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- Combination Mac mini, coffeemaker and subwoofer stuck in an iMac
Filed under: Hardware, Hacks, Odds and ends, iMac, Mods
Have you ever wondered why the coffeemaker in your kitchen doesn't have a subwoofer attached to it? Us too! And if you're going to put a sub on there, you might as well include a Mac mini, right? And when you really think about it, isn't the only case worthy of holding all that stuff an iMac DV? It just makes sense.
That's why, we're guessing, tinkerer Klaus Diebel put together this incredibly useful device that will make your coffee, play some thumping tunes, and do your computing tasks as well. He tells us it was something like that -- he really enjoyed the look of the gumdrop iMac, and has experimented with it a few times, creating both a mailbox and a birdhouse from the computer's case. And this one just sort of snowballed -- when he found that the Mac mini's optical drive slot fit perfectly with the iMac's slot, without any alterations at all, it had to happen.
And we're glad it did. The iMac is an exceptional little computer with a very distinctive form factor -- if you have to put a coffeemaker in the thing just to keep it on your desk, so be it!TUAWCombination Mac mini, coffeemaker and subwoofer stuck in an iMac originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - HBO releases iPhone app
Filed under: Software, Freeware, Developer, iPhone, App Store
HBO has released their very own app for the iPhone, and it's surprisingly deep for an app released by a premium cable channel. There's the obvious stuff -- you can view schedules and watch clips and previews of HBO shows as well as behind-the-scenes and other content. But there's even some cool iPhone-specific stuff, like creating SMS reminders when your shows come on, some hidden object games to play, and even the option to buy some shows with hooks straight into iTunes. The app is designed pretty well, too, and for an app that's basically promoware, there's a lot of content and features included.
It's very well done -- if you don't have HBO, you probably won't need the app, but if you are a subscriber with an iPhone or iPod touch, it's well worth the free download.
[via Aaron H.]TUAWHBO releases iPhone app originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - BTstack Keyboard jailbreak app provides iPhone text entry
Filed under: iPod Family, Bluetooth, iPhone, Jailbreak/pwnage
Due to hit the Cydia store momentarily, Matthias Ringwald's BTstack Keyboard app allows users to type text into any iPhone application using an external Bluetooth keyboard. Built on the open source BTstack project, BTstack Keyboard runs a daemon in the background of any jailbroken iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS or iPod touch with Bluetooth support. As you type text on the keyboard, the daemon generates synthetic keyboard tap events; the effect is the same as if you'd typed that text using the on-screen keyboard.
You will need to install BTstack and the BTstack Keyboard packages on a jailbroken 3G or later iPhone or 2nd generation or later iPod touch. The software has been tested with an Apple Bluetooth keyboard, a Think Outside Stowaway Universal keyboard, and a Palm Wireless keyboard. There's no reason to think it won't work with any standard Bluetooth keyboard, i.e. one that uses standard BT protocols.
With this small utility, users will be better able to take notes on the go using a standard keyboard in any text-based iPhone application. Yes, you'll have to haul around the physical keyboard, but the availability of folding on-the-go Bluetooth solutions makes this an exciting development for anyone who wants to expand their text entry possibiilities.
Expect to pay $5 for BTstack Keyboard when the software goes live. For more details, see Ringwald's Keyboard information page at his website. Ringwald is the same developer whose BTstack work brought iPhone-Wiimote integration into play recently.TUAWBTstack Keyboard jailbreak app provides iPhone text entry originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Live at 5 (PM ET, that is): TUAW TV Live
Filed under: Video, Odds and ends, Other Events, Podcasts
Join TUAW Lead Blogger Steve Sande today at 5 PM ET (2 PM PT) as he hosts the first-ever TUAW TV Live broadcast. We'll be broadcasting live on Ustream (see live window below) and feel free to join in on the fun by using the chat window to talk with Steve about any topic (as long as it's Apple-oriented) that interests you.
Today's possible topics include addictive iPhone apps, some news we might not be posting, why remanufactured inkjet printer cartridges might not be a good idea, a quirky idea that's helpful for any MacBook owner, what one Apple product you'd like for Christmas, and what you'd like to see as topics on future episodes of TUAW TV Live.
