By popular request, you can now text your dot.
Give it a task to take off your plate or something to keep an eye on, using text, photos, or even voice notes. It will text you proactively with relevant updates.
Safe, secure texting via iMessage or RCS. You’re the only one who can text your dot, and your dot can only text you. Rolling out now as a preview for Pro users in the US.
We brought Touch to the Mac!
From the all-new iPad mini to the 14-inch MacBook Pro and iMac... and now MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display and Touch, creators have new tools to do their best work yet.
I’ve tried almost all the robot vacuums on the market. The @maticrobots is the only one that has NEVER got stuck.
Many are VERY feature rich, over the top design, and although there are a number of things I wish the Matic had - it is the one I am using around my house at the moment.
@davidjdonk To some degree yes, but I have found even some levels of photo editing on M5 24GB to not fully be able to handle alongside a few things open.
NEW from Apple (and more to come)
M6 MacBook Pro & iMac.
This will be what most people should get, not only more than enough power for “daily tasks” but for the option to transform your workflow with AI, explore a new hobby, and creative photo and video to a pro level.
I still use the MacBook Air quite often in my hybrid portable workflow - but I do remember in 2010 deciding between a MacBook Air or Pro. The decision to go with the Pro was perfect for my eventual shift into learning video editing with a laptop that could really handle it for years to come.
Everyday tasks? No sweat. Faster graphics? Nailed it. On-device AI? You bet.
It’s the new 14-inch MacBook Pro and iMac, faster than ever and supercharged by M6.
Apple has some huge updates to Creator Studio, most exciting for me is Motion VFX (thousands of dollars worth of plugins) is now included in Final Cut Pro https://t.co/hjD2l98YRx
The iPad mini was my first iPad, and it's still one of my favourites. Now it's finally getting OLED.
• 8.5-inch OLED (60hz)
• Nano-texture option
• A20 Pro
• IP67
• 5.4 mm thin
• $699, up $200
With the iPhone Duo out, I'm curious who the mini is for now. For me, the Duo has replaced it.
First 24 Hours.
- Optimized apps fun to use
- Great for watching videos
- Front screen feels a bit short/small
- Nano texture looks and feels great
- Does get a bit warn
- I miss Face ID, Touch ID should get faster after a few updates.
Fun times. It wasn't that long ago I spent days and nights tinkering with Grok Bot, and felt like I finally had a workflow dialled in for the foreseeable future. My Bot and I were becoming good friends.
Right now I'm bouncing between Gemini Argon for code, ChatGPT, Claude for editing, Grok Bot for agents, and Instinct on iMessage as personal agent.
It's going to be a carousel of tools for a while. For some people that's overwhelming, for others it's exciting. Tired of paying for all of them at once haha, but I'm genuinely excited about how fast this is moving.
Really looking forward to seeing what @claudeai Duet can do.
We’re opening a research preview of Claude Duet, a new app where Claude works as a proactive agent.
It comes to you with what needs your attention, completes tasks you ask of it, keeps working when you step away, and checks with you before it acts on your behalf.
Here's my updated review of each personal agent:
1. Grok Bot
Pros: A team of bots is the easiest to understand. Free X access is amazing for research. Voice mode and the new Pages feature are great.
Cons: Email feature doesn't really work.
2. Muse
Pros: Free, best consumer UX, most meme-worthy avatar, and business calling is amazing.
Cons: Muse Wonder is good but Opus/Astra is better.
3. Claude Duet
Pros: Most proactive out of the box. Feels polished and simple to use. Arguably the best model behind it.
Cons: Missing some features in research preview, like being able to drive its browser.
4. ChatGPT Dots
Pros: Works inside ChatGPT, so it can drive all your cloud and local threads.
Cons: Much better than at launch but still buggy. Voice mode is slow to connect.
I've also tried Instinct and some of the other agents, but I don't want more than 4 at a time connected to my email.
📌 Don't miss my full Claude Duet review here for everything that it can do: https://t.co/EK28ETwWjD
Apple announced a "Pro and tell" event for Oct 28! just as we were getting ready for the iPhone Duo launch!
All eyes are on the MacBook. If the rumours are true, an OLED display, dynamic island, and touch all on a Mac for the first time.
OLED is something I look forward to, touchscreen I don't know if it is something I would personally use.
Also new iMac and iPad mini.
What are you guys most excited for?