Vratislav Holub In this regular column, every day we look at the most interesting news that revolves around the California company Apple. Here we focus exclusively on the main events and selected (interesting) speculations. So if you are interested in current events and want to be informed about the apple world, definitely spend a few minutes on the following paragraphs.
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AirPods Max are made by Chinese suppliers in Vietnam
This week, we received the brand new and highly anticipated AirPods Max headphones, which Apple presented to us through a press release. Specifically, these are headphones with a relatively higher price, which amounts to 16 crowns. You can read more detailed information about the product in the article attached below. But now we will look at the production itself, that is, at who takes care of it and where it takes place.
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Pavel Jelic According to the latest reports from the DigiTimes magazine, Chinese companies such as Luxshare Precision Industry and GoerTek managed to get the majority of the production, despite the fact that the Taiwanese company Inventec was already involved in the early development of the headphones themselves. Inventec is already the majority supplier of AirPods Pro headphones, and therefore it is not entirely certain why it did not also acquire the production of AirPods Max. Certain deficiencies needed for the production itself could be to blame. In addition, the company has already encountered various problems several times, which have resulted in delivery delays.
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The production of the new AirPods Max is covered mainly by two Chinese companies. Nevertheless, production takes place in their factories in Vietnam, mainly because of Apple's plan to move production outside of China without having to leave its existing Chinese partners.
You can pre-order AirPods Max here
Apple Car: Apple is negotiating with manufacturers and working on developing a chip for autonomous driving
If you have been interested in the happenings around the Cupertino company for some time now, then you will certainly not be unfamiliar with terms such as Project Titan or Apple Car. It has been rumored for a long time that Apple is working on the development of its own autonomous vehicle, or on software for autonomous driving. In recent months, however, we have been met with complete silence, when no news, leaks or information about this project appeared - that is, until now. Plus, DigiTimes is back with the latest news.
Apple is said to be somewhere in preliminary negotiations to cooperate with well-known automotive electronics suppliers, and in addition, it continues to constantly employ workers from Tesla and other companies. But why does the apple company actually connect with the mentioned "electronics manufacturers?" The reason should be their know-how in the field of fulfilling current regulations and regulations. In addition, according to some information, Apple has already requested price quotes from these suppliers for certain components.
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Jakub Karnik DigiTimes continues to claim that Apple plans to build a factory directly in the United States, where they would be dedicated to the production of components associated with the Apple Car project. At the same time, the Californian giant is working closely with its main chip supplier, TSMC, when they should reportedly develop a so-called self-driving chip or a chip for autonomous driving. Respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also commented on the whole project two years ago. According to him, Apple is continuously working on the Apple Car and we should expect an official presentation between 2023 and 2025.
Tim Cook talked about the sensors in the Apple Watch
This year's apple year brought us a number of great products and services. Specifically, we saw the next generation of iPhones in a new body, the redesigned iPad Air, the HomePod mini, the Apple One package, the Fitness+ service, which is unfortunately not available in the Czech Republic for the time being, the Apple Watch and others. In particular, Apple Watch is better equipped from a health point of view year by year, thanks to which there are dozens of cases where this product has saved human life. Then Apple CEO Tim Cook himself talked about health, exercise and the environment in the new podcast Outside Podcast.
When the host asked Cook about the future of the Apple Watch, he received a rather brilliant answer. According to the director, this product is still in its early days, with engineers at Apple's labs already testing colossal features. However, he subsequently added that some of them will unfortunately never see the light of day. But he spiced everything up with a great idea when he mentioned that let's imagine all the sensors that are found in today's ordinary car. Of course, it is clear to us that the human body is significantly more important and therefore deserves many times more. The latest Apple Watch can handle heart rate sensing, blood oxygen saturation measurement, fall detection, irregular heart rhythm detection without a single problem and is also equipped with an ECG sensor. But what will come next is understandably unclear for now. At the moment, we can only look forward - we definitely have something to do.
