Call me tired, call me bored, or just call me. But I think Apple did its usual fall announcement focused on music and Christmas sales today and did it well. That said, there were no real surprises, but this is all about pushing dollars through the cash registers this fall into December, and I think [...]
Rolf Potts is on a bag-free journey around the world. I’m drawing some inspiration from his videos, both in terms of packing lighter and planning my next trip. In a video post, he shows us exactly how he packed up his ScottEvest clothing with his gear. The only gadgetry he brought with him to blog [...]
Warner posed the question “How Much Does Size Matter in the Tablet/Slate Universe?” expanding on rumors that Apple is preparing a 7″ iPad. This got me thinking beyond screen size to purpose and screen aspect and then on to branding. And it occurs to me that a 7″ iPad would not be nearly as helpful [...]
In an exclusive, BGR reports that an email address may be used as the identifier in making FaceTime calls to and from the next iPod touch, which is believed will include a front-facing camera.
British retailer John Lewis is pushing the idea that the next iPod touch will includes several upgrades, including video cameras. Seems like a reasonable enough assumption to me, but they’re also listing FaceTime video calls as a supported feature. Sorry, but cameras do not equal FaceTime.
Amazon is adding audio and video to its Kindle App for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. As of this writing the new version doesn’t appear to be in the App Store, but there are several book titles that take advantage of the new features available for purchase. Some of these include Rose’s Heavenly Cakes [...]
Vietnamese site Tinh Tế has photos and video of an unreleased iPod touch sporting a 2MP camera on the back. Labeling indicates it’s a design verification test unit. But is it the next iPod touch or the rumored iPod touch with camera that was expected but not released last year?
I’ve long argued that pen and touch input is ideal for bridging language barriers, but an app called Grace takes it a step further by enabling autistic children to communicate with pictures on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
You know when the main stream media gets on to a story that blogs have been covering for some time that it is either both a real story or one that is beginning to already shows signs of decline. I think in this case it is a real story. CNBC is planning a special on [...]
I find this cool. Students at the University of Michigan have created a Mobile Phone ensemble, learning to both program and play music on their iPhones/iPod Touches. Under the direction of Georg Essel the students code their own stuff using the SDK and accessing the sensors available, along with several other apps and tools. I [...]
They reported that Apple was dumping their Windows CE-based devices for their store checkout system. Now, AppleInsider has a first-peek at the new iPod touch-based system. Those who have seen the system for processing credit card, debit card and cash purchases, dubbed “EasyPay touch,” said it combines iPod touch features with a magnetic stripe reader, [...]
Here’s a tidbit that seems to have slipped through the cracks: the new iPod touch supports Voice Control, Voice Memos, and presumably anything else that requires audio input via the included headphones with mic and remote (same as the iPhone’s). Stumbled upon it while looking at the tech specs page and noticed there are two [...]
Yesterday we had the Palm Pre special that quickly got pulled. Today we had Apple’s big announcement that featured price drops on the iPod Touch to make room for a larger capacity (64GB) model. Well this morning we noticed that the 8GB iPod Touch was running at $189. After the big announcement it is $199. [...]
Well, there were certainly no shortages of surprises at today’s Apple event. Pretty much everyone’s predictions were off in some way, particularly the one about cameras in the iPod touch (I scored about 0.5 out of 3). The touch got a storage bump on the high end and a price drop on the low end, [...]
You knew this was coming in light of Microsoft’s pricing of the Zune HD. Apple, jumping ahead of its big announcement today, has dropped prices across the board on its iPod line. The 8GB iPod Touch model is now $189 down from $229. The 16GB model is now $249 down from $299. The 32GB model [...]
Been waiting and waiting for some new “insider” to step forward, but it seems everyone is onboard with the report that Apple’s iPod event on September 9th (09/09/09) will not introduce the mythic tablet. Guess this means we won’t see one until next year (or the year after that, or two years later, etc., etc.) [...]
A couple days ago, in a throwaway comment, I pointed out that the iPod touch will most likely get a storage bump in September, putting it closer to the prices of the new Zune HD. I have no insider knowledge on that, but it’s pretty apparent if you follow Apple’s pattern of keeping the iPod [...]
John Gruber of Daring Fireball is reporting that one iPhone/iPod Touch app developer says he was offered “a bucket of money” to port his iPhone app to the Zune platform. Sounds like Microsoft is sniffing some signs of weakness in the Apple behemoth and going for broke if it is true. That only makes sense [...]
