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- Talkcast tonight, 4pm HI/7pm PT/10pm ET: Mother's Day Edition
Here we go again, kids! Not only do we have Mother's Day to talk about, but we also have the shiny new iMacs and a shiny new piece of malware to discuss as well.As always when I'm hosting, if there's show, there's aftershow. Join us for TUAW and stay for TUAWTF. It's like two shows in one!
Your calls and questions help us make the show the best it can be, otherwise I'm just talking to myself! To participate on TalkShoe, you can use the browser-only client, the embedded Facebook app, or download 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 4 HI/7 PDT/10 pm EDT Sunday. To call in on regular phone or VoIP lines (yay for free cellphone weekend minutes!): 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 free Gizmo, X-Lite, or Blink SIP clients; basic instructions are here. Talk to you tonight!
Talkcast tonight, 4pm HI/7pm PT/10pm ET: Mother's Day Edition originally appeared on TUAW on Sun, 08 May 2011 20:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple is #4 in Barron's 500 for 2011
Earlier we told you that Apple claimed the #35 spot on the 2011 Fortune 500 list. That's pretty impressive in and of itself, but what's even more impressive is that Apple sits at #4 on the Barron's 500 list of America's top companies that was released last week. The rise to the fourth spot means Apple shot up 55 places over last year's position.Unlike Fortune, which ranks companies solely by revenues, Barron's assembles its list based on factors such as revenues, cash returns, management strategies, and operating successes.
Barron's Jacqueline Doherty writes of Apple's 4th placement: "Apple, ranked No. 4 this year...has generated stellar sales growth and handsome profits from the iPod, iPhone and related products, and its shares have rallied 321%, to 347, since the stock market bottomed in March 2009. Yet the stock, which trades for only 12.2 times next year's expected earnings, still isn't richly valued."The three companies that came in before Apple were Fidelity National Information Services, a payments processor, at #3; jelly maker J.M. Smucker at No. 2; and Oshkosh, a truck maker, at #1.
[via Apple 2.0]
Apple is #4 in Barron's 500 for 2011 originally appeared on TUAW on Sun, 08 May 2011 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Getting GPS on a WiFi iPad with New Sky
Last week I reported on a Bluetooth GPS solution that will give you full navigation features on both the WiFi-only iPad and on the iPod touch. Today I was able to test the device and see if was a useful solution to navigating on iDevices that don't have GPS built-in.
The quick answer is that it does work, and it works very well. The GPS receiver, provided to us by New Sky Products, is about the size of a thin tape measure. You turn it on, pair it with an iPad or iPod touch, and you are good to go.
There is a small slide switch on the unit to tell it you are connecting to either an Apple iOS product, or anything else, like a laptop or Android phone. Using the GPS requires that you download a free app that will tell you there is a successful connection and show you visually what satellites you are using for your GPS fix. You do not have to access the app while navigating, but it must be installed.
Once you pair the GPS with your iPad, you can run any navigation program with built-in maps. With Google Maps, you get a nice little blue dot showing your location, but without 3G connectivity, there is no map display.
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Getting GPS on a WiFi iPad with New Sky originally appeared on TUAW on Sun, 08 May 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Publishers' choice: Will the iPad be the hero or villain of the comic book industry?
Music piracy rose to epidemic levels at the beginning of the 2000s (although, according to Wired, those days are now over). There were many causes of this growth in piracy -- high speed internet access, easy-to-use P2P software -- but perhaps the biggest accelerator of music piracy was two-fold: the emergence of devices that allowed us to easily copy and then consume music (namely CD-burners, and then MP3 players) away from the computers we downloaded them on, and the reluctance of the record industry to embrace new technology.
In other words, once people had the hardware for consuming digital music, the record industry failed to give listeners the digital music they wanted at a reasonable price and in an easy-to-access centralized location. The same factors that lead to mass music piracy are now in place to disrupt another flavor of media -- comic books. The excitement and media attention around Free Comic Book Day yesterday shouldn't deceive anybody about the fact that there's trouble around the corner.
