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Gamers: Wield Logitech’s potent new mechanical keyboard

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Logitech Pro X 60 Lightspeed Gaming Keyboard
Get your game on with Logitech G's capable new mechanical keyboard.
Photo: Logitech G

Serious gamers will soon have a compact and highly equipped new input device to try — the Logitech Pro X 60 Lightspeed Gaming Keyboard. The Swiss peripherals giant said this week it designed the sleek board with leading gamers.

Build big home-theater sound with affordable new Klipsch gear

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Klipsch Flexus Sound System
You can start with just the smaller soundbar and slowly build up with other components.
Photo: Klipsch

Wish you could find affordable componments to build up mighty home-theater sound? Two trusted names in home audio — Klipsch and Onkyo — just teamed up to give you that with the new Klipsch Flexus Sound System.

The lineup of soundbars, wireless speakers and subwoofers starts at $349.

Anker’s new power bank moonlights as wall charger

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Anker 3-in-1 Power Bank Fusion
The built-in USB-cable can charge the power bank or other devices. Plus you get a USB-C port for charging gadgets.
Photo: Anker

Accessories powerhouse Anker released a new hybrid power bank and wall charger this week that covers a lot of gadget-charging needs. The 30-watt device is called Anker 3-in-1 Power Bank Fusion.

You wish you had this MacBook workstation’s killer keyboard [Setups]

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Keychron Q3 Pro mechanical keyboard setup
This setups has two MacBooks, but the external keyboard is a Keychron Q3 Pro custom mechanical keeb.
Photo: [email protected]

Today’s featured computer setup runs on two powerful MacBooks, which of course have their own keyboards. But the user doesn’t settle for those, except maybe when he’s away. Instead, he chooses to use a mechanical external keyboard with his dual laptops and dual displays. It’s a Keychron Q3 Pro custom keyboard, and it’s a beauty. 

Affordable new Qi2 wireless charger lineup keeps gadgets going

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ESR Qi2 3-in-1 Charging Station
Charge iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods all in one place.
Photo: ESR

Accessories brand ESR stocked a new collection of Qi2 chargers for iPhone and other devices this week on Amazon. It should help you charge at MagSafe speed levels, but ESR Qi2 wireless chargers come at lower prices than many MagSafe chargers.

Today only: Chop $550 off M2 Pro MacBook Pro [Expired]

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huge discount on M2 MacBook Pro
If you like to upgrade with discounted machines before the next new ones, this is a good opportunity.
Photo: Apple

If you want a great deal on a fantastic laptop — one of the steepest price drops we’ve ever seen — you better act fast. You have until the end of Thursday to bag a huge discount on M2 MacBook Pro. So nab this deal at B&H Photo: $550 off a $2,500 machine.

For anyone who ever suffered buyer’s remorse over paying full price rather than waiting for inevitable discounts, this is an opportunity.

Apple finally allows used parts for independent product repairs

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used parts in apple repairs
This is an iPhone repair in progress.
Photo: Apple

Customers and independent repair services can include used Apple parts in repairs for the first time beginning in fall 2024 with select iPhones, the company said Thursday.

This-coming fall is when a new parts calibration process will launch. And it includes an Activation Lock to prevent use of parts from lost or stolen devices.

Track heart rate and body temp with Sennheiser’s new sport earbuds

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Sennheiser-Momentum-Sport-earbuds-olive
With these you can keep track of your heart rate and temperature while exercising (or anytime).
Photo: Sennheiser

Sennheiser Momentum Sport wireless earbuds that track heart rate and body temperature finally started shipping this week after their big reveal in January at CES 2024.

Heart rate and body temperature sensors were expected in AirPods Pro (2nd generation), launched in September 2022, but didn’t end up in the product (yet).

iOS 17.5 brings Apple’s new Quartiles word game

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Quartiles word game
This screenshot shows the new Quartiles word game in iOS 17.5 beta.
Photo: Gadget Hacks/Apple

iOS 17.5, iPadOS 17.5 and macOS 14.5 Sonoma, all currently in beta testing, feature a new word game called Quartiles, according to a new report. The game joins Apple News’ pair of daily crossword puzzles.

Here’s your one shot at lowest-ever price on Apple Watch 9

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Apple Watch 9 (Product) Red
It's a great deal, but you only have one option when it comes to size and color.
Photo: Apple

The good news is Apple Watch Series 9 just hit what we think is its lowest-ever price on Amazon. The bad news, depending on your preference, is you can only get it at the sale price in one size and one color: 41mm, (Product) Red with matching M/L band. But if you like that one option, this limited-time Apple Watch 9 lowest price deal can be yours for the remarkably low price of $399.00 $295.20.

