iPad By Davis: “Withings set to launch the Wireless Scale, bathroom scales with iPhone connectivity” plus 19 more |
- Withings set to launch the Wireless Scale, bathroom scales with iPhone connectivity
- Share humorous e-cards with someecards for iPhone
- How to send a contact card with iMessage or SMS
- This is my body - Anatomy for kids for iPad review
- iMore contest winners: HDR photography and Follow and Win!
- Remains of the Day: Copy machine
- Leaks accurate, this is what the new iPhone will look like
- Apple device IDs hacked: What you need to know
- TechHive: Anti-security group claims FBI breach, posts 1 million iOS UDIDs
- Analysis: Forecasting Apple's Sept. 12 press event
- Report Says iPad Cannibalizing PC Sales in Education Market
- Create reminders when you aren't in Reminders
- Apple announces iPhone 5 event for September 12
- Apple announces Sep. 12 special event
- PhotoToaster Gets a Major Update & It’s On Sale for 50% Off
- How to fix the rear facing camera in an iPhone 4S
- iOS 6 preview
- TechHive: Who's still not on the iTunes Store?
- Postbox offers a serious alternative to Apple's Mail app
- iPhone 5 dream device giveaway!
Withings set to launch the Wireless Scale, bathroom scales with iPhone connectivity Posted: 05 Sep 2012 03:06 AM PDT Well known manufacturer Withings has just announced a new model to its range of bathroom scales and this one looks to cut the cord completely. The new bathroom scales offer Bluetooth connections for local connectivity to your iPhone as well as Wi-Fi and all the initial set up of the scales is done wirelessly without the need for any Mac or PC. The Withings WS-30 scales look to not only bring a beautiful set of scales to your bathroom but also the motivation you need to shed those excess pounds too. The companion app will send you push notifications to remind you to get weighed in the morning as well as provide you with inspiration to meet your weight loss goals.
The WS-30 will not replace the current WB-S01 model of scales offered by Withings but instead will just become a slightly cheaper alternative with additional Bluetooth connectivity; the WB-S01 does have some additional features like body fat measurement that the WS-30 will not do. The suggested retail price of the new WS-30 scales will be around €120 ($150) and they should be available later this month. Do you own or want to own a set of intelligent connected scales? Do you think it's worth paying the extra money for a set of scales that can automatically record your weight on your iPhone or is it just as easy to do it manually and save yourself a few dollars? Source: Withings Blog |
Share humorous e-cards with someecards for iPhone Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:27 PM PDT If you're a big fan of the popular humor site someecards.com, then you'll love someecards for iPhone. With it, you can view and send new cards as they go live, get topical humor right to your iPhone (including cards that make fun of iPhones), enjoy the same categories that are offered on the website (from flirting to workplace to cry for help), save cards as favorites, and more. someecards organizes its content by newest, popular, or category. You can also search for keywords and mark cards as favorites. The news tab is essentially someecards' twitter feed with links to posts on their website. Since the Twitter feed is basically just spitting out someecards' RSS feed, I think it would've been better of they pulled directly from RSS instead of using Twitter. When you come across a card you want to share, you can send it to Facebook, Twitter, Email, SMS, or save it to your Camera Roll. I tend to see a lot of e-cards from someecards on Facebook these days, so if you're one of those people to love to spam shower your friends with these images, then someecards for iPhone is definitely for you! $0.99 - Download Now |
How to send a contact card with iMessage or SMS Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:19 PM PDT If you need to quickly send contact information from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, it's easy to do with iMessage or even good, old-fashioned SMS. Sharing a contact via iMessage is much faster than typing it out, after all. As long as you have the information listed in your iOS Contacts app, you're always only a few taps away from sharing a vCard file (vcf) containing phone numbers, email, street addresses, and much more. Waring: Because iMessage shares the entire vCard file, that could include more personal information that you intend. For example, sharing your own vCard could include all your Siri relationships. If there are contacts you need to share frequently, and don't want to share every bit of information about, you might want to create a duplicate, less detailed vCard to share. How to share a contact card from your iPhone using iMessageYou can send a contact card with your iPhone through either iMessage or SMS which means the recipient can be another iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac user, or any other kind of smartphone user.
