So we’ve all heard about the forecasted decline in Apple sales, but, to quote Nicki Minaj, Apple, What’s good?
As we talked about in our original Apple earnings call report, both the Apple Watch and the Apple TV set new quarterly sales records in 1Q 2016.
The Apple TV saw its best quarter ever following the launch of the fourth-generation device.
Exact sales prices of both devices aren’t known, as tricky Apple puts them into an “Other” category – one that also includes iPods and Beats headphones. Revenue for the Other category jumped from $2.7 billion in 1Q2015 to $4.35 billion in 1Q2016.
Overall, it was a record quarter for Apple with $18.4 billion in profit on $75.9 billion in revenue.
All about.. Apps? And how they’re the future of TV? We don’t know, you should probably just watch it. Just kidding, we watched it and as per usual – they’re probably right.
During this week’s earnings call for the first fiscal quarter of 2016 (fourth calendar quarter), Tim Cook talked about up-and-coming-tech-that-will-take-over-the-world-as-we-know-it-virtual reality.
Here’s what he said:
“It’s really cool, and it has some interesting applications.”
Vague much. Rumors have it that Apple does have a team of employees working in the VR field, and just last week hired leading virtual reality expert, Doug Bowman. They have also made some recent VR- ish acquisitions like augmented reality startup Metaio, real-time motion capture firm Faceshift, and expression analysis startup Emotient.
Apple Reality coming to a Best Buy near you? Maybe!
The answer is yes, yes you do. How do we know? Because apparently everyone does. Thanks to Twitter account of the moment You Are Dog Now, now everyone can see just exactly what their doggy doppelganger looks like.
SWEEEET!
Tweet a pic of yourself to the account, and they’ll find your doggy twin. Just like this.
You still have to pay between $1100 and $1500, mind you, but starting this Friday, you can buy the Hermes Apple Watch online from the Apple Store and from Hermes online store!
Since it’s release in October you’ve only been able to get your hands on one at a select group of Apple Stores, Hermès boutiques, or high-end department stores.
The watch comes with three bands; the Single Tour, Double Tour, and Cuff.
Will you be getting a Hermes Apple Watch? Remember – Valentines day is jussssst around the corner!!
Today’s the 20th of January guys!! Do you know what that means? Well, it’s the birth date of both Buzz AldrinandJoey Badass, yes, but also, it’s the last day to use our coupon code for an extra $10 clams on your quote to sell us your iPhone!
Complete a quote before midnight Pacific time today, use coupon code ‘NEWYEARS10’ and you’ll get an extra $10! BAM!
How’s your 2016 panning out so far? I bet getting rid of your stinky old iPhone and getting awesome CASHMONEY plus an extra $10 will help make it great? Right? RIGHT!
Our future tech of the week is bought to you by the age old problem of, well, aging. Aesthetic aging in particular. Who wants healthy young looking skin? We do! Duh!
Mapo is the worlds first ‘connected beauty mask’. Designed specifically to fit your face, it analyses your skin and diagnoses any problem areas, sending the information to it’s app on your mobile device. It optimizes your skincare regime by applying heat to boost the efficiency of your applied skin care on strategic places.
You also have the added benefit of a community of users to compare results of different skin regimes with.
It’s all about the Internet Of Things these days, isn’t it? And why shouldn’t your face-mask or skincare regime be a part of that? Technology is there to help, folks!
Do you have an Apple Watch? Are you a little bit in love with the Milanese loop band? We don’t blame you. We don’t have an Apple Watch, and we’re in love with the Milanese Loop band.
Well guess what may or may not be coming? A Space Black Milanese Loop band! Whaaaat.
Some eagle eyed Apple Fan noticed last week that a Space Black Milanese Loop band for the Apple Watch was available on the Czech Republic Apple store… crazy.
The band has not been seen on any other store, and has since been taken off the Czech online store, so either we’ll see a worldwide launch in about a week, or someone somewhere just effed up. We’re hoping for the former, because we love us some Milanese Loop.
You might be able to live stream Thursday Night Football next year. The NFL has put the word out to digital streaming companies such as Amazon, Google, Yahoo and Apple that this is what they want – and it’s up for grabs – on a non-exclusive basis, of course.
The traditional TV rights will be given to whoever wins the proposal winning war between CBS, ESPN, Fox, NBC and Turner Sports.
The live streaming would feature the same ads and live events as the traditional TV show.
Currently, CBS produces all “Thursday Night Football” games as part of its estimated $300 million NFL deal. NFL Network simulcasts the games and carries eight games exclusively as part of its current partnership with CBS, which began in the 2014 season.
Could you see a benefit to watching Thursday Night Football through a digital streaming service?
Are you interested in going to Prague? It’s a pretty chill place, you know. And now, apart from all the rad things they have there, you can go nerd out at a brand new Apple museum! WHAT! WE KNOW!
The museum houses the largest private collection of Apple products, with all kinds of Apple ish from 1976 to 2012.
If you make it there, you can see an Apple Lisa, which is one of 100,000 made, an Apple II, as well as lesser known Apple products like the Apple Camera, papers and contracts, and mementos from Steve Jobs’ life.
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January 28, 2016 4:52 pm | 
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