Macworld The HomePod and HomePod mini are unique creatures in Apple’s line-up: unlike nearly all other hardware Apple sells, these assistants/speakers are not permanently locked to your iCloud account nor to a paired iPhone or iPad. An iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Watch has Activation Lock enabled if you turn on Find My. Most Beats and Apple audio devices, as well as all Find My devices (AirTags and third-party), use what Apple now calls Find My Lock–Find My Lock connects a device without a visible interface to your Apple ID, and the lock can only be disabled via an iPhone or iPad in the Find My app. (Audio devices can be used with other hardware but they remain trackable by the…

Macworld While the higher-end MacBooks with M1 Pro and M2 Pro and M1 Max and M2 Max chips support multiple external displays, Apple’s lower-end range of MacBooks that use a standard M1 or M2 processor cannot natively connect more than one external monitor. This is a massive limitation compared to the previous Intel-based generation of Mac laptops that could run two displays when connected to a USB-C or Thunderbolt 3 docking station or hub that we hope will be rectified with the M3. Here are the external display specs for Apple’s current laptops: M1 MacBook Air: Maximum one external display M2 MacBook Air: Maximum one external display M2 MacBook Pro: Maximum one external display M2 Pro MacBook Pro: Maximum two…

The STM MagPod is a handy multi-function stand that magnetically connects to your iPhone thanks to a MagSafe-compatible mount.Our iPhone on the STM MagPodSTM, which stands for Smarter Than Most, tries to create slightly more creative and functional products than your everyday gear. That's what we get here with the MagPod. Read more...

The STM MagPod is a handy multi-function stand that magnetically connects to your iPhone thanks to a MagSafe-compatible mount.Our iPhone on the STM MagPodSTM, which stands for Smarter Than Most, tries to create slightly more creative and functional products than your everyday gear. That's what we get here with the MagPod. Read more...

Macworld The iPad is a capable device for both art and productivity, but it becomes a stronger proposition in both areas if you have a good stylus to hand. Whether you’re sketching a new building design, taking notes during a work meeting or designing graphics, a stylus is a gamechanger. But with so many to choose from in just about every shape and size, which is the best for your needs? Everyone has heard of the Apple Pencil, but there are plenty of great alternatives that cost a fraction of the price.  Here are the best iPad styluses available right now. Apple Pencil (2nd generation) – Best overall Best Prices Today: $17.99 at Best Buy$129.00 at Adorama$129.00 at Apple The…

Just swapping to another band may be enough to make a future Apple Watch reconfigure settings, start workouts, and track your strap usage.Just changing the strap could make an Apple Watch switch to a different face or reconfigure settingsRight from the start, the bands or straps for Apple Watch have contained a feature that is typical of Apple. The way that they attach and detach so firmly yet so easily is an example of how the company finds that one thing nobody else has thought of, yet everyone else now knows is right. Read more...