🍏 Leather Apple

September 5, 2023

IN THIS ISSUE

🐄 Apple to move away from using leather for accessories

🚘 Mercedes and BMW target Tesla with new EV concepts

✈️ DJI Mini 4 Pro leak appears to reveal the drone's specs

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Apple to move away from using leather for accessories, reports claim

Apple could signal its plan at next week's iPhone event

Apple could soon be done with genuine leather accessories that include iPhone cases and Apple Watch bands, according to several reports in recent days.

They’ll probably be replaced with a new synthetic leather option, with the pivot away from the material likely to be a part of Apple’s event next week when it’s expected to unveil the iPhone 15 and new Apple smartwatches.

“Between the new Apple Watch and a move away from leather on iPhone cases and Apple Watch bands, I’d expect environment/sustainability to be a larger than normal part of the September 12th launch,” Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman said in a message posted on Monday night.

Gurman also shared a short video purporting to show one of the new synthetic leather iPhone cases and questioned how the move away from the material might, if at all, impact Apple’s partnership with Hermes, which currently offers a range of leather accessories for Apple devices.

A separate report also suggested Apple may be about to discontinue its range of leather accessories.

ELECTRIC CARS

Mercedes and BMW target Tesla with new EV concepts

The designs were shown off at the IAA auto show in Munich, Germany

Mercedes-Benz and BMW have each unveiled striking all-electric concept cars.

Mercedes introduced the Concept CLA Class while BMW showed off the Vision Neue Klasse.

The Mercedes-Benz Concept CLA Class is built on the Mercedes‑Benz Modular Architecture, its new platform for electric cars.

The EV will have a range of 466 miles (750 kilometers) on a single charge and offer 249 miles (400 km) on a charging time of just 15 minutes.

The BMW Vision Neue Klasse is also built on a new architecture for the automaker's EVs and has a similar shape to the i Vision Dee concept unveiled by BMW at the start of the year. Featuring a glass roof, the car will have a futuristic, digital-centric interior with a head-up display that shows information on the windshield.

Both vehicles look set to hit the market around 2024/25.

ON THE HORIZON

DJI Mini 4 Pro leak appears to reveal the drone's specs

The new quadcopter could be unveiled in the coming weeks

DJI appears close to unveiling the Mini 4 Pro, the successor to the Mini 3 Pro that launched in May last year.

A recent social media post has increased chatter around the apparently imminent launch of the DJI Mini 4 Pro and shows what looks to be the box for the incoming foldable drone, along with a list of its specifications.

According to the list, the new drone will include, for the first time, omnidirectional active obstacle sensing, an improvement over its predecessor.

Improved video transmission technology is also part of the package, offering Full HD video from a distance of up to 12.4 miles (20 km), up from the Mini 3 Pro’s range of 7.5 miles (12 km).

The Mini 4 Pro should also get Waypoint support for more control over flights.

Many believe there’s a good chance DJI will launch the Mini 4 Pro before the end of this month.

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