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1) Macworld 2010: ScreenGuardz Privacy film keeps prying eyes off your iPhone
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/macworld-2010-screenguardz-privacy-film-keeps-prying-eyes-off-y/
Filed under: Macworld, Accessories, Interviews, iPhoneNLU Products makes a very large line of screen and computer protection products. I got a chance to speak with Kirk Feller the President and CEO of the company about their newest product ScreenGuardz Privacy (US$19.95), that was released last month at the Consumer Electronics Show.
With the iPhone gaining more functionality seemingly every day through third party apps, privacy has become a concern. I really don't think I want someone looking over my shoulder when I'm doing online banking or reading private email. Kirk told me that there is a large demand for products that not only provide screen protection, but also increase privacy protection.
ScreenGuardz Privacy is a very sturdy screen protector for the iPhone 3G and 3GS. The film used to cover the screen adheres using static electricity making it easy to put on and take off. [...]
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2) Macworld 2010: Chat live with team TUAW
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/macworld-2010-chat-live-with-team-tuaw/
Filed under: Macworld
Welcome back to our team coverage of Macworld 2010. We're wrapping up day 2 of the expo with an all-hands chat... and you can join in! Click 'Read More' below to see the video live and chat with us directly at the show.
It's been a busy couple of days with plenty to talk about.
Chat below... TUAW Live at Macworld Expo 2010TUAWMacworld 2010: Chat live with team TUAW originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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3) Macworld 2010: Moodagent has synced over one billion songs
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/macworld-2010-moodagent-has-synced-over-one-billion-songs/
Filed under: Macworld, TUAW InterviewIn December we reviewed Moodagent [iTunes Link] a wonderful music app that puts you in control of creating Genius like playlists of your iTunes library. On release it didn't recognize about 20% of my library, but now, after analyzing over one billion songs, I find it to be about 95% accurate, and getting better all time.
I spoke with Richard French, the CEO of Syntonetic Inc., the parent company of Moodagent, who gave me an update on what's in store for the app and if you like it now, you're going to love it in 3 - 6 months. On the front burner is an iTunes plug-in which has been the most requested feature. I can easily see this completely replacing Genius playlists by putting you in the drivers seat when using iTunes on your computer.
I asked about the possibility of importing Moodagent playlists into iTunes and found that it's going to be [...]
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4) Winter Olympics 2010: The iPhone experience
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/winter-olympics-2010-the-iphone-experience/
Filed under: Other Events, iPhone, iPod touchThe Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics kicks off tonight at 7:30pm ET/PT. Here's a list of some ways you can enjoy this year's games on your iPhone.
2010Guide - Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games: The Official Mobile Spectator Guide [iTunes link] Free.
This app is a location-aware schedule detailing more than 2,000 sport and cultural events taking place over 17 days between February 12 and 28, 2010. Updated throughout the Games, the schedule adjusts to your time zone and works even without a data connection. Plan your Olympic experience by creating a personalized itinerary using Favorites. The app also includes real-time results for every sport as well as headlines, photos and twitter streams.
CTVOlympics.ca [iTunes link] Free.
The official CTVOlympics.ca iPhone app. Covers up-to-the-minute headlines and news on every sport at [...]
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5) Macworld 2010: TUAW livestream from the show floor
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/macworld-2010-tuaw-is-livestreaming-from-the-show-floor/
Filed under: Macworld, Video
TUAW is broadcasting live from the show floor of Macworld 2010. Stay tuned all day long for live video from the show floor, including interviews, demos, and hands-on with vendors, friends, and luminaries.TUAWMacworld 2010: TUAW livestream from the show floor originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
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6) Macworld 2010: TUAW interviews Dr. Ge Wang of Smule
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/macworld-2010-tuaw-interviews-dr-ge-wang-of-smule/
Filed under: Macworld, Software, Education, iPhone, iPad
We've talked to a lot of people at Macworld already, but Dr. Ge Wang is one of my favorites -- he's the co-founder of Smule, creators of popular apps for the iPhone that combine music and social experiences in a very interesting way. Wang's day job is an associate professorship at Stanford, and you can tell when listening to him talk about these apps that he's very passionate about using interesting platforms like the iPhone (and soon, as we discuss, the iPad) to help people from all walks of life make and share their own songs and musical experiences.
I can't say I've been a fan of all of Smule's apps (as we say in the video, I still don't really understand the full appeal of Sonic Lighter), but I can't argue that Dr. Wang has some really intriguing ideas about how to use this platform. And Smule's ongoing popularity can't be [...]
