Combine the Satechi Aluminum Foldable Stand with a keyboard to make a mobile computer better than a laptop. Photo: Apple/Satechi
The Apple online store just became the exclusive source of an updated version of Satechi’s foldable iPad stand. This holds a tablet at wide range of heights and viewing angles. And it makes the screen “hover” above a keyboard.
This might be the ultimate stocking stuffer for Apple Watch owners. Photo: StackCommerce
We’ve all got portable chargers for our iPhones, iPads and MacBooks, but you can’t forget about your Apple Watch. And you won’t find a smaller, more convenient charger for your Apple wearable than this Apple Watch Wireless Charger Keychain.
It’s super-portable for charging on the go, and it makes a great stocking stuffer for anybody who owns an Apple Watch.
The Zens Liberty charges iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods simultaneously. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac
Wireless chargers don’t get much cooler than the new Liberty from Zens. Available with a tempered glass surface that lets you see all 16 of its copper charging coils, it tops up iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch simultaneously.
It’s probably the only wireless charger you’ll ever need, and it does its job brilliantly. It’s like an AirPower you can actually buy.
AirPods Max are on sale for the lowest price yet. Photo: Apple
It’s still possible to get AirPods Max in time for Christmas — if you hurry up and order them soon. Some retailers are offering the silver and space gray models with shipping by December 15.
Get your shopping done fast with these Apple products. Photo: Apple
If you’re still hunting down the perfect gifts for your family and friends, look no further than this gift guide filled with Apple products and accessories. From a killer deal on a MacBook Air to EarPods as a stocking stuffer, we have four products at all price ranges — so you can find the best gift for others (or yourself), on your budget.
Not a big selfie stick user, apparently. Photo: Fox Business
Apple Park’s conference rooms are named after national parks, such as Grand Canyon. Apple Park has a two-and-a-half mile running track. Tim Cook has never used a selfie stick in his life.
These are three of the revelations that come out of a new Outside podcast episode, featuring a conversation with Cook as he and host Michael Roberts take a stroll through Apple Park. Along the way, the conversation touches on Cook’s love of nature and fitness, the design of Apple Park, AR, Apple’s health contributions, and more.
Want wireless headphones but aren’t interested in dropping $549 on AirPods Max? Pick up Beats Solo3 instead and enjoy up to 40% off the usual price. Amazon is offering brand-new models for as little as $119 — down from $199.95 — for a limited time only.
Coming soon to an Apple TV+ subscription near you. Photo: Ballantine Books
Apple TV+ snapped up the rights to Blake Crouch’s excellent quantum-tinged parallel universe thriller Dark Matter. Crouch, whose Wayward Pines novels were turned into a sci-fi show of the same name, will adapt his 2016 novel for screen.
The New York Times bestseller Dark Matter follows the story of Jason Dessen, a family man and high-school physics teacher. Walking home one night, Dessen is abducted by a masked stranger and injected with a drug. When he wakes up, he finds that he’s living in a world in which he’s unmarried and has achieved astonishing professional success.
DeMarcus Ware's new fitness app Driven to Win launches today. Photo: D2W
Former NFL linebacker DeMarcus Ware is launching an iOS fitness app called Driven to Win (D2W) — and Apple helped him build it.
The former Dallas Cowboys star said was invited to Cupertino to meet with Apple engineers who helped him develop the app. Starting in 2019, he made a total of nine trips to Apple’s offices to meet with the company’s developers.
AirPods Max pack in plenty of impressive tech, but some stuff didn't make it. Photo: Apple
Apple’s U1 chip, allowing for devices to more accurately connect to others nearby using ultra-wideband technology, is MIA in Apple’s pricey new $549 AirPods Max headphones.
The chip, which Apple introduced in 2019 with the iPhone 11, was rumored to show up in the AirPods Max. But according to a tweet by Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman, Apple had to scrap a number of big features it planned to include in the high-end headphones it launched Tuesday.
AirPods Max sport an over-ear design with top-quality audio, Active Noise Cancellation, spatial audio, and more. Photo: Apple
The AirPods Max headphones may have only been announced this week, but Apple’s been working on them since the first-gen AirPods shipped back in 2016.
This interesting tidbit comes from a (now deleted) tweet from Dinesh Dave, currently a product designer at Facebook, but previously a Senior Interactive Designer at Apple. While no-one expects hit products to be created overnight, it gives a sense of how far out Apple’s working in its product roadmap.
Apple TV+ gave an early season three renewal to For All Mankind. Photo: Apple
Apple TV+ is clearly confident about For All Mankind. The alternate-history sci-fi series got a green light for a third season on Tuesday. And that’s months before the second season debuts on Apple’s streaming video service.
