Apr 14, 2009 Apr 16, 2009 Wednesday April 15, 2009
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Ion Audio's Tailgater is the iPod dock that salutes those who rock
Those who live rock and roll lifestyles need accessories that look the part, accessories like the Ion Audio Tailgater. It's a $199 iPod dock that, with a few scuffs and scratches and stickers, wouldn't look too out of place getting kicked around on-stage at the club. It works with any iPod (first- and second-gen users will have to made do with playback via the headphone jack) including the iPhone and Touch, has inputs for mics or other instruments, and even has an integrated battery for up to eight hours of rocking out when you're way out. Now all you need is a gaggle of roadies to carry it there for you.[Via iLounge]Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable AudioIon Audio's Tailgater is the iPod dock that salutes those who rock originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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FlashVideo Converter for Mac OS X updated to version 2.5, discounted
Posted by Dennis SellersMacvide has announced FlashVideo Converter 2.5, an update of the Flash to video conversion utility for Mac OS X. It's a maintenance update.
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News apps for the iPhone span the political spectrum
Filed under: iPhone, App StoreBuilding a native app that aggregates and spruces up the content of a single news organ's website is all the rage, although it seems like overkill in some cases -- personally, I enjoy curating my own reading list with good old Instapaper, which also offers the advantage of clearing out most of the graphical cruft and leaving nothing but yummy text. Still, if you like having all the news that's fit to print in the palm of your hand (yes, the 2.0 version of the NY Times app is quite nice), there are two new choices of single-site apps (SSA) for your reading pleasure. In the right corner, weighing in at four sections, it's the Wall Street Journal! Yes, the official newspaper of American business (whatever's left of it) has an iPhone app, and according to Silicon Alley Insider it's pretty good; the app lets you cache content for offline reading (similar to the NYT app), and offers audio and video content from the paper, along with stories and rich media from sister sites like Uncle Walt's hangout AllThingsD. Most notably, using the iPhone version of the WSJ -- which is free -- you can read most or all the content from the daily paper... which, via the WSJ.com website, is not free (most full stories require a subscription). There's no way to know how long this workaround will be in place, but for now it's a great way to get access to the paper's stories. And, in the opposite corner, weighing in at one home page and sporting a killer left hook, it's the Huffington Post! The HuffPo iPhone app has been in soft-launch mode for the past month and was just updated to version 1.1, quashing bugs and improving performance. It's not as polished as some of the other SSAs yet, but it gets the job done. The app is free. If you have a preferred single-site app for news, let us know below.TUAWNews apps for the iPhone span the political spectrum originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Mac OS Ken: 04.16.2009
WSJ: AT&Tâs U.S. iPhone Exclusivity Set to End Next Year / Apple Updates iMovie, Aperture, and Server Admin Tools / Macworld UK: iPhone and iPod Touch Game Offerings Grow / Apple Sends Updated iPhone 3.0 beta and SDK to Developers / MacNN: South Korean Carrier Says Apple Lacks Motivation for SKorean iPhone Launch / Apple Ups Low-End Education iMac to 20-inch Aluminum for $899 / Collins America Announces Mini DisplayPort LCD Line / Microsoftâs Mac BU Offers 30-Day Trial of Office for Mac 2008 / Microsoft Updates Office for Mac 2004 and 2008 / Report: Microsoft Seeks Ad Agency for Zune-centric Phone Campaign
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unmarked software celebrates 11 years
Posted by Dennis Sellersunmarked software celebrates its 11th anniversary with the release of TextSoap 6.2, an update to the text processing utility for Mac OS X.
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ATTO, Hitachi demo 6Gb/s SAS interoperability for high-performance storage environments
Posted by Dennis Sellers ATTO Technology, a provider of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments, and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies have announced interoperability of their respective 6Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) products designed for use in high-performance server and storage applications.
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One tale of woe: Apple, HP laptop 'refurbs'
Refurbished laptops are cheap and virtually new. But it all depends how you define "new."
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AT&T Complains About Google, Apple Coopetition
In the out-takes of the interview with AT&T (T) CEO Randall Stephenson published in the WSJ Digits blog, there was a rather pointed complaint about the Google-Apple (GOOG) (AAPL) coopetition: “In some areas you look at Google and say, 'They're a competitor,' and in some areas you say, 'They're a partner'…You're always going to have points of tension with these folks,” Mr. Stephenson said.
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Ask TUAW: Online file syncing, CD ripping, Time Machine to NAS, and more
Filed under: Features, Troubleshooting, Ask TUAWThis time around in Ask TUAW we've got questions about online file syncing services, installing a faster drive for CD ripping, using a FreeNAS box for Time Machine backup, Twitter clients and more. As always, your suggestions are welcome. Questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X (we'll assume you're running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!Continue reading Ask TUAW: Online file syncing, CD ripping, Time Machine to NAS, and moreTUAWAsk TUAW: Online file syncing, CD ripping, Time Machine to NAS, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Luxology hosts modo 401 roadshow across Germany
Posted by Dennis SellersLuxology, in collaboration with maconcept and the SAE Institute, will be showcasing the newest version of modo 401, its 3D modeling, painting and rendering software, at the modo 401 German Roadshow from April 24 through April 30.
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New digital enhancement app for iPhone released by Tiffen
Posted by Dennis Sellers The Tiffen Company, a manufacturer and distributor of photographic accessories, announced the release of a new application for iPhone and iPod touch users called Cool fx. It's available at the Apple App Store at an introductory price of US$2.99.
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LaCie announces Rugged XL desktop drive

Posted by Dennis SellersLaCie has announced the Rugged XL, a new consumer desktop drive that leverages the design and features of the legacy Rugged Hard Disk, including a 1TB capacity boost.
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Quantitative Price Action Screen: Features to Look For
There are more than 5,000 individual stocks and funds listed on the combined NYSE and NASDAQ. We put those through a quantitative price performance filter to identify those that may be in a short-term upward or downward movement (as of April 13, 2009). The universe of US stocks was all those with a 20-day average volume >= 100,000 shares, and a 60-day average price >= $1.
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RFID Video Showcases iPhone Possibilities
The Touch project is working on Near Field Communication (NFC) between objects and mobile devices. Their latest project involves a custom built RFID reader attached to an iPhone. The device triggers actions on the iPhone based on the RFID embedded object it comes in contact with. In the case of the video below, the objects trigger videos to play when the iPhone is close enough to read the embedded RFID. read more
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ezGear delivers video cable for iPod, iPhone with USB
Posted by Dennis SellersezGear, a marketer of iPod accessories, has released the ezGear Video Cable for iPod and iPhone. The new Video Cable takes advantage of Apple's Authentification chip, allowing you to play video stored in your iPod or iPhone on any video display device.
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Flash Memory: Apple's Big Order
It has been reported that Apple, Inc. (AAPL) has ordered significant quantities on NAND flash memory (flash memory holds its information when off) for use in iPods. Two chipsets of 16 gigabit memory can be paired to produce a 32 gigabit device.We do not know which version (Single Layer or Multi-Layer Cells) of flash memory has been ordered, but the current contract prices are shown below:
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Samsung unveils new line of data projectors
Posted by Dennis SellersSamsung has released its new family of data projector products: the P Series (portable), L Series (LCD), D Series (data), and A Series (A/V).
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AT&T Discusses Renewing Exclusivity Contract for iPhone
AT&T’s exclusivity contract with Apple will expire next year; however, the mobile network giant is working to extend it to 2011. read more
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Dell Still Struggles; H.P and Acer Grow
The PC industry suffers a tough first quarter, particularly Dell. Acer is showing strength.
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The Mac Night Owl: 'About the recent Steve Jobs reports'
Posted by Dennis SellersOn today's commentary, Gene “Mac Night Owl” Steinberg looks at the recent Steve Jobs reports.
