Comment: How Apple can put the ‘Pro’ in the iPad Pro [Video]
Review: Custom made Apple Watch Strap by Survival Straps
For the last few weeks I’ve been testing out the Apple Watch Strap by Survival Straps which is made with a mix of paracord and high quality stainless steel. While there are lots of cheap Apple Watch band options on the market, Survival Straps’ deliberate approach with custom craftsmanship and quality materials makes this product worth looking at.
9to5Toys Lunch Break: 9.7″ iPad Pro LTE $579, 15″ MacBook Pro 512GB $400 off, Amazon Echo $140, more
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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:
Apple 9.7-inch iPad Pro Wi-Fi + LTE 32GB $579 shipped (Reg. $729)
Apple’s 9.7-inch iPad Pro gets $124 discount, priced from $475
Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pro 512GB gets a nearly $400 discount for Memorial Day
Amazon’s Echo and Echo Dot now up to $40 off for Prime members
Best Buy Memorial Day Sale: $70 off Apple Watch Series 2, iPad mini 4 $300, more!
Best Memorial Day Sales 2017: Apple Watch, apparel, home goods, more
Best Buy is clearing out official Apple Watch Sport Bands, starting at $34 (or less)
Apple’s Great Games for $1 Sale: BADLAND, Assassin’s Creed, many more
- Assassin’s Creed Identity for iOS drops to just $1 (Reg. $5)
- Multiponk’s local iOS multiplayer free for first time in years (Reg. $3)
- Minimalist iOS puzzler Klocki goes free for first time in nearly a year
- Lumino City’s handcrafted worlds drop to lowest price ever at $1 (Reg. $5)
- Mini Metro’s fantastic puzzle action hits lowest price this year at $1 (Reg. $5)
- Infinity Blade trilogy now down to just $1 each on iOS (Reg. up to $7)
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is now just $1 on the App Store (Reg. $7)
- Crazy Taxi’s wild iOS arcade racing now free for first time in years (Reg. $5)
- Cartoon Network’s iOS RPG Attack the Light hits lowest price in years: $1 (Reg. $3)
Review: Logitech’s Z537 Speaker System gives your Mac the audio it deserves [Video]
9to5Rewards: Sphero’s Star Wars BB-8 smartphone-controlled droid [Giveaway]
MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:
This Brother Wireless Printer w/ AirPrint is an Amazon favorite, now $100 (Reg. $130)
Kindle Voyager E-Reader (refurb) $135 + up to 80% off Kindle E-Books nonfiction bestsellers
- In-ear Headphones: AmazonBasics w/ Remote $7, Bose QuietComfort 20 $180
- AmazonBasics Explorer Backpack for up to 15-inch MacBooks: $16 (Reg. $30)
- Mophie Juice Pack Reserve Battery Case for iPhone 6/s: $30 (Reg. $50)
- Epson VS240 LCD Projector with HDMI input: $240 shipped (Reg. $300)
- Slayaway Camp and its Minecraft-like horror gets very first price drop: $2
- Today’s Best iOS & Mac Game/App Deals: Warhammer, Bokeh Lens, more
- Today’s Best Game Deals: Prey $40, GTA V $30, Witcher 3 $20, more
- Smartphone Accessories: Lamicall iPhone/ Android Dock $6.50, more
- Daily Deals: SanDisk Ultra 128GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive $28, more
- Nordstrom Rack Clearance Event w/ extra 25% off
- L.L. Bean offers rare 20% off discount for Memorial Day
- Grab an Intex queen-sized self-inflating bed for $35
- Oral-B Black Pro 1000 Electric Toothbrush just $30 shipped (Reg. $40+)
- More Memorial Day magazine deals: ESPN + Insider 2yrs for $8 shipped
NEW PRODUCTS & MORE:
How-to build your very own LEGO fidget spinner
Homsecure alerts your iOS/Android device when your existing smoke alarms go off
Smacircle S1 eBike fits in your backpack to make storage a breeze
- DEWALT overhauls Bluetooth Connect system w/ new tools, trackers, more
- Gogoro’s second gen electric scooter has a lower price, same power
- Pokemon’s Magikarp Jump splashes onto iOS and Android for worldwide release
- Makerball is a DIY Pinball Machine that is completely customizable
- IK Multimedia debuts new beast Mac synth w/ Moog, Prophet, Oberheim sampler-instruments
- 8Bitdo rolls out free Nintendo Switch support for all its retro-style controllers
- Two:35 is a computer building kit for kids that can actually get them certification
- DJI’s new $499 Spark drone offers gesture controls, compact design [Gallery]
- Sphero unveils iOS-controlled Lightning McQueen racer for $300
- BIKI is an underwater 4K camera drone that can go wherever you swim
- Belkin intros new line of compact Pocket Power banks starting at $20
- Ambi Climate returns with its second generation Alexa-enabled air conditioner controller
- Haikara smartwatch focuses on fashion with customizable watch faces and bands
