Apple TV review 27.05.2015

Hello , today i gonna to show you one of the best product when Apple has approved on 2016 !

(Apple TV review ) 

Apple TV could become the center of your smart home, word on the street has it. A source close to VentureBeat told the site that instead of creating a rival smart speaker to battle the Amazon Echo and Google Home, Apple might instead opt to turn the Apple TV into a smart home hub, capable of answering general inquiries, planning your schedule and operating other connected devices around your home.

Original review continues below...

If it existed in a bubble, the new 2015 Apple TV would be a stellar product. It offers a steady improvement over its three-year-stagnant predecessor - a device built for the then revolutionary new standard of 1080p - and comes with one of the most premium remotes on the market.

If there was nothing to compare it to, it'd be hard to point out the number of flaws the system has. It's lacking native Amazon Prime Video support, for example, and Siri recognizes less than half the commands on the new Apple TV than it does on iOS, watchOS or OSX.

That's not to mention the fact Siri is voiceless at the moment, relying on text and graphics to respond to any inquiries you might have.

The remote itself I really like, as do many of the developers I've spoken to about it. But it isn't the panacea Apple marketed it as. Entering text one letter at a time for a password is tedious, and as of right now there's no way to connect your iPhone or iPad to step in when you get tired of slogging through the long row of letters.

• Read: Check out our guide to the best Apple TV accessories!

But that's the snag with the new Apple TV: it's just shy of being the product we were promised.

It might very well be one day once the system grows up, gets a few patches and more developers see the same promise in the living room they see in our pockets and tablets. But, for now, there's a lot of work that needs to be done and the competition shows no signs of going easy.

Before we dig into the latest prodigal fruit from Apple, let's first delve into the core of what made the original three Apple TVs worth buying.

Apple TV: What is it?

The Apple TV in question or, more precisely, what the company is calling the new Apple TV, is the fourth iteration of a "hobby project" Steve Jobs started in 2006. Jobs' vision was to create a dead-simple entertainment hub, one that could access your media in a few simple steps.

That came to fruition in 2007 with the first Apple TV. (Apple wanted the name iTV, however the major British broadcast network of the same name threatened to take legal action should Jobs brand Apple's new device using that moniker.)

In the time since then we've seen two sequels that upgraded the internal Wi-Fi antenna from 802.11b to 802.11a/b/g/n before landing on 802.11ac for the latest build. The processor has been radically changed in that time, too, starting at a 1 GHz "Dothan" Pentium M equipped with 256 MB and ending on a vastly improved 64-bit Apple A8 processor.

• Read: How to use Apple TV's Siri Remote with your Mac

Yes, a lot has changed since the first Apple TV. There's less hard drive space on the new unit, ironically, but that's because streaming has overtaken the notion of owning content.

Speaking of hard drive space, the new Apple TV comes in two sizes and price points: The 32GB version costs $149 (£129, AU$269) while the 64GB version comes in at $199 (£169, AU$349). The only difference between the two is the amount of memory which, considering how small most streaming apps are, means the former will probably have sufficient space for years to come and offers the better value right now.

The new Apple TV is driven by apps of all shapes and sizes, not just first-party ones anymore. For the first time ever you'll see the wealth and power of the Apple App Store in the living room, and I expect that once the system matures it will be a sight to behold.

And, unlike the bastardized OS of systems past, the new plastic runs a platform of its own called tvOS, a nomenclature taken from the Apple Watch's watchOS.

• Read: These are the best games and apps on Apple TV

What hasn't changed is that Apple still cares first and foremost about Apple products. The new Apple TV works best with iPads, iPhones and Macs thanks to Apple AirPlay and will allow you to easily stream content from your phone or tablet to the big screen.

And while there have been steps taken to make the system feel less Apple-centric, the iTunes store stands firmly in the center of everything. Every search includes results from iTunes. Every purchase goes through iTunes. You can't go more than five minutes without being shown some new TV show or movie that, as soon as you click on it, will bring you back into the icy-cold money-loving hands of Apple's ecommerce magnate.

