Marco Arment supplements his wired headphone review with this for Bluetooth headphones:
My criteria for this review is what someone seeking good all-around headphones today probably wants:
- Bluetooth
- Closed-back for isolation, ideally with active noise cancellation (ANC)
- Portable enough to fit in a small bag; suitable for listening at a desk, bringing on an airplane, and wearing outside
- Definitely under $500, and ideally under $300
Bookmark this, pass it along.
If you are a fan of the Day One journaling app for OS X and iOS, check out this iBook from Shawn Blanc of The Sweet Setup. Terrific job!
An incredibly detailed review. Jump to the post for some highlights. AnandTech really digs into the nooks and crannies.
In a nutshell, I love this case from Carved. Read on for a picture and details.
If you listen to podcasts, read this review to learn why Overcast’s Smart Speed is such a killer feature.
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is now a tech reviewer for Mashable. Read the review here and watch the video below.
Fantastical 2 for Apple Watch and updates to the Mac and iPhone versions. For me, Xmas in June.
Michael deAgonia, writing for ComputerWorld, lays out his reaction to the newest MacBook.
There are a number of drag and drop utilities available for the Mac. They all work by inserting themselves in the drag and drop command chain, intercepting a drag event and then presenting their interface to receive and process the drop.
FilePane is an interesting take on this approach.
[VIDEO] Re/code put together a review team of four people, two on the east coast, two on the west coast, to put Apple Pay through its paces.
Our overall conclusion: Apple Pay worked smoothly and quickly in all but a very few instances. But the number of physical and online stores that accept it at launch is still very small. Plus, some common things slow it down, like the need for signatures and debit-card PINs in some stores, its lack of support for loyalty cards, and cashier confusion. So it’s far from a complete replacement for your wallet and credit card, at least not yet.
This simplistic conclusion is only skin deep. The real value of the review is watching Apple Pay at work, with a separate video for each team member. To get you started, here’s Katie Boehret from Washington, D.C.
Benjamin Mayo digs in to the Pixelmator image editor, which was shown off by Apple when they rolled out the new iPads. If you are even a little curious about Pixelmator, take a few minutes to read the review. Benjamin does a good job exploring the interface and walking through the image adjustment workflow.
The Hemingway app is what Word could be if it had a more informative, tunable interface. You type in some text, and you get feedback on things like run-on sentences, word misuse, much more. The interface allows you to turn on and off checks for hard to read sentences, adverb overuse, passive voice misuse, and more.
This is the tip of the iceberg as to what might be done with an interface like this. Helpful to professional writers, but could be an incredible boon to writing students. I would love to see technology like this built into Safari.
Clever lock for the new Mac Pro. With video.
I’ll watch a free Slash concert any day of the week.
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With MacBooks, Wi-Fi-only iPads and other Wi-Fi-only devices, we have an increasing desire for Internet access when we’re out of the range of a local Wi-Fi hotspot. But we’re also reluctant to lose our unlimited iPhone data plan with a … Continued
I’ve been using IK Multimedia’s AmpliTube on my Mac for years, so I was interested to see what the company developed for the iPad and iPhone. They didn’t disappoint.
MacKeeper is a very well thought out multi-function system maintenance utility for the Mac OS that combines a huge amount of features offering both standalone and online services.
I could just say that the iPhone 4 is gorgeous, packed with features, it works great and end the review right there. While that’s all true, I do have a few things to say. So, here is the long version … Continued