Thu. Mar 28th, 2024
On today’s show…
Is iPhone 12 Pro’s LIDAR really for Video, Epic starts a Free Fortnite Cup as a part of its Propaganda campaign and breaking down what Apple’s October’s announcement will include…

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iPhone 12 Pro’s lidar will supercharge video

I put out a full video yesterday on this which I’ll link up there, but here’s the TLDR. LIDAR is basically light based Radar, which can map your surroundings, but in the context of video, it can do a few special things. Along with iPhone’s camera systems, it could give super snappy focusing without hunting and maybe even bring those delicious soft bokeh backgrounds to video this year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCvCE1MNi1M

So far the difference between the iPhones 12 and the 12 Pro models have looked minimal, especially as it looks unlikely that the rumoured Pro Motion 120hz displays will make it this year, but a massive advantage in the video output would be a great differentiator.

FreeFortnite Cup pokes the Apple bear a little more

Epic Games, maker of Fortnite and the Unreal Engine have launched a FreeFortnite Cup across the platforms that they’re still available on, offering a “Tart Tycoon” skin based on Tim Cook with an Apple head as a reward for playing along with some hats and other brand tat.

They’ve also asked a court to prevent Apple from terminating their Developer Account, as this will disadvantage other developers using their Unreal Engine in their apps. Sounds like just taking that direct payment link that breached the App Store’s rules was too much of a sacrifice for them to be worth not ruining their Unreal customers apps too.

What we’re expecting at the October iPhone Event…

We’re back to one of our favourite Twitter leakers, @Komiya_KJ again for this story, with a list of what to expect at Apple’s October event, expected on October 13th or 14th.

The list covers:
Next Generation Apple TV, expected to have an A12 processor upgrade.
Apple Silicon MacBook Pro 13”
Apple Silicon MacBook
iPhones 12 and 12 Pro
AirTags
And AirPower

Komiya also mentions Apple AirPods Studio, the over ear headphones we’ve been expecting for a while since their icon leaked in a previous iOS version should be arriving in September, possibly via press release and website update. This adds more fuel to the argument that Apple may be phasing out the Beats brand after they rebranded Beats 1 Radio as Apple Music 1 last week.

Which iPhone are you most excited for this year, let me know the one you’ll be going for, or why you’re sticking with your current phone in the comments below, and if you forgot before, now would be a great time to subscribe. It’ll make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.