Type of Article: MacNews News Article

Macsimum Poll: Will you buy ebooks on the iPad?


In this week’s poll, we’re asking if you plan to buy ebooks for the upcoming iPad. The poll is located on the right hand side of the home page beneath the Macsimum Opinion column.

In last week’s poll, we if you planned to buy a Wi-Fi or 3G version of the iPad? Forty-nine percent of you said the Wi-Fi version, 35% said the 3G model, and 16% said you didn’t plan to buy an iPad at all.

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iPhone/iPod/iPad apps for March 23

Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find ’em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

AmeriSmart is offering eMail Mania, a new app that allows iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS users to email any combination of movies, photos, recordings and text simultaneously. Two versions of eMail Mania are available.

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Toon Boom releases Flip Boom Classic 4 with sound

Toon Boom Animation has released Flip Boom Classic 4, which offers a direct voice recording option. Flip Boom Classic is animation software for kids age six and up. Completed animations with sound can then be directly uploaded to Facebook and YouTube.

You can buy Flip Boom Classic 4 now for US$39.99 US and get the Tutorial and the ready-to-animate Easter Clipart free, a total value of $89.97 US. Current Flip Boom customers can upgrade to Classic 4 for $12.99.

Flip Boom Classic 4 runs on Mac OS X 10.4/10.5/10.6 and Windows XP/Vista/7. For more info go to toonboom.com/flipboom/ .

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Eye-Fi rolls out new wireless memory cards

Eye-Fi (http://www.eye.fi) has unveiled new wireless memory cards that deliver the next generation Eye-Fi experience of the Eye-Fi Pro X2.  The “X2” family of Eye-Fi cards have faster-than-ever wireless photo and video uploads, improved performance, and “virtually endless” storage capacity with Endless Memory mode, according to Eye-Fi CEO Jef Holove.

The new product line-up is available today starting at US$49.99. The Eye-Fi Connect X2 and Explore X2 join the Pro X2 as Eye-Fi’s new family of products, each with Class 6 performance, and 802.11n radio for faster uploads.

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