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7) Frozen sausage as iPhone stylus
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/frozen-sausage-as-iphone-stylus/
Filed under: Accessories, Hardware, Humor, Odds and ends, iPhoneUsing an iPhone in the cold presents a quandry. You don't want to freeze your fingers, but gloves make the touchscreen difficult to use. Unless you've got Dots Gloves.
Or sausages.
In South Korea, CJ Corporation noticed a sharp increase in sales of their frozen sausages. Not because they're especially tasty, because cold commuters have discovered that they make an effective iPod stylus. It seems that they're electrostatically compatible with the iPod's touch screen, and nearly as effective as using a human finger.
Here's a Google-translated story on the phenomenon from a Korean newspaper (the translation into English is quite poor, but you'll get the idea).
I don't know about you, but i'll be buying a box of Jimmy Deans this weekend.
[Via Daring Fireball]TUAWFrozen sausage as iPhone stylus originally appeared on The [...]
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8) Use your iPhone and your iPod touch as a flash drive
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/use-your-iphone-your-ipod-touch-as-a-flash-drive/
Filed under: Odds and ends, FreewareThere have been some other utilities that turn your iPhone/iPod touch into a flash drive, but this one is free and very easy to use. It's called iPhone Explorer. You install the app on your Mac, or your PC (there's an app for each platform) and you're ready to go. You'll see your iPhone appear when it's plugged into your computer. You can view the folder structure, and drag and drop items to or from the iPhone to your desktop or back the other way.
You can create, delete and rename folders on your iPhone. If your iPhone is jailbroken, you can access the real root and then recover things like your address book, emails and SMS messages.
if you want to do this over a wireless network there is Discover and Air Sharing. Discover is free, Air Share is U.S. $2.99.
I'm not really sure why Apple didn't allow this functionality to begin with, but that's [...]
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9) Macworld 2010: Hands-on with Microvision's SHOWWX laser pico projector
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/macworld-2010-hands-on-with-microvisions-showwx-laser-pico-pro/
Filed under: Macworld, Accessories, iPod Family, Peripherals, iPhone
I'm still skeptical about laser projectors -- while the technology is impressive, the practicality is still a little limited. And unfortunately, Microvision's demo of their SHOWWX projector here at Macworld 2010 didn't do much to change my mind. It's a nice little device -- it's almost exactly the size of the iPhone, and the rep told me that most of the unit is actually the battery -- and there are some good applications for it. But for the consumer market that Microvision really wants, the $500 unit (that will go on sale in March) is still a little too small in terms of scale and usability.
Just using the device, which will project clear images and video from an iPhone or iPod on a wall about three to four feet away (more or less depending on ambient light), you can tell that the idea of a microprojector is almost [...]
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10) Cradle developed which turns the iPhone into a CPR device
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/cradle-developed-which-turns-the-iphone-into-a-cpr-device/
Filed under: Hardware, iPhone, iPod touch
Medical uses for the iPhone are nothing new - an app has even saved a man's life - but now Ivor Kovic, an emergency physician from Croatia, has developed a device which turns the iPhone into a physical tool.
The device, which is only in the prototype stage now, allows for an iPhone or iPod touch to be inserted into a plastic cradle that assists an individual in performing Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR (also known as 'basic life support' in most of the world). The user would open the PocketCPR app (free) [iTunes link] and place the iPhone into the cradle. The cradle allows for greater leverage during CPR, thus reducing administrator fatigue, while also allowing unobstructed views of the the CPR app which is giving audio and visual commands to the user.
Dr. Kovic says that his device isn't necessarily intended for non-medical [...]
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11) Macworld 2010: Hands-on with the Blue Mikey
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/macworld-2010-hands-on-with-the-blue-mikey/
Filed under: Hardware, Portables, Podcasting
Blue Microphones are on the show floor here at Macworld, and they invited us by their booth to take a look (and a listen) at the newest version of the Blue Mikey iPhone microphone. And with most of Blue's products (I have a Snowball that I use for podcasting, and it works and sounds great), it's quite impressive, producing excellent sound in a well-designed and easy-to-use form.
Earlier this year, Blue announced the second revision of the Mikey, with enhanced features for $20 more than the first $79 version. That's the one we used, and it looked and worked great. They've added a line input (for recording guitars), and a USB passthrough, as well as put the entire body on a swivel (so it can even swing all the way around and point forward while shooting video on the 3G.
Construction is quite solid, as with all of the Blue mics, and the sound [...]
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12) iPad elicits huge surge in app development
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/ipad-elicits-huge-surge-in-app-development/
Filed under: Macworld, Software, App Store, iPadBrainstorm Tech is reporting something incredible today. Even though the iPad hasn't officially launched, it's already produced an unprecedented spike in app development, compared to Android.
