Our personal reviews of products, apps and accessories.
Austin and Ramy review the Forest backpack by Brenthaven. This bag has a lifetime warranty, excellent design and enough pockets and pouches for everything you need to carry around. The Brenthaven Forest backpack is $119.95 and you can pick it up at any of our locations!
The new Twelve South BookBook cases are in stock for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus! Kenneth from our Kirkland location took some time to review this product for us. Serving as an iPhone case, wallet and iPhone stand - the BookBook case is a versatile and functional case for those looking to protect their new iPhone 6 or 6 Plus.
We review the Beats Pill XL - Beat's jumbo-sized, portable wireless speaker. With wireless Bluetooth technology, 15 hours of battery life, backup charging capabilities and a built-in microphone, the Beats Pill XL is perfect for anyone who wants to experience their music on-the-go without sacrificing audio quality. We also discuss how to setup the Beats Pill XL and pair it with your devices via Bluetooth. CityMac is now an Authorized Retailer ans service provider for all of your Beats product needs.
We review the Avea Dynamic Mood Light by elgato. The Avea is a Bluetooth-enabled smartbulb that you can control from your iPhone or iPad! The Avea allows you to transform your home with beautiful dynamic scenes of light and color. Whether you have one or many, the Avea is sure to add something special to the lighting of your home. Purchase the Avea at CityMac for $49.95.
The Apple Magic Mouse is more than just a mouse. It boasts a variety of different touch gestures which makes interacting with your Mac easy and fluid. Chris goes over the Magic Mouse and demonstrates how you can change the Magic Mouse settings and custom-tailor them to your preferences.
The Magic Mouse is $69 at CityMac.
One of the new features that comes with upgrading to Apple's new desktop operating system, OS X Yosemite, is called Handoff. Handoff allows you to start an email on your iPhone or iPad and finish it on your computer - right where you left off. Or, if you are starting a document in Pages on your computer, you can switch to your iPad. You can use Handoff in apps like Mail, Safari, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Maps, Messages, Reminders, Calendar, Contacts and eventually will be able to use it in more apps as soon as developers incorporate it.
Wearables are perhaps the hottest trend in tech right now. Starting with Bluetooth headsets and calculator watches to the more recent health bands like Fitbit and UP by Jawbone, wearable technology is poised to become a big aspect of our technological lives. The smartwatch industry is also becoming abundantly more saturated, with a lot of manufacturers jumping on the bandwagon. Although some smartwatches have really useful features, no manufacturer has implemented the smartwatch correctly... yet.
Apple provides three options for WiFi routers, all with different features that make each of them useful in different ways. So, which one should you buy? Let’s take a look at all of their features in order to help you decide which Apple WiFi router will be best for you.
Apple includes a one-year warranty on all new products they sell. Apple also offers an extended warranty on some of their products through a program called AppleCare. All new Macs have a 3-year AppleCare warranty available for additional cost that extends the 90 days of phone support out to 3 years as well. Apple also has a 2-year warranty called AppleCare+ for iPods, iPhones and iPads for an additional cost that covers accidental damage.
If you have ever heard your friends and family talking about streaming movies, you were probably interested in doing the same thing. There are many ways to stream content. TheApple TV is an easy way to access your favorite content.
The Apple TVhas several options to access content, the two main ones are through iTunes and Netflix. With iTunes, you are able to either purchase your TV shows and Movies or access it through your purchases or other computers on your home network.
