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at 3:33 PM 0
Ihave had my AirPods for about a month now and during this time I have had a chance to evaluate their features. Firstly, lets recap the AirPod saga. The AirPods were announced in September of 2016 with an October ship date. However, they were not released on time and were delayed until December of 2016 with a 6 week ship date. I have since received them and I have been using them every day for a month.

I couldn't have been more excited when I received my AirPods in the mail! New technology is awesome and makes for great experiences when it is done right. The AirPods are a great example of that. To connect them to my iPhone I simply opened the case next to my phone and they were magically paired. This simple and unique pairing is done with the help of the W1 chip that Apple has made specifically for their wireless headphones. I have also found during my use that it is easiest to control the AirPods with my Apple Watch. I am able to adjust the audio and change songs via the watch. This is when an ecosystem of products can really shine and you can see what Apple was trying accomplish with the AirPods and the simplicity of all its features.

It is hard to imagine a day where I don't use my AirPods. I start my day with the AirPods in my ears while walking to the bus stop. I don't need to worry about them moving or falling out of my ear while I walk because they fit very well in my ears. They don't shake or even seem loose. I ride the bus into the city for work and I prefer to have headphones during that ride. I keep my AirPods in and on during the entire bus ride and for the first bit of my work day. They sound quality is good for their size and they are very convenient. They also work with all of my Apple devices so there isn't any issue with moving from device to device. When I'm at work and I want to switch to listening to something on my iPad, I just select the AirPods on the iPad. Then once I'm home and I want to use the AirPods with my Mac, I just select them from the drop down menu. Overall the AirPods have been a very seamless product and have created an enjoyable experience for me as a user.
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at 11:36 PM
So it happened as it normally does every year, Apple held thier iPhone event and this year they had a few small surprises that added up to make for a pretty good overall conference.
To open the event Tim Cook was doing some Car Karaoke and to be honest it was just an ad for the show, seeing how it will be avaible to subscribers of Apple Music. Once Tim Cook hit the stage he went over numbers and so on.

Tim then had a few surprises up his sleeve for the start of the event and the first of which was that live collaboration is coming to iWork apps across the devices. For myself, this was a really pleasant surprise. The next surprise that Apple had for us, was that Mario is coming to iOS and the iPhone. The game is called Mario Run and there was no price information revealed though the game looks really fun. You can currently sign up to get notified about the games release on the App Store.

After those small surprises Apple rolled in to the hardware and they started with the Apple Watch. They called the new Apple Watch Series Two and it saw a few updates. The Watch is now water proof up to 50 meters. They also put in a larger battery, GPS, and of course a faster processor. The new Watch looks to be a nice update and something that can move Apple in to a fitness tracking category. Another note is that the new processor will also be in the Series One Apple Watch. They will have both watches available to purchase with the Series One being at $269 and the Series Two at $369.

Apple, next revealed the iPhone 7. The new iPhone that is now available for preorder. The new iPhone has has a few new feature and they make for a pretty decent upgrade. The most obvious change is that they have two new colors, black and jet black. The jet black look polished adn really high end while black is matte and very nice looking as well. The new phones are also water and dust resistant. They also udated the speakers so that when the phone is in landscape it will play audio through both speakers in stereo. While we are on audio, yes, Apple removed the headphone jack. They are giving people Lightning headphone and an adapter for 3.5mm headphones.
They also revealed new wireless headphones called Airpods. The new Airpods have a W1 chip that Apple had specifically designed for improving Bluetooth and wireless technologies.

Overall the event was solid and even though Apple didn’t do anything too revolutionary, they made enough changes to make the iPhone 7 a worth wild upgrade as well as the Apple Watch. Now lets just hope we get to see some MacBook upgrades soon… Well here’s hoping.
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at 12:12 AM 0
Apple recently pushed updates across many of its platforms and there are some really quality changes and fixes.

To start with the updates Apple updated iOS to 9.3 and it has many nice new features. The first and probably most discussed feature is Night Shift. The feature will adjust the hue or tone of the display at night to help with your eyes in the dark. There is research that has suggested that the harsh blue light can give you issues when you are going to try to sleep after looking at a bright blue screen like your phone. The Night Shift feature can be controlled manually or you can have it turn on at sunset and sunrise.


There are also many bug fixes in iOS 9.3 that just add to the speed and stability of the overall experience and operating system.

The next update to contain surprisingly nice features in the update is TV OS 9.2. The OS is still technically young but it has been gaining missing features rather fast. Apple is making sure that features that were in the previous Apple Tv are in the 4th generation.

The update adds the ability to pair bluetooth keyboards, dictate searches and requests, and probably the most requested feature, make folders. As before the update also added bug fixes and improves the stability of the OS.


The Watch also received and update to Watch OS 2.2 and it really just focused and improve the Maps app on the watch. The app now supports recent places just as like with iOS maps. 

All of the updates are available now if you check for them in System Settings on their appropriate device and in the Watch app on iOS for the Watch.

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at 8:00 AM 0
This wallpaper Sunday we start the wallpapers for fanboys. I'll try not to miss any fanboys so don't worry if you don't see something or a company you are a fan of, just comeback to check each Sunday to see what we have. This week if you couldn't figure it out already is Apple. So here you go Apple fans!






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