Apple TV vs the competition

If you're entrenched in the Apple ecosystem (by which I mean you buy movies and shows from iTunes, subscribe to Apple Music and/or stick to phones and tablets running iOS), then the Apple TV will be a supremely good addition to your living room that will only improve with age.

The less of those features you care about, however, the less you'll like the new Apple TV against the other extremely strong contenders in the streaming video space.

Apple TV vs Amazon Fire TV: The Amazon Fire TV has been a thorn in Apple's side since its launch in 2013. It presents its own problems by restricting a good deal of content to Amazon Prime subscribers, but the most recent revamp of the system saw a huge improvement with the addition of 4K streaming.

The Fire TV is not nearly as good a game console as the Apple TV has the potential to be (or even currently is), but it does have the advantage in price - $99 (£79, about AU$140) vs the Apple TV's $149 (£129, AU$269). All that said, if you want Amazon Prime Instant Video you'll need to use an Apple device with AirPlay - Amazon hasn't made a native Apple TV app for Instant Video and it's unlikely to ever do so.

Apple TV vs Roku 4: If you're in the US, own a 4K TV and are more concerned about streaming video content than any app or game, stop reading right now and buy a Roku 4. At $129 (about £85, AU$180) it's about $20 cheaper than the new Apple TV and worth every cent.

The Roku 4 is the most egalitarian system of the bunch. It doesn't care if you pick Netflix over Amazon, or Vudu over Hulu. It doesn't want to sell you an Rdio subscription, and it could care less if you join YouTube Red. At the end of the day, all Roku's new device cares about is getting you to the content you want through the most affordable means possible. It's entertainment on your terms, and in my opinion the epitome of the cord-cutting movement.

Apple TV vs Android TV / Chromecast: It's hard to compare a full-size system to Google's pint-sized streaming disc, but if you could put the two against each other pound-for-pound, the $35 (£30, AU$49) Chromecast would probably eke out a win.

Google's streaming stick plays nicely with both iOS and Android apps, and while it doesn't have an interface of its own it boasts a relatively impressive app that essentially performs the function of a full streaming video box at a quarter of the price. Admittedly it's up to developers to support the Chromecast, whereas Apple can control its own destiny for the Apple TV, plus the Siri Remote - while troublesome at times - is actually pretty svelte.

The G-Drive Mobile USB-C Review

The G-Drive Mobile USB-C comes with two standard USB cables, permitting it to work with any computer on the market................

You know the new MacBooks that have a single USB-C port as the extent of their connection options? G-Tech's G-Drive Mobile USB-C portable drive was made for computers like those. Thankfully, G-Tech was thoughtful enough to pack it with two USB cables: one USB-C cable and one USB-C-to-USB-A cable that lets you use the drive with a non-USB-C computer.

The $130 drive houses a normal laptop hard drive inside, so it's not as fast or as expensive as solid-state drives (SSDs) such as the Samsung Portable SSD T3 or the SanDisk Extreme 900 (each of these drives costs over $400 for 1TB). Still, there are better deals out there for non-USB-C drives; the WD My Passport Ultra costs just $125 for a whopping 3TB.

Out of the box, the G-Drive is preformatted in the HFS+ file system, which means it will work with Macs without any kind of setup. Like any portable drive, however, you can easily reformat it to work with Windows or any other operating system. There are three color options: space gray, gold and silver. Space gray and gold are available exclusively at Apple Stores.

Samsung’s first foldable phone, the Galaxy X, could launch in 2017 !

You might think the Samsung Edge display is cool, but something cooler is coming very soon. Samsung has been working on foldable displays for many years now, and the Korean giant might be ready to launch its first foldable smartphone in 2017.
Where and when will it go on sale?

