Can you believe we’re at the mid-year point? I’ve been thinking about that and changing my attitude a bit toward social media. Here’s a short video with the details…
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The visionOS SDK kit has only been out a few days, but developers are already digging in. Initial reports are encouraging. App developers are getting their apps up and running in the new spatial computing platform. MacStories did a great job collecting posts from many experimenting developers.
There are two things that come to mind seeing how quickly Developers are adapting:
Developers that have been building their SwiftUI muscles are getting paid back right now. visionOS runs on SwiftUI. Developers that are up to speed on it are getting an easy on ramp on the new platform.
While it’s great seeing conventional existing apps get displayed in the new spatial computing platform, I consider that just phase one. Phase two is where it gets interesting. That’s when developers come up with applications that could only work on the new platform. I don’t know what those killer apps will be yet, but some enterprising developers are cooking them up right now.
The app I’d love to see is a spatial computing enabled planning/idea development application, where I could put the headset on and have a 10’ x 10’ (or bigger) board I could use to develop ideas and plans. I would probably make it contextual and instance it somewhere in Yosemite or Yellowstone, but it would be the place I’d go to work on big ideas. Then when I’m done, I could take the headset off and go make a sandwich.
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It’s time for the latest Lab Report from MacSparky, covering this week’s Apple news and updates…This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?
Here’s a walkthrough of the changes to Apple’s Reminders app with the latest iPadOS 17 beta software. … This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?
Last year I did a video on getting the most out of screenshots on your Mac with the built-in tools. Since then, I’ve gone all in with CleanShot X.… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?
MacWhisper, the app that uses an AI Large Language Model to create transcripts, just got its third major update. Improvements include:
I can’t help but feel that we are at an inflection point with voice to text and it is getting a lot easier to use and implement. MacWhisper is part of this wave.
Today Apple released the second developer beta builds. This second beta usually deals with any obvious problems from beta 1 plus starts to show the areas where they are willing to reconsider decisions. As users, these early betas are the best time to weigh in on bits we’d like to see changed. The further the train gets down the track, the harder it is to back it up. I’d guess we’ll get beta 3 in another few weeks and, hopefully, before that, a public beta. My fingers are crossed.
Perhaps even more noteworthy, Apple also released the Vision Pro Software Development Kit (SDK). This is the first release of this SDK for the new platform. One of the nice bits about being in Cupertino during WWDC week was observing my indie developer friends’ eyes as they discussed developing for the new platform. To date, there has been no “killer” augmented reality apps. Indie developers plan on changing that.
It’s time for the June MacSparky Labs Deep Dive…
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On this episode of Focused, I’m reflecting on 18 months of freedom, Mike is reporting back from Craft + Commerce, and we’re both sharing our best advice for teaching kids how to focus. Join us.
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