Apple avoids the AI trap at WWDC
There are, roughly speaking, two Silicon Valleys. One resembles the kind of pickup soccer game, usually with very young kids or drunk adults, where every player clusters in a panic around the ball. In 2023, this ball is generative AI, and the cluster began when everyone saw those eye-popping adoption numbers on OpenAI’s ChatGPT product. […]
Apple Vision Pro: 6 things we love and 3 we don't
This year’s Apple WWDC live stream clocked in at just over two hours long, and 40 minutes of that was dedicated to introducing the company’s newest product: the Vision Pro mixed reality headset. Apple’s answer to Meta’s Quest 2 and Quest Pro VR headsets, the Vision Pro is an extraordinary-sounding device that required the filing […]
How to pre-order Apple's absurdly expensive new Mac Pro, which starts at $6,999
TL;DR: Apple surprise-revealed an all-new Mac Pro at WWDC Monday. It’s slated for release on Tuesday, June 13, and you can pre-order it ahead of time through the Apple Store starting at — wait for it — $6,999. Quick links: Tower Enclosure 2023 Apple Mac Pro (opens in a new tab) Starting at $6,999 Pre-order […]
The 2022 MacBook Air is on sale for nearly $150 off at Amazon
SAVE $149.01: As of June 5, the 2022 Apple MacBook Air (13.6″, 256GB) is $149.01 off at Amazon, which is already cheaper than the price drop the company announced during WWDC. Apple’s WWDC is underway, with lots of fun announcements dominating the conversation about the future of our favorite fruit company (including an AR headset […]
How to pre-order Apple's new Mac Studio with M2 Max and M2 Ultra chips
TL;DR: Apple announced a second-generation Mac Studio with M2 Max and M2 Ultra chips at WWDC Monday. Head to the Apple Store to reserve it starting at $1,999 ahead of its June 13 launch. Quick links: M2 Max 2023 Apple Mac Studio (opens in a new tab) Starting at $1,999 Pre-order Now (opens in a […]
How to pre-order Apple's new 15-inch MacBook Air
TL;DR: Apple announced a 15-inch MacBook Air at WWDC 2023. It’s set for release on Tuesday, June 13, and you can pre-order it ahead of time in the Apple Store starting at $1,299. Opens in a new tab Credit: Apple 15-inch Apple MacBook Air (opens in a new tab) Starting at $1,299 Pre-order now (opens […]
Apple's new Check-In feature is for the 'text me when you make it home' girlies
We’ve all made that late-night call to a friend or family member. You know, the one you make on your walk back to your apartment just to make sure you “get home OK.” At Apple‘s WWDC event on Monday, the tech giant announced a new iOS 17 feature called “Check-in” that will make it easier […]
WWDC 2023: Apple announces M2 Ultra chip, its most powerful yet
Apple announced its newest and most powerful chip yet at the WWDC 2023, its event aimed at developers. Dubbed the M2 Ultra, the company called it a “monster of a chip” and the most powerful chip ever created for a personal computer. The chip promises a 20 percent jump in CPU performance and a 30 […]
Apple reveals the 15-inch MacBook Air at WWDC 2023
Last year’s M2 MacBook Air was awesome. Now, imagine a version of it that’s a little bit bigger. That’s essentially what Apple announced at WWDC 2023. The latest addition to the MacBook Air family is definitely more iterative than revolutionary, with a bump in display size from 13.6-inches to 15.3-inches. It launches next week starting […]
The robot built to hunt down and dispose of Spotted Lanternfly eggs
Spotted Lanternflies are an invasive species native to Asia first identified in the U.S. in 2014, in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The Carnegie Mellon TartanPest Team is developing an autonomous robot to control the spread of Spotted Lanternflies by navigating farms to find and remove their eggs.