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- TUAW Talkcast live tonight at 10pm Eastern
Filed under: Humor, Software, Odds and ends, TUAW Business, Holidays
Sunday night means it's time for our world famous talkcast, and tonight's going to be a good one. I'll be hosting the last pre-Christmas show, so I'm sure we'll fit in some last minute gift discussion, and we'll chat about the most popular posts of the past week, including Operation Chokehold, AT&T's thoughts on it, and the aftermath, our favorite free Mac apps of the year, and why iPhone users are delusional. And of course we'll have a nice panel of TUAWers on board -- I'm told Joachim Bean, Kent Pribbernow, and Steve Sande should be on the line to chat live.
It starts at 10pm Eastern / 7pm Pacific this evening right over on Talkshoe -- it's just the thing you need to have a nice enjoyable night of Apple news discussion right before the holiday season takes over later this week. See you tonight!
To participate on TalkShoe, you can use the browser-only client, the embedded Facebook app, or the classic TalkShoe Pro Java client; however, for maximum fun, you should call in. For the web UI, just click the "TalkShoe Web" button on our profile page at 10 pm Sunday. To call in on regular phone or VoIP lines (take advantange of your free cellphone weekend minutes if you like): dial (724) 444-7444 and enter our talkcast ID, 45077 -- during the call, you can request to talk by keying in *-8.
If you've got a headset or microphone handy on your Mac, you can connect via the TalkShoe 'ShoePhone' VoIP client or with the free Gizmo (now a Google product) or X-Lite SIP clients; basic instructions are here. Talk with you soon!
TUAWTUAW Talkcast live tonight at 10pm Eastern originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - More than one way to stream Bluetooth
Filed under: Accessories, Tips and tricks, Bluetooth, iPhone, iPod touch, iPod classic, Music
Want an easy way to use the Bluetooth in your iPhone/iPod touch to stream music to your traditional stereo? The new Belkin Bluetooth Music Receiver, announced this week, should do the job nicely. It's a little dongle that connects to your stereo either through a 3.5mm headphone jack or, using RCA cables, to the AUX inputs in the back of your system. It will remember half a dozen Bluetooth devices and let you stream music up to 33 feet away at a cost of $49.99 US.
Honestly, I didn't see the big deal, since I've been doing this for quite a long time using the now discontinued Griffin BlueTrip. The BlueTrip was made to stream Bluetooth audio from an iPod to a stereo using a dongle that plugs into the 30 pin connector adding BlueTooth to iPods that didn't have it built in. But what if you have an iPhone rather than an iPod? We've got you covered there, too -- read on.
[via Engaget]
Although the Griffin site clearly states that the BlueTrip will not work with any other devices than iPods, it's a lie. Both it and the little Belkin piece will work with any Bluetooth 2.0 enabled device. What Griffin doesn't tell you is that if you throw away the iPod dongle and pair your iPhone/iPod touch using the code: 0000, it'll work like a champ. I have two of these at home, originally bought to work with an iPod Classic, and made this discovery after buying an iPhone using the scientific method of just screwing around.
Here's the best part; I just bought another BlueTrip for $19.47 US including shipping on eBay. There are a lot of them for sale over there and bidding starts at under $10 US. I found some auctions with no bids, and a day later I won the auction as the only bidder.
As far as I can tell, the only differences between the two units are that the BlueTrip is larger, adds an optical connection, needs to be plugged into an A/C outlet and I don't know how many devices the BlueTrip remembers.
Currently the Belkin Bluetooth Music Receiver is out of stock while the BlueTrips are plentiful.
Just don't tell Griffin I told you about it.TUAWMore than one way to stream Bluetooth originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iTunes U breaks 100 million downloads
Apple's iTunes U has broken the 100 million download mark. iTunes U is a part of the iTunes Store featuring free lectures, language lessons, audiobooks, and more from over 175 higher education organizations including Princeton University, UCLA, Harvard University, MIT, NYU Medical School, Oxford, Cambridge, Georgetown, DePaul, Duke, and Yale University.
According to Apple, one of the most popular universities on iTunes U has been Open University (iTunes link), the UK-based educational organization dedicated to distance learning whose programs include Arts and Humanities, Business and Management, Childhood and Youth, Health and Social Care, Law, Psychology, and Science. OU says they have around 150,000 undergraduate and more than 30,000 postgraduate students.
