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    The Apple Watch – Part Two: Unboxing the Sport Edition

    After going through all of the pre-Watch hoopla of waking up early in the morning to order and then try on a Watch at a local Apple Store, and a seemingly unbearable two week period of waiting, my Apple Watch Sport Edition finally arrived.

    This is the second part of my Apple Watch coverage.  If you haven’t already done so, you can read The Apple Watch – Part One: Announcement, Pre-Order and Try Ons.

    Here are my unboxing photos of my Apple Watch.

    Detail of the box top
    Description of the contents
    Unpacking the exterior box
    Unpacking the Apple Watch Sport Edition
    Apple Watch Sport Edition on interior felt lined box case top

    Unpacking the information and resize band sleeve
    Booting up the Apple Watch
    Language selection screen
    Beginning the iPhone paring process
    Pairing is done by “scanning” the pattern with the iPhone Watch app
    iPhone and Watch Paring process is complete
    All synced up and ready to go
    Now that my Apple Watch Sport Edition has been paired with my iPhone 6, it’s time to start using it day-to-day.
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    Apple Releases iOS 7.0.4, Other Software Updates

    Following Tuesday’s surprise iPad mini with Retina display launch, Apple released a number of updates for iOS devices, Apple TV, and iWork for iCloud.

    iOS 7.0.4, iBooks and iTunes U

    iOS 7.0.4 is  a minor maintenance update for all current generation iOS devices that fixes a potential issue with FaceTime calls.  The 37MB update also addresses other unspecified bug fixes and improvements.  iOS 7.0.4 is available for the iPhone 5S, 5C, 5, 4S, and 4; iPad Air, iPad 4, 3, and 2; iPad mini with Retina and iPad mini.

    In addition to iOS 7.0.4, iBooks and iTunes U finally received their iOS 7 makeovers.

    iOS 6.1.5 Update for 4th Generation iPod touch

    What, what?!  The iPod touch 4th generation also go a little bit a love today with the release of iOS 6.1.5.  This minor update for the iPod touch which cannot be upgraded to iOS 7, received a similar FaceTime update.

    Apple TV 6.0.2

    Apple TV also received such a small update that there was no mention of what was fixed.  I did not notice any new channels or new features after the update was applied.

    iWork for iCloud Beta Update

    If all of the iOS love wasn’t enough for you, iWork for iCloud received some much needed collaboration updates.  Document editors can now see who else can collaborate on a document and where their cursor is positioned inside the document.