Apple Far Out recap: Apple’s satellite of love and AR/VR move

foreign everybody Welcome to Tech Republic I'm Clarence Reynolds and today we're covering the latest tech announcements from Apple's 2022 far out and joining me today to talk about the event and the new Apple tech is Tamara Scott senior managing editor for Tech Republic and Katie Norton HR editor for technology advice thanks for joining me today both of you thanks for having me so glad to be back so first of all let's talk about the event itself now Apple has officially been hosting these spectacles for over a decade now since the announcement of the iPhone 5 back in 2012 and they've come a long ways in terms of techcan presentation so what did you two think about the event in its current form Tamara we're going to start with you first well I love the Apple event it's such a showcase for them it gives them a chance to not only introduce their new technology and all of the cool things that go into it it also gives them a chance to Showcase their advertising and the things that we love from Apple which is the design the beautiful images and the the whole presentation you know when you open that box from Apple you get a presentation and these events are like that but you know just for the eyes and how about you Katie yeah last time um we did one of these round tables during WWDC I made a comment about how these events um you know after the pandemic becoming live again and I do know that this was technically a live event they had an entire audience there with journalists it's interesting that they've you know stuck with this really highly produced video format that is really engaging for all of us at home as well so you know I've also been watching these Apple events for a really long time and when it was fully in person you know people Tim Cook whoever would come out on stage and showcase the new products I always kind of I felt a little fomo like I wanted to be there so I really like that they've kind of kept with this trend of having fully produced video that we can enjoy um just like we were there it almost had a little story arc you know it was very interesting and and on the event side since we're talking about that Katie let's talk about the main reason why we are actually watching these events and that's because of the new toys and features that Apple always announces and we had quite a few announcements this year beyond the standard phone evolution so Katie is a long time Apple user what caught your eye first and foremost um I was mostly excited for the Emergency satellite service I have always had a fear of hiking or camping or like being out in the wilderness where I don't have access to like the hospital like close by if I need to or an emergency or like someone to help is something were to go wrong that was really like okay now is my time to go out on a hike I guess because that is so cool that you don't even need to have like cell towers nearby you can just and it tells you exactly where to point your phone uh so that was really neat that's actually a great point and uh Tamara what did you see that stood out to you so I come from a family of triathletes and long distance Runners and so the Apple watch Ultra was really interesting to me because you know my family ends up using Garmin tools Garmin watches because they have that three-day battery life that's gonna take them through an Iron Man competition and so I think that Apple watch Ultra is sort of that marriage of the ultra athletes needs and also sort of the the business persons want for connectivity so you know giving all of the amazing Apple watch features that we really love including the handoff for messages but also the durability and that extra battery life that really comes in handy for those long distance runners or scuba divers that was really cool too the iOS is really just getting really robust um it's very interesting to watch how that happens and and speaking of let's finally talk about the main reason most people talk about or watch this event it is because of the new iPhone and this year they announced the soon to be released iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 plus what features did you take note of and how does this phone compare to the iPhone 13.

Tamara what are your thoughts I was really interested to see how the technology that Apple announced during WWDC would carry over for the iPhone 14 and I think that a lot of the features the dynamic Island in particular kind of spoke to that and gave us a sense of how apple is moving towards that sort of AR VR technology some of the technology that they put forth at WWDC like the ability to customize your home screen by cutting out an image that is going to be showcased on these new always on lock screens and things like that and so I think that watching the m evolution of the technology and how it is moving towards that AR VR um immersion in our lives is really interesting those are good points how about you Katie what are your thoughts on the new iPhone 14. so I just I just the beginning of this year and to be quite honest at the new iPhone 14 kind of difference it's largely like maybe the camera's a little bit better and that was really cool to see you know how they were talking about professional videography and how like action shots that you know a bulky like professional camera might not be able to get as easily like they can do it so quickly with the same quality on an iPhone how that translates to Everyday users I don't know I'm happy with my iPhone 13 so I don't know if I'll be upgrading anytime soon um but it is you know obviously very cool to think about what this iteration will mean for the next iteration and you know when we get to iPhone 22 down the line um looking back at this and thinking oh we had it so these rudimentary tools interesting insights from both of you and with all of that said was there anything at the Apple event that seemed kind of lackluster and or was there an announcement that you were looking forward to but was not mentioned yeah I had read a few articles um you know speculation always surrounds these events I'd seen a few articles that were talking about the new iPad and what could potentially be coming for that and so I'll be interested to see you know if they have a separate you know smaller event for those kinds of announcements but um you know they always leave you hanging and what did you think Tamara well there's been rumors for years about the AR and VR Tech I thought that with WWDC we were getting closer and closer to that I wrote about this a little bit a few months ago after WWDC and I don't think that apple is going to release AR glasses until it is a world-changing release until we all get those glasses and realize oh my gosh how have I lived without this up until now but that was more of a pipe dream hoping that they would release something soon but it's looking like it's still still going to be a little while it is safe to say that Apple never fails to keep us wondering what the next big thing is around the corner so I want to thank you very much for your insights today both of you and also thank you for watching be sure to comment below and hit the like button and also if this is your first time watching our Channel go ahead and subscribe and you can keep up with the latest news from the tech World we'll see you next time

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