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- HDCP may spoil your Apple TV fun
Given the minimal available output ports (just HDMI and TOSlink optical audio) on the Apple TV, it's no surprise that the low-cost HDMI to DVI cables used in some home media setups aren't supported. Unfortunately, if you're using HDMI converters or cables of the sort, you may be out of luck with the new device.
Your iTunes movie and TV purchases may be available to your Apple TV via Home Sharing, but unless the signal pathway between your ATV and your display is all-digital and HDCP compliant, that content (flagged as 'protected' by the content providers) will not display. While some DVI-equipped TVs and HDMI/DVI cables are HDCP savvy, most are not.
This isn't unique to the new Apple TV among Apple's products, by the way. Try playing a rented/purchased iTunes movie on a DisplayPort-equipped MacBook Pro while a DVI monitor is connected; you'll get bupkis. Even the original Apple TV has HDCP control on the HDMI port, although in that case the analog outputs are available.
Even though Apple's specification is clear on the HDMI all the way requirement, it implies that unprotected content should play fine even if the HDCP checks are unavailable. That's not what several users have discovered, per Ted Landau at Macworld, as they report wavy displays using HDMI-DVI.
If you've been having HDCP-driven agita with your new Apple TV, let us know below.
TUAWHDCP may spoil your Apple TV fun originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Beta Beat: Sparrow Gmail client for Mac
Sparrow is a free Gmail client for your Mac that was released yesterday and is still in beta. Unlike MailPlane, which largely simulates the Gmail experience plus some powerful additions, the Sparrow client is designed to be minimalist.
As John Gruber (Daring Fireball) points out, the design for this Gmail client seems to be inspired by Tweetie for Mac. The developers Dinh Viêt Hoà and Dominique Leca ignore the traditional email client stereotype and aim for simplicity in a way that is rather inspired. Sparrow has "just your mail, and nothing else."
Sparrow currently supports message threading as well as using multiple accounts. In the future, you will be able to use other IMAP email accounts (such as MobileMe) as well as gain the ability to use Gmail labels. It is free and available now, so check out the beta and let us know your thoughts.
[via Daring Fireball]
TUAWBeta Beat: Sparrow Gmail client for Mac originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple's North Carolina data center nears completion
It seems we've been discussing Apple's upcoming, massive North Carolina datacenter for a long, long time -- since around May 2009, actually. Word is that the $1 billion facility is nearing completion, meaning we'll hopefully see the fruits of Apple's labor very soon.
Here's one interesting item to come out of the story: the company reportedly paid one family upwards of $1.7 million for their one-acre lot. Even having paid that amount for such a small bit of land, Apple could have come away from this having paid as little as $35k per acre.
While many people speculate that the new datacenter will support Apple's initiatives into streaming media, it's just as likely that it will be used for technologies Apple hasn't really dipped its toe into quite yet. Social media could be one area, as we've seen the company testing those waters with Ping (with questionable results).
Click the link below to see video of a helicopter fly-over of the new facility.TUAWApple's North Carolina data center nears completion originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - In Brief: Apple TV part cost pegged at $64
Arik Hessendahl over at Business Week reports that the new 2nd generation Apple TV model might cost $64 in parts compared to its $99 retail price. If that number is anywhere near right then the margins on ATV are ridiculously low. In comparison, Apple's iPhone gross margin was estimated near 60%. Apple could be seeing a generous profit from movie and TV rentals above basic sales, making Apple TV a potentially lucrative market.
TUAWIn Brief: Apple TV part cost pegged at $64 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Netflix adds video out for iPhone 4 and 4th generation iPod touch
Netflix has updated its iPhone app to support video out, but there is a caveat. You need to have an iPhone 4 or a 4th generation iPod touch or it's no-go. Of course you'll need the component Apple AV Cable or the composite AV Cable. Both are a bit pricey at US $49.00 but they will do the job.
The updated app is universal, and there are unspecified bug fixes, so iPad and all iPhone owners that can run the app should update to this latest morsel.
I think the only thing missing from the Netflix app is management of the user queue. There are some third party solutions like iRentMovie, which seems to have the most positive ratings at the app store, but I can't think of any reasons why the Netflix app itself shouldn't have this feature.
TUAWNetflix adds video out for iPhone 4 and 4th generation iPod touch originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Capcom Arcade to bring retro thrills and clever pricing to your iPhone
Capcom has announced that in early November an App Store near you will be graced with Capcom Arcade, featuring at launch arcade classics Street Fighter II, 1942, Commando, and Ghouls 'n' Ghosts. IGN has a postitive writeup of a preview it played, saying that the touch-based controls worked fine but it was disappointed by the lack of online play or leaderboards. Capcom is promising these features in updates down the line, as well as an additional game every month.
Personally I find Ghouls 'n' Ghosts horrendously difficult with a proper joystick, let alone a touch interface. Still though, our own Mike Schramm was impressed by iPhone version of Street Fighter 4, and the games will offer the option of adjusted (read: easier) difficulty levels for iPhone play to reduce the number of expensive devices thrown against walls because of the first boss in GnG.
