Year: 2010

New iPad stand is a real Joule

Element Case has debuted their latest creation: an luxuary stand just for the iPad, dubbed the Joule (http://www.elementcase.com).

The Joule offers a solid prop-up base for the device. It’s designed to make the iPad easier to use, whether it’s reading recipes in the kitchen, surfing the web in your den, watching movies or giving a presentation at work, says creator Jeff Sasaki.

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Analyst: 31% of US teens want an iPhone, 92% own an iPod

In a note to clients today, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster unveiled his semi-annual survey of teen buying habits and found that “Apple’s dominance in the [consumer electronics] and online music markets is going seemingly unchecked.”

As noted by “Fortune” (http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/04/12/survey-31-of-u-s-teens-want-iphones/?section=money_technology&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fmoney_technology+%28Technology%29), Munster says:

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Future iPhones to add sense of smell?

In the future you’d better be sure your deodorant is applied, or your iPhone might notice. At least if the Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) gets its wish.

According to an “InformationWeek” report (http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/government/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224202545), S&T hopes to see prototype phones from Apple, LG, Qualcomm, and Samsung that can sense carbon monoxide and fire in a year or so.

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