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ArcSoft's One-Touch Makeover App. Perfect365 for iPhone and iPad
RIM's Playbook Flop Confirmed
Google Needs Deep Tablet Price Slashes To Crack Apple's Market Dominance - IDC Analyst
TAB Rest Wrist Rest And Cushioned Support for your iPad
New Ebooks Help iOS 5 Users Optimize Their Experience
iVigilo Video Suite Brings Mobile Video Studio to iOS 5
Cox Launches iPad App.
ArcSoft's One-Touch Makeover App. Perfect365 for iPhone and iPad
ArcSoft, Inc.'s photo makeover app is available for iPad and iPhone at Apple's App Store.
Perfect365's proprietary facial recognition and outlining technologies offer one-touch cleanup with accurate, natural results. The technologies also allow an array of creative effects such as makeup templates, colored contact lens, teeth whitening, blemish removal, and much more, giving users the ability to fine-tune their own, unique look.
The Perfect365 app was built with over 15 years of experience in providing facial-related technologies and imaging solutions to nearly every major digital camera and smartphone OEM. ArcSoft's proprietary facial recognition and outlining technologies offer one-click cleanup with accurate, natural results. The technologies also allow an array of creative effects like eye shadows, blushes, lipsticks, color eye contact lens, under-eye circle removal, blemish removal, and much more, giving users the ability to build their own, unique look.
Perfect365 is available for iPad at $4.99, and iPhone at $1.99.
Perfect365 Website:
http://www.perfect365.com
Perfect365 Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/perfect_365
Perfect365 Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/Perfect365
RIM's Playbook Flop Confirmed
HardMac's Lionel notes ( http://bit.ly/va9yWr ) that the number of BlackBerry PlayBook sold in 2011 will ring in lower than a million units, vastly short forecasts made by RIM upon the machine's release last spring.
Bloomberg News's Hugo Miller ( http://bloom.bg/skviWA ) reports that RIM is being weighed down by its tablet albatross in an IPad-ruled world, noting that the company's stiff-upper-lip commitment to keep battling the iPad in tablet space even as demand for the PlayBook slumps means the company will likely have to sell the tablet at a loss.
Miller notes RIM's Dec. 2 announcement that it will book a$485 million pretax charge writedown the value of its PlayBook inventory and that it doesn't expect to meet its full-year earnings target, and that PlayBook shipments have fallen for two consecutive quarters and are now equalling about 1 percent of iPad sales volume, obliging RIM to slash the tablet's price by 3/5ths to $200, which is lower than cost.
Si why doesn't RIM just throw in the towel and dsicontinue the spectacularly unsuccessful PlayBook? Miller explains that that RIM is obliged to keep eating the losses because PlayBook is its sole product that runs its new BBX OS, which the company is betting its future on, according to Avian Securities LLC analyst Matt Thornton, quoted observing that abandoning the PlayBook would signal a lack of confidence in BBX, alienating developers and leaving Apple's iOS and Google Inc.'s Android mobile ecosystems with little competition.
Why has the PlayBook been such a massive flop? In your editor's estimation, on of RIM's epic blunders with its tablet was the brain-dead decision not to include freestanding email support. PlayBook users have to tether the tablet to a BlackBerry smartphone to send and receive email. Not exactly an enticement for non BlackBerry users. Rim reportedly is promising a dedicated PlayBook email program come next February, but that's way too late to save the PlayBook.
For the full report visit here:
http://bloom.bg/skviWA
Google Needs Deep Tablet Price Slashes To Crack Apple's Market Dominance - IDC Analyst
The Register's Paul Kunert cites IDC research analyst Eszter Morvay noting that the iPad accounted for three-quarters of the 1 million tablet devices shipped into the UK during Q3, selling 750,000 tablets into UK channels in the quarter and with next nearest rival HP moving just 65,000 WebOS-based TouchPads for a 6 percent market share.
And the TouchPad has been discontinued.
Meanwhile Samsung and Asustek held five and three percent market shares respectively, while Archos, Sony and Acer shared low-double digit sales growth for a cumulative one percent share, and unless Android comes out with new pricing models, Morvay expects Apple to remain dominant.