Anyway, touch screen controls aren't the clever bit. The clever bit is how you'll be paying for this slice of retro goodness. The app itself will be free, and come with a few tokens you can use to play the games a few times for free. If you run out, you can buy more tokens, or just wait because you'll get a few free ones each day. Eventually Capcom hopes you'll tire of the drip-feeding and pay out for unlimited play of one or more of the games, although exactly how much you'll be paying for this priviledge it isn't letting on yet.
TUAWCapcom Arcade to bring retro thrills and clever pricing to your iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Guitarists: Win a Guitar Sidekick from Castiv and TUAW
There's no denying that there are a lot of guitar apps in the App Store. But how do you use them with your iPhone or iPod touch? Usually, you put the iPhone onto a table or music stand, where it's apt to get fumbled the next time you try picking it up to look at lyrics.
Castiv has come up with a good solution: put the iPhone or just about any other phone-sized device right onto your guitar with a little gadget called the Guitar Sidekick (US$29.99). You clamp it on the neck of your guitar, and then use the iPhone as a scrolling reminder of lyrics, as a tuning tool, as a practice metronome, a recording device, and more.
Castiv and TUAW want to give one of these little wonders away to a TUAW reader. To enter, just leave us a comment telling us which song contains your favorite guitar solo. Here are the details:
- Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.
- To enter, leave a comment with the name of the song containing your favorite guitar solo.
- The comment must be left before midnight on Sunday, October 10th, 2010, 11:59PM Eastern Daylight Time.
- You may enter only once.
- One winner will be selected and receives a Castiv Guitar Sidekick valued at $29.99
- Click here for complete official rules.
TUAWGuitarists: Win a Guitar Sidekick from Castiv and TUAW originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Mercedes-Benz's iPad program expands globally
Citing an "overwhelmingly positive" response to last summer's pilot program, Mercedes-Benz will expand its iPad program to all 355 dealerships across the globe.
In an interview with Macworld, Mercedes-Benz Financial VP Andreas Hinrichs expressed his enthusiasm for the program. "The feedback was so positive we said, we need to push this out to all the dealers and take the financing process to a new level."
The program's purpose was to streamline the closing of the deal by eliminating the potentially deal-killing walk away from the reality-distorting, shiny new car and into the intimidating sales office (as a former car salesman, I know the detrimental power of that journey). Salespersons can also run credit checks and pull the latest incentives with the iPads, as well as take in returning lease vehicles.
Let us know if you see one of these in action. If you're not in the market for a Benz but still want to enjoy some iPad-powered automotive fun, check this out.TUAWMercedes-Benz's iPad program expands globally originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Found Footage: The $900 'Mac Pro' in a cardboard box
Plato said, "Necessity is the mother of all inventions." He must have been talking about the guys at One Block Off the Grid, which is a cooperative of sorts for buying photovoltaic solar panels at a group discount. One of their staff members was running into issues trying to run Adobe After Effects on a slower Mac, so they had another staff member -- Kalvin -- build a fast hackintosh in the Amazon cardboard box that all the computer parts came in.
That price doesn't include the labor involved in putting it all together, and it originally had a rather odd power switch, which was a standard jumper stuck on the end of a plastic cable tie. The computer itself has pretty good specs, with a 2.66 Intel Core i5 CPU, a 1 TB hard drive, 8 GB of 1333 MHz DDR3 RAM, and an XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB DDR5 Graphics Card. To run Snow Leopard on this computer, Kalvin used iBoot and MultiBeast.
As noted on the 1BOG blog, "this procedure may potentially violate Apple's End User License Agreement for Mac OS X." On the other hand, it's a great way to get a fast computer and not spend a lot of bucks.TUAWFound Footage: The $900 'Mac Pro' in a cardboard box originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Touchscreen iMac? Not so fast
Earlier this week, DigiTimes reported that Sintek Photonics was producing touch panels to be used in a touch-based iMac, and that demo units had been shipped to Cupertino for testing. Today, Sintek is denying the claim.
Once again DigiTimes has the story. Barry Wu, VP and spokesperson of Sintek, has said that his company has not been sending capacitive touch panels to Apple for use in the iMac. Of course we can't verify the validity of Mr Wu's statement, but there's no reason not to believe him, either. Those hoping for a touchscreen iMac will continue to wait.
[Via AppleInsider]TUAWTouchscreen iMac? Not so fast originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - No Comment: Just what do you think of this decal, Dave?
This MacBook decal is great, and it looks like it would work well on your iPad, too -- though you might not get that glowing effect that makes it so awesome. We've seen quite a few fun decals similar to this before, including some specifically for the iPad, some for the iPhone, and even some other great geeky ones.
