Apple AirTags are super sleek. But don't expect them just yet. Photo: Front Page Tech
Apple’s eagerly anticipated AirTags are going to be eagerly anticipated for a while longer, according to Apple tipster Jon Prosser. In a tweet Friday, he said Apple pushed back the launch of its location-tracking tags to March 2021.
He also shared some new information about Apple’s rumored AirPods Studio headphones.
Comply Foam Tips 2.0 make AirPods Pro fit better and work better. Photo: Hearing Components
Comply Foam Tips 2.0 replace Apple’s standard silicon AirPods Pro tips with memory foam ones. These are designed to do a better job of blocking out ambient noise, while also giving the in-ear headphones a more comfortable and secure fit.
Locking China out of the supply chain. Photo: AllOfUs
It’s not just Apple that’s piling on the pressure when it comes to getting Taiwanese tech companies to move their manufacturing out of China.
According to a report published Thursday, the American Institute in Taiwan, the “de facto U.S. embassy,” is visiting companies and asking why they’re not moving more quickly in exporting their production capacity outside China.
This app analyzes your songs to create compelling playlists just for you. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
These days many of us let Apple Music, Spotify and other streaming services build our playlists for us. But lots of people also maintain music libraries of their own, so what can we do with all those tracks and albums?
Need a high-performance notebook that’s small enough to go everywhere with you? Look no further than a 13-inch MacBook Pro refurb. Woot is blowing out 2019 models with hundreds off the usual price today only.
Are you excited at the prospect of a new HomePod? Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac
Apple will introduce a HomePod mini in 2020, but don’t get your hopes up about a sequel to the original HomePod smart speaker, claims a reliable Apple leaker.
L0vetodream made the claim Tuesday on Twitter after Apple issued invites to its October 13 “Hi, Speed” event. Apple likely will unveil its final new hardware products of the year at that time.
Bag yours before the discount disappears. Photo: Apple
Pick up Apple’s newest ultraportable and enjoy up to $99.01 off for a limited time only on Amazon. The 2020 MacBook Air, complete with a brilliant new Magic Keyboard, is now available for as little as $949.99.
Earrings hug onto your AirPods for dear life. Photo: MISHO
London-based MISHO jewelry designer Suhani Parekh has created earrings that are designed to attach to AirPods to stop them falling out of wearers’ ears.
“The earrings fit on as regular earrings do, with a back and post,” Parekh told Cult of Mac. “They’ve been designed so you can slip your AirPods in and out as you use them through the day without the need to take the earrings off.”
Shape recognition in iPadOS 14 makes your Apple Pencil even more useful. Photo: Apple/Cult of Mac
Most people’s drawing skills peaked in first grade. Which means the diagrams we include in handwritten notes often look like they were drawn by a moderately skilled raccoon. Fortunately, iPadOS 14 offers shape recognition, turning our scrawls into the neat geometric shapes we envisioned.
Using this feature in Apple Notes or Email is easy. But there’s a trick to it. Here’s how to use shape recognition with an iPad and any stylus.
This rig conveniently mixes fun with work. Photo: Merényi Márk
The heart of Merényi Márk’s setup is a 2018 Mac mini. Even though it’s a base-line model, this little Mac that could executes every task he throws at it.
Márk recently ditched his LG UlraWide Monitor and replaced it with an LG 32UK550-B 32-inch 4K VA Monitor, which is made for gaming. He prefers the standard 16:9 aspect ratio of his new monitor when playing on his Xbox. In terms of fewer viewing angles that come with a VA (Vertical Alignment) panel, he sits right in front of it, so it’s not an issue. And he “expected far worse viewing angles and colors from [a VA panel],” so it came as a “pleasant surprise” to him that it’s so good.