Category Archives: iOS Accessories: iPhone

Review of 4 iPhone Car Mounts

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Review of 4 iPhone Car Mounts

Disclosure: We get a commission from links on the blog. You don’t have to use these links but we appreciate it when you do. This article is a review of 4 iPhone car mounts. There are a large variety of iPhone car mounts on the market. It can be difficult to know which one to choose and which ones are the best. The 4 car mounts in this review offer a variety of options with positives and negatives for each. Here are the reviews starting with the best one first: 1. iOttie Easy One Touch 3 – Review Score: 10/10 iOttie continually Continue Reading →

Unboxing Apple Watch

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In this video, I unbox my 38mm Space Gray Apple Watch Sport. I give my initial thoughts on the device, its packaging, and presentation. Click here for our previous video, where I head to the Apple Store for an Apple Watch fitting appointment. Did you order an Apple Watch? What kind did you get? Has it arrived yet? Sound off in the comments section below. And stay tuned for our upcoming video, which will overview the Apple Watch set-up and pairing process.  

Hands on with Apple Watch

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Come along for the ride as I head to my local Apple Store to try on Apple’s latest, and most personal product: Apple Watch. In this video, I’ll tell you about my experience at an Apple Watch fitting appointment, give my opinions on the different collections  and bands, and show you a little bit about how Apple Watch works. My watch fitting made me really excited for when my pre-order arrives! I can’t wait to integrate Apple Watch into my day to day life. Are you excited to use Apple Watch? Let us know in the comments section below. For Continue Reading →

How to Pre-Order the Apple Watch

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How to Pre-Order the Apple Watch

This article is about how to pre-order the Apple Watch. There are a couple different ways to get your hands on the Apple Watch (or better yet, to get an Apple Watch on your hand :). First off, it is important to get an idea of which Apple Watch and which Apple Watch band you want. There are 3 primary styles of the Apple Watch: Apple Watch, Apple Watch Sport, and Apple Watch Edition. Among these 3 Apple Watch types, there are color options as well: Silver/Aluminum, Black, Yellow Gold or Rose Gold (these last two are only available with Apple Continue Reading →

Get Ready! Apple Watch Pre-Orders Begin Friday

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The time is upon us, folks! Apple Watch pre-orders go live on Friday, April 10th, at 12:01am PST. I for one will be staying up late on Thursday night and clicking the “buy” button when the watch becomes available for pre-order. Pre-ordered watches will be delivered to homes and to Apple Stores on April 24th. If you’re still on the fence about whether the watch is for you, check out our previous posts overviewing Apple’s spring and fall media events where the watch was described in detail. Also, check out Apple’s website for the watch to get an overview of its features Continue Reading →

Jawbone UP Review – Two months wearing a fitness tracker

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For the last two months I’ve been wearing the Jawbone UP, a fitness tracker. Let’s see what this experience can tell us about using the Apple Watch. The dawn of the Apple Watch is upon us. It remains to be seen if Apple’s latest new product will redefine the industry like the Mac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad did. That said, I’m looking forward to trying out the Apple Watch for myself and will be part of the dedicated (and/or crazy) crowd of people that stay up late and pre-order the watch on April 10th. It will be interesting to see Continue Reading →

1Password adds new features for iOS 8 and Mac OS X Yosemite

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1Password, the best password manager for your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, just got even better! In this post, check out 1Password’s new features on iOS 8 and Mac OS X Yosemite.   I’ve always been pretty confident that the passwords that I use to log in online were pretty secure. Until recently. Lately it seems like companies and websites are being hacked more and more frequently. With this apparent increase in malicious attacks, the system I’ve always used to secure myself online began to seem pretty flimsy to me. I realized that, though I used different passwords for Continue Reading →

Add Music to Your Shower with this Affordable and Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker

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Add Music to Your Shower with this Affordable and Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker

Add Music to Your Shower with this Affordable and Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker. If you have ever wanted to add music to your shower routine, this is the speaker for you. It is wireless and waterproof. It is easy to connect to almost any iOS device and it sticks to the side of your shower. What’s more, this speaker has buttons to let you control your music, activate Siri, and adjust the volume. Best of all, this waterproof bluetooth speaker costs less than $20!!! You can get it on Amazon by following this link: Kinglake Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker I have one Continue Reading →

How to use Apple Pay in the real world [Video]

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In this video post, we travel to our local Whole Foods Market to test out Apple Pay in an actual store. Check out the video to see how it works! Before watching, you should be aware that Apple Pay only works in physical stores using the iPhone 6 or 6 Plus. As you can see, Apple Pay is incredibly convenient, and much easier than going through the process of swiping a physical credit or debit card. All you need to do is put your phone near the point of sale system and place your finger on the Touch ID. That’s Continue Reading →

iPhone 6 Plus Review – A month with Apple’s biggest phone

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This is a review of my experience with the iPhone 6 Plus. What has it been like using Apple’s biggest iPhone for the last month? Check out this post to find out. Almost exactly a month ago, I was sitting at home on a Friday waiting for UPS to arrive at my door with the iPhone 6 Plus. My experience preordering the device a week earlier, which involved staying up until around 2am waiting for Apple’s store to finally come online, had done nothing to temper my excitement. Finally at around 5pm, after my patience was thoroughly tested, the doorbell Continue Reading →