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Belkin iPhone mount for Mac desktops review: Use Continuity Camera for unlimited webcam angles in macOS
Belkin has a Continuity Camera mount for Mac desktops and displays, but its killer feature is the built-in tripod screw.
Continuity Camera is one of the most useful features to debut on macOS in recent years. It uses your iPhone's rear camera system as your Mac's webcam, which improves video quality and adds features. However, the tricky part can be finding a way to mount the best iPhones in a way that'll work with a Mac. For reference, Continuity Camera only activates when your iPhone is locked, mounted horizontally, and near your Mac.
Mac Mini (M2, 2023) review: You won't find a better desktop for $600
It's easy to see where Apple cut corners, however
Apple has managed to do a lot with Silicon, but one of the products that benefited the most from the transition was the Mac Mini. Older Intel models were overpriced and had sluggish performance. But with the M1 and M2 systems-on-a-chip (SoC), the Mac Mini finally became the budget-friendly compact desktop that it always wanted to be. Apple gave the desktop a massive price cut with M1 and dropped the price by $100 again with the upgrade to M2 this year.
Satechi USB-C Slim Dock for iMac review: A must-have Apple accessory
Satechi has been making stands and hubs for Mac computers for a while now, but this one represents the company's best work.
Satechi has been making Mac accessories for a while now, but the company is clearly hitting its stride. It sells many of its accessories in Apple stores, which is a pretty good indicator of quality, but I've also tested a bunch of them. I can safely say that Satechi's products work so well with Apple devices that you might mistake them for Apple's own products. With all this in mind, it's no surprise that I like the Satechi USB-C Slim Dock for the 24-inch iMac. It fixes many of my main gripes with Apple's all-in-one computer and turns it into a bona-fide desktop workstation.
iMac (M3, 2023) review: Still alive and well
Apple's incremental update to the 24-inch iMac has brought up the idea that the product might be dying. I'm here to tell you that's just plain wrong.
Apple gave the 24-inch iMac, first redesigned in 2021, an upgrade to the M3 chipset earlier this month. Soon after, it dispelled talk of a new 27-inch iMac by publicly commenting on product strategy in a rare move by Apple. All that has led many to believe that the iMac category might be losing its direction, or perhaps even dying. It's easy to see why that narrative exists. The iMac is now the only Apple Silicon desktop that can only be configured with a base M3 chip. Even the tiny and affordable Mac mini has an optional 'Pro' chip upgrade.
Satechi Stand & Hub for Mac review: The perfect companion for Mac mini or Mac Studio
If you're looking for a way to add expandable storage to your Mac mini or Mac Studio, this is the cleanest way to do it.
Amidst all the benefits that come with Apple Silicon, a big drawback is clearly upgradeability. If you want to upgrade your memory or storage after your initial purchase, you're out of luck. Of course, you can always use an external drive, but it can be a clunky experience. For that reason, when people buy the best Macs, I often recommend they upgrade the storage to at least 512GB or 1TB. The base model machines have low storage capacities that will fill up quickly, with no way to add storage at a later date. That is, unless you use the Satechi Stand & Hub.
MacBook Air (M2, 15-inch) review: A big-screen Apple laptop for the masses
The 15-inch MacBook Air is, well, a bigger MacBook Air. While it's not as light or as portable of a machine, it's still a great laptop.
For years, there was a calling for Apple to make a laptop with a larger screen in the Air product line. Sure, there was the MacBook Pro for users who wanted a bigger display, but not everyone who preferred a 15- or 16-inch screen wanted the MacBook Pro. For a while, the 13-inch MacBook Air actually was the bigger one, with the 11-inch model serving as the small-screened variant. That changed in June of this year when Apple debuted the 15-inch version of the M2 MacBook Air. In essence, it's everything we loved about the 13-inch M2 MacBook Air — but bigger. If you're looking for a big screen in an Apple laptop but don't want to spend MacBook Pro money, the 15-inch MacBook Air is for you.
macOS Sonoma review: The most polished Mac experience yet
The latest macOS update introduces handy new features, along with some visual changes.
2023 has been a packed year in terms of Apple OS updates. We got iOS 17 and its notable upgrades to communication features, watchOS 10 and its overhauled user interface, and more. Now, it's time to shift our attention to macOS Sonoma — the company's latest software update for the Mac. After using this version for around three months, I've come to several conclusions, which I will be sharing through this review.
Hands-on: The Apple Vision Pro is best AR and VR experience I've ever tried (and I've tried many)
I tried Apple's $3,500 mixed reality headset, and it left me in awe. Now, is it worth the price? Only you can make that call.
Apple's long-rumored mixed reality (MR) headset, the Vision Pro, is here. Well, sort of. It was announced yesterday at WWDC, and I got to wear the headset for about 25 minutes today, but it isn't going on sale until "early next year," and its $3,499 retail price is going to be the point of much contentious debate.
macOS Sonoma beta 1 hands-on: A small but fun update
macOS Sonoma makes your Mac fun to use in so many new ways.
Each year, the best Macs get even better with a new macOS update, with a preview first hitting the scenes in the summer. This year, that update is macOS Sonoma. Currently in developer beta, it is the follow-up to last year's macOS Ventura, which delivered productivity-boosting features like Stage Manager. macOS Sonoma, though, isn't about groundbreaking new features. Rather, this update is designed to tweak the core features of your macOS experience and make them fun to use.
macOS Ventura review: Feature-packed, but not super impactful
I've been using macOS Ventura for several months. While it has some neat additions, they won't be useful for a lot of people, including me.
Apple released the first macOS Ventura developer beta back in June. Its initial reveal occurred during WWDC22, along with that of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and watchOS 9. Unlike the packed iPhone update, Ventura is a relatively minor bump that further streamlines the Mac. Ever since the notable Big Sur release, the company has been making smaller tweaks that move macOS closer towards perfection, so this isn't surprising.
MacBook Air (M2, 2022) review: Setting a new standard
Apple's new MacBook Air is one of the best mainstream laptops on the market, using the new M2 chip, a new webcam, and more.
Apple's new MacBook Air is an amazing piece of computing engineering. When the company introduced the M1, it pretty much stuck it inside of old hardware that was designed for Intel chips. We started to see hardware that could take advantage of Arm silicon with the 24-inch iMac, the 2021 MacBook Pro, and the Mac Studio. Now, it's time for a redesigned MacBook Air.
MacBook Air M2 First Look: a breath of fresh Air
The new MacBook Air M2 brings a welcome refresh to the MacBook Air lineup, as well as power, more RAM and new colors. Here's our first look.
The evolution of the personal computing industry over the past ten years has seen a shift towards smaller, lighter, and more powerful machines than ever before. This shift towards portability was arguably kickstarted by the original MacBook Air, which was launched to much aplomb in January 2008.