Mac Pro Introducing the new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR — Apple - YouTube
GORGEOUS 😍
Stainless steel space frame
Latticed aluminum housingDesign inspired by nature. The lattice pattern on Mac Pro is based on a naturally occurring phenomenon in molecular crystal structures. A network of three-dimensional interlocking hemispheres, it increases the surface area, optimizing airflow and structural rigidity.
Up to 28 cores
Runs continuously at maximum load
Up to 1.5 TB RAM via 12 DIMM slots (6 channels of 2933MHz (2666MHz for 8-core) ECC DDR4)
8 PCIe slots
MPX
Mac Pro Expansion module
Two GPUs each
Up to 12 4K displays or 6 Pro Display XDRs with the Radeon Pro Vega II DuoA second connector. An industry first. The MPX Module starts with an industry-standard PCI Express connector. Then, for the first time in a graphics card, additional PCIe lanes were created to integrate Thunderbolt and provide increased capability. With up to 500 watts, the MPX Module has power capacity equivalent to that of the entire previous-generation Mac Pro.
Afterburner
ProRes and ProRes RAW
T2
Up to 4TB SSD
1.4 KW PSU
Three large fans and a blower fan near the memory to eliminate fans on individual components
Optional wheels
39.7 lbs.
Fall 2019Pro Display XDR
Latticed aluminum, acts as a heatsink
20 million pixels
6K
P3
576 blue LEDs for dynamic backlight
1,000,000:1 contrast ratio
1000 nits full-screen sustained
1600 nits peak (when less than 25ºC)
Better off axis contrast
$999 stand 😂
Justin Searls on Twitter: "Just realized that Apple announced a $6K 6K monitor."Memojis enhancements Memoji Makeup Tutorial — Patrick Starrr and Desi Perkins — Apple - YouTube
Eyeshadow
Lipstick
Piercings
Teeth (feat. Mini Grill)
Earings
Hats
Glasses
AirPodstvOS
XBox One X and DualShock 4 controller support
New screensaverswatchOS
New watch faces
Decibel levels
Cellular strength
Chance of rain
Tap or chime on the hour, hold two fingers on the watch face to hear the time read aloud
“What song is this?” - Siri and Shazam
Previews of web results from a question to Siri
App Store on the Apple Watch
Audiobooks
Calculator
Voice Memos
Redesigned Reminders
Animoji or Memoji stickers
Activity Trends
Walking pace
Flights climbed
VO2 max
Exercise, Move, Stand Minutes, Stand, Distance
90 and 365 day averages
Cycle tracking
Flow
Symptoms such as headaches or cramps
Cycle length or variation
Fertile window (Apple notes that this should not be used for birth control)
Hearing health
New native UI framework
Developer things
Independent apps
Sign In with Apple
Streaming audio
Extended runtime
Access to Neural Engine/Core ML
Apple Watch Series 1 or neweriOS
Dark mode
Photos and Camera
Portrait Lighting Control
High-Key Mono
New Photos Tab (curated view of best moments from the day/month/year)
Redesigned editing
Video editing (rotate, crop, auto-enhance)
Maps
New Map that shows details around you (beaches, buildings, roads, parks, and more)
Apple’s Street View
Favorites
Collections
Siri
New voice
More conversational with Shortcuts
Can learn voices of family members on HomePod
Announce messages on AirPods - read the messages
Also, pair two sets of AirPods to one iPhone
Play media from named apps and add media to your library or playlist
Messages
See Memoji section above
Memoji are automatically added to a sticker pack and can be used in Messages, Mail, and third-party apps
Share your name and photo
QuickPath typing
Swipe in the stock Apple keyboard
Reminders
Smart lists
Siri suggestions for Reminders
Quick toolbar
Sign In with Apple
Every app that supports multi-provider SSO needs to support this, per app review/docs
New location controls
Allow Location once
HomeKit
HomeKit Secure Video
Linux IoT HomeKit support?
CarPlay
New CarPlay dashboard
New Calendar app
Apple Music app shows album artwork
Performance
Faster unlock
FaceID unlocks up to 30% faster than iOS12
Faster app launch
Up to 2x faster
Smaller download size
Installs up to 50% smaller
Updates up to 60% smaller
Apple Arcade
Voice Control
Introducing Voice Control on Mac and iOS — Apple - YouTube
Text formatting tools in Mail
New and improved Notes app
Gallery view
Improved search
Checklist option
More personalized Health app
Cycle tracking
Improved start page in Safari
Files app
External drives
Servers
Font management
Handoff to HomePod
Developer things
Add heat, weather, and buildings to maps
Portrait segmentation API
Location API changes
Sign In with Apple
Enterprise identity
Core ML 3
Siri follow-up questions, shortcut customization, and audio content playback
Siri reservation support (reminders to check in, provide directions in Maps, add to Calendar, etc.)
ARKit 3
OCCLUSION: this is the first step toward realistic-seeming AR
Conclusion? No occlusion. Taking people into account is fine, but that’s just one class of problem, and AR environments won’t be truly immersive until we make objects that can “hide behind” more real-world objects than just people
iPhone SE/6s or neweriPadOS
Hello new name! (Will iPhoneOS come back?)
Multiple apps in Slide Over
Apps in multiple spaces
App Exposé
New homescreen
Pinned widgets
Apple Pencil tool palette
Full-Page markup
Sidecar in macOS Catalina
Copy, paste, and undo with gestures (three finger expand, pinch, and swipe left, respectfully)
Cursor navigation
Multiselect
Intelligent text selection
Floating keyboard
More keyboard shortcuts
Files
Multicolumn view!
iCloud Drive folder sharing
File servers
External drives
Safari
Desktop version of Safari (user agent??)
Download manager to Downloads folder in Files
iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4, iPad (5th gen), or iPad Pro and newermacOS
Apple shares its vision for macOS 10.15 Catalina: Cross-platform apps are key | Ars Technica
macOS Catalina
iTunes is broken out into a bunch of apps
iOS device syncing moved to Finder
Music, Podcasts, and Apple TV are now separate apps
Project Catalyst (formerly known as Marzipan)
Translating iPad apps (which already need to know autolayout, presumably) into macOS apps
Music, Podcasts, and Apple TV are all implied Catalyst apps
SwiftUI: React Native and Flutter-like stuff
SwiftUI | Apple Developer Documentation
Lookit these beautiful tutorials Apple Developer Documentation
This pulls in some of the best lessons from web frameworks like React while building apps that are truly native code
Brandon digs it
Sidecar: sherlocking Luna and Duet Display
If you’ve got Apple Pencil and a compatible iPad, you can use your pencil as a Wacom pen pad!
Reality Composer
Screen Time for the Mac (ew)
Catalina will run on a r/o system volume
What does this imply about upgrades?
DriverKit: wrapper/replacement for kexts
Activation Lock for macOS
Approve with Apple Watch
Voice Control
Third-party file providers in finder (like iOS!)
Find My: replacement for Find My Mac/iPhone/FriendsConnect With The Nexus
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