TUAWLive at 5 (PM ET, that is): TUAW TV Live originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Dozen Daily Deals for December 23, 2009
Filed under: Deals
'Tis the season shop until your brains melt (or skip it all entirely, depending on your interpretation of the term holiday). In that spirit, for the next few weeks we'll be rounding up a dozen daily deals courtesy our friends at DealNews.com. Each afternoon tune in to TUAW for this handy summary. Keep in mind that while our posts will live on, the deals won't. Each is lovingly generated by the deal-bot every day, so get 'em while they're hot. Enjoy!- iTunes Music Store: [iPhone / iPod Apps] App Store Freebies: Super Santa, Roller Uberball, Enso-Dot, BuddyFeed, more
- Other World Computing: [Store Events] OWC Holiday Sale: Accessories, HDDs, RAM, LCDs, more
- Other World Computing: [Apple Computers] Used Apple laptops at Other World Computing: Deals from $95 + $5 s&h
- Staples: [Office & Supplies] Staples coupon: $20 off $50
- Walmart: [MP3 Downloads] The Hit Crew "Christmas & New Year's Sampler" MP3 album downloads for free
- GoldenGadgets: [Store Events] GoldenGadgets.com coupon: 20% off sitewide
- MacMall: [Apple Computers] MacMall Holiday Blowout Sale: Up to $250 off Apple systems after rebates
- PC Connection: [MacBook Pro] MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo laptops from $1,049 after rebate + free shipping
- Meritline: [Camera Accessories] Flash Diffuser Softbox for $6 + free shipping
- Meritline: [Camera Accessories] Wireless Remote for Canon Digital SLR Cameras for $3 + free shipping
- Meritline: [iPod Accessories] USB Data Cable for iPhone / iPod touch for 45 cents + free shipping
- iTunes Music Store: [iPhone / iPod Apps] New Feed Elite for iPhone / iPod touch downloads for 99 cents
TUAWDozen Daily Deals for December 23, 2009 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Creator codes make a comeback in Snow Leopard with LaunchCodes
Filed under: Software, Cool tools
In Mac OS X (and back into OS 9 history), a creator code is a hidden value attached to a document and bound to a preferred application, allowing the OS to know which application to use for opening that file. This is particularly helpful for filetypes that have multiple valid 'target' apps (JPEG, PDF, etc.); the creator code lets Preview 'own' its PDF or image files, TextEdit automatically open its text files, and so on.
Those who are familiar with the process are already (painfully) aware that Snow Leopard ditched this system a while back (some great details at Ars Technica). For many users -- especially Windows switchers -- the new method is an improvement, allowing a more standardized response to double-clicking a document file that's driven by the file name extension (.doc, .html, and the like). If you're in the former group, though, and missing your creator codes, the developer behind PageHand has a treat for you: LaunchCodes.LaunchCodes is an extremely simple utility which restores the creator code functionality to Snow Leopard. The creator codes never went anywhere; they're still in the metadata. LaunchCodes just tells the system what to do with a filetype. Setup is fast and easy, just enter the extension for the file and assign an application to it (similar to "Always open with"). It runs quietly in your menubar and directs OS X to open the application you prefer for any given type of file.
LaunchCodes is $4.95US and is available as a free trial at the PageHand website.
TUAWCreator codes make a comeback in Snow Leopard with LaunchCodes originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Next-gen iPhone to get a 5 megapixel camera?
Filed under: Hardware, Multimedia, Rumors, iPhone
I'm about due for an upgrade to my first generation iPhone, and a sweet camera would help seal the deal. That's the rumor going around (more or less unrelated to the other set of rumors we heard today, though I probably wouldn't turn down a higher-resolution iPhone with better camera included) according to a few places, which seem to stem from a company named Omnivision Technologies. They're expecting to not only see an increase in production of iPhone CMOS image sensor parts from 20 million to over 40 million in 2010, but they also say they've landed a deal to put together 5-megapixel CIS pieces for a new version of the iPhone.
Take this with the requisite grain of salt, of course -- we've expected cameras in some of Apple's devices before, and a few of us were disappointed. But it's not a big stretch to think that if Apple does release a new version of the iPhone as expected this year (be it a normal handheld or a larger tablet product), the camera in there will be able to take nicer video and better pictures than before.
[via MacRumors]TUAWNext-gen iPhone to get a 5 megapixel camera? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Rumor: Apple event in January, possible 10" tablet demoing iPhone apps
Filed under: Hardware, Rumors, Software, Apple, App Store
There's a flurry of rumors this morning that Apple is planning an event as soon as this January, though exactly what they'll be showing us is still in question. Most of the buzz (along with our buddy Gene Munster) says we will finally see the long-awaited tablet, and that after a January showing, it might actually be released as soon as March. Which means, of course, that by August, it'll completely revolutionize whatever industry it happens to fall into. That's usually how these things work.
While a tablet is still only being bounced around, it's possible that a bigger screen is involved in some way, whether that be in a netbook style computer or something else. A few developers have reportedly been asked to ready their apps for a "full screen" resolution, which would seem to suggest that even if the new device is larger than an iPhone, it'll still run apps off the App Store.
And we've even got a size for the screen: 7" has been the rumor, but now you can add three more inches to the diagonal, as a few sources are saying 10" will be the standard. Of course, all of this is hearsay and speculation so far, including the fact that we'll have an event at all. But 2010 has long been expected to finally be the year of the tablet, so why wait? We're looking forward to it.TUAWRumor: Apple event in January, possible 10" tablet demoing iPhone apps originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - My wife needs an intervention for her Live Cams addiction
Filed under: Software, iPhone, iPod touch, App Review
It's a problem worthy of an episode of Intervention. Yes, I'm ashamed to admit that my wife is addicted to the Live Cams app on her iPhone.
