I can’t help but think the Apple Watch is going to join the iPhone as a juggernaut. Here’s why.
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Apple memo: no in-store Apple Watch sales through end of May
The Telegraph shared a memo from Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts.
Apple Watch preorders estimated at 2.3M units, low supply blamed on haptic vibrator and OLED display
The linked article has lots of interesting tidbits to process.
Here’s how 1Password, Evernote, SoundHound, and Flipboard will look on Apple Watch
Abdel Ibrahim, writing for WatchAware, takes you on a tour of four different Apple Watch interfaces.
Handy Apple Watch quick start guide
Nice little Apple Watch interface flow diagram from Ben Lovejoy at 9to5mac.
Dear Apple, about those WWDC tickets
Remember when it was easy to get in to WWDC?
Samsung creating dedicated Apple devices screen team
Samsung continues to hedge its bets.
Apple acquires Israeli camera tech company LinX, eyes improved optics, smaller size
Smaller camera mechanism, better low-light optics. The future looks bright for the next-gem iPhone cameras.
Apple officially announces WWDC, June 8-12
All the details on WWDC.
A mechanical watch expert offers his take on Apple Watch
Traditional watch expert Rani McSpeddon offers his take on the Apple Watch. He spent a week with a pre-release model.
Inconvenient truths about the Apple Watch
Mike Rundle tried on an Apple Watch and came away with three disappointments: The Apple Watch is smaller than he expected He didn’t like the leather band He thought the screen was not as bright/responsive as he had hoped I … Continued
Covers by Siri
This is both delicious and a little creepy.
Apple lays out the details on the USB-C port and adapters
Apple put together a pretty detailed product support page for the new USB-C port and adapters.
IBM and Watson take Apple’s HealthKit and ResearchKit and run with them
Apple and IBM in a perfect partnership. Thoughts on the Watson/HealthKit/ResearchKit alliance.
The mental battle: Buy an iPhone 6 or an iPhone 6 Plus
Marco Arment details his thoughts on the pros and cons of the iPhone 6 vs the 6 Plus. Really worth the read.
Apple Watch and the hidden diagnostic port
Pop the band off your Apple Watch and you’ll see a diagnostic port. What’s it look like? Read on.
How to set up and use Force Click
Rene Ritchie, writing for iMore, takes you on a tour through the Force Click preferences.
Thoughts on the Force Touch trackpad
Thoughts on the Force Click trackpad
Apple Watch screen torture test
This video purports to show an Apple Watch screen being put through a torture test.
Finding an Apple Watch Edition near you
An Apple product finder, perfect for locating an Apple Watch Edition near you.
Get ready to take a right turn!
Some thoughts on the Apple Watch Taptic engine (the mechanism that taps your wrist).
Apple Watch and accessibility
Steven Aquino takes a look at the accessibility aspects of Apple Watch.
MacBook: Details and shipping dates
The new MacBook is available for your ordering pleasure. Read on for details.
Apple Watch: Shipping dates, max of 2 per customer
The Apple Watch ship dates are sliding (presumably with demand). And Apple is limiting you to 2 per customer.
Apple lays out the rules for Apple Watch pre-orders and personal previews
Lots of details from Apple’s press release this morning.
iTranslate, the magic spoken voice language translator
iTranslate is an amazing app that will translate your spoken words from one language into another. It’s like magic.
Big steps for Apple on emoji and diversity
Buried among the new features in the release of iOS 8.3 and OS X 10.10.3 was a big change to Apple’s emoji library. Read on for the details.
Ask Siri which Apple Watch to get
The iHeartApple2 blog asked Siri:
“Which Apple Watch should I get?”
The evolution of Apple’s Map and Spotlight location icons
Developer Rusty Mitchell is obsessed with Apple’s Map and Spotlight icons. Lots of interesting bits in this blog post.
Apple Watch developers making daily visits to Apple Labs under tight scrutiny
Developers can’t get their hands on their own Apple Watch for testing, so the lucky ones are getting brief visits to the secret underground (not really) Apple Watch lair.