Why You Should Enable Fall Protection on Your Apple Watch, Even If You’re Young
Screenshot: Pranay ParabThe Apple Watch is an excellent health tool. It tracks your steps, keeps count of your expended calories, and helps you check in on your heart rate. While many of its excellent features work out of the box, one option is often turned off by default, and it’s the one option that could…
Apple insider says new AirPods, Apple Watch, and iPhone SE models coming in 2022 and 2023
Apple is one of the most secretive companies on the planet, but no company is safe from leaks in 2021. A few years ago, we were surprised to learn anything about a new iPhone ahead of the reveal. Now, we are learning details about new Apple products years before the company announces them. To that…
Apple Watch AssistiveTouch enables control with one-hand gestures
Like most consumer electronics, smartwatches have been made and designed for the majority of people. Although worn only on one wrist, the smartwatch often requires a hand from the opposite arm to navigate the user interface. Voice control can only go so far, and smartwatches, just like their smartphone cousins, are primarily touch-centric devices. Fortunately,…
Apple Watch Series 7 Review
Nobody can deny that the Apple Watch won the smartwatch wars, and the latest Apple Watch Series 7 only extends that lead. A collection of endearing enhancements rather than the all-out reinvention that some expected, 2021’s version blends a bigger display with the improvements of watchOS 8, for a result that, though predictable, is no…
Google’s first smartwatch leaks as Apple Watch rival for 2022
Google is gearing up to release its own smartwatch, insiders claim, and it may hit the market next year. The sources allege Google’s smartwatch — which has long been rumored under the name “Pixel Watch” — will be designed to compete with the Apple Watch, potentially giving Wear OS the boost it needs to earn…
You Can Use Your Apple Watch to Automatically Unlock Your Mac
Photo: DenPhotos (Shutterstock)You might know about Apple’s feature that lets you automatically unlock your iPhone using the Apple Watch (when you’re wearing a face mask, at least). But you may not have known that this feature has also existed for years on the Mac. As long as you’re wearing your Apple Watch—and it’s unlocked—you can…
The Ultimate Guide to Picking the Right Apple Watch As a Gift
Photo: SAM YEH (Getty Images)If you’re buying a gift for someone with an iPhone, it’s likely they have an Apple Watch on their list (if they don’t own one already). Apple Watch is the most popular smartwatch in the world; the only problem is, there are quite a few of them to choose from. Between…
Apple Watch Series 7 vs Series 6: Is Apple’s newest wearable a worthy upgrade?
The Apple Watch Series 7 is available for purchase, but unlike prior years, there aren’t any huge standout sensors or features. Yes, the screen is bigger than the Series 6, but otherwise, the Apple Watch Series 7 isn’t a huge upgrade over its predecessor. That just means you have some time to take a close…
Redditors Are Showing You How to Turn Your Lego Sets Into Apple Watch Docks
Apple Watch docks can cost a pretty penny, on can repurpose something you already have things you have lying around the house to make your own. Redditors have recently shared their instructions for making your own perfectly usable Apple Watch dock out of Lego. Can you think of anything better to do with the next…
Image in Facebook app may show Meta’s upcoming Apple Watch rival
The Meta Watch watch is on — A Meta smart watch with at least one camera could be on the way. Scharon Harding - 10/29/2021, 4:27 PM Facebook just won't stay idle. After announcing on Thursday that Facebook's parent company will be changing its name to Meta, it seems the tech giant may be planning…