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New Apple Watch User Guides
On the Apple support channel on YouTube, several user guides for Apple Watch with watchOS 7 have recently appeared.
Billy Crudup won the Emmy Award for his role in "The Morning Show".
"The Morning Show", one of the most popular and best-rated series in the Apple TV+ catalog, received eight Emmy Award nominations this year. Ultimately, he managed to win one statuette.
Audio-Technica M50xBT
Audio-Technica is a brand well known among lovers of good sound. One of the most recognizable models of headphones of this company, popular also among music producers and musicians who visit the studio from time to time, is the wired M50x. I met with it myself and used it in the studio. Last year Audio-Technica decided to cut off this kind of umbilical cord and released a wireless version, the M50xBT.
Philips Brilliance 439P
After two ultra wide and curved Philips monitors, the time has come for a real monster - the super wide Philips Brilliance 439P, which can replace two 16:10 aspect ratio monitors on your desk.
Audio Pro D–1
A few months ago I had a chance to test and describe a set of active multi-room Audio Pro A26 speakers. This Swedish brand has a lot more in its offer, especially one speaker caught my attention - looking like the head of a 1960s guitar amplifier model D-1. The association with the head of a guitar amplifier is not accidental. The D-1 can be part of the Drumfire set with a large subwoofer. Such a set could easily be placed on stage next to classic amps. So how does it look up close, and how does the multi-room Audio Pro D-1 speaker play? You will find the answer below.
New betas released: iOS/iPadOS 14.2, tvOS 14.2, watchOS 7.1 oraz macOS 11
Yesterday Apple released betas of MacOS Big Sur, iOS/iPadOS 14.2, tvOS 14.2 and watchOS 7.1. The first test version of the Xcode 12.2 development environment was also released. Please note that we recommend backups before installing new systems.
BMW X3 xDrive 30e
After tests of two electric cars from BMW's stable, i.e. Mini Cooper Se and BMW i3s, it was time for a much more universal car, at least for our Polish conditions: The recently introduced hybrid BMW X3 xDrive 30e.
New games in Apple Arcade (18.09.2020): "Marble Knights"
Today, a new game, "Marble Knights" by WayForward Technologies, has appeared in Apple Arcade service.
Fish taken out of the water - being addicted to the Apple ecosystem
From time to time I am asked by podcasters or bloggers from other editors what I use and what services I use. For years it has been an Apple ecosystem consisting not only of Macs, iPads, iPhones and Apple TV, but also of various types of accessories communicating with them via the HomeKit platform and services offering, among others, digital content (i.e. App Store, Apple Music and Apple TV, formerly iTunes Films), mail access and file synchronization via iCloud both between systems and across multiple applications. All this is based on my digital identity, Apple ID.
Soon in Apple Arcade: "The Collage Atlas"
On the list of game announcements that will appear in the coming weeks in the Apple Arcade service there is another title - "The Collage Atlas".
New features in iOS 14 in Apple video guides
Immediately after the launch of the new operating systems, iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, several tutorials appeared on Apple's support channel, presenting how to use the new features they offer.
How to backup your iPhone or iPad in iCloud
Updating your iOS or iPadOS system is a good time to backup your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch content in iCloud. On the Apple support channel on YouTube there is a tutorial on how to do it for several days.
Bowers & Wilkins PX5
In September last year, during the presentation of new Bowers & Wilkins products, I had the opportunity to get acquainted with the Formation Flex speaker, as well as with the new PX7 and PX5 headphones. I have already written about Formation Flex, and in the last two weeks I had the opportunity to test a smaller model of top Bowers & Wilkins headphones, the PX5.
tvOS14 is available
In addition to iOS 14, iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, there is also an official version of tvOS 14 software.
watchOS 7 is available
Apple has released the official version of watchOS 7. We recommend that you back up before upgrading. Please note that this is done automatically together with the iPhone backup.
iPadOS 14 is available
Apple udostępniło oficjalną wersję systemu iPadOS 14. Przed zainstalowaniem aktualizacji, zalecamy wykonanie kopii zapasowej.
iOS 14 is available
After several months of testing, Apple released the official version of iOS 14. We recommend a backup before installing the update.