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Sirius XM Has Long Term Staying Power
After common shareholders breathed a sigh of relief with the Liberty Media bailout, the next question of course is what might be next for satellite radio. As usual, it is anyone's guess, but I will give you some short term and long term food for thought. For the short term, [[SIRI]] will probably be in a holding pattern. If everyone is waiting for a huge break out, it is unlikely to happen even after the next earnings report coming up, although The SIRI stock chart does show some interesting things. It seems to be supported nicely by the 21 day moving average. After its run up to 40 cents last month it did a nice Fibbonacci retracement and now has formed a bear flag which could soon be used as a jump rope if it gets any longer. All of this is nice to look at from a technical standpoint. The chart points up. Great. But the stock's current price is a reflection of Liberty Media's bail out and a slight credit rating increase. Yes, all good signs. But now what? SIRI needs another catalyst and there are fundamentals that still need to play out. The future hinges on what Sirius can do in the near term to reduce their debt as well as compensate for the dreadful state of the auto industry, which is probably two years away from any kind of recovery. After all, Liberty Media is not a money tree. But I do believe the auto industry will recover, mainly because the used car market is getting out of hand. The auto repair industry is beginning to experience a sea change because everyone is buying used cars instead of new, or simply keeping their current car. In either case, the consumer has decided that repairing their car is better than buying a new one. But guess what? That demand for used cars is driving the prices up until their values will start to bubble out. Believe it, it is already happening. But Sirius needs to find viable sources now to be able to sustain itself later. I like the the idea of partnering with Apple (AAPL), which has received criticism for not being a viable enough solution. Why does every analyst want to stem a companies success on one single entity? Of course, an Apple partnership is not the sole entity that will turn SIRI around, but it is SOMETHING. And a lot of little somethings are the bread and butter of a business model. Long term is another story. Assuming that Sirius can remain solvent for the next two years, we have a much different ball game. There are a lot of opinions that internet radio will make satellite obsolete and admittedly I was one of them. But it won't happen. When I formed that opinion I was thinking like a tech geek and not like a consumer. If you are tech savvy, you can transform your car into its own hot spot and stream internet radio 24 hours a day. But the general public is not really interested in what adapter to buy to convert their iPod or laptop into a stream source. They want to get in their car, turn on the radio that it came with, and listen to their favorite content with clarity and no buffer issues. Here is a link to a previous article I wrote about the complications with internet radio for anyone who wants to be bored to death with tech jabber. In a nutshell, internet radio will have its place, but it will not make anything obsolete. The drastic increase in band width that ISPs will be dealing with will send subscription rates higher.Even now, companies like Sprint (S) and Verizon (VZ) that used to have unlimited satellite card access have placed a 5MB cap on the service ( which by the way still costs 60.00 per month.) because of the increase in bandwidth demand. In any case, I don't see any single entity - satellite, internet, or iPod - being the sole owner of your media content. They will all have their place, but right now and for the indefinite future, SIRI owns 100% of the car market contract and that is large large large. And maybe someday they will decide to integrate their satellite with the mobile web. You may find this article to be a little push and pull. It's true. But no one wants to see SIRI succeed more than I do. It is just too good. I couldn't live without my CNBC or Bloomberg radio in the mornings on the way to work. As a consumer, I think satellite radio is here to stay. As an investor, my retention of SIRI shares hinges on a recovery of the auto industry, and I really don't see the stock price going much higher than .75 to 1.00 until that happens. But believe me: if there is one person who hopes I am totally wrong about that price prediction, it is me. No matter what happens, I will still shell out $12.00 bucks a month for my radio service.
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Mac market share rises slightly year-over-year
Posted by Dennis Sellers Apple's market share in the US personal computer market rose slightly year-over-year from the first quarter of 2008 to the first quarter of 2009, according to a new report from the IDC research group. The Mac went from 7.4 percent to 7.6 percent.
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Goldman Sachs analyst increases his estimates on Apple
Posted by Dennis SellersGoldman Sachs analyst David Bailey has increased his estimates on Apple ahead of the company's fiscal second quarter earnings report, which is due after the close of business next Wednesday, reports Barron's.
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Microsoft merges product search, Cashback
Microsoft said on Wednesday that it has combined its product search engine with its Live Search Cashback, a product that gives users a rebate on certain purchases made directly after using Live Search. "The new site unifies Live Search Products (the shopping vertical within Live Search) and Cashback to make ...
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Forrester Says iPhone Now Ready for the Enterprise
Forrester Research says Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone is now ready for the enterprise, at least judging by the experience of companies such as Kraft Foods (KFT) and Oracle (ORCL). According to Forrester's Ted Schadler, “The big iPhone lessons are: It's more than just another device; it drives business culture change; it gives employees freedom to choose their own tools; and it changes the support model to self-service. But the real payoff of iPhone and similar mobile Internet devices is that it is a new platform for delivering content and collaboration applications to an increasingly mobile workforce.”
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CNET News Daily Podcast: A second anniversary for Psystar unlikely
We look at how things are going for an Apple clone maker after one year in business; AT&T launches family-tracking service; and Office 14 will head into preview next year.
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Apple software updates for April 15
Posted by Dennis SellersfriedEgg Limited has released of version 1.3.5 of friedEgg Touch, an interactive data analysis tool for Mac OS X. This release adds further interactive features to simplify the analysis of tables of data.
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April 15 'Macsimum Podcast' now available
Posted by Dennis SellersThe Macsimum Podcast for April 15 is now available here and the RSS feed is here.
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Reports: Mac OS 10.5.7 release imminent
Filed under: OS, Rumors, LeopardSeveral outlets are reporting today that Mac OS 10.5.7 is due to drop any time now. Build 9J47 was released on Friday, less than a week after 9J44, and build 9J50 is said to have been distributed on Tuesday. Until now, these updates have been delivered weekly. This accelerated distribution, along with a shortening list of fixes (the latest build only addresses three) are clues that 10.5.7 is nearly ready.Additionally, some customers have reported that the ATI's Radeon HD 4850-equipped iMacs that they ordered have had their ship dates bumped up to this week (there's a rumor that the graphics card requires 10.5.7).We'll let you know when this shows up, and report any changes (or problems) we experience after installation.TUAWReports: Mac OS 10.5.7 release imminent originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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'Macsimum Recommended Reading' for April 15
Posted by Dennis Sellers“iPhone's Going Places: Enterprises, Other Networks, China? Where might the iPhone pop up next? An enterprise near you? A phone store not operated by AT&T? China? Of course, the iPhone isn't the only thing bringing Apple the bucks. Even though it's the least-costly iPod in the line, the new, nearly...
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Hey Mac Software delivers Narrator for Teen Literature Day
Posted by Dennis SellersHey Mac Software says its Narrator multimedia story delivery app will be available in the Apple App Store worldwide tomorrow, April 16, which is Teen Literature Day. Narrator serves as a multimedia e-reader/audiobook player and publishing platform for those looking to bring their stories onto the iPhone and iPod touch...
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Apple: Estimates Raised, iPhone Sales Not So Bad
Goldman Sachs analyst David Bailey Wednesday morning upped his estimates on Apple (AAPL) ahead of the company's fiscal second quarter earnings report, which is due after the close next Wednesday. Bailey is looking for FY Q2 revenues of $8 billion, at the high end of the company's guidance range of $7.6 billion to $8 billion, which would be down 21% sequentially, but up 6% year over year. He thinks gross margin will be about a point better than the company's target of 32.5%, due to favorable component costs and product mix. As a result, Bailey upped his EPS estimate for the quarter to $1.07 from $1, which puts him a penny below the Street consensus of $1.08. Apple's guidance had been for 90 cents to $1.