The latest rumor comes from a Weibo user via Sammobile, who says the South Korean giant will release five smartphones in 2017 — the Samsung Galaxy S8, the S8 Edge, the Galaxy Note 7, the Note 7 Edge, and the Galaxy X. The Galaxy X is the highlight here — an entirely new category of Samsung’s lineup that will focus on the company’s first foldable display for smartphones.
All the mentioned devices, except the X, will have a Super AMOLED display with a 2.5K resolution, as well as a RGB subpixel arrangement. The Galaxy X, codenamed Project Valley, is aiming far higher, with a 4K display using a “diamond PenTile subpixel arrangement.”
Other previous reports confirm the existence of Project Valley.

Related: It may be up to Samsung and LG if the Apple iPhone 8 has a folding design
The company introduced the concept of a foldable display at CES 2013 and supposedly showed its first foldable phone prototype in a private meeting at CES 2014.
However, an old report by SamMobile suggests Project Valley may not have a wide international launch at first. According to anonymous inside sources speaking to the publication, when the Galaxy X first goes on sale, it’ll be available in the U.K., Germany, Italy, South Korea, France, Poland, and Nordic countries. An exclusive version for the U.K. retailer Carphone Warehouse is also listed. We can’t confirm this information, so take it with a grain of salt.
The U.S. isn’t mentioned, and although it’s certainly not official, restricting the phone’s launch would fit in with Samsung’s recent strategy. Samsung has been experimenting with launching different devices in different locations, controversially deciding to hold the Galaxy Note 5 back from the U.K. and Europe. Could Project Valley be a “designer” phone that’s all about the look, which Samsung says is what the region is looking for? If so, a U.S. launch may not come very quickly.
How about the specifications?
Samsung is allegedly testing two variants of the device, with the main difference being the processor. One has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 620, while the other has the Snapdragon 820. These are some of the newest processors from Qualcomm that feature Quick Charge 3.0, but if a launch is slated for 2017, it’s likely Samsung will opt for something newer down the road.
Related: Samsung wants to give you a smartphone you can fold in 2016
The only other specs that were revealed with this report include 3GB of RAM, a MicroSD slot for expanded storage, and a non-removable battery. The presence of a MicroSD slot will be welcomed by many, but it’s unlikely this phone will be all that affordable, at least early on.
We’ll keep updating this article as we learn more about Samsung’s Galaxy X

Review Audeze Sine 2016

Tonight i gonna to show you this new product Audeze Sine .

The Audeze Sine, unlike most other headphones, are ready for a future that actually may not come to fruition. I'm talking about the possibility of a 3.5mm-less iPhone 7 and how Apple's move could signal a big change in the way manufacturers make headphones.

If Apple does decide to juke the decades-old standard, Audeze will be prepared with the Sine. It's the latest model from the renowned audio company, with an on-ear, closed-back design and slick leather details.

While wireless is certainly the trend, Audeze is keeping things analog, or as analog as possible when you're passing audio through a Lightning cable, which is packed with an inline remote that functions as an all-in-one amplifier, digital signal processor and digital to analog converter.

iPhone users who are using anything newer than an iPhone 4S will have a Lightning port at their disposal and, so long as you don't need to charge your phone, you'll be able to take advantage of the features and hearty boost in audio quality gained with Audeze's clever amp-in-a-cord connector.

The Audeze Sine aren't cheap, coming in at $499 (£449, AU$799), which puts them on par in price to the Sennheiser Momentum Wireless, a rival in terms of comfort, styling and feature count. But the Sine are also up against literally every other wired headphone on the market.

For those who own an iPhone, the Sine are a sensible purchase. They sound amazing when connected through Lighting and they are snazzy and comfortable enough to wear around all day. But for everyone else, opting for the 3.5mm-only variation provides a comparably ho-hum experience that doesn't come close to justifying the slightly reduced $449 (£399, AU$699) price tag.

