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Biggest iPad Questions Answered
Technologizer's Harry McCracken takes a crack at summarizing some of
the major things non-geeks need to know about the iPad, such as:
- What's the onscreen keyboard like? Better than
expected.
- What's the software situation going to be like?
- What are the device's biggest limitations?
- Is the price really as unbelievable as Steve Jobs thinks?
- I like the idea of a tablet, but I want a real PC. Will be I be
able to buy an iPad-like gizmo that runs Windows?
- Will the iPad be a satisfactory substitute for a PC or Mac?
Absolutely not.
- Speaking of netbooks, should I buy an iPad instead of one?
- How about getting an iPad instead of Amazon's Kindle or another
e-reader?
- So should I buy one?
Link:
Your Biggest iPad Questions Answered
iPad Questions Apple Hasn't Answered
InfoWorld's Galen Gruman observes that as the smoke clears from
Steve Jobs' iPad demo, missing details suggest there's less to Apple's
tablet than meets the eye
Gruman relates that he's asked Apple a set of questions about what
Jobs and Apple have not revealed about the iPad, and more than a week
later, Apple PR has yet to either provide answers or grant him
permission to relay those answers publicly, and that others in the
press and analyst community are also getting the silent treatment as
well regarding certain capabilities that matter to many prospective
users, leading him to infer that the unanswered queries may imply that
the iPad is less "magical" and "revolutionary" than Jobs suggests.
Particular points cited:
- Can you save and transfer documents to the iPad?
- Does the iPad support Microsoft Exchange email?
- Does the iPad support VPN and configuration?
- Can you use media services other than iTunes on the iPad?
- Can the iPad be used for videoconferencing?
Whatever the truth is, says Gruman, Apple won't say, and if Apple
won't say, maybe you shouldn't buy.
Link:
The iPad Questions Apple Won't Answer
Why the iPad Needs Multitasking
TidBITS' Adam C. Engst in a lengthy essay discusses and analyzes the
continuing complaint about Apple not supporting multitasking in the the
iPhone OS, noting that Apple's position has been that allowing apps to
run in the background would significantly hurt performance and battery
life. Apple added push notification in iPhone OS 3.0, which muted the
grumbling somewhat, but the imminent release of the iPad changes
everything, what with the tablet's faster CPU, 10-hour battery life,
and 1024 x 768 display resolution that opens the possibility of running
apps side-by-side.
Engst further observes that while the iPhone is aimed at short,
focused tasks, the iPad will more likely be employed (by some at least)
for longer, more general computing tasks that could involve using
multiple apps, just as we're used to on the Mac, such as using an iPad
to read text in Mobile Safari, copy some of it to a Pages document, and
sending that document to a colleague via Mail.
Link: Does the iPhone OS Need
Multitasking?
The Hidden Blessing of No Multitasking
The Other Mac Blog's Colum O'Dwyer says:
"The constant criticism of the iPhone and now the iPad is no
multitasking. Which has been defined by the critics as the ability to
run multiple applications at once. Apple has allowed simple background
process such as downloading music form iTunes while still using another
application but they have not opened this option up to developers and I
do not seeing them doing so any time soon. However, is this such a
curse?"
Link: The
Hidden Blessing of No Multitasking
Apple to Be 'Nimble' on iPad Pricing
Engadget's Nilay Patel reports:
"Apple's $499 starting iPad price tag is already lower than many
people - and a few competitors - expected, but apparently Steve and
company have left themselves a little wiggle room: Credit Suisse
analyst Bill Shope says that Apple told him it'll remain 'nimble' when
it comes to iPad pricing, suggesting that the price could drop if sales
don't meet targets...."
Link:
Analyst: Apple to Be 'Nimble' on iPad Pricing
Apple Could Lower iPad Price If Market Demands
It
AppleInsider's Sam Oliver reports:
"If the market does not respond well to the iPad and its price range
of $499 to $829, Apple executives have reportedly said they could be
'nimble' on its cost...."
Link:
Execs Say Apple Could Lower iPad Price If Market Demands It -
Report
How Apple's A4 Chip Lets iPad Run Cooler, Save
Battery Life
VentureBeat's Paul Boutin comments on how Apple broke with the
consumer electronics industry's accepted wisdom by designing its own
processor chips for the iPad, noting that In the past Apple had
persuaded Intel to build a custom CPU for its super-skinny MacBook Air. However, the iPad
goes one step further by bringing the chip design in-house, using the
talents of a company Apple acquired in 2008 called Palo Alto
Semiconductor ("PA Semi"), a maker of power-efficient silicon.
Boutin says he's heard from several microchip engineers, some of
them ex-Apple, on specifically how Apple's new A4 chip delivers a
claimed 10 hour battery life and manages to run cool. He relates the
best explanation he's received so far.
Link: How
Apple's A4 Chip Lets iPad Run Cooler, Save Battery Life
Apple's A4 Chip: Engineers Correct Stupid
Journalist
VentureBeat's Paul Boutin says:
"I have no clue about computer chip design and manufacturing. So I
trolled VentureBeat's readers with a challenge: Explain to me how
Apple's switch from third-party chip manufacturers to its own in-house
design for the A4 chip that powers the new iPad tablet computer makes
the iPad better, either for Apple or for iPad customers.
"Former Apple employee Prabhakar Kotla sent me not one snappy
answer, but ten of them."
Link: Apple's A4 Chip:
Engineers Correct Stupid Journalist
Opera Mini for iPhone Ready for Demo
PR: Opera blogger Espen André Øverdahl
says:
"Good news, everybody! We plan to reveal Opera Mini for iPhone in an
exclusive press and partner preview during the 2010 Mobile World
Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. This means that we now have a working
version of Opera Mini for the iPhone.
"While Opera Mini for iPhone is not publicly available, visitors
without a press pass will not leave Opera's stand disappointed. Opera
will unveil a host of other Opera-powered devices at its exhibit."
Link:
Opera Mini for iPhone
Will Apple Let Opera on the iPhone?
Forbes' Brian Caulfield reports:
"Opera Software said Wednesday it plans to offer a version of its
Opera Mini web browser for Apple's iPhone. Great, but will Apple let
the application - which rivals the iPhone's built-in Safari browser -
onto the iPhone's App Store? Opera has not yet submitted a version of
Opera Mini for the iPhone to Apple for approval...."
Link:
Will Apple Let Opera on the iPhone?
Opera Mini for iPhone Sneak Peek
PR: Opera Software, maker of the world's most popular mobile
Web browser, plans to reveal Opera Mini for iPhone in an exclusive
press and partner preview during the 2010 Mobile World Congress (MWC).
Visit Opera's exhibit in Hall 1, C44, to witness a new way to surf the
Web on the iPhone - an experience that Opera promises will be fast,
easy to use, and packed with favorite Opera features.
Opera
Mini is renowned for its compression technology, which results in
significantly faster Web-page loading and reduces data surcharges. With
favorite desktop features in its arsenal, such as tabs, Speed Dial and
the password manager, Opera Mini is designed with usability in
mind.