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Sonos adds more firepower to iPhone app
Filed under: iPhone, App Store, iPod touch, App ReviewSonos, maker of the highly regarded multi-room music system, has updated the free controller software the company provides for the iPhone. The Sonos Controller [App Store link] allows the selection of music or playlists, selection of internet radio stations, control of Pandora, Napster, Last.fm and other music services, and now adds the ability to set, edit and delete alarms as well as set up networked music folders. If you have an iPhone or iPod touch, this free app is an alternative to the $399.00US controller that is sold with the system, and it is actually easier to use because of the iPhone touch screen. The iPhone app requires users to update their Sonos software to version 2.8, which is a free upgrade that was released yesterday. The app works very well, without glitches or drama. The screens look stunning, and the reflection effects for album art are a nice touch. Sonos could have easily charged for this app, but getting it free is a major bonus. The Sonos product is one of many that distributes music around the house and is Mac friendly. Of course Apple has its own solution, the Airport Express Base Station, which effortlessly streams music from your iTunes library to to speakers or a stereo within range of the device. Logitech also has several solutions including the Squeezebox, the Squeezebox Duet, and the Squeezebox Boom. Olive has a well regarded high end solution that includes music servers and players for individual rooms. Here are some screen grabs of the Sonos Controller in action: Gallery: Sonos iPhone appTUAWSonos adds more firepower to iPhone app originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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iPhone Dev Sessions: Create a Navigation-Based Application
In this tutorial, you will learn how to do the following: Create and run a Navigation-Based Application from XCode Create and add a user interface, designed in Interface Builder, as a sub-view to a navigation based application Navigate to sub-views from a UITableView Allow sub-views to access application data Creating and Running a Navigation-Based Application in XCode Let's start off by opening up XCode and creating a Navigation Based Application. Click Choose… and give your application the name BasicNavigation. Once completed, your project window should look like this. At this point, if you click “Build and Go” and have your project selected to run on the iPhone simulator, you should see the application launch and display a bare UITableView, with undefined row elements. No worries, this is going to change very soon. Your app at this point should look like the following below. Adding a Sub-view (Designed in Interface Builder) to a UITableView We are now going to add a sub-view to our application. This subview will consist of three key elements. A Header File (*.h file extension) — Used for defining methods and variables to be used by an accompanied implementation file. An Implementation File (*.m file extension) — Used for implementing methods and accessing variables defined in an accompanied header file. This is where we will place code for view specific logic and functionality. An Interface File (*.xib extension) — Used for defining the visual look of the view, using Interface Builder. In XCode, within the project area on the left, right-click on the Classes folder and select Add, then New File…. You will be presented with the following dialogue. Make sure you've selected Cocoa Touch Classes on the left and select the file template for UIViewController subclass as illustrated above, and click Next. You will be presented with a dialogue in which you will assign a name for this asset. Name this file SubViewOneController.m and make sure the checkbox for Also create 'SubViewOneController.h' is checked as well. Click Finish when this is done. The dialogue should look like the following, before clicking on Finish. At this point, you will see two additional files in the Classes folder that we've just added. So far we've added a header file (SubViewOneController.h) and an implementation file (SubViewOneController.m), which takes care of 2 out of 3 key elements. We'll now add the last element here before moving on towards implementation. In XCode, right-click the Resources folder and select Add, then New File…. On the left, select User Interfaces and select View XIB and click next. In the next dialogue, you will give this user interface a name. Type SubViewOne.xib under File Nam” and click Finish. These steps are illustrated below. The contents of your project window should now look similar to the illustration below. Open the file SubViewOneController.h and add the following code: #import @interface SubViewOneController : UIViewController { IBOutlet UILabel *label; IBOutlet UIButton *button; } @property (retain,nonatomic) IBOutlet UILabel *label; @property (retain,nonatomic) IBOutlet UIButton *button; - (IBAction) OnButtonClick:(id) sender; @end Open the file “SubViewOneController.m” and add the following code: #import "SubViewOneController.h" @implementation SubViewOneController @synthesize label, button; - (id) init { self = [super init]; if (self != nil) { // set the title of this view self.title = NSLocalizedString(@"Subview One", @""); } return self; } - (IBAction) OnButtonClick:(id) sender { } - (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning { [super didReceiveMemoryWarning]; // Releases the view if it doesn't have a superview // Release anything that's not essential, such as cached data } - (void)dealloc { [super dealloc]; } @end What we've done thus far is write a bit of view controller code. In our code, we've declared a variable for a UILabel and a UIButton. We've also created a stubbed handler method for responding on the button click action. What we haven't done yet is create a user interface to go with our view controller code. Let's go ahead do that now. In the project window, let's expand the Resources node, and double click on the file SubViewOne.xib. You will then see Interface Builder open this file and be presented with a blank View file. In the menu bar, click on Tools, then Library. When the Library window opens, click on the Inputs & Values node. The Library window will look this. Drag a UILabel and a UIButton such that your view mimics the following interface. At this point, if you have not saved and built your project, please do so by going back into XCode and clicking the Build button. If all is well, everything will build successfully. We're not done just yet, so let's head back to Interface Builder. Highlight File's Owner and then from the menu bar, click on Tools, then Identity Inspector. In the Class text input, type or scroll down to the menu option that says SubViewOneController. Your view properties should now look similar to the following. In the next steps we are going to wire up the user interface elements of the view we've created to the view controller we created earlier. First make sure File's Owner is selected. In the menu bar, click on Tools, then Connections Inspector. Under Outlets and Received Actions in the Connections Inspector make the following associations: Drag the “button” outlet to the button on the visual interface Drag the “label” outlet to the label on the visual interface Drag the “view” outlet to anywhere on the visual interface Drag the “onButtonClick” action to the button on the visual interface. Select “Touch Up Inside” At this point we've created our first sub view, however we're not going to be able to get to it from application just yet. That's the next step. Before moving on, go back into XCode and click on Build before moving onto the next part. Your build should compile and the results should report back successfully at this point. Navigating to a Sub-View from a UITableView The code below will do the following: Sets up an array of views and supplies that array to our UITable as a data source Adds multiple sub views to our application using the sub view we've designed and written thus far Allows us to navigate to different sub views upon view selection from our UITableView Open the file “RootViewController.h” and add the following code: #import @interface RootViewController : UITableViewController { IBOutlet NSMutableArray *views; } @property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet NSMutableArray *views; @end Open the file “RootViewController.m” and add the following code: #import "RootViewController.h" #import "SubViewOneController.h" @implementation RootViewController @synthesize views; - (void)awakeFromNib { // we'll keep track of our views in this array views = [ [NSMutableArray alloc] init]; // allocate a set of views and add to our view array as a dictionary item SubViewOneController *subViewOneController = [[SubViewOneController alloc] init]; subViewOneController.title = @"Subview One"; [views addObject:[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys: @"Subview One", @"title", subViewOneController, @"controller", nil]]; [subViewOneController release]; subViewOneController = [[SubViewOneController alloc] init]; subViewOneController.title = @"Subview Two"; [views addObject:[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys: @"Subview Two", @"title", subViewOneController, @"controller", nil]]; [subViewOneController release]; subViewOneController = [[SubViewOneController alloc] init]; subViewOneController.title = @"Subview Three"; [views addObject:[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys: @"Subview Three", @"title", subViewOneController, @"controller", nil]]; [subViewOneController release]; // create a custom navigation bar button and set it to always say "Back" UIBarButtonItem *temporaryBarButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] init]; temporaryBarButtonItem.title = @"Back"; self.navigationItem.backBarButtonItem = temporaryBarButtonItem; [temporaryBarButtonItem release]; //set the title of the main view self.title = @"Basic Navigation"; } - (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning { [super didReceiveMemoryWarning]; // Releases the view if it doesn't have a superview // Release anything that's not essential, such as cached data } #pragma mark Table view methods - (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView { return 1; } // Customize the number of rows in the table view. - (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section { return [views count]; } // Customize the appearance of table view cells. - (UITableViewCell *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath { static NSString *CellIdentifier = @"Cell"; UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:CellIdentifier]; if (cell == nil) { cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero reuseIdentifier:CellIdentifier] autorelease]; } // Set up the cell... cell.text = [[views objectAtIndex:indexPath.row] objectForKey:@"title"]; return cell; } - (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath { // Navigation logic may go here. Create and push another view controller. UIViewController *targetViewController = [[views objectAtIndex: indexPath.row] objectForKey:@"controller"]; [[self navigationController] pushViewController:targetViewController animated:YES]; } - (void)dealloc { [views dealloc]; [super dealloc]; } @end Click the “=Build and Go button in XCode. Our application thus far should now allow us to select a sub view and navigate to it. The application should look similar to the following: Accessing Global Application Data In an iPhone application, the Application Delegate can commonly be used to store global variables accessible by all views. You may run into a situation where a view may require data that has been modified by another view or may need to be notified of updates to this data. This piece of the tutorial will cover that very scenario. In this, we'll be covering some key points in our code: Subscribing to central events Broadcasting events globally Reading/writing global application data To begin, let's open the file BasicNavigationAppDelegate.h and add the following code. #import @interface BasicNavigationAppDelegate : NSObject { //Application Model Data NSString *modelData; UIWindow *window; UINavigationController *navigationController; } @property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UIWindow *window; @property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet UINavigationController *navigationController; - (void) setModelData:(NSString *)modelData; - (NSString *) getModelData; @end Now open BasicNavigationAppDelegate.m and add the following code. #import "BasicNavigationAppDelegate.h" #import "RootViewController.h" @implementation BasicNavigationAppDelegate @synthesize window; @synthesize navigationController; - (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(UIApplication *)application { // Configure and show the window [window addSubview:[navigationController view]]; [window makeKeyAndVisible]; } - (void)applicationWillTerminate:(UIApplication *)application { // Save data if appropriate } // accessor methods for "data" property - (void) setModelData:(NSString *) newData { modelData = newData; [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:@"dataChangeEvent" object:self]; } - (NSString *) getModelData { if ( modelData == nil ) { modelData = @"Hello World"; } return modelData; } - (void)dealloc { [navigationController release]; [window release]; [super dealloc]; } @end We've added a model variable and accessor methods to read and write to this variable. Notice on the setModelData method, how we have the following line [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:@”dataChangeEvent” object:self]. When this setter method is called, we will be broadcasting an event, dataChangeEvent, to observers of this event notification. For this application, our sub views will subscribe to this event notification. Go back and open up SubViewController.h and add the following line: - (void) getModelData; Now open SubViewOneController.m, and update the code to look like the following: #import "SubViewOneController.h" #import "BasicNavigationAppDelegate.h" @implementation SubViewOneController @synthesize label, button; - (id) init { self = [super init]; if (self != nil) { // subscribe to changes on global data and course of action to take [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(onDataChangeEvent:) name:@"dataChangeEvent" object:nil]; } return self; } - (IBAction) OnButtonClick:(id) sender { // this view will set our model data BasicNavigationAppDelegate *appDelegate = (BasicNavigationAppDelegate *)[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate]; NSString *displayString = [NSString stringWithFormat: @"Set By %@", [self title]]; [appDelegate setModelData:displayString]; } - (void)onDataChangeEvent:(id) sender { [self getModelData]; } -(void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated { [self getModelData]; } // set our label to reflect the latest copy of the data that we're observing - (void) getModelData { BasicNavigationAppDelegate *appDelegate = (BasicNavigationAppDelegate *)[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate]; [label setText:[appDelegate getModelData] ]; } - (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning { [super didReceiveMemoryWarning]; // Releases the view if it doesn't have a superview // Release anything that's not essential, such as cached data } - (void)dealloc { [super dealloc]; } @end Let's note the relevant things that are going on here: The view subscribes to the dataChangeEvent on the init method. When the dataChangeEvent is fired, the method onDataChangeEvent is triggered and executed. On Button click, we will be setting the the model data located in our application delegate. Remember, that in our implementation, whenever that variable is set, the OnDataChangeEvent is fired and all observers of that event will respond to it Here's how we know that our sub views are operating off the same global data. Click on Sub View One, then click the button in that view. You'll notice the label will change to “Set By Subview One” Click “back”, then click on Sub View Two. Notice the label says “Set By Subview One” Click the button, the label should change in Sub View Two to “Set By Subview Two” Click “back, then click on Sub View Three. Notice the label says “Set By Subview Two” Do you notice what's happening here? Our data is persisting across views and this data can be read and set by any of our sub views. What we've demonstrated here are some very basic practices in model-view-control design and implementation. I hope this lesson carries well for you. Happy coding.
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Review: Smule Leaf Trombone: World Stage
Leaf Trombone is, at the core, a musical instrument simulator: a leaf appears on the right side of the screen with an overlapping indicator for where your finger is currently sitting on the instrument; you tap the screen and/or use a connected microphone to play music. In touch mode, you merely tap or hold your finger down on a certain marked portion of the leaf to create short and long notes, while in the iPhone and iPod touch 2G's wind…
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Piper: iMac refresh boosts Mac, iPhone sales off
An informal survey of Apple retail stores ahead of Apple's second-quarter earnings announcement has Mac shipments slightly better than expected, but iPhone shipments down.
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Divine Fiat releases Concrete & Cardboard theme set for Keynote
Posted by Dennis SellersDivine Fiat has released Concrete & Cardboard, a theme set for Keynote. Keynote is Apple's presentation component of the US$79 iWork suite. Concrete & Cardboard consists of two themes named “Concrete” and “Cardboard.”
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New Nine Inch Nails iPhone app released
Posted by Dennis SellersNine Inch Nails (NIN) has released a new app for the iPhone and iPod touch called Nine Inch Nails: Access—a mobile portal that allows fans to log on anywhere/anytime to the robust nin.com network via the Apple devices.
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Rumor: Pink iPhones on the Way?
The probably of a new iPhone dropping into our grubby little hands is about 99.99% right now. Phil said it would happen, and Phil would never lie to us. Would you Phil? Yeah, he wouldn't. We got information from a Taiwanese source who is friends with an OEM supplier for the iPhone. Our source tells us that Apple is planning on releasing a pink version of their next generation iPhone. This is based on information he was given by his OEM producing friend. read more
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Media 100 introduces Media 100 Suite
Posted by Dennis Sellers Media 100, a provider of advanced editing systems for the corporate, broadcast, postproduction, and new media industries, has announced Media 100 Suite, next-generation Media 100 software with Multicam Editing and Boris RED for US$1,295.
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AT&T wants the iPhone until 2011
Filed under: Apple, iPhoneWhy wouldn't they? I know about a dozen people who have switched to AT&T precisely because they are the only US iPhone game in town (mostly). The exclusivity ends 2010, but SAI asks, will Apple renew its contract with AT&T? The biggest problem plaguing iPhones appears to be the network -- AT&T is notorious for dropped calls and spotty 3G coverage, whereas now-number 1 service provider Verizon has a great reuptation for coverage (both voice and data). The issue for Apple is compounded by the fact that AT&T uses the globally-accepted network standard of GSM, where Verizon uses the other, less-used standard CDMA. So now you've got two radios to deal with (as provided in the Blackberry 8830 World Edition), something I think Cupertino isn't eager to implement.TUAWAT&T wants the iPhone until 2011 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Skyworks releases new iPhone games
Posted by Dennis SellersSkyworks has released two new sports games for the iPhone and iPod touch: World Cup Ping Pong, World Cup Air Hockey, D-Crypto Baseball and Batter Up Baseball. They're available for US$2.99 each at the Apple App Store. Here's how the games are described:
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Reid Minion document, eBook reader released for the iPhone, iPod touch
Posted by Dennis Sellers Minion Software has released Reid Minion 1.0, a document and book reading app for the iPhone and iPod touch. It's available for US$2.99 at the Apple App Store.
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Try This Networks releases Tap of the Dead 1.0 for the iPhone, iPod touch
Posted by Dennis SellersTry This Networks has released Tap of the Dead 1.0, a game developed exclusively for the iPhone and iPod touch. It's available for US$1.99 at the Apple App Store.