Design

The Sine's build exudes quality, with the sturdy frame and leather capped accents. Starting with the leather headband, it's stuffed on each side with plush cushions to aid in comfort. It fits nicely, even around my plus-sized noggin.

Stretching down, the adjustable arms slide smoothly from inside the headband to accommodate heads of all different shapes. These also operate as a swivel for the earcups to allow for a custom fit on your ears.

Touching on the cups themselves, they are almost completely made up of leather on the exterior. From front to back, these are smooth to the touch and supple when resting against your ears. Their shape cleverly contours, like theKoss Pro4S, to allow your ear to fit comfortably right in the middle.

The backs of each earcup houses a port where you plug in the corresponding cord for the left and right audio channels. Whether you're using the Lightning cable or the standard 3.5mm option, these connectors don't differ.

Performance

If you're an iPhone user, you should really be listening to the Sine through the Cipher Lightning cable, which features an amplifier, digital signal processor and digital to audio converter. It houses all of these components because the Lightning port bypasses the iPhone's default audio system, which means that the data coming out of the iPhone to the Sine hasn't yet been converted and processed.

When you first plug the Sine into a Lightning port, you'll be prompted to install the app. This is recommended, as it will keep the hardware up-to-date with the latest firmware and also because it lets you tune two equalizers to your taste. These are stored on the cable and usable on multiple devices.

To get the best impression of what the Audeze Sine is capable of, you really should listen through the Cipher cable. The sound is full of attack, warmth and detail. Everything sounds neatly balanced in the closed-back cup and, to my ears, nothing seemed out of place or disproportionate in the sound presentation.

If you have an Android phone, or are just listening through a non-Lightning port, the 3.5mm cable option is appreciated and totally serviceable, too. But, for as much difference as I wasn't expecting to exist between the two options, Lightning is clearly the way to go.

By comparison, audio coming through the 3.5mm cable sounded more reserved and didn't have the immediacy or the warm quality that I loved from the Cipher cable. Again, it's nice to have, but it's not how the Sine was meant to be experienced.

The Cipher Lightning cable gives the Sine all of the modern powers we love to see in a set of wired headphones. There's a multi-function inline remote that can adjust volume, pick up phone calls and switch songs. It also features a microphone so your phone can remain in the pocket.

Going back to the 3.5mm cable, the Sine really loses all of its interesting functionality. There's no microphone, no music control and a noticeable reduction in sound quality. It's a shame that non-iPhone users are getting the boot here because there's a lot to like about the Sine from a design perspective.

Final verdict

The Audeze Sine are potentially ahead of the curve, with its Cipher Lightning cable, which really boosts the sound over the 3.5mm option. It also enriches the experience with a capable inline remote.

But for non-iPhone users, there's not much to see here other than a set of expensive headphones that fault you for not being an Apple customer. Audeze could easily sell a 3.5mm version of its cable with the integrated controls as amplifier, but, until it does that, keep looking for other .

iPad Pro 9.7 best review

today i gonna to show you the latest iPad Pro 9.7

Released at the same time as the iPhone SE, you could be forgiven for thinking the iPad Pro's little brother is an afterthought fromApple. But after a short time with the Pro 9.7 you realise this is not the case at all. In fact, it's a very smart move.

Much in the same way as it was cunning to shoehorn the power of the 6s into the diminutive casing of the SE, here Apple has pulled the same trick with the 9.7 by squeezing the capabilities of the full size iPad Pro into the dimensions of an iPad Air 2.

What you get is all the considerable power of the 12.9in Proversion but with the extra portability of a standard iPad. This is a very good thing indeed.

TESTING IN THE FIELD

Waving goodbye to London, WIRED decamped to a campsite in Dorset to see if it was possible to work entirely on the iPad Pro 9.7 for two days and then compare this experience to filing copy, dealing with emails and web research from a desktop PC. What's more, the evening entertainment – music and video – would have to be provided by the tablet, too.