"We are thrilled to offer journalists and partners an exclusive
preview of Opera Mini for iPhone during the year's biggest mobile
event," said Jon von Tetzchner, Cofounder, Opera Software. "This is a
unique opportunity to introduce the fast, feature-rich Opera Mini
experience for the iPhone, and to showcase our latest beta releases of
Opera Mobile and Opera Mini on other platforms and devices. Opera's
mission is to bring the Web to the world, and by making Opera Mini
available on yet another platform, we are one step closer."
While Opera Mini for iPhone is not publicly available, visitors
without a press pass will not leave Opera's stand disappointed. Opera
will unveil a host of other Opera-powered devices at its exhibit.
To hear more from Opera about the future of the Web, attend one of
our speaking engagements during MWC:
Monday, February 15, 2010
- 15:00 - Jon von Tetzchner, Vodafone panel discussion on "Mobile Web
developments, W3C standards, using Web APIs and the live creation of
widgets", in Hall 7, Auditorium 1
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
- 14:00 - Håkon Wium Lie, panel discussion on "Mobile security
in an IP world", Hall 5
- 14:00 - Christen Krogh, presentation on "Creating a connected cloud
for the perfect mobile storm", Hall 5
- 15:45 - GSMA Awards ceremony, Opera Mini shortlisted for "Best
Mobile Internet Service" and "Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough",
Hall 5, Level 3, Auditorium 1
Get your hands on an Opera-powered device by visiting our stand in
Hall 1, C44, during Barcelona's annual Mobile World Congress, or
schedule a meeting with Opera. Contact press10@opera.com
press10[at]opera.com for more information.
Link: Opera
iPad Guidelines Emphasize Content over User
Interface
uxmag.com notes that Apple's Human Interface Guidelines for the
iPad outline how to create user interfaces optimized for the iPad
device and says that, according to Apple, the best iPad applications
downplay application UI so that the focus is on content; present
content in beautiful, often realistic ways; and take full advantage of
device capabilities to enable enhanced interaction.
The article quotes Apple's Human Interface Guidelines for the iPad
saying:
"Your application should encourage people to interact
with iPad from any side by providing a great experience in all
orientations. The reason is that people don't view the device as having
a default orientation, because they don't pay much attention to the
minimal device frame and they're unconcerned with the location of the
Home button.
"Enhance Interactivity (Don't Just Add Features)
"The best iPad applications give people innovative
ways to interact with content while they perform a clearly defined,
finite task. Resist the temptation to fill the large screen with
features that are not directly related to the main task. In particular,
you should not view the large iPad screen as an invitation to bring
back all the functionality you pruned from your iPhone
application."
Link: iPad User
Experience Guidelines
Healthcare Industry Wants a Tablet, but Not
Necessarily an iPad
PR: Last week, during the fever pitch surrounding the
announcement of Apple's iPad tablet, spokesman Chris Thorman says
Software Advice surveyed 178 physicians, nurses, medical students and
healthcare IT professionals about what the healthcare industry's ideal
tablet would look like. This isn't Software Advice's first time talking
tablets and healthcare. In April of last year, they wondered if the
Apple tablet would become the ideal device to run electronic health
record (EMR) software.
The goal with this survey was to find out what healthcare
professionals want in a tablet and how well Apple's iPad fulfills those
wants.
Things learned from from the survey results include:
Majority of Healthcare Professionals Are Likely to Buy a
Tablet
This chart shows how likely respondents are to purchase a tablet for
healthcare use in the next year.
Tablet Tasks
This chart [not reproduced here] shows what percentage of
respondents want to use a tablet for a particular task. This chart
shows what percentage of respondents want to use a tablet for a
particular task.
Ease of Use and Software Selection are Top Reasons for Tablet
Selection
According to survey results, ease of use is the major purchase
reason for a majority of healthcare professionals. That may fare well
for the iPad. Why? The iPad runs on the iPhone operating system, and
thousands of doctors are already using iPhones in clinical settings. In
addition, the iPad has a finger touchscreen, and of the survey's
healthcare respondents, 63% said they preferred a finger touchscreen
over styluses and voice dictation when asked about their data input
preference. Many of those same people said that the speed of the data
entry was the determining factor when noting a preference for the
finger touchscreen.
On the downside, in terms of medical software selection, the iPad
lags far behind virtually every other tablet on the market. Despite
having over 5,000 medical apps immediately available for download
through Apple's App Store, none of those apps are a functional EMR
system or even remotely close to one. The vast majority of EMR software
on the market today will not run on a Mac OS X operating system.
Most require a Windows-based operating system to function.
The iPad may have an easy to use operating system helped by a finger
touchscreen but those pros are nullified by that system's inability to
run the vast majority of medical software on the market today.
Link: Healthcare
Industry Wants a Tablet, but Not Apple's iPad
iPad VGA Video Output
AppleInsider's Daniel Eran Dilger reports:
"Like the existing iPhone and iPod touch, the iPad can output video
via the same composite or component video cables to present standard
definition, analog video with roughly 480 lines of resolution.
"The iPad's new VGA-connector option delivers PC style video at the
device's native 1024 x 768 resolution. Existing iPhone and iPod models
won't work with the new VGA cable, as they aren't designed to support
higher resolution outputs than they can display...."
Link:
iPad VGA Video Output
How to Downgrading Your 3.1.3 iPhone to 3.1.2
TUAW's Erica Sadun has posted a tutorial on downgrading the iPhone
OS 3.1.3 firmware on a 3GS back to version 3.1.2.
Link:
How To: Downgrading Your 3.1.3 iPhone to 3.1.2
Apps & Services
Toughturtle's Free Olympic iPhone App
PR: Toughturtle LLC, a developer of innovative solutions for
the Internet and for the iPhone, has recently released 'Winter 2010', a
new iPhone and iPod touch App that is already being touted as the
'go-to' App for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Winter 2010
has all the features that an Olympic App should have, and so much
more.
Winter 2010 has up-to-the-minute news and information from an
extensive list of providers, so you know that you have everything you
need to stay on top of the Vancouver Games. The App also comes with a
complete Event schedule, Sport Details, and a multitiered Medal
tracker. Toughturtle takes Medal Trackers even farther with
configurable Push Notifications. This enables the user to receive
instant medals results by winning Country or by the individual
Sport.
"Back in 2008 when the App Store came onto the scene, Toughturtle
delivered the first iPhone App for the Beijing Summer Games called
iOlympics.", said Todd Barnes, Lead Developer at Toughturtle LLC.
"iOlympics was very popular and we were hoping to re-release under that
same name, but we ran into a trademark issue and went with 'Winter
2010' instead. Winter 2010 delivers everything you need to keep up with
the Games, and the added Push Notifications really make this App an
incredible piece of software... especially with the FREE price
point"
App Description:
Keep up-to-date with all the events and news from the 2010 Winter
Games in Vancouver.
Get instant access to all the news and information all on your
iPhone and/or iPod touch. Quickly reference the entire Event schedule
so you know when you need to set your DVR to record an event. An
up-to-the-minute Medal Tracker which lists the country with the most
medals, with a breakdown of Gold, Silver, and Bronze totals.
Push Notifications:
Get Push Notifications for medal winnings by Nation and by Sport
. . . as they happen.
