I think @nevenmrgan put it best when he tweeted,
Theory: Apple skipped the oleophobic coating on the iPad so you’d clean it by rubbing on your shirt, thus reinforcing the raw sexual bond.
Well, somebody must have been listening.
iTee Brings iPad Uncomfortably Close
Google Chrome 5.0 Now Released as “Stable” for Mac & Linux
Google has just updated the stable channel of its Chrome browser adding support for Mac and Linux. You can fire up your browser, head over Chrome’s official page and download the latest release.
Snes HD, An iPhone Controlled Real Snes for iPad
Snes HD is a new Super Nintendo emulator available in Cydia that is based on ZodTTD’s snes4iphone but it’s optimized for the iPad. The app allows you to browse games in split view mode and shows a “real” US Snes on the right, where you can even see the cartridge and the name of the connected player.
Indeed you can connect to the emulator by using the My ControlPad app for iPhone (also available in Cydia) which lets you use the iPhone as a remote Snes controller. It’s one of the coolest thing you could ever have with a jailbroken iPad.
The emulation is smooth and fast, you can trigger autosaving features and smooth scaling, even though I found the non-scaled version absolutely enjoyable. All this goodness is available in Cydia at this repo: http://wherethewoozlewasnt.com/cydia.
Check out the screenshots after the break.
Ars Technica Presents: The Reader’s Choice Poll for 2010 Ars Design Awards for Mac OS X
So here it is folks, your nominations for the best Mac OS X apps ever! There were some surprising entries, but we all knew Transmit would be on the incredible hit list.
AT&T Customers Plan to Jump Ship if iPhone Lands on Verizon
The other worldly iPhone may land on Verizon, and it may not. Much like the chances of an asteroid hitting Earth, we just don’t know what will happen. But if the Apple Corporation finally does invade with red flags in hand, the people of AT&T may abandon ship. According to 9 to 5 Mac, Davenport and Co. analyst, F. Drake Johnstone estimates 40% of all iPhone owning AT&T customers may swim ashore on Verizon’s lands, which might explain AT&T’s recent Early Termination Fee updates.
…But as I’ve already said, jumping on Verizon probably won’t solve anything. So don’t be stupid! If demand for the iPhone is high enough, people will be quick to expose any all problems Verizon does and will have with their business and network. People, Verizon isn’t your savior. It’s the entire infrastructure that needs fixing.
Google TV and iPad Share The Same Graphics Processor
Seth Weintraub over at Fortune:
“GoogleTV is manufactured by Logitech and Sony and contains a System on Chip (SoC) designed by Intel. The iPad’s SoC is an ARM design made by Apple (though manufacturing is outsourced to Samsung). However, both of these SoCs use a PowerVR graphics processor from a small UK-based company called Imagination.
Not surprisingly, Apple (9.5%) and Intel (16.02%) both own significant stakes in Imagination.”
And that’s it for Google TV coverage on MacStories.
Apple’s 2010 ‘Back to School’ Promo Begins Anew
What’s a student to do when he has wads of cash to spend? Buy a MacBook of course. Because not only are you getting Apple’s usual education discount (that lasts year round), you’re getting a free iPod touch, Classic, Nano, or Shuffle thrown in. But you might as well just get the iPod touch.
The Motorized iPad Lego Stand
My good friend @toxinide has built something great: a motorized iPad stand made of Lego.
It’s awesome, check out the video after the break. And be careful when you let it wander around.
Air Display Makes The iPad An Additional Display For Your Mac
Air Sharing is one of the best apps I have on the iPhone and iPad, and it’s become a such important part of my daily workflow that I can’t imagine working without it anymore. The guys over at Avatron surely did a great job in building an app that, no matter how deep you delve into it, it’s user friendly, easy to approach yet powerful and highly customizable. But Avatron is not only Air Sharing HD, at least not anymore: they’ve been working on this new application called Air Display for a while now, and we’ve taken it for a spin after its approval late last night in the App Store.
Is Air Display really worthy?