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1) Coming to an iBookstore near you: The authorized biography of Steve Jobs
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/16/coming-to-an-ibookstore-near-you-the-authorized-biography-of-st/
Filed under: Cult of Mac, Steve JobsSteve Jobs is an intensely private man. He values his privacy so much, he's had no qualms fighting the Times of London about a profile they wrote on him last summer. Four years earlier, Jobs played hardball with Wiley & Sons, the publisher of 'iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business'.
Jobs told Wiley & Sons to halt publication of the unauthorized biography. Wiley & Sons refused to back down so Steve punished them by pulling every book by Wiley & Sons from all Apple retail stores. Talk about hitting someone where it hurts; some of Wiley & Sons' biggest selling books were titles like The Mac OS X Bible and Mac OS X Tiger For Dummies (you can see a full list of their Mac titles here).
It looked like anyone hoping for a look inside Steve's past would be hoping forever. Not any more. The New York Times is reporting that Steve [...]
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2) Notepod+ helps you sketch your iPad ideas
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/15/notepod-helps-you-sketch-your-ipad-ideas/
Filed under: Humor, Cool tools, Apple, iPad
From the makers of the Notepod comes the Notepod+, which does for the iPad what the original paper version of the iPhone accomplished. It allows you to sketch out any app ideas or UI insights you might happen to have laying around. One of the refrains we heard from at Macworld last week was that the iPad was a completely different animal -- apps on the new device won't (and shouldn't) be the same as apps already running on the iPhone (even though iPhone apps will work on both devices). So if you want an iPad-sized, erm, pad to draw your ideas on, Notepod+ is it.
And as you can see in the picture above, it doubles as a mousepad and/or a plain old pen-and-paper notetaker as well. The pad itself is US$19.95, and wireless filesharing comes free -- just rip the top page off and mail it out to anyone you want to share it with!TUAWNotepod+ helps you [...]
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3) Aperture 3 already updated
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/15/aperture-3-already-updated/
Filed under: Multimedia, Software, Software Update, Snow LeopardI didn't even have dust on the box yet, but Aperture 3 has scored an update within a few days of its release. The update, according to Apple, "...addresses an issue affecting the playback of video clips used in Aperture 3 slideshows on Snow Leopard."
The update is 65.2 megs to download. If it hasn't popped up for you yet, you can force it from the Apple Menu by selecting 'Software Update.'
I can't tell you it's a great fix because I haven't tried any video in my slideshows yet, but Apple suggests all users get the update.
I other words, be there, or be square.
[Thanks to Andrew for the tip]
TUAWAperture 3 already updated originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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4) Macworld 2010: MyFrogz cases, designed by an iPhone app
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/15/macworld-2010-myfrogz-cases-designed-by-an-iphone-app/
Filed under: Macworld, Accessories, iPhone, iPod touchThere were a lot of case vendors and manufacturers at Macworld, and we didn't have time to run around and talk to all of them (not to mention that most of them aren't all that interesting anyway). But we did make a stop by the iFrogz booth, because we'd heard about something interesting they're doing with their customizable MyFrogz iPhone cases. Theirs is the first case that you can completely customize with an actual iPhone app. To start, you go into an AT&T store (the deal is an exclusive there, but only for a little while longer), and buy a card with a code on it for US$39.99, which comes with just a plain clear case. With that code, you can then go onto the MyFrogz iPhone app, and design your own case in terms of top and bottom colors out of 100,000 combinations. Finally, you enter your information into the app, along with the [...]
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5) Macworld 2010: Armpocket cases are a family affair
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/15/macworld-2010-armpocket-cases-are-a-family-affair/
Filed under: Macworld, Accessories, Odds and ends, iPhone
We stopped by the Armpocket booth at Macworld last week, and while we expected to find just another accessory sales pitch, we found something surprising: a family. The product was actually designed by a couple named Jyette Nielsen and Mark Morgan, and as Mark explained the cases to us (which are made from high-quality, renewable materials like recycled bottle plastic and natural bamboo), we could see that this was a product with real people behind it. He's a retired military guy, and he and his "significant other" ("She's too smart to marry me," he joked) simply had a problem and came up with a solution: they're both runners, and they needed a sweat-proof, secure case to keep their iPods and cell phones in. Armpocket was the case they came up with.
Morgan told me he didn't have any significant manufacturing experience -- the [...]
