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FYI, this webpage contains ONLY our more-recent News Updates. Older News Updates have been moved to our secure servers. -----
News Update : 5:30 PM (La Jolla-time) Tuesday, Sept 10, 2024 FYI, today we simply want to point out that the 48 Mpx Back Wide image sensor in the 16P & 16PM is very-likely an upgraded version of what's in the 15P & 15PM. The ADC read circuitry has very-likely been upgraded. We believe that's how Apple is now able to offer support for Dolby Vision Video Recording
in 4K at up-to 120 fps. Also, we believe a more advanced manufacturing process may have been required (to achieve the desired performance). OK, but what about the "rumored" image sensor upgrades for the 16PM ? That 14-bit ADC image sensor probably just didn't make the cut. Lots of possibilities for why, & we'll probably never know the real reason. Our best guess, the ADC "read noise" challenge was too great. Think low manufacturing yields. One thing we do know, the 16PM is NOT very differentiated relative to last year's 15PM. Our Take: It was probably a last minute decision by Apple to drop the 14-bit ADC image sensor. -----
News Update : 11 AM (La Jolla-time) Tuesday, Sept 10, 2024 FYI, starting today & lasting through Oct 12th OR so, we'll be devoting most of our Time & Energy towards Content Creation. As a reminder, Oct 12th is when the Comet is projected to be closest to Earth. -----
News Update : 1 PM (La Jolla-time) Monday, Sept 9, 2024 FYI, our observations from Apple's BIG iPhone event earlier today (+ the new Tech Specs): 1.) NO real surprises today. 2.) Apple is now using the term "Fusion" to describe the Back Wide Camera. Probably to help with discussions with customers. We consider it to be a very smart move. 3.) Apple was smart to price the "base" 16P @ $999 USD. Yes it ONLY comes with 128 GB of NAND Flash Storage, but the move will probably greatly increase sales. Especially with Apple's Cellular Service Provider Partners. 4.) NO mention OR support for JPEG-XL, OR for the rumored Pause/Resume Video Recording capability for Apple's native Camera App. 5.) Keep an Eye Open for those on CNBC who tell you an iPhone Supercycle will occur. Many are the same ones who have said exactly the same thing almost every single year. We mention this because based-upon what was presented today by Apple, we don't see it. In fact, we estimate iPhone Unit Sales will go down by 5-10% relative to even last year. -----
News Update : 3 PM (La Jolla-time) Sunday, Sept 8, 2024 FYI, we're now referring to what we're working on as a "Branding Campaign," which we believe is much more approrpriate. On a Side Note, today it hit us that tomorrow, Apple may try to promote JPEG-XL as a BIG deal. It may OR may NOT become a BIG deal, but we do want to remind everyone that Apple first-adopted P3 D65 back in March of 2016. It was (back) then that Apple should have also adopted a JPEG-based 10-bit color photo solution. By our count, Apple is 8 years late in doing so. We blame Schiller, the guy who runs Apple's App Store. And BTW, we brought this issue to Apple's attention a long time ago. -----
News Update : 8:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Sunday, Sept 8, 2024 A few things to announce today. First, we're NOT totally comfortable using the term "Bikini Comet" to refer to our per-Scene "Dynamic" Metadata R&D & Marketing efforts. But for now, we're sticking with it. As a reminder, one option for crafting such Short-Form, Multi-Scene Videos is simply to alternate Beach & Comet scenes. But that requires per-Scene Dynamic Metadata support both on the Producer side & on the Consumer side. Perhaps the 16P & 16PM will both support per-Scene Dynamic Metadata. That's what we're hoping for anyway. And BTW, NO ONE but us has even hinted at it. We'll ALL find out together, on Monday. Second, if Apple doesn't announce some type of per-Scene Dynamic Metadata support tomorrow, we're gonna use that as an additional data point to try to get Phil Schiller removed from running the App Store. And naturally, for obvious reasons. Third, a reminder, based-upon the rumored Features & Capabilities of the Next-Gen iPhones (to be announced on Monday), we believe the 16P is the ONLY Next-Gen iPhone that will be in high demand during the first few months after release. 6.3" may represent the new sweet-spot for iPhones (was 6.1"). We believe many who have been using a 6.7" iPhone Pro will (seriously) consider downsizing to the 6.3" 16P. Everyone we know with a 6.7" iPhone Pro is. And that includes everyone here at Cosmosent Labs, Inc. But we don't live in China, we live (& work) here in San Diego. Make NO mistake, the 6.9" 16PM is intended primarily for the Chinese market. Is it a Bad strategy on Apple's part ? Depends, if the 16PM includes important product attributes NOT included in the 16P, it will Fail as a Strategy. Similar to how the Auto manufacturers up-sized their vehicles when chasing the Chinese market. The different Back Wide Image Sensors in the 16PM vs the 16P is something to keep a close eye on tomorrow. -----
News Update : 1 PM (La Jolla-time) Saturday, Sept 7, 2024 FYI, we've been Asked & have Agreed, to describe an example in which per-Scene Dynamic Metadata support would provide a BIG benefit. Consider the Bikini Comet project that we're now working on. One option for crafting such a Multi-Scene Short-Form Video would be to (simply) alternate the scenes between (mid-day, bright light) Bikini scenes & (nighttime) Comet scenes. And here, ideally, the necessary per-Scene Dynamic Metadata would be added to the Video file (by the Producer app). On the Playback side, if supported, the Consumer hardware & software would properly decode & present the content, on a per-Video Scene basis. -----
News Update : 11:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Saturday, Sept 7, 2024 FYI, today we want to point out, that if the rumored Apple native camera app Pause/Resume video recording capability is true, what's most-important is whether Apple has (also) added per-Scene Dynamic Metadata support, both for their native Camera App & (at least some of) their video playback software. On a side note, we believe that if Apple has added per-Scene Dynamic Metadata support to the displays of at-least the 16P & 16PM, then they will have "hit it out of the park" (on Monday). Otherwise, NOT. AAPL shareholders & high-end iPhone owners have been Paying the Price for Phil Schiller running the App Store. On Monday we'll find out if that continues. -----
News Update : 9 AM (La Jolla-time) Saturday, Sept 7, 2024 FYI, after spending an hour OR so on Windansea beach early-Afternoon yesterday, it hit us this morning how-best to Spice-Up our (& Photosets') efforts related to the approaching Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet. "The Bikini Comet" ... is how we now refer to the effort. For now, that's the ONLY hint you're gonna get. You can think of it as an innovative twist on our original plan (for the comet). -----
News Update : 10 PM (La Jolla-time) Friday, Sept 6, 2024 FYI, quick update to our earlier News Update. We asked ourselves ... "What happens if crafting Multi-Scene Short-Form Videos (finally) goes mainstream ?" i.e., helped in large part by Apple's native camera app (finally) supporting Pause & Resume with Video Recording. Could be a BIG deal. Could be a very BIG deal. -----
News Update : 9 AM (La Jolla-time) Friday, Sept 6, 2024 FYI, today we got wind of a Video Recording Pause/Resume "rumor" that has given us some new ideas to consider. Details to follow ... And BTW, nothing else regarding Apple that has hit-the-wires today was new to us. And that includes the 4K120 Video Recording support. -----
News Update : 11 AM (La Jolla-time) Thursday, Sept 5, 2024 FYI, today we simply want to point out that (regarding the comet) our objective has been to figure-out how-best to concurrently capture both the (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) comet & "live action" here on Earth. We're close, but we still have more Experiments to Run. -----
News Update : 7 PM (La Jolla-time) Monday, Sept 2, 2024 FYI, we updated one of our tables for internal discussions & thought others might like to see it as well. Key Points (i.e., what's rumored): ● The 16P is getting the Back Tele from the 15PM. ● The 16PM is getting an upgraded Back Wide Image Sensor, with bigger pixels, 14-bit ADCs, & programmable gain/noise control. ● The 16 & 16+ are getting bump'd-up to 8 GB of DRAM.
