Episode 152: Apple Event Breakdown

09/18/20 • 55 min

In this week’s Double Tap Canada, Steven Scott, Marc Aflalo & Shaun Preece take a look at just what was unveiled at the recent Apple event. With no sign of the iPhone 12, Air Tags or a new Homepod, was there actually anything released to get excited about?

With the only devices shown being Apple Watches & iPads, did Apple add any new features to either platform to make people want to upgrade? The new Series 6 Apple Watch features faster performance & a brighter screen but it’s main claim to fame was the ability to monitor blood oxygen levels. Then there was the Apple Watch SE which has the same CPU as the Series 5 but with the improved 2nd generation heart rate & accelerometer sensors found in the Series 6. If the actual hardware doesn’t excite you, then maybe the new Family Setup feature in Watch OS 7 will. This allows you to pair multiple Apple Watches, (Cellular models Series 4 and above), to 1 iPhone. This means that you’re able to give family members Apple Watches without the need for them to also own an iPhone. A great way to keep in touch but also saves on the extra expense of multiple smartphones.

When it comes to the iPad range, the new 8th Generation iPad sports the old familiar design as previous entry level iPads including the Home Button & Touch ID, while the new iPad Air has a design that is closer to the iPad Pro, with USB C, a great CPU and also Touch ID built into the wake/lock button.

Aside from the hardware, we’ll take a look at iOS 14 and some of the bugs you should be aware of before upgrading.

Aside from the hardware, we’ll take a look at iOS 14 and some of the bugs you should be aware of before upgrading.

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Episode 151: Double Tap Goes Live

What could possibly go wrong? Well, quite literally anything so why not take a listen to the all-new Double Tap Canada, now totally live and uncut...
Marc Aflalo joins Steven Scott & Shaun Preece to dive into this week’s tech news. But first, prepare yourselves for a tragic tale consisting of Steven bending over backwards, a dog’s water bowl and soggy air-pods.
It’s then on to happier news with Apple officially announcing September 15th as the date of their fall event. With rumors of new iPads, Air Tags, Apple Watch Series 6 and SE and possibly even a new Apple Silicon powered MacBook Air there’s plenty to look forward to... But could the star of the show, the iPhone 12 range be absent from the line-up?
Also in Apple news, Google has announced that Google Maps will be making a return to the Apple Watch. Google removed their popular map app way back in 2017, so with a 3-year hiatus why is Shaun less than impressed with its return?
Finally, it’s on to listener feedback. We’ve had some great response to the recent announcement from Aira regarding the scaling back of their 5 minutes free call offer. Despite people being obviously disappointed to lose such a great deal, it seems most people understand that it simply wasn’t sustainable indefinitely. We’ll be listening to some of your voicemails.
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Episode 153: What’s New from Amazon & Your Questions Answered

This week Double Tap Canada returns to dive into the latest tech event of the season, and arguably, the most interesting event so far...

To mis-quote Tom Hanks, the Amazon Echo event is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get. With a reputation for embedding their Alexa voice assistant into the strangest of places, there is always a lot of excitement around just what they’ll come up with next.

This year the Echo and Echo Dot get a design change, promising improved audio and, in the case of the Echo, a new machine learning chip that allows it to process more of your voice commands locally, without the need to send recordings to the cloud. There’s also a new Echo Show 10. With its bigger screen and the ability to automatically tilt, pan & swivel itself in order to track your movements as you walk around a room, could this be the perfect device for video conferencing. We also saw updates to the Fire TV Stick and the introduction of a subscription-based gaming service called Luna.

There’s also improvements on the software side with Amazon Guard Plus, improved TTS speech, Amazon Care that can help you make sure someone you care for is safe & well and other features such as Join The Conversation which will hopefully make using Alexa more natural and interactive.

Of course, there was one product unveiled that surprised, and confused, many people. The Ring Always Home Cam is an indoor security camera that will fly around your home when you are out and stream the video to your phone. Genius or creepy? We can’t wait to find out...
Also, in a new segment called Ask Double Tap. Assistive technology trainer, George Quarcoo will be ready to answer any of your tech questions including, is Instagram accessible, Android tablet recommendations and just how accessible are TV’s?