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- Blue Mango delivers rapidfire documentation for iPad apps
Filed under: iPad
We admit it, we have a soft spot for ScreenSteps. Ever since we first met the Blue Mango team three Macworld Expos ago (at the urging of TUAW veteran Laurie Duncan), we've been big fans of their intuitive, cross-platform, and dependable little documentation system. It's not so little anymore, either; the most recent updates have added direct support for blogging platforms like WordPress, Movable Type, and Squarespace, and publishing options for Confluence and Google Sites.Now the DeVore brothers have taken the power of ScreenSteps and applied it to a current documentation challenge: creating accessible, comprehensible guides for iPad applications. Their new site, ipad.screensteps.com, is a repository for step-by-step task guides for several of Apple's apps; they plan to add more guides in short order. The idea is to give users a handy resource, while demonstrating for iPad developers that there's an easy way to create and host this type of how-to material.
It's a small collection now, but as it grows, perhaps you'll find something to supplement Apple's PDF and iPad-format documentation, and the help files of third-party developers.
TUAWBlue Mango delivers rapidfire documentation for iPad apps originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Photogene for iPad: More features, more coolness
Filed under: iPad
Who said you can't do content creation on the iPad? Every day, I am seeing more and more apps that allow you to create, modify, or extend content in ways that are approaching, but not yet quite equal to, what you can do on a desktop or full featured laptop.
A case in point is Photogene, a U.S. $3.99 app that has been upgraded from the iPhone version that we've positively reviewed in the past. The app has doubled in price, but comes with some significant updates like the ability to modify curves.
Photogene lets you crop and straighten photos, sharpen them, adjust levels and curves, apply filters, and create frames and selective blurs. No, it's not Photoshop, but you can really improve your photos and then export them by mail, Facebook, Twitter, or iPhoto. You can also just save them to your iPad photo gallery.
Having a much bigger screen to work on makes all the difference between this version and the iPhone incarnation. You probably can't make a bad photo good, but there are a myriad of enhancement tools that can make a good photo more interesting. Like all such apps, moderation is the key. Click here to see a video of the app in action.
I'm pretty surprised at the speed that apps are coming to the iPad. It seems that every time I visit the app store, there are updates to my older iPhone apps collection.
I think we'll see video editing, more sophisticated drawing tools, and audio editing apps that will go a long way to making the iPad a solid content creation tool.
Apple needs to respond to these initiatives by making it easy to get content on and off of the iPad. Options to do that now are limited and non-intuitive. It's a big issue for many potential buyers, and Apple would have to be deaf and blind to ignore the pressure. Maybe the necessary changes will be made, but how quickly is anyone's guess. Perhaps we'll hear something positive when version 4.0 of the software is previewed tomorrow.
Meanwhile, enjoy well thought-out apps like Photogene, and keep your fingers crossed.
Here's some shots of Photogene at work on one of my photos from Lake Powell:
TUAWPhotogene for iPad: More features, more coolness originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Sixteen new Apple patents, from CoverFlow to iDVD
Filed under: Apple
The USPTO published a whole slew of new patent applications from Apple today, covering everything from iChat to some CoverFlow animation. Patently Apple has the whole writeup as usual. Probably the most interesting thing among them is a "virtual keyboard for media players" that uses a modified QWERTY keyboard, with more than one letter on each key. That doesn't seem like an idea that Apple will ever use, but maybe that was one of the prototypes that was originally being worked on for the iPhone.
There are also some more technical patents for iChat video encoding and error adjustments on touchscreens, as well as overall patents for the MacBook Air SuperDrive and iDVD. It seems like the USPTO is just cleaning out Apple's old patents -- most of these were filed back in 2007. Now, maybe they can set the legal patent team up on newer accomplishments.TUAWSixteen new Apple patents, from CoverFlow to iDVD originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Five apps I love on my iPad, and three that need more work
Filed under: iPad
We've had the iPad available for the better part of a week now; here are a few apps that have risen to the top, along with a few more that have sunk to the bottom.1. GoodReader. Despite Air Sharing going iPad (I had the iPhone version) and MobileStudio providing a nifty universal binary (so the app upscales nicely), I decided to give GoodReader a try. It now sits in my dock.