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iPhone RFID prototype is very cool
Filed under: Hardware, Internet Tools, iPhoneiPhone RFID: object-based media from timo on Vimeo. Some things are really cool. Object-based RFID media for the the iPhone is one of them. The video above is a prototype demonstration of how this could potentially work. Basically, there's a small "tag" inside a physical object that triggers an iPhone action when it's in range via the attached RFID/NFC reader. In the demonstration it can be seen playing videos, launching podcasts, etc. Our favorite is that the phone begins playing home movies when moved within range of the little house.This is full of potential. Could other actions be triggered, like send an email or open a web browser? What if, as the developers ask, the iPhone could send actions instead of perform them? Some really fun things could result.Some bad as well. It seems like a marketer's dream come true, and I have this nightmarish vision of walking through the mall as my iPhone has a freakout. But let's look at the positive: Gaming, playing with toys and sharing media could get a whole lot more fun.TUAWiPhone RFID prototype is very cool originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Fix MacBook Air Streaming Video and Overheating Problems
I've been having a lot of trouble streaming video on my MacBook Air recently. No matter which site I'm on, YouTube, Hulu, or Netflix, within a few minutes the video becomes choppy and unwatchable. Fed up with my computer's inability to complete a task it should be able to handle no problem, I brought her into the Apple store on 14th street in NYC to get repaired…which did not happen. After I described my problem, and offered up screenshots of the activity monitor showing one of my cores shut down with just Firefox or Safari open, the “genius” looked a my computer for a total of about five minutes before informing me that MacBook Airs were built to be ultraportable and therefore cannot do everything a regular MacBook can, like watch YouTube videos. I was steaming… After leaving the Apple store, I went home and did some research, where I uncovered the magic pill for the MacBook Air overheating problem, Coolbook. Coolbook is a $10 program that lets you change the frequency and voltage of your processor to reduce heat and fan noise, and increase battery life. Before I found Coolbook I was honestly going to sell my MacBook Air and get a new laptop, but now that I have Coolbook installed and tweaked, my computer is running perfectly. A Few Notes About Coolbook There is a free version, but it doesn't let you do anything. Don't waste your time with it; purchase the full version immediately. The directions are a little confusing, so I've outlined some pointers below. There is a whole forum thread about Coolbook here. Although I used it on a MacBook Air to fix my video issues, it should improve the performance of any Mac laptop. I had an email conversation with the developer, so a lot of the information listed is “straight from the horse's mouth.” Thanks for helping, Magnus! After you download and purchase Coolbook, go ahead and register it. Once it's registered you can start to configure it. Setting a Voltage With Frequency When you're configuring frequencies, it's important to uncheck the “Throttle Active” checkbox. Select the frequency from the drop-down box Select the voltage from the drop-down box Click the set button. “The lower voltage you can use, the more power you will save. Finding the limits of your CPU requires some experimentation. If you try to step down the voltage one notch at the time, you will eventually reach the limit of your CPU, and you will have a kernel panic (showing the picture of the power button).” We need to do this process with each frequency for both adapter and battery mode, making sure we save our work each time we find the correct voltage for a frequency. Throttling Level & Temp Limit Throttling level controls how easy CoolBook will step up in frequency. A higher value will make the frequency step up quicker, and at a lower CPU load. High is recommended when using temp limit. When the temp limit is reached, CoolBook will step down to a lower frequency in the list. This is done to reduce heat. This feature is not needed for all computer models, but it is recommended on computers that reaches too high temperatures during load. Throttling Active & Coolbook Active Finally, it's time to turn on throttling and Coolbook. Check both boxes and let your system reboot when prompted. When your system is rebooted, it will be running Coolbook in the background. You do not need to launch the application. Screenshots of My Configuration Each processor is different, but this is how my system is configured.
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Webcarzz changes name to Vector City Racers
Posted by Dennis SellersWebcarzz has announced a planned corporate name change to Vector Entertainment and product name change to Vector City Racers. The new product name, Vector City Racers, is intended to better represent the company's casual MMO/virtual world.
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A year on, Psystar still defying Apple
Psystar rocked the Mac world a year ago by selling Open Computers with Mac OS preinstalled. The legal war with Apple is well underway, but it's otherwise business as usual for Psystar.
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News: JBL, Roxy team for new line of audio gear
Following its earlier partnership with speaker maker Sonic Impact, fashion company Roxy has announced a new audio products tie-up with JBL that will see a co-branded line of headphones and earphones released—the first for the female lifestyle brand. JBL's new line will include traditional earbuds, in-ear, and on-ear headphones, each available in a variety of fashion colors. The new collection will be available in May 2009; further details,…
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Rumor: Upcoming iPhone parts list published
Filed under: Hardware, Rumors, iPhoneOnce again, the folks at DigiTimes have leaked information about a forthcoming Apple product. Citing "Industry sources in Taiwan," they've published an alleged parts list for the next generation iPhone. Standout items include the 3.2-megapixel CMOS image sensor from OmniVision, which seems in line with the rumored video features in iPhone OS 3.0. Also listed is NAND flash from Samsung and Toshiba and Mobile DDR DRAM from Samsung. Most interesing is what missing from the list. Namely, the processor. So far, there are no solid rumors on what this could be, so it's really anyone's guess. We think it's safe to say, however, that Apple will release new iPhones this summer. Those who purchased original phones two years ago will have their contracts expire in June, just around the time that iPhone OS 3.0 and WWDC will drop. Here's to this summer! Thanks to everyone who sent this in. [via theAppleBlog]TUAWRumor: Upcoming iPhone parts list published originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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AT&T purportedly looking to push iPhone exclusivity to 2011
It's a little silly just how hush-hush this whole iPhone-AT&T exclusivity agreement has been, but now it sounds like it just might be next century before any of you CDMA loyalists are able to indulge in the App Store. According to a fresh report in The Wall Street Journal, people "familiar with the matter" have suggested that AT&T is feverishly working to extend its exclusive agreement to carry the iPhone in America until 2011. Last we heard, the deal was stretched out through 2010, and considering just how many new subscribers are flocking over solely for this phone, can you really blame the guy for wanting another dozen months of bliss? Not surprisingly, an Apple spokeswoman had more to say about her personal life than on these rumors, but if you were really banking on snapping up a Verizon-branded iPhone at the end of next year, you should probably ask someone to blast you with a giant fire hose of reality.[Via HotHardware]Filed under: CellphonesAT&T purportedly looking to push iPhone exclusivity to 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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News: Smule's Leaf Trombone hits the App Store
Smule has released Leaf Trombone World Stage, its latest social instrument application for the iPhone and iPod touch. First previewed during the iPhone OS 3.0 event in March, Leaf Trombone is Smule's first “massively multi-player” musical game, expanding on the iPhone-as-instrument concept seen in the company's prior release Ocarina. Trombone features a self tutorial mode, judging capabilities which players can use to provide…
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Sorry Apple Cinema Display, Your New Cousin Is a Cheaper Date
I don't think I'm alone in visiting the Apple Cinema Display official product page every now and again and saving carts for later filled with LED goodness, even though I never intend to cash out because I can't afford to. Apple's displays are sexy, functional, and of tremendous build quality, but that price tag is a little beyond my monitor budget, so I'll usually end up opting for a Dell that'll give me the same real estate for far less dough. Plus, I'll often look for something smaller than 24 inches, since I rarely do graphics-intensive work that requires a larger screen. Recently, I've been looking for a second monitor for my Mac mini since the Mini DisplayPort hook-up is just sitting there empty, and I'm often inclined to play video games and watch TV at the same time, despite the question of whether I can actually enjoy either activity while doing so. New company CinemaView looks to have come along at just the right time. They recently announced a new line of LCD displays designed just for Macs, at a price that won't break the bank, and with a Mini DisplayPort connector cable out of the box. That's not all. It's actually a combined 1.2-meter Mini DisplayPort/USB/3.5mm mini-stereo composite cable, so you can make use of the three powered USB ports on the rear of the display, and the built-in speakers. And with aluminum construction and Apple styling, you're basically getting the closest thing to an Apple Cinema Display you can find without actually buying one. According to the company, the displays were created because they were tired of using “plastic junk” from companies like Dell and Samsung but wanted a lower cost option to Apple. Modesty clearly isn't the company's strong suit, as you can tell from this quote from the site's FAQ: Q. Are these just copies of Apple's displays? A. No. Frankly, we think our design looks better than Apple's. We think our component and materials selections are superior. And, we think our tilt mechanism (patent pending) and Aluminum base design are sexier than Apple's. Without seeing the thing in person, I can't make any assertions regarding these displays and how they compare to Apple's on the sexiness scale, but they do look better (and more functional) than the Samsung Touch-of-Color I recently picked up as a gift for my girlfriend, which is a fairly good-looking monitor. Three models are available: a 19-inch for $299, a 21-inch for $399, and a $24-inch for $499. The ship date is currently listed as some time before Sept. 1, but you can reserve one now at their web site, with no obligation to buy.
