Rovio released the first gameplay video of Angry Birds Star Wars. Birds using lightsabers and the force? It seems to change the gameplay principle of the original version a bit. We’ll see how well it fares when it is released on November 8.
Category Archives: iPad
How To Report a Problem With iOS 6 Maps Data
iOS 6 Maps has revealed quite a bit of teething troubles. Apple says the system will improve with use and time. Well, there’s a way to help speed up the process. How? Good ol’ human input can surely play a big part in the solution. MacRumors.com shows what to do when an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch user encounters […]
iPad Keyboards Round-up
Ellis Hamburger at The Verge has put up a nice round-up of keyboards for the iPad. Check the video below for insightful tidbits and quick reviews of the keyboards. I like the proposition of the Incase Origami Workstation — a great case and stand tailored for the Apple wireless keyboard. It is a great example of how a third-party accessory maker […]
Also posted in Accessories, design, Hardware, product design, Tech, video
Tagged accessories, accessory, Apple, belkin, cas, design, incase, iPad, keyboard, logitech, origami, product design, review, round-up, solar, stand, the verge, third-party, zagg
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Efficient compression in iTunes 1080p video
The new 1080p iTunes video files show better quality overall than 720p ones and not that much increase in file size, despite increased compression. This is due to improved decoding in Apple’s latest chips. From the Ars Technica article: This means that the increased 1080p resolution breaks compatibility with everything older than the iPhone 4S anyway, […]
Video of today’s Apple Media Event
Video stream of Apple’s March 2012 Special Event has been released. You can watch it here → The video podcast of the event is also available →
Also posted in App Store, Apple, Apple PR, apple tv, design, event, games, Hardware, icloud, interface design, iOS, iOS games, media, Mobile, product design, software, Tech, video
Tagged Apple, apple keynotes, appletv, event, garageband, icloud, imovie, iPad, iphoto, Media Event, podcast, special event, video
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Apple Media Event, March 2012
New iPad with retina display (2048 by 1536 pixels) with better colors, A5X (dual-core) processor with quad-core graphics, 5 megapixels iSight camera, 1080p recording, voice dictation (just a taste, not the full Siri experience), 10-hour battery life (same as the iPad 2) and… 4G LTE models (at the same price of previous models) → iPad 2 still on […]
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Tagged 1080p, Apple, apple tv, garage band, imovie, iPad, iphoto, iwork, Media Event, retina display
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And touch.
Since the Apple invitation for today’s media event reached the public eye, the last written bit has always struck me as odd. I’m not in favour of reading too much into these invitations, but they have carried hints (in previous events) about what subject is going to be approached on stage. «And touch.» it says. […]
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Tagged Apple, haptic, haptic feedback, iPad, ipad 3, Media Event, touch, touch-feedback
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Apple Education Event — Video
Apple posted the video feed of today’s Education event. New iBooks app with textbooks support and a new iBooks authoring software were announced and released. Check the video on apple’s site or download it as a podcast here.
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Tagged Apple, authoring, education, ibook author, ibooks, ibooks creator, ibooks store, publishing, special event, text books
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Om Nom Stories
A nice animated short featuring Om Nom from ZeptoLab’s ‘Cut The Rope’. The game is one of those quality titles that best embodies the spirit of touch interfaces on mobile devices. ‘Cut The Rope’ games are original addictive puzzles with great quality art direction and animation.