67: Tim Said, Man

Accidental Tech Podcast

• Episode: 67: Tim Said, Man
• Website: Accidental Tech Podcast
• Feed URL: http://atp.fm/episodes?format=rss
• Duration: 02:09:39
• Published: 2014-05-28 16:05

• We'll be guests on the WWDC live episode of The Talk Show: Tuesday, June 3, 6–9 PM. Get tickets here ASAP! John will be taking a plane... for you.
• Follow-up:
  • Which is faster: installing Showbot or reimplementing it?
    • Casey's open-source Node version
  • PHP isn't faster than Javascript, voiding Marco's accidental argument in the last episode.
  • Node.js uses CommonJS, not AMD. ECMAScript also adds formal module support, which es6-module-transpiler lets you use today.
  • To the great surprise of nobody except John, iPhones come with earbuds, and those earbuds come with clickers.
  • To the great surprise of nobody, including John, the Bluetooth-pairing interface in a car was terrible, and both Marco and Casey missed an obscure reference.
  • iOS games that support physical game controllers must also work without them.
• If the "iPhone 6" comes in two sizes, which do you buy?
  • Possibility of resolution scaling modes.
  • Would the cameras be different? (Marco on The Talk Show, starting around 01:26:00).
• WWDC product-announcement predictions:
  • New MacBook Airs or a 12" Retina MacBook Air? (Intel's Broadwell delay)
    • Macworld's slow SSD speeds in the new Airs may just be from different SSD manufacturers.
  • New Apple TV hardware or software?
    • The Apple TV 3's CPU was originally a dual-core A5 with one die disabled, but not anymore.
  • The iPod Touch still has an A5 LOL.
  • There may not be any new hardware announced at WWDC, just like previous WWDCs in 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2011.
  • New sensors to be taken advantage of, like Pedometer++ did with the M7 last year.
  • Craig Hockenberry on Apple wearables
  • Wearables, sensors, and watches in fashion and reality.
  • Bringing the new Mac Pro's dark-glossy-aluminum finish to more Pro hardware?
  • Retina Thunderbolt Display?
  • The Magic Mouse. Yes, we really talked about this.
• Drawing conclusions from the "To Be Announced" sessions in the WWDC schedule.
• WWDC predictions for Mac OS X 10.10:
  • Just a visual refresh, or notable improvements to the core OS as well?
  • Apple shuffling engineers around to work on the new hotness while neglecting its established platforms and applications.
  • Modernization or replacement of AppKit, possibly by bringing the relevant parts of UIKit to Mac?
  • Is there any hope for a new filesystem, possibly by evolving Core Storage?
• WWDC predictions for iOS 8:
  • Better inter-app communication:
    • A system like Contracts or Intents?
    • Involving remote view controllers?
    • Side-by-side iPad multitasking?
  • Springboard enhancements?
  • Please kill Newsstand. Please. Just make them normal app icons.
  • Could Remote View Controllers and Background Refresh be used for widgets, live tiles, or dynamic icons?
  • Customizable default browser, mail app, etc.?
• WWDC predictions for new or improved web services:

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