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May/June 2015 REGULAR DEPARTMENTS 4 Editor's Message 6 Meet the Writers 8 iStats, News, and Other Tidbits 10 Caption Contest Your Guide to 12 Around the iPhone Life Family Sharing Offi ce page 36 14 Photo Contest Winners 16 iTunes Gift Card Challenge 80 iView: Sneak Peek into Travel Issue iPhone Life Insider iNEWS 41 iPhone Life's Travel 49 Barcelona, Spain Issue 50 Sydney, Australia 18 The Arrival of the Apple 52 Hong Kong, China Watch The Essentials A crash course on the many fea- 53 Los Angeles, tures of Apple’s fi rst wearable. California 42 Must-Have Travel Apps 18 apps to help you plan Vacation Guides your next big trip. 44 Navigation Apps 55 Intro Compared 56 Outdoor Sports A side-by-side look at to- day’s top apps for drivers. 58 The Beach 60 Camping City Guides 26 Fueling the Apple Car 62 Family Road Trip Rumors 64 Staycationi Why Apple’s auto plans are less 47 Intro crazy than you think. 48 Portland, Oregon 2 iPhone Life May/June 2015 The Apple Watch Arrives page 18 TOP TIPS GREAT GEAR BEST APPS 68 Gear for Pet Owners Innovative gadgets Fido & 76 Autodesk Sketchbook 32 Top Travel Tips Fluff y will love. A step-by-step tutorial for creat- ing an iPad masterpiece. Tips for safe, smart, and fun 72 Your New Best Buds travel with your mobile tech. A new breed of smart wireless iUSERS 36 Essential Guide to earphones take center stage. Family Sharing 74 Gear for a Cause: LSTN 40 Brandon Harvey Share iTunes purchases, calen- How one headphone company dars, and photos with family. aims to better the world. 66 Nicole Hayward iPhone Life May/June 2015 3 Editor's Message To Rome with Love (and My iPhone) A little over a year ago, I had the good fortune to visit Rome. I visited the Italian capital’s great historic landmarks, strolled along the Tiber River each day, and sipped cappuccino in the morn- ing and Aperol Spritz in the afternoon. It was one of the richest experiences I’ve ever had, and also one that opened my eyes to how many opportunities mobile technology provides for trav- elers. I found that my iPhone held the key to almost everything I did while I was there. I used Yelp to fi nd the best pizza and gelato (Frigidarium, hands down) and to discover new dishes, such as beef carpaccio drizzled with truffl e honey and the authentic Roman pasta dish, Cacio e Pepe. I navigated the city using Apple Maps, which let me cache routes while connected to Wi-Fi and then track my progress using GPS. European travel expert Rick Steves guided me through the Colosseum and Vatican with his walking tour app. I researched wine tours in the Tuscan countryside, messaged friends on WhatsApp, took pictures by the Trevi fountain, and corresponded with our Airbnb host, all with my iPhone. That’s what this issue is all about—helping you plan and make the most of your trip using the device that’s never far from your hand anyway (see pg. 41). This might just be our favorite issue of the year, and we hope you enjoy reading it as much as we loved putting it together. A Critical Moment for the Apple Watch Unlike the iPhone, the Apple Watch has not yet proven why it should become a central part of our lives. It wasn’t until Apple’s “Spring Forward” event in Donna Schill Cleveland March that we learned of the full capabilities of Apple’s fi rst wearable, includ- ing its sale date of April 24. (See pg. 18 for a full rundown.) Editor in Chief Meanwhile, wearable technology is still struggling to fi nd its foothold in the iPhone Life magazine, [email protected] public’s imagination, as a string of Android wearables have come to market in the past year with varying degrees of success. The Apple Watch has already surpassed its Android competition in terms of design and build. According to early reviews, it is intuitive, yet requires a substantial learning curve to master its digital crown, small screen, and vibrating notifi ca- tions. It isn’t just a miniaturized version of the iPhone. But design alone will not prove the value of the Apple Watch— rather, its success will depend upon a healthy ecosystem of quality, intuitive apps that make it truly useful. If developers can fi gure out a way to make us view the Apple Watch as part of our daily lives, it could revolutionize mobile technology the same way the iPhone and the iPad did. With any luck, next year I’ll be telling you about how the Apple Watch transformed my trip to Greece! Ѷ iPhoneLife.com iPhone Life magazine Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Get Our Daily Tips Apple news, tips and tricks, Now available on Apple Newsstand. @iphonelife facebook.com/iphonelifemagazine iPhoneLife.com/dailytips best apps, and more! Download at iPhoneLife.com/ourapp. 