if setup that way). It’s the display turning on that’s a major trigger to keep FaceID ready to go.
The larger reason why FaceID may not make it to Macs is because they’re or could usually be shared devices, whereas iPhones and iPads are usually personal devices attached to one user account (I don’t have inside knowledge of Apple’s views on this, so this is just another speculation).
Re: Apple Studio Display Contains 64GB of Storage, but Only 2GB Used
#53The Apple Studio Display is a very Tim Cook sort of product. Cook is the supply chain and logistics wizard who saw Apple into the behemoth era, and the mentality he brings to the company is all over this device. The 27" panels from the now discontinued iMac in that size meet the A13 Bionic at end of life, and the same front-facing camera they put on everything else. The Studio Display is a bit like a restaurant servi…
I don’t think this was the monitor that Apple was hoping to release. Rather it was a monitor that they felt forced to release, since the state of Mac monitors is not great: https://betterdesigned.substack.com/p/the-market-needed-the-... The XDR and the upcoming mid range monitor seem to be what Apple wants to do, but there was a dearth of good, professional monitors for the Mac. The Studio Display is a nice work moni…
That's an interesting idea.
> Like much in the technology space, monitors have become a race to the bottom price-wise.
I suspect that this is because computers monitors are using the same aspect ratios as televisions. I was at Costco the other day looking at televisions, and the smallest TV they had was 55". So basically, computer monitors are using panels coming from fully depreciated manufacturing lines. The "innovation" in panel manufacturing is happening at 75" (if you look at what is on offer at Costco). That's completely useless for computer monitors.
What Apple should do is diverge from the television market. Focus on a 3:2 or 4:3 aspect ratio - or something else. Give up the profit margin in the short term to build up an innovation pipeline that delivers high margins later on. Microsoft is building some laptops in 3:2, so Apple wouldn't even be the only one that is willing to buy them. The two of them together would pull the rest of the players along.
Re: Apple Studio Display Contains 64GB of Storage, but Only 2GB Used
#54With USB connectors in the back, as usual, I suppose? Very handy, Apple ...
Re: Apple Studio Display Contains 64GB of Storage, but Only 2GB Used
#55Any good alternatives for half the price?
Can‘t find a good display for my macbook. No gaming, just dev & design.
Re: Apple Studio Display Contains 64GB of Storage, but Only 2GB Used
#56So, looks like Apple may be planning to release their own ios powered Smart TV in the future.
I don't think they will. They are in the brain market, not the screen market. TVs are basically a home appliance. People rarely replace them, and when they do, it's often the cheapest 4K display at their desired size. Apple is not about any of that. Yes, they could easily build a super premium TV, but what kind of a margin they could squeeze if they make it a top-of-the-line TV with all the features you can imagine?…
> They are in the brain market, not the screen market.
Sure, but it's another place they can pop up an app store and extract 30% rent from companies who want their product available on Apple's new screen.
Re: Apple Studio Display Contains 64GB of Storage, but Only 2GB Used
#57FaceID There's folks in this thread talking about why FaceID is lacking from this display given there is presumably just an iPhone 11 logic board in this display and I think they are missing the bigger picture here. I'm not certain FaceID will ever come to a non-iOS device, here's why... With your iPhone/iPad - the OS knows you want to be authenticated because you pick up the device and the device uses that pickup/ac…
Also the defacto auto-login on macOS is with Apple Watch. That just works and most people I know with Macs have Apple watches already. Sudo / security approvals appear on your watch too so you double press the side button to approve.
Just add a $400 watch to your $1500 display to go with that $2000 computer. Oh and you better grab a $430 iPhone SE or perhaps a $800 iPhone 13 to replace your Android phone and actually use your watch.
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I use this with a Mac Mini but I don't love it. Most of the time when I lock my computer at home it's because I don't want my cat to be able to walk across the keyboard and type things into whatever window happens to be active. Unfortunately using unlock with Apple Watch means that I can be reading in a chair on the opposite side of the room, and when the cat walks across my desk the computer helpfully goes "lemme un…
Interesting. Mine only works if I'm within 1m or so of the desk. Agree with your points about keyboard. I am fine with the basic Magic Keyboard though. I actually quite like that. I don't need Touch ID on it.
This was more of a problem in my previous apartment where the computer desk was in a nook behind the living room couch. Sitting on the couch would only put you about 4' away from the computer.
Not positive if it's still happens in my current layout, I got in the habit of pushing the keyboard back below the monitor when I get up so that the cats won't walk across it.
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Apple would not introduce functionnality like Face ID in an update. That is not how they operate. As a matter of fact, I'm not so sure they have every single sensor required for Face ID in that display.
They just introduced Universal Control in an update, so it seems entirely how they might operate.
Universal Control is a software feature. Face ID is irrevocably married to very specific hardware sensors, so it's a bridge too far in my opinion. And honestly, just like Macs don't have touch screens, it's possible Apple has deemed Face ID not useful on Macs.
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Agree with you. But in my case I use a MBP as a desktop 80% of the time so wanted a zero hassle monitor that will charge my MBP and take over some of the ancillary functions built into the laptop. It does that perfectly so I bought one and I love it already. The price is high but it's not unreasonable for the overall quality and it comes with decent service and support unlike all other vendors in the UK which hire th…
> Agree with you. But in my case I use a MBP as a desktop 80% of the time so wanted a zero hassle monitor that will charge my MBP and take over some of the ancillary functions built into the laptop. It does that perfectly so I bought one and I love it already. Sounds like the old Apple Thunderbolt Display... which is built a lot simpler than the new model. Basically it's nothing more [1] than a PSU and a TB controlle…
> Why the fuck does a monitor need an embedded OS?!
I doubt this is new. The Dell U2718Q I am using right now can "crash" so that video input still works but none of the buttons do until I yank the power cord and plug it back in.