How iPhones "with a 48 Mpx Back Wide Image Sensor" Stack Up (WRT Zoom-In, Image Sensor Pixel Size, & DRAM)
(table last updated 11:30 PM Tues, Sept 3, 2024)
| iPhone |
Back Wide |
Back Tele |
DRAM |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1x Pixel Binning |
2x Native NO Pixel Binning |
3x-5x Native NO Pixel Binning |
6 GB |
8 GB (1) |
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| 2.0 um |
2.44 um |
2.44+ um |
1.0 um |
1.22 um |
1.22+ um |
||||
| 16 Pro Max 6.9" |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
- |
✔ |
5x 1.12 um |
- |
✔ |
| 16 Pro 6.3" |
- |
✔ |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
5x 1.12 um |
- |
✔ |
| 16 Plus 6.7" |
✔ |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
✔ |
| 16 6.1" |
✔ |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
✔ |
| 15 Pro Max 6.7" |
- |
✔ |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
5x 1.12 um |
- |
✔ |
| 15 Pro 6.1" |
- |
✔ |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
3x 1.0 um |
- |
✔ |
| 15 Plus 6.7" |
✔ |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
| 15 6.1" |
✔ |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
| 14 Pro Max 6.7" |
- |
✔ |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
3x 1.0 um |
✔ |
- |
| 14 Pro 6.1" |
- |
✔ |
- |
- |
✔ |
- |
3x 1.0 um |
✔ |
- |
(1) Needed for Apple Intelligence. -----
News Update : 4 PM (La Jolla-time) Saturday, Aug 31, 2024 FYI, today we simply want to point out that we've recently pivoted to focusing on preparing for the arrival of the Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet. And we did so because Photosets, with just a few relatively-minor enhancements, could be extremely well-positioned for it. It is those Enhancements that we're currently working on. ALL other R&D projects have been moved to the Back Burner (for the time being). -----
BREAKING NEWS : 6 PM (La Jolla-time) Friday, Aug 30, 2024 NO WAY was it planned, but Apple is (potentially) perfectly setup "to steal the show" as
comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS gets closer to Earth ... ... with Oct 12th being Prime Time. And BTW, we say potentially because Apple's upcoming 16PM iPhone, with its upgraded Back Wide Camera (i.e., bigger pixels, 14-bit ADCs, & programmable gain/noise control), is their one iPhone that has the most potential to "steal the show". Also BTW, once Apple gets wind of this idea, do NOT be surprised if they mention it during the Sept 9th Keynote. If so, the general term they will use is Astrophotography. Google has made some strides in that area. But ONLY WRT the Moon, to our knowledge. Also, when Apple announces their upcoming iPhone "16" family on Sept 9th, Do NOT be surprised if the Tech Specs for the 16PM's Back Wide Camera specify Astrophotography. That will be our contribution. You heard it here first ! ----- News Update : 8:30 PM (La Jolla-time) Thursday, Aug 29, 2024 FYI, we believe "Apple Intelligence" has been setup to Fail. And mostly by the so-called Pro Stock Analysts who cover AAPL for a living (e.g., Ives). There isn't going to be an "AI Super-Cycle". Thinking so is just ridiculous ! Notice the Burgundy line in the graph, which represents Apple's Reported iPhone Revenue. Some key points to keep in mind: 1.) Many iPhone owners currently have a relatively-new (5G) iPhone. 5G was first-added with the iPhone "12" family. 2.) The last time Apple experienced a Super-Cycle was ten years ago, with their 2014 6 & 6+ iPhones. The #1 factor for that was simply due to Apple catching-up to the industry standard in display size. The #2 factor was Best-in-Class CPU Perf, thanks to their 2nd-Gen Register-Rich 64-bit CPU (i.e., the A8). The #3 factor was that QCOM had NOT completed its development of a competitive 64-bit CPU (for Android smartphones) even a year after the (2013) A7 had been released. Please do NOT write-off the significance of this third factor. 3.) Based-upon the rumored Features & Capabilities of Apple's iPhone "16" family, it's Crystal Clear to us that the 6.3" 16P will be in High Demand. See the relevant table below.
Click on the graph to view its 4K Res version.
How Apple's upcoming iPhone "16" family stacks up (table last updated 8 PM, Sun, Aug 25, 2024)
| Significance |
New OR Upgraded |
16 ($799) |
16+ ($899) |
16P ($1,099 ?) |
16PM ($1,199) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
Display |
- |
- |
✔ (6.1" -to- 6.3") |
✔ (6.7" -to- 6.9") |
| #2 |
Telephoto Camera |
- |
- |
✔ (3x -to- 5x) |
- |
| #3 |
NAND Flash Storage |
- |
- |
✔ (128 GB -to- 256 GB) |
- |
| #4 |
Apple Intelligence |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
| #5 |
DRAM |
✔ (6 GB -to- 8 GB) |
✔ (6 GB -to- 8 GB) |
- |
- |
| #6 |
Ultra-Wide Camera |
- |
- |
✔ (12 Mpx -to- 48 Mpx) |
✔ (12 Mpx -to- 48 Mpx) |
| #7 |
Dolby Vision Video Recording |
- |
- |
✔ (4K60 -to- 4K120) |
✔ (4K60 -to- 4K120) |
| #8 |
Capture Button |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
| #9 |
Action Button |
✔ |
✔ |
- |
- |
| Our Market Share Estimate (1) |
- |
40% |
20% |
30% |
10% |
(1) Thru the end of Dec.
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News Update : 9:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Thursday, Aug 29, 2024 FYI, we've been Asked & have Agreed, to sacrifice the value of the 1x Capture-Duration version of Photosets "for the greater good". Takes effect today, Thurs, 8/29/24. On a Side Note, today we've also agreed to make the following our Top Priority: ● Quick Start Guide ● User Guide ● Video Tutorials ● Updated App Store screenshots And naturally it's ALL related to Photosets. -----
News Update : 9 AM (La Jolla-time) Wednesday, Aug 28, 2024 Four things to announce today: 1.) A reminder, the 1x Capture-Duration version of Photosets is available to the General Public. We're using the 2x & 3x versions In House for Custom Projects. Please see the relevant tables below for background. 2.) We plan to give Apple's Marketing Dept a run for their money. We'll be pointing-out to AAPL shareholders just how much Coin Apple has left "on the table" over the years. And we'll be using concrete examples. 3.) We plan to give third-party websites that focus on Apple products & services a run for their money. Consider this example that we'll be doing a Deep (Tech) Dive on: "what you'll miss-out-on by going with the 6.3" 16P instead of the 6.9" 16PM: For example, the 14-bit ADCs in the Back Wide Camera's image sensor. But how important is it, really ? It's something we need to investigate. For example, is 14-bit color something the latest iPad Pros & iPhone "16" family iPhones can take advantage of ? Even partially. Also for example, which Ext. monitors have a 14-bit LUT ? And do they offer (true) 99%+ coverage of P3 D65 at 14-bit color ? 4.) A reminder, we kicked off Photosets as an R&D Project just-after Labor Day weekend in 2014. i.e., we're coming up on our 10-year R&D anniversary. And BTW, Photosets made its debut in Apple's App Store on June 10, 2015. It became a rare, true Flagship-caliber Burst Photo Camera App upon the release of the 2016 iPhone 7+. It has NOT done well in Tim Cook's tightly-controlled, "curated" iOS App Store, but that has nothing to do with the app, ONLY with Apple's (incompetent) App Store Mgmt Team. Once our knowledge becomes Common Knowledge we predict both Tim Cook & Phil Schiller will be forced out ! And for the record, Tim Cook should have been replaced as Apple's CEO shortly-after the release of the 2017 iPhone X. Since then he has been able to stay in power primarily thru Stock Buybacks. -----
News Update : 7 PM (La Jolla-time) Monday, Aug 26, 2024 Do you think Apple knows how to make a competitor to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6's "Auto Zoom" ? And by that we mean with an existing iPhone. Regardless as to whether Apple knows how, we do ! Today we are announcing that we're now (also) working on (custom) "Auto Zoom" support ! And, we've got a really nice "widget" to go with it ! Actually, the widget is key to making it work. Also, just so it's Crystal Clear to ALL, we've got multiple ideas (regarding ALL this) in the works. -----
News Update : 2 PM (La Jolla-time) Saturday, Aug 24, 2024 FYI, we crafted-up a new table for internal discussions & thought others might like to see it as well. It lists the Features & Capabilities, In Order of Significance, that we believe will prompt users to upgrade. And naturally, we're referring to Apple's Next-Gen iPhones (expected to be) announced on Tuesday, Sept 10th.
