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Mac mini Combined With iPad

Eric — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:28:17 +0000

If you’d like to have a small and compact desktop computer which will not need a lot of space, maybe you could consider buying the Mac mini. That would be a very cheap solution and you don’t have a screen yet. So the trick here is, to combine the iPad with the Mac mini to create a very compact desktop computer. A mouse and keyboard make the package complete. You’ll have a miniature computer with the functionality of Mac OSX and a touchscreen interface.

The video below shows how this can be done. The guy uses VNC to connect the iPad with the Mac mini. It’s not very quick, but it is working and there are not many troubles. It’s also possible to connect an iPhone or iPod touch with the Mac mini at the same time.

There’s one more thing you need and that’s a iPad stand. The picture shown at the top of this article shows it can be done (developed by iPad Unwired). One downside; the price. The new Mac mini costs $699. The cheapest iPad costs $499. Together with the necessary accessories the price could be at least $1300 to $1400. But at least you’ll have a very sleek and compact desktop alternative.

Watch This Beautiful Painting Done On The iPad

Eric — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:08:00 +0000

Some people may still be asking why you’d ever want to buy an iPad. What can you do with it that makes it so special? I think when people see the video below, they might change their opinion. They might just buy an iPad themselves.

Art on the iPad (or iPhone/iPod touch) is something that can be amazing, beautiful and just pure perfection. Isn’t it a joy to be able to make a painting with your fingers without the need to wash your hands afterwards. David Kassan’s portrait of a live model shows the power of the iPad. The painting is done with the great application called Brushes [App Store, $7,99]. He spent three hours on the portrait, isn’t it amazing?

Take a look at the video below to see this truly magnificent piece of art made on an iPad:

Source: Gizmodo

Apple Posts iPhone Press Conference Video

Eric — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 08:30:11 +0000

Yesterday, Apple held a press conference about the antenna issues of the iPhone 4. For a few weeks now, people have reported dropped calls when holding the iPhone 4 in a certain way. It seems the latest generation of the Apple phone also has some wizard-like abilities as calls can magically drop when touching the lower left corner with even only one finger.

The problem is that the antenna is external and when it makes contact with your skin it’ll be short-circuiting, causing the call to drop. That’s what Consumer Report says, but Apple doesn’t admit this problem. They say every phone has this issue. Whoever you want to believe, Apple posted their findings on the official Apple website.

The press conference offered a presentation from CEO Steve Jobs, explaining that all phones have antenna issues and not only the iPhone 4. He also showed that only a very small portion of iPhone 4 users are reporting problems with the device. As a solution (read: work-around) Apple will be offering free cases to all customers who bought the iPhone 4.

The end of the presentation was followed by a Q&A session held with Steve Jobs, Tim Cook and Bob Mansfield, but is not included in the video posted by Apple. To watch the video, go to Apple/PressConference.

TowerMadness HD, Free Only Today

Eric — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:50:17 +0000

If you are searching for a tower defense game for the iPad, you may come across TowerMadness HD. If you want the game to for only a few dollars, you may be disappointed since the game is priced at $7,99. The game is in 3D though and has a cool multiplayer mode which uses split-screen. Today however, may be the best day in your life, as the game is free, ONLY TODAY!

TowerMadness HD collaborates with www.FreeAppADay.com to make this huge deal possible. Below is a description of the game. Get it now [App Store] before it goes back to the regular $7,99 price.

Description:

TowerMadness HD in collaboration with www.FreeAppADay.com will be FREE today and today only! Regularly $7.99 USD, this is an amazing one time offer you don’t want to miss!

The highly anticipated, award-winning 3D tower defense strategy game has been redesigned for the iPad and now includes split-screen multiplayer!

Evil aliens are coming to turn your beloved sheep into intergalactic scarves! Protect the flock using only quick thinking and the arsenal of upgradeable weaponry at your disposal.

HIGH DEFINITION 3D GRAPHICS
Get up close and personal with the aliens as you defend your sheep in stunning high definition 3D.

LOCAL MULTIPLAYER
Two-player split screen battle mode featuring RoboSteal, the sheep stealing alien robot you can unleash upon your opponent.

NEW CAMPAIGN PROGRESSION SYSTEM
Unlock new maps as you save more sheep!

