Apple’s mixed-reality headset could arrive this year

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Over the past few years, Apple CEO Tim Cook has stated several times that augmented reality is a promising technology. “I think the [AR] promise is even greater in the future. So it’s a critically important part of Apple’s future,” Cook told Kara Swisher back in 2021.

But it sounds like Apple’s upcoming product is going to offer a mixed-reality experience. Users will be able to experience both augmented and virtual reality. Details are still thin about the potential use cases and apps for the headset as it’s easier to control software leaks compared to product leaks.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/09/apples-mixed-reality-headset-could-arrive-this-year/

First Look: Emergency SOS via Satellite on iPhone 14

To be clear, you’re not actually making a phone call—you don’t have sat-phone service with the iPhone 14. The Emergency SOS via satellite feature is run entirely by text message. The app walks you through a series of questions such as whether you are lost, what your injury is, and what landmarks are nearby that might help responders locate you more easily.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/first-look-emergency-sos-via-satellite-on-iphone-14

Here’s a First Look at iPhone 14 Pro’s New Dynamic Island Notch

With a combination of hardware and software, the Dynamic Island can morph into different shapes and sizes for things such as incoming phone calls, alerts, notifications, Face ID authentication, timers, turn-by-turn navigation, and more. The pill-shaped cutout takes up less space than the traditional notch did on the iPhone 13 Pro models.

https://www.macrumors.com/2022/09/07/iphone-14-pro-dynamic-island-notch/