The Dodo iPad case

Here is an interesting article about how the makers of the iPad Dodo case won $100,000, while still making one of the most desired iPad cases. It's a true success story for our modern digital age.

Click here for the NY Times article.

Watch the video here.

How people use their iPads

I just found an interesting article on Mashable that reports on some online research that 'Resolve Market Research' has completed on how people use their iPads. According to this study, the devices that will be most impacted by the iPad are e-readers and portable gaming devices.

Follow the link here for more information.

New Apple Event - September 1st

Well, here comes another Apple event. This one is slated for September 1st. Judging by the invitation, and on the time of year, we can expect new iPods. Based on rumours the iPod Touch should finally be getting a camera.

Other rumours point to a new iTV iOS device. These rumours have bee going on for a while now, so I would bet on some credibility to them.

Unfortunately it doesn't sound like there will be any new iPad anything. But, we can expect Steve to update us on some iPad stats. It'll be interesting to see how sales are going since last we heard.

App Review: Movie Club for iPad

Movie Club for iPad
By Bonbol Limited
Free - Regularly $7.99

If you'd like to watch movies on your iPad for free, then you should check out this app. It's regularly almost eight bucks, so now is a great time to pick it up. There are quite a few movies that you can choose from that will stream right to your iPad. Personally, I'm currently enjoying 'Rescue from Gilligan's Island' :)

Get it here.

App Review: ZenClock

ZenClock
By Batsu
Free - Regularly $0.99

This is a really simple app. It displays the time and a somewhat relaxing image in the background. It also gives you the option to play sound as well. The two choices are 'Waves' or something they call 'Relax', which sounds like a fire on a beach with a crazy cricket in the background that just never shuts up! Then after a while, chanting starts.

Still, it's free, so check it out if you're bored. You can find it here.

What do you install on a new iPad?

So you just got your new iPad. Now the question is what apps should you install first? Dwight Silverman of chron.com compiled a list to the first apps you should install.

Just to name a few;

Kindle
Pinball HD
Flipboard
Google Earth
WeatherStation

Make sure you check out the full list here.

Kindle app for iPad gets an update

If you're using the Kindle app on your iPad there is an update waiting for you. It includes some tweaks to the highlighting feature as well as some bug fixes.

Not using the Kindle app? Click here to grab it, it's free.

KeyCase iPad Folio with Integrated Bluetooth Keyboard

Wanna turn your iPad into a Netbook? Check out this iPad case from Gearzap.com. It has a built in bluetooth keyboard.

Check it out here.

MAME now available on the iPad via iMAME4all

One of the great thing about having a jail-broken iPad is access to the Cydia store. For those who don't know, the Cydia store is where you'll find apps that Apple has not, or would never approve in the regular App Store. Cydia is basically where you find all the COOL stuff that Apple won't let you play with.

Today I found a new app for the iPad. It's call iMAME4all. Firstly, MAME is actually an acronym for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, and it allows you to play real arcade games on any machine that will run it. Just add ROM files and your good to go.

Another great thing about MAME is that it's open source software. This should work almost perfectly with my R-Cade project too!

Check it out here.

App review: Trundle HD

Trundle HD
By mobile bros., LLC
FREE

In the spirit of World of Goo, this game has the same kind of feel. It's your standard scroll through adventure figuring out how to move forward. It's fun, and it's free.

Grab it here.

Is my iPad broken?

I experienced something new with my iPad today. For some reason I was not able to hear any sound from it. When I hit the volume buttons there were no little clicks and no visual cue that the volume was moving up or down. When I played video or audio there was no on-screen volume slider at all. My iPad seemed broken!

Thinking back to when the last time I heard anything from my iPad's built in speaker, I remembered that it was the night before, right before I watched a movie on my iPad. I decided to use headphones to enjoy a better movie watching experience with stereo sound. It had worked fine then, so, putting on my troubleshooting hat, I tried plugging the headphones back in, and it worked! Removing the headphones produced no sound again. For some reason my iPad decided that I could only hear sound with headphones now.

Searching the net I found a similar problem occurs with the iPhone too. So in the interest of anyone who might experience this little annoyance, I'll let you know how to fix this problem.

Reboot your iPad. Don't just tap the power button, but hold it down until you see the slider and then power it off. This did the trick for me. I read that for some people this didn't always work and that the solution was to repeatedly insert and remove the headphones until the problem is resolved.

It seems that if other iToys are having this problem, then maybe Apple should look into a fix.

App review: Exoplanet

Exoplanet
By Hanno Rein
FREE


The question, are we alone, is answered with this one app. Updated daily, Exoplanet lists all newly discovered planets from outside our own solar system. It also lists many of the physical properties of these new planets. Keep up on the current status of who else may be out there.

If you want to believe, click here.

App Review: James Cameron's Avatar for iPad

James Cameron's Avatar for iPad
By Gameloft
$0.99

You enjoyed the movie, now play the game as designed for your iPad. The best part, it's less than a buck!

Grab it here.

Apple files patent to lock any iOS device

It seems that Apple, in an attempt to both secure your iDevice and put an end to jail-breaking any iOS device, has filed a patent to do just that. With the popularity of all things iOS driven it seems only logical that Apple would try to protect it's technology from would be hackers, and if need be, us.

Source

Free Book: iPad The Missing Manual

I've found a PDF copy of 'iPad the missing manual' for free. If you own an iPad, you might as well grab this PDF book for your iBooks app.

Click here to jump there now.

App Review: Pac-Man

Pac-Man Lite
By Namco Networks America Inc.
Free

Another classic arcade makes it way to the iPad.  The free version only has one level but it's enough to get your Pac on. You can get it here.

If you want the full version click here, it's $4.99