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[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Introducing..... drumrolls!

Apple sounding sticks! Dstix! Not only are they incredibly sexy for sounding, with their smooth specially designed surfaces for his pleasure, but they boost db to new leves with its vibration to music features. Dstix not only play music with their IEM adapters but now they also come... pardon the pun... with their very own camera! For those who must pray east or those who are really outdoorsy they come with nano gyro enabled GPS and you know, that needle thing that always points north. Dstix are not just your grandpa's stainless feel good 🍡 play toys anymore! Search for and scoop out ear wax! Unclog stuffy noses! Search and report pullips and other intestinal illnesses. Ofcourse it can detect enlarged prostate, record your pee schedule and chemical composition via the P-hol technology built in. Dstix also come with mood light and a bright torch to find your keys or remove your contacts! And Best of all, they are Bluetooth, they can record 49hours of sound and 4k video, they have an air mouse and air keyboard features and you can receive calls directly to your Dstix! Stereo if you're using two. All the adapters, including the B-dapter with retaining feature and safety flange are all included! All you will need is a USB c cable and adapter!

[-] bitwolf@lemmy.one 3 points 19 hours ago

The worst part is that these could be the only option. Since airpods are designed to go bad after a few years Apple will interpret all of the replacements as "very successful sales"

[-] deltreed@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

How about just better sound instead? You know, what headphones are actually for.

[-] SilentStorms@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Airpods are more about convenience than sound quality. Not sure how cameras factor in there though.

[-] simplejack@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

And this is why the Humane Pin was always a dumb idea. Apple, Google, Samsung, etc just needed to license some LL and diffusion models, then slap camera on all the headphones they make. Boom - instant humane like experience that’s faster, lighter, better looking, has better battery, etc etc.

No futuristic projector UI, but that thing was pretty busted anyway.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The big problem with the humane pin was that it was trying to do processing on the teeny tiny device and that used all it's battery up in 15 mins generated 300 MW of heat.

Why not just use the phone in your pocket that's actually designed for this kind of data processing?

[-] simplejack@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

As I recall, the original goal was to build a product that allowed you to leave the phone behind so you could be more present in the world.

Problem is, processing and battery power clearly isn’t there yet, and it would require a separate sim for that.

A product that leveraged the phone would’ve been a better V1. It’s kind of the obvious conclusion everyone comes to when they play with this thing in the wild.

[-] Moneo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

This is the most tech bro thing ever.

"Lets innovate ourselves out of a problem that innovation created"

Imagine trying to invent a new class tech instead of just putting your phone down.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I fundamentally take issue with the idea that I need to be saved from my phone.

The primary reasons I use my phone are for communication and taking pictures. Well it was terrible at both of those things.

[-] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 114 points 3 days ago

Someone correct me if I'm wrong here, but anyone feel like Apple is slowly having an...over-engineering problem?

The Apple Vision Pro, this... the new iPad Pros with FUCKING M4 CHIPS THAT ARE RUNNING IPADOS (??????)

Like what is happening in their product development department lately?

[-] Chozo@fedia.io 123 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

"If you can't reinvent the wheel, then just make the wheel more expensive." -Tim Apple, probably

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago

I appreciate his proper name being used 🤗

[-] forgotaboutlaye@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I just saw that clip a week or two ago and I'm still laughing at it every time I see an apple product

[-] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Or they have a ton of M4 sized wheels and it’s easier just to use the same wheel for everything

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[-] Wahots@pawb.social 14 points 3 days ago

They need to take their talent and apply it to stuff that could actually use it, rather than rehashing stuff that is already good. An Apple clothes dryer that actually can sense dry clothes and doesn't break easily. An apple garage door that doesn't suck. An Apple Ebike that lasts ages and is repairable (and gets people out of their cars).

I think an Apple bidet could be neat. A toaster, too.

[-] lemmeout@lemm.ee 71 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Did you just put "repairable" and "Apple" in the same sentence?

[-] tyrant@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

The bidet is under development. It is going to have cameras to confirm cleanliness using ai.

[-] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 11 points 3 days ago

... I don't know if I trust Siri to wash my asshole tbh

[-] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 days ago

Something tells me you wouldn't like the coming AssID feature either.

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[-] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 days ago

Just to improve the spy ecosystem. Thanks

[-] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

100% says it’s for gesture tracking and fully local

[-] chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 days ago

The source code is closed so you cannot check Apple allegations only trust them and I don't trust a company who puts a advertising ID on its phones

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[-] HauntedCupcake@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Only because everyone's on edge, give it a few years and they'll need "anonymised" data collection to "help improve their service"

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

Only because everyone’s on edge,

Wrong, everyone's on chrome

I'll see myself out, no need to shoot

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Edge is what you use to download a browser.

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[-] SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I suppose they really wanna use all that R&D that they did on gesture tracking with the vision somewhere.

[-] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Yep, imagine skipping tracks with a specific gesture instead on fondling the white nub poking out of your ear

[-] solrize@lemmy.world 43 points 3 days ago

First there were glassholes. Now we'll have earworms?

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

You mean butt plugs with cameras pointing onwards into it?

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

I would buy that

[-] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 80 points 3 days ago

Will the camera look inside of your ear?

[-] PenisWenisGenius@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Let's take low power a tech gadget that gets good battery life and make it no longer have good battery life. What a great idea.

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago

They haven't even thought of adding fans for the hot days. Is anyone even thinking of users at Apple?

[-] bobc7@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Ear pics now easier than ever

[-] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago

Let me guess. Add infrared cameras onto the Airpods, costing them very little extra, and using it as justification for an £80 price rise.

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[-] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 26 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

bringing "in-air" gestures to airpods

I can't wait for stories of people brushing their hair away and the earbuds take that as a sign to raise the volume too high or something equally dumb to happen because they won't be able to differentiate between a normal gesture meant for it and something not meant for it.

Gesture controls are cool, but what happens if they are too sensitive to movement or think gesture xyz is the same as gesture zyx?

[-] exanime@lemmy.today 7 points 2 days ago

Exactly... I have regular buds for running and I hate them because they inevitably shift around a bit and , when I try to get them back in place, they start misinterpreting my touch with whatever touch command they were preprogrammed

These ideas sound nice in the brainstorming room but, in my experience, have rarely panned out in practice

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 days ago

These already have IR sensors for gesture detection

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/hy-concealed-smart-earbuds#/

Using cameras instead of simpler IR sensors are going to hurt battery life

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[-] tfowinder@lemmy.ml 22 points 3 days ago

Cost as much as an iPhone

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