This guy is doing stunts on a scooter I didn’t even know were possible. Stick around for the final stunt he pulls. Incredible.
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Amazon’s new Echo Show is very cool and a little creepy
Do. Not. Want.
Ozzy’s favorite metal albums
Some great choices Ozzy!
Apple begins rolling out “My Chill Mix” on Apple Music
Apple began rolling out a new mix on Apple Music called My Chill Mix. Apple told me today that the new mix will not be available to everyone immediately, but it will show up over time. […]
A vibrant world under Antarctica
These pictures are just stunning.
Laptop replacement
This piece is in response to Joshua Topolsky’s ridiculous assertion on Twitter that, “If you think you can replace your laptop with an iPad, you cannot.”
Why I’m still surprised the iPhone didn’t die
ZDNet: What surprises me isn’t how popular the iPhone is now, but that it survived the first couple of years to become the influential cash-generating machine that it has become. I’m just going to come out and say it — … Continued
Apple’s ‘Planet of the Apps’ is even worse than you thought
Minor quibbles aside, it’s hard to disagree with the criticism in the embedded video.
27 must-have apps you (probably) don’t know about
Actually, you probably do know about most of them but there might be one or two gems here you haven’t discovered yet.
How Apple’s iPhone changed the world: 10 years in 10 charts
The full history of the iPhone has yet to be written but it’s remarkable how much this one device has literally changed the world in the previous ten years.
Thoughts on iOS 11
With iOS 11 Public Beta being released today, I could easily sum up my thoughts on the new iOS by saying I think it’s one of the most significant releases ever. Not for any particular whiz-bang feature, but for the attention to detail and all of the small features that people can use every day. […]
The untold history of Aretha Franklin’s irrevocable “Respect”
I’m not usually a fan of remakes but Franklin’s incredible version of the song blows away the original.
The iPad Pro: Now a true photographer’s tool
I’m looking to replace my older iPad with a Pro for the reasons Carlson lists in his piece. It really is very close to being a Mac replacement for some photographers.
Why olive oil is awesome
I didn’t appreciate the awesomeness of olive oil until I spent a month in Italy. I thought putting it on a piece of bread like butter would be greasy and disgusting. Turns out, it’s a little piece of heaven.
The 4 people Steve Jobs handpicked to review the iPhone reflect 10 years later
In the embedded video, look for a (hairless!) yours truly at 2:15.
The App Store’s “Unapologetically Canadian” page
Canada turns 150 years old next week and this page highlights some great apps made by my fellow Canadians.
“Aboot” Canadians
Stick with the video to the end for the classic joke about Canadians.
US Postal Service releases Total Eclipse stamp
The Postal Service will soon release a first-of-its-kind stamp that changes when you touch it. The Total Eclipse of the Sun Forever stamp, which commemorates the August 21 eclipse, transforms into an image of the Moon from the heat of a finger.
That is very cool.
Tesla looks to create a music streaming service
Music industry sources say the carmaker has had talks with all of the major labels about licensing a proprietary music service that would come bundled with its cars, which already come equipped with a high-tech dashboard and internet connectivity.
I understand most of what Elon Musk tries to do, but I don’t get this one. He should integrate all of the big services into the cars and let the customers choose. Making a new music service doesn’t seem to solve a problem for consumers.
BlackBerry misses forecasts
BlackBerry Ltd reported first-quarter sales that missed analysts’ forecasts due to an unexpected drop in its high-margin software and professional services sales, sending its shares down more than 10 percent in early morning trade.
BlackBerry is the perfect story of how a once powerful company thought so much of itself that it basically collapsed.
Apple Store roof is a giant MacBook
With construction on the new Chicago outlet winding down, construction workers briefly put an Apple logo on the top center of the building, making it resemble an enormous MacBook Air, at least temporarily.
That’s pretty cool.
Some Uber employees want Travis Kalanick back
More than one thousand current Uber employees have signed a letter to the company’s board of directors, asking for the return of deposed CEO Travis Kalanick “in an operational role.” One of its venture capital investors also is chiming in, with a similar message.
About 1,000 employees have signed the letter so far—that’s about 10% of the company’s employees.
Apple supports LGBTQ organizations with Pride watch band
Apple is proud to support LGBTQ advocacy organizations working to bring about positive change, including GLSEN, PFLAG and The Trevor Project in the U.S. and ILGA internationally. A portion of the proceeds from Pride Edition band sales will benefit their important efforts.
How dry cleaning works
Did you know dry cleaning isn’t actually dry?
How to customize/share Memories on iPhone 7
Memories is actually fun to play around with and incredibly easy to use. Typical of Apple, what is a difficult, time consuming process has been turned into a simple, one tap effort that yields some pretty cool results.
The tragedy of FireWire: Collaborative tech torpedoed by corporations
For those of us old enough to remember SCSI (shudder), FireWire promised to free us from the black art of connecting devices to our computers. The story of its life and eventual death is an interesting one.
Dickbars
Medium seems to continue to grow in popularity as a publishing platform, and as it does, I’m growing more and more frustrated by their on-screen “engagement” turds. Every Medium site displays an on-screen “sharing” bar that covers the actual content I want to read.
I agree completely with Gruber on this.
Flight of a lifetime – Air Canada 787 Dreamliner air to air filming
This is a surprisingly complicated procedure involving dozens, if not hundreds of people.
Why the 10.5-Inch iPad Pro’s 120Hz refresh rate matters
Jeff Butts wrote a great, easy to understand, article on the refresh rate of the new iPads.
New Apple iPhone 7 ad
This is really great.