The Mac App Store has launched! Here’s today’s deals on iOS & Mac apps that are on sale for a limited time, so get ‘em while they’re hot! Read more
D-Pad, E-Pad, Badidea-Pad
Hey kids, an iPad Phone! The D-Pad and E-Pad are two small cellphones that somewhat resemble the iPad, except they’re telephones, much smaller, and nothing like Apple’s iPad. They have a 3.5-inch resistive touchscreen, 2.5mm headphone jack, 0.3 MP front-facing camera and 2 MP rear camera with LED flash. Also included for you is dual SIMs, telescoping antenna (how cool will you look?), and a CMMB mobile TV tuner. Manufactured in Shenzhen, China and available now in white or pink 550 Chinese yuan (about $70).
Video and more images after the break
#MacStoriesDeals - Wednesday
Ready for the Mac App Store launch tomorrow? We are! Here’s today’s deals on iOS & Mac apps that are on sale for a limited time, so get ‘em while they’re hot! Read more
Griffin Set to Release Crayola ColorStudio™ HD for iPad
Griffin Technology, with a special partnership with Crayola, has announced the new Crayola ColorStudio HD. It’s a new iPad accessory that uses the “iMarker”, a AA battery-powered digital stylus, plus the Crayola ColorStudio HD app, to allows young artists to color and interact with “live” animated coloring books. Printing is available in-app on iPads running iOS 4.2 or later. Maybe this is one reason to actually use AirPrint, then you can hang your kids’ works of art on your fridgerators. Have a little Picasso on your hands? Shared them via e-mail or Facebook. The Crayola ColorStudio HD will be available in Spring 2011 for $30.
Looks like my son will be getting a great birthday present (as long as he shares with his dad and little sister)! Read more
#MacStoriesDeals - Tuesday
Ready for the Mac App Store launch on Thursday? We are! Here’s today’s deals on iOS & Mac apps that are on sale for a limited time, so get ‘em while they’re hot! Read more
Steve Jobs’ New Year’s Resolutions for 2011
Scoopertino makes up some funny stories, and this one is no different. It’s actually quite hilarious. Steve Jobs wrote down his 2011 New Year’s Resolutions on a napkin and someone in Starbucks has retrieved it. Hmm, sounds like another joke about an iPhone prototype and a bar. Enjoy the fake news of the day. Or is it? Read more
iHealth: An Apple A Day Will Keep The Doctor Away
Apple iDevices are finally being prescribed more and more for medical applications. Last week we told you about the iphonECG and now there’s the iHealth, a blood pressure monitoring system that uses a special dock and your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad to monitor and track your blood pressure wherever you may be. Looking at the iHealth website, the UI looks clean, simple and easy to use. You can look good and feel better (hopefully) about your health at the same time, ha!
The iHealth unit will be available sometime today on their online store for $99.95 plus a free iOS app that will be available any day.
[via Engadget]
Fling, A Tactile Game Controller for the iPad
One of the main criticisms of gaming on the iPad (or any iOS device) is that there is no tactile buttons for games that feature a directional pad, or virtual joystick; one example is Super Mega Worm. iOS Gamers rejoice! Ten One Designs came out with Fling, a tactile game controller for the iPad.
Snap Fling onto the iPad glass using the suction cups and starts gaming. It’s clear plastic, offering only a slight obstructed view of what’s underneath. The part that actually touches the screen is made of a conductive material, similar to your finger tips.
It won’t work with all your games, but for only $25 it could make your gaming experince a little more rich. The Fling preorder opens on January 6 so get your credit card ready.
Video and FAQ after the break. Read more
Merriam-Webster Dictionary App Adds Dragon Voice Recognition
Merriam-Webster launched a free, ad-supported iPhone dictionary app in mid-December. The dictionary app can pronounce words by pressing the speaker icon in the red button but did you know that you can speak a word for it to search for too? A few weeks ago, they updated it with voice search, first for a free iPhone dictionary app. Just press the microphone in the blue button next to the search text box and it activates the new voice search.
The built-in voice search is powered by Nuance Communications’ very popular Dragon voice recognition technology and it’s very accurate but you would expect nothing less from Dragon. Simply look up a word by speaking it directly into your iPhone. You don’t need a connection to the internet, so it’s very iPod Touch friendly. The UI is polished and the ads don’t distract you too badly; Reader Mode is very cool - it shows you a definition in full screen, landscape or portrait, hiding both the header and the footer.
Voice search is an example of the kind of innovation that Merriam-Webster has been bringing to the dictionary business for more than 150 years,” says President and Publisher John M. Morse. “And with the mobile platform being the fastest growing part of our business, we’re pleased to bring our content to wherever our audience happens to be.