The founder of Appleās chipmaking partner TSMC struck a worrying note this week when assessing US/Taiwanese relations. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts joins Ken to talk about that. Plus – Adventures in Sleep in the Apple Health app.
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Working Longer and Sleeping Better - TMO Daily Observations 2023-03-14
Apple and Foxconn are seeing better conditions for manufacturing in India. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken talk over the changes and consider worker issues. Plus – Our Apple Watches tell us we’re not getting enough sleep. We’ll look at how our Apple Watches can help.
Sleep Technology Meets the Smart Home with ReST
Sleep technology has really taken off, and we even have smart beds now. Let’s see how well the ReST Smart Bed performs for this techie.
iOS 14: Sleep Mode is in a Different Location Now
iOS 14 Sleep Mode is a feature that replaces Bedtime introduced with iOS 12. You’ll be opening a different app to set a sleep schedule.
Apple Begins Selling Sleep Product āHatch Restoreā
Apple is offering a new sleep product on its website called Hatch Restore. It combines a reading light, meditation app, and more.
An Apple Sleep App Could be Coming for Apple Watch
Someone found a reference to a mysterious sleep app on the Apple Watch, and it could be an Apple sleep app.
In the App Store listing for Apple’s preinstalled Alarms app on the Apple Watch, there is a screenshot of an unreleased version of the Alarms app with a “Sleep” label and fine print that reads “set your Bedtime and wake up in the Sleep app.”
There is no Sleep app or references to a Sleep app in the Alarms app on watchOS 6.0.1 or watchOS 6.1 beta, but MacRumors uncovered evidence of Apple working on a Sleep app for the Apple Watch in an internal build of iOS 13 last month, so Apple likely shared this screenshot too early by accident.
Beddit Beta Lets You Test New Features and Give Feedback
The Beddit beta program, from the sleep tracking company that Apple acquired, will let you test new features and offer feedback.
Imagining a Siri Smarthome, Apple and Sleep Tracking, and the Real iPhone 8 - ACM 410
With Alexa Show and Microsoft Invoke, Bryan andĀ Jeff envision the Siri smarthome of the future to make the case for an Apple Siri device. They also talk about what Apple might do with sleep tracking technology from Beddit, as well some sexy new renders of Apple’s unannounced iPhone 8.
Apple Just Bought a Sleep Tracking Company
Apple isāat lastāgetting into the sleep tracking business. 9to5Mac reported that Apple purchased Beddit, a firm that makes sleep-tracking hardware and apps for Apple’s iPhone and Apple Watch.