Neil Cybart, writing for Above Avalon, takes you through Apple’s R&D numbers. Something big is coming.
Home Depot to become largest retailer to accept Apple Pay
2,000 stores. Bam.
NYTimes: Summer Apple TV reboot brings redesign for Apple TV remote
Brian X. Chen, writing for the New York Times, makes a de facto case for a new Apple TV and remote this summer.
Play incredible piano masterpieces with one finger
Touch Pianist is simple, addictive, and strangely satisfying.
Keeping Siri hands free on the Apple Watch
Nice tip from Jeff Benjamin at iDownLoadBlog, showing you how to activate Siri hands free (most everyone knows about Hey Siri), but also how to respond to Siri’s questions and prompts hands-free as well.
Microsoft is bravely giving you the middle finger
I like it. Still not enough to make me switch, though.
How to put a third party strap on your Apple Watch
Some great geeky detail on Apple Watch bands, including everything you need to know to add your own band to your Apple Watch, if you start with the right Apple Watch model.
Apple Watch worth the cost despite app imperfections
Fortune writer Jason Cipriani lays out his Apple Watch experience. Interesting little tech insight, too.
Obvious always wins
In app layout, out of sight is out of mind. And that’s not a good thing. Great read.
Reserve Strap: An Apple Watch battery band with a super clever design
Super clever design, high price, here’s hoping this product makes its way to market.
Apple Watch review: Beautiful form, frustrating function
Susie Ochs, Executive Editor of Macworld, points out poky performance in her Apple Watch review. Solid review but, as to poky performance, this will get better, all by itself.
A template for an excellent idea
Matt Gemmell noticed that his local Apple Store did not have any in-store seminars teaching blind or visually impaired people how to use Apple devices. Here’s what he did about it.
Om Malik’s fantastic interview with billionaire Brunello Cucinelli
This is a long, lovely, lazy Sunday read.
Elvis Costello revealed
A solid, if too short, documentary on Elvis Costello, and my absolute favorite Costello performance of a song he wrote with Paul McCartney.
Samsung takes their act to the next level
Remarkably original Samsung marketing effort. NOT.
Apple Watch bands: Color has weight
You’d think that all five color bands for the 38mm Apple Watch Sport would weight the same. Turns out, color has weight.
The Apple Watch and accessibility, a review from someone living with Usher Syndrome
A test case for Apple’s accessibility features. Usher Syndrome means hearing loss and visual impairment.
Explore Zelda’s Hyrule in your browser
Does the name Zelda ring a bell? If you thought Hyrule, rather than Fitzgerald, then check out this animated HTML 5 map of Hyrule Kingdom from A Link to the Past.
Apple TV shipping time fluctuation could maybe support rumored WWDC refresh
Jordan Kahn, writing for 9to5mac:
Ahead of Apple’s WWDC in June and an expected Apple TV refresh, shipping times for its current generation Apple TV have just slipped from in stock to 1-2 weeks.
Amazon and rockets
A fantastic race for a reusable rocket between Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin.
Microsoft can guess your age using facial recognition
The age guessing thing is interesting. But I can’t imagine that technology ever maturing to the point where it is enough of a unique identifier to trust with my login credentials.
Apple Watch, backups and iCloud
Rob Richman bought a 38mm Apple Watch, spent some time with it, then had a bit of buyer’s remorse. He swapped it out for a 42mm model. This is a bit of what he went through.
Apple, IBM, Japan Post Group create pilot program to bring iPad, custom health/monitoring software to the elderly
This is an incredibly ambitious program with a potentially huge upside for the elderly in Japan and for their families as well. A remarkable effort on the part of Apple, IBM, and Japan Post Group.
Microsoft announces path for iOS Objective-C projects to run on Windows Phone
Can’t help being reminded of all those many years of Apple finding ways to run Windows apps on a Mac.
Three days with the Apple Watch
Matthew Miller, writing for ZDNet, takes you from unboxing, through learning, through three days of living with his brand new Apple Watch. If you are still on the fence about buying one, this will give you a sense of the experience.
Wrist tattoos might interfere with Apple Watch
Some people with wrist tattoos are reporting problems connecting their Apple Watch to their wrists. Apparently, it’s the ink interfering with the light reflectivity. Read on for details.
Hulu Sets Mammoth ‘Seinfeld’ Licensing Deal Worth Nearly $180 Million
Amazing to me how much money was generated by a show about nothing.
Apple iPad ‘test model’ stolen during robbery, kidnapping at Cupertino home
Bizarre.
An iPad [app] glitch grounded several dozen American Airlines planes
Is this a fault with the iPad, or a fault with the build and testing of the American Airlines app?
How to sync podcasts with your Apple Watch
Sébastien Page, writing for iDownloadBlog, walks you through the process of getting a podcast from your Mac to your Apple Watch. I’d call this a worthwhile read.