Photos of purported 'iPhone 5' engineering samples have been leaked online by Gottabemobile.
A trusted source inside the Apple supply chain sent images of the metal iPhone 5 design sample. The metal block shows the size of the iPhone 5, where the antenna and ports will be be and other design aspects.
The iPhone 5 is the first significant iPhone redesign since the iPhone 4 was introduced in June 2010. It will likely debut alongside iOS 6 this fall.
Numbers (Excel/ Spreadsheet for iPad/iPhone/iPodTouch)
It’s the most innovative spreadsheet app ever designed for a mobile device. And now iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch are all part of the equation. Make spreadsheets anywhere you are. Plan, organize, or analyze anything you can think of. And with a few taps of your finger, you’ll see just how beautiful data can be.
Note: before installing imovie on your ipad, sync tons of your photos/videos first
while watching this tutorial.
Also, please take note that after installing iMovie on your ipad 1,
you will have some issues syncing some of your photos or videos in itunes. This will popout.
When this happens, just hit on Cancel.
As for the moment, I'm figuring out a way on how to add photos/videos direct to my ipad without syncing it in itunes. For my photos, I have saved it in another applications like Dropbox, Googledocs and extract the photos from there.
Will update you on my workaround with transferring videos without buying expensive accesories later on.
For now, enjoy iMovie with your existing pictures and movies.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Vacations can lead to lots of idle downtime for browsing photo galleries and videos. But what about editing and producing some short movie gems on the fly?
Luckily, Apple’s iPad 2 was packed for this two-week New Zealand trip. It was included to use e-mail andSkype, plan travels, play endless hours of Angry Birds — and shoot and edit high-definition video on the go.
The iPad’s nearly 10-inch sexy screen was a natural for reviewing homemade videos right on the spot. Spectators were amazed when showed newly captured footage of erupting geysers or Kiwi bungee jumpers.
And courtesy of Apple’s $4.99 iMovie app and rival video programs ReelDirector and Splice, you can turn these little productions into mini video postcards. It’s then a breeze to get them right onto Facebook, direct from your motel room. You don't have to wait until you get home. Nor do you have to worry that your creation will forever rot in your camera.
The New Zealand trip yielded four finished iPad-produced pieces. There would have been more had it been possible to include the video clips shot and imported from other cameras into the iPad. But they don’t work in iMovie without going through a serious workaround. More on that in a moment.
First, let’s talk about the iPad 2 as a video-capture device. The pros are big: a huge screen, instant gratification, exceptional video quality in good light. But the cons are many: no flash, no zoom and it’s bulky. It does not fit well into a pocket or tote. There’s no tripod mount for it either, so your finished video could get quite shaky. And the unsteadiness is much more noticeable on the larger screen.
That issue can be fixed by using instant crutches — like positioning the iPad on a fence, a desk, the ground, anything to keep it steady.
On the trip, point-and-shoot cameras from Canon, Nikon, Sony and Panasonic were also brought along, to test out for future reviews, and they all had the features the iPad lacks: zoom, flash, tripod mounts, removable memory and better lenses.
In each case, the video quality from the cameras was sharper and crisper, especially on the Canon PowerShot S95.
But none had that huge tablet screen for monitoring the video. Nor the add-on features that people love about the iPad, such as the Web browser and all those apps. And you can’t make a video on a Canon camera, edit it right there on the spot, click a button and send it directly to Facebook.
So let’s get back to the editing process. Apple’s mobile iMovie, introduced for the iPhone 4 in 2010, is a nifty little program that will trim the excess from your clips and put in menus, titles, music and sound effects. You also get the ability to record voice-overs for narration. But it has some shortcomings.
In iMovie, you begin with your raw video footage, and Apple gives you three choices: video — most likely from the iPad — photos from the “camera roll” and music from your iPad.
The bad part is that you won’t be able to access video clips shot on other cameras and imported into the iPad. So if you plan on editing while on vacation, using a variety of video sources, you’re out of luck unless you also bring a laptop — and that’s a pain.
To convert, you’ll need to import the footage to a computer and iTunes, click the Advanced tab, and click the “convert to iPad” tab. Then you’ll need to sync the laptop and iPad to get the video back onto the tablet.
This step was especially frustrating, as the clips from the Canon and Nikon cameras had already been imported and played just fine on the iPad — but were non-existent in iMovie.
Fortunately, the App Store offers other video programs. Yet there are only a few video-editing tools there. Both Splice — which has a free version — but you'll need to spend for transitions, background music and other features — and ReelDirector, which goes for $1.99, were at the top of the list. Both came in handy on the trip by allowing point-and-shoot camera footage along with the iPad footage.
