The description and video from Apple’s ResearchKit page. This is an incredibly important contribution for the medical community.
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Find my Apple Watch
Just a thought: Will there be some form of “Find my iPhone” for your Apple Watch? What’s the risk if your Apple Watch is stolen?
The significance of Apple’s China-focused rollout
Good insight into the obvious value Apple sees in growing their Chinese presence. Very interesting.
The new MacBook USB-C connection options
Here’s the details on connecting the new, single port, MacBook Pro to a variety of peripherals.
This is the Apple Watch I will wear
Genius.
The new MacBook is almost all battery
Check out the picture. The MacBook is mostly battery. An ingenious approach to maximizing battery size.
Collected reactions to the Apple Watch
Jay Yarow at Business Insider pulled together a variety of reactions to some hands-on time with the Apple Watch. These are snap reactions, given without the opportunity to live with the technology, without the benefit of true immersion.
In a nutshell, the reaction feels like one of confusion with the Apple Watch interface.
Why Apple Watch shows 10:09 in all its ads
Every Apple Watch you see in an ad shows a time of 10:09. Some people think its Apple being cheeky. I think it’s more just thoughtful design and attention to detail.
The Apple Watch app, delivered automatically with the iOS 8.2 update
One little goodie that came along for the ride with the brand new iOS 8.2 update is the brand new Apple Watch app. Read on for more info.
Printable Apple Watch, actual size, so you can try it on your own wrist
Kirk McElhearn put together a PDF mockup of both Apple Watch case sizes so you can try them on your wrists while you wait for the real deal.
On Apple Watch pricing (redux)
The long wait is over. The prices have been established. Here are the details.
Don’t have time to watch the entire Apple Watch event video? Watch this instead
This is a nice cut-up of the two hour event video, focusing on the highlights. Unfortunately, it’s in flash, so you’ll need to watch it on your computer. Update: I’ve now added in an embed of an Apple Insider video as well.
The new Apple Watch ad
This is the best kind of ad. Just show off the product, show what it can do. Simple. Perfect.
Here’s what Tim Cook says about Apple Watch
This is a fascinating collection of quotes, more so if you can get Tim Cook’s voice in your head as you read them.
On today’s Apple Watch event
Link to the live feed, plus a few other ramblings.
What HBO Now means to Apple and to Big Cable
Why HBO Now is so critical to Apple and the future of Apple TV
The Apple Watch bet
The terms of the bet? Kirk wins if the price of the highest end Apple Watch Edition is US$2500 or less. One penny more than that and I win.
Austin Mann video shows hanging of Apple World Gallery print on side of building
Jump to the page and watch the video. You’ll watch the process of taking down an existing ad, see a time lapse of the new piece being hung, and get a really nice tip on shooting a panorama. All of this was done using an iPhone 6 (of course!)
Financial Times interviews Jony Ive, offers more Apple Watch detail
Terrific long form piece on Jony Ive by Nick Foulkes of the Financial Times. Well worth the read.
iOS 8 adoption up to 75%
The latest pie chart shows iOS 8 adoption at 75%, with iOS 7 at 22%.
Some incredibly useful option-key Mac tips
A nice little treasure trove of Mac tips, all of them making use of the option key. As always, you may know most of these, but take a look, there might be a gem in here that’s new to you.
HBO in talks with Apple to roll HBO Now out on Apple TV
HBO wants Apple as a launch partner.
Life after cancer: How the iPhone helped me achieve a healthier lifestyle
This piece by Federico Viticci is moving. It is equal parts a cancer survival story, full of harrowing detail and heroic triumphs, and detailed look at the HealthKit ecosystem. But the best part for me is the denouement, the upshot of his journey.
This read is worth setting aside time for.
Apple Watch wins gold at renowned IF design awards
From the International Forum web site:
Apple Watch features revolutionary new technologies, a pioneering interface, and a design that honors the rich tradition of watchmaking.
Apple Watch and the power of focused design
If price was no object, if every single watch in both the Apple Watch and Android Wear collections cost exactly the same, and if both watch lines worked equally well with your personal choice of platform, which watch would you choose?
Apple Pay: A new frontier for scammers
The Guardian:
Criminals in the US are using the new Apple Pay mobile payment system to buy high-value goods – often from Apple Stores – with stolen identities and credit card details.
This is a short term issue, a weakness with bank verifications, not an issue with Apple Pay.
Apple Car seen as serious competitor by auto execs
Respect, with a tinge of fear.
Apple hangs its “Shot on iPhone 6” campaign on the sides of buildings around the world
Apple follows up on their Shot on iPhone 6 web campaign by hanging some examples on the sides of skyscrapers. Pretty cool.
Samsung’s next chess move
Samsung revealed their next counter to Apple’s iPhone 6, 6 Plus, and Apple Pay. Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are being decried by most people as shameless copies of the phones that have brought Apple so much success. Here are some thoughts on Samsung’s rapid shift in strategy.
The original Apple Car
Some nostalgia, plus a brand new page for the Apple Car that is already marked for deletion.