![Exclusive mockups: Apple Watch Explorer Edition looks rugged and sporty [Cult of Mac]](https://grahambower.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/jumble2-watermark-1080x675.jpg)
by Graham Bower | Jun 25, 2022 | Fitness, Technology
Rumors of an Apple Watch Explorer Edition started last year, when Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that Apple was working on ruggedized smartwatch designed specifically for athletes. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, from TF International Securities, added fuel to the fire...
![How to master the Siri Remote scroll wheel [Cult of Mac]](https://grahambower.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/siri-remote-circles-1080x675.jpg)
by Graham Bower | Jun 15, 2022 | Technology
When Apple TV 4K launched last year, it had fans salivating. But not for the sharper picture or faster processor. It was the new Siri Remote that caught everyone’s eye. Had Cupertino finally made a TV remote control that didn’t suck? With its iPod-style scroll wheel,...
by Graham Bower | Jun 6, 2022 | Fitness, Technology
Apple revealed what it has up its sleeve for Apple Watch during its WWDC22 keynote Monday. watchOS 9 includes some fun new watch faces and various other minor additions. But the Workout app really stole the show with a host of welcome new features. Apple is taking on...
![How to take stunning selfies with the Apple Watch Camera Remote app [Cult of Mac]](https://grahambower.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/camera-remote-1080x675.jpg)
by Graham Bower | May 29, 2022 | Technology
Everyone knows Apple Watch is an excellent health and fitness companion. But did you know it’s also handy for taking selfies? That’s thanks to Apple Watch’s best kept secret: the Camera Remote app. This indispensable watch app will raise your selfie game, enabling you...
![Why you’re wrong about Apple Watch Series 7 [Cult of Mac]](https://grahambower.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sad-series-seven-1080x675.jpg)
by Graham Bower | May 13, 2022 | Technology
Six months after its launch, people are still griping about Apple Watch Series 7. Even our own Lewis and Erfon recently agreed on The CultCast that Series 7 wasn’t worth the upgrade. Many have moaned that it lacks new features, with some even suggesting it was a...
![The radical evolution of watchOS and what it tells us about Apple’s future [Cult of Mac]](https://grahambower.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/watchos-1080x675.jpg)
by Graham Bower | Apr 11, 2022 | Technology
Unveiled at a special event way back in 2014, the first Apple Watch looked similar to the wearable we know and love today. But looks can be deceiving. Take the Digital Crown and Side Button, for example. Their design may not have changed, but their functionality is...
by Graham Bower | Mar 10, 2022 | Technology
In 2010, Steve Jobs proudly proclaimed Apple had become a “mobile device company.” Tim Cook went further, dismissing anything that wasn’t a mobile device as a “hobby project.” It sounded like the Mac’s days were numbered. At Cult of Mac, we even ran a story on how to...
by Graham Bower | Feb 22, 2022 | Fitness, Technology
The blood oxygen sensor featured in Apple Watch Series 6 and 7 is “not intended for medical use,” Apple says. That seems odd, considering that low blood oxygen is a serious medical condition. If the watch’s monitor is not for medical use, then what exactly is it for?...
by Graham Bower | Jan 1, 2022 | Coaching, Fitness
If your New Year’s resolution is to get in shape in 2022, Apple Fitness+ provides the perfect solution. Tightly integrated with Apple Watch, it offers hundreds of excellent video workouts you can do at home right now. But the question is, will you? As the old saying...
by Graham Bower | Oct 31, 2021 | Writing
When I was a kid at school I hated exercise because the locker room was so homophobic. The other boys could tell I was different before I even knew I was gay myself. As a result, I grew up thinking sports and fitness weren’t for me. But ten years later when I got...
