IPad Review: February 2011

Monday, February 28, 2011

Approach to Montessori – Numbers HD for iPad

Numbers HD.

Touted for tots from 2 upwards, this app is actually 6 learning games in one:

1. Dancing Numbers

2. Tracing

3. Number Rods

4. Bead Stairs

5. Number Blocks

6. Cards & Counter

These aim to provide a good foundation of basic math concepts and to help develop motor skills, coordination, number recognition and sequencing. There are customizable settings enabling teachers and parents to adapt to the level of the child. The app was created in close consultation with a team of certified Montessori educators.

is available on the App Store for $2.99/

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Crazy iPad Numbers – Sales of 43 Million Predicted for Next Year

Despite Apple reporting lower-than-expected iPad sales in its quarterly earnings release yesterday, research firm iSuppli has once againraised its projections for iPad sales through the end of 2012 to over 120 million, up over 20 million from its July projections.

iSuppli has increased its iPad sales estimates from 12.9 million to 13.8 million for 2010, from 36.5 million to 43.7 million for 2011, and from 50.4 million to 63.3 million for 2012.

OK, these are just predictions of course

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GooTasks Updated – Now Supports iPad

GooTasks has been updated, to Version 4.0. One of the big additions is iPad support.

Here’s the App Store bio for the app:

GooTasks

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Sunday, February 27, 2011

If iPad Sales Are Counted, Apple is PC Market Leader in US

1Mark October 22, 2010 at 11:59 am

Or perhaps… they'll simply start talking about the tablet market and the PC market will be an "also ran"….

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Hazy Dell HD – A Charming and Spooky iPad Book for Halloween

Hazy Dell HD is an extremely well done new Halloween themed book for the iPad. It’s a poem-story that’s very well written, beautifully illustrated, and that offers excellent professional narration.

Here’s a little more about it, straight from its App Store page:

Happy Halloween!! Find out what happens when the Cyclops Witch, the Willowy Reaper, the Prune-skinned Goon and other creepy creatures wander out from the wooded outskirts of town and into the sleepy confines of Hazy Dell.

Featuring an original story-poem by Kyle Sullivan and singular, eye-catching illustrations by Derek Sullivan, It’s Witching Hour in Hazy Dell! is a Halloween classic that is sure to make you grin like a Jack O’ Lantern.

It’s Witching Hour in Hazy Dell! is a Halloween story app available for your iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, and includes professional audio narration, punchy sound effects and mood-setting background audio.

I’ve taken a look at the book and found it very impressive. The poem evokes the spooky Halloween season perfectly, the illustrations bring the story nicely to life on every page, and the narration seals the deal.

If you’ve got kids who enjoy a good Halloween tale, then you should give this one a look.

You can find Hazy Dell HD in the App Store now, priced at $0.99. There’s also a Lite (free) version available.

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Terminology App Updated – Adds Spelling Suggestions

has had an update today, to Version 1.3. Here are the notable changes in this new version:

- Spelling suggestions offered for words not found in the built-in dictionary
- Lots of little performance improvements, overall the app feels much "snappier"
- "Clear all history" button in recent list

Other improvements include standard "swipe to delete" gestures for the starred words and recent history lists

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Saturday, February 26, 2011

One Third of iPad Owners Have Never Installed an App?

set foot’ in the App Store?

Via: Fortune

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The President Autographs an iPad

iAppGuidecom October 22, 2010 at 10:10 am

Neat story! Though I dunno how the President's people would feel about a potential vector of his autograph circulating the web since I believe you can extract vectors from Adobe Ideas for the iPad – though I'm not 100% sure on that. Thanks for sharing it!

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iPad at Work – in the ER and All Over Hospitals

Photo Credit: Jean Lachat / Chicago Sun-Times

Emergency room doctors are using them to order lab tests and medication. Plastic surgeons are using them to show patients what they might look like after surgery. And medical residents are using them as a quick reference to look up drug interactions and medical conditions.

Since Apple’s iPad hit the market in April, doctors at Chicago area hospitals are increasingly using the hot-selling tablet as a clinical tool.

That’s a slice from a recent report in the Chicago Sun-Times, highlighting the increasing popularity and adoption of the iPad in the Chicago health care sector.

Among the most interesting things about the report is that it shows both the broad range of areas where the iPad is proving an effective tool, and also that the iPad seems to have nice dual-pronged adoption momentum

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Friday, February 25, 2011

USA Today Just Gets It When It Comes to iPad Editions

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Nielsen Revises Figures, Vast Majority of iPad Owners Have Installed Apps

nearly 2/3 of those surveyed.

Well, it looks like that number was shockingly high because it wasn’t the real figure. Nielsen has posted revised data that now shows that no less than 91% of iPad owners have installed an app.

Phew

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HP Slate is Latest Entry in the Tablet Market

it runs Windows 7.

I still think Windows is in need of some slimming down on the desktop, no way I want to see it on a mobile device. I think Apple’s whole

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

iPad Orientation Lock Button to Change to Mute Switch in iOS 4.2

and apparently that change is going to become a permanent one when iOS 4.2 is released to the public next month.

According to a report at 9to5Mac, Steve Jobs has confirmed the permanent change in another of his direct email exchanges with a user.

So in iOS 4.2, the top right button will be a Mute button and the Orientation Lock will be toggled via a button in the Multitasking Bar, just to the right of the iPod controls.

