Apple's WWDC Keynote
On June 8, 2015 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET, Apple will kick off its Worldwide Developers Conference with a keynote at San Francisco's Moscone Center. Expect news on the next versions of iOS and OS X, and maybe the introduction of a new Apple TV box. Fast Company's Harry McCracken and Daniel Terdiman will report live from the event.
WWDC is always, always primarily about software. This year, that might be even more true than usual. We can assume that upgrades to iOS and OS X are on tap. And the one major piece of hardware which was rumored to debut--a major update to the Apple TV streaming box--now seems unlikely. Come join us to see what's new--and to learn if Apple managed to keep any of its secrets truly secret.
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In the video, Neil deGrasse Tyson said the combination of an app store and mobile devices was as important an innovation as the microscope. To echo @harrymccracken, that's a bit much. Then again, Uber!
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Let's all remember that "apps" are just a more marketable version of what we used to all call "software."
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Is this where we find out Star Wars Episode VII was Shot on iPhone 6 (J.J. Abrams was in the video)?
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Making it SO EASY to get apps on your phone was, indeed, one of the most transformational moments of the personal computing revolution.
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Lots of heartwarming moments going on in this video. Phil Schiller is narrating.
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Okay, I'm tearing up a little at the notion of an app that can help a deaf child "feel" music, and better understand the concept of music.
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850 apps are downloaded per second and the average user has 119 apps on their device.
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I'm wondering: Of that $30 billion paid to app developers, how much went to Angry Birds?
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Now...new version of watch OS.
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This is the first WWDC at which Apple Watch is being discussed.
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"Pretty amazing that we're already talking about the next version of the watchOS," Cook says.
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Here's Kevin Lynch to talk WatchOS.
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You can have photos cycle through with an album view watch face. Or a time-lapse watch face.
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Complications allows you to show the information you most want to see on your Apple Watch: flight times, car-battery charge, and much more.
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Time Travel, a timeline view, sounds like the new Pebble Time interface. Go forward to see what's on your schedule.
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"Flux Capacitor Sold Separately."
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Perhaps I'm missing the joke, but is naming a feature "Complications" a good idea?
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Every app developer is going to fight for the limited real estate on that watch face.
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Side tilt on the Apple watch means they are killing the alarm clock and the watch in one fell swoop ⌚️⌚️⌚️
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Friend groups lets you add more than 12 friends to your watch.
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Complications is not a new term, it's used in the traditional watch industry to denote features outside of hours and minutes.
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You can already read email on Apple Watch. With WatchOS 2, you can reply as well.
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Facetime audio calls will be available via the watch.
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Sounds like developers will still not be able to design watchfaces from scratch.
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Aha, got it, @noahrobischon. My not knowing that betrays the fact I haven't worn a watch in literally 20 years.
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Siri on the watch getting commands like "Go for a 300 mile bike ride"
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Note that the loyalty cards which Apple Pay now supports are essentially the offline equivalent of the online data mining which Tim Cook has been bashing recently.
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You should be able to use Siri on your Apple Watch to connect to HomeKit, and, say, set the lights in your dining room, for mood lighting.
