Steve Sande

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanks to a reader with vision issues who asked for our site to be more accessible, we are happy to announce the addition of a new tool to the Apple World Today website. This tool, WebsiteVoice, reads any article or article excerpt with a click on the speaker icon that is visible on the left side of each story. WebsiteVoice works with both macOS and iOS browsers, so all of our friends who would like to listen to articles rather than read them can listen on many Apple devices.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">With last fall’s release of the USB-C-equipped iPad Pro models, it’s been important to find out exactly which USB-C hubs on the market work well with those iPad Pros…and which don’t. I’ve used several that have had issues when connected to my iPad Pro, but fortunately that’s not the case with Satechi’s $59.99 <a href="https://satechi.net/collections/usb-type-c/products/aluminum-type-c-mobile-pro-hub" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>USB-C Mobile Pro Hub</strong></a>. Today we’ll take a look at the device, the features it offers, and how it works with Apple’s latest iPad Pro models.</p>

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<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">You love your MacBook Pro, but you don’t like to carry around a lot of dongles. There’s a solution — this great <a href="https://deals.appleworld.today/sales/omnihil-usb-c-hub-hdmi-adapter-compatible-with-macbook-pro?utm_source=appleworld.today&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=omnihil-usb-c-hub-hdmi-adapter-compatible-with-macbook-pro_011119&utm_term=scsf-314624&utm_content=a0x1P000004fhp7&scsonar=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>7-in-1 USB-C Hub for MacBook Pro</strong></a> from OMNIHIL plugs onto one side of your MBP and converts two of the Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports into 7 ports.</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">It's a new year for <a href="http://youtube.com/c/appleworldtoday" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AWT TV</a>, and Marty & Steve are back to talk about Apple and tech in general. This was our first episode back on the Zoom platform, so things are back to normal...meaning you get to see the intro/outro video once more, we're able to share screens, and more.</p>

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<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">After a bit of a hiatus brought on by a) not being able to livestream to Google, b) vacations, c) my insistence on using my iPad Pro as a laptop, we’re finally going to be back on the air tonight at 5:30 PM PT / 8:30 PM ET. You can watch the show on our <a href="https://facebook.com/AWToday" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Apple World Today Facebook Page</strong></a>. This will be episode 49. Just think - the next episode marks our 50th show. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">CES is usually full of announcements that make you shake your head, and this is one of them. Kohler has announced that the Numi 2.0 Intelligent Toilet — which is estimated to cost a cool $8,000 — will support Apple’s HomeKit home automation toolkit and even listen to Siri commands. </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Phishing scams are going crazy in early 2019. I’ve personally seen four in my email so far this year, and now there’s word about a new phishing scam that comes in the form of a fake support call to iPhone users. </p>

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<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">First you got your new iPhone, and you probably bought a wireless charging pad for it. Then you got an Apple Watch, which comes with a wireless charger. Finally, you decided it was time to get some AirPods…which don’t have a wireless charger. You waited and waited for Apple to release the AirPower charger, but it never came. Well, for just $42.99, you can get the <a href="https://deals.appleworld.today/sales/ipm-3-in-1-wireless-charging-station?utm_source=appleworld.today&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ipm-3-in-1-wireless-charging-station_010419&utm_term=scsf-313516&utm_content=a0x1P000004feAK&scsonar=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>iPM 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station</strong></a> and get all of your devices charged on one well-designed charger. Oh, and if you happen to type in the promo code <strong>NEWYEAR2019</strong> when you check out of the Apple World Today Deals Shop, we’ll take another 19% off the price.</p>

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<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The morons who create phishing emails wasted no time in sending out one targeting iCloud users at 12:01 AM ET. Fortunately, the folks who created it don’t know how to spell and use atrocious grammar, so it was easy to spot. </span></p>

<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">OK, I’m barely going to get this one in before the ball drops in Times Square, but since I have been traveling (again) I didn’t get around to putting my “best of 2018” list together. </span><a href="https://appleworld.dreamhosters.com/blog/2018/12/31/marty-and-denniss-favorite-apple-products-of-2018">You can check out what Dennis and Marty were happy with in 2018 by clicking this link</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. </span></p>