It all started when she was searching for new apps in the App Store, and she noticed a little app called Live Cams [US$0.99, iTunes Link]. It sounded innocuous enough -- the app provides a way to search, browse, view, and in some cases, control live web cams all over the planet. At a price of less than a buck, Live Cams couldn't harm anything or anybody, could it? We were both sure that the developer, Barry Egerter, couldn't have any evil intentions, so she bought Live Cams and installed it on her iPhone.
That's when I noticed the changes coming over my wife. Rather than conversing over dinner, she would stare at her iPhone, occasionally touching the screen to switch to a new webcam or aim a camera at a new target. She'd interrupt my constant attempts at reaching a new high score in DoodleJump [iTunes Link] by waving her iPhone in front of my face, forcing me against my will to look at cute kittens cavorting on a cat cam in Tokyo. And when she started waking up at 3:30 AM to see what the "Really curvy road in Slovenia" looked like in daylight, I knew she had a problem.It's a problem worthy of an episode of Intervention. Yes, I'm ashamed to admit that my wife is addicted to the Live Cams app on her iPhone.
It all started when she was searching for new apps in the App Store, and she noticed a little app called Live Cams [US$0.99, iTunes Link]. It sounded innocuous enough -- the app provides a way to search, browse, view, and in some cases, control live web cams all over the planet. At a price of less than a buck, Live Cams couldn't harm anything or anybody, could it? We were both sure that the developer, Barry Egerter, couldn't have any evil intentions, so she bought Live Cams and installed it on her iPhone.
That's when I noticed the changes coming over my wife. Rather than conversing over dinner, she would stare at her iPhone, occasionally touching the screen to switch to a new webcam or aim a camera at a new target. She'd interrupt my constant attempts at reaching a new high score in DoodleJump [iTunes Link] by waving her iPhone in front of my face, forcing me against my will to look at cute kittens cavorting on a cat cam in Tokyo. And when she started waking up at 3:30 AM to see what the "Really curvy road in Slovenia" looked like in daylight, I knew she had a problem.TUAWMy wife needs an intervention for her Live Cams addiction originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple's 12 Days of Christmas iPhone app
Filed under: Freeware, Holidays, App Store
As we reported last week, Apple is again rolling out their '12 Days of Christmas' promo for almost all of Europe. From December 26 to January 6 anyone with a iTunes account in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Finland, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and Ireland can download a free song, music video, app, television show, or film from 'some of the biggest star performers' on iTunes.
To help you remember to download the daily giveaway, Apple has created a '12 Days of Christmas' iPhone app [UK iTunes link]. It uses push notifications to alert you when the new download is available and also allows you to connect to Facebook and recommend the download to your friends. So if you live in Europe, get downloading! The promo starts December 26th, but the app is available now!TUAWApple's 12 Days of Christmas iPhone app originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - TUAW TV Live: Watch it this afternoon (12/23) at 5 PM ET
Filed under: Video, Odds and ends, Podcasting
In our continuing quest to bring you the latest Apple info and let you be part of the fun, the TUAW mad scientists are going to perform an experiment this afternoon.
TUAW TV Live is a live broadcast that will be starting at 5 PM ET today. Your host, Steve Sande, is going to bring you the day's Apple news, maybe show you some cool apps, and take your input and feedback via live chat. The show is scheduled for about an hour, and we'll post a embedded viewer here on TUAW about 15 minutes before the start of the show.
If you're interested in chatting live with Steve, just click on the viewer in our link this afternoon to be taken to Ustream, where you can sign in to chat or give Steve some discussion ideas. Come back to TUAW at about 5 PM ET (2 PM PT) and join the fun!TUAWTUAW TV Live: Watch it this afternoon (12/23) at 5 PM ET originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Drag and drop your windows into tidiness with Cinch
Filed under: Software, Cool tools, Productivity
I'd never heard of Cinch, just mentioned over at Cult of Mac, but it's such a great idea I thought I'd check into it.
Basically, Cinch does what all great Mac software does: it works in the background and lets you do what you want to do, skipping completely all the usual nonsense you usually have to do in between. Basically, it's a window helper -- all you have to do is drag any window on your desktop to a side of the screen, and it'll put the window maximized in that space. Drag it to the top, and it'll maximize it across the screen. When you're done, drag the window away, and it returns to its original size.
There's a great screencast on the Irradiated Software website that shows some of the possibilities. One idea that really appeals to me is dragging two Finder windows quickly to either side of the screen to both browse two folders at the same time, and then pass files back and forth between them.
Cinch reminds me of this old chat by Quicksilver creator Nicholas Jitkoff, where he talked about software that didn't worry about what you wanted to do and just let you do. Cinch serves its purpose in that same way. It's available over on the website for US$7.TUAWDrag and drop your windows into tidiness with Cinch originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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