LOCAL HIGH SCORES
See your personal best score on every level.

CUSTOMER LOYALTY BONUS
Transfer any in app purchases made in the iPhone version of TowerMadness to TowerMadness HD for FREE! (Simply install the iPhone version on your iPad and go to Options, Restore Purchases)

TowerMadness HD, Free (normally $7,99) [App Store]
This short developer video showcases the added multiplayer mode of the iPad version:

Install Flash On Your iPad [Jailbreak]

Eric — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:07:38 +0000

Engadget released the first version of Frash. Frash has been developed by @Comex and brings Adobe Flash 10.1 to the iPad. You can only install Frash manually and you need a jailbroken iPad.

The article on Engadget explains how you can install Frash. You also need a file called Frash.deb, but has been deleted from their blog. It can be found fairly easy by using Google search.

Not everything works smoothly. Playing Flash-based games is possible but sometimes buggy. Video-playback is not possible yet, but a future update to a more stable version of Frash should correct this. The video below proofs that Frash works:

Source: Engadget

Ten One Design Shows Off Pressure Sensitive Sketching

Eric — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 11:07:21 +0000

The software of the iPad isn’t designed to detect pressure on the touchscreen. It only detects shadow and warmth. Apparently it is possible to enable the touchscreen of the iPad to detect pressure on its service. Ten One Design has managed to write an application that works with the Pogo Sketch. With the app you can write or sketch. By pressing the pogo stick harder on the screen, the app shows a darker and bigger line. A light touch to the screen creates a light and thin line.

As shown in the demo video below, Ten One Design also incorporated palm rejection algorithms from their Inklet product to prevent detection of extraneous touches from your palm.

Hopefully Apple does allow this application. Ten One Design uses private frameworks to access the data, and Apple doesn’t allow apps to take advantage of private frameworks. However, TOD is hopeful they can update the public UIKit framework. If Apple eventually allows the framework, the company will release the code as a free software library, so other developers can include the software in their apps.

Gyroscope In The Next iPad

Eric — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:53:30 +0000

A teardown of the iPhone 4 revealed Apple may have had plans to include the gyroscope in the iPad as well. UBM TechInsights discovered that. The motherboard of the iPhone 4 showed similarities with the motherboard of the iPad. The picture below shows an empty slot, exactly the size of the gyroscope chip installed in the iPhone 4.

…UBM TechInsights, has found that the iPhone’s 3-axis digital gyroscope is likely slated for the next generation iPad as well. TechInsights senior analyst Steve Bitton said there’s an almost-perfect spot (4mm x 4mm); the exact size of the MEMS gyro) for it, located right beside the iPad’s accelerometer.

The weird thing is, there is no gyroscope in the iPad as far as we know. I think it’s fair to assume Apple will include a gyroscope in the next generation of the iPad. This could be added to the list of things the next iPad will probably include. So far I think we can say that the next iPad will have a camera, gyroscope and a Retina Display.

The video below shows the differences between gyroscopes and accelerometers:

WWDC 2010: Hyperwall In Action

Eric — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:45:24 +0000

The World Wide Developers Conference will be subject of debate these next following days, so it can happen that I post some information (in the form of pictures or in this case a video) about some of the eye-catching moments of the event.

The video below shows one of those eye-catching moments. It’s a wall powered by 30 Mac Pro towers with Mac OS X Snow Leopard and EVGA Nvidia GTX 285 graphics cards. The screens show icons of apps falling down to the bottom, making stacks of icons sorted by color. The apps that fall down represent the apps that are downloaded at that time.

Take a look at the video and see for yourself how impressive this looks like.

iPhone 4 – This Changes Everything. Again. [Video]

Eric — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:14:01 +0000

The WWDC 2010 keynote is over, but you can watch the first pieces of footage from the presentation given by Steve Jobs. The video below shows the introduction of the iPhone 4. It’s the commercial shown at the end of the keynote and in the same style as the iPad commercial.

We see several Apple employees talking about the new features of the iPhone. We also get to see how the stainless steel band of iPhone 4 was manufactured. And to proof how strong the Retina Display of the iPhone is, the video shows a test where the glass actually bends.

You can also watch the video on the Apple website.