I tend to shy away from Kickstarters, purely because there is no guarantee that you’ll get the goods after you fund them. But this one might be worth a look.
The DoBox is an all-in-one device, but it does a lot. Let’s you attach peripherals (like a mouse/keyboard) to your iOS device, charge all your devices (including your Apple Watch without a cable), transfer files, make a hot spot, even more. Worth a look.
This site is a fan tribute to the original Zelda game. You can use arrow keys, AWSD keys to move around. Space bar is A. At first blush, a pretty fun experience, sound and all. If only I could figure out the sword part.
Kirk McElhearn on tweaking the Finder to make your Mac experience more efficient.
Tuck this one away, pass it along to folks you support.
Interesting post on the virtual reality marketing problem. How do you market a device that the potential buyer can’t touch? This is something to which Apple is very well suited.
A double-win for Apple Pay. Big UK bank, and overcoming their attempts at setting their own contactless payment standard.
[VIDEO] Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here stands as one of my all time favorite albums, and David Gilmour one of my favorite guitarists. This performance of the album’s title track, his first on live TV in ten years, does not disappoint.
In the market for a new retina MacBook Pro? An iPad mini? An iPod Touch? You might consider checking out a buyer’s guide before you buy, to get a sense of where your particular product is in its release cycle.
Baseball season is now officially here, and Siri can now answer more of your baseball related questions.
Try this one to get you started:
How many career home runs does Bryce Harper have?
Terrific post by Steven Sinofsky, showing a sequence of images of evolutionary steps in technology over the years, each one seen as a techie toy when it first emerged.
Interesting piece from Bloomberg. In a nutshell, Apple is finding that the price of a new iPhone is too high for the Indian economy, so they are seeking permission to sell used iPhones. Apple’s Indian competitors are doing everything they can to derail that prospect.
If you are interested in following along, the city of Cupertino has long been maintaining a project page for the planning and construction of Apple’s spaceship campus. There’s an email alert signup page, too, along with lots of blueprints, pictures, etc.
[VIDEO] At this point, the shape of the campus is taking form, revealing the project’s incredible complexity. Amazing to me that this was all laid out, in excruciating detail, on building plans before one bit of dirt was moved.
Jean-Louis Gassée, writing for Monday Note, talks about the road to success for Apple’s biggest (back in the early days) business outside the US, Apple France.
[VIDEO] Taylor Swift, in a new ad to show off Apple Music’s activity playlists (click “New” in the tab bar at the bottom of the screen, then scroll down to Activity Playlists).
A nice bit of stunt-work and editing there.
This is a great collection of facts, images and movies, all to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of Apple. Dig in. Lovely job.
Keep your eye on this one. Similar to the San Bernardino case that first pitted the FBI against Apple, but this one seems to involve an iPhone 6, which should prove harder for an outside party to crack.
I’m particularly intrigued by Kirk’s experience with handwriting recognition.
Great words. The entire post is a worthwhile read, especially for folks who make their living word-wrangling.
Interesting bit of speculation by Mark Hibben. Rings true to me. The story goes: Apple needs Sharp in the short term, makes the deal work for Foxconn with some guarantees, plans to modernize sharp to serve their needs in the long term. Interesting.
Apple should put a link to this post on their Apple Pencil page. A great list, one that makes me want to get on the Apple Pencil bandwagon.
Gruber really nails the details, paints an accurate picture. If you have the slightest inkling about buying an iPhone SE, between reading Gruber’s review, and Jim’s review before it, you’ll have your answer.
A Reddit user does some searches using OK Google, then gets an expression of sympathy about a very personal and private matter that was pulled from an old email.
Steve LeVine, writing for Quartz:
Though it was short, the drama was palpable in a glitzy nighttime ceremony in Hawthorne, California, as Musk summoned three of the Model 3s onto the stage, accompanied by sweeping music and roving lights. The car will cost $35,000, and go 215 miles on a single charge, he said, 15 miles further than generally expected.
Tesla is making the market, Apple is waiting to enter, waiting for the market to mature.
Nice detailed review, both pro and con, with a look at an alternative keyboard.
An update on Steve Jobs’ Jackling mansion we posted about yesterday, as well as some pictures from the house just before Steve Jobs bought it.
To me, this feels (and sounds) like a genuine Nintendo DS experience, on a much better screen, but without the built-in control pad.
So far, so good. Looking forward to more.
Apple has made real progress in their sourcing of conflict minerals, which means real impact on bringing accountability to mineral providers.
Claudia Lauer, writing for the Associated Press:
The FBI agreed Wednesday to help an Arkansas prosecutor unlock an iPhone and iPod belonging to two teenagers accused of killing a couple, just days after the federal agency announced it had gained access to an iPhone linked to the gunman in a mass shooting in California.
Walt Mossberg reviews the iPhone SE and the 9.7-inch iPad Pro. Also, links to Jim Dalrymple’s review of same.