Amaya Toman In relation to Apple, the past week was mainly characterized by newly introduced products. In addition to the new HomePod, chips and Macs, today's summary of past events will also talk about the new firmware update for AirPods and the bizarre situation caused by the Siri assistant in an Australian gym.
Beautiful new machines
The past week was really colorful for Apple in terms of new products. The Cupertino company presented, for example, the long-awaited second generation of the HomePod. HomePod 2 it attracted attention mainly due to its relatively high price tag, in terms of design it is similar to its predecessor, while in terms of the upper touch surface, Apple was inspired by the HomePod mini.
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Other news that Apple introduced this week include chips M2 Pro a Max M2, which is also related to the new Macs. It was a new one 14″ and 16″ MacBook Pro and the new generation Mac mini. The new MacBook Pros are equipped with the aforementioned chips, offer longer battery life, HDMI 2.1 connectivity and other innovations. M2 Mac mini it is equipped with an M2 / M2 Pro chip, offers support for Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 and other novelties, and looks similar to its predecessor.
New firmware for AirPods
Owners of wireless headphones from Apple saw the arrival of new firmware this week. Apple released a new version of it at the end of the week, which is available for all currently sold models. The latest version of the firmware for AirPods wireless headphones is marked 5B59, its installation takes place automatically after connecting the headphones to the corresponding iPhone. Unfortunately, Apple has not released any details regarding what news the said firmware update should bring to users.
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Siri and the false alarm
The past week brought, among other things, one rather curious piece of news. In one of the Australian gyms, the digital assistant Siri recently caused quite a stir, or rather, the intervention unit that "thanks" to Siri broke into the gym. The intervention was preceded by an absurd scenario that you would expect at most in a movie. According to available reports, one of the trainers – thirty-four-year-old Jamie Alleyne – accidentally activated Siri on his Apple Watch. He himself did not notice this fact and continued to practice, during which he said, among other things, "1-1-2", which happens to be the Australian emergency phone number. To make matters worse, words such as "good hit" were also uttered during training - already after the emergency line was called. Operators on the line believed that there could be a shooting or suicide threat in the gym and sent 15 armed police officers to the scene. Everything was explained on the spot, of course, and the training could continue after a while.