Dual-display rig boasts speedy M3 and M2 MacBooks [Setups]

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M3 Max MacBook Pro setup
With an M2 MacBook Air and an M3 Max MacBook Pro from work, this setup is highly productive.
Photo: [email protected]

Who doesn’t love a good MacBook? Or maybe two MacBooks, like in today’s setup. The guy has his own M2 MacBook Air, a formidable machine. But he’s lucky enough to add to it an absolutely screaming M3 Max MacBook Pro courtesy of his employer. Nice perk, that.

He can also thank work for his second 4K display. But it doesn’t top his own.

New Matter-enabled motion and light sensor works with HomeKit

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Aqara Motion and Light Sensor P2 with box
Motion and light sensing are independent of each other with the P2 sensor.
Photo: Aqara

The new Thread- and Matter-enabled Aqara Motion and Light Sensor P2 came out Tuesday for use with HomeKit and other smart-home platforms, the company said.

“In the rapidly expanding global market for Passive Infrared (PIR) sensors, Aqara has achieved remarkable success, distributing over 100,000 units last year,” noted Cathy You, Aqara’s senior VP of Global Business and Strategy.

“The launch of the Motion and Light Sensor P2, which combines our renowned sensor technology with the latest in connectivity protocols and standards, encapsulates our forward-thinking approach and our commitment to delivering smart home solutions that are ready for tomorrow’s advancement,” she added.

These CT scans show Vision Pro’s glorious guts like nothing else

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Lumafield CT scan Vision Pro
An internals-only scan gives you a sense of how much Apple artfully packs into Vision Pro.
Photo: Lumafield

Want to see exactly what advanced engineering lies inside a Vision Pro AR/VR headset compared to Meta Vision Quest headsets? Lumafield dropped a fascinating video and a series of CT-scan images Tuesday to show you.

Lumafield pointed out it’s aim is not to present a head-to-head comparison or product review, but to reveal the companies’ “divergent design philosophies” through the headsets’ hardware engineering.

Apple’s Ferret-UI helps AI use your iPhone

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Ferret-UI
Ferret-UI might help AI systems like Siri understand and work with mobile-device screens.
Photo: Pexels-Tracy Le Blanc

Apple’s new Ferret-UI multimodal large language model could help artificial intelligence systems better understand mobile screens like the one on your iPhone, according to a research paper released Tuesday.

Among those potentially benefitting from this? Perhaps the much-maligned Siri voice assistant will do more for you on mobile devices. And maybe visually impaired users and developers who need to do user interface testing will benefit, too.

Apple showcases what Vision Pro can do for business

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Vision Pro business apps - Microsoft 365
Multitasking is easy between Microsoft 365 productivity apps using life-size windows.
Photo: Apple

Vision Pro and spatial computing can help businesses find new ways to customize workspaces, collaborate on 3D designs, deliver specialized employee training and guide remote fieldwork, Apple said Tuesday, citing visionOS apps.

“There’s tremendous opportunity for businesses to reimagine what’s possible using Apple Vision Pro at work,” said Susan Prescott, Apple’s vice president of worldwide developer relations and enterprise marketing, in a statement.

42-inch smart TV may be user’s best display ever [Setups]

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LG C2 smart TV setup
This photographer said the 42-inch LG C2 smart TV is better than other displays he's tried.
Photo: [email protected]

Today’s Mac Pro and smart TV setup is a rare find for two reasons. First, Mac Pro costs so much that we rarely see it in the wild. Second, while big smart TVs used as computer displays continue to gain popularity, we don’t often hear users saying they’re one of the best they’ve ever had. But that’s the case with this LG C2 smart TV setup, used by a photographer and musician. 

In it, a powerful cheese-grater Mac Pro drives a gargantuan 42-inch smart TV as an external display.

These new earbuds cost more than $1,000 for a reason

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Campfire Audio wired earbuds
If you want audiophile sound quality, wired earbuds that cost about a grand are a decent option.
Photo: Campfire Audio

Campfire Audio’s new Fathom earbuds cost an eye-watering $1,049. What’s perhaps even more surprising is that they’re wired earbuds.

Well, there must be some special technology in those, right? Right. And even though they have a cable, of course you can use them with your Mac or another device with an audio jack.

