Amazon goes all out for Prime Day and Black Friday, but the retail giant is running another epic sale right now.
Say hello to the Amazon Big Spring Sale — your new excuse to splurge on Apple’s latest wonderful products.
The sale is set to wrap up on Monday, March 31, and there are discounts on a lot of Apple gear, like MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs, iPad Pros, iPad Airs, Apple Watches and more.
Basically, if you’ve had your eye on an Apple upgrade, now’s a good time to pounce — if you can sneak ‘em by your eagle-eyed spouse.
We’ve rounded up all the best discounts for you — just click here to check them out. Happy shopping! 🚀
Also in today’s newsletter:
The upcoming iPhone 17 Pro looks poised to offer 8K video recording for the first time. If you think this is high-res overkill, it’s not. It means you can heavily crop your shots and still maintain amazing detail.
Taiwanese chip giant TSMC is racing to finish another giant chip fab, which likely will produce advanced silicon for Apple — already TSMC’s biggest U.S. customer. Last year, I took I drive out to see the company’s first plant on the outskirts of Phoenix, and it’s ginormous.
Be warned: Before checking out this on-sale NSFW AI image generator — the sample images are def not safe for work.
We’ve been closely following xMEMS Labs’ solid-state headphone/earbud drivers as they roll out, and the company’s next-gen Lassen tweeter looks like a big improvement.
Zagg’s Tough Keys keyboard case for the new iPad 11 is designed primarily for kids and turns the tablet into a tough-as-nails faux laptop for school. Check out our hands-on review.
— Leander Kahney, EIC.
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Tweets of the day
iOS 19 Keyboard concept
— #Yashwanth V. (#@yashwanth941v)
12:53 PM • Mar 27, 2025
who’s gonna tell him that’s just the macOS Photos icon 😭
— #System Settings (#@app_settings)
2:52 AM • Mar 27, 2025
Apple Maps 🚶🏻
— #Ben Geskin (#@BenGeskin)
4:17 PM • Mar 27, 2025
I am making some Severance inspired products. Video coming in a month, these will be available for free to 3D print. Also doing a keyboard trackpad conversion based on Apple’s magic keyboard and trackpad.
— #Ali Alamzadeh (#@AliAlamzadeh)
7:30 PM • Mar 26, 2025
Wallpaper of the day
One more. Load in 4k before downloading ✔️
— #Vuk Andric (#@vukandric)
6:06 PM • Mar 26, 2025
One more thing ...
When I was growing up, a guy across the street had a Volkswagen Bug. He really wanted to make it into a Porsche. He spent all his spare money and time accessorizing this VW, making it look and sound loud. By the time he was done, he did not have a Porsche. He had a loud, ugly VW.
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