But none have made such a statement about the ubiquity of computers lately, so we'll just post this one right here under No Comment. Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer, do ...TUAWNo Comment: Just what do you think of this decal, Dave? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Freeverse releases Hordes of Orcs 2 for OS X and WindowsWhen up-and-coming iPhone company Ngmoco bought old-school Mac game developer Freeverse, one of the big worries was whether the developer would continue to program games for the Mac. But worry not -- Freeverse has released a sequel to its old Hordes of Orcs 3D tower defense game, and it's available now for both Windows and OS X.
The sequel brings new enemies into the mix, plus new towers and a completely overhauled user interface. You've got spells to cast that affect all enemies, and there are six different game modes to play with that range from classic tower defense to capture the flag and maze defense. The first one was a fun desktop variant on tower defense, and the sequel looks like it adds quite a few new gameplay and graphic elements into the mix.
The app is US$19.95 for either platform, and it's available DRM-free from Freeverse's site. Even though we have Steam for Mac and more options than ever for Mac gaming nowadays, it's good to see the distinctly Mac developers still releasing new titles.TUAWFreeverse releases Hordes of Orcs 2 for OS X and Windows originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Data Robotics adds the new DroboPro FS to the familyThe Drobo family of BeyondRAID storage devices has been very popular with Mac prosumers, creative professionals, and small businesses since the first product shipped in 2007. Slowly but surely, the company has been building up its product line. Data Robotics now has three Direct-Attach Storage (DAS) devices, the Drobo, Drobo S, and DroboPro; a Network-Attached Storage (NAS) device, the Drobo FS; and a Storage Area Network (SAN) device, the DroboElite.
In a recent interview with Mark Fuccio of Data Robotics, he noted that customers were asking for a NAS device with more than the five drive bays of the Drobo FS, and they also wanted redundant network connectivity and a simple way to back up files offsite. The result? A new product that was announced this morning, the DroboPro FS.
The new product has the eight drive bays of the DroboPro and can be physically situated on a desktop or placed in a standard rack mount with an optional kit. It has two Gigabit Ethernet ports, which can be used in either a standalone mode to connect to a different subnet or in a redundant network protection mode.TUAWData Robotics adds the new DroboPro FS to the family originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - TUAW's Daily App: Saving Private SheepSaving Private Sheep is a fun one, especially if you like Angry Birds (and there are plenty of you out there who do). Saving Private Sheep is another physics-based puzzler. This time, instead of throwing birds at pigs, you have to save sheep from wolves by tapping various wooden objects in a scene and blowing them up to try and land the pentagonal sheep safely on the ground. It may sound confusing, but once you play the game (which you can do in a free trial), it makes much more sense.
The game's 80 levels will have you exploding crates, breaking ice, dropping pulleys, tossing objects around, and trying to earn as many gold medals as you can (by exploding as few items as possible as quickly as possible). And the best part is that the game's on sale for just 99 cents right now. It's not exactly the same as Angry Birds, but the game has a very Angry Birds-style feel to it, so if you like that one, give this one a shot as well.TUAWTUAW's Daily App: Saving Private Sheep originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Analyst: Apple has created 'overwhelming' lead for iPad
Now, let's be honest: the burgeoning tablet market is not a race. But if it was, says analyst Chris Whitmore of Deutsche Bank, the iPad would be winning. We're going to see quite a few tablet devices come to market before all is said and done, including the Blackberry PlayBook and products from manufacturers like Dell, Microsoft, and maybe Google. Even after those other tablets come out, Whitmore says the iPad's lead is going to be tough to overcome quickly, if ever. "We expect the slew of upcoming competition to fall flat from a user experience standpoint while struggl[ing] to materially undercut the iPad on price," Whitmore reported.
User experience is a no-brainer -- that's something Apple has always done well, and it's arguable that the iPad is its finest hardware from an accessibility standpoint. But price is something else; Apple has made deals and even manufactured its own chip to create the tantalizing mix of performance and cost found in the iPad. Other manufacturers will have trouble doing the same, especially with the lead Apple already has. According to Whitmore, the App Store has also given Apple a head start on applications, deals with media companies have brought big-name content to the platform, and a slew of competition versus Apple's one-device strategy will create problems for anyone attempting to climb the tablet mountain.
That's not to say that there can't be another successful tablet, it's just that if anyone wants to have another iPad, they've got a lot of work ahead of them. That's not surprising -- Apple has already reaped the benefits of its early grab at a tablet-style computer, and there are much more earnings where those came from.
[via MDN]TUAWAnalyst: Apple has created 'overwhelming' lead for iPad originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple TV hacking update: Bluetooth, white lists, ports, cables
We continue to keep track of Apple TV's hacking potential; here's another quick update of the new hardware.
iFixit confirms that there's an on-board Bluetooth chip: "The Broadcom BCM4329XKUBG 802.11n Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/FM chip on the Panasonic board is exactly the same as the one we found on the iPad."
iOS developer Matthias Ringwald tells TUAW that it shouldn't be hard to get his custom Bluetooth stack running on Apple TV once it's openly jailbroken. "I managed to hook the communication between BlueTool and BT chipset before, so I can record that exchange on iPad which sets up the Bluetooth chipset and just do a playback. Chances are good."