It is almost impossible to tell the difference between the Air 2 and the Pro 9.7 – same weight, same dimensions – but the four speaker grilles on the top and bottom of the casing inherited from the first Pro give the game away. There's also the addition of the keyboard cover with corresponding trio of magnets on the side edge for connection. Oh, and the camera lens sticks out a touch on the Pro, too, of course.

Once opened up and placed on the table in the middle of WIRED's (mercifully sunny) camp site, the Pro's 2048 x 1536 display with its pixel density of 264ppi coped admirably in the glare of the day. Apple's claimed tinkering to reduce reflectivity on this tablet by some 40 per cent can'y be verified, but in our tests reflections were much less prevalent. This made long bouts of screen-based activity in the open air was not only possible, but almost pleasurable.

The 9.7 Pro also has the new True Tone feature, which brings into play sensors on the front of the tablet to monitor ambient light and adjust white balance to make the screen easier to see in any surrounding. This is superb for reading, but might be off-putting for cinephiles as once turned on it doesn't take into account what you're using the iPad for. The result is, if activated, the Pro alters colours on movies and pictures from what was originally intended. That said, if you're a cinephile yet still choose to watch a film on a tablet, then you have no right to get too upset.

Around the campfire at night True Tone didn't spoil our viewing pleasure. In fact, thanks to those four speakers that automatically orientate the sound output depending on whether you are holding the iPad in portrait or landscape, movie night in WIRED's yurt was a breeze. Four of us could behold the majesty of 2012's Dredd (if you haven't seen it, watch it) without the need to link the Pro to our standby Bluetooth speaker. In fact, it was a good while before WIRED realised we hadn't even bothered to pair the waiting standalone speaker. It simply wasn't needed. While impressive, the smaller dimensions of the 9.7 Pro mean this isn't the same quad speaker system that graces the big iPad Pro.

REMOTE WORKING

The A9X and M9 coprocessor taken from the 12.9 Pro make multitasking on the 9.7 Pro a joy. The RAM has been dropped from 4GB to 2GB, but this was hardly noticeable, and the little Pro coped with literally everything WIRED could throw at it. This machine can edit three streams of 4K video at the same time, for example. The smaller screen also meant the urge to reach for theApple Pencil was greatly curtailed. While you can use it, the larger screen feels more suited to stylus control.

The Smart Keyboard looks like it would be a pain type on, but is in fact surprisingly responsive. Although the folding design means that for long typing sessions your hands feel a little too close to the screen, it's still perfectly possible to touch type at some speed.

The downside is there's no trackpad and the keyboard itself is nowhere near sturdy enough to be used on the lap. One other gripe is the folding design of the keyboard itself is not as beautiful as one has come to expect from Apple, with its extra fold to accommodate the keys. It's clever, but not stylish – and it's odd to be saying such things about a Cupertino creation

WIRED is going to go out on a limb here and say that this iPad (paired with a sturdier Brydge keyboard perhaps?) could indeed replace a laptop for everyday use – and we certainly found this to be the case over the two days in the sticks in South West England. The ability to bounce between side-by-side apps such as web and email or notes and word processing meant that it was almost a more-than-passable replacement for working on a full computer. WIRED didn't miss the laptop one bit – especially when it came to battery life. One gets a few hours of work time out of a laptop, with the iPad Pro 9.7 it was more than a day's use on each charge.

CONCLUSION

Starting at £500 this is pricier than the other standard-size iPads – but rightly so. This tablet has prodigious power and if you are looking for something that can take over from average laptopusage (such as writing, surfing, media playing, art programs, etc.), the Pro 9.7 has the chops, and the screen, to see you right.

Pulling off that all-important trick of packing in the capability of the big Pro into the handy, portable dimensions of the familiar Apple tablet quite simply makes this WIRED's favourite iPad, and favourite tablet, yet. Top marks.