Yesterday Strategy Analytics announced that it believes Apple shipped 3.5 million Apple Watches in Q1 2017, making it the global leader in wearables and displacing Fitbit. If true (Apple doesn’t publish its numbers for Apple Watch), it’s pretty remarkable. The Apple Watch is at…
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World’s Greatest Apple Watch Stand
Despite being an Apple Watch fan, I’d never purchased a dock for it. Laying it on its side always seemed good enough for me. That was until I saw this little beauty, which I immediately bought from Amazon for $15. This may be a generational…
Continue reading →Building Custom Apple Watch Faces
I mentioned in yesterday’s OmniGraffle sponsorship post that I made some cool new Star Wars Apple watch faces. That resulted in several emails from readers asking exactly how I did that. So here goes. Custom Apple Watch Faces Apple’s not big on custom watch…
Continue reading →The New Nomad Apple Watch Bands
With watchOS 3 and the new Apple Watch hardware, I’m using my Apple Watch more than ever. I have also slowly been assembling a collection of watch bands. While Apple has some pretty impressive watch straps, they are also a bit pricey. Alternatively, there…
Continue reading →The Apple Watch Series 2
I’ve been putting my new Apple Watch Series 2 through its paces and thought it worth checking in on my initial thoughts. Apple Watch Believer I bought the original Apple Watch Sport when it first launched and I’ve worn it every day since. A…
Continue reading →watchOS 3 Brings Apple Watch 2
Last week while at WWDC, I loaded the iOS 10 beta onto one of my iPads. It’s been a lot more stable than I expected it to be and this experience led me to do something a little crazy. I loaded the iOS beta…
Continue reading →On That Hypothetical Thinner Apple Watch…
Mac Rumors is reporting the next Apple Watch may be 20-40% thinner than the existing one. I like my Apple Watch and wear it every day. However, the biggest problem I have with it is that the processor is not fast enough to bring…
Continue reading →The Apple Watch Nightstand
9to5 Mac recently had a nice post with some Apple Watch tips. For me, the winner is nightstand mode. It’s not as well known as it should be but if you put your Apple Watch on its side on your night stand and connect…
Continue reading →Checking in With Apple Watch
In a recent Mac Power Users episode, I recommended the Apple Watch as a year-end gift. This recommendation drew divided responses. Some wrote in agreement while others essentially asked me “is the Apple watch still a thing?”. Then out of the blue my wife…
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I was putting on my Apple Watch this morning and thinking about how I’m using it now that I’m three months in. I’ve got several observations: I still wear it every day. When I forget to put it on (rarely) I miss it. The…
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