Read on...TUAWApple TV hacking update: Bluetooth, white lists, ports, cables originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Glif would be an iPhone 4 stand, tripod mount
While I wait for Movie Peg to make a little doohickey for my iPhone 4, Dan Provost and Thomas Gerhardt have been working on a doohickey of their own, called the Glif. It will allow you to prop your iPhone 4 in a variety of positions for reading, typing with a Bluetooth keyboard, watching video, and so on.
The neat part is that it's also a tripod mount. Since the iPhone 4 shoots HD video, you can attach it to your tripod to shoot and then prop it up on a desk to review your footage. Neat, eh?
The guys are looking for funding to get an initial run produced, and they're looking for supporters. For US$20, you'll essentially pre-order a Glif while pushing them towards their goal of $10,000. (We don't know what happens if you donate and they fail to reach their goal.)
It's a cool-looking device. Good luck, guys. Click here to watch a promo video.
[Via Daring Fireball]TUAWGlif would be an iPhone 4 stand, tripod mount originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Hacked MacBook reborn as a tablet
Here's a clever repurposing of an older MacBook. Matt of Enigma Penguin took it upon himself to convert the MacBook into a touch-based tablet with interesting results.
After taking the MacBook apart and removing non-functional hardware, Matt ordered a third-party touchscreen. Once it arrived, he removed the MacBook's original display and cut the lid to accommodate the touchscreen. After fiddling with drivers and other finalities, he's got the thing up and running. It's even using Ink, the Mac OS X input alternative.
Nice work, Matt! It reminds us of the Axiotron ModBook, but of course, this is much cheaper.
[Via PC World]TUAWHacked MacBook reborn as a tablet originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Found Footage: Apple/Microsoft throwdown at Mall of America
The USA's largest shopping mall will be the setting of an epic retail battle as Microsoft opens a massive store mere yards away from an Apple Store. Your Tech Weblog, a part of Minnesota's Pioneer Press, has posted some photos of the massive store-to-be.
It's directly across the hall from Apple Store Mall of America, and it's much larger. As the video above demonstrates, the store will be longer and apparently much deeper than the existing Apple Store. All is fair in love and tech retail, as blogger Julio Ojeda-Zapata points out, so may the best retailer win.
Microsoft has opened four retail stores in the US so far. There are two in California, one in Colorado, and one in Arizona. This will be the first location in Minnesota. Some have accused Microsoft of copying the Apple Store's look and feel a little too closely. Check out these photos and decide for yourself.TUAWFound Footage: Apple/Microsoft throwdown at Mall of America originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Adidas kills $10M iAd deal
Business Insider is reporting that Adidas has dropped its plans for a $10 million iAds account. The reason? Apple's demand for near total control.
Citing two unnamed inside sources, Business Insider claims that Apple rejected three consecutive proposals from Adidas. After the third rejection, the company pulled out. Intent on making the best mobile advertising experience possible, Apple oversees nearly every aspect of an advertiser's campaign, and even designs the ads.
Adidas isn't the first to complain, but this story highlights the first big money pull out we've come across. In August, the Wall Street Journal reported that other potential advertisers had grown frustrated with Apple's hands-on approach. At that time, only four of the 17 partners revealed at the program's start -- Unilever PLC, J.C. Penny, Disney, and Nissan Co. -- had launched ads.
Personally, I've only seen one ad for the Nissan Leaf. We think John Gruber's advice for potential advertisers is best: Get used to it.
[Via AppleInsider]TUAWAdidas kills $10M iAd deal originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Rumor: iLife '11 to be 64-bit, iOS compatible
iLife, the software suite that is included on every Mac and is made up of iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iWeb, and iDVD, hasn't been updated to a new version since January, 2009. That, of course, is making many of us in the Apple world curious about when the next version of the suite will appear on the market. Many Mac pundits believe the next edition will be iLife '11, and we've already seen several of the rumored release dates fly past without sign of the new iLife.
Now some sharp-eyed Apple fans have noticed that there's a book listed on the German Amazon site with the title "iLife '11: Digital pictures, movies, music and more" and a release date of December, 2010.
The translated description notes that the suite is entirely 64-bit, and that iPhoto will receive integration with social networking. iWeb has been "rewritten" from the ground up, and iDVD is no longer included with the suite. There's mention of a "new application," but no word on what the function or name of the new member of the suite will be.
The red banner on the cover mockup at left reads "iPhoto, iMovie and more, with Apps for Mac, iPhone 4, iPod and iPad," which implies that iOS versions of the applications will be available as well. At this time, of course, iMovie is available for iOS, and it would not be much of a stretch to assume that iOS-compatible versions of the other applications could be developed. After all, Apple made an iPad version of iWork available on day one.