Elago makes fun, functional Apple accessories, and we stock 173 of them

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Elago's W6 Apple Watch charging stand looks like a classic iPod.
Elago's W6 Apple Watch charging stand looks like a classic iPod.
Photo: Elago

Elago makes a staggering array of accessories for Apple products, from Apple Watch bands and device chargers to iPad stands and whimsical cases that look like classic gear from yesteryear.

The Cult of Mac Store offers 173 Elago products for sale. Check them out, and see some highlights below.

Classic iMac G4 looks on as Mac Pro drives monster display [Setups]

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Mac Pro setup
Music and photography appear to big big jobs for this powerful Mac Pro setup. Note the iMac G4 as well as Wall-E and Eve above the cheese grater.
Photo: [email protected]

It’s somewhat rare that we come across a Mac Pro setup on social media for the obvious reason that Apple’s top desktop computer costs a fortune. And the ones we see are often older than 2019’s cheese grater design. But today’s Mac Pro and smart TV setup is a welcome exception to that rule.

It sports a powerful cheese-grater Mac Pro driving a gargantuan smart TV as an external display.

And what’s more, a classic iMac G4 that still works and Wall-E and Eve toys from the Pixar movie look on from a shelf!

Big Logitech sale: Up to half off keyboards, mice, webcams and more

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Logitech peripherals and accessories sale - Logitech MX Master 3S mouse
Logitech's MX Master 3S wireless mouse is a major Magic Mouse rival.
Photo: Logitech

Amazon bargain site Woot goes big on Logi Friday in its Logitech Peripherals and Accessories Sale. Keyboards, mice, iPad keyboard cases, webcams, gaming devices, headsets — you name it, it’s there. Some items are priced at half off.

As of Friday morning, 55 discounted new and refurbished items await you. The sale ends April 20 at 10 p.m. PT (but when items sell out, they’re gone).

Save up to $400 on M2 MacBook Air models

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M2 MacBook Air deals
Now's the time to upgrade to a laptop from 2022.
Photo: Apple

Sure, it’s nice to get the latest MacBook model when you can, but not everyone needs a mega-powerful M3 chip. And that’s especially true when you can save hundreds on laptops with a merely super-powerful M2 chip. Best Buy is offering M2 MacBook Air models for up to $400 off as well as other deals.

But if you want to spend even less — or if you really want an M3 MacBook — we’ve included a selection of deals below. There are sweet deals on refurbished M1 and M2 MacBook Air models as well as $200 off a selection of M3 MacBook Pro models.

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A good chair for your setup doesn’t have to break the bank [Review] ★★★★☆

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Silybon ergonomic office chair★★★★☆
My Silybon ergonomic office chair is solid after 6 months of use.
Photo: David Snow/Cult of Mac

Looking for a better office chair? You don’t have to spend several hundred dollars or more. I’ve found the Silybon Ergonomic Office Chair does a good job for about $110 after a discount.

With a history of back trouble, I was a little nervous about the purchase. But it’s a good, comfortable chair paired with a standing desk, so my back is fine.

With car junked, Apple robots could be Cupertino’s next moonshot

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Apple home robotic devices surely won't look like this Classicbot toy, which looks like a vintage Macintosh computer with arms and legs.
An Apple robot probably won't look much like this Classicbot toy.
Photo: Classicbot

Teams in Cupertino are working on Apple personal home robotic devices, including a mobile robot and a table-top device with a moving display, according to a new report.

These early efforts toward Apple robots could constitute future revenue sources now that the Project Titan car sits on the scrap heap.

Morpho mystery deepens in The Big Door Prize season 2 trailer

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The Big Door Prize trailer
Season 2 of The Big Door Prize premieres with three episodes on Wednesday, April 24.
Photo: Apple TV+

The citizens of a small town called Deerfield continue to see their lives upended by a fortune-telling machine known as Morpho, according to the season 2 trailer Apple TV+ dropped Wednesday for philosophical comedy series The Big Door Prize.

Starring Emmy Award winner Chris O’Dowd, the well-liked comedy’s 10-episode second season debuts Wednesday, April 24, with three episodes.

Score super savings on Apple Watches and accessories

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Apple Watch deals accessories
Woot includes a choice of Apple Watch 8 models.
Photo: Apple

Amazon bargain site Woot! keeps the Apple savings coming. On Wednesday it surfaced an Apple Watches and More! sale with a handful of great deals on different models of the wearable, plus an accessories bundle. And the sale page doesn’t even include all the discounted Apple Watches on the site. We added a few below.

“Look like a Silicon Valley tech mogul,” Woot wrote. “And if smart watches aren’t your thing, we’ve also got a wide array of ‘More!'”