In related news, if you've never watched Steve Jobs' Stanford University commencement speech give it a download [iTunes link]. It's emotional, it's raw, and it's when he revealed to the world he had cancer. You can also read the text of his speech here.TUAWiTunes U breaks 100 million downloads originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Count The Beats: Toyo from Amidio, Touch DJ and Noise.io
Filed under: Interviews, TUAW Interview, Developer, iPhone, Music
Matt's back with another Count The Beats interview (full of insightful thought-provoking content), waiting for you to devour and digest. Happy holidays!
We got together with Toyo from Amidio, the creators of the mighty Noise.io Pro [iTunes Link] synth app (and other cool music apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch), to get the inside scoop on their newest app, Touch DJ [iTunes Link], the rewards of playing eastern wind instruments, some down-to-earth points on developing for the iPhone / iPod touch platform, as well as Amidio's thoughts on the future of mobile music creation.
Go on, check it out, but before you do, why not whet your appetite with this sneak peek video in the second half of the post, showing Touch DJ in action at Pacha in New York City.
P.S. You may recall that a while back we featured Sonorasourus [iTunes Link], another great DJ'ing app, and we said we'd let you know when it went live on the App Store. It's now up there; check it out here [iTunes Link].
TUAW: Lets start at the root of it all. Tell us about you, the musician/music lover? Where did "music" all began for you?
TOYO FROM AMIDIO: I am mainly a producer, but I DJ as well, and I always aspire for new technologies (my latest rig includes a Numark NS7 controller). I have had a passion for music since early childhood. However, I haven't got any academic music education, instead, I walked the hard way of learning everything myself. I adore musical instruments, especially the oriental ones. I have a nice collection of eastern drums, flutes and a giant didgeridoo that, occasionally, I let myself play a little. As for my music, for the last several years I've been collecting sonic material and recording pieces for my first album, but I think it will take another year before I consider it done.
I also love the idea of making music on the go, with mobile devices (and the iPhone is the best option currently available). If anyone's interested, on our YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/AmidioInc) there are several tracks, like "Future is Now" or "1 year of Music Revolution" that have been created entirely on the iPhone, using Amidio's music apps, which can share audio data and export it for sequencing.
TUAW: How did you get into the crazy world of app development for the iPhone?
TFA: Amidio was founded by a collaboration of gadget and music enthusiasts in 2005. Our first projects included custom robots, limited-quantity gadgets and VST synths. In March 2008, I received my first iPhone (1G) as a gift. At first I was quite sceptical about the device, but then I realized the potential of the platform and decided to roll in with the iPhone Developer Program. Being a pure geek by nature, I thought I really have to make a synthesizer for this thing.
It took us about 7 months to create Noise.io Pro. Some of us, at that time, had full-time day jobs, so we had to work nights to complete the app.
We released Noise.io Pro at the end of October 2008 and we were the first company to introduce an app of such quality and complexity. Noise.io Pro is still unrivaled in terms of sound quality, features and sales volumes.
TUAW: You mention Noise.IO (of which we are big FANS!), are there plans for any further developments on this app? Anything intriguing down the line?
TFA: Yes indeed, we're planning to release Noise.2 (working title), heavily expanded, MIDI-enabled, polyphonic synth with innovative interface (more simplified, than the original Noise.io, though). No ETA is available at present though.
TUAW: Your newest app, Touch DJ, has just hit the App Store shelves. Tell us about Touch DJ, its inception and what Amidio has done to make it stand above the rest?
TFA: The idea of Touch DJ occurred to me when I was abroad. My friends took me into some night club which had really bad music playing. I was checking email on my iPhone to kill time and suddenly thought, "if only I could connect this iPhone to the sound system and play a live good-sounding set right from the device... but wait... that's genius!" At that moment, there weren't any real DJ apps in the App Store, so it was a kind of challenge to create the first one. And I'm so glad we succeeded!
Creating Touch DJ was full of obstacles. At first, nothing worked! At many times I thought what I wanted to achieve was a technical impossibility. Our first goal was to give the user the full DJ experience, without forcing him/her to buy external equipment (adapters etc). That's why we thought of "visual mixing", which is something very unique.
This technology implies the graphic display of the track waveforms next to each other. The low-bass (kick) parts are detected and rendered in a different color compared to the rest of the sonic frequencies, making beatmatching as easy as adjusting the tracks' position and pitch, so that the kick parts become visually matched.
However, as an alternative for the users who really need to pre-listen to the tracks, Touch DJ also offers a second "Split" mode of mixing which requires the usage of a special L/R splitting adapter.
