Apple Developing Several Frame Styles for Smart Glasses
Apple is reportedly developing around four frame styles for its first pair of smart glasses.
Apple Watch Series 8 to Keep Same Design, Cut Some Colour Options: Report
According to Apple leaker ShrimpApplePro, the standard 41mm and 45mm Apple Watch Series 8 models will keep the same design as last year’s Apple Watch Series 7 (via MacRumors).
The tipster has been gaining notoriety for accurate leaks ever since they were first on the scene to report that some iPhone 14 models would get a new “hole + pill” cutout on the front instead of a display notch.
There won’t be a titanium option for any of this year’s standard Apple Watch models, ShrimpApplePro said. Both sizes will continue to be available in aluminum and stainless steel chassis options, though.
Aluminum models will be available in Midnight, Starlight, Silver, and (PRODUCT)RED colourways. Meanwhile, the stainless steel option will come in Silver and Graphite.
It looks like this year’s Apple Watch will get notably fewer colour options than its predecessor, which was also available in finishes like Blue, Green, Space Black, and Gold. That said, Apple might release some more colours down the line.
Titanium is still very much on the table for the higher-end “extreme sports” version of the Apple Watch that we’ve previously reported Apple is expected to debut this year.
The rumour mill claims Apple has a complete redesign reserved for the Apple Watch “Pro,” which Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman previously said may carry a starting price of nearly $1,000. It will also get a slightly larger display than the standard Series 8.
ShrimpApplePro added that the Apple Watch Series 8 is going into mass production this month.
Unfortunately, the leaker’s source said they couldn’t “visually” identify any new sensors on the base model Series 8. All of this year’s Apple Watch models, save for a new low-end SE refresh, were previously tipped to include a temperature measurement feature for fever detection.
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Can you resort back to the old website layouts?? Not liking this on mobile, I don’t think I’ll be returning much longer if it stays like this
Same, the new design is very bad
What parts exactly?
Hi thanks for the feedback. Anything specific you don’t like?
Yes. If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it.
The article links blend in with background and looks very plain. And only 4 articles before we need to go to new page?
Revert back.
This link from the front page shows all stories in chronological order. It’s available when you click “view all” on the main page under Today’s Stories.
https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/latest-news/
Why would you hide that, that should be the home page.
Where are you seeing only 4 articles per page? On mobile?
Yes mobile, and on desktop it’s worse. You can’t tell the difference between the current articles, the past articles, and the ads. I should NOT need to click Show All; it should display distinctly all articles (up to 10, not 4).
It’s all a big jumbled up mess.
Copying and pasting from another article. “Also, I’m surprised that I haven’t seen a single comment on the “redesign” err template change… I’m just gonna put it out there — I hate it. The alignment is terrible, and it’s confusing the navigate. I understand that this design is better for ad revenue, as you can cram more ads in. And as much as I do want this website to be a profitable venture for Gary et al, it shouldn’t come at the expense of UX. Having said that, I appreciate everything you guys do to keep this site running. I have enjoyed reading it over the years.” To add to that, the design reminds me of BGR/Mobile Syrup, which I never visit unless I’m clicking on a link. The design is a huge part of why I don’t go there (anymore). I think this kind of layout would work if you were as big as The Verge. But since you don’t make nearly as much content, it doesn’t really make much sense to be dividing up the website into different sections. The fit and finish also needs a lot of work. Considering that you are an Apple-centric website, I think it’s even more important.
Appreciate all the feedback, everybody. One part we tried to work on to allow discovery of more than just content on the main page.
Gary I would like to see the return of the number of comments on articles being displayed with the headline on the listing page, with a link to jump straight to comments
We’re still doing tweaks and such with the new design. Appreciate the feedback.
Could you add proper Apple News support ?
Currently it kinda works with the RSS, but only show the preview
Plus a million on Apple News support!
Plus a million on Apple News support!
Sometimes the complete redesign works and brings better user experience but often times it just confuses the users already accustomed to the old layout. Navigation with this new design is much more difficult, some technical mistakes and omissions notwithstanding.
Now it’s probably to late, since the work on the designing the new layout has been already put in, but it could have been a good idea to poll the readers and get useful feedback as to what could have been improved/changed with the original design. Mend and improve, not completely replace. Most people prefer to be eased into a change, step by step if it really must happen, not pushed into something drastically different all at once.
Might not be to late. But I feel that fixing the new design would require more work than improving the old one. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the effort but if it doesn’t result in better user experience, what’s the point?