Category archives: iPod

 

 

Insert Coin: Galileo, the remote control camera from the men behind the Gorillapod

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In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you’d like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with “Insert Coin” as the subject line. FaceTime conversations always commence with “left a bit, no, up a bit, no no, that’s too far…” as we balance our iOS handsets to find a flattering angle. Gorillapod designers Josh Guyot and JoeBen Bevirt want to put an end to it with Galileo, a 360 degree motorized remote-control base for your iPhone or iPod Touch . If your buddy moves out of frame, just swipe in their direction and it’ll pan around to follow. Designed as a video conferencing tool, it would also be useful as a baby monitor, remote camera or for clever photography projects. You’ll also find a universal 1/4″ tripod mount screw, rechargeable lithium polymer battery and it’ll double as a dock when not in use. The project has currently reached $10,093 of its $100,000 goal, with the pre-order price of one of the units pegged at $85. If you’d care to see it in action, we’d suggest taking a trip downtown past the break. [Thanks, Max] Continue reading Insert Coin: Galileo, the remote control camera from the men behind the Gorillapod Insert Coin: Galileo, the remote control camera from the men behind the Gorillapod originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Kickstarter | Email this | Comments

 

Apple's Sir Jonathan Ive: our competitors have 'completely the wrong goals'

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London’s favorite only remaining evening free-sheet has snagged an interview with Apple design maven Sir Jonathan Ive. In the piece he talks about being thrilled and humbled by his recent Knighthood , the importance of his London upbringing and why Apple’s competitors can’t win. Pointing to a desire not to make “genuinely better” products, Cupertino’s unnamed rivals instead are “interested in doing something different, or want to appear new,” which he says is the wrong goal. The difference is that he and his team aren’t tied to a price, a schedule or a marketing scheme — which he believes “have scant regard for people who use the product.” There’s also a barbed reference to consumers being able to sense “great care in the design and when there is cynicism and greed” in products on the market. Head on down to the source link to read more, including his frustration with designers who “wag their tails in his face” — who knew designers had tails, eh? Apple’s Sir Jonathan Ive: our competitors have ‘completely the wrong goals’ originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Evening Standard | Email this | Comments

 

Marvel announces augmented reality app, exclusive digital comics at SXSW

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Not content with simply doling out free digital comics to fans who favor the tangible page, Marvel is now giving readers a new reason to reach for their tablets: augmented reality. Android and iOS devices will be able to look beyond the page using Marvel AR, an Aurasma-powered app slated to launch alongside Avengers vs. X-Men #1 this April. When pointed at a compatible comic, the app will server up creator commentary videos, extra art and interactive 3D models of Earth’s greatest heroes. Don’t worry, your standard Marvel Comics app isn’t being replaced — in fact, it’s getting a new line of sequential funnybooks called Marvel Infinite Comics. “Writers and artists now have a whole host of new tools at their disposal to redefine the comic book medium,” Marvel Comics Editor in Chief Axel Alonso said at SXSW this week, “Current tablets and smartphones, along with comiXology’s Guided View technology, allow us to develop new, full length stories for a different medium that are very much truly comics — but experienced by readers in a way no other major company has ever executed.” The digital-exclusive series kicks off with Avengers vs. X-Men #1 Infinite , which incidentally, will be free to folks who pick up the similarly named physical book. Ready for the revolution ReEvolution? Check out the links below for Marvel’s official announcement and CNET ‘s hands-on video. Marvel announces augmented reality app, exclusive digital comics at SXSW originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink CNET | Marvel | Email this | Comments

 

Marvel Comics greets true believers with free digital copy for select print titles

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With great purchasing power apparently comes great affordability for Marvel Comics fans. Starting this June, folks who purchase any Marvel super hero comic priced at $3.99 will also get a free digital copy for Android or iOS . Examples of Marvel titles that will come with free codes include the Amazing Spider-Man , Avengers , Captain America , Mighty Thor and Invincible Iron Man . The new program continues the trend of comic book publishers invading the digital space like famished planet-eaters — Dark Horse, for instance, recently made a deal with Barnes & Noble. Similarly, DC Comics inked an agreement with Amazon, a move that got some DC titles sent to the Phantom Zone by B&N. Judging from the positive response to digital codes included in the Ultimate Comics line and Avenging Spider-Man, Marvel expects the expanded code program to act like a radioactive spider bite for comic book stores, boosting repeat visits. Feel that tingling? That’s your own Spidey sense telling you to swing past the break for Marvel’s official PR. Continue reading Marvel Comics greets true believers with free digital copy for select print titles Marvel Comics greets true believers with free digital copy for select print titles originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink TechCrunch | Marvel Comics | Email this | Comments

 

