Steve Sande

<p>Welcome back to a shortened week of podcasts from Apple World Today. On today's podcast, we bring you another reason to hate the Boston Red Sox:</p><ul><li>The Red Sox are caught using Apple Watches to steal signs from opposing catchers</li><li>Apple sets up another bond offering, this one for $5 billion</li><li>tvOS 11 beta 10 has arrived for developers</li><li>All signs point toward next year's iPhones with higher resolution camera modules</li></ul>

<p>Welcome to AWT TV, a weekly show featuring Steve Sande, Dennis Sellers and Marty Edwards of Apple World Today. Each week we'll discuss what's happened in the world of Apple, talk about new apps and accessories, maybe even have a demonstration or two of the latest software.  </p>

<p>Howdy, Apple World Today readers! Just in case you haven't noticed the scarcity of content on the site already this morning, I'm here to let you know that we'll have a minimum number of posts due to the American Labor Day holiday. </p><p>There will not be an AWT News Update podcast today; we'll be back tomorrow.</p>

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<p>It's September, and the month will bring us some amazing new Apple devices. For now, we have some stories about your favorite fruit-flavored company:</p><ul><li>The iPhone 7s and 7s Plus may be the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, but who knows what the so-called "iPhone 8" will be called</li><li>The Simi Valley, CA Apple Store is closing on September 15</li><li>Apple's fitness guru Jay Blahnik talked to <em>Men's Health</em> about the company's amazing fitness lab</li></ul>

<p>The Internet of Things keeps getting bigger, this time with a full "grind and brew" coffee maker from <a target="_blank" href="http://smarter.am" rel="noopener noreferrer">Smarter</a> that's expected to hit the US in October of 2017. The <a target="_blank" href="https://smarter.am/coffee/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Smarter Coffee 2nd Generation</a> isn't HomeKit-enabled yet, but does come with <a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smarter-2-0/id1029401145?mt=8" rel="noopener noreferrer">an iOS app</a> that also controls the company's iKettles and the upcoming FridgeCam that was shown at CES 2017.</p>

<p>Yesterday, <a target="_blank" href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2017/8/31/awt-news-update-august-31-2017" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple made the ninth beta version of both iOS 11 and tvOS 11 available to developers</a>. Today, the company followed up with the latest (ninth) developer beta of macOS 10.13 High Sierra. </p>

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<p>Here's a bit of good news: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.apple.com/leadership/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Apple's leadership page</a> now officially shows that oversight of Siri development has passed from services chief <a target="_blank" href="https://www.apple.com/leadership/eddy-cue/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eddy Cue</a> to senior Vice President of Software Engineering <a target="_blank" href="https://www.apple.com/leadership/craig-federighi/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Craig "Hair Force One" Federighi</a>. </p>

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<p>As we say goodbye to August, there's a lot of good news coming out from a variety of sources:</p><ul><li>Apple makes it official by announcing an event on September 12 at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park</li><li>The ninth developer betas of iOS 11 and tvOS 11 were shipped today</li><li>DJI announced updates to its drone line from the diminutive Spark all the way up to the Phantom 4 Pro</li><li>OWC is now shipping its highly-anticipated OWC Thunderbolt 3 Dock</li></ul>

<p>It's official. Apple today sent out invitations to media (unfortunately, we were left out again...) for a September 12, 2017 press event. Apple's expected to introduce the iPhone 8 -- or whatever it will be called -- and a host of new products across the board.</p>

<p>For years, the go-to solution for people who have accidentally dropped an iPhone into water has been to put it into a bowl of uncooked rice: the rice absorbs the water and leaves a nice, dry iPhone. Newer iPhones are much more water resistant, but it's still a good idea to dry them completely after a dunking. Now comes an inexpensive solution from <a target="_blank" href="http://absorbits.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Absorbits</a>, which has announced the <strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0714PWVY8/appwortod01-20/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wet Phone Rescue Pouch</a></strong> ($9.99, affiliate link). </p>

<p>Steve's finally back from his eclipse and national parks trip, and in the process of trying to get caught up with his work he actually found some really good stories for today’s podcast:</p><ul><li>A group of 17 automotive engineers working for Apple on the Project Titan autonomous car program have jumped ship for a Silicon Valley startup</li><li>The implementation of Siri on the fourth-generation Apple TV has won a special Emmy award</li><li>Bombich Software’s excellent Carbon Copy Cloner Mac backup app receives an update to prepare it for macOS High Sierra and APFS</li></ul>

<p>One term that doesn't get quite the mileage as it did in the days of desktop PCs is "ergonomic". The term is defined as being an adjective that means "relating to or designed for efficiency and comfort in the working environment", and ergonomic design of computer workspaces and surfaces can make a huge difference in the day-to-day comfort and health of computer users. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.twelvesouth.com/product/curve-for-macbook" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twelve South has just released the $49.99 Curve for MacBook</a>, a stand that places the screen of modern MacBooks at the precise height for comfortable viewing. </p>