(table last updated 8 PM, Sun, Aug 25, 2024)
| Significance |
New OR Upgraded |
16 ($799) |
16+ ($899) |
16P ($1,099 ?) |
16PM ($1,199) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
Display |
- |
- |
✔ (6.1" -to- 6.3") |
✔ (6.7" -to- 6.9") |
| #2 |
Telephoto Camera |
- |
- |
✔ (3x -to- 5x) |
- |
| #3 |
NAND Flash Storage |
- |
- |
✔ (128 GB -to- 256 GB) |
- |
| #4 |
Apple Intelligence |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
| #5 |
DRAM |
✔ (6 GB -to- 8 GB) |
✔ (6 GB -to- 8 GB) |
- |
- |
| #6 |
Ultra-Wide Camera |
- |
- |
✔ (12 Mpx -to- 48 Mpx) |
✔ (12 Mpx -to- 48 Mpx) |
| #7 |
Dolby Vision Video Recording |
- |
- |
✔ (4K60 -to- 4K120) |
✔ (4K60 -to- 4K120) |
| #8 |
Capture Button |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
| #9 |
Action Button |
✔ |
✔ |
- |
- |
| Our Market Share Estimate (1) |
- |
40% |
20% |
30% |
10% |
(1) Thru the end of Dec.
For reference:
Click on the graph to view its 4K Res version.
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News Update : 10 AM (La Jolla-time) Friday, Aug 23, 2024 FYI, we've been Asked & have Agreed, to list the R&D projects we're currently working on: 1.) Preparing Photosets for the release of the Next-Gen iPhone 16 family. The main issue here is Strategy, NOT Technical. 2.) Adding "Automated" Multi-Scene Capture & Video Maker support to Photosets. 3.) Adding per-Scene "Dynamic" Metadata support to Photosets. 4.) Adding Multi View Capture (MVC) "master" support (for the OLED M4 iPad Pro) to Photosets. 5.) Continuing to run Live Multicam experiments & leverage what we can. 6.) Continuing to build-up our infrastructure for supporting the
Capture & Collection of "Dynamic" ML Training Data. 7.) Releasing the next update of our macOS app "Photosets TV/Studio". Here also, the main issue here is Strategy, NOT Technical. 8.) Continuing to build-up our infrastructure for supporting HDR Shoreline Photoshoots.
And BTW, our N52+ project has been put on the back burner. -----
News Update : 10 AM (La Jolla-time) Thursday, Aug 22, 2024 FYI & Heads Up, late yesterday we kicked off a task to clean-up & update the Docs on this website. Should be completed by month's end. -----
News Update : 9 AM (La Jolla-time) Wednesday, Aug 21, 2024 FYI, the next update of Photosets, v10.31, out soon,
adds "Automated" Multi-Scene Capture & Video Maker support. -----
News Update : 9 AM (La Jolla-time) Saturday, Aug 17, 2024 Three things to announce today: 1.) Just like yesterday, later today we'll be running Multi View Capture (MVC) experiments at "The Rock" along Sunset Cliffs Blvd, south of OB. Please see our News Update of yesterday for background. 2.) Photosets had a surge of New User Downloads yesterday ! Whether that will translate to new Ratings & Reviews in the App Store is anybody's guess. As a reminder, Apple has the ability to suppress ANY & ALL Ratings & Reviews they choose, & with Zero Transparency of their actions back to App Devs. We tried to get that fixed, but the Judge presiding over the case stated that our Complaint was "without Merit". Make NO mistake, she was/is simply wrong ! 3.) We've been Asked & have Agreed, to clean-up & update our website. Related to our Private Label candidate. i.e., the 2x Capture-Duration (+ MVC) version of Photosets. Please see the relevant tables below for how the 2x version compares. Note the Estimate of Market Value numbers. We consider those to be conservative numbers. If Apple wasn't run by a Bean Counter (i.e., Cook) & its App Store wasn't run by a Half-Wit (i.e., Schiller), those numbers would very-likely be Common Knowledge. Plus, precisely how much high-end iPhone revenue Apple "left on the table" over the years. At least to those who are AAPL shareholders. We doubt even a single member of the AAPL Board has ANY clue about what we're referring to. -----
News Update : 9 AM (La Jolla-time) Friday, Aug 16, 2024 FYI, starting today, & ending mid-Oct OR so when the weather changes along the coast here in San Diego, our Top Priority is now & will continue to be, showcasing the Features & Capabilities of the 2x Capture-Duration version of Photosets. That's our Private Label candidate. Basically, the major cellular service providers here in the State are privately telling us & probably select others that they are NOT at all convinced that Apple's Apple Intelligence will be a success. On a Side Note, until mid-Oct OR so, we will now ONLY be devoting 10% of our Time & Energy to our Auto Division's N52+ efforts. Simply a matter of insufficient Engineering Resources to continue at a 1/3 pace. And BTW, later today, we'll be running Multi View Capture (MVC) experiments at "The Rock" along Sunset Cliffs Blvd, south of OB. One (camera) facing West, one (camera) facing East. We got the idea yesterday when three teenage girls jumped off together. It was a cool scene. We didn't capture it with Photosets. At the time we didn't know it would look that cool, OR that ALL three would jump off together. -----
News Update : 8 AM (La Jolla-time) Thursday, Aug 15, 2024 FYI, we've been told by multiple influential people in Tech over the last half-day, that if we're serious about getting Phil Schiller removed from running Apple's App Store, that we should focus our efforts on the benefits that Apple's App Store cheated AAPL shareholders out of. i.e., that we should NOT worry about the benefits that Apple's App Store cheated high-end iPhone owners out of. The gist, Phil Schiller is directly responsible for Apple having left $113B+ USD of high-end iPhone revenue "on the table". Due to iPhone Upgrade Cycles being longer than they could have & should have been. i.e., the decision by iPhone owners as to when to upgrade. Please see our custom graph on our App Store Critics Corner webpage for reference. -----
News Update : 8 AM (La Jolla-time) Wednesday, Aug 14, 2024 FYI, today we are announcing that our entire R&D Team has pivoted-back to working on adding per-Scene "Dynamic" HDR metadata support ! -----
News Update : 9 AM (La Jolla-time) Tuesday, Aug 13, 2024 FYI, today we are announcing that we're Kicking Off our first-ever Shoreline Bikini Photoshoot marketing & branding campaign ! Starts today & will end mid-Oct. -----
News Update : 8 PM (La Jolla-time) Monday, Aug 12, 2024 Two (more) things to announce today: 1.) The Team was out at Windansea Beach today. It was nice, very nice ! 2.) We're continuining to refine the implementation strategy for our N52+. As a reminder, when we say our N52+, we're really referring to a Rebuilt Cylinder Head. To reduce oil consumption to a Min: ● Resurfacing of the Head ● (new) +0.3mm Head Gasket ● (new) Valve Stem (Oil) Seals
(by-far the most-important factor) To improve performance & reliability: ● Multi-Angle Valve Job ● (new) Valves, Valve Springs, Valve Retainers, & Lifters ● (new) Valves Guides ? The gist of it ALL, as an N52 engine approaches 200K miles, the Valve Stem (Oil) Seals will
normally be worn-out Resulting in excessive oil consumption. Replacing them is NON-trivial. Requires the Cylinder Head to be removed from the engine. What most don't know is that except for the Oil Consumption Problem,
BMW's N52 is an UN-Discovered Gem ! Reliability-wise we give it an A++ grade. And BTW, our (prototype) 2006 BMW E90 325i sedan with 6-speed manual transmission is currently 9 miles shy of 210K miles. It is in dire need of new Valve Stem (Oil) Seals. But otherwise, runs like a Gem. Runs like new except for the Oil Consumption Problem. ALL the necessary Head Work will be done next month. We'll then have it Dyno Tested. That will give us our Baseline for moving forward. And BTW, $5K USD to get the Cylinder Head Rebuilt, another $500 USD for Dyno Testing. As a reminder, we now devote 1/3 of our Time & Energy to our Auto Division. We are probably the ONLY Camera App Dev with an Auto Division. -----
News Update : 11 AM (La Jolla-time) Monday, Aug 12, 2024 Three things to announce today: 1.) Here in La Jolla & San Diego, the kids begin to go back to school today. That frees-up the beaches for photoshoots ! And naturally, we, & others, will begin to take advantage of it. 2.) We (now) plan to Dyno our (prototype) 2006 BMW sedan with 6-speed manual transmission
"at each step of the way". And we intend to publish our results (at each step of the way). And naturally, to Drum Up interest (along the way). And NOT just for our N52+ efforts, but ALSO for Photosets. 3.) We're continuining to Field Test & Refine the next update of Photosets, v10.31. We hope to release it by week's end. -----
News Update : 3 PM (La Jolla-time) Saturday, Aug 10, 2024 FYI, as requested, our updated strategy regarding our N52+. The Level 2 version includes Custom, Premium Stainless Steel, +0.5 mm-oversized Intake & Exhaust values (plus a "mild" companion Port Job), the Level 1 version does NOT. The Level 2 version includes a Higher-Perf "Custom Tune" than the Level 1 version. In our (prototype) 2006 E90 325i sedan with 6-speed manual transmission, we expect the Level 1 version to produce 5.5 second 0-60 times, & the Level 2 version to produce 4.5 second 0-60 times ! Think High-Perf Daily Drivers ! With Best-in-Class 0-30 & 60-90 times. As a reminder, e.g., the curb weight of a 2006 E90 325i sedan is just-under 3300 lbs. The significance of that should NOT be UNDER-estimated. It is, in fact, a very BIG deal.
