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A computer you wear like goggles? Yes, it's true—learn all about the new Apple Vision Pro Apple Vision Pro For Dummies is a practical guide to Apple's first new product in eight years. Considered a “spatial computer,” Vision Pro lets you see your apps right in front of your eyes and interact with the interface using eye movement, hand gestures, and your voice.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 09-16-2024
Apple Vision Pro is a mixed-reality headset that fuses augmented reality (where you can see digital information overlaid on top of the real world around you) with virtual reality (realistic imagery that fully envelops your field of vision). You don’t need a mouse and keyboard with Apple Vision Pro — you can control everything with your eyes, voice, and hands in the air.
Stop looking at your phone—and start looking at your Apple Watch Much more than a time-telling device, the Apple Watch is your very own wrist-sized computer. And Apple Watch For Dummies is the most trusted guide for new and upgrading users. Learn how to check your email, make a phone call, look at tomorrow's weather forecast, and track your calorie burn, all right on your wrist.
All the info you want about Apple Watch, and none of the fluff you don’t Apple Watch For Seniors For Dummies helps you get the most out of your smart device. Start with the very basics if you’re an Apple Watch newbie, or, if you’re upgrading, check out the no-nonsense coverage of the latest bells and whistles.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 01-09-2023
Apple Watches cost a pretty penny, especially if you have a Wi-Fi+Cellular model. This is why you should know how to get the most from your Apple Watch’s battery life, troubleshoot problems your watch might have, and get Apple support for Apple Watches.Extend your Apple Watch's battery life The excellent battery life of Apple Watches is a wonderful feature, but you can extend it even further.
Article / Updated 03-12-2021
Apple Watch previously required you to have an iPhone to set up and use the wristwatch (even with the cellular model). This isn’t the case any longer, with the introduction of watchOS 7, the operating system that debuted in the fall of 2020. Also new with watchOS 7 are a couple of features specific for families.
Article / Updated 01-01-2020
Walkie-Talkie is a fun way to communicate between Apple Watch wearers. As you might expect, it lets you quickly chat with someone, wrist to wrist, using your voice. The Walkie-Talkie app isn’t available in all countries or regions. But no, you don’t need to be near each other like old-school walkie-talkies (like in the Stranger Things TV show)!
Article / Updated 12-31-2019
Did you know you can send people money through your Apple device? Called Apple Pay Cash, this easy-to-use technology is designed for person-to-person payments. It’s essentially a version of Apple Pay that lets you send or receive money right in the Messages app, or by asking Siri.You can use the cards you already have in Wallet to send money, split a bill at a restaurant, or chip in on a gift for a coworker.
Article / Updated 12-31-2019
As you may or may not know, Apple Music is a monthly subscription service from Apple that lets you listen to more than 45 million songs. Unlike paying for and downloading individual songs or albums from iTunes, Apple Music is a streaming service, so all the songs are stored on Apple’s servers in the “cloud” for you to access from your device (as if they were stored locally).
Article / Updated 10-26-2019
The number of fad diets clamoring for your attention is downright mind-boggling. From the Atkins diet to the Zone diet, you can find countless weight-loss regimens as well as tens of thousands of books and websites explaining those regimens. How do you choose which one is right for you?Two words: You don’t!Unless you have unique medical needs, a special diet is only going to make things worse in the long run (usually because starving your body of food in general or of certain nutrients in particular just makes your body retain calories and fat).