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New Floor Stand Accessory Keeps iPad, iPad 2 at Eye Level For Cooking, Reading in Bed and More
More Apple iTV "Smart TV" Rumors Surface
How To Jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 On Your iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS or iPod Touch [Jailbreak Superguide]
Looks Like Apple's iOS Blew Away Google's Android Over Christmas Weekend
2012 Tech Trends: Mobile Commerce, Web TV, Tablets
Back On iPhone After A BlackBerry Year
Memo To Google: Android's Multitasking Sucks
British Prime Minister David Cameron 'To Get His Own Personalised iPad App' - Report
Where iOS Apps Are Stored Locally in Mac OS X and Windows
Show An iOS App In The Mac OS X Finder
Free Winter Wake-up App For iPhone
Trades of iPod, iPhone and iPad Prove Successful for GameStop
New Floor Stand Accessory Keeps iPad, iPad 2 at Eye Level For Cooking, Reading in Bed and More
If apps are what give the iPad its brain, then a new hands-free floor stand called the SwingHolder is its brawn, accordinf to Washington-based Stand for Stuff, which has just released a first-of-its kind, hinged floor unit that secures the iPad or iPad 2 at eye level, whether you're lying in bed, standing at a kitchen counter or podium, or playing musical instruments.
"The iPad is an incredibly powerful device, but few people know its true potential until their hands are taken out of the equation," says Stand for Stuff Founder and CEO Marty Springer. "While the obvious advantages of hands-free use are fantastic, some of its other applications are life-altering."
Like many great inventions, necessity bred the SwingHolder's birth. "My wife has a condition that makes it hard for her to hold things," Springer explains. So to help her use her own electronic tablet, he jerry-rigged what ultimately became a prototype with some Plexiglas, a jigsaw and a microphone stand.
Since taking it to production, Springer has discovered many other SwingHolder benefits including:
- Independent iPad use for physically disabled
- Ability to practice or perform on instruments while accessing digital sheet music
- Exercise without equipment vibration
- Knitting while watching or reading instructions
- Following recipes and cooking without risk of spill or splatter
- Watching movies or reading while prone without arm fatigue
- Preventing iPad from falling or damage while in childrens possession, and much more.
The steel-grey-and-black floor unit stands 58 inches tall at its full height, but can swing as low as 5 off the ground. With the iPad securely in the SwingHolder's rubberized-grip case, its 21" arm (from the joint) rotates 360 degrees, allowing for custom positioning regardless of use. A heavy counterweight on the swing arm ensures the device will stay where it is positioned until adjusted for a new purpose.
Constructed from durable powder-coated steel tubing, 50% recycled ABS plastic and soft rubber and exclusively Made in USA, the SwingHolder snaps together in moments and features a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
For more information about the SwingHolder, visit:
http:// http://www.StandforStuff.com
or
http://www.Twitter.com/standforstuff
More Apple iTV "Smart TV" Rumors Surface
Digitimes' Cage Chao and Jessie Shen report that responding to sources' claims that Samsung Electronics and Sharp will manufacture chips and displays, respectively, for the rumored Apple "iTV," others have suggested that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have the potential to win orders for Apple's "smart TV," and that Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) likely will also obtain assembly orders for the Apple smart TV, according to industry sources.
Chao and Shen say Apple is expected to finalize iTV hardware standards by the end of Q2 2012, and will place orders for the customized chips and other components directly with its contract manufacturers - the way it does with iPads and iPhones, the sources said with the iTV smart TV's rollout before the end of 2012.
For the full report visit here:
http://bit.ly/vTm8RD
How To Jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 On Your iPad, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS or iPod Touch [Jailbreak Superguide]
Cult of Mac's Sayam Aggarwal says the Redsn0w software by DevTeam has always allowed you to jailbreak your iOS device, giving you complete control over your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Yesterday morning, though, redsn0w version 0.9.1ob1 was released with iOS 5 support, meaning you can now jailbreak devices and run Cydia apps on devices with iOS 5 installed. Aggarwal explains how to jailbreak iOS 5.
You can check it out at:
http://bit.ly/uqg8qn
Looks Like Apple's iOS Blew Away Google's Android Over Christmas Weekend
BusinessInsider's Jay Yarow reports that according to data from mobile analytics firm Flurry and data from Android boss Andy Rubin, it sure looks like iOS had a better holiday sales season than Android.
For the full report visit here:
http://read.bi/s7xSxj
2012 Tech Trends: Mobile Commerce, Web TV, Tablets
The Canadian Press's Michael Oliveira notes that without having insider information it's pretty much impossible to accurately predict the future direction of technology and the ideas that will become the next big things, but he ventures a few at tech trends we may see in 2012:
• Near Field Communication And Mobile Commerce Take Off
• Viewing TV Content Via The Web Grow Whether We See Apple's Take On TV This Coming Year Or Not
• Apple releases an iPad 3, iPhone 5?