For the full report visit here:
http://bit.ly/u5Dou4
TAB Rest Wrist Rest And Cushioned Support for your iPad
California based newMacgadgets has introduced TAB Rests, their newest product for the iPad. Designed for children and adults as well to improve overall performance of your iPad or iPad 2, TAB Rests are a foam cushioned base with wrist rest support that provides a better way to hold your tablet, especially when using your iPad, Android tablet, Kindle or Nook for extended periods. The soft foam base sits comfortably on your lap to provide a better viewing angle.
Tablets can weigh up to 2 lbs and be difficult for children or adults to hold for long periods of time. TAB Rests solve this problem by providing a soft-padded base for your lap. TAB Rests are small enough to pack in your carry bag when traveling. Your kids can also use them in the car.
At $14.95, TAB Rests also make great gift idea for the holidays.
newMacgadgets:
http://newMacgadgets.com/
TAB Rests:
http://newpcgadgets.com/products/tab_rest/index.html
New Ebooks Help iOS 5 Users Optimize Their Experience
IWith iOS 5 and iCloud, Apple has continued to add new features to the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, but those new features require users to learn new skills and habits. To help iOS users optimize their experience, TidBITS Publishing Inc. has just released two ebooks: "Take Control of Your iPad," by Tonya Engst, is a big, broad title about iOS 5 on the iPad, and "Take Control of Mail on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, by Joe Kissell, is tightly focused on helping readers with creating an effective mobile email strategy on any device running iOS 5.
(*) "Take Control of Your iPad" - Readers can absorb all 170-pages of this new ebook to qualify for an iPad expert secret decoder ring, or they can can dip in as needed to get help with setup, syncing, apps, and more. Readers will benefit from the many hours that iPad geek Tonya Engst has spent setting up and syncing her iPads, as she explains how to configure an original iPad or iPad 2 correctly, both through the new Setup Assistant and with key options that require extra effort. Readers will pick up important skills that make gesturing, typing, and navigating more enjoyable and effective. Plus, readers will find tips for setting up and getting more out of many of Apple's apps, and real-world advice on buying and managing third-party apps. The ebook is available for $15 at
http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/ipad
(*) "Take Control of Mail on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, Third Edition" - In this popular ebook, award-winning tech writer Joe Kissell provides thoughtful and thorough explanations of how to set up an optimal email system on an iOS device. Readers will find practical, real-world recommendations about the best ways to use the Mail app, and advice and directions for how to set up accounts, receive and read email, compose and send email, and file messages. Kissell also describes how to solve connection problems and work around feature limitations. The ebook costs $10, and it is available at:
http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/iphone-mail
Book Details:
"Take Control of Your iPad"
by Tonya Engst
http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/ipad
170 pages
free sample available
Publication date: December 1, 2011
Price: $15.00 (PDF and EPUB, Mobipocket available shortly) ISBN: 978-1-61542-398-9
Book Details:
"Take Control of Mail on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, Third Edition"
by Joe Kissell
http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/iphone-mail
108 pages
free sample available
Publication date: December 1, 2011
Price: $10.00 (PDF and EPUB, Mobipocket available shortly) ISBN: 978-1-61542-397-2
For more information, visit:
http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/faq
and
http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/
iVigilo Video Suite Brings Mobile Video Studio to iOS 5
Heerlen, Netherlands based Naboo has announced the launch of iVigilo Video Suite, the first iOS 5 app to offer enhanced HD recording, live video broadcasting and real-time image processing of HD video images on a camera-equipped iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. iVigilo Video Suite also enables users to create HD time-lapse recordings such as an incoming thunderstorm or the evolution of a remodeling project.
With iVigilo Video Suite, Naboo claims that anyone - from novices to video aficionados - can use their iOS 5 devices for producing, recording, processing and monitoring HD live video images.
A video demonstration of iVigilo Video Suite can be viewed on Naboo's YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/naboonl
Special features include:
(*) Video broadcasting, transmitting the live camera signal from the iOS 5 device to a web browser which can be viewed by anybody anywhere with an optional login and password. Video Suite's video broadcasting feature turns the iOS 5 device into a simple wireless network camera solution for baby monitoring, home and office security, and life-casting to friends and family. Remote camera access provides users with complete remote access and control over the device's camera functionality through the iVigilo administrator website.