- This Vintage Vinyl Bluetooth Speaker is actually made out of reclaimed records
- Beyond Zero’s liquor freezer puts your cocktail “in the rocks”
- NikeLab releases urban commuter, all-condition ACG.07.KMTR
- Monoprice is now making a professional quality 3D Printer at just $159
- Love Hultén’s new vintage-inspired mahogany Astovox Hi-Fi System
- Atomos Ninja Inferno: A great way to speed up your Panasonic GH5 workflow [Video]
- LEGO’s latest is a massive 2,800-piece Minecraft Mountain Cave set
- WATTS is the customizable battery backup system meant to fit any home
MORE DEALS STILL LIVE:
Mophie Juice Pack Battery for iPhone 7/Plus for $50 shipped (Reg. $99)
Apple’s official Silicone iPhone 7 cases are on sale at Amazon from $24
Twelve South TimePorter for Apple Watch now $40 (Reg. $50)
iHome SmartPlug with HomeKit/Alexa hits Amazon all-time low: $42 shipped
Pad & Quill offering 20% off leather/linen iPad & Apple Watch accessories
Apple releases three new ads tempting Android users to switch to iPhone [Video]
Following the launch of new iPhone video ads targeting Android users earlier this month, Apple today released three new ads as part of the “Life is easier on iPhone” campaign.
In the previously released videos, Apple highlighted features such as music, privacy, and photos. In the three new ads released today (below), Apple focuses on security, contacts, and performance…
On Memorial Day, Tim Cook tweets gratitude for those who gave their lives
Smart Home Diary: Planning to move home has given me a couple of new perspectives
When you spend your life writing about technology, and have a lot of techy friends, you can fairly easily find yourself living inside a hi-tech bubble. Things like smart home technology can start to feel relatively mainstream, especially when companies like Ikea are getting in on the action.
Prices have started to fall, with several commenters on a recent piece noting that even the market leading Philips Hue system has bulbs from $15, often discounted below that level.
We’re starting to see new homes being sold with HomeKit technology included as standard, companies are making the technology easier to adopt with complete table lamps – and installers are setting up shop ready to do the hard work for you if it all seems a bit much for DIY.
But planning to move home has shown me just how far it all is from mainstream as far as the world at large is concerned …
Apple Maps 3D images of Apple Park show buildings, walkways & fountain
Apple Maps now shows 3D images of the Apple Park campus, with detailed representations of buildings, walkways and other landscape features. The detail extends as far as the sun-shade slats and solar panels on the main building.
The app added 3D satellite imagery back in March, though this was rather out of date. At that time, the map view was still rather sparse, something Apple has now fixed, though another issue remains unresolved …
Apple, Google, Facebook & others call on Texas not to pass ‘discriminatory’ bathroom bill
Tim Cook is one of 14 CEOs of major tech companies to sign an open letter calling on Texas not to pass the so-called ‘bathroom bill.’ The bill would require school students to use the restroom matching the gender on their birth certificate even if they currently identify as the opposite gender.
Latest iPhone 8 schematics and case leaks corroborate full screen face and vertical dual-camera design
Several iPhone 8 related leaks surfaced over the weekend, backing up a radical new chassis design first seen in April. The new schematics include the various characteristics we’ve seen reported for the OLED iPhone in the past including the elongated power button, vertical dual camera and lack of a physical home button.
Most notably, an orange outline traces the purported screen area of the iPhone 8. Based on this schematic, the screen will be effectively bezel-less on left, right and bottom sides whilst the top edge will cut inwards to accommodate the front camera, earpiece and sensors. More pictures after the jump …
Woz thinks Apple is too big a company to come up with the next big thing [Video]
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has implied that Apple is too big a company to come up with the next big thing in tech.
Interviewed by Bloomberg on what are likely to be the biggest tech breakthroughs in the coming years, and which companies are likely to make them, Woz didn’t list Apple as a contender. A later comment he made underlined the fact that he doesn’t think it will be Apple …