News Feeds:
- Articles saved to your device for true offline viewing (article
dates/times are converted automatically to your locale):
- General News
- News by Sport
- In-App full view of Article
- Launch full article in Mobile Safari
- Sport Information:
- Article dates/times are converted automatically to your
locale.
- Schedule dates/times are also converted automatically to your
locale.
- News
- About the Sport
- Schedule
- Medals
- Medals:
- Medal totals by Sport
- Medal totals by Nation
- Medal Details
- Get Push Notifications for Medals won by Nation and by Sport. When
a Nation wins a medal, you can get a Push Notification instantly. You
can even configure Push Notifications to see all the Medals won by
Event, as they happen.
- Schedule (schedule dates/times are converted automatically to your
locale):
- Detailed schedule by Date
- Detailed schedule by Sport
Settings:
- Refresh At Startup
- Push Notifications On/Off
- Article Count
- Database Optimization
- In-App Technical Support Contact
Device Requirements:
- iPhone and iPod touch
- Requires iPhone OS 3.1.2 or later
- 0.6 MB
Winter 2010 is free and available worldwide exclusively through the
App Store in the Sports category.
Link: Winter 2010 (Terrain of the Whistler-Blackcomb Ski Resort on
iPhone AccuTerra App
PR: Intermap Technologies today announced the availability of
76 ski resort maps for its AccuTerra iPhone App, including a special
application for Whistler-Blackcomb ski resort. The application allows
consumers to see where events are taking place, locate lifts, view
trails by difficulty, find lodging, and check weather forecasts.
AccuTerra for Whistler-Blackcomb is available in 2D and 3D giving 2010
event spectators all the features of a paper trail map in the palm of
their hands.
"We have taken the foundation of the AccuTerra GPS application
and extended it to provide the same experience for the snow sport
enthusiast"
Building upon the success of AccuTerra GPS for the iPhone, which
brings outdoor enthusiasts a detailed view of their topographic
surroundings for hiking and walking adventures, AccuTerra is growing
its library of applications by adding snow sport terrain. As visitors
make their way to Whistler-Blackcomb and home viewers watch events
unfold, AccuTerra allows them to navigate the upcoming events by
displaying detailed, high resolution images of the ski trails and
surrounding area used during the competition.
Created with the same accuracy, map detail, and social aspects of
the award winning AccuTerra GPS, the Whistler-Blackcomb app lets
visitors use the full functionality of the topographic map, while
toggling between Google Maps for on-road data - essentially creating an
all-in-one mapping app for the 2010 events. Similar to all AccuTerra
iPhone applications, the snow sport terrain apps allow users to create
personal tours and record and share outdoor experiences through photos
and videos. In essence, create an interactive personal journal.
"As spectators and home viewers watch the winter events, the
AccuTerra application serves as another way to participate in the
experience with the most detailed terrain images available of the
Whistler-Blackcomb area," says Michael Bullock, vice president,
Intermap Consumer Electronics. "The AccuTerra experience goes beyond
the 17 day event as people come to visit Whistler year after year and
can use the map to ski the same trails they watched on TV."
In addition to the Whistler - Blackcomb map, AccuTerra is now
offering ski resort maps and bundles covering over 76 ski areas. Resort
map downloads range from $1.99 to $5.99 and are available for resorts
across the country, such as; Northern Colorado (15 resorts), Lake Tahoe
Area (10 resorts), Northwest (8 resorts), Northeast (5 resorts),
Northern Rockies (6 resorts), Southwest (8 resorts), Southern
California (5 resorts), Utah (10 resorts), and Vermont (9 resorts).
"We have taken the foundation of the AccuTerra GPS application and
extended it to provide the same experience for the snow sport
enthusiast," said Kevin Thomas, vice president of marketing, Intermap.
"By adding weather features and 3D terrain to the snow sport
applications, we are incorporating specific features that will appeal
to the outdoor enthusiast who spends most of his or her time looking
for fresh powder."
The AccuTerra GPS App is available in the App Store.
Using the in-app purchasing feature, users can access the GPS map
store to download map data bundled in a variety of packages; state
bundles, state and national park bundles, and special interest areas
across the country. Map bundle prices range from 99¢ to $5.99 and
are automatically integrated with neighboring areas as additional
bundles are purchased.
Ski resorts available in the AccuTerra datastore are Alpine Meadows,
Alta, Arapahoe Basin, Arizona Snowbowl, Aspen Highlands, Aspen
Mountain, Bear Mountain, Bear Valley, Beaver Creek, Big Sky, Boreal,
Breckenridge, Bretton Woods, Brighton, Buttermilk, Copper Mountain,
Crested Butte, Crystal Mountain, Deer Valley, Durango Mountain, Grand
Targhee, Heavenly, Homewood, Jackson Hole, Jay Peak, Keystone,
Killington, Kirkwood, Loon Mountain, Loveland, Mad River Glen, Mammoth,
Monarch, Moonlight Basin, Mt Bachelor, Mt Baker, Mt Hood Meadows, Mt
Hood Skibowl, Mt Snow, Mt. Rose, Northstar at Tahoe, Okemo, Park City
Mountain, Powder Mountain, Powderhorn, Sierra at Tahoe, Sierra Summit,
Ski Santa Fe, Smugglers' Notch, Snow Summit, Snowbasin, Snowbird,
Snowmass, Solitude, Squaw Valley USA, Steamboat, Stevens Pass, Stowe,
Stratton, Sugar Bowl, Sugarbush, Sugarloaf/USA, Summit at Snoqualmie,
Sun Valley, Sundance, Sunday River, Sunrise Park, Taos, Telluride, The
Canyons, Timberline Lodge, Vail, Whiteface, Whitefish (Big Mountain),
Winter Park, and Wolf Creek.
Link: AccuTerra
iPhone App (Cars.com Launches Free Car Shopping App for
iPhone
PR: Cars.com announced today the availability of a free
iPhone Cars.com car shopping application that helps mobile shoppers
search dealer inventories and private-party listings to locate the
vehicle they want. The app, which also works on the iPod touch and
upcoming iPad, can be downloaded from the App Store on iTunes.
"Nearly a third of all mobile visits to Cars.com are being made from
the iPhone," said Bill Swislow, Cars.com senior vice president of
product. "We are excited to enhance the mobile experience for Apple
users and reach a new audience of car shoppers by offering the first
automotive shopping app for the iPhone that allows shoppers to find
both new and used cars from a large selection of inventory."
The Cars.com app gives car shoppers access to the most popular
functionality on the Cars.com website. Shoppers can:
- Search millions of new, used and certified vehicles based on
make/model, distance and maximum price preferences.
- Save specific dealerships and listings, along with notes and
additional photos, to a favorites list for future access.
- Locate nearby dealerships to contact them by email or phone, visit
the store, view their complete inventory or access their traditional
Internet site.
- Sort listings search results based on distance, mileage, price and
model year.
- Access affordability and payment calculators, Cars.com Smart Target
Pricing for new cars and Kelley Blue Book Values.
Car shoppers who do not own an Apple device can conveniently access
the Cars.com mobile site from any
mobile browser.