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News: Nine Inch Nails releases official iPhone application
Nine Inch Nails has released NIN: Access, the band's official application for the iPhone and iPod touch. Developed by Sudjam, Access allows users to access nin.com's forums, including private messages and user profiles, engage in location-based conversations and share photos with other fans of the group, and access the latest band news and blog updates. In addition, it offers streaming NIN music, including exclusive playlists and fan-created…
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Video: Chrysler's iPhone-like dashboard makes your car look lame
Personally, we're still digging the central display in Land Rover's forthcoming Range Rover over this, but it's hard to not appreciate a button-free whip. Chrysler was on hand for the 2009 NY Auto Show in order to showcase the 200C concept, a car that utilizes Nartron's touch technology in order to operate entirely without buttons. We stopped by the booth to check out the demonstration, and while a few things seemed inactive, the bulk of it was downright impressive. Now, whether or not Chrysler hangs around long enough to push this into show rooms is another matter entirely, but either way, you can check the vid just after the break.Continue reading Video: Chrysler's iPhone-like dashboard makes your car look lameFiled under: Displays, TransportationVideo: Chrysler's iPhone-like dashboard makes your car look lame originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
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wikiHow introduces open source iPhone 'how-to' app
Posted by Dennis SellerswikiHow, a collaborative web site “striving to build the world's largest and highest quality how-to manual,” has launched its new iPhone application. The app enables live searching and browsing of all 50,000-plus how-to articles on wikiHow.com.
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Trip Hawkins: iPhone is 'freaking out' Sony and Nintendo
Posted by Dennis SellersTrip Hawkins, founder of publishing powerhouse EA, says he believes the success of Apple's iPhone has major platform holders worried, according to an MCV report.
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AT&T Looking to Lock in iPhone Exclusivity Through 2011
Does it actually surprise anyone that, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report, AT&T would be looking to extend their exclusivity contract with Apple to be the sole official U.S. iPhone carrier? If it does, I will begin to lose faith in the intelligence of our readers. The journal report claims that the exclusivity deal expires next year in 2010, and that AT&T are working towards extending that date to at least 2011 in order to keep the massive revenue generator in their camp. AT&T President Randall Stephenson hopefully has a few things up his sleeve for moving AT&T out of the dying landline business and increasingly toward the much more lucrative and future-proof mobile wireless market. Clearly, securing iPhone carrier exclusivity would be high among his goals then, since 4.3M iPhone subscribers joined up in the second half of 2008, nearly half of whom were new to AT&T. Problem is, from where I'm standing, AT&T probably isn't in a very good bargaining position at the moment. Sure, they're building out their network as fast as they can to keep up with the additional strain put on their 3G network by iPhone demand, but what kind of carrot could they possibly wave in front of Apple to really convince them that selling their phone to more people on multiple networks isn't the better deal? The answer is money. They could offer Apple a revenue sharing model that is extremely generous, and subsidize upcoming handsets to the point where Apple could potentially offer the iPhone at a lower price point and expand their user-base even more. The key ingredient will be network buildout, though, since Apple is unlikely to stick around if AT&T can't get its act together enough to even allow for more subscribers, regardless of how either company intends to attract them. That's good news for current subscribers, because it means they should see significant improvements in service through at least 2011.
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Blockdot releases JinkyPop game
Posted by Dennis SellersBlockdot has released JinkyPop, an online game that works with the Firefox and Safari web browsers. It's a word duel that lets players around the world face off against each other.
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Blue Room Software has 15 percent off 'Tax Day Sale'
Posted by Dennis SellersBlue Room Software has announced a one-day sale on its BurnToDisc and ImageArchiver products for Aperture and iPhoto in honor of the 2009 tax deadline.
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Possibly enable GPS tracking with iPhone display off
There are lots of GPS applications for the iPhone which do live tracking of your position via GPS. Sadly, most of them don't work when the iPhone display is switched off. There are some exceptions, though. The newest release of RunKeeper Lite seems to include a workaround -- according to their blog, the iPhone display can be switched off and tracking still proceeds. Trails.app includes a nice display dimming feature, which switches the display off automatically when put into the pocket. At least for some other applications, the following hint might be useful: If you start playing music with the iPod application, then open your GPS application and start tracking, you might be able to switch off the display with the lock button without losing tracking capability. If you turn the volume down, you won't hear the music. This may not work in all apps, so just give it a try.
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Transfer files using a direct Ethernet connection
With so many complaints about FireWire disappearing from the MacBooks, I wondered if large files could be copied using just an Ethernet cable. It was successful, and the transfer was rapid -- less than one minute to transfer 1.8 GB. I used an aluminum MacBook connected via Ethernet cable directly to an aluminum iMac. AirPort cards were turned off on both computers, the Ethernet connections were active, and file sharing in the Sharing System Preferences panel was on. Under Shared in Finder, the computers recognized each other, allowing me to copy from one computer to the other. [robg adds: This is a fairly basic tip, but I don't think we've covered it here before. Basically, the Mac OS is smart enough to set up a functional network if you connect two machines together using Ethernet (or FireWire) cable. Once connected, transfers will happen very quickly. Unfortunately, this doesn't help with the larger MacBook/FireWire issue, which is that you can't connect ...
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How to quit iTunes if it restarts when quit
Here’s a quick nifty little tip for a problem I encountered. I am the sort of person who has iTunes running 24/7, whether or not I’m listening to music. So, I very rarely ever quit iTunes, except when there is a software update for it. However, there is always this problem that when I quit iTunes, it automatically starts back up. This is extremely annoying. A solution to this problem is that any time you want to quit iTunes and not have it start back up, open up Activity Monitor and search for the process genredetection. Quit this, and iTunes should then behave properly and quietly quit when you want it to. [robg adds: This tip appears (with more detail and screenshots) in this post in the author's blog. As I wasn't experiencing this problem, and didn't have a process named genredetection, I went digging for the cause, and found ...
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Analyst: Demand for Apple products above Wall Street's consensus
Posted by Dennis Sellers Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said in a note to clients today that demand for Apple's products seems to be above Wall Street's consensus, reports Silicon Valley Insider. In fact, he says Apple is selling 28 Macs, 22 iPhones and 50 iPods per store per day.
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'WSJ': Apple, AT&T in talks to extend exclusive iPhone contract into 2011
Posted by Dennis SellersAT&T CEO Randall Stephenson is allegedly involved in discussions with Apple to extend the carrier's exclusive iPhone contract into 2011, reports the Wall Street Journal, citing “unnamed sources.” The current deal is said to expire at the close of 2010.
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News: Ion Audio rolls out Tailgater portable iPod sound system
Ion Audio has introduced the Tailgater, its latest portable sound system for the iPod. The Tailgater is a single-unit, two-way speaker system featuring an integrated, top-mounted iPod dock, inputs for the included microphone or other audio sources, a built-in, eight-hour rechargeable battery with level indicator, and an integrated handle. The Ion Audio Tailgater is available now in black and sells for $200. ...
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MasterCard launches ATM Hunter for the iPhone, iPod touch
Posted by Dennis SellersMasterCard Worldwide has released MasterCard ATM Hunter on the Apple App Store. The app lets iPhone and iPod touch users locate the nearest ATM no matter where in the world they are.
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CrumplePop brings hand-drawn HD Effects to Final Cut Pro
Posted by Dennis Sellers612 Authentic Media has released CrumplePop, a set of hand-made, pen-and-ink elements that can be dropped directly onto the Final Cut Pro timeline. With CrumplePop, you can drag and drop hand-drawn elements into any HD or SD project.
