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- iControlPad for iPhone
Filed under: Accessories, Developer, iPhone
After the game demos shown at the iPhone SDK, event a lot of folks have been very eager to get their hands on some serious games for the iPhone. Most of the attention has been focused on the motion sensors and touchscreen, but Nintendo's consoles notwithstanding buttons are a mainstay of serious games and the iPhone's poverty of physical buttons has had some of us worried about the long term potential of the platform.
Now a new accessory may go a long way towards alleviating those concerns. The iControlPad is an iPhone accessory that adds physical buttons and joypad. It slides onto the iPhone like a case (providing some protection) and offers a PSP-style form factor. The hardware interfaces via the Dock connector and is already supported by some of the emulators that run on jailbroken iPhones. They're also planning full SDK support once iPhone 2.0 ships, presumably next month.
The iControlPad is still in development and is not yet for sale. However, they are offering development kits to qualified developers.
[via Engadget]Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Delicious Library 2 beta on the streets
Filed under: Software, Beta Beat
In a Memorial Day treat for users, Wil Shipley of Delicious Monster announced via a tweet earlier this evening that a beta of Delicious Library 2 is now available for download and purchase. We've been waiting eagerly for DL2 for quite a while now, along with everyone else.
Interestingly, on first launch of the new beta you're presented with the dialog on the right. Apparently DL2's scrolling and display performance relies on fixes delivered in Mac OS X 10.5.3 -- that is, fixes you can't get yet in an OS build that hasn't shipped. Patience is a virtue, I suppose.
Update: Wil Shipley replies below. The beta test is of the integrated store functionality in DL2; the software itself is not launched yet, so be cautious.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - AtomicView: UI bomb
Filed under: Multimedia, Software
AtomicView bills itself as a super-efficient multimedia manager with an interface that "combines elegance and sobriety." When I first loaded it up, I was frustrated enough with its almost total disregard for consistent UI design and controls to swear it off for a week. I've given it another run and moved its rank up to tolerable.
It does have enough pros to level out its cons, and we can call it a wash. I'm bothering to mention it here for two reasons: we've had some enthusiastic reports and some of you may find it useful as a middle-of-the-road solution between iPhoto and something more robust like Aperture or Bridge.
At 95 Euros (about $150), it doesn't come in much cheaper than the $199 Aperture 2. But it does handle more file types and if your needs are a little broader than just photography, it's a viable alternative. It lacks some of the sorting features common to other programs, but it allows for grouping, advanced boolean searching of metadata with smart folder capabilities and full screen navigation/preview with multi-monitor support. Here's the thing about the boolean search, though: as far as I can tell, there's no universal search. I can't type "pants" and pull up every item that has "pants" in any of its metadata. I have to build a search one line at a time, looking through each field of each metadata type for my keyword.
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Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Mac mini: More than meets the eye
Filed under: Odds and ends, Mac mini
TechEBlog has assembled an outstanding collection of Mac mini mods that convert the littlest Mac into everything from a tablet to a wee Mac Pro.
The micro-monster pictured here has an added USB port on the front, a slide-off hard disk cover, and a fresh power button. It measures 3.28" wide by 7.8" tall by 6.5" deep. Adorable!
You can see a few more of our favorite mini mods here, here and here.
[Via Reddit]
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Could 'electric computers' be the new iPhone?
An unusually-large shipment of 188 mysterious containers has arrived in North America from Apple's manufacturing partners in China. The contents? "Electric computers," a term that Apple has never before used on its customs declarations.
Additionally, 67 of the containers were destined for Canada, landing in Vancouver, BC.
These containers are not to be confused with Apple's regular flotilla of shipping destined for the west coast. Typically, those containers are labeled as having "desktop computers" inside on their customs forms.
ImportGenius.com speculates that each container could contain up to 40,000 units of new iPhones.
Either that, or the UNIVAC I ordered finally arrived.
Thanks, Ryan!
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Call for Apple Vanity Plate Photos
Filed under: Cult of Mac, Odds and ends
Rather than getting an Apple-themed tattoo, I decided to show my love for all things Mac when I bought a new car last year and applied for vanity plates. The result (above), is also unobtrusive advertising for my consulting firm.