If the bubble surrounding the contact is blue, it was sent using iMessage. If it is green, the other person does not use iMessage, or iMessage was unavailable, and it was sent using regular SMS/MMS. How to share a contact card from your iPad or iPod touch using iMessageThe iPad and iPod touch will only be able to share a contact with another iMessage user so make sure whoever you're choosing to send a contact to is using iMessage as well.
How to share a contact card from your Mac using iMessage
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This is my body - Anatomy for kids for iPad review Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:28 PM PDT This is my body - Anatomy for kids is an iPad app that teaches the principles of human anatomy in a playful and engaging way. It features informations about all important aspects of the human body in a beautifully designed and illustrated app package. Since Anatomy is designed for kids, all of the screens are fun animations and everything is narrated by a young girl. Before you start, you get to choose from 8 different characters. There are four girls and four girls to choose from. Anatomy does make a point to mention that how you look doesn't have an impact on how your body works and that all bodies function the same -- every human is unique, yet we are all very similar. After choosing your character, there are nine different modules to explore: Growing, My Skin, My Senses, I am Hungry!, Breathing, Heartbeat, My Muscles, My Nerves, and My Skeleton. At each section, you can tap and interact with different elements of the screen to learn about body parts or to participate in actions like putting a bandaid on a cut. At the top and right of the screen of the main page of each section of Anatomy, you'll see ribbons. Pulling the top ribbon down will navigate to the next module and pulling the right ribbon to the left will move to the next page of the current module. There are multiple pages with each section that provide a lot of great information. For example, in the Growing module, there are five pages that discuss uniqueness vs similarities of people, fingertips, pregnancy, hair and fingernail growth, and more. Some pages can be scrolled up for even more information. If you tap on a block of italicized text, the narrator will read it to you. Anatomy does mention that we originate from an egg cell that is fertilized by a sperm, so if you're not ready to answer the questions your child may ask when learning this fact, you may not want to have your child use This is my body quite yet. When swiping down to navigate between modules, you are essentially removing layers of the body. Your character will start fully clothed, then just tank top and underwear, then to being in only underwear or completely naked, then different screens for digestive, respiratory, and circulatory systems. Next, the skin will be removed to show the muscular system, then the nervous system, and lastly, the skeletal system. From the Settings app, you can choose whether the My Senses module will show your character completely naked (with genitalia that can be identified) or in underwear only. The good
The bad
The conclusionThis is my body - Anatomy for kids is a fantastic way for children to learn more about their bodies. It is very engaging and fun for all young learners and makes learning about the human body fun and exciting. $1.99 - Download Now |
iMore contest winners: HDR photography and Follow and Win! Posted: 04 Sep 2012 08:02 PM PDT If there's one thing iMore loves even more than iPhones and iPads, it's giving cool iPhone and iPad accessories and apps to our awesome readers. This week we have... Follow iMore and Win August winners
Watch for this month's prizes to be announced later this week, and keep following for your chances to win Weekly Photo Contest: HDR!Winner: LanceWebb; Pro HDR app Honorable mention: for3nsicguy; Pro HDR app You can see all of the spectacular entries in the HDR photo contest over in the forums, and be on the lookout for the next photo contest theme to be announced soon. Congratulations to all the winners! You will be contacted during the week with information on claiming your prizes. |
Remains of the Day: Copy machine Posted: 04 Sep 2012 04:30 PM PDT |
