Blog | Graham Bower

How Apple Watch could shape up for fitness at WWDC [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Apr 9, 2018 | Fitness, Technology

When it comes to fitness apps on Apple Watch, sometimes it feels like Cupertino is running before it can walk. Fancy new features like Heart Rate Recovery are very welcome, but a few of the basics remain missing. Apple could make major strides when it releases watchOS...

The watchOS improvements I want to see at WWDC [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Mar 28, 2018 | Technology

In the three short years since Apple Watch debuted, Cupertino has massively improved its smartwatch. Remember the early days, when Glances took ages to load, only to show out-of-date information? When the Fitness app refused to stay in the foreground during a workout?...

Take your running to new heights with the altimeter in Apple Watch Series 3 [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Mar 13, 2018 | Fitness, Technology

Are you taking full advantage of all the neat new features in your shiny Series 3 Apple Watch? Cellular connectivity grabbed the headlines, but that isn’t the only hardware addition Cupertino managed to cram into a wearable that was already bristling with sensors....

Cool new HealthKit gadgets can measure practically anything [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Mar 1, 2018 | Fitness, Technology

Smart sperm testers, body cavity inspectors, Bluetooth pillows, holographic jump ropes and contactless thermometers. It’s all just another day at Mobile World Congress, where more and more companies show off their new HealthKit-compatible gadgets. If you want your...

These smart glasses get me excited about how cool Apple Glasses could be [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Feb 27, 2018 | Technology

BARCELONA, Spain — The best product I’ve tried out at this year’s Mobile World Congress is the Vuzix Blade AR glasses. These smart specs superimpose a sharp, high-definition display over your regular vision, making real life resemble an awesome Xbox game. The Blade...

5 ways Apple will rule Mobile World Congress (without even showing up) [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Feb 23, 2018 | Technology

When the entire mobile phone industry heads to Barcelona next week for Mobile World Congress 2018, there will be one notable absence: Apple. Cupertino doesn’t do trade shows. Not even really big ones like MWC. Yet, despite its absence from the massive Spanish trade...

This hidden Apple Watch feature tells you if your workouts are doing any good [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Feb 15, 2018 | Fitness, Technology

It’s all very well to know how far you ran, cycled and swam. But the whole point of exercise is not just to clock the miles. It’s supposed to make you more fit. So, how do you know if all those sweaty miles are actually doing any good? One way is by measuring your...

How to set up Apple’s Health app to unlock its awesome fitness potential [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Feb 9, 2018 | Fitness, Technology

If you think the Health app is just another pointless junk app that comes preinstalled on your iPhone, think again. Unlike Stocks, Compass or Tips, it is one of the few apps that Apple won’t let you delete. Set up the Apple Health app properly, and it becomes a...

Why it sucks when fitness apps don’t share your workout data with Apple [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Feb 7, 2018 | Fitness, Technology

The workout data I log with my Apple Watch belongs to me. It‘s not Apple’s — nor is it Nike’s, Strava’s or anyone else’s, for that matter. It is mine. I paid for it with my own blood, sweat and tears. (OK, it’s mostly sweat, but there were some tears along the way,...

Top 10 tips for swimming with Apple Watch [Cult of Mac]

by Graham Bower | Jan 25, 2018 | Fitness, Technology

Your Apple Watch loves getting wet (provided you own a Series 2 or 3). But when you start a swimming workout, the waterproof mode kicks in automatically, which means the Apple Watch touchscreen stops working. So how are you supposed to use it? Swimming with Apple...