The Apple TV remote is getting a redesign… maybe there is a god?

The Apple TV remote is getting a redesign… maybe there is a god? NOT TODAY, SATAN Where do I begin with the horrors of the Apple TV remote? The “touchpad” veers between being either utterly unresponsive, or so sensitive that you brush it and whatever you’re watching gets flung ten seconds into the future. Or the fact the Apple TV remote is shaped perfectly to be lost down the side of any sofa, with little chance of recovery....

2 min · 335 words · Danielle Mckinney

The Apple Watch design is already a classic — will it ever change?

The Apple Watch design is already a classic — will it ever change? Summary: why fix what ain’t broke? So why has the Apple Watch design stayed so similar? If we’re going to understand where Apple may go in the future with the Apple Watch design, we have to know why it has stayed so static. There are three main reasons: brand, function, and customizability. Reason 1: brand The Apple Watch’s design has become classic....

5 min · 914 words · Ms. Sharon Haynes DVM

The Apple Watch Workout app NEEDS a warmup mode — make it happen, Tim

Getting an Apple Watch last yearaltered my life— especially when it came to exercise. But the more I’ve used it for this, the more a specific question has arisen: why the hell doesn’t the Apple Watch workout app have a warmup mode? For the uninitiated, the in-built Workout app on the Apple Watch has a range of different sports you can select. The idea behind this is twofold. The first is simple: it allows you to easily track how you’ve been exercising....

3 min · 612 words · James Hurley

The Arctic hasn’t been this warm for 3 million years

The Arctic hasn’t been this warm for 3 million years The Pliocene Arctic We are part of a team of scientists who analyzed sediment cores fromLake El’gygytgynin northeast Russia in 2013 to understand the Arctic’s climate under higher atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Fossil pollen preserved in these cores shows that the Pliocene Arctic was very different from its current state. Today the Arctic is a treeless plain with only sparsetundra vegetation, such as grasses, sedges and a few flowering plants....

5 min · 963 words · Mr. John Atkins

The Art of the Pitch: Inspiring Media Relations

Dear P.R., The news starts with a spark. As journalists, we’re skilled at fanning the flames. It’s your job to deliver that fire without anyone getting burned. And that’s no easy task. We realize we’re not perfect. We ask you for unique quotes, high res images, embeddable videos, and tell you we want them yesterday. Some of us are super sanctimonious. Some of us respond to your RSVPs but not your pitches and then take two gift bags....

9 min · 1746 words · Kathryn Kelley
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