Ben Fox

Our app Petey somehow got early API access to OpenAI's o1 models (Preview and Mini) - if you have Petey Premium, or your own OpenAI API key, check it out in version 3.1 apps.apple.com/ca/app/petey-a…

We're re-launching one of our apps under an open source license (MIT). Announcing Open Scanner: open.substack.com/pub/penbook/p/…

Petey 3 is live! It now supports image annotation – you can pick a photo (or stationery), write on it, and talk to Petey about it. blog.penbook.app/p/your-pencils…

I wrote a little bit about why we started Helm. An upvote would be appreciated ♥️ reddit.com/r/iOSProgrammi…

Working hard on the new Petey 3, and it's getting close to its first private beta. Grab a spot here: petey.app/3/?beta

My #WWDC24 postscript (it's mainly a note to my future self) blog.pencilresearch.com/2024/06/15/wwd…

Why does the iOS 18 beta have a power button in control center, and a bumper UI when you press the side buttons? My bet: the new rumored iPhone Ultra will have no physical buttons.

Bye #WWDC24! 🤔

@GabRoXR I thought Cell Walk was amazing, being able to zoom to the atomic level blew my mind

This was a disappointing experience 😡 Not everybody knows I have a background in #biotechnology and being able to see structures, proteins and molecules in #3D is always fascinating.... BUT if I am wearing a #VisionPro (or any #VR headset) I WANT to see the molecules in 3D and NOT within a window. I think designers and developers need to embrace this new paradigm and provide to users the value they expect. What other app disappointed you?

The rainbow is such a nice addition to the courtyard at Apple Park. Even after seeing it up close in person it’s hard to realize just how big it is 🌈 Found some fellow eCampers there, and of course we had to do a group photo 🤩 #WWDC #WWDC24 #ApplePark

Penbook looking good on the big screen! #WWDC24

Long time lurker, first time poster #wwdc24

@ChristianSelig probably joining the household iPads in the exhausting, never ending work of being unnecessary HomeKit routers

I am dying to know what the Vision Pro does while it's off because that thing chews through standby battery life like nothing else

@mikaela__caron @slaven @hiddevdploeg @penbook 💁‍♂️x.com/ductionist/sta…

@slaven @hiddevdploeg @penbook @ductionist Amazing! Thanks! I’ll keep a look out!

🤖 Petey got a new owner! I’m happy to tell you all that @slaven from the lovely @penbook app will now maintain and improve Petey. I’ve made sure Petey’s roadmap is clear, and Petey’s future looks brighter than ever! Thank you all for your support, and I wish the Penbook team all the best with Petey! ✨♥️

Acquiring Petey from @hiddevdploeg was an exciting process - I wrote a summary of the bureaucratic and technical parts of the handover. blog.pencilresearch.com/2024/06/03/acq…

Pencil Pro on the new iPad Pro: reminds me a bit of Surface Dial. This is our new squeeze menu implementation for Penbook (+1 for the ghostly pencil 😀)

Visionboard for Vision Pro is now live on the App Store, quite a trip from start to finish 😀 visionboard.dev/pub/visionboar…

Visionboard status bar for #VisionPro beta is now live, details at visionboard.dev/t/beta-access/…