Photoshop Touch iPad app for creative photo editing

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Adobe:

Photoshop Touch app lets you quickly combine images, apply professional effects, share the results with friends and family through social networking sites like Facebook, and more — all from the convenience of your tablet.

A first review is available at MacStories.

20 must see places before the world ends

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Buzzfeed:

It’s 2012. And it seems like something much, much worse than what the Mayans predicted is coming—and much sooner than you’d think. These are the twenty places you definitely want to see before it’s all over on March 6, 2012.

I’ve been to three of these and would like to get to at least three more. Won’t make it before March 6th though.

Watch a live feed of this planetary alignment

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Wired Science:

The moon, Venus, and Jupiter — the three brightest objects in the night sky — will be putting on a dazzling celestial show shortly after sunset both Feb. 25 and 26, coming together in a tight triangle. With any luck, you might also spot tiny Mercury down near the horizon just as the sun goes down.People all over the world can check out the performance just by stepping outside and looking westward. If snowstorms or general chilliness drive you inside, you can always watch the spectacular event live on the Slooh Space Camera feed, starting both nights at 6:30 p.m. PST.

Danica walks away from major wreck

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ESPN:

As the No. 10 Chevrolet rolled to a stop Thursday, the front end destroyed after a horrific impact with the inside retaining wall, Danica Patrick let her crew know she was all right.She did it with three simple words, two of which would make many blush.

The Daytona 500 is this weekend and this video reminds you of not only how dangerous the race is but also, paradoxically, how safe it is.

How to remove your Google search history

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EFF:

If you want to keep Google from combining your Web History with the data they have gathered about you in their other products, such as YouTube or Google Plus, you may want to remove all items from your Web History and stop your Web History from being recorded in the future.Note that disabling Web History in your Google account will not prevent Google from gathering and storing this information and using it for internal purposes. It also does not change the fact that any information gathered and stored by Google could be sought by law enforcement.

Hat tip to Daring Fireball.

The complete iPhone TV ad campaign

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Adweek:

It’s hard to think of a product that’s had a greater impact on the culture in the past five years than the iPhone. Thanks to TBWA, it’s gotten remarkable advertising to match. Check out all 84 spots that have aired so far, beginning with the first teaser up through today.

How audio engineers tweak music for the iPod age

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Ars Technica:

To highlight work done to improve the sound of compressed music files, Apple recently launched a “Mastered for iTunes” section on the iTunes Store.How does this work? Ars spoke with Masterdisk Chief Engineer Andy VanDette, who recently completed a project remastering the bulk of Rush’s back catalogue. As part of the process, VanDette created special versions of each song specifically for uploading to the iTunes Store.

I bet you didn’t realize the effort that goes into creating music for the iTunes store.

Foxconn, Apple, and the Fair Labor Association respond to ABC News

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ABC News:

Last night’s special edition of Nightline expanded upon that original report, and included footage from inside the factory, interviews with the workers, and even a visit to a local village.Since ABC News’ original report, Apple, Foxconn, and the Fair Labor Association have sent statements explaining a few sentences in the original report.

What happens when you hit a mountain at 120mph?

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Gizmodo:

Jeb Corliss hit the side of Table Mountain while attempting a wingsuit jump. Now, the footage from the cameras mounted to his helmet is available—and it looks terrifying.

I love these wingsuit videos but this guy was asking for trouble “flying” so low, trying to grab the balloons!

Apple defends rights to iPad name in Shanghai court

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New York Times:

Apple Inc. defended itself in a local court here Wednesday against allegations that it does not own rights to the iPad trademark in China, a challenge that threatens to prevent the company from selling one of its most popular products in one of its fastest growing markets.The heated, four-hour session at the Shanghai Pudong New Area People’s Court ended, though, without the local district judge issuing any ruling or giving any public indication of how the case would be resolved.

What we learned from the ‘Nightline’ report on Foxconn factories

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The Verge:

Nightline has aired its report from Foxconn’s factories on ABC. In the report, host Bill Weir speaks directly to factory workers as well as their managers. You would think that this “unprecedented” look inside Apple factories would reveal much we didn’t know, but the show was relatively light on information.We’ve compiled a list of the most interesting facts in bullet points, but we’re left feeling like there wasn’t much meat on the bones of the 30-minute report.

i hope no one was expecting some kind of Mike Wallace “60 Minutes” explosive, rip-the-lid-off-the-industry kind of expose.

Flickr getting a major makeover

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Betabeat:

Markus Spiering, senior product manager for Flickr, is very happy to be making extensive changes to the Flickr interface, the first of which will roll out next week, as he explained in a meeting with Betabeat, Yahoo’s Jason Khoury, and Flickr.com, looking pretty on Mr. Spiering’s Macbook Air.The new photo view will hit on Feb. 28, Mr. Spiering said, and with it comes a new upload interface. Flickr’s uploading page now looks more like an app than a website. Goodbye, retro blue links. Hello, swoopy drag-and-drop.

I’ve used Flickr for years and am looking forward to the revamp. The interface is definitely long in the tooth.

Facial recognition billboard for women only

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Mashable:

A new kind of outdoor advertisement is being tested on Oxford Street in London’s West End. The interactive advertisement uses a high-definition camera to scan pedestrians and identify their gender before showing a specific ad. The built-in system has a 90% accuracy rate in analyzing a person’s facial features and determining if they’re male or female.Males won’t be able to see the full ad and will be directed to Plan UK’s website instead. The purpose of this was to show men “a glimpse of what it’s like to have basic choices taken away.”

This is the tip of the focused advertisement iceberg.

The curious case of (cr)apps that make money

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PandoDaily:

Apple has a serious problem on their hands, and it is one they need to fix it as soon as possible. This is an issue that Apple’s biggest ally – iOS developers – are complaining about, one that hurts the user, and one that could end up damaging the iOS ecosystem more than any set of labor issues ever could.The issue we are facing, is the proliferation of scamming apps. Apple needs to take better care of its walled garden.

Best. Technical College. Ad. Ever.

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Gizmodo:

What begins as a seemingly cheesy commercial for the Central Institute of Technology in Australia quickly devolves into a morass of extremely dark silliness. But yes, it’s actually a real ad for a real school. Very creative, twisted, and funny.

Utterly demented video.

Nook Tablet goes on a diet, loses $50

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Barnes & Noble is bolstering its Nook Tablet line by introducing a lower-priced version with less storage – more competition for the Kindle.