Jeff Carlson breaks down the current Apple Watch lineup and watchOS 26, focusing on when an upgrade is worthwhile. From Series and Ultra models to the latest SE, the discussion highlights health features, usability improvements, and subtle enhancements that make the watch more valuable as a daily companion.
This episode starts with a public service warning about Belkin’s latest recall over potential fire hazards and how owners are getting refunds. The conversation then turns to Massimo’s major legal win against Apple over Apple Watch health-sensor patents, including the size of the judgment, the company’s broader medical business, licensing deals with other tech firms, and why aggressively protecting intellectual property is so central to their strategy.
The Road to Macstock and Macstock Conference and Expo takes us to Jill McKinley, who previews her upcoming talk on how Apple’s ecosystem helped her lose weight and build a healthier lifestyle. She will explain how the Apple Watch, Fitness+, and apps like MyNetDiary and Todoist make tracking effortless, with reminders and data centralization driving consistency. In typical Jill fashion, her session will guide attendees through the full range of Apple’s health tools with small, sustainable steps.
https://youtu.be/GkhJmCmOLRs At Unveiled, the first event of the week at CES in Las Vegas, LiquidView was displaying a window that is a display…or a display that is a window. Dr. Evan Kletter, VP of Health Evidence, talked us through the specifications, the quality of...
Our conversation with Jeff Carlson about his new edition of Take Control of Apple Watch continues with a discussion of the discoverability of features and controls on the Apple Watch and in the Watch app, what can you do Siri and the Apple Watch, and why it helps to...
Jeff Carlson has updated his Take Control of Apple Watch to the third edition, covering the Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra. We start with the general question of how important is an Apple Watch in today’s world for a variety of reasons and discuss the...
The MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, Jim Rea, David Ginsburg, Warren Sklar, Jeff Gamet, Guy Serle, and Mark Fuccio wraps up our conversation about the health capabilities of the Apple Watch and what they can mean for you, and consider the problem of Internet...
Chuck Joiner, Jim Rea, David Ginsburg, Warren Sklar, Jeff Gamet, Guy Serle, and Mark Fuccio finished up a discussion of how tech companies alienate their customers and then are surprised by the results in this edition…such as what Netflix is doing now. Then,...
Glenn Fleishman has a brand new, very timely, and absolutely free title from Take Control Books, Take Control of Working from Home Temporarily. He taps his experience as a work-from-home freelancer, as well as tips from others in the same situation, to help you adjust...
At CES Unveiled in Las Vegas, you might have been surprised to find Neutrogena as an exhibitor, but Dr. Michael Southall , Global R&D Lead, quickly made the tech connection obvious by demonstrating their app that uses your phone’s camera to assess the health and needs...
At CES Unveiled in Las Vegas, AURA Devices was showing their Apple Watch strap that can deliver even more health information than the watch itself. CEO Stas Gorbunov showed us how easy it is to obtain that information, and how their product compares to those of other...
Apple’s Health app has been available for some time, but too many of us haven’t explored, or even used it. Jeff Gamet has, and walks us through it. Surprisingly deep, the Health app has an extensive amount of information already tracked and stored for your review, but...
Adam Engst, Tonya Engst, and Chuck Joiner made a virtual visit to the Long Island Mac User Group to discuss the Apple Watch. The new health features are among the most important improvements to the Series 4. The panel discusses their uses, how they use their Apple...
Chuck La Tournous has had some health challenges, and explains how Apple technology helped him make changes to his life that addressed them. From determination of the issues to making changes in diet and exercise, Chuck’s story is not only inspirational, but also a...
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