Apple Officially Responds to their Historic First Academy Award Nominations for Wolfwalkers and Greyhound
Today Apple was honored with their historic first Academy Award nominations for its feature films since the Apple TV+ global launch of Apple Original Films just over a year ago. The widely acclaimed Wolfwalkers was nominated for Best Animated Feature and the epic war film “Greyhound,” starring and written by Tom Hanks, for Best Sound. Including today’s nominations, Apple has been honored with a total of 81 awards wins and 329 nominations to date.
Zack Van Amburg, Apple’s head of Worldwide Video: Nothing is more exciting than seeing these unique and meaningful films resonating with both critics and audiences globally. We are incredibly proud of what we’re building at Apple, and to have these films celebrated in this way and in such a short space of time we’re humbled and thankful for the artists and filmmakers who have partnered with us.
An Apple patent reveals how certain Watch Bands don t interfere with the Compass due to a Distortion Shield & more
In 2019 Apple Watch users began complaining about the compass on their Apple Watch not functioning properly. Apple responded by posting a warning about certain watch bands affecting the Apple Watch magnetometer as presented in-part below. Apple s support page also provided a walkthrough the Apple Watch settings to reset the compass.
Yesterday the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple titled In-Field Soft Magnetic Distortion Hardware Compensation. As Apple noted in their warning about certain bands affecting the magnetometer / compass, they also specifically noted that the compass
The never ending rumors of an Apple Event this month continued today with a tweet from Jon Prossor. His classic in-depth prediction pointed to a series of products that are likely to be presented at the event
Apple updates their Magnetically Attachable Headphone Cups Accessory Invention for their Mixed Reality Headset
In late December 2019 Patently Apple posted a patent application report titled Apple Invents a Secondary Audio System for its Future Mixed Reality Headset that Includes Detachable Speakers. While Apple s HMD may come with some form of built-in speaker system, it appears that Apple may offer users an accessory that could provide an advanced audio system in the form of over-the-ear cups, that don t have a headband. Instead, Apple has invented a magnetic system that securely holds the ear cups to the sides of the HMD device while allowing the cups to pivot so as to adjust to a user s comfort level.
Today, the Apple Women’s Health Study team at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health released a preliminary study update, offering pioneering scientific insights on women and their menstrual symptoms, made possible through the innovative research methodology of the Research app. The update, based on a cohort of 10,000 participants and inclusive of varying ages and races across the US.