News Update : 10 AM (La Jolla-time) Friday, Aug 9, 2024 Two things to announce today: 1.) We've been Asked & have Agreed, to make 4.9 seconds the 0-60 (mph) Tech Spec for our N52 Cylinder Head "Rebuild Option" when incorporated into our (prototype) 2006 BMW E90 sedan with 6-speed manual transmission. Which BTW, is the same 0-60 Tech Spec for Tesla's Long-Range RWD Model 3, which has a base price of $42,490. OK, so what does it mean ? It means the Rebuild Option probably can't just be stock, OR stock with a multi-angle Valve Job, that it will probably need to include the 0.5mm-oversized Intake & Exhaust valves (+ "mild" Port Job) that we've previously described. And BTW, for reference, in stock form, our (prototype) 2006 BMW E90 sedan with 6-speed manual transmission hits 0-60 in just-under six seconds. 2.) We're still Field Testing the next update of Photosets, v10.31. And, we're in NO rush to release it. Even though it is Light Years Ahead of ALL other Camera Apps in its target market & has been for years, Photosets simply hasn't done well in Tim Cook's tightly-controlled, "curated" iOS App Store. We blame Apple's App Store Mgmt Team of Tim & Phil for that. They are to blame for cheating both high-end iPhone owners & AAPL shareholders out of their respective benefits of what Photosets & the other third-party Burst Photo Camera App have to offer. -----
News Update : 7 PM (La Jolla-time) Thursday, Aug 8, 2024 FYI, we've decided to build-up our Prototype N52 Cylinder Head in stages. Phase 1 will NOT include the 0.5mm-oversized Intake & Exhaust valves OR the "mild" porting job. Instead it will focus on getting the most out of a multi-angle valve job (with stock-sized valves). That will give us a Baseline for Perf. And naturally the ability to Dyno the result sooner. And BTW, we're NOT focused on high-RPM performance. i.e., north of 6K RPM. Our goal is to maximize low-end & mid-range performance. Our #1 goal is achieving Best-in-Class 0-30 & 60-90 times ! If you've ever driven a 2006-2008 BMW E90 sedan with a 6-speed manual transmission, you know it's very close to already being there. We're now gonna do our best to make sure it gets there ! And do so in the most cost-effective way. The Baseline that we're now working on may be good-enough for 2/3 of those who want OR need to rebuild their BMW N52. And BTW, Tim Cook's Apple spent $10B USD on their Apple Car efforts & have nothing to show for it. Our Auto Division's R&D budget is $100K USD. And we'll have lots to show for it ! Tim Cook should have been replaced as Apple's CEO shortly-after the release of the 2017 iPhone X. -----
News Update : 9:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Thursday, Aug 8, 2024 Two things to announce today: 1.) Yesterday we announced: Cosmosent Labs, Inc., the Burst Photo Applications Company, is today, Wed, 8/7/24, announcing that we're now devoting 1/3 of our Time & Energy to our Auto Division. Today we simply want to clarify that we're simply stepping-up our efforts on one of our longer-term plans. Specifically, our Auto Division is currently working on a Rebuild Option (for the General Public) for BMW N52 cylinder heads. As a reminder, the N52 was/is BMW's last naturally aspirated (i.e., NON-turbo) engine. It's a Gem of an Engine & ONLY has one major issue. Oil Consumption greatly increases as the Engine gets close to & passes 200K miles. Due to the Valve Stem Oil Seals wearing out. It's a known problem. And currently there is NO easy fix. That's where we come in. In addition to the High-Perf Valve Springs, Valve Retainers, (custom) Valve Guides, & Valve Stem Oil Seals, what will make our Rebuild Option special are the (custom) High-Perf "slightly-oversized" Intake & Exhaust Valves (combined with a "mild" Port Job). And naturally, a Valve Job & Head Resurfacing will also be included. It won't be cheap but we'll be offering something NO ONE else has. With NO other mods, +15 HP & +15 lb-ft is what most should expect. With just a few additional other mods, +30 HP & +30 lb-ft is what most should expect. Here in San Diego we'll be offering Turnkey solutions. And BTW, even though (our) Photosets is Light Years Ahead of ALL other Camera Apps in its target market, we may end up making a name for ourselves via our Auto Division BEFORE Photosets ever gains traction in Tim Cook's tightly-controlled, "curated" iOS App Store. 2.) A reminder, the next update of Photosets, v10.31, out soon, adds "Automated" Capture & Video Maker support. With it, Users will be able to "automatically" craft Short-Form, Multi-Scene Videos with up-to 60 video scenes.