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6) Apple secures iPhone trademark
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/15/apple-secures-iphone-trademark/
Filed under: Apple Corporate, Hardware, Apple Financial, Apple, iPhoneApple has expanded its trademark on "iPhone" with the inclusion of the US Patent and Trade Office's (USPTO) "category 28," which reads as "handheld unit for playing electronic games." Other USPTO categories included in the trademark are number 9 (mobile phone and digital audio player) and number 38 (electronic data-transmitting device). Note that Apple filed to include category 28 way back in December of 2007, so don't take it as a sign that the next gen iPhone will be a gaming monster.
This news is no great shakes, but an example of Apple covering its bases. For example, back in 2002, Apple applied to register the iPhone trademark in China, but that application was limited to computer hardware and software, not mobile phones. Earlier this year, Apple took control of the "i-phone" trademark in China (yes, "i-phone") [...]
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7) Review: Zooloretto game app turns your iPhone into a cute little zoo, with brains
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/15/review-zooloretto-game-app-turns-your-iphone-into-a-cute-little/
Filed under: iPhone, iPod touch, App ReviewWhen Zooloretto hit the board game scene in 2007, it pretty much became an immediate hit. It won the Spiel des Jahres (German Game of the Year) that year, after all. Sure, there was a lot of love for the basic game mechanics thanks to the elegant and popular card game Coloretto that came out in 2003, but gamers enjoyed the colorful animal graphics, the new decisions that needed to be made and, as time went on, plenty of expansions (14 small and large ones, plus the standalone game Aquaretto that can also be combined with Zooloretto.
The Zooloretto iPhone and iPod touch app (US $4.99) includes just one of those expansions - the polar bear - but it's a great introduction to the series. Serious board gamers who think that Zooloretto is a too-fancy version of Coloretto might find the app winning them over, because the play time is much shorter [...]
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8) First look at Final Fantasy on the iPhone
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/15/first-look-at-final-fantasy-on-the-iphone/
Filed under: Gaming, iTS, iPhone, App Store
Now that Plants vs. Zombies is out on the App Store, the new hotness to wait for is going to be Square's Final Fantasy. Courtesy of the guys over at Touch Arcade (who I'm disappointed I didn't get to meet at Macworld), here's the first trailer and screenshots of the retro RPG running on the iPhone. The games are definitely updated (the original game ran on the NES, and clearly the graphics above look better than that), but as for exactly what the differences are, or how they'll be released (will we get both in the same purchase?), we'll have to wait and see.
No date yet either -- all Square-Enix says right now is "soon." Still, if you're a Final Fantasy fan and the video above doesn't get your blood pumping, time to check your pulse. Can't wait to replay these old favorites on Apple's much newer handheld devices.TUAWFirst look at Final [...]
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9) Macworld 2010: The lowdown from Macworld's Jason Snell
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/15/macworld-2010-the-lowdown-from-macworlds-jason-snell/
Filed under: Macworld, VideoNobody was safe from the hot seat in our Macworld Expo booth, including Macworld magazine's fearless leader, editorial director Jason Snell. We caught up with him shortly before the five-man iPad panel event and got his impressions of the 'new' Expo.
Thanks to Jason for joining us & sharing his perspective!
image courtesy Macworld TUAWMacworld 2010: The lowdown from Macworld's Jason Snell originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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10) Macworld 2010: iPad mockup hands-on
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/15/apple-ipad-mock-hands-on-hard-candy/
Filed under: Macworld, Hardware, iPad
The other day at Macworld Expo 2010, we did a quick interview with Tim Hickman, CEO of Hard Candy Cases. During that interview, in which they showed off an already-made iPad case, I asked him how they knew what the iPad would be like. He said that they had heavily researched the dimensions, including stats from Apple's site, information from over 300 pictures of the keynote (in which they compared the iPad's dimensions to things like a wristwatch band), and even some not-quite-public plans from an unnamed Chinese manufacturer. With all of that information, they had actually simulated and constructed an "as-close-to-real-as-you-can-get" mockup of the iPad's size and form.
Then, on Saturday, the folks from Hard Candy Cases came back by the booth, and their VP of products, David Adam, said he'd actually brought the iPad mockup to the show, and asked [...]
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11) Toy Story 3 and the Mac
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/15/toy-story-3-and-the-mac/
Filed under: Hardware, Humor, Multimedia, Apple, Macbook Pro
One of the things I missed in the news last week due to being so busy at Macworld (along with most of the Olympics, though we did get to watch the opening ceremony at a post-show dinner) was the brand new Toy Story 3 trailer -- Pixar's latest movie has Buzz and Woody in a third adventure, and while I won't spoil the details, it does appear that Apple plays a big part in the movie. Macenstein has a quick breakdown of all of the places that Macs appear in the new trailer, with cameos by both Safari and iTunes, and director Lee Unkrich actually tweeted a picture of his editing session for the movie on a MacBook Pro (in Avid Media Composer) at 36,000 feet!
