Yearly Archives: 2012

Drunkenomics 101: Playing a beer market

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Wired:

Usually, the only math required at a bar is tip calculation. But a new algorithm-based program from Miami company Drink Exchange makes ordering cocktails much like playing the stock market.If a particular concoction is popular, the software automatically raises its price. Conversely, the less popular a drink, the less it costs. Bar promotions (such as a sudden “market crash,” when all prices fall) affect prices minute to minute. Television screens and LED tickers display the prices so patrons can follow along—and throw elbows to get their orders in.The system is currently set up in 25 watering holes, and there are plans to be in 300 by year’s end.

Seriously? Would you do this? I don’t want to work this hard just to get a drink.

Line 6 wireless guitar system

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Relay G55 delivers tour-grade digital wireless in a compact, half-rack format—so you can enjoy wireless freedom without compromising your guitar tone.

I haven’t had a chance to try this system. I use an AKG wireless unit for my guitar.

Facebook SDK adds support for iOS 6

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We’re happy to announce the Facebook SDK 3.1 for iOS that adds support for the Facebook integration in iOS 6. This integration opens up new opportunities for mobile app developers as you can easily build the foundation for a social app, Facebook Login and sharing functionality, into your product.

Pixelmator turns 5

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Congratulations to everyone at Pixelmator as they celebrate their fifth birthday and thanks for sponsoring The Loop.

djay updated: This is what an iPhone 5 update should be

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Remember in my iPhone 5 review I said that developers would be doing more than just making their apps longer for the new screen size? This is a perfect example. When djay got updated they added functionality in that extra space.

MacTech Conference 2012

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MacTech Conference is a 3-day, immersive, technical conference specifically designed for Apple developers, IT Pros, and Enterprise.

You can register on their Web site.

Poster designed to celebrate 10 years of the Apple Online Store

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The design features 3,650 cursor icons to symbolically represent every day the store was live. Printed in 2 hits of black with mirror chrome ‘liquid foil’ printing. Designed at Apple, Inc.

This looks very cool, except the cursor is white (Windows), instead of black (Mac).

Disappointing

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Funny how people people can take a successful iPhone 5 launch and try to say it’s disappointing.

“I’m not fucking Justin Bieber, you motherfuckers!”

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Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong smashed his guitar on stage because he was angry that his set was cut short for Usher and Justin Bieber. He is now “seeking treatment for substance abuse.”

I don’t know, sounds justified to me.

A Pale Horse Named Death

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“A Pale Horse Named Death is the brainchild of Brooklyn, NY native Sal Abruscato, and sounds like Alice in Chains mysteriously sneaking up behind Type O Negative with a butcher knife while being filmed for a future episode of “Law & Order”.

I am loving this band.

Apple TV update

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Among the things we like in the new Apple TV software (in addition to the obligatory stability and performance fixes) is the ability to easily save multiple iTunes accounts and switch between them, support for Shared Photo Streams and AirPlay broadcasting from Apple TV to other devices

Sounds like a huge update.

Google mocks Apple Maps

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I understand why people would be upset for with Apple’s Map application, but if you are going to mock it, you should have a product that, you know, people want.

RIM deathwatch

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“This is the first quarter we are expecting zero subscriber growth – a loss in enterprise [customers] offset by a small gain in international consumer subs,” said Kris Thompson of National Bank Financial. “Starting next quarter, we see the sub base in a downward spiral with Blackberry 10 potentially slowing [the losses], but we’re not holding our breath.”

Dead.

About iPhone 5 sales

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Eric Slivka:

Marshall notes that many of those first-day pre-orders, as well as ones made after that date, have yet to be delivered, and thus Apple can not yet count them as sold.

That would boost the sales numbers by quite a bit.