Tag: Apple
Apple Watch Arrives!
Here is my unboxing video of my new Apple Watch Series 3. Yay!
Wet Track
I walked on the track this morning but it was sprinkling. It was enough to make the track a little wet. I walked 3.12 miles! I’m back over three. We’ll see if I can keep it up.
Today Apple had their first event at the Steve Jobs Theater at thew new Apple campus. Today they introduced the new iPhone 8 and the new iPhone X. I’ll be getting the iPhone X for sure. They also introduced a new Apple Watch and a new Apple TV. I’m going to get the new Apple Watch as well. I like that it has cellular now.
Update: I did not order the iPhone X. I ordered the iPhone 8 Plus because it has a larger display. Video to follow soon.
Goodbye iPods
Today Apple discontinued the iPod Nano and the iPod Shuffle. Sales have been down for years and they probably want more people to subscribe to their music service instead of buying music. I have tons of music that I have downloaded from iTunes for years. I simply make play lists and play them on my iPhone. I don’t want to subscribe to Apple Music because I don’t like streaming music where you have to use your data on your phone plan as well as pay the monthly fee. I just don’t get it. Maybe I’m old. Either way, I’m sticking with the music I’ve downloaded over the years. Also, I haven’t used an iPod in years either. I use my iPhone.
Apple Keynote
Today Tim Cook delivered the keynote at the WWDC conference today. Apple introduced a slew of new things. It started with a new 10.5 iPad Pro and an update to the 12.9 inch iPad. I’m no longer buying iPads because all the ones I’ve bought have ended up sitting around my house. I won’t be getting a new one.
Then they talked about updated MacBooks, MacBook Pros and an updated iMac with faster processors, more memory and a new brighter display. My current iMac is 2 years old. It’s the exact same model as the one introduced today except for the updates. Not sure I need one but I might just take the jump. We’ll see. I just got a new MacBook Air in March so I won’t be upgrading that.
Then they announced an amazing looking iMac Pro. It’s got amazing specs and won’t ship until December. There is no way I could afford it but man it looks great and has great specs!
They also updated all the OSs. We’ll see High Sierra in the fall and IOS 11 then too. I’ll upgrade when that happens. They talked about the new watch OS and the new TV OS. Both of which I will update to when they are released.
They also talked about a Home Pod…an Alexa type home assistant. It’s going to be expensive and won’t be released until 2018. I’ll have to keep an eye on that one.