October 2010
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iPad Screen Orientation Lock Switch In Limbo?
MacRumors reports that Apple will be switching the functioning of the iPad’s orientation lock switch to a mute switch.
Why Apple? Why?
If I want to mute my iPad I can simply hold down the volume key. That’s why the iPad has a physical volume key.
I guess they really want to streamline and standardize their iOS devices. So this leads me to wonder whether or not the next generation...
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FaceTime vs. iChat: Why Do We Need Both?
iChat already exists within Mac OS X and it has since the early iterations of Mac OS X. iChat allows you to do video chat, quite elegantly might I add. So this leads me to wonder why Apple felt the need to create a new piece of software that does half the functionality of an existing piece of an application that already exists within their flagship OS.
Couldn’t they have integrated...
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Pitching Movies or Filming Shows, Hollywood Is... →
“The iPad is the must-carry accessory on sound stages this season, visible behind the scenes of television and film shoots and in business meetings. When Paula Abdul, the former “American Idol” judge, wants to preview her new dance show for prospective sponsors, she turns on her iPad and pulls up a YouTube video. When Julie Benz, a star of “No Ordinary Family” on ABC, has downtime between...
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Mac OS 10.7 To Do Away With Dock Light Indicator?
Based on Apple’s sneak peak of Lion, Mac OS 10.7 will bring some changes to the much adored Dock. It looks like the teeny tiny light that appears whenever an application is active will soon be going extinct.
MacRumors suggests that this might be due to the new “Auto Save” feature, which allows Mac OS 10.7 applications to “resume when launched”, just like its iOS 4...
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August 2010
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Apple Bumper Refund + Free iPhone 4 Case
On July 23rd 2010, Apple launched their iPhone 4 Case Program. Essentially, if you purchased an Apple branded bumper for your Iphone then you would receive a refund. And if you did not purchase a bumper then you would be able to receive a free bumper via Apple or your choice of a free iPhone 4 case via a 3rd party vendor like Griffin Technology or Speck.
Needless to say, I had purchased a bumper...
July 2010
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Hello, Magic Trackpad!
First of all, I love what Apple is doing with Multi-Touch. They have slowly taken the touch technology that they introduced with the iPhone 4 and incorporated it into the MacBook line and now their desktop computers. The introduction of the Magic Trackpad brings full touch capability, something that has been available on the MacBooks for some time now, to the desktops (i.e. iMac, Mac Pro, Mac...
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5 Sexy and Drool Worthy iPad Stands
All 5 of these iPad cases are indeed much sexier than the stand that I am currently using for my iPad - a cheap $2.99 plastic frame stand. Needless to say, it does the job. If you’ve got some money to burn and an iPad that hasn’t learned how to stand on its own yet, then you definitely might want to give these 5 sexy iPad stands a look. Or, you can go and pick up a cheap $2.99 plastic...
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chuck gee: Who's to Blame for iPhone 4's Faulty... →
Don’t blame Jony Ive, who’s regarded by the design community as the best, period. The responsibility over the iPhone 4’s QA, or lack thereof, falls directly on one man, and one man only: Steve Jobs. He’s intimately involved with the design and engineering process, and prior leaks hinted…
brave little meme: The Essential 'Death Grip'... →
Apple’s iPhone 4 has gotten a lot of bad press lately over its ‘death grip’ issue. So much so you’d think the issue was unprecedented, right? Wrong. And to prove it, here is the essential Death Grip video collection for your enjoyment:
HTC EVO Death Grip
HTC Evo Signal Attenuation
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Review: Fring for iPhone 4
As we all know, FaceTime (two-way video calling) on the iPhone only works when connected to a Wi-Fi network. Fring aims to change that and allow you to do two-way video calling with 3G in the Fring app.
With the new fring for iPhone you get lots of fring goodies including 2 way video-calling where you want and with whom you want!
Face-to-face video calls with friends on their Droids,...
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Goofball Jones: iPhone 4 vs. All Those Android... →
I was looking at getting the iPhone 4. I currently don’t have any phone, but I do have the iPad and I love it….so naturally I would think that going with an iPhone would be a logical choice as I can use many of the apps I have on the iPad with the iPhone.
But I also listen to people like Leo Laporte. He LOVES Android phones and talks about them all the time. So I looked into possibly getting an...
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June 2010
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Classic iPad: A Macintosh Classic Hack
The iPad is undoubtedly the ultimate piece of “now” technology. So what happens when you take the crème de la crème of Apple touch technology and merge it with old school Apple tech.
For instance, the Macintosh Classic. Released in 1990, the Mac Classic was the first Macintosh to sell for less than $1000. It had a 9-inch monochrome CRT display with a 512×342 pixel resolution,...
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WatchThis is what happens when you steal from Apple.