Oliveira also names some tech missteps in 2011:
• Nothing Comes Close To The iPad, with most putative competitors failing miserably
• 3D in the home
• QR codes
For the full commentary visit here:
http://bit.ly/rHL9wI
Back On iPhone After A BlackBerry Year
CTVNews.ca's Kristen Stais says a year ago she received her first work phone: a BlackBerry, and since she had been a first-generation iPhone adopter, the straitlaced business phone had held some fascination for her.
Ms. Stais put her iPhone on a cheap data-free plan and used it as a secondary phone for personal calls and her preferred method of texting.
Meanwhile, she says she spent the next 12 months trying to love, or at least respect the BlackBerry, but it didn't happen for her, and just one day shy of a year, her inner iUser cracked and she gave back the BlackBerry, prompting some reflection on the trials and triumphs of the cold war between these fruit-named gadgets.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://bit.ly/v1HQgO
Memo To Google: Android's Multitasking Sucks
ZNet's Jason Perlow says when it comes to task managment, the developers at Google think they know better than the end-users that are actually using their products.
Perlow notes that he's been using his Verizon Galaxy Nexus since launch day - just under two weeks - and while he feels that Google's Android Ice Cream Sandwich (version 4.0) on the Galaxy Nexus is a significant improvement over previous versions of the OS that he's encountered on various Android devices that he's used in the last two years, one thing has not changed or improved whatsoever: the abyssmal way that multitasking is presented to the end-user.....
By comparison, in Apple's iOS 5, all running programs that are either cached or have active processes can be accessed by a simple double push of the main action button [or even better, by a quick, three-finger, upward swipe - Ed.] and can be scrolled through and stopped quickly with a simple tap of the finger on a little x symbol.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://zd.net/tu7g2D
British Prime Minister David Cameron 'To Get His Own Personalised iPad App' - Report
The Telegraph reports that programmers in U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron's Cabinet Office are designing a new iPad app. to coordinate information and data metrics, as well as feed real time news information from Google and Twitter to help the PM keep on top of Government business, according to a report in the Times.
The newspaper notes that Mr. Cameron is famously an iPad aficionado, uses the Apple tablet to read newspapers and to tune in radio programs.
For the full report visit here:
http://tgr.ph/ukJ5Gy
Where iOS Apps Are Stored Locally in Mac OS X and Windows
OS X Daily says:
iOS apps are downloaded as bundles with a .ipa file extensions, but they are stored in different places than your default iOS backups location. If you want to access iPhone and iPad apps manually, here's where to find them for both Mac OS X Lion, Snow Leopard, and Windows 7...
You can check it out at:
http://bit.ly/vQPzCp
Show An iOS App In The Mac OS X Finder
OS X Daily says:
We recently showed you where iOS apps are stored locally on the computer, but if you just want to quickly access that folder or get to a single app in the Mac OS X Finder, you can do so with a right-click within iTunes:
Open iTunes and click on Apps under the library listing
Right-click on the app icon and choose Show in Finder...
To read more, click here.
http://bit.ly/t41Gwv
Free Winter Wake-up App For iPhone
Never be caught off guard by winter again. The Winter Wake Up works like an ordinary alarm clock, but wakes you up earlier if there has been freezing weather or snow the night before. That way, you'll have plenty of time to clear your driveway, defrost your car and still leave for work on time.
To use this application, you need an Internet connection. The developers also ask your permission to send you messages and use your location. That way, they can monitor the weather for your location and send you a message when you need to be woken up. Don't forget to leave your iPhone on, with the sound turned up.
Functions
• Decide for yourself how many minutes earlier you want to be woken up if there has been frost or snow the night before.
• You have the option to not have the alarm go off if the winter weather is simply too hopeless to travel.
• Never miss an appointment because of unexpected weather conditions
• Set your alarm clock for a single day or on automatic repeat for the days you want
• Boondoggle Life Labs Web SiteWinter Wake-up Support
New in Version 1.0.1
• Minor fixes
System requirements:
• Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
• Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
Free
For more information, visit:
http://bit.ly/t4jFjo
Trades of iPod, iPhone and iPad Prove Successful for GameStop
In the months since GameStop began accepting trades on the iPod, iPhone and iPad, the company has seen strong consumer enthusiasm for the program. GameStop customers are taking advantage of this new option to put money in their pockets or use store credit to pay for video games, consoles and pre-owned gaming tablets and mobile devices by scoring trade credit. Customers can receive up to $180 for an iPod Touch, up to $300 for an iPhone and up to $400 for an iPad.
"The velocity of this trade program has exceeded our expectations," says GameStop president Tony Bartel. "We expect to see strong post-holiday traffic as customers trade in older models that were replaced by gifts."
With the success of the iPod, iPhone and iPad trade program, the company will continue to expand the availability of GameStop refurbished devices for sale in select stores and online at:
http://www.GameStop.com
For complete details on iPod, iPhone and iPad trades, visit:
http://www.GameStop.com/iTrades
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