Ms. Eskridge joins Apple with the title Creative Executive reporting to Matt Cherniss, Head of Development for Worldwide Video.
Bryan Chaffin
Bryan Chaffin is the cofounder of The Mac Observer and currently serves as Afternoon Editor. He has contributed to MacAddict and MacFormat magazines, and co-authored the last two updates of iPad and iPad Pro for Dummies with Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus and Ed Baig. You can find out more about Bryan at his personal site, GeekTells, or find his Twitter link below.
Articles by Bryan Chaffin
The Future Was Posted to Twitter Last Friday
Check out this amazing demo video from developer Harley Turan. He posted it to Twitter on Friday, just a few days after Apple’s WWDC keynote. In it, he attached live data to a real-world object using ARKit 2 and iOS 12, and then moves them around. It’s like an ordinary commercial using thousands of dollars in post-production software, only it’s life. Put another way, it’s the future, posted to Twitter a few days ago. When people doubt the real-world value of augmented reality, this is the sort of thing I think about. Not games, as great I expect Harry Potter: Wizards Unite to be, but rather information attached to real world locations and objects. Especially once we get past this stone-age era of holding our iPhones in front of our faces to get our augmented reality. Oh, and remember that this was after just a couple of days with hands-on iOS 12 and ARKit 2.
Live image detection with iOS 12 & ARKit 2. Display digital information attached to physical objects. Feels like playing in the future ✨ #arkit #ios12 pic.twitter.com/b0bc9CiL8n
— Harley Turan (@hturan) June 9, 2018
Scribit on Kickstarter Creates (and Erases) Art on Your Wall
Check out Scribit on Kickstarter. It’s a device that will create art on your wall—from drawings to your recent Twitter messages to crowdsourced designs. Better yet, it will erase that art, too, turning your wall into giant reusable canvas. It can draw using four pens (red, blue, yellow, and black), and it needs two nails and a power outlet to install. The video is cool as can be, and the project has already raised more than US$400,000 with 23 days to go. Pledge levels that will get you a Scribit start at $349.
The Complete Adobe CC Training Bundle: $29
We have a deal today on The Complete Adobe CC Training Bundle, a collection of training courses for Adobe Creative Cloud. It includes courses for Photoshop, Premiere Pro, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash & Animate, After Effects, and Introduction to Animation. This bundle is $29 through us.
Apple Reseeds watchOS 5 Developer Beta 1
Apple re-seeded watchOS 5 Developer Beta 1 on Monday, 5 days after it was the new Apple Watch operating system was pulled.
DxO ONE Digital Connected Camera for iPhone and iPad: $341.99
We have a deal on the DxO ONE, a full blown, attachable, digital camera for iPhone and iPad. It uses your iOS device for its display, and it runs from an app, but all the optics are in the DxO ONE. It includes a fast f/1.8-f11 aspherical lens and extra small 1-inch format 20.2MP sensor. It also offers shutter speeds as fast as 1/20000ths of a second. It’s $379.99 through our deal, but coupon code CAMERA10 saves another 10%, bringing it to $341.99.
Apple Seeds tvOS 11.4.1 Developer Beta 2
There are no new known features in this release cycle, as Apple has turned to development of tvOS 12.
Apple Seeds macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Developer Beta 2
No new features have been announced or uncovered in this release cycle.
Apple Seeds iOS 11.4.1 Developer Beta 2
iOS 11.4.1 is little more than a bug fix release, and no new features are known to be in this release cycle.
Using 19th Century Technology to Make the Hyperloop See-Thru
Elon Musk’s Hyper loop company has proposed using a 19th century technology called a zoetrope to make its high-speed tunnels appear to be transparent. It’s a clever idea, and here’s how the Hyperloop zoetrope would work.
Merry Go Round, a Wireless Charger Plus 6 USB Charging Ports
We have a deal on the Merry Go Round Wireless Charger, a Qi charger with 6 built-in USB charging ports, too. That makes it a one-stop charging hub for your Apple devices, and you can throw in a couple of Android devices, too, if that’s your jam. It comes in Grey (the company’s spelling) or Black, and is $24.99 through our deal.
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Ask Siri to Play the Top Song for Any Date [Update]
“A Horse with No Name,” by America was the #1 song on April 3rd, 1972—I know this because I randomly picked that date to test this tip: ask Siri to play the top song from any given date, and you can be as specific as you want. [Updated to note that it requires an Apple Music subscription.]
Scapple: $9.99
We have a deal for you today on Scapple for Mac, mind-mapping software from Literature & Latte, the makers of my favorite writing tool, Scrivener. It’s designed to help you put all your ideas in one place, then draw logical conclusions about them. You can get it through our deal for $9.99.
Apple Shifts Developers from iTunes Connect to App Store Connect
The service comes with a new iOS app and a browser-based portal for uploading apps, managing apps and updates, using analytics, managing in-app purchases, and more.
Siri Shortcuts and Huge AR Baby Steps - ACM 465
Siri Shortcuts were the thing Apple announced at WWDC that caught both Bryan Chaffin’s and Jeff Gamet’s imagination. They also talk about how cool ARKit 2 is, and how we are still in early, early days for AR. As awesome as AR on iOS is, Apple is still taking huge baby steps.
iPM 3-in-1 Fast Wireless Charging Pad: $48.99
We have a deal on the iPM 3-in-1 Fast Wireless Charging Pad. You can charge an Apple Watch and two Qi-enabled wireless charging mobile devices like iPhone X and iPhone 8 (or a Qi Android device), all at the same time. It’s $48.99 through our our deal.
Everything Apple Announced at WWDC Is Free - Here's a Complete List
SAN JOSE – Here’s something you may not have noticed about Apple’s WWDC keynote: everything Apple announced will be free—here’s the complete list of new products and features Apple announced during the WWDC 2018 keynote.
Nix Mini Color Sensor: $69
We have a deal on the Nix Mini Color Sensor. This device senses color so you can match it to one of 31,000 brand name paint colors. If you’re looking for digital color matching, it will also give you the RGB, HEX, CMYK, and LAB colors. The Nix Mini Color Sensor is $69 through us, 30% off retail.
Apple TV 4K Gets Dolby Atmos Support in tvOS 12, Plus New 'Earth' Aerial Shot
SAN JOSE – Apple announced Monday that Apple TV 4K settop boxes will get support for Dolby Atmos audio via tvOS 12 this fall, along with other new features.
Apple Watch Adds Walkie Talkie App and New Workout Features in watchOS 5
SAN JOSE – To be released in the fall, this Apple Watch update will include a Walkie Talkie app, new workout features, new Siri options and features, and support for Student IDs in Wallet.
Apple Announces iOS 12: Siri Skills, Performance, Improved Communication, Enhanced Augmented Reality
SAN JOSE – The next major update for the company’s mobile platform focused on Siri skills, performance, improved communication, enhanced augmented reality tools, and addiction controls.
CleanMyMac 3: $27.99
We have a deal on one of my favorite Mac utilities: CleanMyMac 3 by MacPaw. This software scans your Mac for junk and unnecessary files, cleans your caches, and routinely recovers GBs of storage on my Mac every week. You can get it for $27.99 through our deal.
iPM World HD 360 Degree 1080p Wireless IP Camera: $44.99
We have a deal on the iPM World HD 360 Degree 1080p Wireless IP Camera, a home security camera. This device takes panoramic videos, and also encrypts its recordings. You can view and control the camera through your iPhone app, and it’s $44.99 through us.
Apple Allows Developers More Options for App Store Search Ads
The company added “Creative Sets for more ad variations” for better user targeting.