Woot's latest sale offers a selection of reconditioned MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
Amazon bargain website Woot! is offering a sale on factory-reconditioned and refurbished MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models — with prices as low as $280!
That low price is for a 2017 MacBook Air, but you can also score hot deals on 2022 M2 models. See below. The sale ends Tuesday, August 22, at 10 p.m. Pacific.
When you work in 3D, you need a lot of computing power. And four screens, apparently. Photo: [email protected]
Today’s featured setup sports a powerful M2 Ultra Mac Studio desktop computer and four screens, three of them with sparkling 4K resolution. But until recently it was an M2 Max MacBook Pro setup upgraded from an M1 MacBook Pro.
Why the switch to Mac Studio? Hey, sometimes you just need a more badass computer. Especially when you work in 3D rendering and you rarely take the laptop off its dock anyway.
Apple Card works hand-in-hand with iPhone. Photo: Apple
For the third year in a row, Apple Card has been named the Best Co-Branded Credit Card for Customer Satisfaction with No Annual Fee in J.D. Power’s study of U.S. credit cards.
Charge three devices at once via USB-C with Nomad's new GaN charger. Photo: Nomad
Accessories maker Nomad offered a new entrant in the multiport-gallium-nitride (GaN)-charger derby Thursday, unveiling its Nomad 130W GaN Power Adapter.
It comes with three USB-C ports and 130 watts of charging power for MacBook, iPad and iPhone.
Generate SEO-friendly content for you website instantly. Then get ready to rake in the cash. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
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Imagine waving goodbye to those endless hours spent crafting content. With Blogify, you’ve got a turbo-charged AI buddy that whips up SEO-friendly content in a heartbeat. That can mean higher Google rankings, increased traffic to your website, and more chances to make money.
Right now, you can save $400 on a lifetime subscription to this AI-powered content machine.
Your iPhone 15 Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac/Pixabay/Pexels
Apple could finally give the iPhone charging speed a much-needed speed boost this year. A report based on industry sources claims the iPhone 15 will support peak charging speeds of 35W.
The rumored switch from Lightning to USB-C on 2023 iPhones might have a role to play in this upgrade.
It's a hub, an SSD enclosure and a stand. Photo: Satechi
Satechi’s Dual Dock Stand packs in an unusual number of features. It’s a nine-port USB-C hub, and also an NVMe SSD enclosure. And it’s designed to prop up a MacBook for easier typing.
The multifunction MacBook accessory launched Thursday.
Now you have another option for using AI on your iPhone. Photo: Opera
The Opera browser for iOS now features an artificially intelligent assistant created in collaboration with OpenAI. Opera calls it Aria, and says it “offers you a cutting-edge generative AI service for free.”
Similarly to other such tools, Opera integrated its AI into the browser and makes it free to use once you opt in.
That's one angry-looking giant lizard. Photo: Apple TV+
Apple TV+ just gave its first look at Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, an upcoming series set in the MonsterVerse that contains Godzilla and other classic kaiju.
The sci-fi series will star Kurt Russell, and will feature a family searching for their link to the secretive Monarch organization.
Get two Dollar Flight Club subscriptions for less than $100 and start traveling for less. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
Feeling like your dreams of soaring through the skies have been grounded by skyrocketing airfare prices? To help get you back in the skies, Cult of Mac Deals is serving up a deal hotter than airplane coffee: a two-for-one offer on the Dollar Flight Club Premium Plus+ Plan.
Use this lifelike AI voiceover tool for ads, audiobooks and more. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
Great graphics and well-written text are essential to any kind of online presentation, but never underestimate the power of the spoken word. If you doubt that people love to listen, consider the rising popularity of podcasts and audiobooks.
Now, thanks to AI, there’s an easy way for any creator to get top-tier voiceover talent at their fingertips with text-to-speech tool TexTalky. It’s available here for the best price on the web, only $37.99 (regularly $162).
Got an iPhone 13 or newer? The bigger T-Series lenses should suit you. Photo: Moment
Moment said Wednesday its whole lineup of popular smartphone cameras lenses is getting bigger and bolder to suit growing handset cameras like iPhone’s, including the upcoming iPhone 15 series.
The new T-Series comprises eight lenses that are new versions of the company’s M-Series, which came out to widespread acclaim in 2017.
The USB-C port in the iPhone 15 series could be blazing fast. Photo: Cult of Mac
A new leak adds weight to a previous report that the iPhone 15 series will support Thunderbolt. If true, this will allow their USB-C ports to transfer files, updates and other data at up to 40 Gbps.
A tremendously faster data transmission speed would especially benefit those recording high-resolution video on Apple handsets.
In case you skipped LIT 101, there are no pirates in The Buccaneers. Photo: Apple TV+
Apple TV+ is adapting Edith Wharton’s unfinished novel The Buccaneers into a drama series set to debut in fall 2023. It follows a group of American heiresses setting out to marry British aristocrats.
On Wednesday, the streaming service released the first images from the upcoming eight-part series.
This user of this setup was considering a Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, but an alternative came up. Photo: [email protected]
Social media is a great place to get ideas for gear to include in your computer setup — or to skip in favor of doing things another way. There are usually other ways to do things, as today’s M2 MacBook Pro user found out regarding password entry and any “need” for a keyboard with Touch ID.
And if you’re into video editing, check out the user’s cool gear — a PlusTek AI film scanner and a Loupedeck+ photo and video editing console with massive programmability.
AI can help you make better social media, faster. Photo: CapCut
The AI craze is in full swing, with more and more easily accessible AI technology available online for free. One of the ways you can use AI tools yourself is for creating engaging social media content. Deep-learning algorithms can intelligently create and edit content, increasing its quality and shortening the creative process.
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The End Call button jumps back to a more familiar position in iOS 17. Image: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac
Apparently responding to online criticism, Apple returned the End Call button to a central location in iOS 17. Previously, Apple moved the button to the right side of the Phone application.
That change proved controversial, and Apple reversed it in the sixth iOS 17 beta recently seeded to developers.
No need to buy a USB mic. Just use your XLR mic with Shure's adapter. Photo: Shure
If you’re a content creator and you have an XLR microphone, you don’t necessarily need to buy a USB microphone to interface with your computer for uses like streaming and podcasting. Shure’s got you covered with its new Digital Audio Interface. It converts any XLR mic to USB for easy use directly with a computer.
Feel better about leaving your pet alone with this discounted subscription to DogTV. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
There’s a reason why dogs earned the nickname “man’s best friend.” Their unconditional companionship endures through good times and bad. But whether it’s work, school or general life obligations, we can’t always be nearby, making it essential to find a healthy method for keeping your precious pooch occupied when you’re not around.
DogTV is a truly modern solution to this problem, backed by science and customer reviews. A lifetime subscription to DogTV — which serves up streaming video specially crafted to keep your canine relaxed and entertained — is currently available for only $149.99 (regularly $838). That’s the best price online!
India is steadily turning into a major manufacturing hub for Apple. Photo: Apple
Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn reportedly already started assembling the upcoming iPhone 15 in India. This marks the first time a yet-to-launch iPhone is being produced outside of China.