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Microsoft Office rolls up to 12.1.7, trial edition downloadable
Filed under: Software There's an update in town, and it's all about locking it down: the 12.1.7 update to Microsoft Office 2008 (available within the suite via the software update tool, or downloadable from Microsoft) closes two security holes present in multiple versions of Microsoft Excel and first acknowledged by the company in February. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to create a specially-configured Excel file that, when opened, would allow full control of the target machine. The update package also bundles up all the previous patches to Office 2008, which lends it heft (it weighs in at over 150 MB) but simplifies matters if you're a few revs behind. Note that there is no 12.1.6 update in the sequence; the previous patch level was 12.1.5. If you haven't made the leap to Office 2008 yet (perhaps you're on a PPC Mac; perhaps you feel that you get better interoperability with Office 2003 users on Windows; perhaps you have to have Visual Basic support for macros), Microsoft is giving you the chance to consider moving up with a full-featured 30-day demo of Office 2008, now available for download in the USA. The package includes all the Office apps and can be upgraded to a paid license in the field without purchasing a boxed copy and reinstalling. Upgrades from previous editions of Office start at $240... of course, there are some less expensive alternatives out there. [h/t Ars Technica]TUAWMicrosoft Office rolls up to 12.1.7, trial edition downloadable originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Hitachi launches GazoPa for iPhone
Posted by Dennis SellersHitachi has released GazoPa for the iPhone. Available for free at the Apple App Store, the app allows users to search for similar images on the web by uploading any photo captured with camera on iPhone.
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Review: Brando's 200x USB Microscope
If you’re looking for a USB microscope that works with Mac OS X on the cheap, look no further. The Brando 8 USB Digital Microscope (PN: ULIFE022500) features a 1.3MP image sensor, 10 to 200x magnification and a maximum video resolution 1280×1024. Compact USB microscopes are excellent for looking at coins, stamps and other exonumia. I’ve [...]
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Ingredients List for Apple’s New iPhone Published
Normally DigiTimes is content to just let the information leak out in a slow but steady stream leading up to the WWDC, but this time the Taiwanese news and rumors site has completely given up the goat in one fell swoop, instead of pacing themselves. They've published a list of various part makers for the upcoming iPhone revision from Apple, in a convenient, easy-to-digest table form no less. They've done everything but build the thing, basically. As was previously reported, Samsung and Toshiba will be supplying the massive volumes of NAND flash required for the “iPhone 3.0”, and OmniVision will provide the 3.2-megapixel CMOS image sensor for the new iPhone camera. Missing from the list of components is that key ingredient, the processor(s?). The components are meant to be assembled into an initial order of 5 million iPhones and shipped by May 2009, which would give Apple ample buffer time to get things ready for WWDC on June 7. DigiTimes may not have a perfect track record when it comes to Apple rumors, but at this point the amount of evidence piled up on the side of a new iPhone is pretty much insurmountable. In fact, the nature of the list revealed yesterday by DigiTimes seems to suggest that Apple is not unaware that supplier details are being leaked, and probably supports some evidence being spread around in order to build consumer anticipation for the new device. The key omission of information regarding the most hotly anticipated hardware component, the CPU, which some speculate could be dual-core, and the rumored GPU indicates to me that Apple is very much in control of what information is and isn't made available for public consumption.
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Apple Reveals Top iPhone Apps of All Time
I'll bet there are many, many developers out there right now trying to figure out just what the perfect recipe is for App Store mega success. Well, there's probably no ready-made formula that will guarantee you bucketloads of iPhone user cash, but studying the work of those who've already done well might reveal some basic truths about what customers are looking for. Go ahead and do so by checking out Apple's recently released list of the top apps of all time (iTunes link). Basic Truth #1: iPhone users like shooting things, or at least pretending to. That's probably not very accurate, but there are two shooting-related apps among the top 20 paid apps, iShoot and iHunt. Shooting also occurs in Fieldrunners, but not in such a hands-on manner. I think the list of free apps might be more illuminating in some ways, since no doubt the 99 cent price point of many of the paid apps might have had more to do with their success than the content or function of the app itself. At least I sincerely hope that's why iFart Mobile got a spot. Among the top 40 (20 paid and 20 free), I have a few personal favorites, and quite a few have me scratching my head. The best, in my opinion, are: Bejeweled 2 — Honestly, I'm a little surprised I'm including this one too, but recent events have made me realize just how perfect the marriage of the iPhone's touch interface and this inane, time-killing game truly is. 427,962, level 24 on Classic mode, that's how perfect. Shazam — Not only is it actually really handy for when you're listening to the radio or watching a movie or TV show and can't quite place a great song, but this is also the ultimate ambassador app. Not everyone is familiar with the iPhone's vast app library, but almost everyone knows about “the one that guesses what song's playing,” and almost everyone wants to see it in action. Pocket God — It was either this or Koi Pond, but Pocket God to me represents what Koi Pond paved the way for, and also what it should aspire to become. The regular updates, or “installments,” make sure this is one app that actually retains a space on my springboard even when other, more useful apps come and go. Remote — The father of all apps, Apple's own Remote for use with iTunes on your laptop or desktop computer. I use this constantly, since I have my iTunes on my Mac mini and a multi-room speaker system set up using Airport Expresses. Would like it to work with Quicktime, too, but it's still more than wonderful for a free app. Movies — I use this all the time to buy movie tickets en route to the theater. I love it, and love not having to print anything out. Built-in trailers and Rotten Tomatoes round it out very nicely. By and large, it looks like the goodies are generally rising to the top, though there are the few exceptions I've already mentioned. I think that the new capabilities open to developers in iPhone 3.0 will shake up the landscape quite a bit, so look for a much different list the same time next year.
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War on buttons extends to automotive front with Chrysler's iPhone-like dashboard
It's no secret that Apple doesn't like buttons, making the iPhone nearly free of the things and then further pushing the offensive by cropping the 3G Shuffle down to one massively overloaded input. Nartron Corporation is Apple's partner in button hate, bringing that bias to Chrysler of all places to develop a next-gen dashboard for the company's 200C concept. The system is called iQ Power and is unabashedly iPhone-inspired, featuring big, colorful controls and even cover-flow album art for media browsing. Interestingly the system will allow "any smartphone" to be used as an intelligent key, unlocking doors and even accessing a video stream of the car's interior -- which should do wonders for your auto's battery life. The system naturally offers UConnect and features a wireless tablet that allows passengers to send music recommendations to the driver's console. Of course, passengers could also just speak up, but when you're as flush with profits as Chrysler is, why not blow some cash researching useless tech like in-car messaging?[Thanks, Josh, photo courtesy of Adam Bird for The New York Times]Filed under: TransportationWar on buttons extends to automotive front with Chrysler's iPhone-like dashboard originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Macsimum review: Seagate Momentus 7200.4 a great laptop hard drive
Posted by Dennis SellersThe Seagate Momentus 7200.4 is a spacious, sturdy, yet compact (only 9.5mm thick) replacement drive for a laptop. In fact, it delivers the highest laptop hard drive capacity available right now.
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Doodle Jump - The Most Addictive iPhone Game Yet
iPhone developer Lima Sky has created a certifiable addiction with their game “Doodle Jump”. This simple to learn, extremely hard to master, game looks like doodles drawn on grid paper. Your little alien looking doodle jumps every time it touches one of the green or blue platforms in the game. Your goal is to jump as high as you can without missing a platform, or getting hit by a monster, black hole, or alien space ship, along the way. Easy enough, right? Sure it is. Along the way, you will see little red marks with the names of other players who have been playing recently, showing you how far they have progressed. It has become my most recent life goal to make it onto the Top 100 High Scores for this game. So far about 30k points is as high as I can get…so I still have a ways to go…but I'm going to get there. This game invokes some of the greatest of the old school arcade game style play. The main character reminds me of Q*bert, and the game play actually reminds me quite a bit of Donkey Kong…but the game itself is totally original…more FEELING like those old classics than actually knocking them off. The game is $0.99. What the heck are you waiting for? Get it now.
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Bodelin launches ProPrompter for iPhone and more at NAB 2009
Posted by Dennis SellersBodelin Technologies, manufacturer of the ProPrompter mobile teleprompters, will be releasing three new additions at the NAB event on April 20 from the ProPrompter booth C2651. The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2009 conference will be held April 20-23 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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News: App Mix: Cool fx, LightSource, Equilibrio, Doomsday
The Tiffen Company has released Cool fx, its latest image enhancement application for the iPhone and iPod touch. Cool fx offers users 172 visual presets separated into Black & White, Color, Diffusion, Grain, and Temperature groupings which simulate a variety of photographic looks, film stocks, and lab processes. Priced at $4 but currently offered for $3, Cool fx is available now from the App Store. Pixelexip has introduced LightSource, its new…
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News: AT&T seeking iPhone exclusivity extension
U.S. carrier AT&T is seeking to extend its iPhone exclusivity deal with Apple through 2011, according to a new report. Citing people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reports that AT&T's current iPhone deal expires next year, and that current AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson is now in discussions with Apple to extend it another year. The article goes on to reveal that Stephenson had his technology staff create a custom…
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Apple releases Server Admin Tools 10.5.6v1.1
Posted by Dennis SellersApple has released Server Admin Tools 10.5.6v1.1. It's a 92.7MB download and requires Mac OS X 10.5.6.
