Archive for September, 2010
September 17th, 2010 at 7:11 AM EST | by inu846W
Digitimes reports that touch panel and glass suppliers are completing validation for Apple’s second generation iPad.
Apple is expected to launch the second-generation iPad in the first-quarter of 2011, the suppliers noted.
Component shipments are expected in the beginning of 2011 with product launch in the 1st Quarter of the year.
Apple has been expected to add a front-facing camera to the next generation iPad to offer FaceTime video conferencing across all their mobile devices.
iPad News Source: macrumors.com
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September 16th, 2010 at 8:50 PM EST | by inu846W
Aidacase’s iPad case seems like a dream. It’s a full on folio-style iPad case that flips open to reveal an external full-sized physical keyboard. This keyboard connects to the iPad via bluetooth, charges through USB and delivers a whopping 45 hours of battery life. That’s 4.5 times longer than your average daily iPad battery life. As a case, the “keycase” functions like a champ. Simply lock it into place using the magnetic latch and you’re good to go.
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September 16th, 2010 at 4:05 PM EST | by inu846W
Yahoo’s Project Runway event today brought out a major push towards tablets with two new creations. On top of its HTML5 mail, the early search firm will have an HTML5-based home portal optimized for tablets. The page is geared towards the iPad but will give any suitably equipped tablet large, touchscreen-friendly views of highlighted articles as well as usual information like stocks and weather.
Also coming is a native iPad alarm clock app. The title should go beyond its core functions to include a basic calendar, weather, search and other Yahoo-related tasks.
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September 16th, 2010 at 3:11 PM EST | by inu846W
The iPad is making a big dent in the home automation field just like I thought it would mainly because it offers so many more advantages over the traditional remotes found in the space for a fraction of the price. $500 home automation remotes tend look like your Comcast DVR remote and so the iPad is quickly crashing that market. So much so that instead of work against it, most home automation companies developed apps, docks, and entire ecosystems around the iPad. Crestron’s latest accessory, however, address what’s unfortunately viewed as one of the iPad’s key disadvantages when used as a home automation controller: the lack of hard buttons.
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September 16th, 2010 at 3:00 PM EST | by inu846W
Scosche just released their newest case for the iPad called foldIO. This latest offering provides multiple viewing angles to make movie watching and typing effortless. The press release appears below:
Oxnard, CA, – September 16, 2010 – Scosche Industries, award-winning innovator of iPod, iPhone and iPad accessories, is excited to announce the foldIO. This folio style iPad case not only protects the iPad from scratches and scuffs, but it also enables the device to be positioned in multiple viewing angles. Users can watch movies, browse the web and will also find typing on the iPad much more comfortable and ergonomic. The foldIO retails for $49.99 and is available at now scosche.com and will soon be available at bestbuy.com.
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September 16th, 2010 at 2:47 PM EST | by inu846W
SeeItGolf has taken its groundbreaking visualization training to the next level with its new interactive app for the iPhone and iPad.
You may recall that the original SeeItGolf training video titled “Aaron Baddeley: Putting” earned rave reviews on PutterZone.com.
Now, with the new $10 app, you not only get the full original video, but also the opportunity to literally cut your own film to the music of your choice. That’s right, you can mix and match different putts from the Baddeley video and play them to Bach, AC/DC or whatever else gets your game going.
The available video excerpts include putts of varying lengths and breaks, with multiple views of each putt, including from the rear of the putter, the front of the putter and top of the putter. Creating your own movie is extremely easy—you just drag and arrange the chosen excerpts into a window, click a button to add music and suddenly you have your own motion picture featuring some of the most beautiful footage of putting ever created.
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