The show depicts a different version of the space race — one that begins with the USSR beating the US to the Earth’s moon.
The Apple autonomous vehicle project is now part of the company’s AI division. Illustration: Cult of Mac
Apple’s self-driving car division is reportedly on the move, but not in the usual way. The project has been transferred into Apple’s artificial intelligence division.
The reorg comes at the retirement of Bob Mansfield, who’d been managing the company’s not-so-secret autonomous vehicle development.
This red and black AirPods Max color combo isn’t available from Apple, but you can make it yourself. Photo: Apple/Cult of Mac
Those with very deep pockets can make their AirPods Max colors even more personalized. Ear cushions for the headphones are replaceable and come in a variety of hues. They sure aren‘t cheap, though.
But save some money for a charger, because there’s no power adapter in the box.
This gaming gear is totally ready for gifting. Photo: HomeSpot
We’ve got a PSA for all gamers: It’s not necessary to secure a PlayStation 5 in order to achieve perfect gaming happiness. To prove it, we rounded up our top three gaming products and accessories below. Any one of these items make the perfect holiday gift for your friends or family (or let’s face it, yourself) — and you can enjoy savings of up to 66%.
Look at all those Release Candidates. iPhone users can grab iOS 14.3 in less than a week. And iPadOS 14.3, watchOS 7.2 and tvOS 14.3 are nearly here too. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac
Apple gave developers early access to iOS 14.3 on Tuesday, which will bring ProRAW support to the iPhone 12 Pro models. Plus, it and the iPad equivalent will give everyone more information about the privacy practices of the apps they use.
Apple also seeded to devs the release candidates for watchOS 7.2 and tvOS 14.3 on Tuesday.
The internet happily points out the ... quirks in the AirPods Max design. Image: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac
After Apple unveiled AirPods Max this morning, the internet jumped quickly into mockery mode. The pricey over-the-ears headphones come with a case that lots of jokesters think looks like a bra.
Need to pick up an affordable Mac ahead of the holidays? Check out Woot’s one-day sale on iMac and MacBook refurbs. There are a whole bunch of models to choose from, with prices starting at just $359.99.
They’re selling fast, so bag yours before they’re all gone!
Move multiple iPhone or iPad photos and videos to an external drive with ease using OWC Copy That. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac
OWC’s just-released Copy That application frees up space on iPhone or iPad by transferring images or videos to external drives. Alternatively, it can easily back up an collection of these files.
And it’s free, with an in-app purchase for extra features.
If you didn't order already, it's not going to be a blue AirPods Max Christmas. Photo: Apple
If you wanted AirPods Max in blue, pink or green, it looks like you’ll be waiting till well into 2021. Order one of the three hottest colors of the pricey new over-the-ear headphones now, and they won’t be delivered for 12 to 14 weeks, according to Apple’s online store.
Those shipping times slipped quickly after Apple launched the high-end headphones via press release early Tuesday morning. By late morning West Coast time, space gray AirPods Max delivery times had slipped as well — to December 31. Only the silver option still showed as being available for delivery prior to Christmas.
Act fast, and you can get them between December 15 and 17. But adding custom engraving pushes the delivery date to December 29 for that model. (Update 2: By midafternoon West Coast time on Tuesday, even the silver AirPods Max delivery window had slipped to December 31 – January 8.)
Won't someone think of the children!? Photo: Tripadvisor
Apple has pulled the Tripadvisor app from its China App Store on the orders of the Chinese government as it works to “clean up” the internet, CNN reports.
The Tripadvisor app, which somehow ran afoul of the government, was one of 105 apps deemed to be illegal. Since the Tripadvisor app is mainly concerned with hotel reviews, its removal seems more than a little surprising. However, it’s far from the first app to get the boot from the localized China App Store.
Get into some intense zooming with this digital microscope. Photo: StackCommerce
It’s amazing how many cutting-edge pieces of science-fiction-level technology are available for easy purchase and use right in your home. Take, for example, this WiFi Digital Microscope: It’s capable of magnifying up to 1,000 times, it has a high-res camera that captures in 1920x108p resolution, and it connects wirelessly to your computer (even Windows, if you’re into that sorta thing).
A second judge in the United States has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s attempted ban on TikTok.
Washington-based US District Judge Carl Nichols made the decision late Monday. This followed US judge Wendy Beetlestone in Pennsylvania making a similar ruling in late September. Trump’s ban would have stopped Apple and Google from offering TikTok downloads in their respective app stores.