(*) Real-time Image Processing with digital zoom (1-6x) and editing controls, such as brightness, contrast, hue, tint, saturation and color temperature. Each image control can be mixed with others to produce literally hundreds of special effects. On an iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPod touch image processing can be previewed in real-time and applied in post processing to an existing recording. Full HD video camera, with additional Time-Lapse recording mode, enables users to record the images viewed through the iOS 5 device's lens.
For those who wish to broadcast a live video feed from their iOS device, Video Suite comes with a built-in webserver, which can transmit the live video signal to a secured web page. Users can require viewers to enter a login ID and password to view the video stream.
Once images are being broadcast, recording of the video stream can be controlled remotely through the administrative website. Options include selecting the front or back camera, controlling the video quality, and On/Off controls for Recording, Flash, and Time-Lapse mode.
Time-Lapse recording is a great feature for anyone interested in rapidly showing the progress of an otherwise slow-moving process, such as building projects, cloudscapes, and flowers blooming. Using Video Suite's Time-Lapse recording mode, users simply select the frame-rate (such as one image every minute), put the device on a fixed position, and begin recording. The replayed images are sequenced at a much faster rate, such as 30 times the recorded rate.
Depending on how a video will be used, such as viewed on a personal computer versus sharing on a social networking site or sent via email to friends, users may opt to change the quality of the video. iVigilo Video Suite offers three different HD recording modes to give users full control over the quality and size of the recorded video files. From 1080P on a iPhone 4s, to 720P on an iPhone 4/iPad 2/iPod touch 4th gen, to 480P on an iPhone 3GS/iPad.
Video enthusiasts want more than just capturing raw footage with their cameras - they want to be able to edit and manipulate the images. iVigilo Video Suite's real-time processing of video enables users to manually change a wide number of parameters of the recording signal to improve video quality or create enhanced effects. For example, the famous Avatar effect, which can make people in the video appear to be of the same color as the Na'vi characters from the Avatar movie, can be applied to subjects in a video by simply adjusting the hue in Video Suite.
Device Requirements:
(*) iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
(*) Requires iOS 5.0 or later
(*) 2.3 MB
iVigilo Video Suite 1.0 is $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Photo & Video category. For more information, visit iVigilo online.
For more information, visit:
http://www.ivigilo.com/videosuite/
Cox Launches iPad App.
Cox Communications has announced that many of its customers can enjoy the ease and flexibility of using their iPad as an additional screen to watch live, streaming video in their home at no additional charge. The Cox TV Connect application that launches today includes access to national cable television channels that offer a variety of news and entertainment programming.
"Cox offers convenience through convergence and TV Connect is a new way we are making viewing more convenient and flexible for our customers," says Steve Necessary , vice president of video product development and management. "Our TV Connect offering will continue to evolve and expand, adding even more value to our services."
TV Connect includes a convenient on-screen guide, and customers can select a full-screen viewing option once a program has been selected. The first version of the TV Connect app is now available at no additional charge in the Apple App Store. At initial launch, Cox customers with Preferred, Premier or Ultimate Cox High Speed Internet service, Cox TV Essential service or higher and a DOCSIS modem can download and use the free application on their iPad.
Access to linear programming through Cox TV Connect marks a significant expansion of Cox's online offering. Last May, the company introduced TV Online at http://www.cox.com/tv, which gives Cox Advanced TV customers access to a library of thousands of television and movies titles on demand. Many of the television shows available at cox.com/tv are available for online viewing starting the day after the premiere. Earlier this year, Cox also introduced Mobile Connect, an iPad, iPhone and Android app that gives Cox Advanced TV and Cox Telephone customers the ability to control and manage their Cox DVR and Telephone services.
The third-largest U.S. cable TV company, Cox serves more than 6 million residences and businesses. More information about Cox Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, is available at http://www.cox.com and http://www.coxmedia.com
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