A quick Flickr search revealed a number of Apple vanity plates, but I thought it would be fun this Memorial Day weekend to have TUAW readers send in photos of their Apple / Mac / iPod / iPhone plates. Leave a comment if you have Apple vanity tags and I'll send you info on where to email your photos. The results will end up saved for posterity in a TUAW Gallery.Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Video Introduction to Cocoa
Filed under: Video, Developer, Found Footage
Over at Theocacao Scott Stevenson has posted the video of his Introduction to Cocoa talk (entitled "Best of Both Worlds") aimed at those who want to learn a bit about Apple's preferred API for building OS X applications. The talk runs to over 90 minutes and includes "an introduction to Xcode, Interface Builder, Objective-C, Mac UI standards and more."
For anyone who has ever wanted to figure out what those developers tools are all about this is definitely worth (the rather large) download (scroll down towards the bottom) though it seems that a lot of folks are have problems getting the whole file (myself included). There's also a torrent available.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Photojojo offers keyboard shortcut skins
Filed under: Accessories, Peripherals
For listeners of The Talk Show's marathon keyboard episode, you might remember a brief mention of those templates you used to get with software that fit over the function keys of your old Apple Extended Keyboard.
If you still pine for those, Photojojo has a brand new set of keyboard overlays for Photoshop, Aperture, Final Cut Pro, and more for a vast array of recent Apple desktop and laptop keyboards.
They're molded from rubber, washable, and fit your keyboard like a glove. Plus, they keep out the dust and crud that keyboards typically accumulate.
Laptop skins are $30, and desktop skins are $40. Fast shipping options are available, too.
Thanks, Amit!
Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Mac Game 'Postal' in (very few) Theaters
Move over, Lara Croft -- it's time to go Postal!
The (in)famous Mac video game from Running With Scissors is coming to the big screen today, albeit a small number of big screens. Postal first gained notoriety in 1997 as a Mac-only 2D shooter, and is famed for being banned in Australia for a few minor reasons -- things like using a cat as a gun silencer, gratuitous violence, and, in later versions, sexual themes and use of drugs and alcohol. Sounds like fun, eh?
The Postal flick follows the story line and general bad taste of the old Mac game. Controversial director and Razzie Award Nominee (twice) Uwe Boll somehow bribed and wheedled his way into showings at a whopping 12 theaters nationwide. Be sure to go see this film tonight if you're a fan of Postal, since it will probably close at all 12 theaters today as well. Of course, that means it may be on DVD and in the iTunes Store next Tuesday.
Me? I think I'll go see Indiana Jones instead.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Status Screen Saver 1.0
Filed under: Software, Freeware
Are you so addicted to RSS, Mail, and Twitterrific that you just can't stand when your screen saver launches? Status Screen Saver might just be the screen saver for you. The awesome thing about this screen saver is that is displays your current unread Mail count, unread NetNewsWire feeds, and even unread tweets from Twitterrific. You can select a screen saver that you have installed in the Status Screen Saver options.
Even better, Status Screen Saver allows you to (with some AppleScripting) create your own "modules" which opens up unlimited possibilities to what can be shown in Status Screen Saver. So, if you use something other than the supported applications, you can (if the application is scriptable) make an AppleScript to give a number, then place it in the Screen Saver.saver/Contents/Resources/ directory.
Overall, this is a really cool screen saver which can be expanded upon by the user. You can download this free (donations accepted) screen saver by visiting the developer's website.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Airfoil 3.2 adds basic remote support
Filed under: Software, Airport, iTunes, Apple TV
Rogue Amoeba has announced Airfoil 3.2, the latest release of their audio utility which allows you to play any Mac audio over your Apple TV, AirPort Express, or other Macs. In addition to improving support for the latest generation Expresses ("including full password support and better synchronization"), the big addition with version 3.2 is remote control support. With either the Apple Remote on the Apple TV or the Keyspan Express Remote for an Express, Airfoil now allows you to play/pause and move forward/back on tracks playing through either iTunes or QuickTime Player.
