Essential Apple User Magazine

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Welcome • Apple’s Spring range is amazing. Not just the gorgeous new iMacs, as seen here, but also the new iPad Pro and AirTags. In this issue, we take an in-depth look at Apple’s new desktop and tablet devices, and also the long-rumoured and finally-here Bluetooth trackers.

Team players// • What most excites you about Apple’s Spring range? The new iMacs? M1-processors in the iPad Pro? New features in Apple TV? Let’s ask the team what impressed and why they so desperately want it.

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Editor’s Letter//

Apple Springs into Action! • The Cupertino giant’s first keynote of 2021 unveils some great new tech, based around the new Apple Silicon M1 processor.

iMac to the Future • It’s deja-vu all over again with Apple’s latest iMacs, but there’s much more to get excited about than just the new colours.

What’s So Good About Apple Silicon?

Mission: Possible for the iPad • M1 upgrade for the iPad Pro gives Apple's best iPad offering one heck of a sequel. Is it a mission you should choose to accept? Let's find out.

AirTag Arrives • With the new Apple AirTags, you need never lose your keys or your bag again.

Gadgets Gallery • Let’s take a trip through the weird and wonderful world of tasty tech, great gadgets and pulse-pounding peripherals. If you’re looking for useful add-ons for your Apple gear, you might just find what you’re looking for here.

Reviews// • We’ve some great peripherals, software and games for you this month. For fitness fans, there’s the Bigzzia Motorised Treadmill and the jogging companion app Zombies Run! Music fans have a choice of two great Edifier speaker sets and a couple of wireless headphones/earbuds. For gamers, there’s an ancient battle simulator, a bizarre sitting simulator (seriously), and a couple of classic characters coming to Apple’s mobile devices in Lemmings and Crash Bandicoot games. Check ‘em out!

JOBY GorillaPod Mobile Vlogging Kit • Fancy yourself as the new Steven Spielberg? Grab this bundle and get filming

DJI Pocket 2 Creator Combo • Can this pocket-sized auto-stabilising 4K video camera take your movie-making to the next level?

Bigzzia Motorised Treadmill • Get fit with this great space-saving treadmill.

Eve Energy Smart Plug • Hey Siri, do I need this interesting new smart plug?

Edifier D12 Stereo Bluetooth Speaker • In an overcrowded market, is this Edifier a satisfier?

Edifier Airpulse A80 Active Speakers • For those who like their speakers in separate cabinets.

devolo Mesh WiFi 2 Starter Kit • Can these wonderful widgets end your wireless woes?

Urbanista Miami Active Noise-Cancelling Headphones • Why won’t anyone make headphones called ‘Birmingham’?

Edifier TWS NB2 Bluetooth Earbuds • Crank up the volume, pour yourself a beer and rock it!

ParcSlope by Twelve South • Save your shoulder muscles; park your MacBook or iPad on this slope.

MagicBridge by Twelve South • Ever wished you could connect your keyboard to your trackpad? Now you can.

DxO PureRAW • Want to enhance your Photoshop or Lightroom RAW abilities? Plug this in…

Zombies, Run! • Run off that lockdown weight and become the new special on the zombie...