Leaks accurate, this is what the new iPhone will look like Posted: 04 Sep 2012 02:57 PM PDT iMore has learned that recent parts leaks and dummy phones are accurate representations of what the new iPhone (iPhone 5,1) will look like when Apple announces it on September 12, 2012. Almost identical in design to the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, the major visible differences will include a 4-inch display with a 16:9 aspect ratio, a metallic plate across most the back, and a miniaturized Dock connector and relocated 3.5mm headset jack along the bottom. Apple originally prototyped a 3.5-inch and at least one 4-inch designs for the 2012 iPhone. iLounge accurately reported on one of the 4-inch prototypes back in May. iMore also learned that Apple would decide which prototype to go with sometime in July, and on July 17, the Wall Street Journal reported Apple had begun manufacturing. On July 30, iMore learned Apple had settled on September 12, 2012 for the iPhone 5 announcement event, which has since been confirmed by Apple. iMore has also reported that September 21 will be the U.S. iPhone launch day, with the second wave of launches currently scheduled for on or around October 5. This information comes from sources who have been reliable in the past. While nothing is confirmed until Apple shows it off on stage, based on the parts, dummies, and other reports, it seems highly probable. There's too much to cover, so we'll sum up. On February 23, 2012, iMore learned Apple would be miniaturizing the Dock connector for the iPhone 5. On March 23, iMore learned Apple would be including LTE networking in the iPhone 5, as they had the new iPad. On May 11, iMore learned Apple would be trying to remove Google from the iPhone and iOS. On May 29, 9to5Mac posted images of the new, unibody back casing for the iPhone 5. On July 29 and July 30, many of the leaked parts that had been floating around were assembled and shown off in stills and on video. A fully assembled iPhone 5 chassis was caught on camera on August 31, and a dummy unit, representing near-final hardware, was caught on video at IFA 2012 on September 1. Conspiracy theories have been floated suggesting Apple is deliberately leaking false parts or a discarded prototype to create a bigger surprise come September 12. If that's the case, they're spending a lot of time, effort, and money, and doing it at an incredible scale. While Apple has over $100 billion in the bank and could do almost anything they want, they don't have any more time than anyone else, and it seems doubtful they'd waste what precious time they do have on on practical joke when there's so much for them still to do on the real product. Just like last year when we tried to help set expectations before the iPhone 4S event, to the best of our knowledge everyone would be best served going into the September 12 event with their expectations set on the iPhone 5 you see above, and have seen leaked to date. If anyone doesn't believe Apple would use a similar design to the 2010 iPhone 4 and the 2011 iPhone 4S, go back and look at the 2005 Project Purple prototype. Consider that Apple's current platonic ideal for how their phone should look and be built. The iPhone design isn't fashion. Jonathan Ive has said repeatedly, it's function. It's iconic. It's a piece of industrial design rooted in Braun and Leica and Dieter Rams that could sit on any museum shelf. It's some of the best manufacturing ever seen in mobile, and it looks as good today as it did in 2005 and in 2010, and as any phone currently on the market. Apple isn't concerned with making the newest looking phone. They're concerned only with making the best phone. Add a larger screen and a metal back, and shave off a few micro-milimeters from the existing iPhone design, and it would be hard to argue that's not just exactly what they're doing with the iPhone 5. We'll find out for sure in one week's time. |
Apple device IDs hacked: What you need to know Posted: 04 Sep 2012 03:00 PM PDT |
TechHive: Anti-security group claims FBI breach, posts 1 million iOS UDIDs Posted: 04 Sep 2012 02:30 PM PDT |
Analysis: Forecasting Apple's Sept. 12 press event Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:40 PM PDT |
Report Says iPad Cannibalizing PC Sales in Education Market Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:25 PM PDT Image Source: iPad in Schools PC sales data for the June quarter of this year provides some clear evidence that the iPad is cannibalizing a significant chunk of PC sales in the education market – at least according to one Wall Street analyst. As Apple Insider reports, Charlie Wolf of Needham & Company that while PC sales in the education arena are falling iPad sales are booming.