"Mobile is an increasingly important channel for our business, now
accounting for as much as 5 percent of our overall site traffic," said
Swislow. "We are always looking for ways to optimize that experience
for shoppers who want on-the-go access to the information they need to
make a confident car-buying decision. It is also critical for our
advertisers, who are looking for new ways to reach ready-to-buy
shoppers."
Given its increased importance and appeal to consumers, Cars.com
will feature its mobile shopping channel in its 2010 advertising
campaign, kicking off this Sunday on the Super Bowl. An all-new
60-second spot will feature the life story of character Timothy
Richman, who is showcased using Cars.com mobile to build his knowledge
on a vehicle he plans to purchase.
Cars.com is a leading destination for online car shoppers, offering
credible, easy-to-understand information from consumers and experts to
help buyers formulate opinions on what to buy, where to buy and how
much to pay for a car. With comprehensive pricing information,
side-by-side comparison tools, photo galleries, videos, unbiased
editorial content and a large selection of new- and used-car inventory,
Cars.com puts millions of car buyers in control of their shopping
process with the information they need to make confident buying
decisions.
Link: Cars.com
(MusiDash for iPhone/iPod touch Means Safer Driving
While Listening to Music
PR: Announcing that Oceanarc Ltd., the developer of MusiDash
1.0, has launched a new app for people who like listening to music. The
multi-utility app has amazing graphics which mimic a car dashboard,
while providing an easy method of finding and playing music while on
the move. MusiDash functions go beyond the obvious by also displaying
the current time, the device's battery charge level, and signal
strength on one screen.
MusiDash has
awesome graphics that look just like a car's analogue clock with
sub-dials. Users have the option of a portrait or landscape display,
and the backlight color is adjustable to match a user's car interior -
or MusiDash will handle the lighting by switching between daytime and
nighttime modes automatically.
The application's main screen shows users the time, battery charge
level, and their cell's signal strength. By double tapping the clock,
users can access their music library to choose their favorite songs or
albums. Double clicking the album cover will start the music playing.
After that, the user can click back to the clock screen while the music
continues to play.
With its large, easy to see and use controls, MusiDash is safer to
operate in the car than a regular music playing device such as an iPod.
All controls are tap or swipe, so it can be used with one hand. Users
have the option to adjust their music preference settings to Repeat,
Shuffle, or Select a Playlist. This feature adds to the custom,
personalized feeling of MusiDash.
MusiDash Features:
- Amazing graphics that mimic a car's dashboard
- Shows current time, battery level and cellular sign connection
- Change backlight color to match car's display
- Optional automatic setting for daytime/nighttime mode
- Large, easy-to-use controls
- In app album library with beautifully displayed artwork
- Touch screen responsive interface
- Selected music plays in background while app is on main display
screen
While MusiDash was developed primarily for vehicle travel, it works
perfectly well anywhere for anyone who enjoys music. This is one to
check out, even if just to have some convenient fun.
Device Requirements: iPhone or iPod touch 3.0 or later
MusiDash 1.0 is 99¢ and available worldwide exclusively through
the App Store in the Utilities category. Promo codes are available for
qualified reviewers. Please specify the website or blog you represent
when making your request.
Link: MusiDash (Wanderlust Let's You Find Great Airfares, Book
Flights
PR: Tidal Pool Software announces the release of Wanderlust
1.0 for Apple iPhone and iPod touch. Wanderlust allows you to search
for great airfares and book flights on your iPhone/iPod touch.
Wanderlust is the first iPhone app to support in-app flight
bookings.
Wanderlust searches millions of airfare combinations from over 400
airlines worldwide with savings of up to 60%. This includes over 20
million consolidator fares and over 40 low cost carriers in Europe and
Asia with fares starting at just $10. Wanderlust features a simple user
interface to easily find great flights and book them from within the
app.
Feature Highlights:
- Simple and intuitive flight search and booking user interface
- Search for round-trip, one-way, and open-jaw flights
- Find great fares for adults, seniors, children, and infants
- Browse economy, business, and first class fares
- Expand your search and find flights near your
departure/destination
- Powerful sorting and filtering of flight search results
- Flight search history makes it easy to quickly recheck fares
- Prominently displays the full cost to make comparisons easy (no
hidden taxes/fees)
- Book flights securely within the app
- Manage and email flight bookings
- Find contact info for hundreds of airlines
- Create profiles for multiple billing/shipping addresses (personal,
work, etc.)
- Set up travelers including their seat/meal preferences, frequent
flyer numbers, and special services
Wanderlust is powered by OneTravel. OneTravel offers flights,
hotels, and packages to top destinations throughout the world.
OneTravel was launched in the mid-nineties in a barn in Pennsylvania
and has grown to be one of best recognized online travel brands in the
US and internationally. We are one of the oldest and most recognized
travel sites, celebrated for our incredibly low airfares, last minute
flight deals, cheap business class flights, and affordable first class
fares, discount hotels, the best car rental deals, and attractive
vacation packages all year round. Our products are backed by 1-800
courteous and professional customer support any time of the day
24/7.
Device Requirements:
- iPhone and iPod touch
- Requires iPhone OS 3.1.2 or later
- 1.9 MB
Wanderlust 1.0 is free and available worldwide exclusively through
the App Store in the Travel category. Wanderlust currently requires a
US or Canada billing address and credit card.
Screenshot:
http://www.tidalpool.ca/wanderlust/images/screenshots/flightSearch.png
Link: Wanderlust (Locksmith App Can Help Save Children's Lives
PR: Locksmith industry giant Pop A Lock is entering into a
new partnership with the Locksmith Locator iPhone App to offer a unique
service to people all over the country.
It is believed that this Locksmith App will be able to help save the
lives of countless children by reducing the response time of the
locksmith and the amount of time that a child may have to be locked in
a vehicle on a hot or very cold day.
Every year in this country, children die because they are locked in
a car and their parent or guardian is unable to track down emergency
help in time. These parents are usually unaware of how much danger
these children are in until it is too late, but the new Locksmith
iPhone App and Pop A Lock promises to make things much safer and
easier. With one push of a button on the Locksmith APP and your GPS
location and problem is sent directly to a local locksmith in your area
to assist you immediately.
Perhaps the best part of this program is that it is free to use, so
if your child is locked in a vehicle, you will not have to pay for the
locksmith. The Locksmith App is also free to download on I Tunes, so
make sure that you take advantage of this today.
The Locksmith App, which was developed by Creative One Media, allows
users to contact a local locksmith with one simple touch of a button.
The app will automatically send the locksmith information on your exact
location and help will arrive almost immediately.
The Locksmith iPhone App will actually be able to provide assistance
faster than current GPS technology, which is definitely something
positive to consider, especially for those who have been let down by
GPS in the past.
Pop A Lock also offers great rates on all other types of vehicle
problems and can even handle residential and commercial lock changes.
This company is a one stop solution for all of your lock needs, but is
particularly proud of its Locksmith App.
Emergency Door Unlocking Program (EDU):
Fee unlocking service when a Child is locked in the vehicle!
In participating locations the EDU program provides communities with
a safe, fast solution to a situation that occurs daily. Pop-A-Lock is
committed to keeping children safe and preventing accidents from
becoming tragedies, which is why emergency door unlockings are handled
with priority and usually in 20 minutes or less. Developed to assist
EMS, police and fire departments in entering locked vehicles, the EDU
service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a
year. Pop-A-Lock has responded to 100's of thousands of EDU calls since
its inception.
