Smart Tech Today 46

Matthew and Mikah talk about the new trend in iOS 14 wherein folks are customizing their iPhone and iPad Home screens with their own app icons. Amazon has announced an update to its FreeTime service, including its rebranding as "Amazon Kids" and "Amazon Kids+." Mikah finds joy and stress relief by way of the XPOWER A-2 Airrow Pro Multi-Use Electric Computer Duster Dryer Air Pump Blower - Black.

• APPLE
• How to customize your iPhone’s home screen with widgets and app icons | The Verge: https://bit.ly/3iTe6An
• tvOS 14 now available for your Apple TV: deeper HomeKit integration, 4K YouTube, Picture-in-Picture | 9to5Mac: https://bit.ly/33MtUii
• How to use Automatic Handwashing Detection on Apple Watch | iDownloadBlog: https://bit.ly/32Qlt67
• watchOS 7: The MacStories Review | MacStories: https://bit.ly/3iS7kuL

• GOOGLE
• Google app for iOS can now read articles aloud with a tap | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/3hRUDi8
• You can stop Google Assistant alarms/timers from any room | 9to5Google: https://bit.ly/32QlM0L

• AMAZON
• Amazon rebrands FreeTime to Amazon Kids, expands paid catalog for Amazon Kids+ | TechCrunch: https://tcrn.ch/33QexVN
• Amazon’s new Alexa partnership lets you link your AT&T number to turn your Echo into a phone | The Verge: https://bit.ly/2RJhTEJ
• Sam Jackson getting 30,000 new phrases | Variety: https://bit.ly/3j4G0tD
• Amazon makes Alexa Routines shareable | TechCrunch: https://tcrn.ch/35UFCtR

• Divoom Pixoo Pixel Art Digital Frame | Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HkGyxo
• Mac Power Users 552: HomeKit in 2020, with Mikah Sargent | Relay.FM: https://www.relay.fm/mpu/552

• PICKS OF THE WEEK
• Matthew: MacStories Pixel | MacStories: https://www.macstories.net/pixel/
• Mikah: XPOWER A-2 Airrow Pro Multi-Use Electric Computer Duster Dryer Air Pump Blower - Black | Amazon: https://amzn.to/3cgnVGi

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