I'm sure the availability of the iPad 2 at its lower $399 price has been a big part of the iPad's growing sales momentum in education. If and when the iPad Mini arrives, at its expected far lower price, I would imagine iPad sales will really take off in this market, as well as with consumers in general. © patrickj for iPad Insight, 2012. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us |
Create reminders when you aren't in Reminders Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:00 AM PDT |
Apple announces iPhone 5 event for September 12 Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:24 AM PDT Apple has announced their September 12 special event, expected to see the introduction of the next generation iPhone 5. The information on the invitation is sparse. According to the graphic shared by Jim Dalrymple of The Loop, it shows the number 12 (the date of the event), and the number 5 (make of that what you will), along with the following line: "It's almost here". According to Jim:
iMore posted the September 12 Apple event date back on July 30, along with what we believe to be the U.S. launch date of September 21. Back on August 13 we posted what we believe is the second wave launch date of October 5. For more on the iPhone 5, including previews of the expected features, check out our iPhone 5 page and make sure you enter our $500 iPhone 5 giveaway now! Source: The Loop |
Apple announces Sep. 12 special event Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:21 AM PDT |
PhotoToaster Gets a Major Update & It’s On Sale for 50% Off Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:25 AM PDT PhotoToaster, the superb and easy to use photo editing / effects app for iPad and iOS, has had a major update today – to Version 4.0. This new version brings a number of cool new features to an already stellar app. Here are some of those new features:
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How to fix the rear facing camera in an iPhone 4S Posted: 04 Sep 2012 08:46 AM PDT The iPhone 4S has a great camera that can capture amazing photos, so if that camera stops working, it's a pretty big deal. If the damage isn't covered by AppleCare or insurance, it can also be a costly problem. Luckily, a DIY repair is possible, and isn't too difficult. It'll only take you around 20-30 minutes and cost you less than $60, which makes it a great option for anyone out-of-warranty and not considering a new phone. Follow along and we'll get your iPhone 4S camera back in working order in no time. Disclaimer: As with any repair, neither iMore nor PXLFIX can be held responsible for any damage you may do to your device. It's also worth considering that opening up your device to perform any repair or modification can and will void your Apple warranty. If you don't feel comfortable opening your device, don't. Use extreme care and caution when performing a repair on any device. What you'll need to DIY replace an iPhone 4S rear cameraPXLFIX recommends using only quality and genuine parts from a reputable supplier like eTech Parts. They have quality parts, tools, and much more for all your repair needs. You will find links to the specific parts you'll need for this repair in the list below.
Power off your iPhone 4SBefore performing any repair you should always power off your device before opening it up. Remove the back plate
Remove the battery and grounding clip
Remove the top logic board shieldThe camera cable is protected by the top silver logic board shield. To replace it, we'll need to remove that shield for a few minutes.
Replace the rear camera assembly
Replace the top logic board shieldNow that the new camera assembly is secured into place on the logic board, we can go ahead and replace the shield.
Replace the battery and grounding clip
Replace the back plate
And ...done!That's it. Now that you've finished reassembling your iPhone 4S you can go ahead and power it on. Pop into the camera app and test the new camera to make sure it's functioning correctly. That's all there is to it. Now get back to taking all those amazing pictures. You can also check out our guide to creating amazing photos with your iPhone 4S for photo tips as well. Want to know how to perform another type of iPhone repair or modification? Send me suggestions to ally@imore.com. For questions or to inquire about mail-in repairs through PXLFIX, you can follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook or e-mail us directly! Additional resources: |
Posted: 04 Sep 2012 08:47 AM PDT Everything you need to know about Apple's upcoming iOS 6 software update for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPadiOS 6 was previewed at Apple's WWDC 2012 and has been in a closed developer beta ever since. While Apple has promised some 200 new features, we've only seen them show off 10 major ones to date. Still, there's a lot within those 10 for us to sink out teeth into. We've compared them to previous iOS flagship features, and to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Windows Phone 8, and BlackBerry 10 flagship features, and explained why the focus this year might be more on Apple's platform than user-facing features. We've also broken them down feature by feature, looked at what Apple's has said about them, and analyzed what they have to offer. Now we're rounding all the up here, and we'll keep it updated here through the Gold Master (GM) seed we expect on September 12, and the release we anticipate sometime around September 19. MapsWith iOS 6, Apple is replacing the previous, Google-powered Maps app on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, with a completely redesigned, re-rendered, and re-imagined Apple Maps app. The data itself is supplied by TomTom and others, but Apple has created all-new vector map art, and while they've lost some features, like Street View, and are handing off transit date to App Store apps, they're adding a dramatic new Flyover mode, traffic data, and turn-by-turn navigation. And if you miss the old app, good news, a Google Maps app should be headed to the App Store as well. Siri: Sports, restaurants, movies, status sharing, app launching, and iPad supportSiri, as introduced in on the iPhone 4S, is an able if not particularly well-rounded personal assistant. With iOS 6, however, Siri is adding several knew services to its repertoire. Soon, with Siri, you'll be able to find out everything about your favorite sports teams, make reservations at your favorite restaurants, find out where your favorite movies are playing, share it all to Facebook and Twitter, and... do it on the new iPad as well.
