Chesstown King's Reviews and Thoughts

 I decided to treat myself to one of these new iPad's for my recent birthday. I'm coming from a 2018 regular iPad model so there are some noticeable improvements. For one the iPad screen is a little bit bigger at 11 inches instead of 9.7. The screen is definitely sharper too. The iPad is faster too with the M4 custom made Apple chip. I was downloading apps and it was lightning fast. For the price of $699 (256gb model) I feel its a good deal. You also get Apple Intelligence which is cool. I mean iPads are great for media consumption with the big screen. It has a Liquid Retina display with a P3 wide color and anti-reflective coating. They're also good for playing games even tho I rarely use mine for that these days. Ive got to talk about how this iPad works. It works kinda like iPhones do. You have swipe gestures with no home button. It took some getting used to but it works well. You do have a Touch ID on the sleep wake button which I have to admit is genius. The iPad also f...

 I have only had this phone for over a week but I feel the need to review it. I recently got a 512gb light gold iPhone Air. This phone is so thin. You really have to hold it for yourself to believe it. I knew when I used it at a local Best Buy I had to have it. The phone is also a modern marvel having most of the technology in the camera bump. Of course you're wondering about that camera and battery life.  Honestly the battery is decent. It gets me through the day at work with minimal charging ( I mean who goes somewhere with no charger anymore?). The camera is good too. I'm not a huge camera guy anyways. The phone's 6.5 inch Super Retina XDR OLED display is great. I really notice a difference from my old phone (iPhone 12). The phone doesn't really get that hot either which is great. One thing I'm not a huge fan of is the one speaker on the phone....but honestly it's not that bad. I usually use headphones anyways. Apple Intelligence is still in beta but I think ...

 I've been reviewing some tech I own and I never reviewed my Apple Watch I've had for a while. An Apple Watch is something I knew I always wanted. However not until I got one did I realize just how useful they are. Basically the connectivity with your iPhone is the main feature. You can see notifications right on your wrist. You can also pause or play music or podcast right on the watch. Apps on the watch are viewable from Grid view or List view. Grid View is better to me even tho it might take a second to move around to find the desired app. List view is just what it sounds like. Customization is really cool on the Apple Watch too. You can take any picture you have for the most part and import it to the watch face. You can also have it set so it runs through different pictures when you tap the display. iPhones would eventually copy this in recent iOS updates.  Some other cool things an Apple Watch can do is display your heart rate. It can also track your sleeping (through dif...

 Ok so I want to review this phone before I eventually get a new one. This is my 2nd iPhone I've ever had. I know...shocking right? What I didn't remember is this is the first iPhone lineup to not include headphones or a charger in the box. I have the product Red version of this phone. Red is my favorite color so it was a match made in heaven lol. I love the flat edges of the phone. Also I gotta talk about what was a big change....the no home button and reliance on Face ID. For the most part Face ID works great. Its fast and snappy. Of course during the pandemic Apple had to adjust it to read with a face mask on.The whole new gesture system didn't really take me too long to get used to.  I feel the screen is really good on it...even in 2025. Of course it was slimmer than my iPhone 8 Plus's screen but hey who's complaining. Im trying to be fair here....yeah ive had this phone since April 2021....and the battery is really starting to be poor.....When it was new though...

 Ok so before I get to this review...I do have an iPhone 12. IDK why I didnt review it. I might review it but honestly Im looking for an upgrade. But you're here of the AirPods review.  Basically these are very good AirPods. I went with these over the AirPods pros. These have noise cancelation....and its very effective. The sound of these things are great too! AirPods really fit great in my ear too. The case also makes a little sound when I charge it....and I know it will play a sound when you use the Find My app. It's not all good tho....The AirPods lower volume to read text messages and sometimes if I try and say something the volume while listening to music will stay low for a while. A small complaint but it happens sometimes.  Overall these are very good AirPods. Ive also had the original AirPods and the 3rd generation. These are definitely worth the money. Verdict: 9.3