When I first saw this change in the first iOS 4.2 beta I thought it might be a nice change, but I’ve come to agree with those who commented on it here

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Ragdoll Blaster 2 Coming to the iPad Next Week?

next Thursday. Doug says this about it:

Not only are the graphics upgraded for the iPad, the game also includes an entire section filled with complex levels designed specifically for the iPad.

Backflip Studios launched their excellent Paper Toss series on the iPad last month. It’s good to see another of their titles getting some iPad love.

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iPad Magazine Sales – Tech Titles Leading the Way

Ad Age has taken a look at the fledgling market for magazine titles on the iPad, and which titles and types of titles are achieving some early success.

Not surprisingly, it looks like tech-related titles are leading the way, with Wired Magazine at the top of the charts so far.

The first issue of Wired on the iPad sold 105,000 copies, according to Ad Age. That was significantly higherthan the print sales for the same issue. Since then, Wired for iPad has sold an average of 30,000 copies per month, or about 37% of the newsstand sales.

Popular Science’s iPad edition’s sales are said to be equivalent to 12% of its newsstand sales.

Lifestyle mags for the iPad are not faring anywhere near as well

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Popular Mechanics for iPad – First Full Monthly Issue Out Now

the monthly app for iPad is now live in the App Store! The magazine is following up its top-rated showcase app with a monthly version, kicking off with the November 2010 issue.

Popular Mechanics Interactive for iPad was very well-received when it launched its first interactive

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U.S. antitrust regulators looking into Apple’s new subscription service

sting7k says:February 18, 2011 at 9:19 am

Best Buy doesn’t take a 30% of Sirius XM’s subscription fees when you sign up and buy/install a radio at their store. They don’t take a cut of Xbox LIVE fees when you buy a subscription card.

This is pretty much what the new app store is going to do. Sirius will have to let you sign up in the app now and then give Apple part of their subscription fee. How is that fair?

If Apple wants more money to run the App Store they can raise the fee from the $99 it costs right now or introduce a pro level developer system or something. IMO Apple is in the wrong on this one.

TiPb Answers: No, you don’t need to kill all the apps in your multitasking dock

Patricksmangann says:February 19, 2011 at 5:23 am

I agree. With my ipad, i close them all when it starts to slow down, or when a kid is done playing games, at which point there will be 50 games in the fast app switcher, which i know will slow it down.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

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Top 5 apps that help you find more and better apps

From AppShopper.com, the app brings all the great website services — new and updated apps, price drops and sales, wish lists and popularity trackers — and puts it right on your iPhone and iPad. It’ll even sync to your AppShopper web account. Universal app – download once, use on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

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Darkstar says:February 19, 2011 at 12:05 pm

Hi Leanna,

I agree with what you said at the end, as I too would like to be able to set my camera to manual and be able to adjust ISO, shutter speed and aperture from within the app itself. One other thing that kind of killed this app for me (by your review) though is that you can only set the shutter speed to a maximum of 10 seconds. All Nikon DSLR’s that I know of can go up to 30 seconds in-camera, or more via Bulb mode. I’ve run into several instances where I need about 1-2 minutes of exposure time at night, if not more. If it were able to do those things, I’d drop $150 in about 2 seconds.

Also, I have the new Nikon D7000. Any news on if it’s compatible with the D7000?

Monday, February 21, 2011

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Sunday, February 20, 2011

No iPods, iPhones, or iPads cross the Bill Gates threshold

Wadenick – Agreed, I’m sure he doesn’t touch Office for Mac. You make some great points, though I would like to add that you should see what your competitor is both doing wrong, to offer a better solution, and what they are doing right – to copy them and make an even better version.

cardfan says:October 25, 2010 at 11:45 am

With the billions he’s got, i’m sure they’re coping ok

Hollywood actors, writers, and producers putting iPad to work

Omar Perhaps a professional would be reluctant to sign a contract on an iPad, but he was not talking about professionals doing the signing in this case. Just people on the street doing interviews.

Brian says:October 25, 2010 at 4:26 pm

Apple’s massive data center about to open, could double in size

1, I’m all about storage space. My media center has 3.5tb on it and it’s not enough. I don’t like waiting for streams. I want it at my fingertips.

Björn says:October 25, 2010 at 2:51 pm

I agree with rsanchez & Mike in regards to prefering physical storage capacity. However, the trend in technology is clear. Streaming/Cloud technology is quickly evolving. Forget about Apple TV. Look no further than the DVD vs. On-Demand war. I don’t buy DVDs and haven’t in 3

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Otter Box Commuter Series for iPhone 4- accessory review

Kris, I have never had any kind of echoing problem.

scott says:October 25, 2010 at 4:46 pm

Chad HAS got to get a Christmas card this year from Otterbox. THIS CASE SUCKS!! The “silicone liner” is a joke. The plastic back does not stay on. Bought this POS after getting ripped off on the Defender. Silicone cover will not stay on it. And, it is not just me. Emailed Otter to see about the cover coming off my blue case. Was told they are aware of the problem and will replace the silicone with a new one. It is a design flaw. Campare the way the 3G Defender / Commuter fit your phone. My 3G Commuter almost could not be taken off. This one you can just pull the phone out. Looks like Otter tried to hurry these out. They were late to the party on the 4, and it does not appear they cared what they released, as long as they got out SOMETHING.

Does iPad 4.2 mute switch make more sense for iPad 2 with FaceTime?

Josh – Hey Josh, you’re right.BTW, Should I buy the current gen. iPad or wait and buy the 2nd gen iPad?