----- News Update : 8 AM (La Jolla-time) Wednesday, Aug 7, 2024 FYI, for the sake of debate, assume we are successful with our pivot away from Apple's App Store & to (becoming) a full-fledged Content Creator Company. What then ? How will that impact other Camera App Devs ? It hit us today that we "may" just be the first of a upcoming flood of Camera App Devs pivoting away from Apple's App Store. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 9:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Tuesday, Aug 6, 2024 Today we are announcing that we've pivoted. Away from Apple's App Store & to (becoming) a full-fledged Content Creator Company ! And specifically, using the Features & Capabilities of the 2x & 3x Capture-Duration versions of Photosets. Please see the relevant tables below for reference. Photosets is an UN-Discovered, Flagship-caliber Burst Photo Camera & Video Maker app. It is Light Years Ahead of ALL other Camera & Video Maker Apps in its target market. And has been for years. Yet, has had very little success in Tim Cook's tightly-controlled, "curated" iOS App Store. Has nothing to do with the app, ONLY with Apple's App Store Mgmt Team of Tim & Phil. Two guys with NO Engineering OR Software Development experience & NO "Camera" OR "Video Maker" (App) Domain/Application/Use-Case expertise. And BTW, "the Team" made the decision yesterday in a Company-wide meeting. And capitalizing on our hard work wasn't the ONLY major reason. Just as important to the Team was the chance, & the Enthusiasm it creates, to do something special. We are UN-aware of ANY other App Dev even attempting to do what we're now attempting to do. We believe we are well-positioned to Capitalize on our efforts. We "may" be the ONLY ONES who have mastered Photosets. And we have the skill & ability to update the code. Simply put, Photosets has Billion Dollar Plus potential, but NOT in Tim Cook's App Store. -----
News Update : 9:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Monday, Aug 5, 2024 FYI, we've decided to Hold Off on adding Photosets' $4.99 per month "2x" IAP option. Also, as a reminder, the next update of Photosets, v10.31, out soon, adds Multi View Capture (MVC) "master" support for the M4 iPad Pro. That's where the "+ MVC (M4)" comes into play in the description in the existing "2x" IAP. And BTW, because of its high value, it's important for us to Control Access to the Features & Capabilities of the "2x" IAP. And we do so by pricing it appropriately. i.e., at its True Value. Also, different subject, we put the "Automated" Capture & Video Maker support on the back burner, for the time being. While Field Testing it we came up with an idea on how to improve it. -----
News Update : 10:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Sunday, Aug 4, 2024 FYI, we value the 1x (Base) version of Photosets at $15M USD, the 2x (IAP) version at $1B USD, & the 3x (In House) version at $1.5B USD. Why will soon become Common Knowledge ! And when that happens, we fully expect the AAPL Board to announce Tim Cook's resignation as CEO of Apple. It's NOT OK for Apple to use their Monopoly Power to suppress third-party (U.S. Company) Innovation. OR to cheat high-end iPhone owners & AAPL shareholders out of their respective benefits just to Cover Up their Screw Ups ! Tim Cook should have NEVER assigned Phil Schiller to run Apple's App Store. That move (is what) led to his Downfall ! -----
News Update : 3:30 PM (La Jolla-time) Friday, Aug 2, 2024 FYI, regarding Photosets' 2x Capture-Duration IAP, after more thought on the subject, we've decided to go with the following: A One-Time-Purchase Option at $49 USD,
plus a Monthly Rental Option at $4.99 USD per month. Ideally, New Users would rent "the 2x IAP" for 1-2 months, become confident & comfortable with the app's Features & Capabilities during that time, & then pivot to the One-Time-Purchase Option. And BTW, we consider this Pricing Structure to be an improvement on what Apple uses for their Final Cut Pro for iPad software. -----
News Update : 1 PM (La Jolla-time) Friday, Aug 2, 2024 FYI, we've decided to adopt the same Pricing Strategy for Photosets' 2x Capture-Duration IAP, that Apple uses for their Final Cut Pro for iPad software. Specifically,
plus a Monthly Rental Option at $4.99 USD per month. Combined with the 1x Capture-Duration version of Photosets now/once-again being FREE, we believe the IAP, if marketed appropriately, could potentially attract lots of New Users. And by "marketed appropriately," we mean Outside of Apple's App Store (monopoly). For background, please see the relevant tables below. -----
News Update : 8:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Friday, Aug 2, 2024 FYI, today we've been Asked & have Agreed, "to consider" making the 1x version FREE (done) & offering a 2x version IAP ($ TBD). And naturally, the 1x & 2x refers to Capture Duration. Please see the relevant tables below. And BTW, we have an opportunity ahead to NOT ONLY finally capitalize on ALL our hard work, but ALSO to stick it to Apple. OR more precisely, Tim Cook, Phil Schiller, & if they were part of the Cover Up, the AAPL Board. It's NOT OK for Apple to use their Monopoly Power to suppress third-party (U.S. Company) Innovation. Details to follow ... -----
News Update : 8 PM (La Jolla-time) Thursday, Aug 1, 2024 FYI, as we stated this past Monday: We've been informed today that Apple's major cellular service provider partners here in the States are now seeking something "other than Apple's AI" to help them sell the Next-Gen iPhones that will be announced in Sept. i.e., in case those Next-Gen iPhones don't sell well. It's NOT Rocket Science, there's NO guarantee those Next-Gen iPhones will sell well. To us, Apple & its major cellular service providers have a BIG challenge ahead. The biggest being that many have recently upgraded to a 5G iPhone. Good luck convincing them to upgrade again, later this year. NOT likely to happen. For it to happen, the offer (to potential customers) will need to be "sweetened". And that's where we, OR more precisely Photosets, comes into play. Photos on one end, Videos on the other end, & Burst Photos, ideally captured with High-Precision Timing & with optional concurrently captured Audio data support, in the middle. As a reminder, it's Enthusiasm for Camera Applications/Use-Cases that drives most iPhone upgrade decisions. i.e., the decision by iPhone owners as to when to upgrade. There are exceptions, the 6 & 6+ and 6s & 6s+ incorporated bigger screens, the X was Apple's first new design & first OLED iPhone, & the 5G iPhones, starting with the iPhone "12" family. Because of Apple's App Store monopoly, Apple was able to suppress knowledge of Photosets & the entire third-party Burst Photo Camera App "category". And that's even though their native "Burst mode" feature never compared favorably. We fully intend to Force Apple to Fess Up (to that) & Pay Up. And hope to be doing so with the assistance of the DoJ. See our News Update from earlier today. -----
News Update : 12 Noon (La Jolla-time) Thursday, Aug 1, 2024 FYI, as you very-likely know, the DoJ's antitrust lawsuit against Apple is "In the News" (again) today. i.e., Apple filed a Motion to Dismiss. This gives us a chance to RE-visit the DoJ's antitrust lawsuit against Apple, where we think the Govt got it right, & where we think they got it wrong. For one, the DoJ's lawsuit does NOT include the single-best example WRT: i.) Proving Anticompetitive conduct. ii.) Proving Anticompetitive effect that harms consumers. iii.) Proving that Apple does in-deed have monopoly power in the U.S. smartphone market. First, it is our very strong opinion that the DoJ should have limited their lawsuit to just Apple's iOS App Store here in the States. If they had done that, & used "the single-best example," it would be a Slam Dunk ! Details to follow ... On a side note, someone should ask Tim Cook later today during the Earnings Call why Apple never recommends OR promotes third-party Burst Photo Camera Apps ? -----
News Update : 11 AM (La Jolla-time) Thursday, Aug 1, 2024 FYI, today we simply want to announce that we won't be implementing the "Rate Your Experience" feature that we hinted at yesterday, in the next update of Photosets, v10.31. We simply don't have the (extra) time to do so. It will (need to) go into a subsequent update of Photosets. -----
News Update : 2:30 PM (La Jolla-time) Wednesday, July 31, 2024 FYI, earlier today, when News Broke of the Apple Intelligence "Rate Your Experiences" feature in the latest iOS 18.1 beta, we immediately realized Apple may have unwittingly Open'd-up a Can of Worms, OR stated differently, created an opportunity for App Devs to do something similar, & which was NOT intended. We're already On the Record as having stated that we're pursuing something similar with the next update of Photosets, v10.31, out soon. This is extremely significant, but we're NOT gonna detail OR describe the most-important part of it. You'll need to wait till we release the next update of Photosets. OR alternatively, find ourselves in the News because of Apple's refusal to let us incorporate the same feature, & with the same benefits that Apple now gets from it. -----
