Lion Good To Go – Should Ship On July 14th
OS X Lion (pictured at right), which was announced back in October, is in “Gold Master” status and is “shipping” to developers. A curious set of terms for an OS ...
Everything You Need To Know About iOS 5
The WWDC 2011 keynote has just wrapped up, and Steve Jobs and company have announced some very interesting features for the iOS family of devices, including improvements to browsing, rich reminders, and a slightly Android-esque Notification Center.
Apple has its own page with many of these features, but here are the big ones...iOS Passes 200 Million Devices, 25 Million Of Which Are iPads
Scott Forstall, speaking at WWDC 2011, has just announced some major numbers relating to Apple's iOS. 200 million iOS devices have been sold, which they claim makes it the #1 mobile operating system in the world. With Android nipping at their heels, that could be a transient title, at least in the mobile...“The KickDrums” Demo TouchOSC MIDI Controller Especially For CrunchGear
I’ve talked to many a musician about gadget addictions and the digital tools of their trade. Most recently, I was speaking with the KickDrums‘ management and inquiring about the gadgets the group uses for digital production and performance. Rather than doing an interview, Tilla (a.k.a. Matt Penttila) rose to the occasion and sent his own...
The iPad Flexible Arm Lets You “Comfortably” Use Tablets In Bed
This is either completely stupid or I am missing something major: Tokyo-based crap gadget maker Thanko strikes again with the so-called "iPad Flexible Arm" [JP]. The idea here is to make it easier for owners to use tablets (both in a vertical and horizontal position) while lying in bed.Logitech Releases Keyboards, Mice, And Speakers For iPads and Android Tablets
Way back in the old days I bought a keyboard for my Palm V, thinking that I would be able to type into it and become a proto-ultraportable ninja. That never worked, and I worry that Logitech is bringing us more of the same with this dump of tablet accessories including a $70...Review: Two Speck iPad 2 Cases
Rather than waste your entire morning forcing you to read two iPad 2 case reviews (I think I could barely read one at a sitting, but but these are important enough to look at more closely), I've decided to mush together two reviews into one megareview, the way Voltron is made up...Honeycomb Has A Fighting Chance Against The iPad
If you'd asked me a week ago what I thought about Honeycomb, the tablet version of Android, I would have said that it was in very bad shape and that it would be several months before it could even hold a candle to the iPad 2. Because despite my excitement to see...
A company called It Is Finished: The New Yorker iPad App Is The Beginning Of The End Of Print
I'm a die-hard paper fan. I have a few shelves of books in almost every room of the house and I love taking a stack of magazines or newspapers on a plane - this is so ingrained in my psyche that I actually save magazines a few weeks before a long trip so...NPD: Don’t Blame The iPad For Dipping PC Sales!
A study conducted by research firm NPD Group revealed that the big bad iPad isn’t to blame for the current decline in consumer PC sales. The Apple iPad Owner Study II revealed that only 14 percent of early iPad adopters chose to forego a PC purchase because of their tablet purchase. Research...Rex Ray Dodocase, For Art-Lovin’ iPad 2 Owners
We've always been fans of the Dodocase, the well-crafted case for iPad, Kindle, and likely some other stuff soon. Their new iPad 2 line looks to be as good as the original we reviewed, but it's possible that for some, the design is a bit too understated. Solution? Get an artist...