Year: 2010

O’Reilly releases ‘Best iPhones Apps, Second Edition’

O’Reilly releases ‘Best iPhones Apps, Second Edition’

Posted by | Oct 7, 2010 | |

O’Reilly Media has released the US$19.95 “Best iPhone Apps, Second Edition” (http://oreilly.com/catalog/9781449399108) by “New York Times” technology columnist J. D. Biersdorfer, who has hand-pocked more than 200 stand-out apps for the Apple smartphone.

Biersdorfer is the author of “iPad: The Missing Manual,” “iPod: The Missing Manual” and “The iPod Shuffle Fan Book,” and co-author of “The Internet: The Missing Manual” and the second edition of “Google: The Missing Manual.” She has been writing the weekly computer Q&A column for the Circuits section of The New York Times since 1998.

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iLuv debuts iPad compatible speaker dock

iLuv debuts iPad compatible speaker dock

Posted by | Oct 7, 2010 | , |

iLuv (http://www.i-luv.com) has debuted what is apparently the first iPad-compatible speaker dock. The US$149.99 iMM747 also supports iPhones, iPods and Macs.

This speaker dock features iLuv’s patented jAura soundcell speakers, with a tweeter, main audio driver, and a built-in radiator subwoofer. Designed as a desktop or bedside speaker dock, the iMM747 features flexible dock connectors easy docking through the 30 pin connector that automatically adjusts and supports your iPad, iPhone or iPod while in the dock.

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Adobe, Microsoft teaming up to take on Apple?

Posted by | Oct 7, 2010 | , |

Microsoft CEO Steven Ballmer and his entourage held a secret meeting with Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen. Among the topics: taking on Apple, according to the “The New York Times” (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/microsoft-and-adobe-chiefs-meet-to-discuss-partnerships/?hp), quoting “employees and consultants to the companies who were involved in the discussions that took place or familiar with their organization.”

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miCoach Sport Armband available for iPhone, iPod touch

miCoach Sport Armband available for iPhone, iPod touch

Posted by | Oct 7, 2010 | |

Griffin Technology (http://www.griffintechnology.com) and sports goods manufacturer Adidas, have cooperated to produce the miCoach Sport Armband. The ultra-lightweight armband, available for iPhone, iPod touch, and other smartphones, is the result of a design collaboration between Griffin and adidas, purpose-built for use with adidas’s new miCoach personal trainer software.

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Logitech releases Speaker Lapdesk N550

Logitech releases Speaker Lapdesk N550

Posted by | Oct 7, 2010 | , |

Logitech (http://www.logitech.com) has unveiled the US$59.95 Logitech Speaker Lapdesk N550, a lapdesk that the company says creates a theater-like entertainment experience around the home. A follow-on to the Logitech Speaker Lapdesk N700, which is designed for laptops up to 16-inches, the Logitech Speaker Lapdesk N550 is for laptops that are 14.1-inches or smaller.

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