The 1394 Trade Association (http://www.1394ta.org) — of which Apple is a member — has issued its new 2010 FireWire Design Guide, which details the guidelines for implementing FireWire (IEEE 1394) ports on high level complex devices such as personal computers and automobiles, and on simple devices such as consumer electronics products.
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On April 24-25, Pearson will host the second “Voices That Matter: iPhone Developers Conference,” at Seattle’s Bell Harbor Int’l Conference Center. Authors and experts will join developers to share their knowledge, and participate in discussions, how-to sessions, and networking opportunities around the topic of application development.
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Source R&D has released the the US$149.99 Warpia Easy Dock (http://www.warpia.com/Product_Guide-Easy_Dock.pdf), which will allow users to wirelessly connect their Mac (and PC) laptop to any traditional desktop setting.
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Quirky (http://www.quirky.com) has unveiled Cloak, an US$36, community-developed protective case for the iPad. It’s constructed from non-slip rubber with plastic hinge mechanisms to enable viewing at different angles.
The iPad slides into the Cloak through a top opening and is held in place by a sturdy friction grip. Once in place, it can be positioned to sit on a flat surface in portrait mode by folding the Cloak’s front cover behind the iPad and using the plastic support brace located on the product’s inside cover to prop up the iPad screen vertically.
Read MoreGameSpy Technology, a provider of online gaming services, has announced updates to their suite of tools for developers of iPhone games, including an entirely new customizable user-interface (UI) toolkit and new services such as in-app purchases and push notifications.
Developers can either implement the new UI as is, change the appearance to match their game/brand or use the provided APIs (application programming interfaces) to include GameSpy’s services into their existing game UI. The GameSpy API is common across all gaming platforms.
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