Always call 911 to report if a child is locked in a vehicle.
Pop-A-Lock can only respond in areas where we have a bona fide
franchisee that can respond in a timely manner. Calls for a service
outside of our reasonable coverage cannot be responded to in a timely
manner. Always, physically call us to identify that a child is
locked in a vehicle!!! Do not just request service through the
locksmith locator.
Pop-A-Lock currently provides service to more than 4,000 communities
nationwide. The company was founded in 1991 in Lafayette, LA., by local
law enforcement officers. For more information about the EDU program,
go to popalock.com
Pop-A-Lock franchises are available in the US, Canada, and Mexico.
Please email franchise@popalock.com, call 877-233-6211, or visit
popalock.com/franchising.php
for more details.
Link: My
Locksmith Locator (Pop-A-Lock
Stop Your Headache with Your Phone
PR: Medical acupuncture company, Miridia Technology Inc.
today is pleased to announce Headache 1.0, a new app for your iTouch or
iPhone for fixing headaches. Headaches are one of the most common and
frustrating health problems in the world today. While pain pills may
temporarily cover the symptoms, they do not address the cause of a
headache. A medical acupuncture company has broken barriers with the
research and development of modernized uses of acupuncture.
Headaches are one of the most common and frustrating health problems
in the world today. While pain pills may temporarily cover the
symptoms, they do not address the cause of a headache. A medical
acupuncture company has broken barriers with the research and
development of modernized uses of acupuncture. In addition to
computerized acupuncture tools for practitioners, they recently
released an iPhone and iPod touch app called Headache.
According to the app description, "The principles of Traditional
Chinese Medicine teach that energy imbalances in the body often
contribute to headache symptoms, and these imbalances can be corrected
with pressure to specific points on the body." The application teaches
not just about the headache you are experiencing, but goes on to
identify the exact points to treat, and even has sound or vibration
based treatment built in to the application if your device supports
it.
"Selected by licensed acupuncturists, these points may bring you
safe, natural, effective relief." They claim that no technical or
medical skill is required, and self-treatment only takes a few minutes.
At $1.99, not only is this an affordable alternative to popping pills,
but it's a great tool to keep in your pocket for the next time you feel
that pressure building in your head.
Device Requirements: iPhone and 2nd Generation iPod touch 3.0 or
later
Headache 1.0 is $1.99 and available worldwide exclusively through
the App Store in the Healthcare & Fitness category.
Link: Headache
(Spyglass 2.0 for iPhone 3GS
PR: Happymagenta announces the release of Spyglass 2.0, a
major update to their popular digital compass and HUD display for
iPhone 3GS devices. Developed specifically to leverage the iPhone's
unique capabilities, Spyglass is a fun-to-use multifunction augmented
reality tool and heads-up display with a live compass, GPS information,
as well as tilt horizon - right over the live feed from the built-in
camera, (or even an auto-rotated map), turning any iPhone into a
sophisticated location-aware viewfinder.
Featuring an easy-to-use interface, Spyglass includes a milspec
compass, GPS locations and constant bearings tracker and finder, sun
and moon tracker, inclinometer, sextant, rangefinder, angular
calculator, camera (with 5x digital zoom), maps, and lots of other
useful features. It is useful for all types of outdoor activities from
marking and then finding the car, camp or hotel, as well as during
hunting, fishing, hiking, scouting, seafaring, sports and touring.
Just like in airplanes, sci-fi movies or military-styled night
vision binoculars, Spyglass works in any orientation encompassing a
three-dimensional space. While viewing through the iPhone's built-in
camera, tilt or rotate the device to see incredibly detailed, live
information in any direction. All Spyglass features, such as digital
zoom, color filters, HUD colors and imperial or metric units are easily
configurable.
Feature Highlights:
- Heads-up display style (like in planes or sci-fi movies)
- Compass (milspec, working with any orientation)
- Multiple destinations and bearings tracker (AR)
- Sun and Moon positions tracker (AR)
- Add or edit custom destinations and bearings
- Rhumb line (nautical) navigation
- Sextant (AR), inclinometer and angular calculator
- Stadiametric optical rangefinder (300-1500 ft or 100-500m)
- Measure vertical, horizontal, spherical angles
- Measure distance to or size of objects
- GPS (coordinates, altitude, speed, course)
- Maps with autorotation
- Digital zoom camera (up to 5x)
- Take photos into the album
- Milspec, imperial or metric units (+MGRS WGS84)
- Variety of HUD colors and color filters
- Highly configurable
"The idea behind Spyglass was initially to create a fun as well as
useful tool similar to binoculars that are commonly used in sci-fi,
military and action movies.," said Pavel Ahafonau, founder and CEO of
Happymagenta. "And with over 100 changes in total, this huge update of
Spyglass has matured from being mostly a fun tool into being mostly
useful one. And of course, there is even more fun too."
Version 2.0 users can easily take pictures and screenshots that are
properly oriented and stored into the photo album, as well as show the
user location pin on a map, and easily switch between backwards or
classic compass.
Spyglass now allows simultaneous tracking of multiple targets (GPS
locations or constant bearings) that can be added either manually or by
using maps. Current positions of targets that are being tracked
(including sun and moon) are displayed as augmented reality markers (as
bearing hints) on a compass when they are not in sight of a camera. The
compass and spyglass itself were designed to milspec devices, and work
in any orientation. Spyglass supports military units for angles
(angular mils) and locations (MGRS). For nautical and marine activities
Spyglass supports navigating along thumb lines.
The sextant and built-in angular calculator are used to measure
distance to, and/or size of remote objects. Improved reliability and
precision are reached when visually measuring angles by using augmented
reality markers that help to properly orient the device - spherical
coordinate mapping and all scales are close to real camera field of
view and dependent on current zoom that makes positioning of scale
markers more precise. And just like the rangefinder used in sniper
scopes, Spyglass' built-in optical rangefinder helps to quickly measure
approximate distance to objects of known size. Scale is 300-1500 ft
(100-500m) for objects with height of 5.6 ft (1.7m).
Device Requirements:
- iPhone 3GS
- Requires iPhone OS 3.1 or later
- 0.5 MB
- Internet Connection (for Maps feature)
Spyglass 2.0 is 99¢ and available worldwide exclusively through
the App Store in the Navigation category. Review copies are available
upon request.
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBE9Hwe_shE
Screenshots: http://happymagenta.com/spyglass/screenshots.html
Link: Spyglass (Bowers Technologies Releases iPastor, Latest
Christian iPhone App
PR: Bowers Technologies, Inc. has announced that that their
latest iPhone app for the Christian marketplace, iPastor 1.0 is now
available on the iTunes store. iPastor is a valuable tool for pastors,
ministers, missionaries, church staff, and even volunteers to
effectively and efficiently serve the church members. It works with
both iPhone and iPod touch.
iPastor allows people to:
- Record an unlimited number of ministry needs
- Assign multiple categories to a particular person's needs
- Assign multiple care strategies to address the need
- Record notes as you address the need
- Track how the person is associated with your church (member,
friend, etc.)