Of course, Steve Jobs was the owner and CEO of Pixar for twenty years, and he now is the largest individual Disney shareholder with a seat on the company's board of directors. [...]
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12) Swede's iMac takes a burnin' and it's still turnin'
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/15/swedes-imac-takes-a-burnin-and-its-still-turnin/
Filed under: iMac, AppleIn what should be used by Apple as a testament to the solid construction of their computers, a Swedish man, Anders Norman, suffered a tragedy last Wednesday when his house burned down. To Norman's surprise, his iMac survived the conflagration despite being burned and partially melted.
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Norman's experience (translated from Swedish) follows: "Unfortunately, the whole house and all things in there completely destroyed, so even the iMac. What's funny is that it is still in operation. While damaged from smoke and dust and partially melted, but yet, however in operation.
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After I plugged in the burned power cord and wiped off the worst dust from the [...]
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13) Macworld 2010: Video demo of Square's credit-card reader for the rest of us
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/15/macworld-2010-video-demo-of-squares-credit-card-reader-for-the/
Filed under: Macworld, Video
Last week at Macworld 2010, I had an opportunity to chat with Jim McKelvey of Square, the company that wants you to be able to take credit card payments for ... everything! TUAW has covered Square before, mainly discussing the big investors in the company including Jack Dorsey of Twitter and Digg's Kevin Rose.
Beginning in April, Square will be giving away a small card reader that plugs into the headphone jack of your iPhone, iPod touch, and eventually just about any device that has a headphone jack. You sign up for a service, buy an app to go on your device (it's estimated that it will cost just US$1.99), and then you can start taking credit cards for all of those daily transactions where you normally exchange cash. Square makes their money off of a small percentage fee, and even donates a penny to a charity of your choice with each transaction.
McKelvey [...]
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14) Macworld 2010: Violet Blue
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/15/macworld-2010-violet-blue/
Filed under: Macworld
A couple of years ago Violet Blue attempted to make nice with Steve Jobs (or just shake his hand, really) and was rather infamously rebuked by the persnickety CEO. Despite this, she's maintained a love affair with Apple before and after, citing the style, design and attention to detail and user experience that Apple products are famous for as logical reasons for her affinity. In addition to being an unrepentant Apple fangirl, Violet is a sex educator and author of several books on the subject, and she stands at the intersection of sex and technology, once giving an excellent talk on sex and privacy on the Internet for Google which you can watch here.
I chatted with Violet about Macworld without Apple, the iPad, the lack of Flash on iPhone and iPad, and the squeaky-clean App Store. Part one is below and part two is on the next page.
Part two of our [...]
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15) Macworld 2010: Fastmac's USB-enabled wall outlet
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/15/macworld-2010-fastmacs-usb-enabled-wall-outlet/
Filed under: Macworld, Accessories, PeripheralsI didn't go to Macworld in San Francisco -- something about having the world's largest ocean between me and there made the trip's cost prohibitive -- but I've been keeping tabs on the product announcements anyway. There's been quite a few things that have piqued my interest, but there hasn't been anything that I've seen that made me sit up straight in my chair and cry, "I want that. I want that NOW!"
Until now, that is. Fastmac has developed the U-Socket, a power outlet you can buy to replace the existing power outlets in your home. That doesn't sound particularly noteworthy until you note its one very enticing feature: two USB ports built right into the sides of the outlet.
I don't know about you, but I have a ton of devices that charge via USB: an iPhone, several iPods, PS3 controllers, and more. Sure, all of them will charge through [...]
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16) Macworld 2010: Rogue Amoeba shows off RadioShift 1.5
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/15/macworld-2010-rogue-amoeba-shows-off-radioshift-1-5/
Filed under: Macworld, SoftwareLeading indie Mac software shop Rogue Amoeba had a piece of prime real estate on the front wall of the Moscone expo floor, and CEO Paul Kafasis gave us the latest news on RA's product line. Overall, Paul expressed satisfaction with the traffic level at the show, and he was pleased with the investment he made to exhibit on the floor.
The recent RadioShift 1.5.x refresh (first introduced at the very end of 2009; the latest version, 1.5.3, came out February 3) now features thousands of additional streaming sources, including many in the Windows Media and Real Media formats that are inaccessible to iTunes users, and several sources previously only playable via the station websites. The web radio tuner & recording app received a thorough UI facelift, improved compatibility with RA's Airfoil audio distribution utility, better third-party player installs, and [...]
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