  The Apple Ipad 2018 edition is very very refined. It is actually just like my old Ipad Air. Its thin as far as old Ipads go. Ithink that the Ipad is a very useful medium. You might be asking yourself, what is an Ipad or why buy one? I'll answer that right now. The Ipad is technically a media player that is like a big Ipod Touch. Every Ipad has  the ability to play music, movies, and add apps. The real reason to buy an Ipad is to have a "Big Screen" experience from Apple. So you might be wondering why get the 2018 version of the IPad. Not so sound like El-CHeeapo but its due to cost. I dont recommend buying this over the Ipad Pros but hey this is a cheap and really good Ipad. It has a fast processor and sharp screen. It also has a really good fingerprint scanner or as Apple calls it a Touch ID. It has the usual apps like Mail, Music, TV (Formerly Videos), Notes and many more. I just wish they'd give us a CALCULATOR app. Its not a deal breaker but yeah. Keep i...

BlueTooth Showdown Apple Airpods vs. Beats X Wireless headphones I am a huge fan of Apple devices. I must admit before February of this year I was not a fan of Bluetooth headphones. Why? They seemed inconsistent with limited range. Although even my old ones from 2012 had amazing sound. My 2016 ones were dope too but they broke. Albeit those headphones wer like 15 dollars In February of this year I say lemme get the Beats X wireless headphones from Best Buy. I love Best Buy…its my 2 nd home lol. Luckily they were on sale for just $90 instead of $150. I love them. They work like regular wireless headphones but they have the W1 chip which means they connect to Apple devices very easily. And switching between devices is simple too! The Beats X are just great. They come with lots of accessories too like a charge cable (lighting) and different ear buds and sports buds. Recently I got greedy and got the Apple Airpods. They are frigging awesome. There’s so much technolo...

It was the day of destiny for me when I got my first IPhone a little over a week ago. The phone is big, with a 5.5 inch screen. It’s made for media consumption and to be honest that’s the main reason I bought it. I love Itunes and Apple products. I already have an IPad Air , Ipod touch, and Ipod Classic.                 I like so much about this phone, so I’m going to tell you what I don’t like. Its basic but you have to manually switch between turning mobile data on and off. Android phones do that automatically lol. It’s a small gripe but its something that I don’t like about IPhones.                 Now for the numerous features I do like: Touch ID is blazing fast. Makes my Samsung Galaxy S6’s’ touch sensor look like a snail. The camera is beast. I have barely used it yet tho. The raise to wake feature is really rea...

As you may know, I am an apple enthusiast or fan boy. I have multiple apple devices. Peep my previous posts for my history with the devices:  http://maxreviewsandthoughts.blogspot.com/2014/10/my-thoughts-apple-products.html I had an Ipod Touch 5th generation and it had gotten old. The battery was getting worse all the time. It would only last a 3rd of a day about a year ago...to about 1 hour, then just 30 minutes...I was like "Oh HELL NO DAWG, its over!" LOL. It was 64 GB and pretty useful. I mean I have an Ipod Classic still thats 160 GB but honestly I don't prefer its clickwheel interface to a touch screen. I don't think I'm alone on that either. Now my 6th gen ipod touch is an absolute beast. The battery is beast. It lasts like 10 hours...beautiful stuff. It's 128 GB which is more than enough for the music i want to have readily available. Also it has a faster processor than the 5th....It's very noticeable. Also the Ipod is UPGRADABLE...at lea...

Hey guys and girls. I've decided to do more my thoughts blogs for a little bit. This one is about Apple Products. The ones I have or have  had. In order to tell you what I think of apple, I need to tell you which ones I have.No im not going to bash Apple, cause for the most part, I like Apple. Ok first I actually had a Dell DJ, which is a media player which I think about 20GB...doesn't sound like much today, but in 2004 that was NICE! I repeat NIIIICE! A few years later, okay just 2 years later I broke the thing...I was SOOO Pissed. in 2007 I got my first Ipod. It was a 30GB Ipod Classic. This was before the Iphone 1...yeah old school. after that got messed up I got a 64GB Ipod Touch in 2009. I cant remember the exact generation but it still works. The Ipod Touch was revolutionary to me. This was before I had a smart phone. The ability to just touch the screen and only rely on 1 or 2 exterior buttons was great. After that I would get..... the IPAD. It was also revolutionar...