OpenAI released an official ChatGPT app for iOS today. You’d think the App Store would quickly rank this one above an endless selection of third-party chatbots. But nope. You’re not gonna get there with a search. Even “ChatGPT OpenAI” doesn’t do the trick. Here’s the direct link again.
Apple (or the store’s algorithms) will likely fix this before long. But it seemed like a pertinent observation ahead of WWDC.
It’s fascinating to me how independent Beats still is. Nearly nine years after Apple announced its acquisition of the brand co-founded by Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, today Beats released a design video for the Studio Buds Plus. In it, you hear this:
“Our proprietary chipset makes them super simple to use. It offers a host of native features to both Apple and Android users. In fact, we’re the only company to offer this.”
This is an Apple-owned business highlighting that it’s not using the same silicon as AirPods. (I love how Beats illustrates the point with a vinyl record.)
With better sound, improved noise cancellation, and a standout translucent design, these are everything the original Beats Studio Buds should’ve been.
Nothing CEO Carl Pei has done another of his product review videos on YouTube — this time for Apple’s second-gen AirPods Pro.
The most interesting part starts at the 1:35 mark, when Pei mentions that the Nothing Ear 2 assembly line is “like a rainforest” and filled with humidifiers to prevent dust from finding its way into the transparent earbuds or the carrying case. (Humidity makes the dust settle, which is why some people apply screen protectors in a bathroom with the shower running.)
Even after going to such lengths, 20 to 30 percent of units are rejected and have to be remade.
