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'Watch the Sound': Why you should watch
Catch up on a brilliant Apple TV+ show about music.
Leander Kahney
June 19, 2023
If you missed Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson on Apple TV+ when it debuted in 2021, we strongly recommend you catch up now.
Our TV critic Scout Tafoya says the miniseries is “must-see” TV, offering a unique insight into the music-making process. Superproducer Ronson is a very charismatic host, and he talks with a bunch of stellar guests.
“It’s an informative and delightful show,” Scout writes.
Also in today’s newsletter:
The new 15-inch MacBook Air has a nice big battery, but swapping it out ain’t gonna be easy. Should Apple make batteries easy to replace? Take the survey below.
The upcoming iPhone 15 may get a U2 Ultra Wideband chip to help it play nice with the Vision Pro headset.
This Kingston flash drive comes with a built-in keypad to keep your porn most sensitive files super-secure.
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Tweetz o’ the day
Absolutely love the design language of Apple’s new UK HQ offices at Battersea Power station. Respecting the unique red brick design of the building while also being distinctly Apple.
The new Store below with “Vintage E” design is also uniquely awesome.— Shaun Jenks🦖 (@Shaunjenks)
8:27 PM • Jun 18, 2023
First thing I'm going to do with visionOS is make my own 3D app icons 🤩
Apple have made this really easy - provide 3 transparent square images, don't add your own 3D effects etc..
Apple will generate specular highlights, shadows and depth in real-time based on focus.
— Andrew Hart (@AndrewHartAR)
5:10 PM • Jun 19, 2023
One more thing ...
My passion has been to build an enduring company where people were motivated to make great products. Everything else was secondary.
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