MobileStudio requires FTP, and I wasn't in the mood to drop more cash on AirSharing Pro as I've already spent way too much on apps. I also tried MyPDFs and iPDF but felt they were too limited and rushed to be useful to me. GoodReader, however, hits the spot as a wonderful and capable PDF reader. Plus, it'll read text, image, audio and video files and anything that can be opened by Safari. I'm using GoodReader to manage some big PDF files, upwards of 200MB each, and it handles everything brilliantly. It also plays .mov files.
Granted, this performance is thanks in part to the powerful processor in the iPad, but the speed boost in working with PDFs is a welcome change to my now-cramped iPhone readers. There are a few UI tweaks that could be made when managing files, it's true. Still, adding folders, moving things around, and so on, are all there like a little mini-Finder. Piling a bunch of data into your iPad is easy and will look good.
TUAWFive apps I love on my iPad, and three that need more work originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 08 Apr 2010 06:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Chitika tracking iPad purchases, estimates 560K so far
Filed under: iPad
Want to know how many iPads have really been bought? It may not be the ideal methodology, but at least ad network Chitika can explain where its numbers are coming from: the company is watching for ad loads from unique instances of Mobile Safari (each one representing a newly unpacked iPad browsing the net), then factoring in the percentage of the Internet that is visible to Chitika's sensors.
The result, as of tonight, is about 565,000 iPads in the wild -- which means that sales are moving along nicely, even after the steep peak of the first day has passed.
[via Business Insider]TUAWChitika tracking iPad purchases, estimates 560K so far originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iTriage provides mobile health advice with style
Filed under: App Review
As the clock ticks down on World Health Day, there's an app that we should tell you about: the free iTriage 2.0 for iPhone (now also available for Android, and with a version coming soon for iPad). It's a provider locator, a symptom and disease database, and more.
The iTriage story is intriguing enough; the app was created by Dr. Peter Hudson and Dr. Wayne Guerra, practicing emergency physicians who realized that patients and healthcare consumers were facing information deficits at the moments when they most needed clear and accurate guidance around symptoms, conditions and available care facilities. Patients might have to make several calls to different providers -- a PCP, a specialist, and an ER or urgent care location -- to identify the best pathway of care.
Hudson & Guerra's approach to reducing this inefficiency was to break down the complexity of more traditional health resource tools and give users several pathways into the massive taxonomy of medical information. With iTriage, the app starts from the most urgent possibilities (the "Call 911" button). It then works its way down through finding immediate care (ER, specialists, etc.), locating a physician, looking up symptoms and conditions, and an exhaustive library of procedure information (including medical web searches, images & video, and eventually average cost details).
Beyond the informational bounty of the app, there's a separate layer that combines location awareness and a connection to the hospital systems for certain areas (mostly HCA hospitals in Colorado and Florida for now, but Hudson says the coverage areas are expanding). Hospitals that partner with iTriage's parent company can choose to list additional information, like ER waiting times or areas of excellence, within the app.TUAWiTriage provides mobile health advice with style originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - How to make $150 million in a day
Filed under: iPad
Seth Godin has a great post up that serves as a good capper on what may have been Apple's best product launch ever. He puts the money made by Apple last Saturday morning at around $150 million, and even if that's not exactly right, I have to say that having been through a few Apple launches now, I think the iPad's launch was the smoothest and easiest opening I've seen -- for all of the complaints and problems people who haven't bought an iPad seem to have, those who did buy one on Saturday seemed happy to me. So how did Apple pull it all off?
As Godin says, they started years ago. Apple is one of the only companies in the world with not only the power to set up limits on access on a device this big, but also keep a rabid fanbase hyped and waiting. Apple has created an image designed exactly for releasing products like this, with the secrecy and speculation and announcement events, and so on. And the company has backed up that image with pristine engineering and design -- as Godin says, rather than be everything to everyone, it promised a few things to a certain group of people (the iPad can't do Flash or multitask or take pictures), and then delivered (but it can do the things it does really, really well).