Flurry is a data and research firm that uses apps running their Flurry Analytics to track usage. They reported today that some 600 new applications were developed for the App Store in December of 2009, while more than 1,600 were built during January. Phillip Elmer-Dewitt of Fortune identified this spike as the largest in Flurry's history. Many believe that, as with the iPhone's initial launch, the first apps to be made available specifically for the iPad will realize huge sales. A land grab, if you will.
Many of the developers we're speaking with at Macworld Expo are excited about the iPad, but cautious. For example, when we spoke with Steve Shepard [...]
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13) Macworld 2010: HyperMac brings some style to the battery backup market
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/hypermac-brings-some-style-to-the-battery-backup-market/
Filed under: Macworld, Hardware
We're still on the lookout for battery backup options to power recharge your iPhone, iPod touch or just about any USB mobile device. The market just got a bit larger with the introduction of the HyperMac line of batteries at Macworld. Hypermac is also showing its backup batteries for the MacBook Pro here at Macworld, and is offering a 10% show discount.
The first thing you notice is that they are very easy on the eyes, which is unusual in a market filled with very utilitarian design. These batteries come in in 9 iPod Nano colors (black/silver/pink/red/orange/yellow/green/blue/purple) and are housed in an attractive aluminum casing. The second thing I noticed is that they are much lighter than they look.
Gallery: Hypermac External Batteries @ Macworld 2010
The HyperMac line for iPhone and iPod is made up of three models.
The HyperMac Nano rated at [...]
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14) Macworld 2010: TUAW adventures, day 2
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/macworld-2010-tuaw-adventures-day-2/
Filed under: Macworld, Humor, Video, TUAW Business
Day 2 of Macworld 2010 brought lots more work and lots more fun -- we spent the day covering the show floor, livestreaming right here on the site, and networking and interviewing with all sorts of Mac fans at the crowded show. In the evening, we headed out to a few media receptions, and were lucky enough to take a brewery tour at the Thirsty Bear here in San Francisco before braving the oncoming rain back to the hotel to take the Muni back to the hotel.
Click on to see what TUAW's been up to behind the scenes on the second day of Macworld.
TUAWMacworld 2010: TUAW adventures, day 2 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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15) Macworld 2010: Elgato products roundup
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/macworld-2010-elgato-products-roundup/
Filed under: Macworld, HardwareAlthough it isn't exhibiting this year, flagship Mac television hardware gadget maker Elgato still had a presence on the show floor in the person of marketing VP Adam Steinberg, who visited our booth yesterday.
Adam ran down some of the current Elgato product offerings, including the Turbo.264 HD compression accelerator, the EyeTV line and the Video Capture standalone unit. He also left behind his demo Turbo unit -- which, if all goes well, we will give away to a lucky showgoer later this week.
TUAWMacworld 2010: Elgato products roundup originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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16) Macworld 2010: The faces behind Welcome to Macintosh
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/macworld-2010-the-faces-behind-welcome-to-macintosh/
Filed under: Macworld, Cult of MacThe producer/director team of Mac history documentary Welcome to Macintosh came by the TUAW booth to chat a bit yesterday; Josh Rizzo and Rob Baca shared their experience as the film has taken off, the work they're currently doing to update it and add new interviews, and their expectations for the next project down the pike.
Thanks to Rob & Josh for taking the time to visit!
TUAWMacworld 2010: The faces behind Welcome to Macintosh originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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17) Macworld 2010: Microsoft's MacBU talks Office for Mac 2011
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/macworld-2010-microsofts-macbu-talks-office-for-mac-2011/
Filed under: Macworld, Enterprise, Software, Interviews
The next version of Microsoft's Office suite, slated for arrival during the fourth quarter of 2010, has a new name, enhanced functionality, and even a more streamlined look. TUAW met with members of the Microsoft Mac Business Unit (MacBU) on Thursday to hear how the developers of Office for Mac are responding to requests from users to make it easier to work on documents across platforms.
Some of the most welcome additions to the suite from an author's point of view are the co-authoring tools (see below). These tools enable Mac users to work on Office documents across platforms and locations, eliminating issues with version control. Office for Mac 2011 will have a Presence Everywhere feature providing status updates on who is working on a document at a particular time. The suite will also connect to Microsoft Office Web Apps [...]