- Record relevant contact information
- Delegate a ministry need to another person
- Sort needs according to situation, care strategy, or by
delegate
- Review fulfilled needs for historical record, reminders, followup
etc.
"People in ministry are so busy nowadays given the current economic
conditions and the impact it is having on families." said Bryan Bowers,
founder of Bowers Technologies, Inc. "Pastors were asking us for an app
like this based on their specific needs. Naturally we wanted to help
make their lives a little easier and created the app. This is our way
of thanking those who diligently serve others in the church."
Device Requirements:
- iPhone and iPod touch
- Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
- 0.8 MB
iPastor is $4.99 and available February 8, 2010 worldwide
exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category. Review
copies are available upon request.
Screenshot: http://iproduceapps.com/images/ip_main.jpg
Link: iPastor (MacSpeech Sneak Peaks the Upcoming via Dictate
iPhone App
PR: MacSpeech, Inc. today began conducting live hands-on
technology demonstrations of the upcoming "via Dictate" iPhone
extension app to MacSpeech Dictate. The sneak peak demonstrations are
exclusively for attendees at Macworld Conference and Expo 2010.
The via Dictate app allows the iPhone to be used as a remote
extension of MacSpeech Dictate, when MacSpeech Dictate is running on a
Macintosh. The via Dictate app is intended for distribution at no
additional cost, plus requires Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and a
launched MacSpeech Dictate running on a machine accessible by via
Dictate.
MacSpeech Dictate is the only desktop speech recognition solution
for the Macintosh. MacSpeech Dictate provides unprecedented speech
recognition accuracy with minimal training and works with existing Mac
applications. MacSpeech Dictate delivers a true Mac user experience,
and conforms to behaviors already familiar to Macintosh users
worldwide. Beyond dictation, MacSpeech Dictate lets people perform
basic navigation of their Mac and control it with their voice to launch
applications, open new windows, execute menu commands, etc.
Link:
MacSpeech
Navigon iPhone App Updated with 3D Terrain Views,
Social Media Integration, and Intelligent Routing
PR: Navigon AG, a leading provider of mobile phone onboard
navigation, today announced a significant update for MobileNavigator,
the most feature-rich navigation app available on the iPhone platform.
Extending comprehensive functionality, the update adds three innovative
features: in-app Connection to Facebook and Twitter, Panorama View 3D
with 3D terrain views powered by NASA data, and personalized route
delivery via Navigon MyRoutes, an intelligent direction provider.
Navigon is showcasing the update prior to its launch in spring at the
Macworld Expo in San Francisco, February 11-13, booth #575.
Navigon, an industry first to
launch an onboard navigation app on the iPhone platform, remains ahead
of the competition by consistently delivering first to market,
full-feature updates. Apple's App Store is ideal for delivering our
latest innovations to our users
Navigon, an industry first to launch an onboard navigation app on
the iPhone platform, remains ahead of the competition by consistently
delivering first to market, full-feature updates. Apple's App Store is
ideal for delivering our latest innovations to our users," said Gerhard
Mayr, vice-president worldwide mobile phones & new markets,
Navigon. "The upcoming fifth version not only redefines routing
capabilities on the iPhone platform but also integrates social media
connectivity, and outstanding, reliable 3D environment views.
Further enhancing the proficient iPhone connectivity capabilities,
MobileNavigator allows users to broadcast current position, destination
and ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) to favorite social media outlets,
Twitter and Facebook, without navigation interruption. The easy access
in-app icons seamlessly launch and the Twitter feature automatically
limits input to the maximum 140, and provides a character
countdown.
Complementing the elegant iPhone UI, Panorama View 3D delivers 3D
map views through digitized cartography rendered from NASA's height and
terrain data. The full 3D view delivers an accurate depiction of
surrounding environment, and what lies ahead with digital landscapes
that include elevations, shadows, and geographic images. Panorama View
3D is integrated in-map, independent from the phone's data
connection.
Navigon MyRoutes takes personalized route recommendations to a new
level with intelligent, customized direction planning. The feature
analyzes individual driving data and designs customized routes. Up to
three choices with distance and ETA are clearly displayed in-map for
each. One primary recommendation based on the user's driving habits,
the day of week and time of travel is provided and the additional two
alternatives provide options to choose a preferred route.
MobileNavigator transforms the iPhone into an inclusive navigation
device that relies on the GPS receiver, independent from a cell or
wireless signal, to provide the most feature rich onboard navigation
application. MobileNavigator offers a familiar, yet streamlined user
interface that offers intuitive visual feedback and readily accessible
connected features, which takes the efficiency of mobile navigation to
new heights. It is the only onboard iPhone navigation app available
that includes Google Local Search, Reality View!" Pro, branded in-route
POI s, seamless in-app iPod controls, enhanced pedestrian mode, Traffic
Live, and soon in-app social media connectivity in one application.
Navigon is dedicated to delivering premium navigation software for
multiple mobile phone platforms. The company recently launched
MobileNavigator for Windows Phone and announced an application for
Android phones. According to the latest market data from Canalys,
Navigon is the industry leader of onboard/perpetual navigation
solutions for mobile phones in the U.S. with a market share of 23
percent.
Version 1.5.0 Feature Highlights:
Connection to Facebook and Twitter: A simple icon tap posts users
current position, destination, and ETA without navigation
interruption.
Panorama View 3D: True 3D in-map views obtained from NASA's height
and terrain data enable intuitive orientation of surrounding
environment, and what lies ahead with digital landscape elevations,
shadows, and geographic images. Panorama View 3D is integrated in-map,
independent from the phone's data connection. The Panorama View 3D
feature will be available via an In App Purchase.
Navigon MyRoutes: Analyzes driving habits, patterns, location,
time/day and provides up to three routes clearly displayed in-map with
ETA, distance and driving times for each.
MobileNavigator is available for $89.99 in the Apple App Store and
is equipped with maps of North America from Navteq. Special Macworld
promotion: MobileNavigator for $69.99 and one time In App Purchase
Traffic Live for $19.99 (regularly $24.99) from February 5-15. Panorama
View 3D will be available via an In App Purchase for $9.99.
Besides being available for the iPhone 3G and 3GS, the Navigon app
also runs on first-generation iPhone or an iPod touch. Additional
accessories are required for GPS navigation on these devices.
Find Navigon on:
Link: Navigon (download links: Europe, Mexico, Russia)
TextExpander Touch Integration Added to Notebook,
iThoughts, iType2Go
PR: SmileOnMyMac have announced that TextExpander touch is
now integrated in the apps Notebook, iThoughts and iType2Go. Users of
these apps can expand their TextExpander snippets while typing within
these apps. TextExpander touch is the iPhone version of SmileOnMyMac's
customizable typing shortcut tool. To celebrate the integration,
TextExpander touch is on sale for 60% off until through February 14,
2010.
TextExpander touch, the iPhone version of SmileOnMyMac's
customizable typing shortcut tool, is now integrated in the apps
Notebook, iThoughts and iType2Go. Users of these apps can expand their
TextExpander snippets while typing within these apps.
