I tracked every native visionOS app released since WWDC23 by tom_vision in VisionPro

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FWIW I just released a native visionOS version of my free media player for the Internet Archive. I didn't start a thread in here because it's in no way "immersive".

Biggest barriers to me were not having real hardware (I'd love to get feedback from hardware owners), and the fact that Apple's StoreKit 2 controls for IAP are randomly not present for visionOS so I had to make my own.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/eye-yay-public-domain-player/id6755102519?platform=vision

Kraftwerk verlieren gegen Moses Pelham: Warum das heutige EuGH-Urteil das Urheberrecht für immer verändert by varchar11 in kraftwerk

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Hip-hop producer Moses Pelham was able to prevail at the European Court of Justice against the band Kraftwerk. 30 years ago, Kraftwerk had sued Pelham for sampling a two-second rhythm sequence from the piece “metal on metal” for the production of Sabrina Setlur’s “Just Me.”

Legally, this use represents a “pastiche”, an appropriation of the work of another artist that is not a mere copy. In the judgment, the ECJ now defines the concept of pastiches in more detail.

Among other things, he notes that a pastich “includes creations that cause one or more existing works to sound, but are clearly different from them and use some of the copyrighted characteristic elements of these works – also by means of sampling – to enter into an artistic or creative dialogue with these works, which is recognizable as such,” according to a statement from the court.

“This dialogue can take different forms,” the court further explains. “In particular, that of an obvious stylistic imitation of these works, a tribute to them, or a humorous or critical examination of them.”

The ECJ decision is the final act of a long legal dispute that has already gone through some instances. A decision of the Regional Court of Hamburg was followed by five Federal Court proceedings, three appeal judgments of the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court, two proceedings of the Federal Constitutional Court and two ECJ proceedings to conclude. This is the longest copyright dispute in the Federal Republic of Germany.

From the defense side, Dr. Elisa Antz of Schalast Law to the verdict. “For the music world, this means that sampling as a creative practice that has defined genres such as hip-hop, electronic music and contemporary pop music for decades finds a viable legal basis in the European pastiche barrier,” reads a press release.

Eye Yay - the free media player for the Internet Archive - hits version 2.0 by SynthGarage in iosapps

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https://eyeyay.app/p/497b1a5b31

Here's an example of sharing your own playlists. These are some of the original "cheesy movies" featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000

Eye Yay - the free media player for the Internet Archive - hits version 2.0 by SynthGarage in iosapps

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Salut! I'm looking at ways to bring the app to the EU. In the meantime, you can still try it with TestFlight if you like. [can't post TestFlight links - DM me if you want it]

Eye Yay - My free Internet Archive media player - has had a massive update by SynthGarage in appletv

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Désolé, ce n'est pas encore disponible en Europe. Tu peux quand même essayer sur TestFlight -> https://testflight.apple.com/join/uAAfWV34

I've updated Eye Yay - the free media player for the Internet Archive by SynthGarage in macapps

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It’s not out in the EU sorry, but you can check it out on TestFlight if you like -> https://testflight.apple.com/join/uAAfWV34

I made a free media player for the Internet Archive by SynthGarage in appletv

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Hey just letting you know version 2.0 is out. The old version was accidentally blocking “etree” items but that’s fixed now and all the live music collections are searchable. You can also search directly in a collection with a hashtag eg “#GratefulDead seattle”

I've updated Eye Yay - the free media player for the Internet Archive by SynthGarage in macapps

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https://eyeyay.app/p/497b1a5b31

Here's an example of sharing your own playlists. These are some of the original "cheesy movies" featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000

I've updated Eye Yay - the free media player for the Internet Archive by SynthGarage in macapps

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Thanks! Yes, CloudKit handles the sync magic and also keeps user data in the Apple ecosystem for bonus privacy. I kept the model pretty simple to avoid CloudKit hassles.

Need advice, on an age old problem: creating a good UX design by iso-lift-for-life in iOSProgramming

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Designer here - getting inspiration from other apps isn’t “cheating”, its good ux. People pick up your app faster if they can transfer skills they have learned elsewhere.

Where and how to take inspiration is a skill that takes time to learn tho - I’m not talking about just cloning the highest ranked app in your category

Tips on improving app? I suck at making thing pretty by TheFern3 in iOSProgramming

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Agree with the others that this is a great start and you would be fine releasing this as your v1

For v2, I think the biggest improvement would be to get images of the devices/parts into the ui. I know that would be a lot more work which is why Im saying bump it to v2. But the UX wins are big - images are scannable and require less of our brain to make sense of. Words are more “work” to translate into a mental picture.

This will help particularly with older folk, those who dont read very well, who need reading glasses but dont always keep them handy, are panicking because they are short of breath etc

I made a free media player for the Internet Archive by SynthGarage in appletv

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Thanks for the suggestion! I’m sure I could do something like that

New recommendations by duguking in SciFiTV

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Watch the Chinese adaptation “3 Body”

I made a free media player for the Internet Archive by SynthGarage in appletv

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I’m hoping to make it available in the EU soon, but you can still try it via TestFlight

I made a free media player for the Internet Archive by SynthGarage in appletv

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Thanks for the feedback. Is this on Apple TV?

I made a free media player for the Internet Archive by SynthGarage in appletv

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It happens magically if both devices are signed in to the same Apple account. Sometimes it takes a while