MacBook Pro Touch Bar support for Logic Pro X coming early next year
Apple impressed me with the apps it had ready for the new MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar at launch. It’s not just limited to button replacements or system functions, which you can customize, but will also support Final Cut Pro, Terminal, GarageBand, Maps, iTunes, Calendar, Djay Pro, Photoshop, and lot of other Apple and third-party apps when customers start receiving the first orders in the weeks to come.
But as a daily Logic Pro X user, I noted the lack of mention for Apple’s pro audio suite at the unveiling of its new Pro notebook. The good news: we’ve learned from a source familiar with the company’s plans that the Logic Pro team is currently targeting early next year for Touch Bar support.
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Opinion: No SD Card slot? It’s the camera companies you should be upset with, not Apple
When I first learned that the new MacBook Pro had no SD Card slot, like many creators, I was a little perturbed. The reason is that SD Cards have long been the fastest way to transfer media from cameras to our computers.
But now that the new MacBook Pros have no built-in SD Card reader, it means that creators will have to rely on an external USB-C to SD Card dongle, like this one. These dongles are cheap, small, and easy to carry around, so at the end of the day it’s not an outright dealbreaker, but the fact that I have to remember to always carry one with me presents somewhat of an inconvenience.
That said, we shouldn’t be mad at Apple for this. Camera companies have had years to innovate in this area, and have simply failed to do so. It’s the camera companies that we should be upset with, not Apple. more…
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Review: LIVV, the full over-ear wireless headphones for music-loving fitness fans
Most people use in-ear headphones while exercising – not necessarily because they prefer the experience, but because on-ear and over-ear headphones don’t cope well with things like running.
This was the problem former NFL player Mark Clayton set out to solve with the LIVV wireless headphones ($299), specifically designed to provide a full over-ear headphone experience while staying firmly in place no matter how vigorous your exercise regime …
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New MacBook Pro owners with USB printers, mics, and audio equipment can avoid adapters with this handy cable
Apple will get 3-5 year lead in augmented reality; use it for autonomous driving – KGI
A rather speculative KGI note suggests that Apple’s focus on augmented reality (AR) instead of virtual reality (VR) will give the company a 3-5 year lead on the rest of the industry when it launches its first products. The report also suggests that Apple could use augmented reality as part of an autonomous driving system.
All of Apple’s past successes were related to human-machine interfaces, such as mouse for Mac, click wheel for iPod, and multi-touch for iPhone and iPad. Assuming Apple successfully develops AR, we predict the firm will enjoy the following competitive advantages: (1) redefining existing key products and leading competitors by three to five years. For instance, this could happen for iPhone, iPad and Mac; (2) eliminating obstacles of Apple Watch and Apple TV by offering an innovative user experience; and (3) entering new business fields, such as autonomous driving system.
KGI’s Ming-Chi Kuo doesn’t, though, expect Apple to launch its first AR product any time soon …
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Adobe Max 2016: Creative Cloud app updates, Stock & Reuters partnership, Sensei, Project Felix, more
Adobe MAX 2016 is kicking off today in San Diego, California, where the latest innovations in creative software is set to debut. We’ve had a sneak peek at some of the announcements coming today and tomorrow including updates to Creative Cloud, Adobe Stock, and a look at Project Felix. Read on for all the details…
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Phil Schiller addresses new MacBook Pro controversy, explains why Apple dropped the SD card but kept the headphone jack
In an interview with The Independent, Apple marketing exec Phil Schiller discusses the development and public response to the new MacBook Pros. He says that “many things” have impressed people and “some” have caused some controversy, referring to the ongoing debates about Apple’s design goals versus the needs of pro users. Rebutting critics, Schiller announces that orders for the new MacBook Pro have set a new online sales record, beating previous sales for ‘pro Apple notebooks’.
The interview also focuses in on a few specific complaints, such as the decision to remove the SD card slot but keep the 3.5mm headphone jack which it classed obsolete for the iPhone 7. Schiller has interesting answers for these questions …
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Worldwide, mobile overtakes desktop Internet usage for the first time, says StatCounter
While the day has been coming for a long time, last month was the first time that mobile overtook desktop in total worldwide Internet usage, says analytics company StatCounter.
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Instant crime alert app Vigilante removed from App Store after concerns expressed
When you launch an app designed to alert you the moment a crime is reported in your immediate vicinity, you’re asking for trouble if you name it Vigilante, as app developer Sp0n quickly discovered.
The app is designed to allow people to report crimes, and for anyone close by to receive an instant alert. Less than a week after it went live in New York, Apple has pulled it from the App Store …
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Upcoming third-party Apple Watch band adds both FaceTime and external cameras
There have long been reports that Apple is exploring the possibility of adding a FaceTime camera to the Watch, but it hasn’t happened yet and it’s unclear if or when it will. If you don’t want to wait, Glide is working on a band that adds both a 2MP selfie cam and a second 8MP one for use as a general camera.
Pre-orders for the CMRA open today at $149 for early buyers, rising to $199 later and $249 retail – but the bad news is that you won’t receive it until the Spring …
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