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18) Macworld 2010: Andrew Gregory of AutoTune the News
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/macworld-2010-andrew-gregory-of-autotune-the-news/
Filed under: Macworld, Interviews, Music
We can reveal our secret now: during Macworld's setup, we wandered into the wrong room, and randomly came across a stage shared by David Pogue, LeVar Burton, and the Gregory Brothers A.K.A the AutoTune the News crew, all rehearsing for David Pogue's keynote. The keynote went off well, and afterwards, I asked Andrew Gregory to come by for a conversation at the booth; Andrew does the extremely popular Autotune the News segments on YouTube with his brothers Michael and Evan, along with Evan's wife Sarah. He kindly agreed, and you can watch the video of our chat by clicking on the link below.
Andrew told us that he and his brothers have been Mac users from the start, and he also shares with us part of the story behind the I am T-Pain AutoTune app, along with his impressions of the Macworld show floor. It was very fun to meet up with him in a pretty [...]
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19) TUAW Livestreaming from Macworld 2010
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/tuaw-livestreaming-from-macworld-2010/
Filed under: Macworld
We'll be livestreaming every day that the show floor is open!TUAWTUAW Livestreaming from Macworld 2010 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
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20) Macworld 2010: OWC's Grant Dahlke demos USB 3.0 drive, fastest SSD
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/macworld-2010-owcs-grant-dahlke-demos-usb-3-0-drive-fastest-s/
Filed under: Macworld, Hardware, Peripherals, Video, TUAW InterviewMac expansion powerhouse Other World Computing always has something incredible to show off at Macworld Expo, and there was no doubt about it when we visited the OWC booth on Thursday.
OWC's Grant Dahlke displayed some of the new products coming out from the company, including their first USB 3.0 drive, a new smaller-format portable RAID array, and the fastest SSD on the market. The latter product, called the OWC Mercury Extreme Enterprise SSD, has a five-year lifespan and blinding speed. In the video below, you can watch a MacBook Pro equipped with the drive zip through a reboot and load a pile of CS4 applications in seconds, while a similar MBP with a faster processor and 5400 RPM hard disk plods through the same activities. Trust me, you're going to want a Mercury Extreme Enterprise SSD after watching the video.
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21) Macworld 2010: Box.net now supported in QuickOffice iPhone app
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/macworld-2010-box-net-adds-quickoffice-support-to-iphone-app/
Filed under: Macworld, Enterprise, VideoThe storage mavens at Box.net took a few moments for us on the show floor at Macworld this week to demo the iPhone app that links to their service, which provides quick and consistent access to all your stored files; you can also view common file types, and even send download links to folders or files anywhere in the world. The latest update adds the ability to comment on files or folders from inside the app.
Another new addition at the show is the capability for QuickOffice users on the iPhone to open and edit Box.net stored files (via the $9.99 QuickOffice Connect Mobile Suite), which could provide a big productivity boost. It was impressive -- with the app, you can jump in and edit Box.net files from anywhere. Good stuff.
And heck, just imagine what's around the corner for iPad users with QuickOffice and Box.net. If QuickOffice is able to [...]
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22) NPD: Apple ranked #5 US electronics retailer in 2009
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/npd-apple-ranked-5-us-electronics-retailer-in-2009/
Filed under: Retail, AppleMarket research firm NPD Group has published its annual report profiling the consumer retail sector for 2009, and guess who made the list of top five electronics retailers? Hint: If you guessed the Microsoft Store, you would be wrong, and everyone would be pointing and laughing at you right now. No, I'm talking of course about Apple, who came in at a respectable number five, alongside such industry stalwarts as Best Buy, Walmart, Target, Amazon, and Dell, to name a few.
While the report primarily details consumer spending trends throughout 2009, as well as other dry and boring data interesting only to bean counters and TUAW's own Mike Rose (because he loves numbers and cheats at poker), NPD's study does show some growth in Apple's favor, lifted no doubt on the back of iPhone's popularity. Especially when you consider that their competitors sell many, many [...]
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23) Macworld 2010: Chatting with Phil Libin of Evernote
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/12/macworld-2010-chatting-with-phil-libin-of-evernote/
Filed under: Macworld, Software, Video, Productivity, Interviews
There are some big fans of Evernote on the TUAW staff -- we've talked quite a bit about the app that promises to store important clips and notes from anywhere, and make them accessible at any time. But even if you haven't heard of the app before, the interview with CEO Phil Libin is definitely worth a watch. He explains why the app is both so magical and so hard to wrap your mind around, as he discusses the idea and the mechanics behind what the Evernote team has done. We talk about their retention problem (and I apologize for my investor-rousing mistake), and how Evernote has to actually make you remember to use it before you can use it to remember.
He also talks about plans for the future, including the iPad (which is getting its own separate app, though the iPhone app will work on it as well), as well as the way he [...]
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