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The Discussion
iPhone 6 (4.7”) and iPhone 6 Plus (5.5”)
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Retina HD
326ppi @ 1334x750 (compare to iPhone 5: 1136x640, same ppi)
401ppi @ 1920x1080
Apps that have not been updated for adaptive layout are scaled up
Dual domain pixels - accurate colors at wider angles of view
Plus has 185% more pixels than 5s
Does the Plus have the GPU horsepower to drive this, or are we in the same situation as the first Retina iPad?
We’re probably in good shape: the 5s has oodles of GPU to spare, and the A8 has up to 50% greater performance, according to Apple.
Screen not all that different from an iPad Air, which had an A7 in it
Relevant: http://www.anandtech.com/show/8514/analyzing-apples-a8-soc-gx6650-more
Very thin, but at the cost of a protruding camera. They both have a bump?
What do you get with a ridiculously large phone?
Need a pair of JNCO Jeans to fit the 6 Plus in your pocket
Plus leverages adaptive layout to provide "regular" size-class content when in landscape. (Referred to as 2-up in the keynote)
Expanded keyboard in landscape: Cut, copy, paste, etc
Springboard supports landscape
Sleep/wake button moves to the side
Reachability slides the top of the screen down so you can reach it.
Is this a necessary concession of ridiculous phone size?
Will we see the iPad adopt this?
A8 SoC
2 billion transistors (up from 1 billion)
20-nanometer process
13% smaller than A7
Looks like the performance gain curve may be beginning to flatten (but we need more data)
…but maybe it’s a conscious trade-off to gain 50% greater energy efficiency??
Obligatory game demo
Super Evil Megacorp - Vainglory
Was that the singer from Tears for Fears playing the demo?
M8 Motion Coprocessor
Adds a barometer for relative elevation
Can estimate distance
Carrier Aggregation for faster LTE
Voice Over LTE (VoLTE) - Simultaneous voice and data
WiFi Calling (T-Mobile & EE for now)
Better camera (Surprise!!!!) and better processing
Pretty significant improvements. Too many to enumerate
Plus supports optical image stabilization
Apple Pay
$12B/year in cc/debit transactions in the U.S.
Contrived video showing how difficult using a card is
She even fumbled while removing her card from its sleeve
Is paying with a card really so inconvenient
Followed by a video showing how easy Apple Pay is
“Secure Element” chip stores device-specific payment info on the device
Credit card number is not stored
Single-use payment numbers and dynamic security codes for each transaction!
Darryl has wanted this to be the standard for quite a while (Tweets from 2011)
Apple does not collect transaction details
Developer APIs available via PassKit (Getting started with Apple Pay PDF)
Nick Arnott (@noir): 9/10/14, 7:11 AM 220,000 locations sounds like a lot until you realize that’s out of roughly 14.26 million credit card terminals in the US. Long way to go.
Very clear write-up by Nick Arnott on iMore: Apple Pay and security: What you need to know
Apple Watch (One more thing…)
Starts at $350, iPhone required - This is definitely an accessory item
Flexible Retina display - single-crystal-thick sapphire
Touch- and force-sensitive
Gyroscope and accelerometer built in, but location relies on phone, so you’ll still need to bring it with you when you exercise
Really interesting input/navigation
“Glances” mini-widgets
LOLling at the zoomed-out photo collection view
Was Yo on to something? Apple seems to think so, given their “communicate with taps” feature
Is this watch thin enough?
Apple has always limited its product lines to simplify purchase decisions. Is this lineup too broad?
Why the emphasis on +/- 50ms accuracy?
WatchKit (No link available yet)
Actionable notifications
Apps
Glances
Picks
Chad (@jazzychad)
Points - The Game
Darryl (@dh_thomas)
Hopper
Hopper is a reverse engineering tool for OS X and Linux, that lets you disassemble, decompile and debug your 32/64bits Intel Mac, Linux, Windows and iOS executables.
Static Analysis: Following Along at Home with Hopper’s Decompiler Feature by Melissa Elliott (@0xabad1dea), A bit out-of-date, but very useful walk-through of Hopper
Jason (@jak)
Product Hunt on iOS
John (@johnsextro)
Flappy Bird recreated in Swift from FullStackEDU.com they claim that they will be offering a course in game programming with Swift in the near future.
Alternative show title suggestions
Bigger Than a Pop Tart
You’ve got your damn phablet now. I hope you’re happy.
Ridiculous
JNCO Jeans
iPad Mini, Mini
I cried the whole rest of the day
You’ve made a bad choice, John
You’re fired
They both have a bump?
So contrived
Somewhat mentally deficient
Seems like a non-brainer
Yo was on to something
Send my heartbeat to chad
Time you get out of the thing
Balked out loud
