Saturday, September 15, 2007

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  • Reminder: Talkcast Sunday night 9 pm, iPod touch 1st impressions and more

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    We've got a new night and time! Please join us online and live on Sunday night, 9 pm Eastern Time, for a half-hour chat with the TUAW team.This week's show: the week in review, first impressions from the new iPod touch owners, and (availability permitting) an extended iPhone/iPod touch development Q&A with Erica Sadun, who has been sharing her initial attempts at hacking the iPhone's little brother. Bring those toolchain questions and application requests.

    For those of you who haven't registered with Talkshoe yet, good news; the conferencing system has been opened up to allow anonymous call-in for anyone with a phone, no PIN needed (if you want to participate in the simultaneous text chat, a PIN and the new Talkshoe client are still required). To call in without a PIN, just dial the general number (724-444-7444), enter the Talkcast ID (45077), and then enter 1#.

    If you don't want to use a phone, Skype, Gizmo or XMeeting, rest easy -- there's another way. The Shoephone VoIP client is now embedded in the Talkshoe app, so you can simply click and talk. Either way, we look forward to hearing from you.
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  • comiXology releases MobileSafari interface for comic browsing

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    Macenstein has posted about a cool feature from comiXology for us comic book geeks out there. They're created an iPhone MobileSafari (have to remember that the Touch is out there now) interface for their database of the latest comic book releases. It looks great, allows users to browse both the current and following week's releases in a touchscreen-specific interface. It also displays summaries and cover art for every book on the list. It's like browsing a comic store without actually being there (unless you are actually in a comic store while you use it-- in which case, whoa, I'd have to sit down for a while, that's heavy).

    While we're at it, I'm currently poking around for comic book collection software for the Mac (the folks are selling their house, and they asked me to clear the old collection out of their closet). So far, it seems like Comics 2 is the pick of the litter. Does anyone want to share a good tip on an app that will help me organize the few boxes of books I've got? I would love if Delicious Library did it, but while I'm sure it could handle my graphic novels, I doubt it would be able to do individual issues. Anyone have a recommendation?
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  • To-Do lists get funky with LifeShaker

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    Okay, I couldn't resist posting about the new to-do list app LifeShaker from Funky Cloud, if only to comment on their clever marketing. This is the first piece of software I can remember to have a movie-style trailer (not just a screencast).

    LifeShaker is an interesting take on to-do organizing. It presents a 3x3 grid into which you can dump your various goals, action steps and categories. As the name suggests, you can "shake" your grid to re-arrange your goals (presumably as a kind of self-motivation). It's an unusual approach; how effective it might be I can only imagine.

    In my brief testing, I found the interface to be a bit annoying, requiring excessive use of on-screen buttons for data entry t(instead of just letting me double-click on blank list entries). Still it's worth a look if you're interested in a non-traditional to do list.

    LifeShaker is $29.00US and requires Mac OS 10.3.9 or higher. A demo is available (points off, however, for the use of an installer).

    [via MacMinute]
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  • Liveblogging the iPod Touch

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    Well, it's here. And here's all the dish on my first hours with the iPod Touch.

    Impressions

    Feel. Man, this thing definitely has a completely different feel and weight from the iPhone. It feels way way thinner.

    Squeeze Control. It seems to be confirmed that the iPhone headset squeeze control does not work with the touch. I'll test when I have time.

    Video Out. Does not work with the Belkin dock.

    Audio jack. At the bottom!!?? Why?

    Didn't work the first time. A lot of people are reporting flaky iTouch behavior. The first time I connected my new iTouch to iTunes, this was the error I got. Removing the USB and reconnecting it made it work.

    Calculator. Same as iPhone. Absolutely the most boring accessory ever shipped.

    Keyboard. All the sounds on the Touch are clickier and lighter than on the iPhone. It's a very palpable difference.

    Safari. Works great--once you remember to switch on WiFi. All my Javascript bookmarklets are working fine.

    Clock. There are a *lot* fewer sound effects to play with the built-in alarm, and since there's no speaker, you can only get alarmed through your headphones. No vibrate either. Sounds are: checkmate, jump, time passing, time's up, updown.

    Cheerios! Brian Mulllally writes that the icon for the iTouch test mode serial number is, *hee*, a Cheerios box.

    Diagnostic Information. I keep saying: "No" and "Don't ask again" but it keeps asking and asking and asking...

    Hack after the jump...

    Continue reading Liveblogging the iPod Touch

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