This week on Connected, Myke and I revisit sleep tracking and discuss the original iPad Keyboard Dock. We also cover changes in iOS 16 Beta 5, the Opal C1 webcam and Amazon’s purchase of iRobot.
Spotify Separating Music and Podcasts in Upcoming App Redesign →
This week, we are launching a new Home experience that includes feeds for both Music and Podcasts & Shows. The feature is currently rolling out to Android users and will soon be available on iOS. By creating these feeds, Spotify will help listeners to easily scroll through the type of content they’re looking for at that moment. The updated interface will make the experience more personalized while allowing users to dig even deeper into their recommendations.
In the Music feed, listeners will have quick access to suggestions based on their music taste, making discovering new favorites easier than ever. There will also be album and playlist recommendations as well as buttons that make it easy to share, like, and instantly play music.
In the Podcast & Shows feed, listeners will be able to head straight to new episodes of their favorite shows. They’ll also find personalized podcast recommendations. What’s more, listeners will be able to read episode descriptions, save to Your Episodes or start playing podcasts without leaving the page, so the experience all starts from one place.
I never understand Spotify wanting to mix music and podcasts so clearly. Music and podcasts are just fundamentally different things.
Kbase Article of the Week: iMac Power Consumption and Thermal Output →
Learn about the power consumption and thermal output (BTU) of iMac computers.
Sadly the list only goes back to 2009, even on the Wayback Machine. I really wanted to see how the G5 faired.
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Apple I Drama →
Today I read a story about an Apple I that is reported to have been built by Woz. That may or may not be true, according to some experts. Ethan Baron, writing at The Mercury News, has more:
Mike Graff, spokesman for Boston-based RR Auction, said Jobs gave the Apple-1 to its current owner, who wants to remain anonymous, around 1990. The device had languished for years in a drawer “with things on top of it and below it” in the famed “Apple Garage” where Jobs and Wozniak did their early work in Jobs’ childhood home in Los Altos, said Corey Cohen, a board member of the Vintage Computer Federation and a prominent Apple-1 expert.
Cohen and the auction house say Jobs used this prototype to demonstrate the Apple-1 to Paul Terrell, owner of the Byte Shop in Mountain View, one of the world’s first personal computer stores.
However, Terrell told the Bay Area News Group this week that he isn’t convinced it’s the same device.
Mac Power Users #652: Where Does the iPad Fit? →
Apple refers to the iPad as a magical pane of glass that becomes whatever you need of it. David and Stephen discuss some apps and accessories that help the iPad reach that potential.
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Marks 10 Years on Mars →
It’s hard to believe that it’s been ten years since Curiosity landed on Mars. I remember watching the news come in, sitting on the edge of my seat. In the decade since, the rover has done some amazing work.
Connected #409: We’re Were We Are Where →
Stephen plays the Bad Cop. Federico doesn’t know anybody named Tony. Myke has some questions. Apple has an iPadOS problem.
On Connected Pro, I tell the story of a recent purchase that went terribly wrong.
18 Hours Left to Back the Apple History Calendar →
My Kickstarter campaign for a new version of my Apple History Calendar is almost done! If you haven’t backed it yet, time is running out. The campaign closes at 10 AM Eastern on Friday, August 5.
I’ve been hard at work on the photos over the last two weeks and couldn’t be happier with how things are going. This calendar is going to be awesome.