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Report: Apple working on new external display for Macs that can double as a smart home display in low-power mode (9to5mac.com)

submitted 1 year ago by FiendishFork@lemmy.world to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world

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Between this and the iOS 17 standby feature, it seems like Apple likes the idea of displays showing information instead of just being black. Not really sure why they wouldn’t just make this a macOS feature though, dumb to limit this to some sort of smart monitor instead of just using the computer it is connected to.

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[–] davewritescode@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is gonna work wonderfully with OLED screens which love persistent elements being displayed all the time

[–] B0rax@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

LCDs also suffer from burn in. As long as you move the content around a bit it should be fine

[–] davewritescode@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Just saying as someone who has had a few OLEDs screen retention is permanent and easy-ish to do with bright panels.

[–] ABeeinSpace@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

As long as the graphic moves every once in a while it should be fine (as far as I know)

[–] satanmat@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well Apple tends to point the direction they want to go….

The display has an iPhone chip in it.

They have talked about the new display mode for iPhones when they are charging

They have had the always on mode where the screen only refreshes once per second.

Yeah it kinda makes sense that they would make the screen saver a bit more useful

[–] arin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Iphone chip is mad overkill WTF that's like several hundred dollars worth of processing power

[–] ag10n@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

they also have tons of them just laying around, gives them a really powerful, efficient display controller.

[–] grahamj@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

And they can sell it for hundreds more than that on top. There's the real reason.

[–] FiendishFork@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The current studio display already has the A13, I’d expect all future monitors to come with with iPhone SoC.

[–] ___badwolf___@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I just want a HomePod type device that combines being smart speaker/soundbar, Apple TV, and an AirPort(WiFi router) all in one 😞 Throw a display in it to make the Apple TV really be a TV and I will give all the money

[–] ___badwolf___@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

[–] FiendishFork@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I want that too! “Apple Hub” type thing to be the center of the smart home. Unfortunately I assume that combining Apple TV, HomePod and router would be too niche (and expensive for consumers) for Apple to actually make.

[–] rambaroo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Sounds like a good way to waste electricity