The Glif is an iPhone accessory we’re really looking forward to. It’s a tripod mount / stand for the iPhone 4 we’ve covered quite a few times in the past, and now the project is nearing completion with mass production of the units at Premier Source in Brookings, South Dakota.
The creators of The Glif posted a “making of” video of the product last night, which we have embedded below. Check it out, and go pre-order it if you still haven’t. Read more
Last week a rumor surfaced indicating that the next iPad, so far known as “iPad 2”, will sport new features such as a gyroscope, a Retina Display and USB ports. While we have our doubts about the Retina resolution and Apple willing to put USB ports in its magical tablet, we know it’s very likely that the next iteration of the iPad will get FaceTime capabilities with a front-facing camera. Apple wants FaceTime on as many devices as possible and the iPad is the most logical next step. Read more
Before falling in love with Instapaper, I was a loyal Read It Later user. I used the service for months and couldn’t be happier with it. So what made me switch to Instapaper? The fact that Marco Arment’s software had a better text parser – that little magic that takes content from the cluttered web and presents it in a beautiful, readable and uncluttered fashion.
Read It Later introduced a few minutes ago a new “insane” article parser, which doesn’t stop at text but extends the service’s capabilities to images and embedded videos. Plus, developer Nate Weiner has refined the whole text parsing process to make RIL smarter and faster at fetching articles.
Am I going to ditch Instapaper and jump on the Read It Later bandwagon all over again? No, but I’m going to give this a deep week-long second try. Read more
I was hoping for a late night release of Project for iPad, Richard Branson’s new magazine app built specifically for the iPad, and indeed the app surfaced on the Italian App Store a few minutes ago. I downloaded it, and I’ve just installed it on my iPad.
The app is available in the Italian store here, expect it to go live in the US store in a few hours.
Here’s what it looks like:
And we haven’t seen anything about Lion yet – Mac App Store and Launchpad aside. Exciting times ahead for Mac users.
Some people have just the right idea at the right time. We have seen iPhone-based weddings, cakes, pillows, pins, iPad cakes and Steve Jobs actions figures. Could one be more creative? Meet the iPhone quilt, knitted by Grandma Harriet for her grandson Gabriel Augusto Stein, a six day old baby. It’s even got an Evernote icon.
Isn’t this insanely awesome? We think it is. The father even says “there’s a nap for that”. I want one. [TUAW via The Daily What via Benjamin Stein]
A few minutes ago Apple sent out an email notification to inform users that they have updated Game Center terms & conditions to show full names associated with Apple IDs in friend requests.
We have changed the Game Center terms and conditions to provide you notice that if you send a friend invitation, the full name associated with your Apple ID will be shared with the recipient. If you accept a friend invitation, the full name associated with your Apple ID will be shared with the sender.
It appears that carriers worldwide are all revising their iPad subsidy plans ahead of the holiday season that’s approaching really fast. A few minutes ago, as noted by Engadget, Softbank announced [Google Translation] that starting December 3rd you’ll be able to get an iPad for free if you subscribe to the carrier’s new two-year data plan, which will cost you ¥4,725 ($56) per month for 3G usage.
We already know that the iPhone is doing quite well in Japan. Is the iPad next?
I wrote many times in the past that most users don’t need the complexity and feature set of GTD apps such as OmniFocus (for Mac and iOS) and online project management tools like Basecamp. Even if apps like OmniFocus and, to an extent, Things have their loyal userbase, most people just want a simple and effective app to manage their daily activities and reminders.
Put Things Off, recently updated to version 2.0, tries to merge task management with straightforward “reminder” functionalities to create a mix that’s beautiful to look at and simple enough to capture lots of App Store dwellers’ hearts. Read more