News Update : 10 AM (La Jolla-time) Wednesday, July 31, 2024 New Features & Capabilities OR User Documentation & Video Tutorials ? Which should we focus on ? The next update of Photosets, v10.31, out soon, will include a "Rate Your Experience" (Pop Up Dialog) to help us figure that out. And BTW, we got the idea from Apple. -----
BREAKING NEWS : 9:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Monday, July 29, 2024 FYI, our valuation shot up today ! NOT with Apple & NOT with the App Store. Primarly with Apple's major cellular service providers partners. We've been informed today that they now seeking something "other than Apple's AI" to help them sell the Next-Gen iPhones that will be announced in Sept. This effectively puts us, & every other third-party App Dev with an UN-Discovered Gem App, in the driver's seat. If you've been following us, you know that starting about six weeks ago we began promoting the following, regarding Apple's AI plans: "Over-promised, Under-delivered, & then what ?" We're now at the beginning of the "then what" stage. -----
News Update : 10:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Sunday, July 28, 2024 FYI, one more thing to announce today, mostly just a reminder. Photos on one end, Videos on the other end, & Burst Photos, ideally captured with High-Precision Timing & with optional concurrent Audio capture support, "in the middle". Apple has done well on the ends, but piss-poor in the middle. Photosets on the other hand, is Light Years Ahead of ALL other Camera Apps "in the middle". Yet, to date, has received NO love from Apple in their tightly-controlled, "curated" iOS App Store. In part because of the A11/A12 Performance Controller NEON Access Chip Bug, aka "Phil's Bug," that we discovered the day AFTER the iPhone Xr was released back in late-Oct 2018. And which was very-likely one of the Catalysts for Apple to announce just a few days later at their Earnings Call on Nov 1, 2018, that they would NO longer report iPhone Unit Sales. Due in part ? to our second iOS app in the App Store at the time, Timmy, the planet's ONLY per-Qtr, per-Device iPhone Unit Sales Estimator App, which made its debut in the App Store in May of 2018. But more than anything it could simply be the simple fact that we ultimately discovered just how much high-end iPhone revenue Apple left on the table over the years, because of their Actions WRT Photosets & the entire third-party Burst Photo Camera App "category". By our count, that number is at least $113B USD, & it's due to iPhone Upgrade Cycles being longer than they could have & should have been. i.e., the decision by iPhone owners as to when to upgrade. -----
News Update : 9:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Sunday, July 28, 2024 FYI, today we are announcing that we've established a new Division within Cosmosent Labs, Inc., focused on (Capturing &) Collecting "Dynamic" ML Training Data. And naturally, we'll be using the 2x & 3x Capture-Duration versions of Photosets. This is significant because it will enable us to distance ourselves & Photosets from Apple's App Store (monopoly). Photosets has Billion Dollar Plus potential, but NOT in Tim Cook's App Store ! Under Tim Cook, Apple has become a P/E chaser, & a Failed One at that, with little regard for (OR interest in) the UN-Discovered Gem Apps in its App Store. The Apple Car was cancelled AFTER spending $10B USD, the Vision Pro has been a Bust since Day one AFTER spending $10B USD, the Apple TV+ service has been a Bust AFTER spending $20B USD. Tim Cook & Phil Schiller run Apple's App Store. Combined, they have NO Engineering OR Software Development experience, & NO "Camera App" Domain/Application/Use-Case expertise. Which BTW, also holds true for every member of the AAPL Board. And probably ALL the so-called Pro Stock Analysts who cover AAPL for a living. There is NO way to sugar coat it, Tim Cook's Apple has Played its App Store consumers & AAPL shareholders for Fools. The best way to describe Tim Cook's Apple is "it likes to pretend it knows best". The reality is something significantly different. If Apple was a country, we would call it a Failed State. Make NO mistake, Tim Cook should have been replaced as CEO of Apple immediately AFTER the release of the 2017 iPhone X. -----
News Update : 5 PM (La Jolla-time) Friday, July 26, 2024 FYI, for some UN-known reason, neither major Political Party here in the States has yet figured-out that until one of them "Secures the High-Ground" WRT the U.S. National Debt problem, Trump & Harris are very-likely gonna run neck-and-neck right up until Election Day. As a reminder, it's the very youngest voters who get screwed-over the most by the U.S. Gov't WRT the National Debt & the Climate. As such, what are the Republican & Democratic parties waiting for ? It's time to make this a Top Priority ! -----
News Update : 9 AM (La Jolla-time) Friday, July 26, 2024 FYI, we've been Asked & have Agreed, to list the things we're currently working on. 1.) Adding "Automated" Capture & Video Maker support (to Photosets). i.e., the ability for Users to "Automatically" craft "Dynamic" Short-form Videos with 3-60 video scenes. 2.) Adding Multi View Capture (MVC) "master" support for the OLED M4 iPad Pros (to Photosets). 3.) Adding "External Long-Press" Camera Shutter support (to Photosets). 4.) Adding Scalable Matrix Extension (SME) "matrix multiplication" support (to Photosets). 5.) RE-surrecting our "Timmy" app, the planet's ONLY per-Qtr, per-Device iPhone Unit Sales Estimator app. 6.) Moving forward with our Simpsons-like "Trump TV" app & effort. As a reminder, the intent is to put "real" visibility on the National Debt problem AND the Climate Crisis. 7.) Marketing & Business Development activities for Photosets, Timmy, & Trump TV. 8.) Working with the U.S. Dept of Justice. i.e., doing our part to help Break Up Apple's App Store monopoly. -----
News Update : 8:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Thursday, July 25, 2024 Two things to announce today: 1.) We hope to (soon) influence the Presidential Election here in the States ! To do so effectively, we must first challenge Apple in the Court of Public Opinion ! Sorry Tim ! Because of pressure that we'll be applying, Tim's gonna have to soon Fess Up to the A11/A12 Performance Controller NEON Access Chip Bug, aka "Phil's Bug," which we Discovered, & Apple's Cover Up of that Chip Bug. i.e., suppressing the entire third-party Burst Photo Camera App "category" in their tightly-controlled, "curated" iOS App Store (monopoly), so that knowledge of that Chip Bug didn't get out. Once that happens we'll have Name Recognition. Sufficient, we believe, to put real visibility on at least two issues, the National Debt problem, & the power generation requirements of Generative AI server farms, which if left UN-check'd, will significantly expedite the pending Climate Crisis. 2.) A reminder, Photosets v10.31, out soon, adds "Automated" Capture & Video Maker support ! Craft Short-form Videos with 3-60 scenes ! Including with concurrently captured Audio Data ! -----
News Update : 1 PM (La Jolla-time) Wednesday, July 24, 2024 FYI, we'll soon be out at Windansea beach, field testing the code updates for Photosets v10.31. High tide just passed, at 12:41 PM. Low tide isn't until 6 PM. Ocean temp is just under
News Update : 9 PM (La Jolla-time) Tuesday, July 23, 2024 FYI, we came up with an idea today about "extracting a concession OR two" from the two leading Presidential candidates. Simply put, neither Donald Trump OR Kamala Harris can win without the support of Independents. Yet the Political Parties that they represent NEVER mention some important topics that many, perhaps most, Independents care deeply about. One being the out-of-control National Debt problem. One "concession" we want, is for both Parties to present a (detailed) Fix to the Problem. i.e., A plan for getting the National Debt, which currently stands at $35T USD & is going up by $1T USD every 100 days, to a more-manageable (& stabilized) $29T USD, & to do so within five years. The other "concession" is related to the Climate. If left UN-check'd, the power generation requirements for Generative AI (server farms) will significantly expedite the Climate Crisis. Few are talking about this very important topic. Are we as a Country ready for a Mass Migration of U.S. Citizens away from the low-lying coasts ? That could be our reality ONLY 10-15 years from now. NOT a Doomsayer, just being practical. ALL the facts are there. UN-fortunately most aren't paying much attention. And, for some UN-known reason, Politicians here in the States usually ONLY focus on short term "things". We hope to change that, with added focus on the two "things" we've described,
the National Debt & the Climate. Sometimes ALL that's needed is alittle momentum. A "bump start," for example. -----
News Update : 5 PM (La Jolla-time) Tuesday, July 23, 2024 FYI, it's becoming apparent to us that the Next-Gen iPhones that Apple will announce in Sept
