Showing posts with label E3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label E3. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

A Quick Recap of WWDC 2016: watchOS 3

Yesterday, we had some huge announcements at WWDC. So, here is what went down with watchOS 3. Now, this will be a brief recap, without any of my opinions. However, I intend to give a big recap of this week, including WWDC and E3 (which is also taking place this week). I'm looking forward to sharing my thoughts and impressions of what all of these companies had to show off.

watchOS 3

watchOS 3 brings big changes in performance to the Apple Watch. Apps will load instantly. In fact, they're loaded and refreshed in the background, so you don't have to wait to open apps anymore. There are new watch faces. In addition, you can compete with your friends using Activity Rings. If you use a wheelchair, you will be able to receive notifications that encourage rolling instead of standing. There is a new Breathe app that encourages relaxation through deep breathing. If you find yourself in situations where you can't dictate a text response, you can draw out your response, letter by letter. When near your Mac, you can unlock your Mac automatically with your Apple Watch. Finally, if you need to call emergency services, you can hold down the side button of your watch and the country's emergency service number will be called, along with contacting emergency contacts and showing your Medical ID on your watch. So, these are the changes for watchOS 3. They're mostly under the hood, but it adds a lot of performance.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Tech is coming…

To clarify this awkward title, I meant that a lot of technology is coming from upcoming events. Summer is the prime season for computers and video games. And we can expect a lot from Apple at this year's WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) because they have announced virtually nothing this year. Possibly an iPad Mini with Retina Display (fingers crossed!) and an updated line of MacBook Airs (super fingers crossed!!!). In addition, E3 (Electronics Entertainment Expo) is coming up to showcase many video games. Games and consoles including New Super Luigi U and the Xbox 720 might be shown off this year. And immediately following is the most geeky time of year, Comic-Con. Although it's mostly comic books and movies, there are also video games from E3 shown there. I plan to go to the Nintendo Gaming Lounge and blog and tweet live. Anyway, technology is coming and I'll be there.