Apple's Acquisition of Next VR is Officially Announced

In our previous month's discussion about Apple's plans to acquire virtual reality company next VR, we touched upon the fact that this acquisition has now become official. The news of this acquisition was reportedly made possible by Apple spending around $100 million to purchase the company. For those who may not be familiar with next VR, it is a company that meshes virtual reality with sports, music, and entertainment, providing users with immersive VR experiences for watching live events on VR headsets from PlayStation, HTC, Oculus, Google, Microsoft, and others.

Apple's Upcoming AirPod Studio Headphones: A Promising Release

Meanwhile, Apple's upcoming high-end over-ear headphones, tentatively referred to as air pod studio, have been generating a lot of excitement among tech enthusiasts. The rumors surrounding these headphones suggest that they will come equipped with innovative features like head and neck detection. This technology would most likely function in a similar manner to the ear detection feature found in current AirPods and AirPods Pro. If you wear your air pod studio around your neck while listening to music, it should automatically stop playing when you put them back on your head.

Another rumored feature of the air pod studio is the ability to detect left and right ears for routing audio channels. This means that users will not have to worry about distinguishing between the left or right side of their headphones, as they would with current AirPods Pro models. The air pod studio are also expected to pair seamlessly with Macs or iOS devices, unlocking custom equalizer settings with low, medium, and high frequency adjustments available for users to fine-tune their audio experience.

Noise Cancellation and Interchangeable Components: The Future of Apple's High-End Headphones

Rumors also suggest that the air pod studio will feature active noise cancellation, much like what is currently available on AirPods Pro models. This technology would allow users to enjoy a more immersive listening experience by eliminating external noise distractions. Another exciting aspect of these headphones could be the option for interchangeable ear pads and headband padding, providing users with the ability to customize their fit and feel.

New Colors Coming Soon: Apple's PowerBeats Pro Could Get Some Exciting Updates

In another piece of news related to Apple's accessories, rumors suggest that the PowerBeats Pro could soon receive a refresh in terms of color options. According to sources, Apple might introduce an array of bright spring-themed colors, including Cloud Pink, Glacier Blue, Spring Yellow, and Lava Red. While these rumors do come from an unverified source, it is worth noting that Apple often updates its PowerBeats Pro models with new colors, making this a plausible possibility.

Apple Updates Logic Pro 10: A Step Forward for Music Creation

In the world of music creation software, Apple has recently updated its popular digital audio workstation Logic Pro X to version 10.5. This update brings several welcomed features, including live loops, which was first introduced in GarageBand for iOS and iPadOS. The new sampling workflow and beat-making tools are also expected to enhance the user experience.

Logic Remote: A Companion App for Seamless Control

As part of the Logic Pro X update, Apple has also revamped its companion app called Logic Remote. This app allows users to pair their iPhone or iPad with their Mac in order to control some of the new features within Logic Pro X. With this partnership, users can enjoy a more intuitive and accessible music creation experience.

Newton Mail Revival: A New Chapter for a Beloved App

In a surprising turn of events, Newton Mail has been revived by its original creators. The app was originally scheduled to shut down on April 30th following the acquisition by Essentials, which later ceased all operations earlier this year. However, the new owners have announced that they will be working to revive and improve upon the service.

Privacy Policy Overhaul: Ensuring User Control

As part of their efforts to revive Newton Mail, the new owners have promised to revamp the app's privacy policy. This change aims to provide users with greater control over their data and bring the service in line with GDPR compliance. Existing users are also being offered three free months of service as a welcome gesture.

A New Lease on Life: The Future of Self-Hosted Servers

If the new owners of Newton Mail fail to revive the app, they have promised that they will open-source the app and make it available for self-hosted servers. This would ensure that the legacy of Newton Mail lives on, even if the original developers are unable to sustain the service.

Sponsor Spotlight: oWC Offers a Wide Range of Products for Mac Users

Finally, we'd like to give a shout-out to our sponsor oWC, which offers a wide range of products designed specifically for Mac users. From internal hard drives and SSDs to memory upgrades and Thunderbolt three docks, oWC has the products that can enhance your Mac experience. The Excelsior 4M two PCIe module, for example, provides blazing-fast SSD speeds at around six GB/s, making it an excellent choice for those looking to boost their productivity.