And perhaps most importantly, when launch time came around, Apple's management didn't focus on "launching," they focused on simply getting the product into customers' hands. The iPhone had all kinds of issues with setup and purchasing and activating and so on, but Apple went out of its way during the iPad launch to make sure customers had the iPad when they were supposed to --waived shipping fees, plenty of inventory in stores, and a push for delivery at exactly the right time. That's how you make $150 million in a day: Promise what you'll deliver, and deliver what you'll promise.TUAWHow to make $150 million in a day originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple rejects iPad app for pinch-to-expand
Filed under: iPad
We've heard all kinds of reasons for rejected apps on the App Store, but this one seems new to us. An iPad app called Web Albums HD has reportedly been rejected from the App Store for including a pinch-to-expand feature in its Picasa albums viewing functionality, as reported on Apple Insider. The developers allegedly hand-coded a pinch-to-expand feature for their galleries to match Apple's official photo app, but were told by App Store editors that the feature was "associated solely with Apple applications." Interesting. Not actually true, as "pinch-to-expand" is really a feature that's common to many touchscreen interfaces, even if this photo gallery-browsing instance is unique. But apparently Apple feels it has laid claim, and so no other apps on the store get to use it.
The folks behind Web Albums HD promptly removed the feature, and their app was subsequently approved on the store (which is why it's there now), but before you go spend the $2.99, know that even the devs think that they've "ended up having an inferior product" out there. Of course Apple has definitely limited the functionality of apps in the past by disallowing certain APIs, but now it seems replicated functionality of something they deem Apple's domain can also fall under their banhammer.TUAWApple rejects iPad app for pinch-to-expand originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple releases new iPhone Ad: "Shopper"
Filed under: iPhone
Following yesterday's "Concert" iPhone ad, Apple has released another ad called "Shopper." In "Concert," the ad featured a girl who was something of an impulse-buyer. The man in "Shopper" still likes to buy, but he's just got a little more self-control.
The ad begins with a man using Safari to search ProductWiki for an espresso maker as a gift for his wife. After doing "a little research," the man sends a text message to his wife's sister asking which color espresso maker his wife would like. After a terse Steve Jobs-esque answer of "Red," the man uses RedLaser ($1.99 in the App Store) to check to see if the espresso machine is cheaper anywhere else. The ad ends with the man exclaiming he's "a much smarter and faster shopper with his iPhone."
What have we learned? That shopping on the iPhone doesn't have to be all about the impulse buy.TUAWApple releases new iPhone Ad: "Shopper" originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Poll: Who's gonna keynote?
Filed under: Apple
Tomorrow, Apple will introduce its iPhone OS 4.0 roadmap. And we'll be there, metaliveblogging our hearts out as the events unroll. The big mystery tonight, at least here in TUAW-land, is who will give the speech. Is this going to be a big-time Steve Jobs keynote? Or can we expect Phil Schiller to pick up the slack? Is it time for Scott Forstall to take his turn in the sun, or is there someone else waiting in the wings?
Get on your best predictive sunglasses and let us know who you think will be pitching the 4.0 update tomorrow in the poll below.
TUAWPoll: Who's gonna keynote? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPad Wi-Fi issues continue to irritate
Filed under: iPad
This morning, we spotted this write-up on Apple 2.0 about dealing with iPad Wi-Fi issues. Since this is the iPad's number one usability issue -- poor Wi-Fi throughput and lost connections -- users are on the prowl for solutions, even ones that may sound a little offbeat. In this case, one correspondent who was experiencing the specific issue of "no connection when waking from sleep" found that his woes became bygones with a quick tweak: he turned his display brightness back up, after having lowered it earlier. It sounds a bit like Cargo Cult troubleshooting, but with a new device and a new set of quirks and workarounds to experiment with, some strange remedies might just turn out to be valid. (For years, I used the freezer and firm thwack hard drive recovery methods to great effect, regardless of the strange stares and annoyed memos from the kitchen staff.)
Apple has posted a number of Wi-Fi support links over at its discussion board. According to the company, reconnection issues may occur when working with dual-band routers that use similar network names and different security settings for each network band. Low and intermittent signals may be due to distance from a Wi-Fi hotspot or multiple WEP keys, and the standing recommendation is to try repositioning the router, the iPad or both.
