Apple explains why it totally redesigned how the Apple Watch works

Apple is completely changing the way the Apple Watch works.Users will receive a free update to WatchOS 3 this fall, which is essentially a wholesale redesign of the Apple Watch interface. For example, Apple has added the ability for Watch apps to be updated in the background, a new control center, and a new “app…

Justin Bieber wasn’t around in the 1980s. But what if he had been?

Here comes another modern 80s classic! Song Maker: Justin’s vocal takes a lot of work to sound decent in the 80s…(too breathy) For a while I couldn’t find a way to make him sit in the mix. This is the best I’ve got. Probably sounds nothing like the original lol. Oh well. set the resolution to…

These are the thinnest laptops in the world

Laptops are shrinking. No, not just in terms ofyearly sales, but physically too. Years after the MacBook Air and its Ultrabook counterparts shrunk the mainstream laptop down to manila envelopelevels, a new wave of notebooks have set out to make those devices look positively tubby. There’s a rejuvenated effort to make the high-end laptop an object…

New leak highlights how boring the iPhone 7 really is

  Some of the main changes coming to the 2016 iPhone concern the headphone jack, antenna lines and rear cameras, and now a new report says there will be other tiny modifications. According to Japanese Apple blog Macotakara, this year’s iPhones will pack a larger cutout for the ear speaker, the ambient light sensor will be…

Xiaomi just launched an affordable, foldable electric bike

  Xiaomi’s latest gadget has a massive 5,800mAh battery, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, IPX5 water resistance rating, a 1.8″ screen with 160 x 128px resolution and costs CNY 3,000 ($455/€400). Did I forget to mention it’s an electric bike? It is. The Xiaomi QiCycle features a patented folding design that’s based around a main beam that…

Cooking is more important in Zelda: Breath of the Wild than ever before

[wpdevart_youtube]gl09tzJWQRk[/wpdevart_youtube]   The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild features Nintendo in a rare situation where it isn’t totally looking inwards. The game is loaded with homages to other franchises and genres, and the booming survival-genre is obviously playing a huge role on how players approach this vast, open Hyrule. No longer is Link…

Today in Apple history: Power Mac G5 goes on sale

Sometimes affectionately called the “cheese grater,” the original Power Mac G5 first went on sale on June 23, 2003 — offering what was then Apple’s fastest-ever machine and the world’s first 64-bit personal computer. Check out the video of Steve Jobs introducing the computer 13 years ago today.   [wpdevart_youtube]iwsn27J_tlo[/wpdevart_youtube]   Internally, the Power Mac…

Boston Dynamics made a giraffe robot

[wpdevart_youtube]tf7IEVTDjng[/wpdevart_youtube]   Boston Dynamics — the (for now) Alphabet-owned company behind BigDog and other impressive machines — has just unveiled its latest robot: SpotMini, an all-electric, smaller version of its Spot robot. One notable change: the ‘bot can now be equipped with an elongated neck, which it shows off in a demonstration by helpfully picking up a glass…

32 photos that show how obsessed Japan is with minimalism

Minimalism is taking over. Figures like Marie Kondo are becoming famous by spreading the gospel of throwing everything out and keeping just what you need. The movement is most prominent in Japan, where the influence of Zen Buddhism instills a desire for simplicity. For them, less is more. There’s also practical concerns: It’s cheaper to be a minimalist….

SanDisk made an iPhone case with built-in storage

Since Apple insists on continuing to sell a 16GB iPhone in 2016 like its totally okay, mobile storage will continue to be an issue for millions of people for some time. SanDisk is trying to alleviate that problem with its iXpand Memory Case, an iPhone case with flash storage built in that connects via the Lightning…

Apple Discontinues Thunderbolt Display

Apple today told several news sites that it plans to discontinue it Thunderbolt Display, which has been available for purchase online and in Apple retail stores since it was first introduced in the summer of 2011. “We’re discontinuing the Apple Thunderbolt Display. It will be available through Apple.com, Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers…