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We're Going to Be Using Our Apple Watches Poorly
It’s currently late morning in Australia, and people are starting to get their Apple Watches. Mine will be coming in tomorrow afternoon, and to say I’m very excited would be the understatement of the year. I’m dying to get my hands on this thing and try it out in the real world!
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Some Changes Coming to Android Wear
Sony Says Pop-Up Notifications Will Come to Android Wear - ReadWrite
According to Sony, Google gave its watch platform more than just flick-based controls, always-on apps, and a new built-in app launcher. Android Wear devices like the SmartWatch 3 will also get pop-up notifications and adjustable font sizes. Considering there are
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Goodies: April 21
Welcome to another delightful week of goodies! Since you’ve probably also watch the new Star Wars teaser trailer about a million times, this week’s featured video is John Oliver’s take down of patent trolls on Last Week Tonight.
New Music
* Kindred by Passion Pit - An utterly fantastic 3rd album from Michael Angelakos’
Apple Watch is Indeed Apple's "Most Personal Device Ever"
We are just a few days away from the launch of the Apple Watch, and developers are jumping on the Apple Watch train in massive numbers. I don’t have any numbers to back it up, but I feel like developers are being better about supporting Apple Watch than they were at supporting the new
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Google Rankings Getting a Big Change Tomorrow
Google is making a giant change this week that could crush millions of small businesses - Business Insider
On Tuesday, April 21, Google is making a major update to its mobile search algorithm that will change the order in which websites are ranked when users search for something from their phone or tablet.
The algorithm will
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Lucas Knows His Dialogue Is Wooden, but Thinks That's Just Fine
Stephen Colbert and George Lucas talk Star Wars, wooden dialogue and Howard the Duck - Polygon
Colbert: Do you think it’s necessary for a great movie that you still understand the emotion with the sound off?
Lucas: No. I believe half a movie is the sound. The sound is extremely important, but the dialogue is
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Jawbone is Running Out of Time
Jawbone to Launch Payments Wearable With Amex - re/code
Rahman said that while he knows there is significant competition in the space, he also thinks it is not as clear-cut as it seems. The Apple Watch, for example, has health apps, but is focused on messaging and other features.
Good on Jawbone for keeping
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Monument Valley Devs Enter the Watch Face Game
UsTwo, developers of the amazing Monument Valley, released a huge array of Android Wear watch faces today. Some of them are pretty rad.
I really wish Apple had allowed devs to make custom watch faces from day one, and this just makes me want them even more. Maybe at WWDC…
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Under The Wire
No Apple Watches in store until June, Ahrendts tells staff as April 24th date removed from website | 9to5Mac
Angela Ahrendts has told Apple Store staff that the Apple Watch is unlikely to be available for in-store purchases before June – but they should expect the usual ‘blockbuster launches’ in retail stores for future products.
I’
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The Best Alley Oop of the Year
Wow! Sergnb answered the pertinent question:
It wasn't legal until he made it. And then it was legal because it was dope as ****
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My iPhone's Today View
Very few Today view widgets have made the cut since the launch of iOS 8, but I’ve been thinking about them a bit more lately. These are the apps that made the cut.
OmniFocus - I had cleared my list by the time I took this shot, but this is my favorite way to quickly
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IFTTT's Do Button Get Apple Watch'd
I use Do Button by IFTTT everyday, and it got updated with Apple Watch support. Hell yeah! April 24 can’t come soon enough.
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Taking Calls on Smart Watches is Actually Really Cool
I saw something amazing today. I saw someone making a call on a Samsung Galaxy Gear watch.
Stay with me, that’s not meant to be a punchline.
To put this into a little context, this was someone who has owned their watch for a few months. I remember talking to them about it sometime
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I Made a Custom iPhone Wallpaper for WWDC 2015
I hope you enjoy this iPhone wallpaper based on the WWDC 2015 logo. I’m using it on my phone right now and it looks pretty sharp!
Download it here (includes 2 versions with and without text).
UPDATE: There are now 3 editions of the wallpaper: iPhone 6, 6 plus, and desktop. Each one has
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More Artists Comment on the Disaster That Is Tidal Music
Tidal relaunched 2 weeks ago, and I was a critic of the service right off the bat. I think the messaging is horrendous (millionaires in million-dollar outfits complaining about not getting enough money) and the service itself is worse and more expensive than it’s competitors.
Mumford & Sons are most concerned with making
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Goodies: April 14
Good morning and happy Goodies Day!!!! This week we’re kicking things off with the new HHHHHHHHRRRRRMMMMMMMMM of the THX logo. Crank it up.
New Music
* Glitterbug by The Wombats (I love this upbeat record)
* Cherry Bomb by Tyler, The Creator
* Wire by Wire
New Movies
* Rough week. I literally have nothing new to recommend,
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My Completely Boring but Totally Real Reason for Getting an Apple Watch
Yesterday I got a text message from someone at 10AM and I didn’t get back to them until 4PM. As far as texting etiquette goes, that’s pretty rude, especially considering that I was able to reply in 3 words and answer their question.
This happens to me more often than I would like,
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No Athlete Has Dominated Their Sport Like Tiger Woods
682
That’s the number if weeks that Tiger Woods has been ranked the #1 golfer in the world over the course of his career. He achieved his first #1 ranking on June 15, 1997, and he most recently held the title on May 11, 2014.
Wow!
Over that 882 week span, Tiger was the