The book is written by Uwe Nerger, who has no other published titles to his name. That brings up the question how an unpublished author has been given access to a suite of applications that many published authors of Apple tomes have not seen. Take this rumor with a fist-sized grain of salt.
[via AppleInsider]TUAWRumor: iLife '11 to be 64-bit, iOS compatible originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Ouch! Apple dinged for $208.5 million in patent infringement caseYou know that nice Cover Flow interface (above) that Apple uses on iDevices, in iTunes, and in Mac OS X? An East Texas Federal Court has ruled that Apple infringed on patents held by Mirror Worlds, a software business started by Yale University computer science professor and Unabomber victim David Gelernter. As a result, the court has ordered Apple to pay Mirror Worlds US$208.5 million in damages. The Time Machine interface, which shows a series of screen or application images "receding" back in time, was also part of the case filed by Mirror Worlds on March 14, 2008.
As Mac Observer has pointed out, many of the Cover Flow and Time Machine concepts of showing files or album covers moving back and forth were in use by Apple in HyperCard stacks many years before Mirror Worlds received patents for the idea. Whether Apple will appeal the verdict or not is unknown at this time.
Apple was granted a patent for Cover Flow in April, 2010, which makes this ruling even more questionable. Mirror Worlds, LLC was disbanded in 2003 due to lack of sales of its software products.
Apple has not made any comments regarding the verdict or a possible appeal.
TUAWOuch! Apple dinged for $208.5 million in patent infringement case originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Is Walmart the next iPad retailer?
Now that the iPad is officially available at Target (a discount department store here in the US), attention has turned to a suggestion that Walmart will carry the device before the year's end.
Back in May, Walmart's senior VP of entertainment for US stores, Gary Severson, told Blooomberg that he expected iPads to be on Walmart shelves "...later this year." With about two months worth of holiday shopping time left (not to mention calendar days for 2010), the clock is ticking on Severson's suggestion.
As of now, there are five iPad retailers in the US: Target, Best Buy, Micro Center, Amazon, and of course, Apple. Adding Walmart to the list would again greatly increase the number of customers who get to physically see an iPad as they're strolling the aisles with holiday dollars in their pockets. As Fortune reports, there are 2,815 Walmart Supercenters and 774 Walmart Discount stores in the US.
Keep your eyes peeled, Walmart shoppers.
TUAWIs Walmart the next iPad retailer? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Macs popular with UK Prime Minister David Cameron
In a recent interview with The Telegraph, UK Prime Minister David Cameron described (among other things) his personal love of Apple's Macs, iPad and digital music:
"I'm very proud of the fact that I've got an iMac and I've got a speaker remotely linked without a wire which I did myself. I have all the music on the iMac. The cool thing is that I now control my iMac from the iPad, to play out through the speaker but I have to admit I had a little bit of help from someone in IT on that.
I bought the iMac for Samantha [his wife] because it's very important not to use my HoC computer for music. The best thing to do is to put all your music on to the iMac, and then you can sync iPods and iPads with it."
We've recently learned that iPads are popular with leaders in Washington, DC, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and elsewhere. What will be most newsworthy is when these sightings aren't news; just another person with his/her computer.
[Via Mac Stories]TUAWMacs popular with UK Prime Minister David Cameron originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - TUAW's Daily App: DaytaThere are lots of apps on the App Store for tracking numbers, like your weight, your golf score, and how many hours you've worked lately, but Dayta serves as one solution for all of those. You can simply create stats however you like, and then track them to your heart's content. You can export them out to CSV files, or you can browse and visualize them directly within the app, doing whatever you want with the raw data that you collect from day to day.
Plus, the app was just revamped, so now you get full Retina Display compatibility, lots of new enhancements and performance updates, and even the ability to tweet any data that you happen to input. That seems like an excellent deal for US$1.99. Of course, if you already have a few apps set up for tracking the relevant data in your life (like apps for your calorie intake or your car's gas consumption), that's a fine way to do it. There are definitely apps on the store that will allow for more customization and more specialized tracking than Dayta. But if you enjoy pulling in a bunch of raw numbers and have a few spare stats to check, Dayta might be able to help.TUAWTUAW's Daily App: Dayta originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Left 4 Dead 2 coming to the Mac this Tuesday
This is it -- the rumors were true! The last non-Mac holdout of Valve's Source titles is Left 4 Dead, the zombie-killing shooter featuring four survivors and a whole lot of undead, but that's about to change. The official site for the newest Left 4 Dead 2 downloadable content, "The Sacrifice," confirms that the game's sequel is coming to the Mac this very Tuesday, October 5th. Left 4 Dead 2 will be released, as have all of the Source games, under the Steam Play banner. That means if you own it on the PC, you also own it on the Mac, so all you'll have to do is download and start shooting zombies.