Videos promoting the new Apple Watch, the new iPad Air and Apple Fitness+
On the Apple channel on YouTube there are already clips presenting particular novelties. They were part of the whole Time Flies presentation, but now you can watch each of them separately.
Devialet Phantom Reactor 900
Among home audio systems there are many speakers and devices that stand out for their sound and original design. However, all of them seem to be boring and commonplace with Devialet devices. Devialet Phantom speakers look like products of alien civilizations, taken out alive from such SF cinema classics as "2001: Space Odyssey" or "Alien". I have been waiting for a long time for an opportunity to test them and finally an opportunity has come. A few weeks ago I received a Devialet Phantom Reactor 900 speaker in matt black finish for testing.
Let's watch it one more time - Time Flies
On the Apple channel on YouTube there is a record of yesterday's Apple presentation - Time Flies. The company showed new models of Apple Watch - Series 6 and SE, Apple Fitness+ service, Apple One service packages and new iPad models - iPad 8th generation and iPad Air.
Apple Fitness+
Yesterday Apple presented Fitness+ service offering video exercise sets with trainers available on the iPhone or iPad integrated with the Apple Watch exercise application.
Apple One
As predicted, Apple today presented a completely new offer of its services in the form of the Apple One package.
New iPad Air and eighth generation iPad
Apple today unveiled two new iPad models - the eighth generation iPad and the all-new iPad Air. Rumors have been confirmed - the new iPad Air looks like Pro models.
Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE
Apple has just presented new models of the Apple Watch. Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE
Bowers & Wilkins Formation Flex
In September last year in London, Bowers & Wilkins presented a number of new products, including the latest addition to its wireless multi-room high-res system - the speaker Formation Flex, which soon afterwards came to me for testing.
Software update for second generation AirPods and AirPods Pro
Yesterday Apple released a software update for the second generation AirPods and Pro model. The system is described as 3A283.
Mokibo - keyboard with integrated trackpad
iPads are real computers, or at least closer and closer to them, thanks to changes in iPadOS that introduce, among others, the possibility of working with two program windows or using a keyboard with a trackpad or a mouse. It is trackpad keyboards that are now becoming accessories sought after by users. Of course, Apple offers a case with a keyboard, but it costs a lot, besides, you can only connect its keyboard and trackpad with one device. And yet you often work on several different devices, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Windows computer. It is worth having a universal accessory at hand, offering both the function of a keyboard and a trackpad, while having a compact form. The solution is the Mokibo keyboard, which I had the opportunity to test.
Apple TV in the smart TV era
I recently wrote about the death of the Apple TV device in a text about the Samsung Q60R smart TV, which in addition to AirPlay 2 support (i.e. wireless sending of video and audio from a Mac, iPhone or iPad to the TV), also offers a native Apple Music app. Apart from the obvious, because already well visible in the above sentence, naming problem, which causes a lot of confusion, Apple has another, in my opinion, very serious problem with this device. It is becoming more and more unnecessary in the times of omnipresent smart TVs.
HyperDrive SLIM 8-in-1 USB-C Hub
Users of 12-inch MacBooks, the latest lineup of MacBook Pro and MacBook Air know that without an adapter or a move, users of 12-inch MacBooks, the latest lineup of MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, know that without an adapter or a move, users of 12-inch MacBooks, the latest lineup of MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, are able to do so. Depending on the version, these computers have one to four USB-C ports. This is a universal solution, because it can charge your computer and connect virtually any accessory or peripheral, but still has one disadvantage. This standard is still not popular enough to do without the already mentioned adapter or hub. The latter also allows you to connect many more devices to your computer than there are ports available in it. There are many such hubs on the market. I have already tested several of them myself. Without a doubt, however, one of the best is the HyperDrive SLIM 8-in-1 USB-C Hub.
Nvidia close to acquisition of ARM
A few weeks ago there were reports on the web suggesting that ARM Holding may be sold. The most frequently mentioned company that would put up huge amounts of money was Nvidia.