If you've tried these fixes, or other Wi-Fi workarounds, let us know below.TUAWiPad Wi-Fi issues continue to irritate originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Dr. Seuss iPhone apps get supersized for the iPad
Filed under: App Review
Oceanhouse Media has updated three of their popular Dr. Seuss iPhone/iPod touch apps for the iPad by updating their existing apps to universal binary. If you are already an owner of The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss's ABC, or How The Grinch Stole Christmas! (US$2.99 each), all you need do is accept the free update and presto, you'll get a version that takes full advantage of the larger iPad screen while still working exactly as before on an iPhone or iPod touch. This is a wonderful idea, and one that I'd love to see other developers follow.
We briefly covered some of these apps but haven't yet done a proper review, so it's about time we did. Oceanhouse has partnered up with Dr. Seuss Enterprises LLP, and they have done a remarkable job of turning these classics into apps. They put together an engine that they can plug any Dr. Seuss book into, since the apps all work exactly the same way. I don't think this was done to make it easier on themselves, but rather to address their market of ankle-biters. If you learn one, you've learned them all, and even for small children, mastering them is easy.TUAWDr. Seuss iPhone apps get supersized for the iPad originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - The iPad romance is over for Jeff Jarvis
Filed under: iPad
You've lusted after something for months. You've imagined it in your daily routine, showing it off to your friends (with appropriate oohs-aahs and jealous looks directed your way) and feel like once you've obtained this item that your life is complete, you have obtained the Holy Grail, and you couldn't possibly want for anything more.
Then you wake up the next morning after that purchase, roll over in bed to gaze upon your beloved tech, then realize that you've made a huge mistake. This is what happened to media blogger Jeff Jarvis and his iPad.
"After having slept with her (Ms. iPad), I am having morning-after regrets. Sweet and cute but shallow and vapid," Jarvis tweeted to his nearly 40,000 followers on Sunday. Business Insider reports today that Jarvis is planning to return his iPad and has spoken with several other people who also plan to return theirs. If that's you, you've got 14 days since purchase to do so, and you'll be charged a 10% restocking fee as well.TUAWThe iPad romance is over for Jeff Jarvis originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Over a dozen uses for old Macs
Filed under: This Old Apple
So let's say you finally decided to let that strawberry iMac go into the great off position in the sky (probably because you bought an iPad, right?). You're not going to unceremoniously dump that thing in the garbage, are you? You may not know it, but there's a healthy modder community for Macs, plus an avid collection and re-purposing community. We've written about clever uses for old Macs before, but here are two takes on what to do with old Macs. One is for Macs that still have some computational life in them, and the other is more geared to Macs who can't power on, but their cases are still useful.
TUAWOver a dozen uses for old Macs originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Join us tomorrow for the iPhone 4.0 Metaliveblog
Filed under: Other Events
Tomorrow, Apple will be hosting an invitation-only media event to introduce the iPhone 4.0 roadmap. Please join us as we blog-the-blogs to create a one-of-a-kind TUAW take on the keynote. As always, we'll be bringing our Apple love and our best cut-copy-and-paste skills to the table for a fun and frivolous event. (We might even have a few exclusive tidbits from inside the event... time will tell.)
Will Apple be introducing multitasking and iPhone exposé? Or other items on our reader wishlist? One way to find out. Join us and see what Apple has on offer for the next generation of iPhone and iPad firmware -- and maybe some hardware announcements as well.
What: Apple 4.0 iPhone OS Event
Where: Here At TUAW!
When: 10 AM Pacific Time, but come a little early so we can chat as things get startedTUAWJoin us tomorrow for the iPhone 4.0 Metaliveblog originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - TUAW TV Live: Now available in convenient iPad size
Filed under: Video
Welcome back to another episode of TUAW TV Live with your host, the be-hatted Steve Sande. The show will begin at 5 PM EDT and lasts about an hour,
This week will, by necessity, be chock-a-block with iPad news. Why? Because it's new and different, and we want you to go out and buy an iPad as soon as possible. Only through repeated exposure to the word "iPad" on TUAW will we be able to break down your defenses and make you succumb to the Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field.
