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Modded SNES Controller and Nintendo 64 Become iPhone and iPad Docks

In what could be described as a pretty surprising turn of events, Nintendo now considers Apple the biggest threat to its mobile gaming dominance. Etsy user Geekunique, however, wants to bring some love back between Cupertino and Kyoto and find a way to let old Nintendo consoles and modern iOS devices play nice together. Geekunique, in fact, modded an old SNES controller and a Nintendo 64 to become iPhone and iPad docks, respectively.

It seems pretty easy to cut a hole in the controller and place an iPhone dock connector in there but hey – you can avoid the trouble and buy these things now at Etsy. If you think you really need them, be quick: I guess they’ll be sold out pretty soon.

[via TUAW]

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Air Video Update: Retina Graphics, Multitasking - Still A Must-Have

Air Video is one of our favorite iOS apps here at MacStories. Not only does the app come with a nice icon and polished interface, the real deal’s about the functionality: Air Video allows you to effortlessly stream any video from your computer to the iPhone or iPad – even with live conversion. No matter the format, no matter how big the file is (seriously, you can try with music videos or 3GB movie files), Air Video will stream to iOS just fine.

An update to the app was released yesterday, and it’s a pretty sweet update: Air Video 2.4.2 now comes with Retina Display-ready graphics, support for iOS 4.2 multitasking, performance improvements and enhanced file sorting capabilities.

An already must-have app basically got a lot better with these new features, so if you still don’t own Air Video, go buy it right now in the App Store at $2.99. Also, check out a video below of Erica Sadun from TUAW demoing a custom version of Air Video with AirPlay support. We can’t wait for Apple to open up its APIs and allow third-party apps like Air Video to stream to the Apple TV. Read more

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Fruit Ninja HD: Now With Online Multiplayer and Game Center Support

One of my favorite iPad games to date, and the reason why I basically can’t use the iPad over the weekend (my friends regularly come to my place to grab it and play), was updated yesterday to include full Game Center support and online multiplayer.

Fruit Ninja HD, the massive hit by Halfbrick Studios which consists in slicing fruits with your fingers, now allows you to play online with a friend – all you have to do is avoid your opponent’s fruit. Sounds like fun, can’t wait to try it. The new update also brings Game Center support with Leaderboards and Achievements.

Fruit Ninja HD is available at $4.99 in the App Store and it’s totally worth your money. Version 1.1.1 changelog embedded below. Read more

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This Is How An iPad Goes Crazy

Spotted by 9to5mac and still in development by conradev over at Hackthatifone, Graviboard will basically kill “gravity” on your iPad Springboard. Install it, assign an activation gesture to it and boom – icons will start floating around. You can tilt the device to move the icons, and even drag them around.

We’re not sure if there’s a way back, though. Ok, there is a way back to a normal Springboard, but you don’t have to tell your friend who think his iPad is dead – right? So just watch the video below, and think about the look on your friend’s face when he will see something like this.

Magical.

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A ‘Steampunk’ Christmas Carol for iPad

PadWorx, the iOS dev team that brought Bram Stoker’s Dracula to the iPad as an interactive book, has launched its second app - A Christmas Carol.

PadWorx version of Charles Dickens’ classic story has a gorgeous steampunk design with loads of interactivity with graphics and music. It’s 130 abridged pages with many hidden easter eggs and uses PadWorx’s own game engine for the interactive elements. Read more

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djay: Full-Featured DJ System For iPad With A Gorgeous UI

When the iPad was announced back in January, many of us realized that the device would be perfect for professional DJ software. A large multi-touch surface, a brand new device developed by Apple backed up by the App Store – obviously the iPad was meant for DJ and music applications. Even more than the iPhone (which saw the rise of music making software anyway, in spite of the 3.5-inch screen) the iPad was too perfect for turntable interfaces to not take the risk and start developing one soon after the announcement.

What happened is history: just take a look at DJ Rana June’s Youtube channel and open the Music category in the App Store to get the idea of the success of professional music making / mixing software on the iPad. There are hundreds of apps out there that allow you to record and mix music, and there are dozens of quality DJ apps in the App Store.

The just-released djay by Algoriddim, however, takes the game a step further. It comes with an impressive feature set and underlying technology, it takes advantage of iOS 4.2 audio and streaming functionalities, it’s got stunning user interface and animations. Here’s why you should check it out no matter if you’re into DJ software for iOS devices (and Mac) or not. Read more

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Flipboard Unveils Exclusive Partnership With Eight Publishers

Flipboard, the app that allows you to read content shared on Twitter and Facebook in a magazine-like interface for iPad, announced a few minutes ago an exclusive partnership with eight publishers to bring “the beauty of print and the power of the web” together in an dedicated Flipboard section, right into the iPad app.

What this means is fairly simple: these publishers, which include the names of All Things Digital, Uncrate and SFGate, will offer a web interface specifically formatted for Flipboard. Flipboard will still grab an excerpt of articles coming from these sources, but the web view will be different and exclusive. Flipboard will no longer open the standard website when tapping on the “Read More” button, it’ll open the new “beautiful” interface these publishers have created for the iPad app.

The result is quite pleasant and surely better than a desktop web view squeezed into the iPad. Read more

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Non-Tablet Users Think The iPad Is Worth More Than A Galaxy Tab

What do average consumers who haven’t bought a tablet device think of the two most popular tablets out there? Most specifically, what’s people’s perception of the iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab? Do they think the devices cost basically the same or is it possible that, in some way, that perception has been altered by Apple’s strong success with the iPad? Read more

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BBC: Subscription-based iPlayer for iPad Coming Next Year

According to the Financial Times (subscription required), BBC will launch a subscription-based iPlayer service for iPads next year. iPlayer is BBC’s popular streaming service that allows users to stream programs after the original air date, and it gained support for Mac in 2008.

It also gained a lot of traction since then, with downloads exceeding 100 millions in the first months of 2010. Unfortunately, the service isn’t available in many areas – namely outside the UK. For instance, I can’t access iPlayer’s TV streaming in Italy, and I assume the same happens to US users.

It looks like things won’t change with the iPad subscription either, as Dave Caolo at TUAW reports:

BBC Worldwide said that this isn’t going to happen until “the middle of next year,” and even then only in “certain target markets.” Additionally, no word on pricing was available, though there will be ad-supported free sections as well as paid content.

In the meantime, I’m just fine with Hulu through a US-based VPN.

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