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The Charis Wheelchair Mount for iPad 2 and iPad 3 from The Joy Factory is an adaptation that can be swiftly and easily added to any wheelchair to hold the iPad in a place that is both comfortable and easy to reach for the individual who relies on the chair for transportation. It works with both electric…

Rumors have claimed for months that Apple is about to release its own high definition TV, but Barclays analyst Ben Reitzes thinks those reports are wrong. Instead, he thinks Apple is working on a remote control system that will drive more than just your TV, and it'll be iPad-based. Apple: All your TVs are belong…

I was first introduced to jazz, I mean “real” jazz, when I was in Air Force. My next door neighbor, Charles, had an extensive collection of jazz albums. Up until that time I was listening to a little of everything, Soul, Rock, Pop, Disco, Classical, even Easy Listening and Country. As long as it fell…

When Apple finally decided to add a clock app to the iPad, it included a classic, timeless design – one owned by the Swiss national rail company (SBB) since 1944. Rather than take umbrage at the move, SBB is looking at the bright side of life and seeing the potential exposure the app can have…

When I was a kid I used to rush home from school to watch The Millionaire, a show where some faceless benefactor doled out millions to people just to see how the gift would affect them and their lives. The show was amazing. Out of the blue some guy walks up to you and hands…

American Airlines is the first U.S. commercial airliner to win approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to replace its flight bags with iPads, which will save the company US$1.2 million annually in fuel. The airline began an FAA-approved test program with iPads at the end of last year, and now it has won approval for…

Amazon announced on Thursday its new Kindle Fire HD line to replace 2011's Kindle Fire. While Apple is expected to announce a 7.x-inch iPad mini this fall, we see the heavy hitters in the tablet market today as being Apple's new iPad (iPad 3), Google's Nexus 7, and the two new devices from Amazon. The…

So far, the analysis of the rumored 7-inch iPad is based on confronting and stalling the competition from the Amazon Kindle Fire series and the Google Nexus 7. But there is another, overlooked, reason for the 7-inch model. The reason was referenced by Tim Cook himself during the last earnings report with analysts on July…

Although originally rumored to hold one large media event in September, it now appears that Apple will hold two separate media events in the coming months; one in September to introduce the next iPhone and iOS 6, and one in October to unveil the smaller iPad and updates to Apple’s iPod line. A smaller, cheaper…

FX Photo Studio HD offers a well balanced selection of filters and photographic editing controls that will assist anyone wishing to perform photographic editing tasks on the iPad. That is, provided you don’t want to edit your photographs in portrait mode. _________________ FX Photo Studio HD for iPad. The main window layout.  Features Over 190…

iTypewriter Prototype For the kids, this is a “typewriter” keyboard accessory for the iPad. Google “typewriter” if you need to. Go ahead, we’ll wait… OK, for the elderly who might be reading, that’s an “iPad” where the paper would normally go. Ask your children or their children if you need to know more. Maybe they’ll…

Once the burglar, Kariem McFarlin, was apprehended by the authorities, the stolen merchandise was tracked down and Mr. Kahn, previously unaware of the iPad’s origins, gave the device to the police. “It would be like getting a football from Joe Montana that was stolen out of his house,” Mr. Kahn said. “It’s bizarre; it’s really…

The rumored ‘iPad mini’ may look more like a larger iPod touch than a smaller iPad, according to a growing consensus powered by third party case leaks and schematics. In contrast with the iPad, which maintains a roughly uniformly wide bezel around the entire screen, the iPad mini may have a relatively thin bezel on…

How 2-Step Authentication WorksWhen you set up 2-Step authentication, you gave Google a phone number that can accept text messages. When Google sees that there’s an attempted login with your account name from an unauthorized computer, it will send a verification code in a text message to your phone. Presumably only you have your phone,…

Living Earth for iOS shows the Earth at a glance, global climate parameters plus local time and weather. It’s a simple, focused, informative and beautiful app that will grace your home page._______________________ The app’s main focus is a view of the earth from space. You can use touch gestures to spin the globe or zoom…

iGear Unlimited makes iPad cases for the iPad 2 and iPad 3rd generation that are unique in that each is made using your photographs.  iGear iPad case The case itself is made from polycarbonate with a rubberized soft-touch coating. It is a heavy duty polycarbonate that does not readily bend.  Hinged at three places, the…

Projectbook by Theory.io for the iPad is a fairly extensive and feature-rich app that organizes the notes and To-Dos in support of a serious project. That is, rather than focus on a few simple tasks in a simple way, as many iOS apps do, it ties together many functions that a real project might entail.…

So, you’re tired of asking Santa every year for one of those cool digital photo frames – and, he never delivers. Thing is, the jolly fella knows these things are a big hassle. You have to set them up, load them with photos, think about rotating out the photos periodically, there’s no music, the quality…

Projectbook Annotations In addition to note-taking abilities, Projectbook can also store Word documents, PDFs, sketches and photos, as well as Web clips. The company will release extensions for Safari, Firefox, and Chrome on the Mac this fall that will allow users to send Web clips directly to Projectbook. Users can also email information directly to…

Why this is can be attributed to any number of features or conveniences: E-publications are easier to get and manage Multimedia can be included in e-pubs It’s easier to publish electronically E-pubs are environmentally friendly – fewer trees are used in their creation And the list can go on for quite some time. What about…

While security staff was on hand at the flagship Apple Store in Beijing, lines were short and there didn’t seem to be any need for a police presence, according to The Next Web. In contrast, the iPhone 4S launch was chaotic and required police to help keep the crowds under control. That launch, however, didn’t…

At last! The wait is over. There has never been an iOS app that can create or edit .rtf (rich text format) documents. Until now. It’s called, appropriately enough, RichText Edit. [Update: The app has since been renamed Textilus.] The absence of .rtf editing in iOS has long been a big deal for me because…

For those who’ve been aching for a classic word processor for the iPad, something familiar and Mac-intuitive, UX Write is a first class app.______________ One of my fundamental review routines when I encounter an app that’s a text editor or a word processor is: how long does it take me to create a new document,…

Ruckus Reader is a bookshelf of children’s book apps from different publishers aggregated into a an iPad Newstand interface for kids. That’s about the closest analogy I can think of, but it really doesn’t do it justice. While Newstand holds a bunch of non-connected magazines, Ruckus Reader connects its content and regardless of the publisher…