If you’re old enough to remember, you probably have a soft spot in your heart for those old-timey Lite Brite toys from years gone past. Before there were high-powered gaming consoles, the Internet, or even smartphones, children entertained themselves with analog toys like this. Well, what was old is once again new with the Apple…
Urbanspoon Now Available for iPad!
Attention iPad users! Urbanspoon has just let me know that their app is now LIVE in the Apple App Store! Available now for free, this latest variation of the Urbanspoon app brings forth some pretty cool new features, including these highlights: Specifically designed for the iPad – The large display and touch screen lets you…
Free App of the Day: Pool Pro Online 3
If you’re looking for an authentic billiards experience on your iPhone, iPad, or even your PC, you’re in luck because Namco is making Pool Pro Online 3 available for FREE. The reason for this nice gesture is Namco is celebrating the success of its proprietary online technology, UniteSDK, as it’s reached nearly 2.5 million users,…
iBracket Turns Your iPad into a Work of Art
Looking for an alternate way to show-off and use your iPad? Maybe hang it on the wall like a piece of art? Or perhaps you’d like to use your iPad as part of a Kiosk setup? Have I got the perfect accessory for you! New from Gravity Switch, the iBracket is an elegant solution for…
Facebook enables iPad-friendly video playback!
There are a good number of websites that are now running HTML5 video players that will run stream embedded videos to the iPad without kicking you out to the YouTube app. Facebook is not one of this websites. Well, we should clarify by saying that Facebook is not using the HTML5 video player, but it…
iPad PSA: New Windows virus targets unwary iPad users with trojan attack
No, this isn’t the good kind of Trojan(s) attack. Yes, there’s a new email scam that downloads malware onto your Windows machine, giving hackers control over your computer. No, your Mac won’t be affected. That’s the short version. The slightly longer version has security firm BitDefender, putting out a report on a newly discovered virus…
iPad, finger stealer nabbed by police
Remember that scumbag who ripped off a guy’s finger while trying to steal his iPad? Well, luckily, the police have arrested a suspect in the heinous theft. Brandon Darnell Smith is the alleged scumbag and it looks like they got the right guy if you check out the video below. We’ll see what kind of…
SoundHound takes on Shazam with freemium iPhone and iPad app offering
If you have an iPhone, chances are you’ve probably come across the song-identification app Shazam in the AppStore. What you may not have known is that there’s an alternative to Shazam that’s better and faster (there’s a song title pun in here somewhere, but we’ll steer clear for now) at identifying songs. That app is…
Wondershare releases video conversion tools for the iPad
China-based Wondershare Software wants to bank on the iPad. Hence they’ve released two applications that convert (optimize) any video for the 9.7-inch 1024×768 pixels screen of Apple’s tablet. The two applications are called DVD to iPad Converter and iPad Video Converter. The former uses DVD as a source, whereas the latter deals with various video…
Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit plays nice with keyboards, headphones
You’d think Apple’s iPad Camera Connection Kit would be locked down to only work with things like, you know, cameras and stuff. But, you’d be wrong. New reports indicate that the Camera Connection Kit works well with other peripherals, like USB keyboards, USB headphones/headsets, and even USB microphones. The iPad’s Camera Connection Kit is essentially…