Month: October 2026
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Apple’s Smart-Home View Looks Familiar
Last week Apple introduced a series of smart-home products, centered around their new HomeView control hub. HomeView is a six-inch-square, Siri-enabled touch screen, which Apple bills as “a new way to enjoy entertainment, stay connected, and manage the home.” The touch screen is attached to a swiveling base, or can alternately be mounted directly on…
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Step beyond the Future of Art
Since opening in 2024, the Art Authority Museum has invited its patrons to “Step into the Future of Art.” In 2025, we extended the invitation to “Step Further into the Future of Art” with the addition of spatial scenes. Starting this week, we now invite you to Step beyond the Future of Art. And what’s…
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AFP, 1986-2026
Obituary by Alan Oppenheimer and ChatGPT In the end, there was no announcement, and no one noticed. Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) passed away last month, due to complications from Apple’s release of macOS 27. AFP was conceived in 1984. Apple was building AppleTalk, a network designed to let Macs talk to one another without requiring…
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