Anyone who buys the game on Steam will get all of the DLC for free, which makes for the original five campaigns plus the three DLC levels to play through. That's an excellent deal for sure.
Unfortunately, the first game is not yet ready for the Mac; apparently, it's taking Valve a little longer than expected to get it OS X-compatible. But Valve promises that when it is released, Steam owners will get the same deal -- all the DLC with the game itself. That's good stuff. Of course, with Left 4 Dead finally coming to our platform, which game will we be stuck waiting for next? Civ V, where you at?
Thanks, Ben H!TUAWLeft 4 Dead 2 coming to the Mac this Tuesday originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 04 Oct 2010 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Pro HDR adds geotagging
I've liked Pro HDR since it was first released. The HDR technique blends two or more exposures to capture better dynamic range in difficult lighting conditions. Apple provided some competition by building in HDR with the release of the iPhone 4 and iOS 4.1, but I still like the control that Pro HDR gives me both before and after the pictures are taken.
One of the big drawbacks to Pro HDR is that the location metadata and other picture information was not saved in the combined image, so location and other EXIF data was not available. That meant the 'Places' feature from Apple wouldn't work. Now that's fixed. It was the biggest single complaint that users of the app had.
Another advantage to PRO HDR is that it works on the iPhone 3GS and the 4th generation iPod touch, as well as the iPhone 4. It means owners of the 3GS haven't been orphaned when it comes to shooting great HDR pictures. HDR works best for stationary objects like landscapes or posed photos. If there is movement in the frame between the two images, the process will fail. HDR isn't for everyone, or for every situation, but used wisely, it can create dynamic photos that would be difficult to get without some help from the HDR process.
TUAWPro HDR adds geotagging originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Target begins iPad sales today
October is here, and that means playoff baseball, turning leaves, Halloween pop-up shops -- and new iPad retail outlets. As we noted earlier, Target stores were targeted (ahem) to have the magical and revolutionary gadget on shelves this month; sales begin today. The iPads are only available in-store, but accessories are sold on Target's website.
Target offers the iPads at list price, same as the Apple store; however, later this month the retailer begins a separate promotion where holders of Target credit cards will get a five percent discount on all purchases. That could translate to a nice break on iPad purchases.
Thanks to Steven for the reminder.
TUAWTarget begins iPad sales today originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 03 Oct 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - In Brief: Jobs' journey through the wilderness made Apple Inc. possible
There's an interesting Randall Stross piece in Saturday's New York Times about the alternative timeline where Steve Jobs never resigned from Apple. Given his legendary fussiness over every detail and his frustrating inability to get the NeXT hardware platform past the "expensive curiosity" stage, Stross surmises that Jobs learned painful lessons about delegation and collaboration during his years at NeXT. When he returned to Apple (along with the NeXTStep operating system that formed the core of Mac OS X), he was far more ready to handle the challenge.
Do you think Steve would have failed to transform Apple if he had never left? We welcome your musings below.
TUAWIn Brief: Jobs' journey through the wilderness made Apple Inc. possible originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 03 Oct 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - TUAW Giveaway: 10 copies of Alarms.app!
We covered a neat new productivity application called Alarms last week. This week, we're excited to offer 10 licenses to our readers, and all you have to do is leave a comment for a chance to win one! Tell us how Alarms would help you be more productive, or maybe what you're currently using to meet the same demands. If you missed the coverage and explanation last week, be sure to check out Alarms helps with 'Productive Procrastination,' and then head to the Alarms website for more details.
Here are the rules and a link to the legal statement:
- Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older.
- To enter leave a comment about how Alarms would help your productivity.
- The comment must be left before Friday, October 8, 11:59PM Eastern Daylight Time.
- You may enter only once.
- Ten winners will be selected in a random drawing.
- Prize: Alarms full license (US$15 value)
- Click Here for complete Official Rules.
Good Luck!
TUAWTUAW Giveaway: 10 copies of Alarms.app! originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 03 Oct 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - TUAW Review and Giveaway: Altec Lansing Octiv Duo speaker dockiPhone and iPod accessory manufacturers seem to be coming to the realization that most households have not just one, but two or more Apple devices. We've been seeing a number of products that allow charging of more than one iPhone or iPod at a time, and now venerable speaker manufacturer Altec Lansing is getting into the game in a big way with the Octiv Duo speaker dock (US$99).
The Octiv Duo has a wedge design that works both on open spaces like tables and in corners on desks or kitchen counters. As you would surmise from the name, the Octiv Duo is designed to charge two devices at a time. Those devices can be any generation of iPhone, iPod touch, or iPod nano, as well as the iPod video, color, and Classic models. There's a third USB port on the side of the Octiv Duo for charging another device, so if you feel like charging your iPhone, iPod nano, and iPad all at the same time, you're set.