We've got a lot of fun video today, live demos, and even a hint on how you can use your iPad to make money. To join in from your Mac or PC, just go to the next page by clicking the Read More link, and you'll find a live stream viewer and a chat tool.
If you're driving somewhere and would like to watch TUAW TV Live while you're stuck in traffic, please don't -- keep your eyes on the road. However, if someone else is doing the driving, you can watch the show on your iPhone by downloading the free Ustream Viewing Application.
iPad users haven't been forgotten. You can tune in the show on your iPad now by clicking this link, which will open in a non-Flash environment. Huzzah!TUAWTUAW TV Live: Now available in convenient iPad size originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPad: Stand by me
Filed under: iPad
TUAW readers have been writing in to tell us about the stands they have been purchasing to use with their iPads. Personally, I'm using a $6.99 Staples "Study Stand" (SKU 120147). Made of chrome with rubber tips, I have found the stand really sturdy and easy to use. I particularly like that I can attach the charging cable and still use the iPad in portrait orientation. I wrote about this stand in more detail on a couple of blog posts here on TUAW.
Although my Staples seemed to have quite a few stands in-stock (they are located near the business card holders in my store), it hasn't been as easy for others to find. My friend Jeff Smykil over at Ars Technica tells me his Staples rep wasn't initially helpful. "They tried telling me that you got that stand at Office Depot--until I showed them the sticker with their logo on it," he wrote. He left, unfortunately, empty-handed. The SKU didn't show up online for me when I did a search on the Staples site, so it may be a discontinued item.
Fortunately, readers are locating some good alternatives. Bob Schoenburg found this $6 stand at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Made of clear acrylic and, more importantly, foldable, Bob's stand is meant to be used as a folding easel. Bob writes, "Don't forget to use a 20% off coupon!"
TUAW reader "gilmore783" tracked down a Fellowes study stand at Buy.com. Costing two dollars less than the Staples version, the Fellowes folding stand offers free shipping, for a total of just $4.99 shipped. The same stand (at least I think it is the same stand) sells for $7.99 plus shipping over at Amazon, where you can read thirty-odd reviews. According to write-ups, the Fellowes stand does fold completely flat unlike the Staples model, which does not.
So do you have a stand? Tell us about it in the comments -- and don't forget to add a link to your picture!
Update: Here's a video from TUAW reader "francisreal" showing how to make a credit-card/soapdish ipad stand:
TUAWiPad: Stand by me originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Four widgets for learning
Filed under: Education, Widget Watch
While the app store ecosystem for the iPhone, and now iPad, are filled with a host of useful apps to help students convert, translate and calculate figures and words, there may be times where an iPhone or iPad app just don't fit into your workflow. Back when Mac OS X Tiger was launched, which happened to be back when we all had to walk through 10 miles of snow to get to school, came the advent of Dashboard. In addition to the bundled widgets provided by Apple, one can access a robust library of widgets provided by third parties. Here are four useful Dashboard widgets for learning.
TUAWFour widgets for learning originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Dear Apple, did you listen?
Filed under: iPhone
Calling all TUAW readers! Tomorrow you're going to find out if Apple listened to the letters you wrote to them. Now in all fairness to Apple, your second letter dealt with the hardware. We don't expect Apple to preview the new iPhone hardware tomorrow, and even if they did, that hardware was probably set in stone eighteen months before release. So we'll have to wait for the 5G iPhone to see if they've heeded your wants there. Now as for the software...
I've listed your top twelve general-OS wants from your first letter above. Dare we hope that Apple has hit all of them? Sadly that's unlikely, as 80% of you wanted Flash, but here's hoping for the rest! For the Apple app-specific requests, the list is too long to post here, so I'll let you refer to your third letter to see how Apple did.
