Has the Magic Worn Off?
I've had a chance to field-test the Magic Keyboard these past three months in a variety of environments: my living room, my kitchen, my bedroom (these are pandemic times after all), and formed some impressions about the keyboard and how it compares to Apple’s other offering: the Smart Keyboard Folio.
Patina Challenge
Saddle Brown: Equal parts beautiful and a neurotic persons worst nightmare.
Beats Repair
While I was not impressed to find a tear in the material ear cup on my Beats Solo Pro headphones, I am blown away at the speed with which Apple handled the repair process.
TL;DR: Logistics is nuts!
iPad Pro 12.9” 2015 v. 2020
The iPad has been around since Late 2015, and multiple software and hardware iterations have helped to radically transform not just the product, but Apple’s approach to computing.
2020 Summer Colors
Today Apple released new summer colours for the iPhone 11 Pro/Pro Max silicone case & Apple Watch Sport Band. The four new bands are: Vitamin C, Seafoam, Linen Blue, and Coastal Grey.
iPod Hi-Fi
The iPod Hi-Fi was announced in early 2006 and was Apple’s attempt of entering the home-stereo marketplace. It remained on sale for only 554 days before it was unceremoniously discontinued.
Rio 2016 Olympic Bands
For the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, Apple released a collection of limited-edition woven nylon Apple Watch bands which depicted the flags/colours of 14 countries competing in the 2016 Olympics.
Native Union Stow Slim
Native Union has released a pair of elegant and minimalist sleeves for the iPad. Here are my thought on these as a premium sleeve for your iPad.
Pride Bands 2016-2020
Apple has now released a limited-run Apple Watch Pride band for purchase four years running - starting back in 2017 and recently announcing its 2020 Pride bands on May 19, 2020. Here's a flyover history of the Apple Pride bands.
Pride 2020
Today Apple announced its 2020 Pride Edition Sports Bands! Now in its fourth year, this is the first time the Pride Bands has been made available as a Sport Band, with previous years' designs coming in the Sport Loop (2019) and the now Discontinued Woven Noyon (2017/2018) styles. And for the first time, Apple has also released a second, Nike+ version of the Pride Sport Band.