Gizmodo has unearthed pricing info on the Zune HD and it looks like Microsoft is going for the jugular by pricing the models well below the iPod Touch. This is of course if the pricing sticks, as the info comes from a Best Buy inventory leak. Things could change. If they don’t we are [...]
If you’re planning on getting an iPod touch, wait a few months. That’s the advice I’ve been giving everyone (with limited success – nothing could keep my mother-in-law from the Andre Rieu app), and thanks to a new report from Wired, I have more reason to stick to it. According to their “well-connected” source, cameras [...]
Update: Team GottaBeMobile is on the job with Sierra Modro reporting from WWDC. Ahead of that, here are some of what we’re predicting from the event.
College students who buy a Mac their school or direct from Apple can score a free 8GB iPod Touch after a $229 rebate. Apple offers students between $50 and $200 off MacBooks, making this a pretty sweet deal for those that who are set on getting a Mac and were already eying an iPod [...]
University of Mossouri’s famed school of journalism is requiring incoming freshman to buy an Apple iPod Touch or iPhone. I’m all for using technology in the classroom, but this requirement smells like pure Apple fanboyism. According to this news article, 99.5% of the journalism students use Macs. The university says that students need an iPod [...]
The big news this morning is that the news from last week is true. Skype will unveil its iPhone app on Tuesday but it will only work on WiFi. That last bit isn’t unexpected but is disappointing because AT&T certainly doesn’t want Skype honing in on its turf. You can use the chat feature over [...]
A family is suing Apple afer an iPod Touch being carried in a boy’s pants pocket, supposedly caught fire. The pants and they boy’s nylon underwear were burned, and the boy received 2nd degree burns. Here’s a quote from the lawsuit:
I’m impressed with how quickly this happened and it makes a huge statement or two. Amazon has released its Kindle App for the iPhone and iPod Touch. From the looks of what I’m reading so far, folks are impressed in the early going. So, now if you want to download Kindle content to your iPhone [...]
Looks like CBS has beaten quite a few folks to the punch with its TV.com app for the iPhone and the iPod Touch. This comes on the heels of Joost launching its app last fall, which has garnered quite a few downloads and also quite a few negative reviews. The TV.com app is free in [...]
Here we go again. The next four months feature most of my yearly travel adventures. Tomorrow morning my wife and I head out for the annual pilgrimage to her home town, Chicago. We do this each and every year and visit family and friends. But that’s just the beginning. From Chicago, I head out to [...]
An article by Scott Taves at MSNBC highlights current touchscreen technology used in cell phones. Although the article focuses primarily on popular touch phones, the technology described is the same as that used in some Tablet PCs, Internet Tablets, and MIDs. The article is a good, quick read if you’re curious about how [...]
iPod Touch owners can do some phone calling after all thanks to TruPhone. TruPhone is a popular VoIP solution for other mobile platforms that is now available for the 2nd Generation iPod Touch. It will allow users to communicate TruPhone to TruPhone or via GTalk and other VoIP networks. You won’t be able to dial [...]
I figured this would happen someday and I’m glad to see it has occurred. Amazon has released a shopping app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. I haven’t given this a try yet but according to Gear Diary the app allows you to shop the site, read reviews and use the iPhone camera to take [...]
Apple released the latest update for the iPhone and iPod Touch overnight. The 2.2 update includes a number of new features and of course some fixes as well. It also still leaves a lot of common mobile phone features out in the cold. Here’s some of what’s included:
For those Inkers out there who also use an iPhone or an iPod Touch and the EverNote app for those devices there was great rejoicing earlier this week when it was announced that EverNote released an update that allowed for client-side storage of notes on those two Apple MIDs. Then a bug was discovered and [...]
EverNote continues to evolve and change on some fronts and each step is a good one in my opinion. The fact that you can experience EverNote across multiple platforms and multiple devices makes it a race to keep up at times as we’ll see an update for the Windows Client, then the Mac Client, then [...]
Cue the Eagles. Looks like a California hotel will let you use your iPhone or iPod Touch to control how you communicate with hotel services. And hey, if you don’t have one on check in, they’ll loan you an iPod Touch. Of course this is in California (Malibu). The Malibu Beach Inn is using a [...]
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Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Review: A Worthy Successor to the Original (Video)
When Sprint had debuted the original WiMax-capable HTC EVO 4G nearly two years ago, it was an instant hit on the Now network. Not only was the HTC EVO 4G the first 4G smartphone in the world taking advantage of Sprint’s then speedy WiMax network, but it brought some new features and pizzazz to the [...]
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Google Search App iPhone and iPad Update Looks Beautiful (Video)
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