iPad By Davis: “"iPad mini" appears in Apple Online Store suggested search results, but...” plus 6 more |
- "iPad mini" appears in Apple Online Store suggested search results, but...
- iBooks 3.0 appears in iTunes listing ahead of iPad mini event
- VooMote Zapper Universal Remote Control for iPad review
- Best Free iPad App of the Week: The Wider Image
- iPad mini pricing rumored to start at $329
- Mobile Cloth – Possibly Your iPad Screen’s Best Pal
- Win a FREE color modified AnoStyle iPhone 5 from The Pod Drop!
| "iPad mini" appears in Apple Online Store suggested search results, but... Posted: 20 Oct 2012 06:48 PM PDT
"iPad mini" is currently showing up as a suggested search result in Apple's online store. But so is "iPad air". And "iPad nano". And "iPad little". And more. Search results from Apple.com have previously identified accurate product names, including the iPhone 5, but past behavior isn't always an indicator of future behavior. Maybe it's just an anomaly in Apple's database. Or maybe, just like iOS firmware strings have been found for iPhone 10,1, maybe someone on Apple's team is having a little fun this weekend. The hilarity should end on October 23 at the iPad mini event. Until then, enjoy our iPad mini redux preview, and the screens below. Let me know if you find any other good ones.
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| iBooks 3.0 appears in iTunes listing ahead of iPad mini event Posted: 20 Oct 2012 01:03 PM PDT
Looks like iBooks 3.0 may be making an appearance at this Tuesday's iPad mini event, at least if specifications that mysteriously showed up in a book listing on the iBookstore is correct. Florian Innocente of iGen.fr caught the reference in a volume of The Largo Winch series. This wouldn't be the first time iTunes revealed something it ought not be revealing, but it's impossible to rule out simple errors in the strings as well, so it's important to remember nothing is confirmed until Apple announces it. However, this is in line with what iMore has been hearing since we first learned about the iPad mini back in May -- namely that the iPad mini is aimed squarely at Amazon, the Kindle, and their Kindle books empire, much in the same way as Apple has aimed past features and services at Google and Android. Ebooks, unlike music and video, is one of the few areas where Amazon has a good content presence, and reading is one of the few areas where, at least in some markets, the Kindle may be preferred over the current 9.7-inch iPad. Apple, of course, would rather everyone use an iPad, and it looks increasingly like they're going to make their case for that using the iPad mini in just a few days time... Source: iGen.fr via The Next Web 
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| VooMote Zapper Universal Remote Control for iPad review Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:57 PM PDT Tired of having to search for all of your remote controls and don't want to pay the high prices for a dedicated universal remote like the Harmony series from Logitech? Well VooMote offers a solution that might be of particular interest to iOS users. Once you attach the VooMote to your iPad or older generation iPhone or iPod touch (the kind with a traditional 30-pin Dock connector),and run VooMote's proprietary app from the App Store, the combo allows you to gain control of infrared controlled devices such as TV's, DVD players, DTV receivers and Stereos.
Setup is straight forward. You're able to either download pre-configured name-brand signals, or you can teach the Voomote any number of controllers using the original remotes. The VooMote also has the ability to create custom controls, using multiple virtual remotes, in one view. There's even a one-touch option that will turn on or off multiple devices at once, and an option for gesture controls.
Although they advertise a 30 second setup, any unknown devices can be a chore to setup. Once saved, however iCloud can sync those settings to all your iOS devices. Another seemingly neat feature is the interactive TV guide. However, even though my postal code was found, I could never save my settings to the app to get this feature working. Overall, I can't say I recommend the VooMote as a replacement to your regular remotes. I found it more tedious to swipe through the different virtual remotes than to simply just use my real remote. I also don't think that many people would want to devote a dedicated iPod touch or iPad to Voomote, and it's annoying to keep having to stop what you're doing and switch back to the Voomote app on your iPhone when you're trying to do other things. iOS as a remote control is a great idea. The VooMote just isn't a great implementation yet. $39.95 and up - Buy now
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| Best Free iPad App of the Week: The Wider Image Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:55 AM PDT
One of the best things about using an iPad is all the great apps that we can run on it. There are excellent apps for just about any purpose you can think of. Better still, there are lots of great free apps for the iPad. Our Best Free iPad App of the Week posts highlight these apps. This week's pick is The Wider Image – a superb collection of of photographs from Reuters, one of the world's leading news agencies. Here's a little slice of its App Store intro:
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| iPad mini pricing rumored to start at $329 Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:37 AM PDT
