Apple’s new iMac looks like a flat-screen TV and makes Zoom calls easy
BEFORE iPhones, iPads and even iPods came the iMac – the all-in-one computer that looked like a bedroom telly in a colourful case.
It was the first computer I used as a reporter for a local paper, and nearly 20 years on I am reviewing the latest version – which looks like sleek flat-screen TV.
Computers need big displays and powerful brains, which the iMac has.
But this year it has become vital they have great video cameras and speakers for Zoom calls, too.
Here, I reveal what you can expect from the new model.
It will help people such as Scott MacDonald founder of London-based Sandy Leaf Farm, which sell kits for families to make their own food and drink at home, from cheese and chilli sauce to gin and ginger beer.
HELP BUSINESSES
Scott says: “This year’s focus on small businesses for Prime Day will be critical to help them continue to grow throughout the rest of the year.
“It’s great to see Amazon support small businesses for Prime Day. Every pound spent really does support the creative manufacturing and retail businesses that are so important to the economy.
“Small businesses getting started on Amazon today may become household names of the future. It’s great to see both the public and Amazon being so willing to support small businesses like us.
“It gives us a chance to get our brands in front of Amazon’s huge customer base, which is especially useful in the run-up to Christmas.”
The Sun issued a call to save small shops on our high streets – and we can all do our bit by spending just £5 at local stores.
To help, a national Fiver Fest campaign has pulled together thousands of shops across 110 towns – and persuaded all to offer a special £5 deal to reward shoppers for buying locally.
Meanwhile, Amazon is also helping small firms that sell online – and many have taken to selling on the tech giant’s online marketplace as well as in physical stores.
Amazon’s UK boss Doug Gurr said: “After a tough six months for everyone, we’re committed to making this the most successful Prime Day ever for small businesses.
“We’re excited for members to discover the very best from artisans and entrepreneurs in the UK, while saving big on everything they need and love from the comfort of their homes.”
The Sun thinks it is a great idea – and it comes on the back of our Bounceback Britain campaign to get the country back on its feet.
Note that only Amazon Prime users, not occasional shoppers using Amazon, can access these deals. You have to sign up for Prime, which costs £79 a year or £7.99 a month.
Shield from Covid with Beko range
NEW fridges and washers that zap viruses may help homes fight Covid.
Beko’s new “anti-coronavirus” HygieneShield range has what it calls a “disinfection cabinet” for everyday items.#
The £199 ultraviolet light-cleaning cabinet looks like a microwave.
There is also a fridge with a disinfection drawer and a tumble dryer that features an ultraviolet setting to blast germs on clothes.
The full range comprises:
A UV cleaning cabinet to purge your phones, wallets, keys, toys, bought goods, baby bottles, bags, toys and more in 40 minutes.
A fridge with a UV drawer that disinfects food items in their sealed packaging and eliminates 99.9 per cent of germs in just under an hour.
A tumble dryer with UV-light technology that kills bacteria and viruses inside it.
The dryer also disinfects clothes that may have the virus on them.
HygieneShield washing machine and dryer uses a “hygiene therapy” cycle to keep clothes at 60C without water and kills 99.9% germs.
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Beko oven with built-in saturated steam, with two heat & steam cleaning routines, working at 70C and 120C to disinfect inside.
HygieneShield dishwasher generates steam mist using high temperatures and uses heated rinsing so every dish surface is hygienic.
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