It isn’t often that Apple executives sit down for an interview with the press, so it was noteworthy that Rick Tetzeli got an opportunity to interview Tim Cook, Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi for an article in Fast Company that appeared this week. The article had some interesting parts, but I more enjoyed reading the raw Q&A that was subsequently released, in which Cue and Federighi talk about lots of different aspects of Apple including how Apple is improving the Maps app. In the same issue, Mark Sullivan interviewed the interesting Bozoma Saint John, head of global consumer marketing for Apple Music. And now, the news of note from the past week:
- Terry Cater of ABA Journal reports that the new president-elect of the ABA, Hilarie Bass, is calling for lawyers to embrace technology.
- We are probably just a few weeks away from Apple announcing new products. California attorney David Sparks discusses what might be coming.
- I’ve been watching quite a bit of the Olympics with my son and daughter this week. It has been nice having the NBC Sports app on my Apple TV; it has given us the opportunity to watch some fun events that don’t make the primetime coverage, and watching them during commercial breaks in the main coverage has meant that we haven’t missed much. But the app has some flaws, and Jason Snell of Six Colors does a good job of describing how this app could be better.
- In an article describing companies using iPads, Vindu Goel of the New York Times reports that nearly half of all iPads are purchased by corporations and governments.
- Walt Mossberg of The Verge reviews the new Logitech Create keyboard for the 9.7″ iPad Pro.
- There are lots of interesting HomeKit devices, but few designed for outside use. Jesse Hollington of iLounge reviews the iDevices Outdoor Switch Power Outlet, which seems perfect for controlling lights in your patio or garden.
- Sarah Jacobsson Purewal reviews portable chargers for the Apple Watch in an article for Macworld.
- Mike Tanasychuk of iMore has a great selection of tips for using the Siri remote with an Apple TV.
- And finally, Thomas Kim created a water wheel generator to charge an iPhone using recycled plastic bottles and other parts and created this video: