Mac and Apple software program followers will likely be in for a deal with at the moment, as WWDC is as soon as once more formally upon us. As is customary with this occasion, viewers will nearly actually be handled to an look from a really acquainted face: senior vice chairman of Software program Engineering, Craig Federighi, AKA Hair Power One.
Like all Apple spokespeople, Craig is blissful to share his experience on all of the upcoming releases. Nonetheless, this man does his segments with slightly pizzazz. This began with just a few on-stage jokes again when WWDC was in entrance of a reside viewers, however the pre-recorded occasions have turned these into brief comedy sketches.
Love or hate his skits (the group at Tech Advisor is most positively cut up), you’ll actually keep in mind them. With that in thoughts, I’ve rounded up among the highlights of Craig’s Apple occasion adventures through the years so you can begin predicting what he may rise up to in 2024.
Craig Federighi will get his James Bond entrance
Overlook simply strolling right into a shot like all the opposite Apple chumps. That’s simply not how Craig does issues.
For his MacOS section in 2020, Craig dramatically reveals a classic pink sports activities automotive and drives to a hidden (seemingly underground) Apple base and not using a single hair on his bequiffed head being swept misplaced.
Additional factors are given for the OTT vertical sliding door, the strut by the room, and most significantly, the truth that Apple CarPlay is put in on this retro car.
Craig Federighi heads ‘downstairs’
The lore about Apple’s HQ being like Physician Evil’s lair continues. We reduce away from CEO Tim Cook dinner through a drone shot throughout the Apple campus, which isn’t something groundbreaking for this type of occasion. Nonetheless, Craig is prepared and ready, holding an influence stance in the course of the room like a personality from Avenue Fighter.
It seems he should take us on a twenty (!) second elevator experience, the place all the flooring opens up after he faucets as soon as on his Apple Watch. We descend by two seemingly clean, empty rooms, earlier than ending on a last empty house to talk about iOS.
Sadly, we’ve not discovered this function to work on our Apple Watches. It have to be reserved for Craig solely.
Craig Federighi has his Baywatch second
There are a number of moments wherein Craig runs – clearly, he likes to get in his cardio throughout WWDC. Nonetheless, the iPadOS section in 2022 is additional particular, as Craig takes off as quick as The Flash by Apple HQ.
The digicam slows down, giving us an HD shot of the software program engineer working his hand by his bouncing, silver locks. He then skids into the body (footwear squeaking and all) with out breaking stride in his presentation.
This clip actually brings the Hair Power One joke to the forefront. Admittedly this clip has added a special track than the one within the authentic, however it solely provides to the humour.
Craig Federighi seduces a MacBook
Usually, most of Craig’s skits happen when he’s introducing a brand new section, so this one actually caught me off guard.
When discussing a brand new function on how MacBooks now wake from sleep immediately, he determined to “set the temper” by dimming the lights to a sultry pink and taking part in some Barry White within the background as he stared far too intimately on the laptop computer in entrance of him.
Get a room, Craig!
Craig Federighi summons an iPad with Magneto powers
Apple followers will know that Craig loves a demo. Final yr, the Federighi lore turned much more convoluted once we learnt that Craig apparently has the power to summon an iPad at will, after which ship it again once more.
He even adopts a severe expression of focus as he’s utilizing his energy. You’ve obtained to applaud the dedication.
Craig Federighi takes a leap of religion
This can be a shorty, however a goody. Craig continues to show that he’s allergic to strolling from one section to the following by opening a gap within the floor together with his foot, earlier than seemingly leaping into the abyss.
However don’t fear, he lands safely within the dimly lit ‘Privateness’ room to debate a severe subject for Apple customers.
Now I’m determined to go on a tour of Apple HQ. Not essentially to get all of the juicy particulars on the brand new iPhone, however to see these MI5-style rooms which you enter from the ceiling.
Craig Federighi performs a guitar with three necks
This clip is a nod to what’s arguably Craig’s standout second, the place he shredded a guitar solo on stage throughout a reside occasion.
This time he’s ditched his signature blue gown shirt and slacks for a biker-style leather-based jacket with 2000s’ emo-style badges pinned to the entrance. He’s additionally holding a guitar with three necks, which is extreme as he solely actually performs one.
Nonetheless, I’ll forgive this as a result of the solo he busts out is somewhat spectacular, and a fantastic introduction for Ron, the following speaker.
There are lots of different moments – Craig by chance strolling in on health courses, rickrolling a reside viewers and naturally that notorious (but admittedly non-WWDC) time that he tried to demo Face ID in entrance of an entire viewers for iPhone X and IT DIDN’T WORK.
Hopefully at the moment there will likely be loads extra corkers for the YouTube meme playbook. You possibly can tune in reside with our information right here, and browse up on all our predictions for WWDC 2024.