We tried to make the app useful to everyone, for example, professionals can use it as a "sketchpad" for structuring new mixes/ideas while on the road, and have it as a replacement rig in case the main rig suddenly goes down. Meanwhile, currently mixing with Touch DJ resembles mixing with vinyl a lot, and that's why we think Touch DJ can offer a unique experience for beginners, who've never touched decks before.
We have just started with Touch DJ. The community wants us to introduce auto BPM detection and auto-mixing functions, and we're working on it right now! Other updates will include sorting tracks into crates, a powerful track search system, recording mixes and even possibly streaming mixes live. We'll see what comes next!
TUAW: Recently there's been a bit more gripe than usual from developers complaining about the way the App Store is run, and in particular, the time it takes for new apps to get approved. Being a pretty big app developer, what's your take on the app approval process, and the way the store is run in general?
TFA: When talking about the App Store, we cannot forget about the tremendous amount of apps and updates that are submitted each day. Of course, as in any complicated system, there are certain flaws, sometimes minor, sometimes major, but Apple is apparently putting a lot of effort into improving the App Store -- both for developers and for users. I think you have seen the latest redesign of the individual app pages in the App Store; for us it resulted in 20% more sales immediately. So things are definitely changing for the better. A more transparent review process would be nice as well as better communication with the review team. Also, it is not quite evident why the developers cannot issue more than 50 promocodes for each app version, and why those are limited to US accounts only -- this is not too convenient from the PR point of view.
TUAW: Obviously you see a market for the creation of music on mobile platforms, particularly the iPhone. We often wonder (or, kill time day-dreaming in the office) if the iPhone will ever become, as the Mac has, that 'standard' piece of equipment in the studio, or at a live show? Being a music app developer, where do you see things going in the future?
TFA: Over the last few years we've definitely seen some changes in the way music creation happens, . For example, the latest Korg Microsampler has a built-in stand which is clearly designated for the iPhone or iPod touch. Modern sound production systems allow bizarre sonic experiments, but you need a good sound source for decent results, and it absolutely doesn't have to be an $4000 synth. This is where the iPhone comes to stage with its multitouch screen and dozens of music apps. And you can design some of your sounds on the go too! I have already heard some of Noise.io's factory patches in some house tracks, and this is definitely a good sign. Our friend Jordan Rudess is a well-known user of the iPhone on stage. As for now, the iPhone, of course, cannot replace all the studio gear, and it's not supposed to. What it is, however, is a cool and promising gadget that can make some wonderful sounds!! However, we need to see some hardware and OS changes for the iPhone to become a real professional tool, but I hope they will follow.
TUAWCount The Beats: Toyo from Amidio, Touch DJ and Noise.io originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Dozen Daily Deals for December 20, 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!- Sony Style: [46" - 47" LCD TVs] Refurbished Sony BRAVIA S 46" 1080p LCD HDTV for $550 + free shipping
- Logitech: [Computer Speakers] Logitech X-240 2.1-Channel Speaker System with iPod Dock for $22 + $7 s&h
- Staples: [iPod Accessories] iHome Rotating Alarm Clock for iPod and iPod touch for $50 + free shipping, padding
- Buy.com: [Camera Accessories] Made2Go Safe Keeper Portable Device Case for $3 + free shipping
- BuyDig: [46" - 47" LCD TVs] LG 47" 1080p Widescreen LCD HDTV for $745 + free shipping
- Staples: [Networkable Hard Drive (NAS)] Seagate BlackArmor 110 1TB NAS for $160 + free shipping
- Buy.com: [Tablets] Genius G-Pen 4x6" Graphics Tablet for $29 + free shipping
- Dell Home: [22-Inch LCD] Dell S2209W 22" 1080p Widescreen LCD Display for $139 + free 2-day shipping
- dealsclick: [iPod Accessories] Belkin Power Adapter, Headphone Splitter, & FM Transmitter for iPod / iPhone for $30 + $5 s&h
- Best Buy: [23-Inch LCD] Acer 23" 1080p Widescreen LCD Display with HDMI for $140 + $10 s&h
- TigerDirect: [802.11n Wireless] Refurbished Netgear 802.11n Wireless 4-Port Router for $25 + $8 s&h
- BuyDig: [40" - 42" LCD TVs] LG 42" 240Hz 1080p Widescreen LCD HDTV for $899 + free shipping
TUAWDozen Daily Deals for December 20, 2009 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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