My thoughts about the upcoming Apple Vision Pro

Happy New Year 2024! Apple Vision Pro, CES Las Vegas, Figma Plugin Weekly, and articles, videos, podcasts, and all kinds of tools!

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Hello everyone! 👋

For this first edition of Webpreneurs in 2024, I wanted to wish you all a fantastic year ahead, filled with projects, learning, and achievements.

Thank you for joining us in growing numbers. We now have over 200 subscribers, which is amazing! Feel free to spread the word about us.

Without further ado, let's kick off this 5th edition of Webpreneurs, the newsletter for web enthusiasts with an entrepreneurial spirit!

Happy reading! 👀

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📣 The Apple Vision Pro is coming soon!

Recently, I introduced this year on LinkedIn by sharing my opinion on the upcoming release of the Apple Vision Pro, which is set to debut in early February 2024 in the United States initially.

Personally, I believe that it will take some time, but there's a strong likelihood that this device will find its way into many businesses and households.

Its success probably won't be immediate on its first iteration (similar to the Apple Watch), but it should gradually gain traction over time (just my opinion 🙂).

Here's my analysis:

1. Integration with the Apple ecosystem ⌨️: One of the key strengths of the Apple Vision Pro lies in its integration with other Apple products, creating a seamless and cohesive user experience. Moreover, it will most likely be possible to access one's other devices without having to remove it.

2. Advanced vision features 🔍: It apparently offers advanced vision features and impressive immersion compared to other similar devices already on the market. This could appeal to users seeking technological innovation.

3. Design and user-friendliness 🎨: Apple is known for its elegant and intuitive design. If the Apple Vision Pro maintains these high standards in terms of design and user-friendliness, it could attract a wide audience, including those who are not necessarily tech-savvy.

4. Applications in various fields 📱: If the Apple Vision Pro offers practical applications in different domains such as productivity, health, or leisure, it would significantly broaden its scope and appeal.

5. Marketing and brand image : How Apple positions and markets the Apple Vision Pro will play a crucial role. A strong marketing campaign highlighting its benefits and potential usefulness could positively influence product adoption. In my opinion, it will first target professionals/B2B, and then aim for household penetration over time.

Anyway, regardless of what it holds, I'm certain it will be interesting to analyze!

And you? What's your perspective? 👀

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📰 Fresh insights

Let's go for sharing my latest findings to fill up on articles, videos, podcasts, and tools that I've enjoyed recently!

📝 Articles

Prompt Engineering Guide by OpenAI

For this first item (which isn't really an article), I wanted to share with you the official OpenAI guide on Prompt Engineering. I find it very comprehensive in helping you understand how to use ChatGPT effectively with your prompts. Here it is 📖.

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Designing better target sizes by Ahmad Shadeed

As a user, you have to interact with clickable user interface elements such as buttons, links, cards, and more. If an action has a small target size, it will be harder for the user to click, or they might accidentally click on an adjacent action item.

In this article intéractif, which provides many high-quality examples, Ahmad Shadeed explains how to design better interaction areas for these interface elements. Here it is 📖.

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Cron becomes Notion Calendar

After a 16-day countdown on social media, it was THE news eagerly awaited by Notion fans. And guess what? It's finally announced! Cron, the popular calendar management tool, is now becoming Notion Calendar, fully integrated into the Notion platform.

Here's the blog post announcing this news. And here's a short video accompanying the announcement:

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🎬 Videos

Video cloning with AI by Shubham Sharma

[French] In the previous edition of Webpreneurs, I highlighted Shubham Sharma, a content creator focusing on productivity / no-code / AI, whom I adore.

Well, let me tell you, he has outdone himself in his latest video by creating a clone of himself using Artificial Intelligence, specifically combining two tools: HeyGen (AI Video Generator) + ElevenLabs (AI Voice Generator). I'll let you discover it:

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Top 10 JavaScript projects of 2023 by DevTheory

[French] DevTheory presents the Top 10 JavaScript projects of the year 2023 (via Rising Stars), including explanations for each project:

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Upscaling photos with Magnific AI

Did you know about photo upscaling? It's the process of generating very precise details when zooming in on a photo automatically and impressively using Artificial Intelligence. One of the most popular tools in this area is Magnific AI.

I'll let you discover it for yourself with this example that has been making the rounds online (64x ZOOM):

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🛠️ Outils

TypeHero

Do you want to test your knowledge of TypeScript type creation? This site is perfect for you! TypeHero is a website filled with various challenges to allow you to push yourself and, most importantly, learn how to write numerous types with TypeScript. I'm sure you'll love it!

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Neal.fun

Not sure what to do for lunch or in the evening? Try out the creative games on neal.fun, they're excellent!

My favorite? The Password Game, it's incredible. You'll have a blast, as it easily provides 20 minutes of puzzle-solving fun!

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🔍 Spotlight on… Figma Plugin Weekly

In this edition, I wanted to zoom in on a newsletter I recently discovered.

It's authored by a company I've known for a few years now, <div>RIOTS. They're notably known for creating the tool Backlight.dev, as well as the Figma plugin html.to.design, both of which I highly recommend!

This newsletter is called Figma Plugin Weekly.

I really like the concept centered around "There's definitely a Figma plugin for that!"

Every week, you can discover 5 Figma plugins that have been tested, selected, and described by the teams at <div>RIOTS.

Here's the latest edition:

Week 10 - Back to basics

Feel free to subscribe to their newsletter if you're interested:

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📱 Tech news that caught my attention

Here are the latest digital news items that caught my attention recently, and it's a special one... CES Las Vegas 2024:

Signature OLED T, the transparent TV unveiled by LG

Ballie, a small robot unveiled by Samsung

And many other releases…

[French] To discover many other announcements, I invite you to listen to this episode of the Monde Numérique podcast:

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💌 Thank you

A big thank you to each and every one of you for being here for the fifth edition of my newsletter.

Your feedback is important to me, so please don't hesitate to share it. All criticism is welcome! Stay tuned for more content in upcoming editions.

Thanks again for reading & see you soon! 👋

Laurent

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