Jan 9, 2021
The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave and Warren we are joined by Jeff Gamet. Pre CES events and Dave talks about some new products. 2021 and what to expect with Apple. New accessories roundup new app for viewing documents that works well.
The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com
News
Google Planning to Update iOS Apps With Privacy Labels Soon
iPhone 12 mini Sales Have Been Disappointing in the US
iPhone 12 Costs 21 Percent More to Make Than iPhone 11
Apple touts the success of its various services Apple Newsroom Link.
Loup Ventures foresees future Apple services such as Health+, Maps+, Podcasts+, more
Topics
Beta this week. iOS 14.4 was released on 12/16/20 no updates since then are we near a release?
Dave has some new products received as gifts and wanted to provide a review but did he keep them?
Car Vent Mount PRO with MagSafe for iPhone 12 sold by Apple
Otterbox iPhone 12 Pro Max Case with Colorful Highlights | Aneu Series sold by Apple
This Hub is designed to be used with a M1 Mac with Thunderbolt 4 but he tested it with iPad and it works great. OWC Thunderbolt Hub for M1 Mac, Thunderbolt 3 equipped Mac, and Thunderbolt 4 PC
CES starts next week but some of the products have been announced at press events this week here are a few.
Jabra Announces New Color Additions to Elite 85t Active Noise Cancelling Earbuds
Movo Introduces Smartphone Lenses for the Content Creators The Movo SPL Smartphone Lens Series comprises 3 different, high-quality, universal, clip-on lenses designed specifically for use with smartphones, both iOS and Android. Each lens offers a dynamic and unique perspective solution including fisheye, telephoto and wide angle. The Movo SPL series of lenses safely and conveniently attaches to any smartphone camera system without any additional hardware needed. It creates a dynamic photo and video capture experience on any smartphone by providing a variety of visual perspectives.
Movo Smartphone Lenses (SPL Series) models:
- SPL-FE Super Fisheye Lens: 238-degree, clip-on lens for smartphones; $39.95
- SPL-TELE Telephoto Lens: 3X zoom perspective, clip-on lens for smartphones; $39.95
- SPL-WA Wide Angle Lens: 18-mm perspective, clip-on lens for smartphones; $39.95
They will be released in late in the Q1 2021.
2021 what do we expect from Apple. More insight on what to expect from our panel.
Tips
Zoom now allows AirPlay sharing so you can share your iPhone or iPad natively right in Zoom.
Apps
Overviewer is a new app that turns an iPhone into a document camera for Zoom and virtual learning APP LINK
'TV Remote' turns your iPhone into a universal control for TVs APP LINK
About our Guest
Jeff Gamet is a podcaster, technology blogger, artist, and author. Previously, he was The Mac Observer’s managing editor, and Smile’s TextExpander Evangelist. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram as @jgamet,
About our Co-Host
Co-Host Warren Sklar @Wsklar is an IT Consultant and moderator of the Mac To The Future FaceBook Group with over 3000 members talking about all things Apple. Request to join this group to be among people who love Apple