All your letters can be seen here:
Dear Apple: What we want to see in iPhone 4.0, part 1
Dear Apple: What we want to see in iPhone 4.0, part 2
Dear Apple: What we want to see in iPhone 4.0, part 3
And yes, due to popular request, we will be writing more Dear Apple letters on your behalf for Mac OS X 10.7, iWork, iLife, and iPad.TUAWDear Apple, did you listen? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPad: Ultimate kitchen Mac*
Filed under: iPad
For years I've dreamed of an Internet appliance for the kitchen -- one that would replace the clutter on the refrigerator, offer weather updates and calendar events, help with the cooking and serve as a central hub of family news and activities. Two years ago, I described that fictional appliance here at TUAW. Today I've realized that it finally exists, and it's called iPad.
My desire for such a thing was sparked with the 3Com Audrey. With its touchscreen, wireless keyboard and Internet access (Ethernet only), you could use it to check mail, view calendar events and do some light web surfing. It was discontinued after 7 months, and never developed into what it could have been.
In playing with one (I picked it up for US$10 on Ebay), I got a picture of what I wanted its successor to be, and I described it in that post from two years ago. Today I'm amazed how successfully the iPad meets those requirements. Read on to see what I mean.
TUAWiPad: Ultimate kitchen Mac* originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPad 101: The easy way to get high-def videos onto iPhone or iPad
Even though the iPad has that HD feel, there are plenty of HD files it can't stomach -- the maximum resolution for videos to sync via iTunes is 720p, and anything higher (1080i or 1080p) simply won't transfer. On the iPhone and iPod touch, the upper limit is even tighter; those devices can only handle 640x480 videos, meaning that a 720p file will stall out. Generally, movies or TV shows purchased from iTunes will arrive with versions tuned for both devices, but for anything you've created independently of the store, you may run into a spot of trouble.
There's an extensive walkthrough over at Gizmodo covering how to use Handbrake for downsampling your 1080i/p videos to a more manageable resolution, very helpful if you're in a DIY mood -- but there is an easier way. It takes advantage of a feature in an app you're already using: iTunes.
Just select your movie file(s) and check under the Advanced menu. See those two "Create..." options? The iPod or iPhone version will deliver a resampled video at a resolution the smaller devices can manage; the iPad/Apple TV choice will spit out a 720p file. All you need to do is select your choice and wait for a while... depending on the length of your video and the speed of your Mac, it may take quite a long time, but be patient. You can try out the steps with an Apple-provided sample file, if you like.
Once the conversion is done, you'll see a second instance of the video in your media list -- then you can sync at will. Note that if the file you're choosing is already adequately low-res, you'll see the dialog box below.
Happy squeezing!
TUAWiPad 101: The easy way to get high-def videos onto iPhone or iPad originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Dear Aunt TUAW: Apple borked my box. Now what?
Filed under: Accessories
Dear Aunt TUAW,
I ordered a 32GB iPad WiFi+3G model back in March, shortly after they were announced. I ordered a few accessories too, each of which has shipped separately ahead of the iPad.
I received the first accessory today via FedEx--the iPad Dock. I've always been a fan of Apple's packaging and the dock is no exception. As so, I'm always especially carefully when opening Apple stuff as not to damage the packaging.
What I did find a little odd, though, is that they put one of those plastic tabs (as if it was hanging in a retail store) right over the only opening to the box. Despite my best efforts, I wasn't able to remove the plastic tab that was VERY well affixed to the box without damaging it and leaving glue-like residue behind.
I guess I won't be saving this well-designed box for the future -- unless you can help!
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Love, your nephew,
Andrew B.TUAWDear Aunt TUAW: Apple borked my box. Now what? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - TSA: Keep your iPad in the bag, please
Filed under: iPad
The pleasure in visiting a US airport can be found in drinking pricey stale coffee and navigating the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) security checkpoint. Typically, electronics must be pulled from bags and placed on a conveyor belt for scanning. Fortunately, iPads are an exception. Usually.
The TSA ruled on Tuesday that iPads may remain in their bags for scanning. Since they're relatively small with no bulky AC unit (no word if this needs to be scanned separately), cables, external drives, etc., they're just as easy to examine while inside your bag.
You could be asked to remove it if the agents can't get a clear picture, so don't bury it under a heap of socks and underwear. Conversely, laptops must always be removed from their bags and scanned separately (at least that's the rule at BOS).
As for your shoes and belts, well...expect to drop them into the tray, too.
