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what's up brian Tong here and welcome to the apple pie for everything good at bad inside the world of Apple it's a pretty quiet news weekend I mean quiet when the biggest apple related story this week involves Apple's international online stores selling sharps 32 inch 4k HD LED monitor on their website a little hint at the display Apple will be offering to pair with its new Mac Pro until they release one of their own now you can buy the sharp 4k display at other retailers right now but it only became a bigger story after later on Apple removed the listing like I told you it's been a quiet week and we're still expecting to see the new Mac Pro sometime around the 16th of December now in Apple TV news the big a adds another set of channels to its set-top box including watch ABC that allows subscribers to some cable services to watch content from their local ABC affiliate through Apple TV now this is awesome so I can make sure I never miss an episode of scandal like it's so crazy how Olivia and the president they're like you want me and me well like I've heard it's a really good show uh yeah there are no dues yeah I know I know that Mitch alright other additions to the apple TV include financial network Bloomberg Sony's streaming movie and TV app crackle and the Korean channel kor TV which i can confirm does not place I videos in a bun gotten them stock all right let's talk about some of the things Apple might be working on in the future after the US Patent and Trademark Office published a newly granted apple patent for a goggle like video headset that allows someone to view media on the go with a larger immersive view compared to their mobile devices screen now the patent also allows for the possibility of 3d viewing now it was originally filed in May 2008 but we've seen products like Sony's own personal 3d viewer or the oculus rift virtual reality headset on the market and I can't guess why they haven't taken off yet I mean it looks so cool to wear and show off to your friends that you're cool too now a cool pad that's also been granted to Apple involves facial recognition tech to control a device like an iPhone or an iMac what makes it unique is that the face detection would pair that with a known user and then make certain functions or apps or access to information on that device available based on the user it detects and another pan that we might not see implemented anytime soon is for a unique curved touch sensor now most touch sensor panels like screens are flat and they're difficult to produce because of their thinness well this patent details a curve sensor that would benefit from the increased strength and enhance viewing properties without warping the surface now it doesn't mean we're seeing a curved iphone yet but if they want to take on the galaxy round or the LG G flex they absolutely could all right let's check out the quick bites in if you're on a Southwest Airlines flight in you can't live without messaging they're offering the ability to send and receive I messages for two bucks per day they already have an eight dollar per device in flight Wi-Fi plan for all access but I can't stand not being able to I message during a one-hour flight to LA it's unbearable all right Spotify fans will like the latest announcement that you can now use their app on iOS and Android mobile devices for free before you had to pay ten dollars a month for access the only restriction now is that you'll have to shuffle who've the songs on your playlist you create and you can't listen to them in the order you arrange them and here we go to fun stories have you ever wanted to control your dog with your iPhone or iPad well that's the question pet remote is answering with its vibrating one point seven inch tag that attaches to your dog's collar all you do is select a command on your iPhone app and then it sends a vibration that your dog will associate to either sit go down or come here and pop secret you know the popcorn company might have created the best-smelling iOS app of all-time with pop topia after they created the pop dongle to work with its game now what you do is you plug it into the audio port of your iOS device and it emits a popcorn smell as you play the game each dongle contains 500 to 1000 sprays but it won't come cheap the only way you guys can get it right now is through ebay and this pop dongle is selling for 100 sixty bucks right now so yeah those two stories made my day alright that's going to do it for this week's show send me your questions to the apple byte at cnet com or tweet me at brian Tong we're going to do a little ask me anything episode for the holiday break and we'll feature your questions on that show in you know maybe I'll have some giveaways for you too alright i'm brian Tong thanks for watching and we'll see you guys next time for another bite of the Apple