will very-likely flop. In large-part because of the recent rumors regarding the subsequent Next-Gen iPhones that Apple will announce in Sept of Next Year. Strictly based-upon (rumored) product attributes, they are significantly more attractive. As such, we now expect most high-end iPhone owners to pass on upgrading later this year, in favor of upgrading in Sept OR Oct of next year. Please see our custom graph on our App Store Critics Corner webpage. And BTW, that graph is a direct result of our work on our Timmy app, the planet's ONLY per-Qtr, per-Device iPhone Unit Sales Estimator App. Which BTW, Apple pulled from their App Store & gave us a Total BS reason for doing so. We're hoping to resurrect it. -----
News Update : 11:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Monday, July 22, 2024 FYI, one more thing to announce today. Because TikTok, an app with known security risks to U.S. citizens, is the most-popular new app during Tim Cook's 10+ year reign as CEO of Apple, that ALONE could sink ANY chances Cook might have to becoming the Presidential candidate on the Democratic side. At a Min, it will require some serious explaining on Cook's part. -----
News Update : 11 AM (La Jolla-time) Monday, July 22, 2024 FYI, as you very-likely know, News hit the Wires early today that Apple is scaling-back its AppleTV+ efforts, after having having spent $20B USD on creating content for its streaming service, with very-little payback for that investment. So naturally, that gets added to the existing string of (BIG Ticket Item) Failures under Tim Cook. With the Apple Car & the Vision Pro headset being the most notable. Just-before the NFL Draft back in late April, Apple was trading at ~$164/share. Currently, AAPL is trading at ~$224/share. We attribute ALL of that +$60/share to AI Hype, nothing more. The problem is the Investment Community has (significantly) Over-Promised what Apple will deliver. As such, we expect AAPL will trend back to ~$164/share when that becomes Common Knowledge. On a Side Note, regarding Politics here in the States, we believe Kamala Harris will run neck-and-neck with Trump right up to Election Day. Biden had NO chance of winning, Harris has some chance of winning, but we believe Trump is in the driver's seat. We stand by our statement that Tim Cook has a better chance of beating Trump than Harris. See our tweet of yesterday. But he (& Schiller) must Fess Up to the (Burst Photo Camera App "category") Cover Up, & Pay Up, BEFORE he can be considered a truly viable & credible Democratic Presidential candidate. Apple dug themselves into a Hole, a Deep Hole, & we're NOT letting them out of it. NOT unless we get Comp'd ! Do NOT be surprised if we are Responsible for, & get Credit for, the Break Up of Apple's App Store monopoly. We have a better set of data points to make that happen than ANY other App Dev on this planet. And BTW, there could be a conspiracy going with at-least Apple & Google, & possible also with X/Twitter. -----
News Update : 8 AM (La Jolla-time) Sunday, July 21, 2024 FYI, one more thing to announce today. July 24th is our Founder & CEO's 3-month point from Resurfacing Surgery on his right hip joint. Performed by Dr. Scott Ball at UC San Diego Health's Jacobs Medical Center in La Jolla on April 24th. The gist of this is that our Founder & CEO is now fully healed & eager to help take Photosets to the next level. -----
News Update : 7 AM (La Jolla-time) Sunday, July 21, 2024 Three things to announce today: 1.) Sometime yesterday, Photosets lost its App Store Rating. And, it's NOT the first time it's happened. It's something that Apple does to Photosets when they don't like something we've said. Could be related to our comments regarding the origins of Apple's Live Multicam feature, OR could be related to our tweet trying to get Tim Cook to talk to President Biden. OR, perhaps, due to Trump pressuring Cook, related to our upcoming Simpsons-like "Trump TV" app, for which we own the iOS rights to. 2.) We're still working on the next update of Photosets, v10.31, out soon. At a Min, it adds "automated" Capture & Video Maker support. That part's done. It "may" also include Multi View Capture (MVC) "master" support for the new OLED M4 iPad Pros. That part's NOT done. Regardless, we won't submit v10.31 to App Review until AFTER we've crafted new App Store screenshots. 3.) We intend to challenge Apple in the Court of Public Opinion ! Our goal is to be Responsible for, & get Credit for, Breaking Up Apple's App Store monopoly. At least here in the States. And most importantly, we have sufficient Ammo (i.e., relevant data points) to make it happen. Off the Radar of most but should NOT have been. And BTW, Apple's ability to Fully Control the Narrative is precisely what got them into trouble. They dug themselves into the Hole. That's what happens when the wrong people are running their App Store, & they don't think things through. -----
News Update : 12 Noon (La Jolla-time) Saturday, July 20, 2024 FYI, yesterday we devoted most of our Time & Energy to using & mastering Apple's new Live Multicam feature, which we're convinced some parts of which they "leveraged" from Photosets' Multi View Capture (MVC) feature. E.g., the pairing code. Both are based-upon the same underlying wireless protocols. Live Multicam captures Video, while MVC captures short (High-Precision Timing) Bursts of Photos. And very specifically, we're looking into ways that we may be able to combine the two. E.g., Live Multicam for Long-Form Video Scenes & MVC for Short-Form Video Scenes. And for reference, we define Photosets' "Max Capture-Duration" as the Demarc. Referring to the second & third tables below, & using 4K30 as an example, the Demarc for the 1x Capture-Duration (App Store) version of Photosets is 0.833 seconds per video scene. For the 3x Capture-Duration (In House #2) version of Photosets it's 2.5 seconds per video scene ! For Live Multicam, we're using our 11" OLED M4 iPad Pro as "the (session) master". For MVC, we're using one of our M1 Macs as "the (session) master". For both, we're using 15 Pro Max iPhones as "the (session) slaves". As a reminder, the slaves can only be active for one of the two features at a time (i.e., Apple's Live Multicam OR Photosets' MVC, but NOT both). To make it work, a User simply needs one OR more supported iPhones,
one OLED M4 iPad Pro, & one M-series Mac. Plus access to ALL the relevant software. For Live Multicam, that means Apple's Final Cut for iPad v2 ($4.99/month) & Final Cut Camera (App). For MVC, that means Photosets for the slaves & possibly also for the master. Currently, the ONLY supported MVC master is our companion macOS app for Photosets,
Photosets TV / Studio, which isn't currently available to the General Public. We're actively working on adding MVC master support for the M4 iPad Pros. -----
News Update : 6:30 PM (La Jolla-time) Friday, July 19, 2024 FYI, news of iPhone Mirroring hit the wires earlier today, which prompted us to Kick Off a Deep Dive into it. And specifically, whether it can be used effectively as an External Long-Press Camera Shutter Controller for Photosets' Burst Photo Camera. As a reminder, Photosets supports two Camera Shutter Options, Single Tap (Blue) & Long-Press (Red), where Long-Press is a First-In / First-Out Circular Buffer that holds the most-recent "n" captured photos.. -----
News Update : 8:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Thursday, July 18, 2024 FYI, today we simply want to point-out that one of the things that makes Photosets extra special is its support for Capturing & Collecting "Dynamic" ML Training Data, made possible in large part by the app's High-Precision Timing Capture Engine & Photoset-File Support. We mention this today because we're now looking into "automating" the process. Please see the two relevant tables below for reference. Also today, we want to remind ALL that the two men who run Apple's App Store, Tim Cook & Phil Schiller, have NO Engineering OR Software Development experience, & NO "Camera App" Domain/Application/Use-Case expertise. As such, we believe it is fair to say that Apple's App Store has been Playing App Store consumers, high-end iPhone owners, & AAPL shareholders, for Fools. And most-important of ALL, we believe we can prove it. -----
News Update : 7:30 PM (La Jolla-time) Wednesday, July 17, 2024 FYI, we took out a Loan today, our first-ever, to help us take Photosets to the next level. We can now be much more proactive with our efforts & our plans. And while the Terms of the Loan were attractive, we do have to pay it back. As such, expect the 1x Capture-Duration (App Store) version of Photosets to remain Priced at Five U.S. Bucks. $15M USD / ~$5 USD = 3M units That's how many New Paid Downloads we soon hope to achieve. Please see the two relevant tables below for reference. -----
News Update : 9 AM (La Jolla-time) Wednesday, July 17, 2024 FYI, we've been Asked & have Agreed, to focus on the next update of Photosets, v10.31, until released. As a reminder, v10.31 adds "Automated" Burst Photo Capture & Video Maker support ! With it, Users will be able to Make "Dynamic" Short-form Videos "automatically" with 3-60 video scenes ! And that's with concurrently captured Audio Data ! We've moved our "Timmy" & our "Trump TV" apps (mostly) to the back-burner. We'll devote 5% of our daily Time & Energy to each, but NO more than that until v10.31 is released. Also, we've pivoted Photosets back to its Regular Price. ONLY two people got it yesterday when it was FREE, Go Figure ! -----