To celebrate the integration, SmileOnMyMac has a special sale on
TextExpander touch. Through February 14, 2010, TextExpander touch is
only $1.99, a 60% discount off the regular price of $4.99.
TextExpander touch integration has been added to 16 iPhone apps,
including Tweetie 2, WriteRoom, Simplenote, and Twittelator. A complete
list of TextExpander-integrated apps is available at the SmileOnMyMac
website.
The TextExpander touch Software Development Kit (SDK), which allows
iPhone developers to integrate TextExpander functionality into their
applications, consists of a free TextExpander engine library and sample
code.
Device Requirements:
TextExpander touch requires an iPhone or iPod touch running iPhone
OS 3.0 or later.
TextExpander touch features:
- Compose notes quickly and easily that contain frequently used text,
addresses, phone numbers, email signatures, URLs, etc.
- Automatically insert your notes into Mail and Twitter clients, or
copy-and-paste into other apps on your iPhone
- Integrated in Tweetie 2, Twittelator, WriteRoom, Simplenote and
other apps
- Add TextExpander snippets from your Mac via your local network
- Save composed notes in an archive for reuse
- Use multiple snippet groups
- Add Predefined Groups such as accented words, symbols, HTML, and
CSS
Link: TextExpander
Touch (TextExpander-Integrated
iPhone Apps
Wolfram|Alpha 1.1 for iPhone and iPod touch
PR: Version 1.1 of the Wolfram|Alpha App for the iPhone &
iPod is now available in the App Store. The new version includes a
number of new features that continue to improve the app's unique mobile
Wolfram|Alpha experience.
Perhaps its most iconic feature, the specialized keyboards that
greet you when you first open the Wolfram|Alpha App, have been
painstakingly constructed to ease the burden of entering queries,
whether you're converting from pounds to euros or computing a numerical
value for the Weierstrass p-function .
Wolfram|Alpha's goal in creating these keyboards was to form
families of characters that naturally occur together both in common use
and in traditional mathematical applications. They also wanted
mathematical expressions to look and feel natural to enhance usability
and understanding.
Drawing on 20+ years of development, 50,000+ built-in algorithms,
and 10+ trillion pieces of continually updated and curated data, the
Wolfram|Alpha App is a replacement for almost any kind of calculator or
reference book - and much more.
The breakthrough technology of Wolfram|Alpha for the first time lets
you get expert-level answers to your specific freeform questions -
complete with stunning, dynamically generated visualizations and
tables, and richer and deeper information than you imagined
possible.
Your palm-sized supercomputer
The Wolfram|Alpha App plugs directly into Wolfram|Alpha's
supercomputing cloud to deliver the unrivaled power of the
Wolfram|Alpha knowledge engine to the mobile environment.
A tool for everyone
The Wolfram|Alpha App is an indispensable tool for almost any iPhone
user, including:
financial analysts physicians scientists engineers students teachers
journalists parents economists nutritionists systems analysts marketing
managers pilots sportsmen and many, many more...
Optimized for iPhone & iPod touch
The Wolfram|Alpha App brings Wolfram|Alpha power to the iPhone, with
an elegant native iPhone interface that includes a special notation
keyboard, customized iPhone output, editable history, and integration
with maps and other iPhone services.
One-stop knowledge
With its simple interface the Wolfram|Alpha App lets you instantly
compute answers to questions across thousands of domains - from finance
and food, to math and medicine, to stocks and spacecraft, to wordplay
and weather...
Version 1.1
has four specialized keyboards: the default keyboard, the "math"
keyboard accessed by the right-shift key , the "Greek" keyboard
accessed by one press of the left-shift key , and the "symbol" keyboard
accessed by a second press of the left-shift key.
To determine the optimal keyboard layout, Wolfram|Alpha's server
logs were scoured for the most commonly entered phrases that have
characters with meaning in Wolfram|Alpha. Given that Wolfram|Alpha is
built on Mathematica, one of its core strengths is advanced
mathematics. True to form most of the commonly typed characters are
related to math. For example, you would generally type the word
"integrate" to compute an integral on the Wolfram|Alpha website. In the
Wolfram|Alpha App you could simply type the key on the math keyboard.
The same is true for other symbols common in math, such as and .
Specifying geometric shapes, such as a triangle, is straightforward as
well.
With the specialized keyboards, currency conversions (accessed by a
press-hold popup on the key) are exceptionally easy, as is finding the
positions of the planets, or looking at the population of males in the
UK.
Sums, limits, integrals, and derivatives can be expressed in their
natural forms.
The keyboards also allow you to enter a formula naturally, such as
for Ohm's law and frequency-wavelength relationships, and you can
properly refer to units, physical constants, and elementary
particles.
Of course, you can do advanced mathematics, as well.
This is just a small fraction of the ways the specialized keyboards
make the Wolfram|Alpha App more useful. Give it a try, and don't be
surprised if you find yourself leaving your calculator at home.
Link: Wolfram|Alpha (Accessories
zoomIt SD Card Adapter for iPhone and iPod
touch
PR: zoomMediaPlus' new zoomIt SD card adapter for iPhone and
iPod touch is a revolution in managing content with the iPhone and iPod
touch. Combining application software with an intelligent accessory,
zoomIt allows you to view, listen to, and share all of your photos,
music, video and files on the go without the need to connect to your
camera, Mac or PC.
- View and share photos on the go
- Listen to and watch audio/video from your personal library on the
go
- View and share your files on the go
For a limited time a preorder for the zoomIt will receive a $10 per
unit discount from the regular retail price of $59.95 (for a total
price of $49.95 per unit).
There is no limit to the number of zoomIt units that can be
purchased for this limited time promotional preorder price.
The first 250 buyers will receive a free 4 GB SDHC Card from
Kingston Technology. This limited promotion has a total value of
$28.
Pre orders are expected to begin shipping in April 2010.
Link: zoomIt SD
Card Adapter
Protection
Speck's Award-Winning SeeThru Satin for iPhone 3G
and 3GS
PR: Highly anticipated before it's CES 2010 launch,
Speck's SeeThru Satin for iPhone greeted the world with much fanfare,
hardly out of the box upon winning iLounge's coveted "Best in Show"
award.
"MacBook owners have flocked to our SeeThru Satin hard shell cases
and we're excited to bring this same rich look and feel to the
iPhone."
Now available at SpeckProducts.com and other dealers, this
remarkable new one-piece case features a smooth, comfortable soft-touch
finish on the exterior of a slim hard shell, giving your iPhone a cool,
colorfully frosted look that is soft to the touch and tough against
drops.
"SeeThru Satin's classy and elegant presentation brings a distinct
softness and style to the iPhone," said Irene Baran, CEO of Speck.
"MacBook owners have flocked to our SeeThru Satin hard shell cases and
we're excited to bring this same rich look and feel to the iPhone."
The entire SeeThru Satin for iPhone 3G/3GS line includes six colors:
black, blue, red, purple, pink and green.
Featuring the same hard-shell protection as its predecessor,
Speck's glossy translucent "SeeThru" case line, SeeThru Satin increases
in-hand comfort, tweaking its former look with the coveted
soft-but-grippy, semi-translucent finish. This unique blend arrived on
the scene to much critical acclaim last year in the form of cases for
Apple's MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks.
