Maschine Mikro is based on a highly portable controller that provides hands-on control of the central Maschine features at two-thirds of the size and weight of the full-sized hardware. Utilizing a single display and a dynamically assigned high-resolution master encoder … Continued
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∞ HP, the new RIM
Wall Street Journal: Boast that you’re going to attack Apple’s iPad with your $499 TouchPad. Then dump your TouchPad in a $99 fire sale and announce you’re just not going to offer it anymore. Telegraph to the world that you … Continued
∞ The Amazon tablet
MG Siegler has the scoop: Again, the device is a 7-inch tablet with a capacitive touch screen. It is multi-touch, but from what I saw, I believe the reports that it relies on a two-finger multi-touch (instead of 10-finger, like … Continued
∞ Bungie Aerospace debuts Crimson: Steam Pirates for iPad
Earlier this year famed Halo game creator Bungie announced the formation of Bungie Aerospace, a new venture aimed at publishing mobile games. The first fruit of that labor, Crimson: Steam Pirates, is now available for the iPad on the App … Continued
∞ Emma and the Inventor comes to iPad
Tricky Software has announced the release of Emma and the Inventor for the iPad. It’s a free download, though unlocking the full game requires a $4.99 in-app purchase. Emma’s Grandfather Jenkins has completed his greatest invention ever, but the mysterious … Continued
∞ Game devs imagine iPad 3
IndustryGamers: Dave Castelnuovo – Owner, Bolt Creative “I would like to see a personal anti-grav device built into the ipad 3 so that I could sit on it and allow me to hover around instead of walking. Kind of like … Continued
∞ Griffin offers three-in-one stylus/pen/laser pointer
Griffin Technology on Thursday announced its Stylus + Pen + Laser Pointer, a three-in-one device. It costs $49.99. The gadget combines a rubber-ended stylus that mimics a finger-press, for use on an iPad, iPhone or other touchscreen surface. A refillable … Continued
∞ Refurbished iPad 2s show up in online Apple Store
MacRumors: Apple has just begun offering refurbished iPad 2 units in its online store, opening the way for modest price savings on available models. Discounts currently come in at only $50 off of pricing for brand-new units, and no low-end units are … Continued
∞ Financial Times drops iPad app, replaces with Web site
The Financial Times has pulled its iPad app from App Store circulation, replacing it with what the publication calls “a new, faster, more complete app” – a customized Web site – instead.
∞ Don't buy an iPad from some guy at McDonald's parking lot
Matt Burns for TechCrunch: You see, Ashley then exchanges her money for the iPad and drives home where she then opens up the FedEX container, for the first time, to find that *shock* it was a scam. She had purchased … Continued
∞ Stupid HP
Reuters: Hewlett-Packard Co may resurrect its TouchPad as it weighs a spinoff of its personal computer arm, the head of its PC division said, suggesting HP might revive a tablet that lasted just six weeks in the face of stiff … Continued
∞ Elements text editor updated for iPhone and iPad
Elements 2.0.1 on the App Store: Elements is a beautiful, versatile text editor for iOS. Elements allows you to view, edit and share plain text documents on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. All of your data is stored in … Continued
∞ Star Legends debuts, new iOS MMO from Pocket Legends makers
Spacetime Studios has announced the release of Star Legends: The Blackstar Chronicles for all iOS devices. It’s a new massively multiplayer online game from the makers of the enormously popular Pocket Legends. (The game is supported by in-app purchases.)
∞ The Shrine of Apple
Shrine of Apple: Our mission is to showcase the entire spectrum of products that Apple have sold to the public since 1976 – every product Apple Inc has ever produced, in the highest quality and definition possible. Every desktop, every … Continued
∞ Room monitor works with iOS devices
Stem Innovation has announced the iZON Remote Room Monitor, a video camera that streams live audio and video to an iOS device anywhere in the world. It costs $129.95 and is available in select Best Buy locations, but is soon … Continued
∞ Pixelmator team releases Flapcraft game for iPhone and iPad
Flapcraft on the App Store: Flapcraft is a cheerfully addictive game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, where you play as a handsome Viking doing tricks in the air by flying on a wooden log. In addition to fun gameplay … Continued
∞ Salesforce CEO gifts App Store trademark to Jobs
TNW: Benioff liked the name so much that he trademarked the term and bought the domain. It was only when Apple (and Jobs) introduced the App Store on the iPhone that the Salesforce chief decided he needed to something about … Continued
∞ Tampa Bay Buccaneers use iPads for playbooks
St. Petersburg Times: …rather than producing thick periodicals the size of the Yellow Pages, the Bucs have downloaded their playbooks on iPad 2s and distributed them to each of their 90 players. What’s more, players can use the tablet computer … Continued
∞ Study: iPad users spend most time with news, play games most frequently
Localytics reports that iPad users spend a great deal of time reading news on their devices – more than twice the average length of time than other apps. Music, health and reference apps followed.
∞ Judge says Apple's 'slide to unlock' patent likely invalid
FOSS Patents: Even if preliminary, the detailed decision handed today contains some interesting information, some of which is also relevant to some other lawsuits, such as Apple’s disputes with Motorola and HTC. In the United States, Apple asserts its slide-to-unlock … Continued
∞ Malware slams Android, but not iOS
Android is being slammed by malware, according to a new report released on Tuesday by Antivirus vendor McAfee.
∞ United Airlines deploys 11,000 iPads to pilots
United on Tuesday said it is converting its flight decks to be completely paperless and will deploy 11,000 iPads to all United and Continental pilots.
∞ Cool things to expect from RIM: Native email on PlayBook
BlackBerry Cool: With summer ending, we’re expecting a few announcements from RIM just around the corner. End of summer also means we’re closer to the holiday season where RIM and all the major tech companies scramble to get a killer … Continued
∞ Wait… RIM's PlayBook sucks ass, but it's HP that cancels its tablet
What kind of perverse, unforgiving parallel universe did I wake up in that allowed the PlayBook to still be on the market, and HP’s TouchPad has been discontinued.
∞ HP discontinues TouchPad after less than two months
If you were thinking about an HP TouchPad instead of the iPad, don’t bother. HP announced Thursday that it is discontinuing operations for webOS devices, including the TouchPad and webOS phones.
∞ RC helicopter from Griffin uses iOS device as controller
Here’s something I’m sure is going to be on the gift lists of a lot of iOS users: the Helo TC, from Griffin Technology, that long-time maker of peripherals and accessories for Apple devices. It costs $49.99 and is now … Continued
∞ Finding Apple's secret sauce for the iPad
ZDNet: This consistent marketing experience from Apple is something that competitors simply cannot reproduce. These companies are coming from a computer background for the most part, and they are set up to market new products to the audience that buys … Continued
∞ Modern tablet concept is Apple’s; everything else is just a feature
Tablets have been around for years, and while there was a lot of interest in what the platform could do, they never really caught on. It wasn’t until Apple released the iPad that tablets became a popular device.
∞ Best Buy only sells 25,000 HP TouchPads
Arik Hesseldahl: According to one source who’s seen internal HP reports, Best Buy has taken delivery of 270,000 TouchPads and has so far managed to sell only 25,000, or less than 10 percent of the units in its inventory. A … Continued
∞ Samsung overturns EU injunction against Galaxy Tab 10.1
MacUser (UK): A court in Düsseldorf has lifted the injunction it granted Apple last week, which prevented Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in all European Union countries except the Netherlands. The initial injunction banned Samsung’s Korean-based parent company … Continued