Apple has a new product out. It comes in two sizes, small and large, at $199 and $299, respectively. And it’s a coffee table book. Bryan Chaffin, Dave Hamilton, and John Martellaro discuss the book and ask if it’s a sign that Apple has lost sight of…
Lees meerOn Monday, Daniel Jalkut at Red Sweater Software released Touché, an app that shows a fully-functional Touch Bar on the screen of any Mac. Well, it’s fully-functional in that you can click on it, but obviously touching it won’t matter. While this wo…
Lees meerWe have a deal for you on a pair of FRESHeBUDS Pro Magnetic Bluetooth Earbuds. These earbuds are water and sweat resistant, and they have magnets designed to keep the ends from getting tangled up. They utilize Bluetooth 4.0 and have a built-in micro…
Lees meerA new report says Apple is working on AR glasses. That’s all well and good, but how should we consider such reports in light of Apple CEO Tim Cook’s past comments about Google Glass, wearable computing, and the face? Bryan Chaffin walks us through t…
Lees meerChuck Joiner interviewed me on MacVoices a few days ago, and the video went up today. According to him, we talked about Mac refreshes, Tim Cook as Apple CEO, and “touching things.” Now, to be honest, I don’t remember that last bit, but I’m sure it’s…
Lees meerAdam Christianson is the creator and host of the acclaimed MacCast podcast. Adam is also the very awesome webmaster for The Mac Observer. However, Adam didn’t start out in high tech. At an early age, he wanted to become a cartoonist, inspired by Ga…
Lees meerJohn “The Devil’s Advocate” Kheit unboxes his brand new Microsoft Surface Keyboard and Microsoft Surface Ergonomic Keyboard. He looks at build and materials, keys, design, and feel in his quest to find a wireless keyboard with a 10–key numeric pad t…
Lees meerSamsung is buying audio company Harman and it may be in part to compete with Apple’s CarPlay. Bryan Chaffin and Dave Hamilton join Jeff Gamet to look at Samsung’s motives, plus Dave explains HomeKit’s security versus other Internet of Things devices…
Lees meerThere’s a huge difference between a guaranteed secure communication and one that is feared to be compromised. In the former, people and governments are truly free to share and negotiate. In the latter, suspicion and fear color all conversations and…
Lees meerAT&T is launching a new feature in early 2017 called Stream Saver that throttles streaming video quality in the name of saving customers from hitting their wireless data caps. The cell service provider seems to have learned from T-Mobile’s headaches…
Lees meerEveryone wants a piece of your car’s dashboard, and Samsung is buying Harman to get its slice of driving experience. The US$8 billion deal will give Samsung a platform for linking our smartphones to our cars, along with a way for the company to comp…
Lees meerWe have a deal for you today on the G-TUBE Adventure Ready Bluetooth Speaker. This outdoor-ready speaker is water-resistant and enclosed in rugged case that includes a steel grill. The internal battery lasts up to 6 hours, and you can connect via Bl…
Lees meerThere’s an ambition product on Kickstarter called Mahri. It’s a case for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus (with versions for iPhone 6/6s and 6 Plus/6s Plus). It features two Lightning ports for charging and using headphones. It also has a slim battery wit…
Lees meerWe asked, you shared your top Mac apps, we share them back! Some great additions in the list here, too. Some mutual favorites and some surprises. Listen to hear if yours made the list! Then it’s on to discussion about trackpad scrolling, iOS Mail sw…
Lees meerRemember that jetpack video I showed you a couple of months ago? The people who made that jetpack—JetPack Aviation—are running a contest where you could win a jetpack test flight. ? We aren’t involved in this contest, but come on, jetpack! The winne…
Lees meerA package from Wiley landed on my doorstep that included our own Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus’s two newest books: iPhone for Dummies 10th Edition and macOS Sierra for Dummies (Amazon, iBooks). The former hasn’t officially been released yet, but the latter …
Lees meerAstonishingly, Apple creates unnecessary problems for itself. Locked in the old era, modern Apple executive thinking continues to focus on drama while excising important elements of its vision. That leads to pain, criticism, and disaffection with Ap…
Lees meerExtraterrestrials arrive. They don’t appear hostile, but the DoD has no idea what they want or how to communicate with them. That’s the premise behind the intelligent, highly praised movie Arrival. Amy Adams plays an expert linguist who’s called upo…
Lees meerPyle announced Friday the Portable Instant Photo Printer, a wireless photo printer that works with both iOS and Android. The tiny printer (6.2” x 3.2” x 1”) prints tiny photographs (2.1” x 3.4”), but I’m one of those people who loves tinier photoboo…
Lees meerCheck this out: Apple has apparently added some intelligent storage management to the iOS update process. Mac Geek Gab listener Paul sent in this screenshot of his 16GB iPhone upgrading from iOS 10.1 to iOS 10.1.1. It’s a message telling him that he…
Lees meerOur friends at Audioengine have new speakers out called HD3. These powered, wireless speakers include the working bits of Audioengine’s B1 Bluetooth receiver and D1 24-bit DAC. They have 2.75″ Kevlar woofers and 3/4” silk dome tweeters. They also ha…
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