Speck SeeThru Satin cases for iPhone 3G/3GS are now available for
$29.95 MSRP.
Come see the new SeeThru Satin and all of Speck's other iPhone, iPod
and MacBook cases, packs and bags at Macworld 2010, booth S-1912
(inside the Dr. Bott area).
Link:
Speck SeeThru Satin for iPhone 3G/3GS (purchase
link)
New Speck Candyshell Case Color Combinations for
iPhone 3G and 3GS
PR: With the release of six highly anticipated all-new
color combinations, Speck has expanded its mouthwatering CandyShell
case line to meet the tastes of and needs of even more iPhone
aficionados everywhere. Now, on the one-year anniversary of
CandyShell's debut, consumers can wrap their treasured iPhone 3G or 3GS
in exciting new two-tone color combos: Nightshade Purple, JujuJulep
Green, SeaGlass Blue, DarkHeart Black, Moonsicle White and Indigo
Blue.
One color highlights the resilient front bezel, corner joints and
interior lining of this delectable single-piece case, while the other
complimentary color covers the smooth, sleek hard shell exterior.
It
has been a challenge to enhance what is already such a stellar case,
but the new color combinations truly bring CandyShell to a new level of
style and function, said Irene Baran, CEO of Speck. The protection
people love about CandyShell is there as always, and the new colors
really create a delightfully sleek look.
These sweet new shades continue CandyShell's tradition of stylish
protection by merging a soft rubberized interior that insulates against
impacts with a hard, scratch resistant outer shell that slides easily
in and out of pocket all in a single-piece design. Such a seamless
blend of sleek looks, colors and protection has earned CandyShell
numerous awards and accolades since its initial release.
Come
see the new CandyShell colors and all of Speck's other iPhone, iPod and
MacBook cases, packs and bags at Macworld 2010, booth S-1912 (inside
the Dr. Bott area).
These hot new CandyShell color combos for the iPhone 3G and 3GS are
available now at Apple Stores and online at Apple.com and
SpeckProducts.com for a MSRP of $34.95.
Link:
Speck Candyshell Case for iPhone 3G/3GS (purchase
link)
Wool-Made Pouch for iPhone 3G/3GS
PR: Features:
- Perfect fit for iPhone 3G/3GS
- Made of Genuine Sheep's Wool
- Super light weight and comfortable
Options: Color:
- Red (default color to ship)
- Grey
This case is suitable for:
$12.99
Link: Wool-Made
Pouch for iPhone 3G/3GS
Slip Your iPad into a Protective Waterfield
Designs Ultimate SleeveCase or Suede Jacket
PR: Waterfield Designs, a San Francisco, CA manufacturer
renowned for its high-quality custom sleeves, bags and cases for
digital gear, introduces the first of its several cases for the hotly
anticipated Apple iPad: the iPad Ultimate SleeveCase and the Suede
Jacket.
The
Ultimate SleeveCase includes shock-absorbing neoprene and screen
protecting, impact-resistant plastic plus a scratch-free, screen
cleaning Ultrasuede liner; the Suede Jacket's custom sizing coupled
with UltraSuede stretch memory ensure a snug fit for scratch
protection. Both are available for preorder
"People are likely to take the iPad with them everywhere," noted
Gary Waterfield, company founder. "It's too big for your pants pocket,
but our custom-fitted Ultimate SleeveCase and Suede Jacket are the next
best thing they re both slim and protective and they travel easily.
The Suede Jacket, with or without an optional stretch pocket,
protects the iPad from the occasional ding in a scratch- and
static-free Ultrasuede case that can double as a screen cleaner. Small
pull-tabs help ease iPad insertion and removal.
The customizable iPad Ultimate SleeveCase provides scratch-free and
compact, multilayer protection. The iPad case interior is fully lined
with screen-cleaning Ultrasuede. A nearly indestructible, ballistic
nylon outer shell is lined with high-grade shock-absorbing neoprene and
an impact-resistant insert to protect the iPad screen. A bottom loop
helps ease iPad removal.
Users may customize with several options: horizontal or
vertical case orientation, brown leather or Lead Indium trim, a
shoulder strap and/or a removable Piggyback accessories pouch. These
TSA friendly iPad cases allow travelers to breeze through airport
security. Both Apple iPad cases can be used alone or in Waterfield's
Muzetto, Cargo, Cozmo, or VertiGo bags.
Preorder now. Will ship within one week of iPad ship date.
Suede Jacket
- Price: $19.
- With pocket: $25
- Color: Black
- Vertical orientation.
SleeveCase with Flap
- Price: $55.
- Colors: Black with Lead Indium or Black with brown leather trim
(+$4).
Additional options:
- Simple Shoulder Strap ($7),
- Piggyback accessory pouch: ($25),
- Piggyback with brown leather trim (+$2).
- Compatible with Waterfield's Personal Muzetto ($239), Small Cargo
($179-$209), Small Cozmo ($169-$199), and small VertiGo ($85). cases
All are available now at sfbags.com .
Link: SleeveCase
Link: Suede
Jacket
TrendyDigital Design Unveils Waterproof Case for
iPad
PR: TrendyDigital Design unveils the first of several
tailor-made cases for the Apple iPad: the WaterGuard Waterproof Case.
The WaterGuard Case features multi tiers of waterproof sealing and
provides excellent protection when iPad owners use their gadgets in
watery environments. It is the perfect companion for when you're taking
a sun bath at the beach, reading poolside, or relaxing in your Jacuzzi
with your iPad.
TrendyDigital Design, a leading supplier of high-quality
custom eReader jackets, sleeves, bags and cases for portable digital
devices, unveils the first of several tailor-made cases for the Apple
iPad: the WaterGuard Waterproof Case. The WaterGuard Case features a
double waterproof zipper closure, press-and-fold seal, buttons, and a
touch fastener. This multi tier sealing mechanism provides excellent
protection when iPad owners use their gadget in watery environments.
The WaterGuard Waterproof Case is currently the world's first and only
waterproof case designed for the iPad.
Made of UV-stabilized plastic, the WaterGuard Waterproof Case guards
against any wet environment that the iPad might be exposed to. It
provides great protection when you get stuck in a rainstorm or
accidentally drop your bag on a wet surface. When using the WaterGuard
Case, the iPad can be slipped directly into the WaterGuard pocket and
the transparent surface provides full access to the iPad's touch
interface and keyboard.
"People are likely to take the iPad with them everywhere and use
them in a variety of everyday situations," noted Mark Zheng, vice
president of sales and marketing. "We would like to provide a broad
range of stylish and protective cases when people use their iPad in
different environments. The WaterGuard Case is an excellent example of
how we anticipate our customers' needs and devise a solution to meet
them."
The WaterGuard Waterproof Case is available for preorder from
TrendyDigital or from Amazon online. It will be shipped the same week
as the Apple iPad's ship date. It comes in two color selections:
transparent with a blue border decor and transparent with a purple
border decor. The retail price for the WatertGuard Waterproof Case for
the iPad is $19.99.
Link: WaterGuard
Waterproof Case (Blue Border) (purchase
link)
Link: WaterGuard Waterproof
Case (Purple Border) (purchase
link)
