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Sideloading and Mixing Realities – TMO Daily Observations 2023-02-02

Sideloading and Mixing Realities - TMO Daily Observations 2023-02-02

Ken_Ray · 3:02 AM EST, Feb 2nd, 2023 · Add Comment

A federal agency is encouraging Congress to make Apple allow sideloading of apps and third-party app stores on the iPhone. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts joins Ken for a conversation worthy of Groundhog Day. Plus – Samsung hints at an upcoming AR/VR/MR something.

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You A.R. What You Eat – TMO Daily Observations 2023-02-01

You A.R. What You Eat - TMO Daily Observations 2023-02-01

Ken_Ray · 3:02 AM EST, Feb 1st, 2023 · Add Comment

Apple has a new augmented reality idea for counting calories. But is it for an iPhone or a headset? TMO writer Nick deCourville joins Ken to talk that over. Plus a public service announcement from The Wall Street Journal that has nothing to do with man’s money, and everything to do with man’s best friend.

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Crashing and Tweeting and Mailbag Monday – TMO Daily Observations 2023-01-16

Crashing and Tweeting and Mailbag Monday - TMO Daily Observations 2023-01-16

Ken_Ray · 3:02 AM EST, Jan 16th, 2023 · Add Comment

Updates on the false Crash Detection calls coming from the ski slopes and Twitter nixing third-party clients start us off this week. Then, TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken find mixed-reality, touchscreen MacBooks, and the US government waiting in Mailbag Monday.

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How Many Operating Systems Does a Mixed Reality Need? – TMO Daily Observations 2023-01-13

How Many Operating Systems Does a Mixed Reality Need? - TMO Daily Observations 2023-01-13

Ken_Ray · 3:02 AM EST, Jan 13th, 2023 · Add Comment

Snippets of code in an Apple-made Windows app namecheck two AR/VR/MR related operating systems. TMO Managing editor Jeff Butts and Ken kick those around. First though, examining analyst sentiment around Apple. Grok the fullness. Grok it!

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Apple’s Great Big Augmented Year? – TMO Daily Observations 2023-01-09

Apple's Great Big Augmented Year? - TMO Daily Observations 2023-01-09

Ken_Ray · 3:02 AM EST, Jan 9th, 2023 · Add Comment

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says Apple’s AR/VR headset push will mean placeholder upgrades for the rest of Apple’s hardware and operating systems. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken discuss his predictions. Plus – Mixpanel says iOS 16 adoption is at 70-percent. Is that slow? And if so, why?

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The Good, the Bad, and That Sounds Ugly – TMO Daily Observations 2023-01-04

The Good, the Bad, and That Sounds Ugly - TMO Daily Observations 2023-01-04

Ken_Ray · 3:02 AM EST, Jan 4th, 2023 · Add Comment

Good news from “iPhone City,” news goes bad for Apple from Nikkei, and The Information has information about an ugly sounding mixed-reality headset from Apple. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken kick it all around.

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Epic Trolling for the New Year – TMO Daily Observations 2023-01-03

Epic Trolling for the New Year - TMO Daily Observations 2023-01-03

Ken_Ray · 3:02 AM EST, Jan 3rd, 2023 · Add Comment

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney Ended 2022 hinting at Fortnite’s return to iOS in 2023. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts wants to talk about it. Ken doesn’t. They do anyway. Plus – Citi analyst “Gentleman” Jim Suva likes Apple shares at all the levels. We’ll look at his three Apple catalysts for 2023.

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Ken Ray’s Most Important and Interesting Stories of 2022 – TMO Daily Observations 2022-12-30

Ken Ray's Most Important and Interesting Stories of 2022 - TMO Daily Observations 2022-12-30

Ken_Ray · 3:02 AM EST, Dec 30th, 2022 · Add Comment

TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts turns the tables on TDO Host Ken Ray today, asking Ken about his most important and most interesting stories of 2022. That the answers are COVID and AR respectively will likely come as no surprise.

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Foldable Gadgets and a Truly Killer VR App – TMO Daily Observations 2022-11-10

Foldable Gadgets and a Truly Killer VR App - TMO Daily Observations 2022-11-10

Ken_Ray · 3:00 AM EST, Nov 10th, 2022 · Add Comment

Samsung keeps predicting foldable phones and TMO writer Nick deCourville can’t wait. He joins Ken to talk about that, plus a group that made a foldable iPhone of their own. Then, Oculus creator Palmer Luckey says he’s made a VR rig with a sick and twisted twist: When a user dies in VR, they die in meatspace, too.

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AR and VR with Creative Strategies CEO Ben Bajarin – TMO Daily Observations 2022-11-09

AR and VR with Creative Strategies CEO Ben Bajarin - TMO Daily Observations 2022-11-09

Ken_Ray · 3:00 AM EST, Nov 9th, 2022 · Add Comment

Today, Ken talks with one of his favorite industry people about one of his favorite topics: Creative Strategies Principal Analyst and CEO Ben Bajarin hits the show to talk augmented reality, virtual reality, Facebook, Apple, and the metaverse.

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