Facebook integrationFacebook integration for iOS has been rumored for a couple years now, buy iOS 4 shipped with nary a Like in sight, and iOS 5 with only Twitter and tweets to show for itself. With iOS 6 Facebook hits the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad in full force. We're talking built-in status sharing, content sharing, calendar and contacts integration, and a whole lot of stuff you can Like, built-in. iCloud: Shared Photo StreamsPhoto Stream debuted in iOS 5 as part of iCloud and while it offered some nifty automatic backup and PassbookPassbook is a brand new, built-in app for iOS 6 designed to serve as a one-stop repository for all the tickets, coupons, gift cards, and other vouchers provided by third-party App Store apps. That means all the stuff in your Apple Store app, Starbucks app, Delta app, Fandango app, and more is easily accessible via a single Home screen icon, and what's more -- Passbook knows what time it is and where you are, so it can put whatever card you need right on your Lock screen, right when you need it. FaceTime over cellularFaceTime over cellular -- the ability to place Apple's version of video calls using 3G and 4G networks -- is coming with iOS 6. Thanks to the carriers being insane, it took 2 years to happen, and even now might be painful, but it's coming. Also coming is the ability to unify your iPhone FaceTime phone number and iPad/iPod touch FaceTime email address, so you no longer have to try and guess which one to reach a multi-device user at. Phone: Do Not Disturb and Remind Me LaterWhile Apple improved their alert system with Notification Center in iOS 5, they're finally bringing some sanity and serenity to it with iOS 6. Too much notification turns into interruption, especially if your only options are to answer or hang up, to leave everything on or turn everything off. It makes us the single-points of failure in our memory chain, and let's face it, why bother having these fancy devices if we're the ones who have to remember to call back, or remember to activate and deactivate alerts every morning and night. Which brings us to Remind Me Later and Do Not Disturb. Mail: VIP inbox and photo and video attachmentMail is getting a little bit of love in iOS 6 as well. First off, you'll be able to designate certain contacts as VIPs, which flag their emails with stars, and collects them in a special VIP inbox, and syncs them over iCloud so your VIPs are VIPs on all your iOS devices. Secondly, the already crowded popup menu gets yet another option, and a great one, Insert Photo or Video. That's right, you can finally add items from your Camera Roll to an email already in progress without the copy/paste hack-around. Safari: iCloud tabs, image uploading, offline reading, full-screen modeSafari has been on the iPhone since the first version launched in 2007, and has been steadily improved, year after year, version after version, ever since. iOS 6 follows the same, steady, evolutionary pattern, addressing long standing user pain-points like image uploads, and providing parity with features from other browsers, like Chrome's tab sync. It also makes Reading List more robust, and provides an interesting way for websites to alert users about, and move them into, apps. Accessibility: Guided Access and single-app modeSomething that Apple absolutely does not get enough credit for is their longstanding -- and outstanding -- support for accessibility features, and iOS 6 is no exception. To the already impressive list of accessibility features, Apple is adding Guided Access, a way to lock the iPad into a single app, to help people with autism or similar challenges work independently, without having to worry about accidentally closing an app. It also provides single-app mode functionality for everyone, which makes the iPad far more useful for everything from school tests to mall kiosks. How iOS 6 compares to previous versions of iOSExperiencing an iOS keynote like WWDC 2012 today, and watching Senior Vice President of iOS, Scott Forstall, lay out the new flagship features for iOS 6 -- what Apple's has called tent poles in the past -- it can be hard to weigh them against flagship features of the past, and to judge them free from expectations. When compared side by side -- or slide to slide -- with keynotes past, the impact of each step of Apple's iOS evolution become easier to measure. Here's the full rundown: How iOS 6 compares to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Windows