Logitech’s new G560 gaming speakers bring RGB immersion to your desktop
Logitech has today announced its RGB venture into a more immersive desktop gaming environment. The new G560 PC Gaming Speakers are the company’s first with LIGHTSYNC technology. The software works with the satellite speaker’s RGB lighting syncs your music, movies, and games to create a more immersive experience.
eGPU progress report: macOS 10.13.4 beta 5 continues the trend of adding polish and stability
As Apple gets closer to its self-imposed spring 2018 deadline for officially adding external GPU support to macOS, each beta seems to increase the stability of external GPU connections. We recently put the fifth and latest version of the macOS 10.13.4 beta to the test. Using a Mantiz Venus external GPU box plus a Radeon RX Vega 64, we performed the usual round of benchmark tests and general usage to see how things are shaping up. more…
9to5Mac Daily 047 | March 14, 2018
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The best charging docks and stands for Apple Watch
The Apple Watch features a unique magnetic charging puck that, on its own, can be a bit cumbersome to manage. However, a variety of third-party docks and stands exist that can make Apple Watch charging as seamless as possible, with the same inductive charging puck.
Read on for the best Apple Watch docks and stands…
HeartMonitor Apple Watch app lets you continuously track heart rate without workouts
Developer Zach Simone has today unveiled a new iPhone and Apple Watch app that tracks heart rate without activating a traditional Workout. The app, called HeartMonitor, allows you to continuously track your heart rate during so-called “sessions” of activity, while the accompanying iPhone app makes that heart rate data easy to monitor…
Apple publishes new ‘Families’ webpage with parental control tips & tricks
Apple is facing increased pressure from investors to do more to curb technology addiction and to give parents more control over how their kids use Apple products. Seemingly in response to those concerns, Apple today has launched a new “Families” page on its website, outlining what parents can do to protect their kids’ use of technology…
Spotify starts testing in-app voice assistant, perhaps suggesting an eventual HomePod competitor
As speculation that Spotify is planning its own smart speaker product continues to mount, TechCrunch today highlights that the music streaming service is quietly testing an in-app voice assistant feature. This feature allows customers to use their voice to control music playback…
Accessibility: How to get visual flash alerts for calls on iPhone
Depending on your environment, it can be easy to miss calls on an iPhone. However, there are some useful accessibility features built in to iOS that make it easy to stay on top of things. Follow along for how to enable flash alerts.
Apple Watch Series 3 adoption growing rapidly as usage of Series 0 declines
The Apple Watch Series 3 is really fast and when you pair that with LTE, and the Series 3 is by far the quickest and most reliable Apple Watch to date. Developer David Smith has been keeping track, by way of his Pedometer++ app, of Apple Watch Series 3 adoption since its debut last fall. Unsurprisingly, the device is doing really well.
HomeKit Weekly: Getting started with Apple’s Home app on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch
HomeKit Weekly is a new series focused on smart home accessories, automation tips and tricks, and everything to do with Apple’s smart home framework.
In our inaugural edition of HomeKit Weekly, we’re starting with the basics: becoming familiar with Apple’s Home app to control HomeKit. Apple’s Home app is a lot more polished than smart home control in Amazon’s Alexa app, but the Home app can feel foreign to new users despite its name. That was certainly my experience on day one of running iOS 10, but you can overcome the learning curve with experience.