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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Apps running directly over Wi-Fi means that your watch can work a lot better in enterprise contexts, where you're in one big building/factory where you might not have your phone on you.
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Creating a watch face will be as easy for users as going into their photos, picking a photo they like, and even cropping it. Push a button, and boom, new watch face.
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Time Travel will let you see the Watch's predicted battery life throughout the rest of the day, so, for example, you could see if you have enough charge left to get to the airport, or even last through your flight.
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Time Travel is really a way of putting your calendar on your wrist. It could be called iCal.
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Apple adding stickers which look a lot like Line's characters to me.
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I wonder if all this stuff will hurt the Apple Watch's current all-day battery life? Especially power hogs like video playback.
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The developer beta of WatchOS 2 is available today. And available this fall to everyone. And it will be free.
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I still feel like the Apple Watch UI is too convoluted for the average person.
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"I'm really looking ahead to the journey ahead with all of you for Apple Watch." End of Lynch demo. Tim Cook is back.
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Here comes the big streaming announcement...
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We're seeing a video of people rocking out to music. Some of them are using old-school iPods. Archival photos?
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And here's Jimmy Iovine, legendary music producer, on stage. He was co-founder of Beats.
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I saw Jimmy Iovine speak at HP's TouchPad launch, which now feels like it was about a century ago.
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Between Apple Watch and Apple Music, the era of iProduct branding may be winding down.
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A friend who worked for Iovine asked me to get Iovine a PlayStation 3 on launch day, before they were available to the public. And I did.
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A lot of new faces for the Apple faithful to absorb today.
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Jimmy Iovine: 2015 the music industry is a fragmented mess.
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Apple Music is supposed to support "not just the top tier artists, but the kids in their bedrooms too"--that's a shot at Jay Z's Tidal.
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Algorithms alone can't program music well enough. You need a human touch, Iovine says: The first 24/7 live, global radio station.
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You will NEVER hear anyone bash algorithms at a Google event.
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Beats One reminds me of when Bill Nguyen (who sold the neat, short-lived Lala to Apple) actually went out and bought an established terrestrial radio station.
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So far, no signs of anything game-changing in Apple Music. Pitch sounds similar to the one for Beats Music.
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Lala! I envision Bill Nguyen in Hawaii smiling . . . .
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Bill moved to Tahoe and started a school there. Ran into him in an airport and he gave me the pitch right there.
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@HarryMcCracken My thinking is that the benefit/difference is the global community that Apple can bring to the table, and how all that information about people's tastes can be used for everyone. Beats wouldn't have had that on its own.
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You can use Siri to say things like "Play the top 10 songs in alternative."
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If Apple Music undercuts Spotify on price, I guess I'd have to consider it. Otherwise, I am more intrigued by Spotify and its new foray into video and podcasts . . . .
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Hey, that might be the proof that this is a live demo: Siri didn't seem to understand Cue's command.
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Is Apple going to get rid of the name "iTunes" at some point?