While iMore has consistently heard the widely anticipated iPad mini would start at around $200-$250 for 8GB, now some pricing information is being reported that pegs the starting price higher -- at $329 (though at what storage capacity is uncertain).This according to Mark Gurman of 9to5Mac, who has an excellent track record when it comes to retail pricing:
If Apple is going over $300 for the entry level model, and our original information was accurate -- which I believe it was -- then something changed. One possibility is that Apple has abandoned the 8GB SKU and is starting instead with a 16GB SKU at a $100 higher price point. 8GB would have made for a very low, low end model but may not have ultimately provided a user experience Apple was happy with, especially given the size of TV shows, movies, and even the upcoming iBooks Apple is planning. Also, the $200-$250 8GB iPad mini we heard about was predicated on taking the fight to Amazon's Kindle and Google's Nexus 7, and neither of those devices have taken the world by storm. You can't even buy or realistically use them in many parts of the world. It could simply be that Apple doesn't feel the price pressure they assumed they would in the small tablet space, and so aren't being as aggressive as they may have been had Amazon and Google enjoyed greater success to date. A less likely possibility is Retina display. Moving from an iPad 2 1024x768 resolution display at an iPhone 3GS 163 ppi to an iPad 3 2048x1536 resolution display and an iPhone 4 326 ppi would increase cost and hence, price point. We've heard both display types were in the pipeline, but Retina still sounded more like next year's model than this year's. Given the display resolution of the new Kindle Fire HD is 1280x800 at 215 ppi, however, moving it up could be seen as a competitive necessity. Source: 9to5Mac 
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| Mobile Cloth – Possibly Your iPad Screen’s Best Pal Posted: 20 Oct 2012 08:33 AM PDT
My thanks to Mobile Cloth for sponsoring the site's RSS feed again this week. One of the first things you learn as you're getting to know the iPad, or any touch screen device, is that they're usually terrible fingerprint and smudge magnets. It's pretty much unavoidable that your screen is going to be full of smudges and likely some germs and bacteria as well. Mobile Cloth is by far and away the best cleaning cloth I've seen for the iPad and all my touch screen devices. They come in a standard handkerchief size and a smaller 'Nano' size as well – and make it super easy to keep your iPad screen clean and help fight germs on the screen too. Right now Mobile Cloth have got the following special offer for iPad Insight readers: Ipadinsight.com readers enter "IPADINSIGHT" at check out and receive 20% Off and Free Shipping on all order over $25 (valid until 10/31/2012 cannot be used for custom product). Get over to Mobile Cloth to check it out. © patrickj for iPad Insight, 2012. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us
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| Win a FREE color modified AnoStyle iPhone 5 from The Pod Drop! Posted: 20 Oct 2012 06:39 AM PDT
The Pod Drop, which now includes our very own Ally Kazmucha, have been keeping themselves busy with the iPhone 5 -- namely with their brand new AnoStyle service. If you're wondering what that is exactly, look up at the picture above, and then keep reading to find out more, see more pictures, and to find out how you can win a decked out, AnoStyle iPhone 5 of your very own! AnoStyle is exclusively available through The Pod Drop, and is a brand new process that's anything but your typical color modification service. It not only adds color to your mobile device but also provides an anodized finish with enhanced durability that actually meets military grade requirements. In the case of the iPhone 5, it will greatly minimize the scratching and scuffing issues in addition to providing fantastic new color options.
Since Anostyle is a modification to your original iPhone 5 parts, failure rates often associated with third party color kits do not apply. And since the repair experts over at The Pod Drop will be the ones handling the process, you can rest assured your device is in good hands. AnoStyle will be available for everyone well before the holidays, and you'll have the option to either mail in your iPhone 5 or drop it off in person at any Pod Drop location. Turn around time will be about 1 week. (And yes, The Pod Drop has plans to rapidly expand the color palette and extend the AnoStyle service to other mobile devices as well!)
The giveawayThe Pod Drop wants to give one lucky iMore reader the chance to be among the very first with an AnoStyle iPhone, so they're giving you a chance to win a FREE 16GB colored iPhone 5! To enter, just leave a comment telling them if you're with AT&T, Sprint, or Verizon, and what AnoStyle color iPhone 5 you want: red, orange, yellow, blue, green, purple, and gold with turquoise, pink, and copper options coming soon. That's it, you'll be entered! We'll announce the winner on November 1st. As for the rules: One comment per person. If we find you trying to cheat and enter multiple times, you will be disqualified. The contest is open to U.S. residents of the continental United States only. And the prize is just the iPhone, as is, any additions or accessories are the responsibility of the winners. As always, our regular contest rules apply. Upset it's U.S. only? Enter our international iPod touch and iPad nano giveaway! Lots more to win! Now, while we really do appreciate you reading through to the end, GO ENTER! Good luck! Source: AnoStyle via The Pod Drop, images by FourZeroFive Photography 
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