{"id":8569,"date":"2021-10-25T08:51:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T08:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1370978"},"modified":"2021-10-25T08:51:12","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T08:51:12","slug":"apple-says-its-macbook-pro-notch-is-actually-really-smart-thank-you-very-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=8569","title":{"rendered":"Apple says its MacBook Pro notch is actually really smart thank you very much"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Despite some cool product drops, <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/apple-2021-macbook-pro-event\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">last week\u2019s Apple Event<\/a> was really about the notch.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been living under a rock (oh, how I envy you), Apple announced its revamped MacBook Pro range on Monday. Overall, these appear to be excellent machines, but there was one major drawback: <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/macbook-pro-notch-is-real\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the display now has a notch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Yes,&nbsp;<em>an actual notch.&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/the-notch-is-forever\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Like the damn iPhone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1370983 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macbook-pro-notch-background.jpg\" alt=\"macbook pro notch background\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macbook-pro-notch-background.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macbook-pro-notch-background-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macbook-pro-notch-background-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macbook-pro-notch-background-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macbook-pro-notch-background-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macbook-pro-notch-background-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/apple-says-macbook-pro-notch-actually-really-smart#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2021%2F10%2F25%2Fapple-says-macbook-pro-notch-actually-really-smart%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Oh god no please no.\" data-title=\"Share Oh god no please no. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Oh god no please no. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>Oh god no please no.<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1370983\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macbook-pro-notch-background.jpg\" alt=\"macbook pro notch background\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macbook-pro-notch-background.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macbook-pro-notch-background-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macbook-pro-notch-background-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macbook-pro-notch-background-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macbook-pro-notch-background-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macbook-pro-notch-background-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, <a href=\"https:\/\/hello.thenextweb.com\/noooooooooo-tch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this caused a bit of an uproar<\/a>. People aren\u2019t too happy about their screen space being violated this way.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, Apple responded to this outcry and reassured everyone that the MacBook Pro notch is actually super duper smart.<\/p>\n<p>Shruti Haldea \u2014 the Pro Mac Product Line Manager at Apple \u2014 appeared on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/samebrain\/episodes\/Talking-Apple-M1-Pro-and-M1-Max-MacBooks-with-Apple-e1969cp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">the Same Brain podcast<\/a> to discuss the new machines and the conversation turned to the notch.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RWcPHC9RCNk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">on YouTube here<\/a> (the segment in question begins <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RWcPHC9RCNk?t=620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">around the 10:20 mark<\/a>). In it, Haldea talked specifically about the 16-inch notebook. She mentioned that the machine still has a 16-inch active area on the diagonal \u2014 and the display remains a \u201c16:10-inch window.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What Apple has done, Haldea stated, is grow the display and move the menu bar \u201cup and out of the way.\u201d This, she believes, is a \u201creally smart way to give you more space for your content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On one hand, she\u2019s right. I\u2019ve definitely softened on the MacBook Pro notch since it\u2019s announcement. The argument of getting more usable real estate is a good one. And, if you go full screen, the notch is blacked out and about the same thickness as the bezel on earlier MacBooks:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1370985 js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macOS-hide-macbook-pro-notch.jpg\" alt=\"macOS hide macbook pro notch\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macOS-hide-macbook-pro-notch.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macOS-hide-macbook-pro-notch-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macOS-hide-macbook-pro-notch-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macOS-hide-macbook-pro-notch-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macOS-hide-macbook-pro-notch-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macOS-hide-macbook-pro-notch-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/apple-says-macbook-pro-notch-actually-really-smart#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2021%2F10%2F25%2Fapple-says-macbook-pro-notch-actually-really-smart%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: I believe there\u2019ll be a setting to turn this feature off in case you want access to the macOS menu bar.\" data-title=\"Share I believe there\u2019ll be a setting to turn this feature off in case you want access to the macOS menu bar. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share I believe there\u2019ll be a setting to turn this feature off in case you want access to the macOS menu bar. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"><\/i><\/a>I believe there\u2019ll be a setting to turn this feature off in case you want access to the macOS menu bar.<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1370985\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macOS-hide-macbook-pro-notch.jpg\" alt=\"macOS hide macbook pro notch\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macOS-hide-macbook-pro-notch.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macOS-hide-macbook-pro-notch-280x158.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macOS-hide-macbook-pro-notch-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macOS-hide-macbook-pro-notch-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macOS-hide-macbook-pro-notch-796x448.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/10\/macOS-hide-macbook-pro-notch-1200x675.jpg 1200w\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Yet, all this is very \u2018Apple.\u2019 The company is saying how smart and clever and \u201cseamless\u201d this design is without ever actually acknowledging the downsides of this design decision.<\/p>\n<p>The notch is ugly. It\u2019ll also be a hassle for people (like myself) who have a lot of apps in the menu bar. And even though I don\u2019t want FaceID on my computer, at least including it would give the notch a concrete selling point.<\/p>\n<p>Of course though, none of this was discussed on the Same Brain podcast, which effectively encouraged Apple to repeat its keynote in different words. But who needs accountability, huh?<\/p>\n<p>Really, the best way to sum up the MacBook Pro notch is as a clever solution to a non-existent problem. Folks are fine with bezels.<\/p>\n<p>But, to counter that, let\u2019s not forget that Apple says its MacBook Pro notch is actually really smart thank you very much. Amen.<\/p>\n<p><i>Did you know we have a newsletter all about consumer tech? It\u2019s called Plugged In \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/hello.thenextweb.com\/plugged\">and you can subscribe to it right here<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/apple-says-macbook-pro-notch-actually-really-smart\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite some cool product drops, last week\u2019s Apple Event was really about the notch. 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