Hiro (Hiro Report)
Tech/home-automation curator who highlights approachable smart home upgrades amid broader thoughtful product picks.
Free Grow App Turns Apple Watch Into Cheerful Health Gremlin
Typical Monday morning... That said, enjoying playing with the Grow app for Apple Watch this week. It's a free Apple Watch companion that's basically a customizable, cheerful little gremlin tracking your health metrics for you.
Threads Users Request Mutual Indicator, Save Search, Global Messaging
Great to see Threads continuing to iterate and experiment on the product… A few requests for the next round — 1. Some sort of indicator to quickly see if you are mutuals with someone 2. The ability to search your saves 3....
MacAppLibrary: Instantly Identify Every Mac App’s Purpose
This week, I've been really digging macAppLibrary from @tommertron -- it looks at your Applications folder and tells you what every single app actually does. Community-sourced descriptions, or hook in Claude and let it write them. It shows running apps, lets...
Smart Shoe Reveals Hidden Injury Causes, Not Just Pace
OK, so here's a piece of tech I've been really enjoying-- Most running apps shows you pace and heart rate. This shoe shows you why you keep getting injured. The data it collects is kind of insane.
Eliminate PKM Friction with Capture, Obsidian’s Fastest Feed
Friction is the enemy of a good PKM system. Every extra tap, every context switch, every "I'll save this later" — that's where ideas go to die. So I built Capture ⚡ - the fastest way I've found to feed my Obsidian...
Seeking a Versatile Calendar Client Beyond Gmail
Would *really* love it if someone would vibe code a really great calendar client that supports more than just Gmail.
Choosing Principles Over Platform: Skipping X for App Promotion
So Claude is saying if I really want to promote my app, I need to be over on X… I just can’t bring myself to do it. I’d rather get fewer downloads than support that platform or that dude. (Totally acknowledge...
OpenAI's New Image Generator Impresses, Live Demo Wins.
Granted I've got some big issues with OpenAI, but holy crap the new image gen is good. Also super cool that it's live on the website while they're still announcing it. Wish more companies would do that.
Design Becomes the Key Moat in One‑Prompt Apps
Hoping some indie devs will gut check this… I’m building my first app that I plan to possibly sell and I keep coming back to this: When anyone can one-shot an app with a single prompt, what are the moats or diffentiators...
Claude Code Routines May Replace OpenClaw Forever
I've already been using Obsidian + Claude Co-work Automations in lieu of my OpenClaw set-up for a lot of things, but this new Claude Code routines feature might put the nail in the OpenClaw coffin for me. The second brain...
DaVinci Resolve Finally Adds Photo Editing, Tempting FCPX Users
Woah, DavVinci Resolve officially adding photo editing is pretty cool. I've heard of people using it for photo editing even without the official support... I'm a long time FCPX user, but this may be enough to make me give it...
Best Newsletters Thrive Outside Platform Recommendation Engines
I noticed something counterintuitive recently— The newsletters I actually open every week for new apps, gear, tech finds are all independent. No trending page. No recommendation engine. Substack trained everyone to think platform equals distribution. The best curators aren’t there.
Anxious Pizza Binge Fuels Artemis II Splashdown Watch
Anybody else anxiously eating a few too many pizza slices while watching the Artemis II splashdown feed?
NASA Flight Control Exclaims Awe Over Astronauts' Earth‑Moon
Ahahaha NASA Flight control just responded "Amaze Amaze Amaze" to Integrity astronauts describing the view of the Earth and the Moon during their flyby
Surf Goes Live After SXSW Beta Testing
Oh man, I'm stoked about this-- I've been beta testing Surf since *last* SXSW. They're finally going live for everyone.