2022

Annual Rickies 2022

Federico Generous Donor Score: 0 points
Flexing: 28.6%

Myke Annual Chairman
The Duke of Flexington
Charity Chooser Score: 1 point
Flexing: 40%

Stephen Document Maintainer Score: -1 point
Flexing: 40%

The Rickies

Round 1
Apple releases a new MacBook Air that comes with some colour options not previously available in this product line.+1
Round 2
There will be no iPhone 14 with a 5.4” display+1
🐝Buzzkiller
Risky Pick
The new Mac Pro will be smaller, not a cube shape, feature no support for the current MPX modules and/or will allow for some form of expandability outside of Thunderbolt. It will only be available in one colour-1
It will be available in one colour

Round 1
At least one AirPods model will support lossless music playback by the end of 20220
🔮Predicted 8 months ahead of its time.
Came true on September 11, 2023 when AirPods Pro with USB-C charging case gained Lossless Audio with Apple Vision Pro.
Round 2
The next generation Apple Watch have some kind of body temperature sensor+1
Risky Pick
iOS 16 brings major changes for system-wide design customisation. Apple will let users choose their app icons, and they’ll introduce new App Store categories for wallpaper and/or icon apps-1

Round 1
The 11” iPad Pro gets a Mini LED display0
Round 2
The iPad’s external display support goes unchanged0
🐝Buzzkiller
Risky Pick
Apple “of its own choice” will allow developers to use payment methods outside of the App Store-1
Not in response to a legal case

Apple stops using the iTunes Store app and moves store content into dedicated apps👎
🔮Predicted 11 months ahead of its time.
Came true on December 11, 2023 when iOS 17.2 was released.
Apple brings Mail extensions to iOS and iPadOS👎
Apple Notes will borrow some features from the modern generation of note-taking apps👎
Like wiki-style links, a quick switcher, or nested pages
🔮Predicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 5, 2023 when Notes gained linking one note to another note in iOS 17.
Some Mac-only Shortcuts actions become available on iPhone or iPad👎
There are new ways to turn off the alerts that Shortcuts displays constantly💪
Either confirmation banner or the notification for an automation
Podcasts will gain audio effects for enhanced sound and trim silence👎
Apple adds more filters to Smart Folders in Notes💪

iOS 16 will bring a more bottom-of-the-screen-centric design to at least one additional app💪
Apple announces a new paid service 💪
A new home-focused device is released👎
HomePod mini gets a friend
Apple announces a developer kit for its headset👎
🔮Predicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 5, 2023 when visionOS was unveiled.
A more powerful Mac mini is announced, but is not a “Mac mini Pro”👎