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Apple M1 Mac PCs & Studio Display are now a part of its Self Repair program

Sean — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 08:32:47 +0000

Apple had launched a new self service repair program for some of its products a while back. Now, the company is expanding the scope of this program by adding a couple of new products into the supported list. So here are all the details.

The Cupertino based giant had just recently rolled out its self service repair program in the UK, which includes the likes of the iPhone 13, iPhone 12, and even iPhone SE. In the new updated list, owners of the M1 Mac mini, M1 iMac, Mac Studio, and Apple Studio Display can also join the self repair service. For those unaware, this basically allows you to gain access to genuine parts with repair manuals and even tools.

M1 Mac Mini

This program was made for those that would rather make fixes on their devices at their homes rather than taking it to any third party or official Apple Store. All one needs to do is rent the tools and buy all the relevant repair/replacement parts. Although one also needs to enter a code from the related manual at the checkout to show that you have actually read the document. Apple had first unveiled this service earlier this year and only included certain iPhone models in the US.

But this has since expanded to other regions and now also includes the Mac lineup of desktop PCs and more. According to Apple COO Jeff Williams “We believe the best technology for our customers and for the planet is technology that lasts, which is why we design our products to be durable and rarely require maintenance or repair. But when a repair is needed, we want customers to have many options for safe, reliable, and secure repair.”

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Apple planned to include Face ID in M1 iMac but didn’t: Report

Sudhanshu — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 15:25:04 +0000

Apple‘s revamped iMac launched back in mid-2021, bringing with it the new in-house M1 chipset. However, it came missing the much-rumored Face ID featured. Now, the latest Power On newsletter from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has revealed that Apple was actually planning to integrate the feature on the M1 iMac.

The M1 iMac was rumored to come with Face ID due to a 2020 report that found a new extension with codes intended to support “PearlCamera” in the macOS Big Sur Beta 3. Pearl camera is the initial codename used by Apple for TrueDepth camera and Face ID. Codes such as “FaceDetect” and “BioCapture” were found in this extension which is similar to the codes used in iOS for Face ID.

In the latest Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman writes “Face ID was in the cards for the original M1 iMac. Naturally, the iMac is the thickest Mac with a built-in display since Apple’s laptops have fairly thin screens.”

The reporter did not provide any reason due to which Apple held back on providing the feature, however, he states that if Apple decides on releasing it, the feature will likely debut in iMac or an external monitor first.

He states “At this point, the technology to embed Face ID into the thin MacBook displays doesn’t exist. So if Face ID comes to the Mac, I think it will be on an iMac or external monitor first. Apple has definitely been working on this, but time will tell if they launch it.”

So it appears like MacBooks won’t be getting Face ID anytime soon due to technical limitations in shrinking down the Face ID hardware to fit in the thin display panels of the MacBook.

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Vintage Apple iMac G4 turned into an M1 Mac Machine by a fan

Ashutosh — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 02:39:38 +0000

There are no boundaries, no limitations when you truly desire something and it has recently been proved by Colby Sheets, an Apple fan and an iOS developer, who paid tribute to Steve Jobs on his 10th death anniversary by turning a 20-year old Apple iMac G4 into an M1 Mac machine.

Sheets posted a video of his M1 iMac G4 on October 5 and shared how he went on to build this. He says, “I’ve always wanted the iMac G4 since I was a kid and I knew a few people made some hackintosh’s with them but I didn’t want that, I wanted a real Mac. I always thought about putting the Mac mini internals in it but with intel chips, it wouldn’t work for a couple of reasons (size, heat/airflow). Well now with the M1 how thermally cool it runs, I thought I’d give it another shot!”

In celebration of Steve Job’s life and his inspiration to many, I wanted to show a passion project I’ve been working on that I think Steve would be proud of. Something that wasn’t possible 20 years ago but is now.

Hello, iMac G4 with an M1 chip. pic.twitter.com/q6zUpyFrwu

— Colby Sheets (@ColbySheets) October 5, 2021

Not being an engineer, he had to reach out to a lot of people including YouTuber Pendleton115’s video of how to turn the iMac G4 into an external monitor. In his tweet, Colby explained that he how combined together the Apple M1 Mac components to create an iMac G4 with 8GB of RAM powered by the M1 processor. There was also a scope to replace the display but he chose to stick with the stock one as it had nothing wrong with it.

A little history, The iMac G4 was officially launched in January 2002 powered by a PowerPC chip, and carried SDRAM of up to 256MB, 80GB of storage. Nicknamed as iLamp, iMac G4 was discontinued after two years.

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