Steve Sande

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Remember Manga Studio? That app for illustrators, comic artists and creators around the world now has a new name — Clip Studio Paint Pro — and improved features. If you’re a digital artist (or want to be), you can <a href="https://deals.appleworld.today/sales/clip-studio-paint-pro-mac-windows-2?utm_source=appleworld.today&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=clip-studio-paint-pro-mac-windows-2_031519&utm_term=scsf-319960&utm_content=a0x1P000003Yg9P&scsonar=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>get a heck of a deal today on Graphixly’s Clip Studio Paint Pro at 50% off of the regular $59.99 price — just $29.99!</strong></a></p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Thanks to everyone who entered our giveaway for an Awair 2nd Edition Smart Air Quality Monitor. We did a random pick from all of the entries received, and the winner was long-time AWT reader <strong>Tom Lisciandra</strong>. Tom was a fan of TUAW TV Live back in the days when that show was on the air once a week, and it was nice to see a familiar name as the winner.</p>

<p>Spend a lot of time using your MacBook in a public place? If you leave the computer for just a minute — perhaps to get a drink of water in a library or to order another latte at your favorite coffee shop — the chances of it “walking away” in someone else’s hands multiply exponentially. <a href="https://deals.appleworld.today/sales/beepify-lifetime-subscription?utm_source=appleworld.today&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=beepify-lifetime-subscription_031219&utm_term=scsf-319948&utm_content=a0x1P000003Yg9D&scsonar=1"><strong>Beepify</strong></a> is an app that plays a really loud and annoying alarm if someone tries to steal your Mac, and we have a lifetime subscription to the app for $39.99 (or get a one-year subscription for $19.99).</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">It's been a while since the last episode of the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tangible-tech/id970735397?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Tangible Tech podcast</strong></a>, and we have a good one for you. A lot of us are fascinated by the idea of self-driving cars, and in this episode your host Steve Sande looks into the present and future of this technology. Steve's crystal ball is pointing towards the late 2020s before we see a lot of self-driving cars on the roads around the world, but in this podcast we look at the 5 levels of automation and what they entail...and what it's going to take to get to Level 5.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">In this Apple World Today video quick tip, we show you how to change settings in the macOS Screenshot utility to do away with the floating thumbnail that shows up on the screen.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Apple event at which the company is expected to announce its long-awaited TV and movie subscription service, as well as a subscription version of the Apple News service, has been announced for March 25, 2019 at the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park Campus in Cupertino, California.</p>

<p>These are probably the best headphones we’ve offered a deal on, and it’s easy to see why. The <a href="https://deals.appleworld.today/sales/culture-audio-v1-anc-bluetooth-headphones-black?scsonar=1&utm_campaign=culture-audio-v1-anc-bluetooth-headphones-black_031119&utm_content=a0x1P000003Yg99&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=appleworld.today&utm_term=scsf-319944"><strong>Culture Audio V1 Bluetooth Headphones</strong></a> come with 98% active noise cancellation, making it possible to listen to your music without hearing background noise. Usually they sell for $200 — in itself a bargain for top-end noise canceling headphones — but we’ve got ‘em on sale for $135.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">It happens to the best of us. You’re using your favorite iOS device — an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch — and something goes wrong. Perhaps your iPhone is stuck on a certain screen, is booting repeatedly, or fails during a restore or update. Regardless of the problem, a new app from <a href="https://www.imyfone.com/#appleworld.today&link&cp_FP"><strong>iMyFone</strong></a> called <a href="https://www.imyfone.com/ios-system-recovery/"><strong>Fixppo</strong></a> can help you get your device up and running again without the help of an expensive tech specialist. </p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">There are times I really love my job as a technology writer, and this week has been one of those times. What’s the reason for my enthusiasm? Getting to put my hands on new charging technology that is going to revolutionize consumer electronics. <a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2019/3/5/hands-on-review-elecjets-apollo-traveller-power-bank-is-the-first-to-use-graphene-composite" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yesterday I reviewed the Elecjet Apollo Traveller Power Bank</a>, which uses graphene technology to make a safe, cool-running and fast charging battery pack, and today I’m going to tell you about what’s known as <a href="http://ganfast.com/">GaNFast</a> ™, which uses a Gallium Nitride based power chip rather than traditional silicon. </p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">What could be better than a 40,000mAh external battery pack? Well, how about if that battery pack had an AC outlet for your MacBook, a USB port for charging any number of accessories, and a USB-C port for keeping a MacBook or iPad Pro powered up? That’s the power of <a href="https://deals.appleworld.today/sales/swisstek-powerbar?utm_source=appleworld.today&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=swisstek-powerbar_030819&utm_term=scsf-319959&utm_content=a0x1P000003Yg9O&scsonar=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Swisstek’s Power Bar</strong></a>, which normally runs $229.99. The Apple World Today Deals Shop has this powerhouse on sale today for $124.99 (45% off), and you can scrape another 15% off of that price by using the promo code <strong>SEMIANNUAL</strong> at checkout. </p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Whoops! At a meeting of the Workforce Policy Advisory Board yesterday, President Donald Trump inadvertently called Apple CEO Tim Cook “Tim Apple”. While that faux pas quickly made it around the Internet, Cook took the entire situation with a great sense of humor, today changing his Twitter name from Tim Cook to “Tim ”.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">At today’s Addigy 2019 Addigy Partner Summit, Gene Munster, long time Apple analyst and managing partner at Loup Ventures, give the “State of Apple and Beyond” keynote. He’s very bullish on the tech giant and tech in general and gave his thoughts on where things are heading over the next 10 years. </p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">What looks like Apple’s pricey AirPods, sounds like AirPods, but doesn’t cost as much as Apple vaunted earbuds? Easy — it’s AirDops, Bluetooth 5.0 wireless earbuds that provide up to 3 hours of listening on a single charge as as much as 8 hours of playtime when used with the included charging case. <a href="https://deals.appleworld.today/sales/airdops-true-wireless-earbuds?utm_source=appleworld.today&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=airdops-true-wireless-earbuds_030719&utm_term=scsf-319955&utm_content=a0x1P000003Yg9K&scsonar=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Don’t spend $159 on a pair of AirPods that could be outdated by the end of March — get a pair of $29.99 AirDops and enjoy great sound while keeping money in your wallet.</strong></a></p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Drone pilots have something to be happy about today — the folks at Skylum Software have announced <a href="https://skylum.com/airmagic" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>AirMagic</strong></a>, a AI-powered app for Mac and Windows designed to automatically enhance aerial photos that are taken with drone cameras. Orders for the new app begin today, and AirMagic will be released on March 21.</p>

<p style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Battery technology has been getting better year after year, often with small evolutionary changes that increase efficiency and give us longer battery life or shorter charge times. Elecjet Technology recently released the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/anywatt/apollo-traveller-fastest-recharging-and-ultra-slim" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Apollo Traveller Power Bank on Kickstarter</strong></a>, and the new technology used in this external power bank bodes well for the future of device batteries with a revolutionary change. Deliveries of the Apollo Traveller begin next month, but we were able to get our hands on a pre-release power bank for review.</p>