Christina Passariello scored a profile on Apple’s Chief Creative Officer, Jony Ive, and AC2, the campus officially named Apple Park. And it’s terrific.

From The Wall Street Journal:

Apple Park is unlike any other product Ive has worked on. There will be only one campus—in contrast to the ubiquity of Apple’s phones and computers—and it doesn’t fit in a pocket or a hand. Yet Ive applied the same design process he brings to technological devices: prototyping to minimize any issues with the end result and to narrow what he calls the delta between the vision and the reality of a project. Apple Park is also the last major project Ive worked on with Steve Jobs, making it more personal for the man Jobs once called his ”spiritual partner.”

Yet another glowing neon sign pointing out how fallacious the whole ”Jony Ive has checked out” narrative really was.

Apple hasn’t had a breakthrough product since Jobs died. The iPhone’s sales growth has stalled, and expectations are hi…

Our friends at Thrifter are back again, this time with a deal on wall outlet with 2 USB ports!

The Topgreener Dual USB charger outlet is down to $15.88 on Amazon with the promo code TGUSBXSD. This outlet normally goes for $22.69. It has seen a couple of drops down to $20 or so but never this low.

Features include:

Upgraded High Speed Charging Tech: In-wall dual USB power outlet with a total output of 4.8 Amp, 24W, 5VDC
Smart intelliChip USB ports precisely read the power needed then maximize charging efficiency without overcharging
Design Innovation: 3 snap-on face covers. 3 face cover colors include: White (comes attached), Black, Light Almond
Duplex power outlet with tamper-resistant (TR) shutters enhance electrical safety, preventing unwanted objects from being inserted into the outlet; Meets 2011 NEC
Compatible with USB 1.1/2.0/3.0 devices, 2 USB ports total 4.8 Amp, 5VDC; TR Receptacles 15 Amp/120VAC; UL listed;
Easy installation includes simple back and side wiring. Wall pla…

Make your Mac home base for whole-home music streaming!

Everything’s seemingly going wireless, so why wouldn’t you jump on the wireless music bandwagon? With Sonos, you can stream all of your music to every room in your house, provided you have enough Sonos speakers to fill it.

Sonos is a wireless smart speaker system that connects to your home Wi-Fi network and then creates a network of its own, so that it’s not eating up your bandwidth.

There’s a Sonos app for iPhone and iPad, but you can also have total control from your Mac, so if you have a massive music library, you can put it all to good use!

How to set up your Sonos speakers using the Sonos Controller app for Mac
How to connect to an existing Sonos system
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How …

What’s the best solar charger for my phone? Wait, there are solar chargers for my phone?!

Our yellow Sun is what gives Superman his powers, so of course it can also keep your phone charged while you’re on the go? It’s almost weird, right? Using nature to keep technology working. What a beautiful melding of the old and the new! If you can’t find an outlet (because you’re camping or whatever) then grab a solar charger and take advantage of the biggest battery Earth has!

Note: Yes, the Sun is powerful. No, the Sun will not charge a solar battery bank/charger as quickly as a wall outlet. You will have to be patient with these.

Anker PowerPort Solar Lite
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Ayyie
Goal Zero Nomad 7
RAVPower 16W solar panel

Anker PowerPort Solar Lite

The Wirecutter’s top choice for best battery bank also belongs at the top of our list. Anker makes excellent charging products and the PowerPort Solar Lite fits in well. This 15W charger is very thin (0.7 inches folded or 0.2 ope…

Hearing solutions company Cochlear has announced the Nucleus 7, a Made for iPhone (MFi) cochlear implant sound processor. The processor allows those with a Cochlear Nucleus implant to stream sound from phone calls, music, and more directly from their iOS device, be it an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

From Cochlear:

”The approval of the Nucleus 7 Sound Processor is a turning point for people with hearing loss, opening the door for them to make phone calls, listen to music in high-quality stereo sound, watch videos and have FaceTime® calls streamed directly to their cochlear implant,” explains Smith. ”This new sound processor builds on our long-standing commitment to help more people with hearing loss connect with others and live a full life.”

The Nucleus 7 connects to Cochlear’s Nucleus Smart application to offer a range of other features. This includes the ability to locate a lost sound processor. The app also lets you track coil-offs time if a processor becomes detached, a…

Here’s how to keep your iPhone and iPad photos in sync with your PC using iCloud Photo Library on Windows 10.

Of course, Apple would prefer if you used a Mac alongside your iPhone or iPad, but it isn’t silly enough to assume that folks would give up their Windows PCs and go all-in on its hardware. As such, some of the core services you’ll be using on those mobile devices are also available for Windows.

One specific service is iCloud Photos. It’s a relatively easy way to share your iPhone or iPad photos with your Windows 10 PC, once you’ve got it set up. Here’s what you need to know.

1. Download, install, and set up iCloud for Windows

Before you do anything, you need to have iCloud for Windows installed and set up. The good news is that it’s an easy process.

The even better news is we have a complete guide to walk you through it, step by step:

How to set up iCloud on Windows 10

2. Enable it on your iPhone or iPad

It goes without saying, but before you can share anything …

Should you go with 21.5- or 27-inch? Should you get 4K or 5K? If you’re still deciding on which iMac to buy, we have some advice.

So you’ve decided to buy an iMac. That’s great, but that is only the first decision of many. You’ll also need to decide what size display you want, which processor to get, whether you want to upgrade your memory after purchase or just stock your iMac with max memory right from the start, and a whole lot more. We’ve got a run down of everything you can get with the iMac to help you decide which one is right for you.

Read Rene Ritchie’s review of the 2017 iMac

The iMac lineup

Apple’s iMac lineup, not including the iMac Pro, comes in three different models. You can get the 21.5-inch iMac with 1080p resolution, the 21.5-inch iMac with 4K Retina display, or the 27-inch iMac with 5K Retina display. On top of that, you can configure your iMac with different processor speeds, graphics cards, storage options, and memory size. The key is deciding which iMac is…

Apple has referred to iOS 11 as setting a new standard for iOS, and for aspiring developers that means more power and more possibilities than ever. Unfortunately, going from concept to launching live in the App Store isn’t an overnight task and the coding and development that goes into the apps can be hard to learn on your own.

Learn to code apps for iOS 11! Learn more

Luckily, you can learn how to write iOS 11 and Swift 4 apps from just about anywhere. Thanks to this great starter bundle you can have access to 249 lectures, nearly 35 hours of content and much more 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Normally, courses like this would cost a fortune and be super time consuming if you wanted to go to school for it, but that doesn’t have to be the case here. You can learn it as you have the time, and without draining your bank account.

Some of the key benefits of this starter bundle include:

Access 249 lectures & 34 hours of content 24/7
Get a complete toolkit for starting to des…

Our friends at Thrifter are back again, this time with a deal on a smart plug that works with Apple HomeKit!

Update: This deal is down to $23, a couple bucks better than we’ve ever seen before.

The iDevices Switch Wi-Fi Smart plug is down to $23 on Amazon right now. It normally hovers around $37. It has only been in the last couple of months that this plug has started to drop in price at all, and the deals have been very few and far between.

This Smart plug works with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple’s Siri, and Apple HomeKit. You can use the included app to control and monitor any electronics plugged into it, and you can even monitor their energy usage. Use the scheduling features to turn things on and off when you want them and even create the ability to turn on multiple devices with one command.

The Switch is designed to make setting it up as easy as possible and does not require a hub.

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