Phone 8, and BlackBerry 10It's harder to compare iOS 6 to Android 4.1, BlackBerry 10, and Windows Phone 8, since they not only made different design choices and engineering compromises, they made different marketing decision about which features to showcase -- sometimes deliberately to counter-program Apple and/or each other. But for that very reason, to highlight the differences, the comparison is especially interesting. Here's the side-by-side (scroll down to the second section of the article). Why iOS 6 is more about Apple than new user featuresLooking at everything we just went through, some may argue iOS 6 is more of a minor point release rather than a major new OS version. Or that was inattentive to power-user interests, and a sign that Apple was slowing down. Sure, the low hanging fruit is gone for iOS, but a lot of higher-hanging fruit remains. However, that's not Apple's focus this year. This year, there's no iPhone OS 2.0 App Store-level feature addition for iOS. No iOS 5 PC-free/iCloud-level addition either. There's not even an iOS 4 or iPhone OS 3.0 multitasking or cut, copy, and paste-level addition. No new Home screen interfaces or fast app switcher visualizations. No actionable notifications or methods for inter-app communications. What there is, is all about Apple. And here's why: More on iOS 6More previews |
TechHive: Who's still not on the iTunes Store? Posted: 04 Sep 2012 08:30 AM PDT At one time, if you'd dominated the Billboard charts in the 1970s and lost at least one member of the band to an excessive life style, it was the fashionable thing to not find your work gathered in the iTunes Store. Many have changed their stance, but a few artists continue to hold out, making the catalogs of some artists who are on the Store incomplete. Who and what's missing? |
Postbox offers a serious alternative to Apple's Mail app Posted: 04 Sep 2012 08:00 AM PDT |
iPhone 5 dream device giveaway! Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:25 AM PDT Design your dream iPhone 5 and show (or tell) us all about it for your chance to win $500!Apple has just announced the iPhone 5 event! Now, sure, there have been parts leaks, but nothing is confirmed until Tim Cook, Phil Schiller or Jonathan Ive hold it up on stage. That means there's still time to let our imaginations run away with us! If you ran Apple, what would YOU announce as the next generation iPhone? What would it look like? What specs would it have? What special features would make it the best phone on the planet? The contestDesign your iPhone 5 dream device! Break out your Photoshop or 3D program and make a killer rendering, write out your version of Phil Schiller's keynote intro telling us all about it, make a fake web page with all the tech-specs, create a spoof video commercial, or just tell us, in your own words, what your dream iPhone 5 looks like. It has to be original (you can't copy anything you've seen online, the other forum members will turn you in!), and it has to be creative (make us want your iPhone 5 even more than Apple's!), but other than that, the sky's the limit. Wow us! The editors of iMore and Mobile Nations will go through all the entries and pick our favorites. Rene's going to want something with killer design. Simon and I are going to want the best gaming iPhone ever. Leanna's and Daniel are going to want an awesome camera sensor. Ally's going to want repairability. Chris O... will just want Siri to work in the UK. Phil and Chris P. will take some customizability. Kevin is either going to want a physical keyboard (ugh!) or something in the $2000 range. You won't be able to please all the judges, so pick and choose your targets, and execute something too great to be ignored! Insanely great! When you have your entry ready, post it in the official iMore forums iPhone 5 dream device giveaway thread! The prizesWe know the iMore nation is the most creative, most intelligent, best looking community in mobile, and that means it's going to be really hard to pick just one winner. So we're going to add a couple of runner-up prizes, just to make it more interesting.
The deadlineThe contest starts now and ends Tuesday, September 25, 2012, at midnight PST. Winners will be announced live on the iMore show on September 26, 2012, some time between 6pm and 7pm PST. Bring it!Are you ready? Are you set? Then go, go, go! Post your dream iPhone 5 now! |
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