Operation Gadget: Home Automation in the Apple Ecosystem
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The iPhone Upgrade Program Would Pay for Itself, If Customers Could Switch to Pre-Paid Mobile
Reading Time: 3 minutes The most significant part of the recent announcement of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus was the introduction of the iPhone Upgrade Program. This is because it allows iPhone customers, for the first time, to lease unlocked iPhones directly from Apple, finance them through Apple1, and get away from the two-year…
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Put a Star Shower on Your House for the Holidays
Reading Time: 2 minutes As the holiday decorating season begins again this year, we want to point out a product that we see people buying to decorate the exterior of their homes that doesn’t require the placement of stranded lights. The Star Shower Outdoor Laser Christmas Lights and Star Projector is one of the more…
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The Apple Watch’s Greatest Impact May Be Incremental Change in Lifestyle
Reading Time: 3 minutes I got an Apple Watch for Father’s Day. It was a complete surprise because my sons were heavily involved in the gift choice, and they kept absolutely silent about it in spite of many opportunities to spoil the surprise. I was prepared for a few aspects of Apple Watch functionality, such…
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Apple iPhone Sales Too Low at Only 52,800 Per Day!
Reading Time: 4 minutes Forgive the sarcasm implied by this post’s headline, but I cannot believe the reflexive way that the market reacts to quarterly results for companies that are lapping the field in their industry. Yesterday Apple reported sales and earnings for their fiscal third quarter that were fantastic. To use a phrase that…
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Eric Cole Scores Empty Net Goal for The Dallas Stars That Rolls on Edge for 150+ Feet
Reading Time: < 1 minute Watch the video of this incredible empty net goal by Eric Cole from the Dallas Stars – Boston Bruins game on February 10. The puck curls left from the boards into the goal in a way that cannot be explained by any rebound off of the sideboards. The only explanation…
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A High School Drummer Keeps Drumming, Defying Degenerative Disease
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ethan Och plays in the high school band in Swanville, Minnesota (USA Today article that includes video from KARE-TV), despite spinal muscular atrophy– thanks to an iPad. The imagination of the band director and the commitment of community sponsors that support the band is pretty incredible. [ via LoopInsight.com ]
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Motigo is a New App for Runners That Provides In-Race Motivation
Reading Time: < 1 minute Motigo is currently an iOS-only app that was initially released in June 2014 to provide in-race motivation to endurance athletes. This app allows you to record, manage, and play at specific points in your race motivating audio clips from family or friends. I know I’d get a big kick out…
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NFL ProBowl to be Testing Ground for New “Sideline Technology”
Reading Time: 2 minutes Earlier today, Troy Vincent, the Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the National Football League, tweeted a good deal of information about new video and wireless networking technologies that the NFL will test at the ProBowl. I don’t know if this is the first time that the NFL has used…