As we await the release of Apple's air pod studio headphones and continue to follow the developments surrounding Newton Mail, one thing is clear: Apple continues to push the boundaries of innovation in the tech world. With its commitment to delivering high-quality products and services, it will be exciting to see what the future holds for these beloved brands.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthis video is sponsored by OWCA this week in Apple News we've got sort of a hodgepodge of topics to cover so let's just jump right into it there's always a lot of speculation about Apple's plans for the future and exciting new products and one that seems intriguing at this moment and it's been getting a lot of attention lately is the idea that Apple is currently working on some kind of augmented reality headset in fact Apple analyst Ming Chico said that he expects the Apple glasses to launch in 2022 at the earliest yes they're gonna be called apparently Apple glasses Apple glasses could feature a high-resolution display and are likely to be reliant on the iPhone for processing power to keep them slim and lightweight the glasses are expected to run a new operating system our OS or reality OS and Apple is exploring touch panels voice activation and head gestures as a means of control today we heard more news on these Apple glasses that suggests Apple can actually be introducing them in March or June of 2021 and then make them available to order in 2022 giving developers some time to create apps and experiences for this new platform now keep in mind that Apple is rumored to be working on two separate had warned augmented reality products including a bulkier headset and then these sleeker glasses the headset is expected to launch prior to the glasses so there could be some confusion about the products in any case it doesn't sound like either product is like real imminent at this moment in time so the weight kind of continues I think it's also important to note that last month we mentioned Apple's plans to acquire virtual reality company next VR and this week that news and acquisition has become official Apple reportedly spent around a hundred million dollars to purchase the company for those who aren't familiar next VR meshes virtual reality with sports music and entertainment providing VR experiences for watching live events on VR headsets from PlayStation HTC oculus Google Microsoft and others all right now switching back to products that don't quite exist yet Apple's upcoming high-end over ear headphones which are tentatively called air pod studio could have some cool features like head and neck detection which would most likely work a lot like ear detection which we have in the air pods and ear pods Pro so if your air pod studio are on your head and you're listening to music if you take them off and put them around your neck that music should stop if you put them back on your head it should start back up again a few other rumors suggest that another sensor will detect left and right ears for routing the audio channels which means there will be no right or wrong side for wearing the air pod studio pairing the air pod studio with a Mac or iOS device will unlock custom equalizer settings with low medium and high frequency adjustments available prior rumors have suggested Apple's high end over ear headphones will feature active noise cancellation and transparency mode much like what we already have now on current ear pods Pro and these headphones could have interchangeable ear pads and headband padding allowing for customization I don't know about you guys but I'm pretty excited about these air pod studio the more and more I hear about them as far as headphones that do actually exist the power beats Pro could be getting some new colors very soon as Apple might be planning to introduce an array of bright spring themed colors that include cloud pink glacier blue spring yellow and lava red now these rumors do come from a source without a known track record but Apple does tend to update beats with new colors often and so this rumor is not a stretch by any means finally in some quick app news Apple has finally updated its popular digital audio workstation Logic Pro 10 with the new version 10.5 that features a few welcomed new features like live loops which was actually first introduced in GarageBand for iOS and iPad OS a completely redesigned sampling workflow and new beat making tools Apple also updated its free companion app called logic remote that allows users to pair an iPhone or iPad with their Mac in order to control some of these new features from your phone or iPad and last but certainly not least popular and personal favorite email app of mine Newton mail is back from the dead again thanks to some even bigger fans of Newton mail Newton was originally scheduled to shut down on April 30th following previous owner essentials decision to cease all operations earlier this year essential originally came in possession of the mail app through its acquisition of the cloud magic team back in 2019 users can also expect a revamped privacy policy that will help them give better control over their data and bring the service in line with gdpr compliance in addition existing users are being offered three free months of service a 20% discount for lap subscribers who want to give Newton mail another go and a referral program for new customers the best part about all of this is that the new owners are promising that if their attempts at running Newton mail fails they'll open-source the app and find a way for self hosted servers to support the product indefinitely I personally am rooting for them for this to succeed so I hope that doesn't happen but it's nice to see that they're open to just letting it live on if they cannot make it succeed so go give Newton a shot if you want and I personally really like it also before we end today's video I want to give you more information about today's sponsor o WC o WC offers a wide range of products for your Mac like internal hard drives SSDs memory Thunderbolt three docks etc whatever you see has a couple of products that I literally use on a daily basis like the Excelsior 4m two PCIe module for my mac pro which gives me blazing fast SSD speeds at around six thousand megabytes per second it also includes soft raid options and now comes in a whopping 16 terabyte option 16 terabytes of SSD storage that's incredible when I'm on the go or working between the office or home I like to use the envoy Pro IX external SSD because it too is incredibly fast it's durable comes with a built-in Thunderbolt 3 cable so you don't have to bring any extra cables around and o WC is also bumping its storage to give users the chance to pick up a four terabyte model of this external drive so for more information about these products