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Phoneballs: The iPhone Case With Balls
Now I understand that the iPhone accessory market is hot, but, Phoneballs? Really? Now before I throw a hissy fit I should mention that these unique iPhone are for a good cause, with a portion of the proceeds going towards testicular cancer research.
The Phoneballs case is offered in two colors options, appropriately named BlueBalls and PeachFuzz.
Features:
Provides a little something to tug...
May 2010
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WatchI’m not sure how many of you want to run Windows on your iPad but this is a neat little hack to do just that. All you need is an iPad, Air Display and VirtualBox. The result of combining these three components is being able to run Windows over Wi-Fi on your iPad.
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Review: Sparkle HD
The Game: The premise of Sparkle HD is to return the light to a blackened forest by using your orb slinger to shatter the various orbs of darkness. You shatter orbs by connecting three or more similarly colored orbs together. The orbs appear on the screen as a string of misplaced and different colored orbs. You sling orbs at the quickly moving string of orbs in order to shatter them. There are 6...
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Review: Air Display
I saw a mention of Air Display on Twitter a few days ago and the 140 character tweet caught my attention. I quick trip to the developers website got me excited for the app, which at the time, was under review in the AppStore. Needless to say, the ability to use the iPad as a little companion screen to my 15 inch MacBook Pro peaked my interest.
So I was quite excited today when I found that Air...
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Ultimate iPad Test - Results
I mentioned last week that I had to unfortunately bring in my MacBook Pro for some minor servicing. This untimely event forced me to use my iPad as my main workstation. And man, did I need to get work done.
Above you’ll see my setup. iPad where my MacBook Pro usually sits, Bluetooth Apple Keyboard, Bose Speakers, some external HD’s, a useless Magic Mouse (unless you have a...
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The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs
Excellent post on the elements of a Steve Jobs presentation from a Chinese perspective. Who knew that running Apple was like directing a John Woo movie.
innofaci:
The seven scenes (elements) that will help set the foundation for presentation success:
Plan in Analog 紙筆規劃
Answer the One Question That Matters Most 回答最關鍵的問題
Develop a Messianic Sense of Purpose 擁抱宗教熱情
Create Twitter-Like...
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Ultimate iPad Test
I had to bring in my MacBook Pro for minor hardware surgery. The trackpad needs replacing. So now I am left with my iPad as my as my main “computer” for the next 3-5 days. In fact, I am using it to write this post.
This is the ultimate test that I can give the iPad. Up to this point it has been an awesome media consumption device. Watching movies, playing games, reading books, and...
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Review: CameraBag for iPad
When I first used the CameraBag on my iPad the first thought that came to my mind was, “why had I not gotten this app for my iPhone?” CameraBag isn’t perfect, but it’s super fun to use and play around with.
The iPad doesn’t come with a built in camera, so this app might make more sense as one that would be mainly used on the iPhone since that device does have a...
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DesignAday: Replacing the Desktop →
Charlie Stross and other journalists are theorizing that Apple is trail blazing a new world for computing. As Charlie puts it,
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If they are to be believed, the iPhone OS, also found on the iPod Touch and iPad (which Apple just announced the sale of the first millionth), represents a…
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Review: Apple iPad Case
Apple makes some awesome hardware, and to say they are innovators is a gross understatement. The have designed and created some of the most influential and game changing products ever. But as an accessories manufacturer, they just aren’t that good. All you have to do is look to the lame iPod nano socks that they released a few years ago and actually still have available in their store.
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Apple Becomes Largest U.S.-Based Mobile Phone... →
Motorola sold a total of 8.5 million phones in the quarter, while Apple sold 8.8 million iPhones. Four years ago, when the Razr was still popular, Motorola sold 46.1 million phones in the first quarter.
Wow, what a difference a decade makes. 10 years ago, we still didn’t even have the iPod.
April 2010
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Flight Control →
I bought Flight Control for 99 cents on a whim more than a year ago, and I’m not tired of it yet. This simple, addictive game is still one of the most popular apps on my iPhone. Flight Control casts you in the role of air traffic controller. Aircraft appear at the edge of the screen,…
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The iPad, and the Staggering Work of Obviousness →
An excellent article by Amy of Cheerful Software on why the Newton was ahead of its time and how the iPad came about at the perfect time.
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iBooks on the iPad, a first glance →
syokaku:
I’ve been looking at the iBooks app with an eye toward designing eBooks for the iPad and have a first collection of observations I hope you find useful.
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Seriously, Fuck You Jon Stewart
Seriously, fuck you Jon Stewart. With every passing day you are becoming even more irrelevant. Just like the rest of traditional media.
Jon Stewart Slams Apple Over Its Handling of Gizmodo Case Tonight on The Daily Show. Watch the Stewart video here.
Jon Stewart gave his take regarding Gizmodo’s iPhone exclusive and the subsequent police raid on Jason Chen’s home. Speaking...