A unique, round, full-function remote can be hidden away in a matching niche on the back of the Octiv Duo when not in use, and it serves as a way to control either of the docked devices. But the real power of the Octiv Duo is apparent only when you install two special apps on your iPhone or iPod touch that provide extra functionality.TUAWTUAW Review and Giveaway: Altec Lansing Octiv Duo speaker dock originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 02 Oct 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Landscape or portrait? It's all about software ergonomics
When we think about computer ergonomics, we usually look at how our monitor is positioned (is it an appropriate distance from our eyes?), where our keyboard is laid out (in a keyboard tray or on our desktop?), and if our chair height lets us keep our knees at a 90 degree angle. In other words, computer ergonomics has always been about hardware (ours and our machine's). It's never been about the software. That's got to change.
I find myself using my iPad primarily in landscape mode. I do so because in landscape mode you can see most apps' menu items all the time (like a complete list of emails in my inbox laid out next to the message I'm currently viewing in the iPad's Mail app). Seeing everything at once is handy, but the thing is, I find holding my iPad in portrait mode to be much more comfortable and convenient because I can see more text on the screen. Of course portrait mode has the drawback that many apps' menus are hidden from view and only accessible by an inconvenient drop down menu button that's almost always in the top left or right corner.
Why inconvenient? What's the problem? The problem is ergonomics. The drop down menu button is in a very awkward place to reach when your hands and thumbs are holding the iPad near the middle of the device. Its location means that unless you have an incredibly long thumb (and if you do, send us a picture), you'll need to move your entire hand just to tap the portrait view drop down menu button. Wouldn't it be terrific if developers started utilizing a few pixels on the sides of the screen in portrait mode to let users access menus in an easier fashion? I think so, and one major app developer does as well.TUAWLandscape or portrait? It's all about software ergonomics originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 02 Oct 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Apple's segmentation strategy and why it worksHere's a little interesting weekend reading from Mark Sigal on O'Reilly about "Apple's segmentation strategy." Sigal does a huge overview of Apple's direction over the last ten years, and in the end, argues that Apple has shirked the conventional wisdom of marketing products horizontally (making a special type of peanut butter for every customer, for example), and has instead segmented its products vertically (creating one product for a particular use case -- an iPad for reading, an iPod for listening, and an iPhone for apps). Apple is successful -- extremely successful, says Sigal -- not because it has become the biggest company in its various industries, but because it has thought carefully about how to sell products, and then sold them at exactly the right prices. And even when it's not right, says Sigal, Apple never makes a move that isn't strong and confident anyway. Even when the Apple TV is just a hobby, it's always just a hobby.
Sigal's point with all of this is that when Apple is doing what it does best -- targeting a specific market and overtaking it with quality -- the old rules of horizontal marketing and sales just don't apply. Apple is fine with not having the market share on smartphones, because it's not chasing those old goals. Apple doesn't add features or change products in a panic -- it added a camera to the iPod touch only when it was ready, and even then, it was careful not to make it better than the iPhone 4's camera and all of its selling points.
At any rate, Sigal's piece is a very interesting read. It's a little heavy for the weekend, maybe, but well worth going through to provide some insight on just why Apple remains so popular and profitable, even when other factors seem to rise against it.
[via MacStories]TUAWApple's segmentation strategy and why it works originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 02 Oct 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - First Look: Time Travel eXplorer brings old London to life
When you're visiting a city, don't you sometimes wonder what it looked like in past centuries? That's the premise behind Time Travel eXplorer - London, a new iPhone travel guide app from Visick Solutions, Ltd. currently on the What's Hot page of the UK App Store. There's a good reason for that popularity, since Time Travel eXplorer is a fascinating way to take a tour of London both in the present day and in the past.
No, the developers didn't figure out a way to integrate the iPhone with a DeLorean or power it with a Mr. Fusion. What the app does provide is maps with 750 points of interest, as well as 1,500 photos and 150 audio guides that are bundled into the app so that you don't have to rely on a cell phone signal to take advantage of them. The tour information is provided by qualified Blue Badge guides, so you're getting accurate and interesting information.
The time travel bit comes in with maps of London from 1862, 1830, 1799, and 1746. The base Time Travel eXplorer - London app (US$2.99) includes a demo map from 1862, and you can do in-app purchases of the old maps in their entirety for a few bucks per map. Alternatively, you can buy a Pro version of TTX ($8.99) that includes all of the maps.TUAWFirst Look: Time Travel eXplorer brings old London to life originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Pulse News Reader for iPad 2.0: More sources, better organization
Alphonso Labs reported today that their Pulse News Reader for iPad (currently US $1.99) has been updated to version 2.0. The new version of the app addresses one of the major complaints about the original by allowing up to 60 news feeds to be added, with up to 12 feeds on each of five pages.
Organization of sources is much easier in the new version. Each one of the five pages has a tab that can be renamed, so users can define each page by type -- for example, "Apple," "Food," "News," and more. The feeds are listed under each tab and can be dragged around to be placed in the order you would like to see them. It's also easier to find sources; when you go to add a source, there are tabs for "featured" and "categories," both featuring sources that look good in Pulse. Alphonso Labs calls this the "Pulse Bazaar."