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Rimage Archiver for P2 HD now supports Mac Blu-ray disc offload/archive for Panasonic P2 Cards
Posted by Dennis Sellers Rimage Corp., a provider of on-demand CD/DVD/Blu-ray Disc publishing systems, has introduced its newest disc publishing application: Rimage Archiver for P2 HD to their worldwide distribution channels.
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iPod sales get Easter boost
Posted by Dennis Sellers Data from market research firm NPD indicates that iPod unit sales grew two percent during the week of April 4, “as consumers likely chose some of Apple's more affordable portable media players (PMP) as Easter basket stuffers,” reports AppleInsider
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News: Photo of the Week: iPhone in Alaska
This week’s featured photo is from our iPhones Around the World gallery, and shows an iPhone on the Stampede Trail near Healy, Alaska. To share your photos and to be considered for our Photo of the Week, you simply need to submit your own photo to one of our galleries. So get out there, take some pictures with your iPod or iPhone, and maybe your submission will be our next Photo of the Week! ...
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Another ZuneHD render surfaces, fanboy specs too?
While we broke the news of the ZuneHD to the world as we did the original, we have no way to verify the authenticity of this new image originating at Windows Mobile Power User and now trotting itself around the Intersphere fueled by the adrenaline of fanboy fantasies. We've been skeptically going over it pixel-by-pixel (what is that on the back? A camera, a screw-hole?) as this is the notorious period that always follows a product leak when dubious PhotoShops and fanart begins flooding our tips box. Fortunately, Zunited's sources have stepped up with an assertion that the pic is in fact an authentic ZuneHD. So let's turn an eye to the specs, the glorious, almost absurdly high-end specs that accompany the picture. Zunited's sources won't touch these and we're keeping them at arm's length for now under the it's too-good-to-be-true heading. Click through to see what we mean. [Via Zunited]Continue reading Another ZuneHD render surfaces, fanboy specs too?Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable VideoAnother ZuneHD render surfaces, fanboy specs too? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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My take on Mac/Life's GameDock concept
Posted by Dennis SellersMac/Life has proposed an Apple game console idea that's ingenious. It's dubbed the GameDock (go here for the mock-up). And I'd like to steal, er, borrow Mac/Life's concept and make it more Mac-centric.
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iPhone's Going Places: Enterprises, Other Networks, China?
It looks as though Apple might finally be able to crack the China market with its iPhone. The rumor mill at one time had the company in talks with China Mobile, the country's leading carrier, but those negotiations apparently fell through over questions of money. Also, Apple is rumored to be finally creating a new, CDMA version of its iPhone that could topple AT&T's exclusive carrier position in the U.S. Meanwhile, the iPhone seems to be catching on in the enterprise, another wide-open market for the device.
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Review: Richard Solo iPhone/iPod Dual Charging Station
Richard Solo has a good reputation for its external iPhone batteries and has begun to expand into other iPod and iPhone accessories. Its latest offering is the iPhone/iPod Dual Charging Station which sells for $45 from RichardSolo.com.’ If you’re a two iPhone family it’s a great solution for routine overnight charging and minimizes the “where did [...]
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New Net taxes amid taxing times?
States hope to tap into the rich vein of e-commerce through iTunes and other online stores by taxing digital downloads. The only surprise is why this push took so long.
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Does IPTV Threaten the Cable Subscription Model?
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Internet-protocol TV sites such as Hulu, iTunes, Amazon Video and TV.com are rapidly evolving into a game-changing force for the TV industry. Even before the recession forced growing numbers of consumers to cancel their cable TV subscriptions and explore online alternatives, this new trend was clear. At Ad Age's Digital Conference, Verizon Chief Marketing Officer John Stratton was asked if this exploding new world of IPTV wasn't a serious threat to traditional subscription TV.
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ProConsultant introducing new cross-platform promo builder technology
Posted by Dennis SellersProConsultant Informatique, a developer of enterprise workflow solutions for broadcast program and business management, has unveiled the new MediaBench technology at the 2009 NAB Show inLas Vegas, Nevada. The company says it offers broadcasters the ability to simplify non-linear promo production and distribution within the Proconsultant Informatique flagship business management...
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Mac OS Ken: 04.15.2009
WSJ: AT&Tâs U.S. iPhone Exclusivity Set to End Next Year / Apple Updates iMovie, Aperture, and Server Admin Tools / Macworld UK: iPhone and iPod Touch Game Offerings Grow / Apple Sends Updated iPhone 3.0 beta and SDK to Developers / MacNN: South Korean Carrier Says Apple Lacks Motivation for SKorean iPhone Launch / Apple Ups Low-End Education iMac to 20-inch Aluminum for $899 / Collins America Announces Mini DisplayPort LCD Line / Microsoftâs Mac BU Offers 30-Day Trial of Office for Mac 2008 / Microsoft Updates Office for Mac 2004 and 2008 / Report: Microsoft Seeks Ad Agency for Zune-centric Phone Campaign
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EditShare announces technology partnership with Vector 3
Posted by Dennis SellersEditShare, which makes cross-platform collaborative editing and shared media storage systems, has announced that they've teamed with Vector 3 to integrate their EditShare Storage and XStream Series solutions with VectorBox playout servers. The integrated solution will be demonstrated at NAB 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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2009 JavaOne Conference schedule unveiled
Posted by Dennis Sellers Sun Microsystems has announced the 2009 JavaOne conference schedule, which includes approximately 330 sessions over the four days of the event. Details on hands-on-labs, Birds-of-a-Feather, and technical sessions are no available here.
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Object-based media project brings iPhone and RFID together
RFID technology has turned up in plenty of surprising places, but there hasn't exactly been the explosion of iPhone-related development that you may have expected. The lack of an easily accessible RFID reader may have something to do with that, but that doesn't seem to have stopped the folks behind the Touch research project, who rigged up a not-so-discreet RFID reader and put it to some fairly inventive tasks. That includes assigning various media to different objects, like a Bob the Builder video clip that's linked to a Bob the Builder toy, a clip of Chuck Norris kicking a car in the face that's linked to a Chuck Norris action figure (which doesn't even have an RFID chip), and a dynamically-updated MAKE podcast that's linked to a slightly nerdy fellow. Of course, all of this is primarily a proof of concept, and the researchers behind the project see plenty of potential for other applications, including everything from gaming to marketing. Head on past the break to check it out in action.[Thanks, Thorleif] Continue reading Object-based media project brings iPhone and RFID togetherFiled under: Cellphones, WirelessObject-based media project brings iPhone and RFID together originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Aperture, iMovie, Server Admin Tools updates available
Filed under: iLife, Software, Software UpdateYesterday Apple pushed out three updates via Software Update. According to Apple, iMovie 8.0.2 "...fixes an issue with projects having a size of 0 KB." That's a problem all right.Aperture 2.1.3 is also available now and "...addresses minor issues in a number of areas, including the display of thumbnails on import and image rotation." Finally, Apple has also pushed out Server Admin Tools 10.5.6v1.1 which is required to administer Mac OS X Server version 10.5.6 from a remote Mac client. These updates weigh in at 24.1MB, 48.11MB and 92.7MB respectively. The interesting thing here is that Apple was actually a bit forthcoming with exactly what these updates address. Not totally, mind you, but better than the "bug fixes" we usually get.TUAWAperture, iMovie, Server Admin Tools updates available originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Napatech introduces new four-port GbE adapter
Posted by Dennis SellersNapatech has introduced a new member to their NT4 family of four-port 1 Gbps Ethernet network adapters for PCI-Express. The new adapter is named NT4E-STD and is an enhanced PCI-Express version of the Napatech XD adapter for PCI-X.