4 iPhone Life May/June 2015 Meet Our Writers Abbey Dufoe Brian Faulkner Jacqui Lane Becca Ludlum Susan Murtaugh Freelance Writer Freelance Web Developer Tech Journalist Blogger and Speech Therapist Digital Art Enthusiast and Teacher Articles pages 62, 68 Article page 72 Article page 58 Articles pages 36, 42, 64 Article page 76 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Siva Om Kate Palbom Rebecca Santiago Web Designer and Writer Freelance Writer and Editor Writer and Editor Article page 56 Article page 60 Article page 74 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Staff David Averbach Donna Schill Cleveland Publisher and CEO Editor in Chief Article page 26 Articles pages 47, 49, 53, 55 [email protected] [email protected] Hal Goldstein Jim Karpen Senior Editor/Founder Online Editor/Columnist Article page 80 Articles pages 18, 44 [email protected] [email protected] Write for iPhone Life iphonelife.com/share Sarah Kingsbury Rheanne Schlee Web Editor Associate Editor Article page 32 Articles pages 48, 50, 52 [email protected] [email protected] Rojarek Khunthongdee/shutterstock 6 iPhone Life May/June 2015 iStats WHAT’S HOT IN THE APP STORE Robinhood (Free) News, Stats, Tidbits & more If you’re a novice investor, pay- ing $10 per trade can really start to add up over time. That’s why cofounders Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt created Robinhood, a no-fee broker- age app that allows users to buy and sell US- listed stocks at no cost, as well as view market The Numbers data, place trades, and customize watchlists. All users have to do is connect the app to their bank account, and they can begin buying! $850 MILLION Alto’s Adventure ($1.99) Apple is showing its support for renewable en- This endless snowboarding- ergy by signing an agreement to buy $850 million themed game may seem like in solar power from First Solar, enough energy to just another cliché runner, but supply power not only to Apple’s headquarters but where Alto’s Adventure excels to all of its California offi ces, stores, and a data is in its simple gameplay and stunning attention center. to detail, from its meditative soundtrack fi lled with piano notes and environmental noise to its gorgeous design and graphics. 1 MILLION Meerkat (Free) Popular ride-hailing service Uber has set the ambi- Meerkat lets you tune into tious goal of creating 1 million new jobs for women events as they happen around by 2020. Currently, women comprise only 14 per- the world. This up-and-coming cent of Uber’s workforce of over 160,000 drivers. app allows you to live-stream videos from your iPhone directly to Twitter. While Twitter removed Meerkat's ability to im- port social connections directly from Twitter’s platform, the new app’s user base is continu- UNIQUE PRODUCT ing to grow nevertheless. Darkroom (Free) Although Darkroom provides plenty of the typical tools you’ve come to know and love in a photo-editing app—such as the ability to apply fi lters and make basic adjustments to contrast and sharpness—it also offers something else: the ability to adjust curves like you would in Photoshop! Curves, Sophia Smart Skipping Rope ($59) which requires an in-app purchase of $1.99, al- This recently funded Kickstarter product blends wear- lows you to individually adjust details like high- able tech with the classic jump rope, connecting to your lights and shadows, giving you greater control iPhone using Bluetooth and tracking your jumps, speed, over the look of your image. and calories burned via sensors in the handle bars. You can use its app to challenge friends to competitions. 8 iPhone Life May/June 2015 QUICK NEWS PUBLISHER AND CEO David Averbach • [email protected] Episode of Modern CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER Family Shot Entirely Raphael Burnes • [email protected] with Apple Devices CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Noah Siemsen • [email protected] The popular sitcom Mod- EDITOR IN CHIEF ern Family recently took Donna Schill Cleveland • [email protected] on a new challenge— SENIOR EDITOR AND FOUNDER shooting an episode using Hal Goldstein • [email protected] the iPhone 6 and new WEB EDITOR iPads. In the episode titled “Connection Lost,” character Claire Sarah Kingsbury • [email protected] Dunphy uses FaceTime to talk to family members as they track ASSOCIATE EDITOR down their missing daughter Haley. Executive producer Steve Rheanne Schlee • [email protected] Levitan said it was a challenge to get the lighting right for the iDe- CONTRIBUTING EDITOR vice cameras, but that he was impressed with the results.