The app seems snappier than the previous version also, both at startup and while loading or refreshing pages. I'm not sure if it's new, but it's possible to add both your Facebook and Twitter feeds to Pulse, with any post with a photo or link in it showing up in your Pulse list. There's also support for Bump, so you can share feeds with friends who have both Bump and Pulse installed. Sounds like a great update -- if you've had issues with the app previously, it's worth giving it another look.TUAWPulse News Reader for iPad 2.0: More sources, better organization originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - AT&T Navigator for iPhone updated, features direct speech recognition
If you're a subscriber to the free AT&T Navigator app and the associated service , then you'll want to load the latest update ASAP.
AT&T Navigator v1.7i is the newest version of the TeleNav-powered app, and it's now the first iPhone GPS navigation app that incorporates direct speech recognition. As you can see in the video above, all you need to do is tap an icon, speak your destination, and the app will display appropriate destination addresses. Tap one of the addresses, and navigation begins.
The new version also provides alerts for traffic cameras, works in landscape mode, and has a lane-assist function that shows you which lane you need to be in before you get to an intersection. When you need directions back to your home location, there's a new "shake to go home" function -- just shake the iPhone, and the app knows you want directions back home.
The free app works with a US$9.99 monthly service that appears on your AT&T iPhone bill. You can choose a monthly or annual subscription, and you can cancel at any time. Note that navigation is only possible in areas where you have cellular data coverage, as the maps are downloaded on demand.TUAWAT&T Navigator for iPhone updated, features direct speech recognition originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Facebook 'very confident' it can work with PingLast we heard, Facebook and the new iTunes-based social network Ping were at odds with each other, with Facebook providing "onerous terms" and Apple trying to hook into the bigger network anyway. But maybe they can still heal the rift. Facebook CTO Bret Taylor told Silicon Alley Insider that he's "very confident" that the two networks can find some common ground.
Unfortunately, he didn't say anything other than that, so as for what kind of common ground they'll find, that's still up in the air. But Apple would do well to enlist Facebook's help in their fledgling network, "onerous" as the terms may be. Ping is an interesting network, as we've said, but given the lack of action that I've seen in my own little slice of Ping lately, bringing in some links and eyeballs from a more active and veteran social network seems like it would be worth the compromise.
[via Cult of Mac]TUAWFacebook 'very confident' it can work with Ping originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - iControlPad using unlicensed dock connection, forced to go BluetoothThe folks at iControlPad can't seem to catch a break -- the design for the plug-in iPhone controller was finally finished, but the creators are now backing off of that design. Specifically, they're worried about Apple's lawsuit against Sanho, in which the battery manufacturer was sued for creating products that unofficially connected to dock connectors on iPhones and iPod touches. Because the iControlPad was originally designed to plug right into the dock connector on the iPhone (and presumably, its creators don't want to have to pay the "Made for iPhone" fee to officially license that hardware), it's got to be tweaked for Bluetooth support instead.
Fortunately, Bluetooth support was always an option, as there is a chip already inside the device. But the software will apparently have to be worked on, leading to even longer delays in production. At this point, it's hard to believe the product will ever actually get out the door in a mass market state.
But that doesn't mean there isn't still call for buttons -- maybe some enterprising accessory maker will pick up the gauntlet and run with it. Since the iPhone was introduced, gamers everywhere have been asking for some type of external controls for iPhone games, and maybe the iControlPad's setback will provide some drive for someone else.
[via Cult of Mac]TUAWiControlPad using unlicensed dock connection, forced to go Bluetooth originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Rumor: Bumpers coming back to Apple StoresDid you miss out on Apple's free case program for your iPhone 4? If so, you're out of luck. If you have reception issues with your iPhone 4, you can return it as usual, but at this point, Apple believes that everyone should know about the Antennagate issue, so there are no more free cases.
This also means that bumpers are back on sale. While you could easily get a free one, they disappeared from Apple Store shelves, but as of today, bumpers are reportedly available again. Unfortunately, they're still not for sale online, but presumably that will be fixed soon. Word has it that they're heading back to the US$29 price point, too.
If you're buying an iPhone today or in the future, what are your plans for a case?TUAWRumor: Bumpers coming back to Apple Stores originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Переслать - Found Footage: Woz on Big Bang Theory
Nerds squealed with delight last night as the geekiest comedy on American television, The Big Bang Theory, featured a cameo by Steve Wozniak. The Apple co-founder played himself in a brief scene with the gang from the show (Is that his daughter next to him at the table?). He was pretty funny and seemed comfortable on camera. In fact, Steve is an old hand at TV by now, having appeared on Dancing With The Stars and My Life on the D-List.
In case you missed it, you can watch it above (sorry about the audio quality -- we'll keep an eye out for the official version). Good job, Woz!TUAWFound Footage: Woz on Big Bang Theory originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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