News Update : 2 PM (La Jolla-time) Tuesday, July 16, 2024 One more thing to announce today. We've resurrected our 2nd iOS app, called Timmy, the planet's ONLY per-Qtr, per-Device iPhone Unit Sales Estimator App. As a reminder, Timmy made its debut in the App Store in May of 2018, was (we're convinced) at least partially responsible for Apple's decision to announce on Nov 1, 2018, that they would NO longer report iPhone Unit Sales, & was subsequently pulled by Apple (in their App Store) the day BEFORE their BIG iPhone announcement in Sept of 2019. And BTW, the reason that Apple gave us for pulling Timmy was Total BS. Apple simply didn't like that we had created an Algorithm that anyone with good knowledge of the smartphone market could use to fairly-accurately figure-out their own per-Qtr, per-Device iPhone Unit Sales "estimates". The better a person knows the smartphone market the better their estimates will very-likely be. And for the record, the reason we're resurrecting Timmy today is because of the recent outlandish market cap projections (for Apple) by some of the so-called Pro Stock Analysts who cover AAPL for a living. We would NOT be at ALL surprised if Apple is trading below a $2.5T USD market cap by this time next year. We simply do NOT believe most iPhone owners care much about Apple's (upcoming) AI features & capabilities. Pro Stock Analysts do, because they're caught up in it. i.e., living it. The typical Apple consumer is NOT. There is a BIG disconnect there. And we don't think the cellular service providers will be able to do much to change that. It's been awhile since Apple has had "real success" with a Next-Gen iPhone OR two: The 2014 iPhone 6 & 6+ and 2015 iPhone 6s & 6s+ had bigger screens. The 2017 iPhone X was Apple's first with an OLED display, a new design, & a higher price tag. Then came the first 5G iPhones in 2020. There the cellular service providers had real incentive to cut deals, which they did, & have since then. So now most if NOT ALL iPhone owners have a 5G iPhone. Good luck convincing them to upgrade AGAIN just to get Apple's AI Bells & Whistles. We simply do NOT see it happening. Please see our custom graph on our App Store Critics Corner webpage for background. -----
News Update : 8 AM (La Jolla-time) Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Five things to announce today: 1.) Surf is up here in San Diego today, so we plan to be out at Windansea (Beach) later today, & naturally, using Photosets to capture surfing & craft multi-scene Videos from the captured content. Sets are expected to be 4-6 feet today, with up-to 7 feet possible. 2.) We want to clarify that we're devoting (ONLY) 5% of our Time & Energy towards our Simpsons-like "Trump TV" series. 3.) We're looking into creating our own custom "TV channel". One that would be focused on teaching End Users how to quickly master Photosets. It's important to us to distance ourselves & Photosets (as much as possible) from Apple's tightly-controlled, "curated" iOS App Store. As a reminder, Photosets first-became a rare, true Flagship-caliber Burst Photo Camera App upon the release of the 2016 iPhone 7+, Apple's first true high-perf iPhone. Nothing wrong with the app, just with Tim Cook's App Store "monopoly". If Cook (& Schiller) want to suppress knowledge of a particular App or even a particular App "category," their "App Discovery" monopoly enables them to Fully Control the Narrative, & thus to do so. 4.) We've currently got Photosets priced at FREE. But that could change at ANY time. 5.) It puzzles us that NOT a single social media influencer has been able to take advantage of what Photosets offers. And since none have, we now intend to Fill the Void. -----
News Update : 8:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Monday, July 15, 2024 FYI, today we are announcing that we're stepping-up our efforts on our Simpsons-like "Trump TV" series, for which we own the iOS rights to. Key facts about it: 1.) Brought to you by a team of "Double Haters". i.e., ALL center-Right Republicans OR center-left Democrats. 2.) Intended to try to keep select Politicians "as honest as possible". 3.) Initial focus is the National Debt problem, which is NEVER mentioned by either Biden OR Trump. As a reminder, the National Debt currently stands at $35T USD, & it is going up by $1T USD every 100 days. We ask ALL to count how many times a Fix to the National Debt problem is mentioned during this week's Republican Convention. 4.) It's illegal to try to overthrow a Govt. But, it's NOT illegal to try to overthrow a Political Party (OR two). NOT Rocket Science ... The Extreme Right has too much power in the Republican Party. Likewise, the Extreme Left has too much power in the Democratic Party. 5.) We'll be using proceeds from the sale of the 1x Capture-Duration (App Store) version of Photosets to fund the efforts. -----
News Update : 8 AM (La Jolla-time) Sunday, July 14, 2024 FYI, today we are announcing that we've recently been able to convince Important Others that Photosets could become the "De Facto" Burst Photo Camera App for the iPhone, at least here in the States, & that alittle proper Marketing may be ALL that's needed to make it happen. And because that "convincing" has occurred coincident with us wrapping-up the R&D for the next update of Photosets, v10.31, we've now got a three-phased Roll-Out Strategy, first up, potential Corp Partners, then potential Investors, then App Store consumers. And BTW, as of today, we won't be moving forward with Private Label versions of the 2x Capture-Duration version of Photosets. Just like the 3x version, we're keeping the Features & Capabilities of that version In House. See the relevant tables
News Update : 8:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Saturday, July 13, 2024 FYI, today we've decided to Light a Fire under Tim Cook & Phil Schiller. i.e., we fully intend to get Apple to publicly disclose why their App Store NEVER recommends OR promotes third-party Burst Photo Camera Apps. We know the reasons. And we'll soon be publishing those reasons in a Clear & Concise document by day's end on Monday. It's NOT OK for Apple to cheat high-end iPhone owners & AAPL shareholders out of their respective benefits of the third-party Burst Photo Camera App "category," simply to Cover Up an A-series Chip Bug. i.e., the A11/A12 Performance Controller NEON Access Chip Bug, aka "Phil's Bug". Which we nicknamed after Phil Schiller, the man who runs Apple's App Store, because if Phil had done his job he could have prevented the Chip Bug in the first place. And if that had happened, Apple would NOT have felt compelled to try to Cover Up the Chip Bug. Tim & Phil are directly responsible for Apple leaving $113B USD of high-end iPhone revenue "on the table" over the years, simply because iPhone Upgrade Cycles have been longer than they could have & should have been. i.e., the decision by iPhone owners as to when to upgrade. Please see the custom graph on our App Store Critics Corner webpage. Photos on one end, Videos on the other end, & Burst Photos, preferably captured with High-Precision Timing, in the middle. From our perspective, Apple gets an A- for Photos, an A+ for Videos, but ONLY an D- for their Burst mode feature. And BTW, most years, it's Enthusiasm for Camera App Applications/Use-Cases that drives iPhone upgrades. i.e., the decision by iPhone owners as to when to upgrade. There is NO way to sugar coat it, Phil Schiller, a so-called "Apple Fellow," is a Half-Wit ! He didn't think through the decisions that he made ! How does that type of person become an "Apple Fellow" ? Make NO mistake, Tim Cook has some serious explaining to do. -----
News Update : 7:30 AM (La Jolla-time) Friday, July 12, 2024 For the sake of argument, assume we've pivoted to the Private Label-based Business Model we hinted at on Wednesday. As a reminder, that's strictly for the 2x Capture-Duration version of Photosets. From our perspective, what to do with the 1x Capture-Duration (App Store) version of Photosets then becomes the BIG UN-known. Do we keep it priced at $5.99 USD ? OR, do we set it FREE ? There are Pros & Cons for each option. Today, we've decided to set it FREE "on a temporary basis". And just as importantly, today we'll be stepping-up our Business Development efforts, related to the Private Label Business Model. -----
News Update : 5:30 PM (La Jolla-time) Wednesday, July 10, 2024 FYI, we may soon pivot to an industry-first Business Strategy, centered on Private Label versions of the 2x Capture-Duration version of Photosets. Our estimate of market value for that version is $1B USD. Please see the two relevant tables below for reference. Also, as a reminder, the next update of Photosets, v10.31, out soon, adds a brand-new method for crafting 4K (& above) Short-Form, multi-scene Videos ! "Automated" capture & multi-scene video maker support ! -----
News Update : 7 AM (La Jolla-time) Sunday, July 7, 2024 Two things to announce today: 1.) We've been Asked & have Agreed, to clean-up both our website & our X/Twitter feed. Should be completed by 9 AM today. 2.) We're On Track to release the next update of Photosets, v10.31, by week's end. It adds unique & innovative "Automated" Capture & Video Maker support. -----