May 3, 2016 Reddit group connects lonely Apple Watch users through heartbeats The Apple Watch can do many things – everything from reading a user’s vitals to taking phone calls — but did you know that it can even help those lonely hearts around the world make an intimate, wrist-to-wrist connection? By pressing two fingers on the watch’s screen, a built-in heart rate sensor can record and send a user’s heartbeat. While it’s a great, quick way to share how you feel, there’s just one problem – what about those who have nowhere to send their digital beating hearts? One reddit user has found a way to connect all of those looking for a wearable tech soul mate.
May 3, 2016 Why Apple Watch has issues with tattoos Tattoo ink is one of several issues that Apple has acknowledged with the Apple Watch.
May 3, 2016 Apple Watch faces taptic engine and tattoo snafus, reports say Apple is dealing with a couple of potentially non-trivial issues this week with the just-released Apple Watch.
May 3, 2016 Whopping 3,500 Apple Watch apps available, Mac sales jump, Apple says Apple had a lot to boast about on Monday when it reported second quarter earnings, including a burgeoning app store for the Apple Watch and strong Mac sales.
May 3, 2016 Only 22 percent of Apple Watches delivered to US customers this weekend, report says Only 22 percent of the 1.7 million Apple Watches ordered by U.S. customers were delivered this weekend, according to digital commerce specialist Slice Intelligence.
May 3, 2016 Tech Q&A: Avoiding traffic jams, Craigslist, accidental texts and more Kim Komando answers your questions about avoiding traffic jams, using Craigslist the right way, accidentally sending texts to the wrong person, and more.
May 3, 2016 Smartwatches: The death of the smartphone? As the Apple Watch joins the march toward wearable computing, does it augur the ultimate end of the very device — the smartphone — that the company popularized?
May 3, 2016 Surprise! Apple Watch is being sold in stores – just not Apple stores While Apple stores won’t be carrying the Apple Watch on Friday, a handful of select boutique stores are. That includes Maxfield of Los Angeles where about 50 people were lined up Thursday night to buy the watch. And the line continued to grow during the night. Maxfield will open Friday at 9 A.M.
May 3, 2016 So, what about making phone calls on the Apple Watch? One of the most-touted features of the Apple Watch is phone calls. But how does it work exactly? The feature has often been couched as the realization of the two-way wrist radio worn by Dick Tracy, a comic strip character who made his debut way back in 1931. Apple CEO Tim Cook made reference to the fictional detective’s radio, designed like a wristwatch, in his March 9 keynote introducing the Apple Watch to the world.
May 3, 2016 Hi-tech Swiss Army knives: It's a bulb and a speaker It was an old “Saturday Night Live” joke: “It's a floor wax and a dessert topping!” Now, technology is turning the gag into reality. It's not sufficient, for example, to just be a light bulb or just camera any more. It also has to be remotely controlled from thousands of miles away and play music, watch the kids, and keep track of your appointments. It may even help you learn French. The question is do we really want everything to turn into a digital Swiss Army knife of multiple functions and features?
