If you ever wanted to run Flash on an iPad, Steve Jobs has decided to give you that chance. The iPad XL, a revolutionary and magical new product, features an eco-friendly diesel engine, a 22.5 hour lifespan on a single tank, and a swivel handle to make it more portable than ever.
iPad XL to Include Honda Engine, Run Flash
Look At Your Music with Tune Frame for iPad
The iPad is the perfect devices for parties: just fill it up with some good music, some great DJ apps and you’ll see people gathering all around it trying to touch the screen, put on some tunes and tell you “dude, this thing is awesome”. It happened, and it happened before with the iPhone.
The iPad is also a great single person media-consuming device though. I watch movies with it, I have podcasts synced with iTunes and I definitely spend too much time browsing the Youtube application. I also installed this neat Tune Frame app as well, and I think you should do the same.
A New iPhone Could Push Apple’s Stock to the $400 Mark
Seventeen percent of all Verizon customers could switch to the iPhone if it ever landed in the nation’s largest network. At least that’s what Katy Huberty from Morgan Stanley suggests, claiming that Verizon could sell 7 million iPhone units by year’s end. Further surveys reveal that 58% of all current iPhone customers plan to update to a next generation model, which would equate to the sale of 18 million new units. She contemplates whether Apple would drop the price of their iPhone (or an iPhone) by $50, arguing that cheaper phone would ultimate sell more units. But amidst all these numbers, she boldly guesstimates that Apple may reach the $400 stock mark, which would be absolutely incredible (for any company) to reach. Time will only tell, an even though Android handsets are selling well, nothing has been slowing down the iPhone.
Splitter, Beautiful Check Splitter App
It’s always a pleasure to stumble upon simple and well design applications. Those apps that do one thing, do it well and make that thing beautiful to look at. Splitter by Serpentsoft is exactly that kind of app, for the iPhone.
Apple Confirms Steve Jobs Keynote On June 7
With a press release issued today, Apple has confirmed that CEO Steve Jobs will kick off the the WWDC with his keynote on June 7. Press release after the break.
iPhone Coming to Sprint?
For the love of Jobs, what’s with carrier rumors this year? We’ve heard enough about Verizon through the grapevine, but Sprint? Certainly this would allow the iPhone 4G to live up to its name, but these are just whispers in a forest of wishful thinking. Though in reality, if Apple really did extend their reach to both Sprint and Verizon, would Apple finally prove to the world that their iPhone is a bigger contender than their Android competitors? I’m not sure how an even battlefield (in this case the lack of carrier exclusivity) would play out, but let’s not jump the gun here; WWDC is only days away, and Jobs will certainly have a few aces up his sleeve.
[via MacRumors]
iPhone Controlled Soda Machine
Found on TUAW, this is an excellent example of what’s possible to do with an iPhone and a large amount of creativity. Recent MIT grad Chris Varenhorst found an old soda machine on Craiglist, bought it and hooked it up to an iPhone app over the air. It basically gives free stuff to anyone who clicks on a button in the application. I’ll let you think about the possibilities for this in the future, if someone will pick up this concept.
The whole system has, obviously, some bugs - but it definitely works. The machine is currently on sale on eBay, and the funds will go to charity. You can also head over the original post to take a look at some pictures and technical overview, or just check out the awesome video after the break.
Steve Jobs Promises Awesome WWDC, Dismisses Google
Cool as a cucumber, Steve Jobs isn’t worried about Google’s latest ventures between Android and Google TV. In fact, MacRumors reports that Steve Jobs promises, “You won’t be disappointed,” at this year’s WWDC. When questioned whether Google had leap-frogged Apple, Jobs replied, “Not a chance.” This year’s WWDC is bound to be huge, and keep in mind that Jobs promised that this would be one of Apple’s best years to date. With a new iPhone, iPods, and maybe new MacBooks yet to be unveiled, Apple will surely have some interesting responses to Google’s latest attacks. And working demos.
Yes, You Can Create Plugins for iPhone OS
Developer Steve Troughton-Smith has developed and Objective-C plugin for iPhone OS, and he’s sharing the source code on Github here. As he explains, it’s possible to create plugins for iPhone OS’ Safari, and the code structure is very similar to the one for desktop Safari. You just have to change NSView with UIView, he confirms.
Steve goes even further and suggests that Apple should release a public Safari Plugin SDK and “let developers decide”, and sure this would be an interesting perspective. As long as a plugin is developed with Apple’s technologies and is submitted to the App Store for approval, a whole new category of “applications” might be available for purchase and be able to change the way we use Mobile Safari.
Think about some sort of Flash built in this way. Or 1Password, or Evernote’s web clipper. Got the idea? Great, now take a look at the video after the break, where Steve shows Lights Off (an iPhone app he created) running inside Safari on the iPad simulator. Impressive.