March 25, 2020

339: The New iPadOS Cursor

31 minutes

This week, we dissect the newest iPad Pro and its new adaptive cursor, speculating on the future of cursor-touch hybrid interactions. Marshall also shares early feedback on a new prototyping tool and we find escapism in our cool things.

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Follow-up:

Marshall got into the Play beta. It's promising, so far!

Tweets:

James Brookes has been tweeting little micro-summaries of the last few episodes - thank you!

New Products:

A new iPad Pro is out, and it has cursor support!

The adaptive cursor is beautiful, here's a video showcasing some of the neat details.

Craig recorded a lovely video showing off the cursor, too.

Ryan Morrison made a web prototype to demo the cursor interaction with a mouse.

The new Magic Keyboard looks fantastic, but very expensive.

We've previously asked ourselves if AR is a gimmick.

Cool Things:

Brian shared Devs, a new thriller series on Hulu.

"A young software engineer, Lily Chan, investigates the secret development division of her employer, a cutting-edge tech company based in Silicon Valley, which she believes is behind the murder of her boyfriend."

Shoutout to @gabrielvaldivia for the recommendation.

Marshall shared The Good Place, a "comedy about what makes a good person."

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