O’Reilly (http://www.oreilly.com) has published the fourth edition of “iPhone: The Missing Manual.” Written by David Pogue, it costs US$19.99 for the ebook edition and $24.99 for the print edition.
The “Missing Manual” looks at the iPhone 4 and its features, iOS 4, the various apps available and tricks and tips. And there are lots of illustrations.
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There are lots of interesting iPad accessories out there; now there’s a chair made especially for the Apple tablet. The iPad Chair is designed by Elite Home Theater Seating (http://www.elitehometheaterseating.com/), and it’s a bit futuristic to say the least.
A whisper quiet motor reclines the seat back while raising the foot rest, leaving you swaddled by the ergonomically designed chair. The lumbar support, elbow positioning, and a seat cushion are based on those normally found in a European sports car, says Elite Home Theater Seating founder and CEO, Bobby Bala.
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CODi (http://www.codidirect.com), a provider of mobility solutions, is shipping the Apex Backpack for 17-inch laptops. It costs US$129.99 and has a slim profile.
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An Apple patent (number 20100202630) has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office for a method and system for approximating graphic equalizers using dynamic filter order reduction. It relates to media devices and, more particularly, to equalizer effects for media being presented on media devices.
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An Apple patent (number 20100205531) has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office for a portable media device including an user interface event passthrough to non-media-playback processing.
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