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Download Tim Cook's Apple Watch face

Download Tim Cook's Apple Watch face

Here's how Apple's CEO customizes his watch.

Leander Kahney
April 24, 2023

Customizing your Apple Watch is very personal, but why not take tips from the head of the company that makes them — Tim Cook himself?

Cook’s Apple Watch face (with its many customizations) was spotted in a photo from his recent tour of India, where he helped open the country’s first Apple retail stores.

Cook made some interesting choices in the Apple Watch complications he uses: We break it all down.

Also in today’s newsletter:

Coincidentally, today is the day that the first Apple Watch arrived.
If your setup needs a quick, inexpensive boost, check out this list of helpful items to make it better. The list was assembled by David Snow, our veteran Setups writer.
Here are some very handy tips to make the Photos app work better.
It has an ungainly name, but we reviewed the Untitled Folder Wallet and found it’s a great way to carry your cards and cash.

— Leander Kahney, EIC.

Download the Apple Watch face Tim Cook uses

How does Tim Cook customize his Apple Watch face? I’ll break down Cook’s watch and show you how to download the customized face.

Apple's App Store is having technical problems

Cupertino reports that the App Store has a problem that might prevent users from buying applications.

Trapped hikers rescued by iPhone 14 satellite SOS

A trio of adventurers got trapped at the bottom of a canyon, but were rescued via the Emergency SOS via satellite service in the iPhone 14 series.

Top 20 items to boost your setup for less than $50 [Setups]

Today's featured computer setup is a tribute to all the little things that make a difference, from laptop stands to double-sided tape.

You call that an iPhone killer? See Humane’s first public demo.

The world just got its first glimpse of an AI-powered "iPhone killer" device being developed by Humane, a startup founded by Apple veterans.

How Apple AR/VR headset's external battery pack will work

The upcoming mixed-reality device reportedly will use an external battery pack with a new type of proprietary magnetic connector.

Can Apple's 'Reality' headset spark an AR/VR revolution? [The CultCast]

This week on Cult of Mac's podcast: The latest leaks about Apple's AR/VR headset get us pondering real-world applications.

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This 6-in-1 cable can charge all your gear

Why carry multiple charging cables when one can connect any of your devices to any available charger? The inCharge X Max gives you six ways to connect, and can handle up to 100 watts.

5 blazing-fast reasons you should play ‘Sonic Racing’

Sonic the Hedgehog knows everything worth knowing about speed, so it's no surprise that “Sonic Racing” is one of the best games on Apple Arcade.

5 features in Apple's Photos app you need to try today

Apple's Photos app gives you plenty of ways to manage your photo library, and to tweak and share the images in it.

Today in Apple history: It's time for Apple Watch

April 24, 2015: It's time for the official release of the Apple Watch, the wearable device Apple CEO Tim Cook describes as the "next chapter in Apple history.”

Every Mac nerd needs this whimsical wallet [Review]

The Untitled Folder Wallet is handy and practical while doubling as a funny visual joke. It’s a premium leather wallet that happens to look like the New Folder icon in macOS.

Tweetz o’ the day

There's too much hate out here.
We should all love what Humane is doing. Ignoring the hype or product, they're at least turning VC dollars into explorations to push Design forward. That's something I'll always support.
— Andy Allen (@asallen)
Apr 21, 2023

Humane’s newly teased contraption has to answer a simple question:
Is it a smartphone REPLACEMENT or a gizmo that one carries IN ADDITION to a smartphone?
Good luck if it’s the latter.
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— Kontra (@counternotions)
Apr 21, 2023

One more thing ...

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There’s an old Wayne Gretzky quote that I love. ‘I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.’ And we’ve always tried to do that at Apple. Since the very very beginning. And we always will.

— Steve Jobs, 2007.

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Results from Friday’s poll: Are you actually excited about Apple's AR/VR headset?

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