Those programs are bare-bones compared with iMovie, though. ReelDirector is the better of two, but unlike iMovie, you won't get menus, audio-editing controls or one-click uploads here.
Still, after spending time editing with the iPad 2 when it first came out, then in New Zealand on travel videos, here’s what would be nice to see in iMovie: easier trimming of videos, more transitions, manual options on photo zooms, more menu choices, better control of video titles and more fadeout controls.
Let’s face it, though. Most people never get around to editing their videos. So having easy-to-obtain software on a device that lets you edit anywhere, like the iPad, will, hopefully, result in more polished videos. This is a great start.
But just as with games, which bring you in for a small fee then sell you add-ons, Apple might just have a good market for iMovie add-ons, either with tools or a more robust iMovie Pro version.
Here’s one customer ready to fork over another $5 or more before starting the next video.
In what likely the first of many to come, a case for the iPad 2 has appeared online and shows aspacefor a rear facing camera. Dubbed the "Crystal Case for iPad 2nd Generation," the case appears to have different, slimmer contours than the first-generation model, with the speaker opening unusually large on the back, and a hole for a rear-facing camera in the upper left-hand corner, similar to its position on the iPhone and fourth-generation iPod touch.
Apple is expected to launch a new version of its tablet as early as February.
The “Find my iPhone” application tracks down snatch thief (Yahoo!)
Snatch thieves should know better than to be stealing “smart” phones these days.
According to Channel NewsAsia (CNA), a serial snatch thief who stole a 36-year-old woman’s iPhone last Sunday morning along Lim Liak Street in Tiong Bahru didn’t get very far — all thanks to an iPhone application called “Find My iPhone“.
The iPhone application, which can be downloaded for free via Apple’s iTunes, helped tracked police track down the missing phone via a map.
It led to the arrest of an18-year-old Malaysian man, who was arrested along Outram Road on Monday.
He is believed to be accountable for other snatch theft cases in the Tiong Bahru and Kim Tian estates.
I am not impressed with the iPad launching here in Singapore.
Do you know why?
Because....
No MORE STOCKS!!!
My friend had a favor. She was able to secure 32gig ipad wifi+3g and have asked me to unbox it.
So here are the pics!
But me??
I think I'm gona have to wait till next month for the next ipad wifi+3g stock to arrive??
Pathetic!
Sometimes I hate apple for making me feel this way!
Apple launching means = Some people get to go home with their ipad , happy.
Others go home for NOTHING ..emotions down, sad, tired, hungry , disappointed because of the long queues and failed hopes !!
Jetstar will launch a trial of of new in-flight entertainment system featuring the new iPad tablet computer.
The program will roll out later this month on on selected domestic routes across Australia.
The iPads will loaded up with in-flight entertainment such as videos, e-books, magazines, games and music. The devices will be rented out at a cost of $10.
"Given the demand for the iPad so far, I anticipate it will have strong appeal amongst our passengers," said Jetstar CEO Bruce Buchanan in a press release.
Jetstar is teaming up with the British company Bluebox Avionics and Stellar Inflight to implement the trial.
Bluebox has previously provided hardware and software for viewing content for in-flight entertainment systems.
The company says the system will even allows for the iPad to be used during take-off and landing, when other electronic devices have to be shut off.
With a screen size of 9.7-inches, the iPad is almost the exact dimension of many built-in entertainment units currently being used by airlines.
One game that probably won't be on offer is Flight Control, a game made by the Melbourne-based developer Firemint. The game requires players to land a number of planes without crashing them into one another.
It was one of those “waiting to happen” customizations from the get-go: The iPad has been installed in a car dashboard. A project of Sound Man Car Audio in Santa Clarita, CA, the installation video below shows the dock connector hook into an Onkyo ND-S1 Digital Media Transport, Audison Bit One D/A converter and, appropriately enough, a McIntosh amplifier.
Check out the video below to see the physical installation of the iPad as an entertainment hub in a Toyota Tacoma.
It’s been spotted in the car and in the kitchen cabinet, but the newest custom locale for the “magical” iPad? Swivel-mounted to the bedroom wall.
YouTube user dim3m cooked up this DIY wall mount setup out of a VESA TV mount and an iPad case to create a $40 articulating iPad stand. It looks like a nice, flexible solution for hands-free media watching that requires little actual construction and won’t break the bank. Check out the video below for the mount in action. The second video showcases the new and improved painted version with speakers.
