As all attorneys know, one of the downsides of litigation is that even if you win your case in court, there can be a lot of cost associated with getting there — not just financially, but also the burden of discovery. Apple recently won a iPhone and iPad patent battle with Samsung, and thus Samsung has just agreed to pay Apple $548 million. But during discovery, Apple had to reveal a lot of information about iPhones and iPads that I’m sure that Apple would have preferred to have kept secret. Yoni Heisler of BGR wrote about some of the more interesting tidbits revealed to the public through the discovery process. And now, the news of note:
- If you are interested in hearing me talk about using an iPad in a law practice, I’m doing a Webinar for MyCase next week called, appropriately enough, How to Use an iPad for your Law Practice. It is on Tuesday, December 15th at 11 Pacific / 2 Eastern. No CLE credit, unfortunately, but it is free and you can watch it on your computer without having to come down to New Orleans to see me. Click here to sign up.
- New York attorney Nicole Black’s 2015 holiday gift guide for lawyers includes the Apple Watch as a recommendation.
- Utah attorney Peter Summerill discusses the death of the Circus Ponies Notebook app on the iPad.
- South Carolina attorney Justin Kahn discusses the GoodNotes app. Thanks to my iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, I’ve been using that app more than ever.
- Florida attorney Katie Floyd shares her thoughts on the Apple Smart Battery Case.
- Rene Ritchie of iMore wrote an in-depth review of the Apple Smart Battery Case.
- Paul Dzikiy of iLounge posted his review of the Apple Smart Battery Case.
- Benjamin Mayo of 9to5Mac shares his favorite iPhone and iPad accessories and gift picks.
- Jason Snell and Dan Moren of Six Colors describe some of their favorite iOS and Apple TV games.
- I mentioned earlier this week that you can now use the Remote app on your iPhone (or Apple Watch) to control an Apple TV. In an interview with John Paczkowski of BuzzFeed, Eddy Cue of Apple talks about an improved Remote app coming out next year.
- Jessie Hollington of iLounge reviews the Phillips Home Kit-compatible Hue Bridge for Hue Lights.
- It isn’t often that you can save $1,100 on an Apple product, but Buster Hein of Cult of Mac reports that BestBuy is selling the Apple Watch Edition (the gold model), which is normally $15,000, for only $13,898.00. A bargain!
- And finally, Apple did a very nice job with its latest commercial for the Apple TV, called The Future of Television. The video is worth watching:
I just received my Smart Battery Case last night and so far am happy with it. I even bought ones for my two younger kids – great Christmas gift. It weighs a little more than my previous case but no more than the Otter Box I had on my older iPhone. But I can’t find the iPad adapter that Rene mentioned in his article.
Thanks
When you say “iPad adapter” do you mean “headphone adapter”? I don’t think that Apple makes that, but many third parties do. Here is an example that I found on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VEOIEO/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000VEOIEO&linkCode=as2&tag=ipjd-20&linkId=K5R4XYNK27RXY6WW
-Jeff
Jeff, thanks for your reply. Actually I did mean iPad adapter, however, in re-reading Rene’s article I see that what I read was a shortened version of an earlier reference adapter for the iPad Pro.
Keep up with the good articles and recommendations. Your sponsors and others you review should be pleased that I have purchased many of your recommendations.
Phil