…Fashion is very rarely a rational purchase, and collaborations with brands like Hermès build the emotional momentum Apple relies on. Looking further forward, we’ve got Apple‘s automotive ambitions. CarPlay is said to be the tip of Apple‘s in-vehicle iceberg; an Apple-made electric car could very well be the company’s long…
…Gear S2 variant is simply plated in 18 karat rose gold, while the Apple Watch is built of solid gold. The solid gold construction may give the Apple Watch Edition a lux factor, but gold or platinum plating seems like the pragmatic choice considering both the Apple Watch and Gear…
Apple is expected to unveil a new 4-inch iPhone in March according to a report published by 9to5Mac. While many expect the device to be named the iPhone 6c, the publication’s sources suggest it will actually be called the iPhone 5se. Despite the name, it appears the iPhone 5se will simply…
…implement their own complimentary contactless solutions driven by smartphone apps, tech titans Apple, Google, and Samsung are all trying to muscle in to the space. Apple Pay is Apple‘s take on mobile payments, and launched in Australia at the tail-end of last year. At present, it is still only available…
Apple today launched two new audio creation apps for iOS designed to make it easier for bedroom musicians to lay down beats, riffs, or even entire songs. The first is an updated version of GarageBand with a couple of big additions, and the second is an all new app called…
…Game of Thrones theme performed on the Roli Seaboard Rise multi-dimensional touch-based keyboar… https://t.co/9QuichOg7P — Alex Choros (@a_choros) January 9, 2016 Seaboard Rise is powered through custom software available for PC, Mac, iPhone, and iPad. MacNamara said the instrument also works “really well” with Apple‘s Logic, and is compatible with…
…and Apple TV. Netflix does however edge out Stan when it comes to breadth of supported smart TVs; the service has gone as far as partnering with manufacturers including Panasonic and Hisense to place a dedicated Netflix button on their TV remotes. Foxtel-owned local streaming service Presto launched on PlayStation…
Samsung this year at CES 2016 unveiled the TabPro S, a 12-inch Windows 10 tablet designed to take on the likes of the Microsoft Surface and Apple‘s iPad Pro. In terms of the design, the TabPro S pulls inspiration from both Samsung’s S6 family of smartphones, and its newly released…
Much like the Apple Watch, the Fitbit Blaze supports proprietary interchangeable bands, each sold separately. The Fitbit Blaze is available for pre-order now ahead of a March launch, retailing for AUD$329.95. Customers will have a choice of black, blue or plum elastomer band. Additional bands will be sold starting at…
…precedent suggests certain functionality will be more limited with paired with one of Apple‘s devices. When Android Wear and Pebble smartwatches are used with an iPhone, users lose functionality such as responding to text messages on the device. On a Gear S2 related tangent, Samsung also announced that the wearable…
…and should only take a few minutes. While the Pebble Time Steel does work with any iPhone running iOS 8 (starting with the 4s), it’s a much more passive device when paired with an Apple product. You lose the ability to reply to text messages with your voice, for example….
As of today, Apple Music for Sonos is available as a public beta for owners of the company’s range of wireless multi-room speakers. While the integration isn’t quite feature complete, it already gives Apple Music subscribers access to the majority of the service’s features via the Sonos controller app, including…