Essential Apple User Magazine March/April 2023

“At the beginning of the project, there was hardly any experience with the recycling of flat screens in Nigeria. Discarded monitors were piling up in landfills, posing a considerable risk to people and the environment. The recycling partner was therefore first trained in the manual dismantling of flat screens. This included the safe removal of the mercury-containing black light tubes, the safe dismantling of all other electronic components, and the identification and separation of the different types of plastics, including those containing hazardous brominated flame retardants”.MMD Spokesperson…

James Gale Managing Editor I’d love to see what Apple could do with a flip phone! I still carry a torch for my long-gone Motorola Razr. I probably wouldn’t buy one but it’d be fun to test. Martin Smith Group Senior Designer With GoPro starting to lose some ground on competitors such as DJI, I think an Apple Action Camera with iPhone compatibility could be a good product. Alan Hulme Staff Writer Let’s see a new Mac Pro, based on the old tower architecture so you can add and upgrade components, running on the latest Apple Silicon processors. Mark Ayshford Art Director How about a premium 16-inch notebook with multiple screens? You can get third-party monitors that attach to your laptop, so how about built-in? Ian Osborne Editor I’d love…

Did you miss any of our reviews over the last few months? This issue, we bring you a roundup of hardware peripherals, software applications and great gadgets for your desktop and notebook Mac, Apple iPhone, iPad tablet and Apple Watch. If you’re looking for a new monitor, we have several from AOC on offer. Look out for the AOC CQ32G2SE on Page 40, AOC AG273QX on Page 66 and the AOC AGON Pro on Page 70. Photographers will love Page 35’s Zhiyun Smooth 2 Gimbal, the Canon PIXMAS TS705 Printer on Page 34 and various software apps designed to get the most from your photography. Talking of software, have you tried Evernote yet (Page 100)? It’s great for keeping yourself organised, as is Things 3 (Page 90), an awesome app…

groov-e SportBuds groov-e, www.groov-e.co.uk Price: £39.99/$49.99/43,99 € Do you like to watch videos or listen to music on your tablet while using your cross trainer, exercise bike or other such workout equipment? These sporting true wireless earbuds from groov-e feature an ear hook design to keep them in place while you work out and are rated IPX4 sweat resistant. Their carry case is a 1800 mAh Power Bank which lets you charge other mobile equipment as well as your earbuds. They’re a great price too. Kanex MultiSync Aluminum Keyboard Kanex, www.kanex.com Price: £59.95/$59.95/59.95 € Like Apple’s own desktop keyboards, this one’s made of aluminium but unlike Apple keyboards, it can sync with up to three Bluetooth devices and switch between them at the touch of a button. Just the thing…

Device Guide While most of our reviews cover most devices, we have added these icons to give you a quick reference to what device is best suited for the product or software. Scores// Our ratings explained: 5 - excellent 4 - good 3 - average 2 - poor 1 - avoid…

It’s amazing how far display prices have fallen, while their quality continues to rise. Take this one, for example. It’s a specialist, quad hi-definition (QHD) gaming monitor with a giant 31.5-inch screen. It runs at 165Hz, has a 1ms response time and a 300 nits rating, yet it costs well south of 400 notes. The AOC CQ32G2SE Gaming Monitor features a tool-free setup. You can get it up and running out of the box in five minutes flat, without having to root around for the right spanner or screwdriver. Just snap the display onto the stand and fit the foot using a finger-turned screw. It’s no hassle at all. Around the back of the display are two HDMI ports and a DisplayPort. There’s no Thunderbolt connectivity (though you can use…