Dear Friends,

I celebrated my 69th birthday this week and gave my 1-year notice to my staff about my plans to retire on my birthday next year. No one freaked out so I guess the time is right! I have no idea what I will do when I retire but I am sure you will hear from me from time to time here in Kibbles after I do. I have promised myself that I won’t do anything too serious for a year, although this could be hard!

We have some great deals coming up for Valentine’s Day and President’s week. I can’t think of a better gift than an Apple Watch for someone that you love. Apple’s watch sales have been strong and I keep hearing about new exciting things coming for the watch. I read today that the Apple Watch, using its non-invasive heart rate monitor can predict diabetes with an 85% accuracy rate. That is astounding.

Well, not nearly as astounding as that red Tesla roadster now circling the sun! Hats off to Elon Musk and Space X for a truly remarkable feat! Elon Musk is sitting there thinking “ I wonder what we should put in our rocket…” and then he decides to put his roadster and spaceman dummy. How to have fun and push the window of science!

This week’s Kibbles & Bytes exclusive features the Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9 inch with Wi-Fi and Cellular. We are bundling it with AppleCare +, a Brydge Keyboard case and an Apple Pencil. Whether you are doing navigation work, creative work or just want the ultimate in full-featured iPad Pro tablets this is a great opportunity. Sold separately this bundle would sell for $1,429.96 but this week for Kibbles & Bytes readers it is $150 off at $1,279.96!