1. A much faster processor. The new iPhone 5S is 40 times faster than the first iPhone. That’s a huge improvement.<\/p>\n
2. A motion sensing coprocessor. We’ll be seeing zillions of popular and perhaps useful health apps — like forcing people to exercise more. Susan has Nike FuelBand. She won’t go to sleep at night unless she’s taken 10,000 steps that day. The motion sensing will also extend battery life.<\/p>\n
3. iBeacon. Apple’s name for the feature in its IOS operating system which talks to beacons which are small wireless sensors placed inside any physical space that transmit data to your iPhone using Bluetooth Low Energy (also known as Bluetooth 4.0 and Bluetooth Smart). BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) uses the same 2.4Ghz radio spectrum as classic Bluetooth, it’s not backwards compatible but Bluetooth 4.0 can support both classic Bluetooth and BLE. Apple first introduced BLE in the iPhone 4S (In mid-2011 Apple joined the board of directors of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group). How it might work, according to Seeking Alpha<\/em>, “You walk in range of a sensor (beacon) in a shop and you are sent personal notifications and actions. These might be personalized deals or coupons, or recommendations based on your past purchase history. You can then pay for your items much faster perhaps without even needing to queue. The benefits to both the user and retailer are clear. According to Retail-Week, Joel Blackmore, senior innovation manager at mobile consultancy Somo, says: “iBeacons will be the biggest change for retailers since smartphones. Within the space of a month or so there will be 700 million iOS devices with iBeacons, enabling indoor positioning, micro-location and a new form of contactless payment.” Another useful feature of beacons is that iOS devices can act as beacons themselves. The potential for iBeacons goes well beyond retail. An iBeacon user could potentially trigger events around them such as turning lights on or opening doors. Apple’s WWDC presentation showed how beacons could be used throughout a museum. iBeacon is better than NFC (Near Field Communication) for two vital reasons<\/p>\n + iBeacon has a much longer range up to 50 meters (recommended range 10 meters) compared to NFC’s meager 20 centimeters (practical range is just 4cm). That means that iBeacons can be used for more than just payments. Retailers can also send coupons, deals and even directions to users devices. That’s vitally important because it could encourage merchants to get behind the beacons something they have been reluctant to do with NFC thus far. Bluetooth technology is already ubiquitous on all smartphones<\/p>\n + An iBeacon is inexpensive although more expensive than NFC – It is much cheaper (And a lot less effort) to kit a store out with a few beacons ($30 each) than place an NFC tag on every single item (at 10 cents each)<\/p>\n Although it consumes power iBeacon has a super long battery life – An iBeacon can run for two years on just a coin battery. One weakness of iBeacon is that it sends a lot less data than Wi-Fi. This means it can’t transmit audio or video files. You can read more on iBeacon at Seeking Alpha<\/em> here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n 4. The fingerprint sensor, which should prove popular with security-crazed corporations, especially financial firms. Frankly, I don’t know of one which isn’t.<\/p>\n Had Apple’s top management management any marketing skills, they would have stressed these improvements and not how pretty the new colors were or how sturdy the plastic case really was!<\/p>\n The market did not respond well to Apple’s 5S and 5C announcements, nor to the fact that the China is opening up for Apple. I hope AAPL falls further so I can buy some ultra-cheaply soon. Apple’s iPhone 5S goes on sale this Friday.<\/p>\n My favorite weekend story:<\/strong><\/span> This 80-year old just got busted for using drugs while performing as a weight-lifter. he’s the oldest person ever busted for drugs. There’s hope for me, yet.<\/p>\n A Full Life, Marred Late:<\/strong> For Don Ramos \u2014 a former dance instructor and model and neighbor to Sidney Craig \u2014 weight lifting was merely a retirement hobby. Recently, though, he was declared a cheat. …\u00a0 Ramos enjoyed life, all right, through six marriages, fortunes and bankruptcies, and, after he turned 70, a pile of world records for weight lifting.<\/p>\n
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