What is Halide, and why is everyone all over the internet talking about it?

What do you get when a prominent ex-Apple designer and former Twitter engineer join forces? A kick-ass camera app called Halide.

Sara Perez, TechCrunch:

The idea is to offer a variety of high-end tools for taking quality photographs, but packaged in a way where accessing those controls via gestures becomes like muscle memory – similar to using the dials on a camera.

The developers’ website goes into detail as to why Halide was created and it essentially boils down to the fact that current mobile phone cameras are exquisite, but that just don’t feel like the same quality as shooting with a DSLR.

Long story short, ”It’s a premium camera for your iPhone.”

What’s new with Halide?

Check back here for the latest updates in Halide news.

April 30, 2018 – Frame your shots remotely with Halide’s Apple Watch companion app

iPhonography buffs, rejoice! Popular full-featured camera app Halide is back a…

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Today you can get big discounts on the Canon EOS 77D DSLR camera, the Nintendo Switch, the Apple Watch Series 3, and more! Don’t pass these up.

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Bear’s latest update brings new customization capabilities, archiving, and more.

Attention, avid note-takers: version 1.5 of popular note-taking and writing app Bear is rolling out today, offering a handful new features that the company hopes will make taking digital notes more efficient than ever before.

According to the developer’s blog post, the most fun change to the app is perhaps is the ability to pick your own TagCons for any and all tags. If you’ve never used Bear before, TagCons are the little icons that appear next to popular tags in the app’s sidebar. Prior to now, TagCons couldn’t be switched from the default for each tag. With this update, however, you can choose from 169 TagCons (80 of which are new), connecting your notes’ tags with the image you’d most like them associated with. This is great for visual thinkers who benefit from tethering information to images — the customization allows for easier mental categorization and less dissonance between a topi…

Though no wireless workout headphone set is perfect, the Jaybird X3s are pretty close.

Best overall

Jaybird X3

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Jaybird’s wireless headphones have long been a favorite of the iMore staff and workout fiends alike, and the X3 is no exception. The $129.99 wireless neck-cord set offers 8 hours of play time, with a fifteen-minute quick charge to add an extra hour. It has both a slightly better fit and better audio quality than our budget pick, though that better fit comes at the expense of using a custom charging clip in lieu of a traditional micro-USB plug.

Bottom line: Jaybird’s X3 headphones are the wireless workout headphones to beat.

Status: Released October 2016 (X3); no successor.

Why the Jaybird X3 headphones are the best

The best wireless workout headphones you can buy.

These days, there are headphones for just about every activity, and working out is no exception. Bluetooth-connected workout headphones have come a long way from the days of 3-hour play t…

Due to technical difficulties with macOS, Elite Dangerous on Mac will be shutting down later this year.

Frontier Developments massive online multiplayer space adventure game Elite Dangerous has had quite a bit of success on almost every platform it has launched on, from Windows to PlayStation; however, its struggled on macOS.

Today, Edward Lewis from Frontier Developments took to the forums to announce that support for Elite Dangerous on Mac would be ending.

”It is with great sadness that we must announce the upcoming end of Elite Dangerous on Mac. Firstly, we want to reassure you that this decision did not come lightly and is something that we have been investigating for some time. As many of you will know, despite our best efforts, we have been unable to bring Elite Dangerous Horizons to Mac since launch due to technical barriers. With the planned improvements coming in our Chapter Four update of the Beyond season we have felt it necessary to make this difficult decision to a…

Back your data up.

Amazon currently has a pair of WD My Passport Mac external hard drives on sale for as little as $62.99. The most affordable option is the 2TB external drive for $62.99. It has both a USB-A and USB-C port, and out of the box is formatted and ready to be used on your MacOS machine.

If you want something with more space, you can opt for the 4TB model for $99.99. This one also has both USB-A and USB-C ports and is ready for your Mac. They are both Time Machine ready, so there’s no excuse not to be buying one today and ensuring that all of your files are always backed up.

These drives are part of a larger one-day sale at Amazon on a variety of PC peripherals, like mice, keyboard, drives, and more.
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Amazon is continuously adding new movies and TV shows to its Prime video streaming service, and each week, we’ll bring you the best it has to offer!

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In this week’s selection of films and shows on Amazon Prime, continue following the exploits of Vikings during the Viking Age, including the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok. Check out the story of a gifted young author that mysteriously disappears and the enigmatic detective that sets out to find him following a string of mysterious arsons involving his first novel. Finally, best friends Gluko and Lennon work to help the people of Townoplois live their best lives while going on wacky adventures across the land.

Vikings – Season 5 Part 1 – This series continues to follow the exploits of a number of legendary Vikings during the Viking Age. Following the death of Ragnar Lothbrok in season four, his sons swear revenge on his killers and the show begins following their adventures. We also see the proper introduction of Bishop Heahmund, …

Safely charge in the car.

Odds are you’ve heard of iOttie’s awesome car mounts in the past, but did you know the company also sells some with wireless charging capabilities built in? They may sound expensive, but right now at Amazon they are on sale for 32% off, which drops the price down to just $33.95. There are two different options available, one which goes into a CD slot and one which clips into your vehicle’s air vents. Obviously, if your vehicle doesn’t have a CD player, you won’t be able to pick this option, and the air vent one is pretty universal.

Of course, you’ll need to have a compatible phone, like the iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy S9, or similar. The cigarette plug has a built-in USB port as well, so you can charge another device via a USB cable while wirelessly charging your main phone.

Both options were released back in February and have never dropped in price before this deal, so don’t miss out.

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amiibo must be loved, cherished, and taken with you and your wonderfully portable Nintendo Switch.

So you have a Nintendo Switch. And you love it. And the best thing about your Nintendo Switch is that you can take it from the charging dock, slide it into your bag, and take it to the park, on an airplane, or to one of those ever-popular rooftop wine parties. Your friends have gathered around your Switch with glasses of Merlot and you’re about to show them how to scan in Epona in Breath of the Wild, but when you open your bag, chaos! You have 20+ amiibo all jumbled together, falling over one another, and by the time you find your Smash Bros. Link, they’ve all wandered off to play 1-2-Switch with your rival, Claudia. What’s a Switch-carrying amiibo fan to do?

Make your amiibo portable, of course. Here’s how.

Buy a case

Okay, yes, this is a fairly obvious solution. It’s one step up from throwing them all in a backpack and letting them rattle against one another while you walk around….