[Via Ars]TUAWTSA: Keep your iPad in the bag, please originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - TUAW TV Live at 5 PM ET today -- it's iDay
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You only think it's Wednesday.
It's actually iDay, the day when your host Steve Sande takes you on an adventure into everything Apple on TUAW TV Live. As usual, we start at 5 PM EDT today. Steve has some surprises in store for you, including a real live iPad, a camera for the iPad, a small business idea for iPad owners, rumors and innuendo about the Apple announcement tomorrow, and more!
We now have a special iPad-only page that you can visit from your iPad to watch and participate in TUAW TV Live. That's right -- no Flash to get in your way. Of course, if you're an iPhone / iPod touch user, you can also download the Ustream Viewing Application (free) to join in on the fun from wherever you are.
Visit TUAW just before 5 PM EDT today to get ready for the show.TUAWTUAW TV Live at 5 PM ET today -- it's iDay originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iPhone OS 4 set to bring printing to iPad, iPhone?
Filed under: iPhone
Support notes for iPad's Pages, Keynote, and Numbers apps all suggest that printing functionality may be coming to the device. The notes state that "printing directly from iPad is not currently available." It's the use of the word "currently" that has got people buzzing. If these words do suggest that printing is coming to iPhone OS 4.0 (being previewed tomorrow), printing may well not be limited to only the iPad.
So how would your iPhone or iPad connect to a printer? The most likely ways would be via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi (making an Airport Base Station or Time Capsule a nice add-on sale for anyone buying an iPhone or an iPad, or non-wireless printer owners), or perhaps Apple will even introduce an iPad/iPhone-to-printer connection kit. We'll find out tomorrow!
[via AppleInsider]TUAWiPhone OS 4 set to bring printing to iPad, iPhone? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - First look: Camera for iPad
Filed under: iPad
No, it's not a hardware device, but Camera for iPad (US$0.99) can help out those frantic iPad users who are wondering how the heck they're going to survive without a by-God camera built into their latest Apple toy.
The app is universal and runs on both iPad and iPhone. In fact, the camera in the iPhone is what ends up being the real "Camera for iPad." Installing the app on your iPhone and iPad allows the two devices to find each other via Bluetooth. When they're linked, everything that the iPhone camera is seeing is transmitted to a window on the iPad. Press a button on the iPad, the iPhone snaps the photo, and then the photo is transferred -- slowly -- to the iPad.
The idea is pretty cool, and it does provide a way to get photos into your iPad until that Apple Camera Connection Kit actually hits the stores. The slowness I'm talking about in the previous paragraph is not a fault of the app, but the fact that Bluetooth is being used for the file transfers. It doesn't have anywhere near the speed of Wi-Fi, but you will be able to shoot and transfer photos anywhere; there's no need for the two devices to be on the same Wi-Fi network.
Possible uses for this could include the ability to set up a local webcam, a clever way to catch an iPhone thief in the act, or it could be used just for fun; the kids would likely enjoy being sent out around the house to act as remote cameramen. When you see something you like, you take the photo. It's a lot of fun, and inexpensive as well (provided you've already spent the $1,000 or so dollars for your iPhone and iPad).TUAWFirst look: Camera for iPad originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Rumor: Apple's 'iAd' Mobile Advertising Platform to be introduced tomorrow
Filed under: Apple Corporate
It seems that a rumor we heard last month is about to be realized: reports indicate that Apple's new 'iAd' Mobile Advertising Platform is set to debut tomorrow.
According to All Things Digital, Apple will introduce iAds during tomorrow's iPhone OS 4 preview. Don't let the image above fool you; Google CEO Eric Schmidt is likely to be quite happy with this announcement. Why? Because he'll use it to demonstrate to the FTC that Google 1.) does have advertising competitors and 2.) should be allowed to spend US$750 million to purchase AdMob. That deal has been tenuous at best.
Apple filed an advertising patent last November, and purchased mobile ad company Quattro Wireless in January of this year. In February, Apple nabbed Theo Theodorou from Microsoft's mobile advertising sales department and Todd Tran from mobile ad agency Joule. In other words, the resources have been lined up. Now it's time to pull the trigger.