or anything else o WC has to offer be sure to click the link in the description down below this has been Dan with Matt Rimmer's thanks so much for watching and I hope to see you around in the next videothis video is sponsored by OWCA this week in Apple News we've got sort of a hodgepodge of topics to cover so let's just jump right into it there's always a lot of speculation about Apple's plans for the future and exciting new products and one that seems intriguing at this moment and it's been getting a lot of attention lately is the idea that Apple is currently working on some kind of augmented reality headset in fact Apple analyst Ming Chico said that he expects the Apple glasses to launch in 2022 at the earliest yes they're gonna be called apparently Apple glasses Apple glasses could feature a high-resolution display and are likely to be reliant on the iPhone for processing power to keep them slim and lightweight the glasses are expected to run a new operating system our OS or reality OS and Apple is exploring touch panels voice activation and head gestures as a means of control today we heard more news on these Apple glasses that suggests Apple can actually be introducing them in March or June of 2021 and then make them available to order in 2022 giving developers some time to create apps and experiences for this new platform now keep in mind that Apple is rumored to be working on two separate had warned augmented reality products including a bulkier headset and then these sleeker glasses the headset is expected to launch prior to the glasses so there could be some confusion about the products in any case it doesn't sound like either product is like real imminent at this moment in time so the weight kind of continues I think it's also important to note that last month we mentioned Apple's plans to acquire virtual reality company next VR and this week that news and acquisition has become official Apple reportedly spent around a hundred million dollars to purchase the company for those who aren't familiar next VR meshes virtual reality with sports music and entertainment providing VR experiences for watching live events on VR headsets from PlayStation HTC oculus Google Microsoft and others all right now switching back to products that don't quite exist yet Apple's upcoming high-end over ear headphones which are tentatively called air pod studio could have some cool features like head and neck detection which would most likely work a lot like ear detection which we have in the air pods and ear pods Pro so if your air pod studio are on your head and you're listening to music if you take them off and put them around your neck that music should stop if you put them back on your head it should start back up again a few other rumors suggest that another sensor will detect left and right ears for routing the audio channels which means there will be no right or wrong side for wearing the air pod studio pairing the air pod studio with a Mac or iOS device will unlock custom equalizer settings with low medium and high frequency adjustments available prior rumors have suggested Apple's high end over ear headphones will feature active noise cancellation and transparency mode much like what we already have now on current ear pods Pro and these headphones could have interchangeable ear pads and headband padding allowing for customization I don't know about you guys but I'm pretty excited about these air pod studio the more and more I hear about them as far as headphones that do actually exist the power beats Pro could be getting some new colors very soon as Apple might be planning to introduce an array of bright spring themed colors that include cloud pink glacier blue spring yellow and lava red now these rumors do come from a source without a known track record but Apple does tend to update beats with new colors often and so this rumor is not a stretch by any means finally in some quick app news Apple has finally updated its popular digital audio workstation Logic Pro 10 with the new version 10.5 that features a few welcomed new features like live loops which was actually first introduced in GarageBand for iOS and iPad OS a completely redesigned sampling workflow and new beat making tools Apple also updated its free companion app called logic remote that allows users to pair an iPhone or iPad with their Mac in order to control some of these new features from your phone or iPad and last but certainly not least popular and personal favorite email app of mine Newton mail is back from the dead again thanks to some even bigger fans of Newton mail Newton was originally scheduled to shut down on April 30th following previous owner essentials decision to cease all operations earlier this year essential originally came in possession of the mail app through its acquisition of the cloud magic team back in 2019 users can also expect a revamped privacy policy that will help them give better control over their data and bring the service in line with gdpr compliance in addition existing users are being offered three free months of service a 20% discount for lap subscribers who want to give Newton mail another go and a referral program for new customers the best part about all of this is that the new owners are promising that if their attempts at running Newton mail fails they'll open-source the app and find a way for self hosted servers to support the product indefinitely I personally am rooting for them for this to succeed so I hope that doesn't happen but it's nice to see that they're open to just letting it live on if they cannot make it succeed so go give Newton a shot if you want and I personally really like it also before we end today's video I want to give you more information about today's sponsor o WC o WC offers a wide range of products for your Mac like internal hard drives SSDs memory Thunderbolt three docks etc whatever you see has a couple of products that I literally use on a daily basis like the Excelsior 4m two PCIe module for my mac pro which gives me blazing fast SSD speeds at around six thousand megabytes per second it also includes soft raid options and now comes in a whopping 16 terabyte option 16 terabytes of SSD storage that's incredible when I'm on the go or working between the office or home I like to use the envoy Pro IX external SSD because it too is incredibly fast it's durable comes with a built-in Thunderbolt 3 cable so you don't have to bring any extra cables around and o WC is also bumping its storage to give users the chance to pick up a four terabyte model of this external drive so for more information about these products or anything else o WC has to offer be sure to click the link in the description down below this has been Dan with Matt Rimmer's thanks so much for watching and I hope to see you around in the next video\n"