Apple’s Virtual WWDC Wasn’t Better Than the Real Thing

Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference is normally an energetic, bustling affair. This year, of course, things are anything but normal. Instead of live talks in front of full crowds and attendees mingling face to face, WWDC was a virtual-only experience. During the keynote address, execs rattled off their announcements in pre-recorded video segments filmed on a very empty Apple campus. The slick, occasionally eerie production was a glimpse into just how lonely the tech world has become.

This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED senior associate editor Julian Chokkattu joins us to talk about everything Apple announced and what this very weird WWDC means for the future of the tech conference.

Show Notes

Check out everything Apple announced at WWDChere. Read Julian’s breakdown of all the new features of iOS 14 coming soon to an iPhone near youhere. Brian Barrett covers Apple's move tocustom silicon in Macs. Also read Julian’s guide to everything you need to work from homehere.

Recommendations

Julian recommends Post-It sticky dry erase surfaces . Lauren recommends the episode of 9to5 Mac ’s Watchtime podcast with Ish ShaBazz . Mike recommends Omni Calculator .

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