339: The New iPadOS Cursor
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Design, 
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Product Development, 
Society & Culture, 
Technology
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Publication Date |
Mar 25, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:31:57

This week, we dissect the newest iPad Pro and its new adaptive cursor, speculating on the future of cursor-touch hybrid interactions. Marshall also shares early feedback on a new prototyping tool and we find escapism in our cool things.

Sponsor:

Fathom Analytics – we love it, we use it, we can't recommend it enough. Fathom is a privacy-first analytics tool that provides all the right information about traffic to your websites. Some of our favorite features:

  • Fathom doesn't use cookies, which means you can skip the GDPR notice
  • The data it collects is simple and straightforward, meaning that it can load your analytics dashboard incredibly quickly and gets you straight to the most important information
  • Fathom is a small two-person team that charges money for the service. Your data is not sold or leveraged in another way. Simple, straightforward pricing makes the world go 'round.
  • And so much more.

Learn more at designdetails.fm/fathom and if you sign up using that URL you will save $20 off your first invoice!

Golden Ratio Patrons:

We're looking for partners to work with. If your team is hiring, launching a new product, or wants us to get the word out about a new initiative, please get in touch!

Latest VIP Patrons:

Huge shoutouts to our latest Very Important Pixels!

  • Chris Royer

Follow-up:

  • Marshall got into the Play beta. It's promising, so far!

Tweets:

  • James Brookes has been tweeting little micro-summaries of the last few episodes - thank you!

New Products:

  • A new iPad Pro is out, and it has cursor support!
    • The adaptive cursor is beautiful, here's a video showcasing some of the neat details.
    • Craig recorded a lovely video showing off the cursor, too.
    • Ryan Morrison made a web prototype to demo the cursor interaction with a mouse.
    • The new Magic Keyboard looks fantastic, but very expensive.
    • We've previously asked ourselves if AR is a gimmick.

Cool Things:

  • Brian shared Devs, a new thriller series on Hulu.
    • "A young software engineer, Lily Chan, investigates the secret development division of her employer, a cutting-edge tech company based in Silicon Valley, which she believes is behind the murder of her boyfriend."
    • Shoutout to @gabrielvaldivia for the recommendation.
  • Marshall shared The Good Place, a "comedy about what makes a good person."

Design Details on the Web:

BYEE!

This week, we dissect the newest iPad Pro and its new adaptive cursor, speculating on the future of cursor-touch hybrid interactions. Marshall also shares early feedback on a new prototyping tool and we find escapism in our cool things.

This week, we dissect the newest iPad Pro and its new adaptive cursor, speculating on the future of cursor-touch hybrid interactions. Marshall also shares early feedback on a new prototyping tool and we find escapism in our cool things.

Sponsor:

Fathom Analytics – we love it, we use it, we can't recommend it enough. Fathom is a privacy-first analytics tool that provides all the right information about traffic to your websites. Some of our favorite features:

  • Fathom doesn't use cookies, which means you can skip the GDPR notice
  • The data it collects is simple and straightforward, meaning that it can load your analytics dashboard incredibly quickly and gets you straight to the most important information
  • Fathom is a small two-person team that charges money for the service. Your data is not sold or leveraged in another way. Simple, straightforward pricing makes the world go 'round.
  • And so much more.

Learn more at designdetails.fm/fathom and if you sign up using that URL you will save $20 off your first invoice!

Golden Ratio Patrons:

We're looking for partners to work with. If your team is hiring, launching a new product, or wants us to get the word out about a new initiative, please get in touch!

Latest VIP Patrons:

Huge shoutouts to our latest Very Important Pixels!

  • Chris Royer

Follow-up:

  • Marshall got into the Play beta. It's promising, so far!

Tweets:

  • James Brookes has been tweeting little micro-summaries of the last few episodes - thank you!

New Products:

  • A new iPad Pro is out, and it has cursor support!
    • The adaptive cursor is beautiful, here's a video showcasing some of the neat details.
    • Craig recorded a lovely video showing off the cursor, too.
    • Ryan Morrison made a web prototype to demo the cursor interaction with a mouse.
    • The new Magic Keyboard looks fantastic, but very expensive.
    • We've previously asked ourselves if AR is a gimmick.

Cool Things:

  • Brian shared Devs, a new thriller series on Hulu.
    • "A young software engineer, Lily Chan, investigates the secret development division of her employer, a cutting-edge tech company based in Silicon Valley, which she believes is behind the murder of her boyfriend."
    • Shoutout to @gabrielvaldivia for the recommendation.
  • Marshall shared The Good Place, a "comedy about what makes a good person."

Design Details on the Web:

BYEE!

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