We can only guess about how iAds will work, if it's really called "iAds" and so on. But if All Things D is correct, we'll find out for sure tomorrow.
[Via MacRumors]TUAWRumor: Apple's 'iAd' Mobile Advertising Platform to be introduced tomorrow originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - TUAW Exclusive: Element Case launches the Joule, a luxury iPad stand
Filed under: iPad
We covered the iPhone cases from Element Case a couple of years ago, and I was impressed with their build quality and design. Now they've released a beautiful aluminum stand called the Joule for the iPad. As you can see from the gallery, the Joule is simplicity itself: a machined and polished cylinder of aluminum with a leg in the back for stabilization. There are three holes to customize the angle of tilt on the iPad and the device itself rests in a velvet-lined groove. We've got a review unit on the way and we'll be giving some away soon, so stay tuned for that. You can also have the Joule in polished aluminum (seen above) or anodized black, plus they'll zap your logo or almost whatever on the thing with a laser -- for a fee.
Meanwhile, you can buy a Joule here for $129. The first 100 TUAW readers to order with a promo code can purchase the Joule for $99. The promo code is: TUAWJ1
Check back for a full review and the giveaway early next week. Until then, enjoy the gallery.
TUAWTUAW Exclusive: Element Case launches the Joule, a luxury iPad stand originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Griffin Technologies announces iPad power and desktop accessories
Filed under: iPad
Today, Griffin Technologies announced a family of new products that are sure to make iPad owners happy.
For those of you who don't want to purchase the Apple Keyboard Dock or the "regular dock," Griffin has developed the A-Frame Tabletop Stand (US$49.99, see photo above). This is a folding aluminum stand with a soft silicone cradle in the bottom. The iPad sits contentedly in the cradle in either portrait or landscape orientation, and Griffin says that the dock connector is accessible regardless of how the iPad is oriented. When you're done, the A-Frame Tabletop Stand folds flat for easy travel. It's also possible to use the stand in the folded position to help support the iPad when it's on a table or other flat surface.TUAWGriffin Technologies announces iPad power and desktop accessories originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple releases new iPhone Ad: "Concert"
Filed under: iPhone
Following last week's "Commute" iPhone ad, Apple has released a new iPhone ad called "Concert." Sticking with the "everyday use" theme, the ad tells the story of a girl who hears a song on the radio. She uses Shazam [free] on her iPhone to identify the song as "In the Sun" by She & Him. At this point, the girl -- who, keep in mind, has only heard one song -- downloads the entire album, plays a single song, and decides to buy concert tickets when the Local Concerts app [free] pops up to tell her that the band is playing in her town. Talk about impulse buying! The commercial ends with her saying, "I still don't know how my iPhone does all that."
Lady, if you buy everything that impulsively, I still don't know how you have any money left in your bank account.TUAWApple releases new iPhone Ad: "Concert" originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - It's World Health Day! Medsy free for 24 hours.
Filed under: App Review
Today is the 60th annual World Health Day; it's a day of awareness and programs sponsored by the World Health Organization to promote better health across the globe. In honor of the day, and in order to raise awareness about the importance of taking medications on time, the people at Medsy are giving away their popular iPhone app [free] for twenty-four hours . People who fail to finish all of their meds, or don't take them as scheduled, not only threaten their own health, but help give rise to antibiotic-resistant bacteria like MRSA.
Medsy hopes to help change all of that. The app allows you to input all your medications, vitamins, and supplements, and set reminders for you to take them. The app uses Push notifications, so even if your iPhone is locked or you are using another app, you'll still get your reminders. Medsy allows you to input the name of the medicine, its dosage, and the prescribed frequency of the dose. The app even lets you customize the icon for each medication by shape and color. For those worried about privacy concerns, Medsy stores all of your medical information locally on your iPhone and not on its reminder servers. If you delete Medsy from your iPhone, all of your medical information is deleted with it.
Medsy is only available on the iPhone as the iPod touch will not support Push notifications when not on a WiFi network. It regularly sells for $3.99, but it's available today as a free download.
TUAWIt's World Health Day! Medsy free for 24 hours. originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 07 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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