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June 6, 2022 • 17 minutes ago • 3 minutes of reading • Join the conversation
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Apple Inc announced Monday that it will integrate its software more closely into the instrument cluster on the dashboard of cars that will begin shipping next year, while analysts and developers look forward to any hints on how future headphones can work with mixed reality.
Apple also announced that its new Macbook Air laptop has been “completely redesigned” around its new silicon M2 processor, which they say is 35% faster than the previous M1 chip. The new laptop will be 2.7 pounds (1.2 kg).
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Apple unveiled an updated version of its Car Play software at its annual software developer conference. For the first time, the new software will power the car’s dashboard, showing speed, direction and fuel consumption. Apple said carmakers such as Ford Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Corp. plan to use the new software and that cars with it will begin shipping next year.
Apple also announced that consumers can buy now and pay later for purchases. Apple Pay Later will be available wherever Apple Pay is accepted and managed through Apple Wallet. Consumers can make four equal payments without interest or fees.
Apple has also added an edit button to iMessage for sent messages, ahead of Twitter with a long-sought feature.
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Apple has also introduced changes to popular apps, including better display of landmarks in its map software, live sports scores on Apple TV, and the provision of a shared video viewer in messaging.
The technology giant is also adding a tool called “Security Check” to exclude access to sensitive information about people in situations of abuse.
While the headphone announcement is unlikely on Monday, developers expect future headphones to likely use cameras to transmit the view of the outside world in a high-resolution display that can overlay digital objects on the physical environment and may arrive in March next year said Anshel Sag, chief analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy. Such a device will be Apple’s first entry into a new category of computing devices since the delivery of the Apple Watch in 2015 and will put it in direct competition with Meta, which has unveiled plans to launch a mixed-reality headset called the Cambria. this year.
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But neither Sag nor other developers and analysts interviewed by Reuters expect a brief look at the headphones on Monday.
Instead, they will look for buried hints about the future device, such as improvements in the way Apple devices handle augmented reality scenes. They will look for little surprises in so-called “spatial” features, in which devices understand how to use in three-dimensional space, said Andrew McHugh, co-founder of an application called Vivid, which allows users to virtually log in. their videos and photos. Earlier, Apple released features such as surround audio for its wireless headphones, where sounds change when users turn their heads.
Apple may announce an updated version of its Mac Pro computer, which is aimed at users as developers who need a lot of computing power and is the latest machine in Apple’s range that uses a CPU from Intel Corp. This machine is likely to have a powerful processor made up of multiple Apple Silicon chips, fused together with advanced packaging technology, said Ben Badjarin, head of consumer technology at Creative Strategies.
The Apple Store was offline Monday morning, a move that in the past was followed by new products added to the site. (Report by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Edited by Lisa Shoemaker)
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