Why is the comic book industry set for a piracy tipping point? After all, people have been able to illegally download comic books on the web for years. Why should it suddenly accelerate? One factor: The iPad.
Before the launch of the iPad, people who illegally download comic books read them on their computers -- compared to a printed comic book, a decidedly inferior experience. However, with the advent of the iPad and the tablet form factor that closely mimics a comic book, Apple's tablet is liberating illegal comic book downloads from the computer monitor and allowing them to be consumed in a much more appealing and natural way.
I first noticed this last year when I was talking to a friend who was complaining that his local comic shop was out of a specific issue of a comic book he wanted. I suggested to him that he buy it through Marvel's iPad app. However, Marvel's app didn't offer the issue in question. That's when another friend asked what issue the first friend wanted. The next day, friend #2 emailed him a CBR (Comic Book Archive) file containing a pirated copy of not only that issue, but every Marvel comic that shipped that week.
Publishers' choice: Will the iPad be the hero or villain of the comic book industry? originally appeared on TUAW on Sun, 08 May 2011 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me find a projector for my iPhone
Dear Aunt TUAW,I sometimes watch TV in my bedroom on my iPhone (3GS) via EyeTV before I go to sleep. The screen is, of course, a bit small and not ideally positioned for a relaxed posture in bed. What's your idea on pico projectors in combination with an iPhone (3GS)?
Many thanks and best regards
Your loving nephew,
Bob
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Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me find a projector for my iPhone originally appeared on TUAW on Sun, 08 May 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - The machine apocalypse can wait; robot busy playing Angry Birds
I've got to admit, I've never seen the appeal of Angry Birds. The game just isn't that fun to me. I know a lot of readers disagree with that, and now I know of one robot that would disagree as well. Yes, Finnish company OptoFidelity has created a robot with the sole purpose of playing Angry Birds.
Impressive? Yes. Kinda stupid? Yes. But then again, it's better than them creating robots that can kill you, which other companies are doing right at this moment. Speaking of which, OptoFidelity has created a video, appropriately titled "Mac vs. Machine," which shows the robot getting its game on. Check it out below.
[via TechCrunch]
The machine apocalypse can wait; robot busy playing Angry Birds originally appeared on TUAW on Sun, 08 May 2011 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iMuscle is a must for exercise aficionados
I've raved about 3D 4 Medical's apps in the past. They are so well designed, I can't think of better apps to show off the power of the iPad. Apple even used one of 3D4's apps in an iPad commercial. The company's latest app, the awkwardly titled iMuscle - (NOVA Series) - iPad edition lives up to the reputation established by previous apps.
With iMuscle, users can select virtually any muscle in the human body and see a list of exercises and stretches for that muscle. That feature in itself is nothing new or groundbreaking however, as many apps do the same thing. What is unique about this app is that it uses the 3D Nova engine to show users animations of the exercises using a model with exposed musculature. Think Body Worlds brought to life.
In addition to more than 450 high-quality 3D animated exercises and stretches, you can create custom workouts and the app even supports multiple users. Anyone into sports training or rehabilitation science will immediately see the usefulness of this app. After all, instead of telling a client they need to work on their butt muscles, it's a lot more helpful to tell them that they specifically need to work their glute med and be able to show them a 3D model of its anatomical location and what it looks like in action.
iMuscle is a steal at US$4.99.
iMuscle is a must for exercise aficionados originally appeared on TUAW on Sun, 08 May 2011 05:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Namco Bandai sale this weekend on the App Store
If you want to score a deal on some classic games for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Namco Bandai is celebrating spring (and coincidentally Mother's Day) with a sale on some of its best-selling titles this weekend.
From now through May 9, you can grab games like Star Trigon for US$0.99, Tamagotchi: Round the World for $0.99, Lost in Time: The Clockwork Tower for $2.99, and PAC-MAN for $1.99. According to 148Apps.com, which offers a complete list of all the discounted games, the sale may be limited to the U.S. store only.Namco Bandai sale this weekend on the App Store originally appeared on TUAW on Sun, 08 May 2011 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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