Apple
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HomePod mini software update will activate hidden sensor and Sound Recognition feature
The existence of the sensor was noticed two years ago. Next week’s update should include: Apple has updated its website for the HomePod mini to advertise the temperature and humidity sensor for the…
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Apple’s HomePod Mini has a Temperature and Humidity Sensor
According to this post from the iDownload blog Apple’s HomePod Mini has a Temperature and Humidity Sensor. Made by Texas Instruments and measuring 1.5 x 1.5 millimeters, the secret sensor is embedded in…
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Apple HomePod Mini
I used an Amazon gift card to buy a DOSS SoundBox portable Bluetooth speaker in 2017 when I realized I would be away from home and my stereo for an indefinite time. It’s…
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iPod 2001 still going
I celebrated the tenth anniversary of the original iPod. The initial iPod was released on October 23, 2001. I’m pleased to note that mine is still going strong 14 years later. It’s funny…
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Harry Potter and the iBooks Author
My co-writer Michael Cohen has an interesting piece over at TidBITS on the just published “Enhanced’ edition of Rowling’s Harry Potter series. They were made with the current version of iBooks Author, and…
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iWork.com Finally Going to Be Mercifully Offed
Adam Engst of TidBITS has a smart piece on the demise of iWork.com, the never-out-of-beta sharing site for iWork files. Go read Apple Finally Puts iWork.com Out of Its Misery. It’s a good…
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Apple’s March 7 New iPad Announcements
First, the big news. Apple is taking orders right now for March 16 shipping for their third version iPad. The specs are here. The crude details: Retina display with 3.1 million pixels (2048-by-1536-pixel…
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Tenth Anniversary of the Original iPod
My original 5 gig iPod, purchased in November of 2001, still boots, still charges, and still works. October 23 was the anniversary of the initial announcement regarding the then new iPod, and while…
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Apple’s iPad Announcements
One of the slides Steve Jobs showed has this on it: iPad: Our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price. Starting at $499. I think that’s absolutely…
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Using iTunes with Vista
Apple has posted a support note advising users moving to Vista who use iTunes about the best procedure to follow with respect to iTunes. There are currently some issues with the Authorization function…