The M3D Micro 3D printer that I Kickstarted about a year ago just showed up! It’s about 8” square so it’s much smaller than a standard 3D printer. This means you can only print items that are under 4-1/2” high. Cost is currently $350 — so it’s much cheaper than a standard 3D printer as well (which ...
Apple Watch: Do the Journalists Like It?
Journalists have been given a sneak peek of the iPhone, about a week in advance of the order date (which begins April 10th at 3:00 am, East Coast time). Now that they’ve played with the phones for a whole week, what do they think? Here’s a review roundup. Wall Street Journal: Geoffrey A. ...
How the Apple Watch Is Made
Product designer Greg Koenig has written a great article on how the Apple Watch is made. He has looked very closely at Apple’s videos on the making of the watches and used his product design experience to make some educated guesses on how Apple’s manufacturing process works. Apple has used some ...
Apple Watch Sizing Guide from Exact Fitness
Exact Fitness, a company that makes iOS apps for exercise, activity tracking, and fitness tracking, has just created an Apple Watch Sizing Guide. Print out the PDF at 100% size, then cut out the watch size and watchband model you want to try on. Wrap it around your wrist. Get a sense of whether you ...
Apple’s New MacBook: Thoughts on Product Naming
If I may offer a bit of analysis: Over the last several years, Apple has had fairly understandable product naming. "MacBook" was the entry level model, "MacBook Air" was the small-and-light model, "MacBook Pro" was the expensive, powerful model. One of Steve Jobs' significant acts upon returning to ...
Apple Watch Review Roundup
Apple held an Apple Watch event this week, and allowed reporters some hands-on time with the new device (which is available for pre-order and in-store display on April 10, and ships on April 24). What are the critics saying about what it was like to try out the Apple Watch? Christina Bonnington at ...