OnLive is a game streaming service that will allow you to play videogames over the internet, without the need of installing them on your local machine. You’ll have to pay a monthly subscription fee, have a decent internet connection and you’ll be ready to play any game available on the platform. You can run OnLive both on a computer using a browser plugin or on your TV by purchasing a micro set-top box. It’s a revolutionary service, and it’s launching on June 17th during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). We can’t wait.
Posts tagged with "iPad"
OnLive Demoed at D8, Runs Great on the iPad
Sydney Restaurant Replaces Printed Menus with iPads
Now that the iPad has gone international, expect to see more posts like this one. I mean, I can’t wait to see what Italian people can come up with. In the meantime though, the owners of a restaurant in Sydney (the Global Mundo Tapas in the North Sydney Rydges Hotel) have decided to stop using printed menus and adopt iPads instead.
Reeder Redefines Google Reader on the iPad. Reviewed.
The iPad has been available for 2 months today, and many users are still looking for a great application to catch up with Google Reader feeds. Sure we’ve reviewed a bunch of good apps here on MacStories such as Newsrack, NetNewsWire and Headline, but none of them can be described as the great piece of software that manages to show all the capabilities of the device it runs on.
Don’t get me wrong, those are good applications. I’ve used Newsrack for about a month and, even though it looks like a bigger iPhone version, it definitely did its job fine. What I’m saying is that we’re still missing that application that shines in the App Store, the one you could describe as “the best”.
Now, you’ve already read the title of this post so you know what I am about to review. Before we delve deep into it, let’s provide some background. Reeder for iPhone came out of nothing last year, and we were amongst the first blogs to spot the potentialities of that app and review it. Needless to say, I immediately fell in love with the app and decided to keep it on my home screen for good. Reeder 1.0 was a great app, and a stunning first version. It was fast, probably the fastest Google Reader engine I had ever seen in an iPhone application. The UI design was custom, with faux leather elements and paper to give the feeling of an old journal or something. Animations were smooth and pleasant, and so was navigation.
Overall, using Reeder was like using an Apple application - a perfect and polished experience. Silvio Rizzi, the developer behind Reeder, gained a lot of popularity thanks to his breakthrough app, and surely made some good bucks out of it. But he wanted more, and so he started working on a 2.0 version, which we reviewed here. Reeder 2.0 was (is) a well-thought refinement and betterment of the original application, with an even faster engine, faster loading times, more features and a better overall experience. I am not afraid to say that Reeder 2.0 for iPhone is the best Google Reader client ever made for a mobile phone.
Back to 2 months of iPad, you guys want to know whether Silvio Rizzi made it once again or not. Let me state this straight up: Reeder for iPad is the best Google Reader experience you can have on the tablet right now. It’s the app that perfectly manages to showcase all the great things about this device, and deserves to be installed by every user who daily checks his Reader account.
Japanese Doctors Use iPad During Surgery
Jubilee for iPad: Remember Birthdays, Send a Card! Review and Giveaway!
In the digital era, remembering birthdays and sending a card shouldn’t be a pain in the butt. After all, if you’re not one to consistently refresh Facebook, you may feel awkward leaving a wall-post a week later saying, “Happy belated birthday dude!” And I do that quite often. But hell, I’m connected! And birthday’s should be easier and more personal than Facebook tracking and a wall-post. So what does one use to manage these important events? Why, Jubilee of course.
Mercedes-Benz Dealers Will Use the iPad As a Sales Tool
With 2 million units already sold in less than 60 days, it’s no surprise that companies are starting to look at Apple’s new toy with some sort of interest. Mercedes Benz, the popular automaker, will indeed start to use the iPad as a sales tool to bring a better experience for customers in its showrooms.
Build Your Own Newspaper with The Early Edition for iPad. Review and Giveaway!
It is common understanding that the iPad is the perfect reading device. Whether it’s about long reading sessions (iBooks, Kindle app) or news reading (Pulse, Instapaper, the upcoming Reeder for iPad) the iPad is proving itself to be just great when it comes to sit down and read. Books and iBookstore aside, what we’re seeing today is a slow shift away from typical RSS applications, and even if some great software is coming our way in the future weeks, developers are focusing on finding new solutions to let users catch up with the latest news. Pulse, which we reviewed here, is a good example: a customizable visual news reading app that lets you pick up your own sources and browse news in a visual way that no one has ever accomplished before, not on the iPhone OS platform at least.
The idea of enabling readers to choose their own way to stay updated with what’s going on isn’t new, but sure the iPad is helping in implementing this idea and turn it into great software. The Early Edition from Glasshouse Apps has just been updated to 1.1 version, and it’s about time to talk about this app, which allows you to create your personalized daily newspaper within a great looking interface.
Create 8-Bit Masterpieces with Sprite Something for iPad
If you’ve ever wanted to create those perfect 8-Bit sprites on your iPad, there’s an app for that. Ars Technica reviewed Sprite Something for the iPad, which allows young pixel lovers such as yourself to square off with your magical handheld. Apple and retro were practically made for each other, and Ars Technica agrees.
Pixel art is a finicky mistress: it’s difficult, time-consuming, and can be highly frustrating. It’s definitely not for everyone, but if it’s your thing, taking work along with you on an iPad is pretty awesome.
You can check out the full review here, but don’t forget to visit the iTunes App Store and grab your own copy of Sprite Something for only $2.99. A bargain for pixel pushers if you ask me.
Take Control Of Your Google Account with G-Whizz for iPad (and iPhone)
If you’re following me on Twitter, you may’ve noticed that last week I decided to start moving my workflow to the cloud, taking advantage of all the services Google has to offer. Up until 5 days ago I was a proud user of Gmail and Google Reader, but I never really considered using all those other apps such as Docs, Buzz and Talk. Not to mention Location services, Calendar and Tasks.