The upgrade is free for registered users, while new copies of Airfoil for Mac are $25; a demo is available.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - MacBook Air bargains at the Apple Store
Filed under: Deals, MacBook Air
Set condition one for bargain hunters! The U.S. Apple Store is now offering refurbished MacBook Air models with 1.6GHz processors, 2GB of memory, and 80GB (non-solid-state) hard drives for $1,549.
That's a savings of 14 percent from the retail model. Or, think of it as getting a free AppleCare subscription (for $249).
As of this writing, the refurb model shows shipping times of three to five business days.
Thanks, Chris!
Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - aTV: plug and play Apple TV hacking
If you have an Apple TV and are interested in some of the exciting things you can do by hacking it (e.g. adding additional video codec support like divx, etc.) but have been too chicken to try it yourself, you may be interested in the aTV Flash from Apple Core. Basically the aTV Flash is a patchstick -- a USB flash drive preloaded with software to modify the Apple TV OS. You just plug it in to your Apple TV and it automatically hacks your Apple TV to add multiple codec support, SSH access, the Couch Surfer browser, and much more.
The aTV Flash is compatible with the current Apple TV Take Two and they offer free updates for a year. However, all this convenience will cost you -- $59.95 to be precise. It's also worth keeping in mind that all of this can be done for little or no cost if you want to get your hands dirty. But if the convenience of a plug and play option is worth it to you the aTV Flash may be worth checking out.
[via MacMerc]Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Griffin iTrip AutoPilot FM transmitter for iPhone
Filed under: Accessories, iPod Family, iPhone
The iTrip AutoPilot from Griffin is one of the first FM transmitter/chargers compatible with the iPhone. It features Griffin's SmartScan to automatically find and save three FM stations with the least interference and supports RDS allowing compatible radios to display track information on the head unit. The control dongle includes a display showing the frequency it's broadcasting, as well as three buttons that allow you to control playback. Personally I've never been a fan of FM transmitters, but at the very least this one looks slick!
The iTrip AutoPilot will sell for $99.99 and is listed as "Coming Soon." In addition to the iPhone it is compatible with all iPods with a dock connector.
[via iPhone Alley]Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - MacMinute closes
Filed under: Cult of Mac, Odds and ends
MacMinute was one of my favorite Mac news sites, so it was with some sadness that I saw that its founder, Stan Flack, died back in April. The site has been quiet for a while, and now Flack's family has announced that they have decided to shut down the venerable Mac news site after serious efforts to keep it going fell through.
Flack founded MacMinute back in 2001 not long after selling his original Mac news site MacCentral to Macworld in 1999. It is with respect that we at TUAW note the passing of this pioneer of the Mac web and add our condolences to many others out there among the community of Mac centered sites.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Sun xVM VirtualBox: free x86 virtualiztion
Filed under: OS, Freeware, Open Source
We first noted the open-source virtualization application VirtualBox way back in 2007, and since then this open-source competitor to VMware Fusion and Parallels has come a long way. Most importantly, perhaps, the project was acquired by Sun Microsystems and has now become Sun xVM VirtualBox with a great deal more support.
The application is free for personal use and is available for a wide variety of x86 platforms including OS X on Intel Macs. The feature set is extensive and includes a lot of the features of its commercial counterparts. That said, it lacks many of the niceties of those programs, including any kind of 3D graphics support. Nonetheless, it's hard to argue with free and is probably worth checking out if your virtualized Windows requirements are modest.
Sun xVM VirtualBox is a free download from Sun.
Thanks, Dean!Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать - Mac 101: Customize your application toolbars
Filed under: Mac 101
Many switchers to Mac OS X have the same question: "how can I customize my application toolbars?" While this is fairly straightforward in Windows, Mac OS X makes it much easier. Just open the customization menu by right-clicking (if you have a one-button mouse you can control + click) on the toolbar, then select "Customize..."
When you do this, you are presented with a dialog box that "rolls down" to display all of the items that you can add. Just drag the ones you want to the toolbar. If you find you don't want a certain toolbar item, just open the customize panel again and drag the item off the menu bar.
For more tips and tricks like these, visit the Mac 101 section on TUAW.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsПереслать
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