NCAA March Madness Live app comes to iOS, Android by tourney tip-off

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Following in last year’s steps, the NCAA and Turner Sports have taken the wraps off their March Madness 2012 goodies for handsets, slates and PCs. Though, unlike its 2011 variants , you’ll now have to part ways with a one-time $3.99 charge in order to catch your favorite college team in action. Paying such a fee will give you an all-access ticket to watch every game during the tournament , which gets rolling this Tuesday, March 13th. Moreover, you’ll also be able to customize channels to your viewing pleasure, test your knowledge in live trivia and check out how the bracket’s shaping up. The action-packed March Madness Live app is available now to folks on iOS, with the Android version coming to “selected” devices by the time the tourney is underway. Continue reading NCAA March Madness Live app comes to iOS, Android by tourney tip-off NCAA March Madness Live app comes to iOS, Android by tourney tip-off originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Mar 2012 01:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | NCAA | Email this | Comments

 

Atari's Pong Indie Developer Challenge is a real coin opportunity

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Atari’s legendary Pong has captured plenty of hearts and minds over the years. Now, to celebrate its fortieth birthday, the gaming stalwart is offering up $100,000 for you to re-invent it for iOS as part of its Indie Developer Challenge. To be in with a chance of winning the cash, developers are being asked to recreate the time-honored classic in a new and original way. Then, simply submit your idea, or playable demo and keep your paddles crossed. Those creations that make it to the final will get published under the Atari brand as an official release, and you get eternal bragging rights (and the cash). The competition is open now, and you’ve got until March 31st to be in the game. Feel like a winner? Then bat your eyes down to that source link for the full deets. Atari’s Pong Indie Developer Challenge is a real coin opportunity originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink The Next Web | Atari | Email this | Comments

 

Grace Digital's Eco Terra boombox now available for $149.99, ready to rock the beaches

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We’re not sure what took Grace Digital this long to release the Eco Terra, but hey, you can now grab one well ahead of the summer season. Priced at $149.99, this IPX7-certified boombox works just fine even when dunked in water — the two 3-inch speakers will always float upwards to annoy fellow swimmers. There’s no iPod dock connector here as the job’s done using a 3.5mm jack inside the watertight compartment, but much like many iPhone headsets these days, you can use the buttons at the top to control music playback and volume on supported iPods or iPhones; whereas with other MP3 players you can only change the volume after flipping a switch. Additionally, the Eco Terra comes with an air pressure release valve to allow easy compartment access across different altitudes. We assume this means someone somewhere has a habit of blasting out music while trekking. Of course, you’ll need to install four C Celll batteries to get things started, and that’ll keep you partying in the wild for around 25 hours — long enough to play the Baywatch soundtrack CD about 23 times. And no, there’s nothing wrong with that. Hit the source link if you’re ready to spend some cash. Gallery: Grace Digital’s Eco Terra Boombox Continue reading Grace Digital’s Eco Terra boombox now available for $149.99, ready to rock the beaches Grace Digital’s Eco Terra boombox now available for $149.99, ready to rock the beaches originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Grace Digital | Email this | Comments

 

Magnetic retainer lets you operate machinery with your tongue, gives linguistics new meaning

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Many people with debilitating conditions rely on sip and puff technology to get around, which is relatively lo-fi by some standards . Now, a special retainer with magnetic sensors could bring mobility into the smartphone age. Developed at Georgia Tech, the Tongue Drive System uses a magnetic piercing to track lingual gestures. The sensors then transmit data to an iOS app that translates it to on-screen or a joystick movement. Earlier versions used a headset, but the prototype revealed at the International Solid State Circuits Conference in San Francisco, is hoped to be more comfortable and discreet. The system is currently being trialled by 11 participants with high-level spinal-cord injuries, with larger trials planned. Continue reading Magnetic retainer lets you operate machinery with your tongue, gives linguistics new meaning Magnetic retainer lets you operate machinery with your tongue, gives linguistics new meaning originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink CNET | | Email this | Comments

 

Microsoft Office for iOS gets blurrycam treatment in weird party-room

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What you see before you is a single image purporting to be Microsoft’s new Office app for iOS . We can certainly believe such an app exists, and according to The Daily , the UI is similar to OneNote with an added dash of Metro . You’ll be able to produce and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files locally and online, but the app is still to run the Cupertino’s approval gauntlet . The report also claims an Android version is isn’t in the works and but that a Metro-styled refresh of OneNote is due in “the coming weeks.” That said, we’re not sure what sort of place doesn’t take the plastic off its carpets, leaves big “product of Spain” crates lying around with leopard-print plushies and USS Enterprise logos hanging on the wall — but perhaps we’ve underestimated Redmond’s capacity for a good party. Update: We incorrectly reported that an Android version was forthcoming, we’ve edited to correct our mistake — please accept our sincere apologies. Microsoft Office for iOS gets blurrycam treatment in weird party-room originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | The Daily | Email this | Comments

 

WinZip comes to iOS, doesn't nag you to register

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The days of ignoring WinZip’s incessant nagging that you actually pay its registration fee may be long gone, but that isn’t to say the file compressing firm hasn’t learned from your failure to pony up. WinZip, the Windows user’s go-to compression software since the early nineties, is now available on iOS — free of charge. The mobile utility will let users open Zip attachments from email, browse compressed files and extract encrypted archives. Actual compression of an iOS device’s files, however, will still need to be done on a desktop computer. WinZip comes to iOS, doesn’t nag you to register originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink TUAW | iTunes | Email this | Comments