Year: 2010

‘MacNotables’ looks at the Apple TV, Macsimum/MacNews, more

‘MacNotables’ looks at the Apple TV, Macsimum/MacNews, more

Posted by | Sep 30, 2010 | |

The latest edition of “MacNotables” (http://www.macnotables.com/wordpress/), a podcast that serves as home to Mac personalities who will comment on the latest news and opinions in the Mac community, is available.

Yours Truly talks about the impending combination of “Macsimum News” and “MacNews” before providing some insight into recent developments in the online video arena. Apple TVs are starting to arrive in customer’s hands, but several networks have expressed their disinterest in Apple’s new video rental model. Just to make things more

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USB Fever releases new iPad products

Posted by | Sep 30, 2010 | |

USB Fever has released two new iPad products. Memory Card Reader and USB Connection Kit for iPad (http://www.usbfever.com/index_eproduct_view.php?products_id=2028) is an US$34.99 adapter for the Apple tablet.


It has two slots: one for reading the SD, SDHC card, one as a straight USB port. You can connect your DC/camera directly via the USB port, your flash drive or even the memory card via a card reader. You can even take your iPhone (iPhone 4 and iPhone 3Gs ONLY) as a camera and connect to iPad.

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Future versions of Mac OS X could include virtual input tools

Future versions of Mac OS X could include virtual input tools

Posted by | Sep 30, 2010 | , |

An Apple patent (number 20100245250) for virtual input tools hint at some potentially fascinating developments in upcoming versions of the Mac OS X.

A virtual input device, e.g., a virtual representation of a physical input device, is disclosed. In one aspect, virtual coordinates of the virtual input device correlate to real coordinates on the physical input device. Dimensions of the physical input device are proportional to dimensions of the virtual input device, and interactive objects are presented in the virtual input device. The inventor is John O. Louch.

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