Hardware

The hype is real

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Gus Mueller has lived with weak iPad styli for a long time. All that has now changed. Great post.

iFixit’s iPad Pro teardown

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iFixit has gotten quite good at stepping us through their teardown process. The commentary is smart and fun to read, and the pictures are top notch. This iPad Pro teardown is no exception.

Apple intros trade-in program, Gazelle’s value plummets

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Remember Gazelle? Gazelle was one of the major used iPhone buyback services. Every time Apple released a new phone, Gazelle was there, buying folks’ previous generation phones, giving them cash to pay for the newest shiny.

Enter Apple. Wow!!!

iOS 9 and facedown detection

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All about iOS 9 and facedown detection (great battery saving feature) and why it doesn’t run on all iOS devices.

Marco Arment’s podcasting microphones mega-review

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If you already have a podcast or are considering creating one, you’ll need a good mic (or two or three). Veteran podcaster Marco Arment put a bunch of mics through their paces, with sound samples and recommendations. Absolutely worth digging through (bookmark and pass along).

A compelling case for the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil

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Daniel Eran Dilger, writing for Apple Insider, put together this terrific post, detailing the hands on experience with the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil. Read on for my thoughts on the iPad Pro as a content creation tool and a compelling video that shows the iPad Pro and Pencil going through their paces.

New Apple TV said to focus on games, challenging traditional consoles

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Nick Wingfield, writing for the New York Times:

It’s tough to know how compelling the games on Apple TV will be until the company reveals the system this week. Yet many of the components necessary for a satisfying game experience will come with the device, the people say — including more power for better graphics, a new remote that could double as a controller and, perhaps most important, an app store to buy and download games.

The controller is critical. Is it possible to deliver a controller that serves TV, Bejeweled, and Call of Duty in a single package?

Hackers can remotely steal fingerprints from Android phones

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Zack Whittaker, writing for ZDNet:

The attack, which was confirmed on the HTC One Max and Samsung’s Galaxy S5, allows a hacker to stealthily acquire a fingerprint image from an affected device because device makers don’t fully lock down the sensor.

No new Apple TV at WWDC

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Brian X. Chen, writing for the New York Times:

Yet one much ballyhooed device will be absent from the conference: a new Apple TV, Apple’s set-top box for televisions.

Feh.

Beyond Moore’s Law

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The Economist walks through the basics of integrated circuit design and construction, digging into the factors that limit future miniaturization and speed increases.

As a relative newbie when it comes to chip design, I found the whole article to be very readable.

The Blade, a universal MacBook, iPad lock

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When I first heard about the Blade, I was skeptical. It uses adhesive to attach to the underside of your MacBook, MacBook Pro, or iPad. That glued-on unit features a swing out arm that you can attach to most security cables. Read on for more details.