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Sunday, October 23, 2011
Apple posts Celebrating Steve video from October 19 Event.
Apple has made their As we special, internal celebration of Steve Jobs’ life available on their website. It included talks from Apple CEO Tim Cook, SVP of Design Jony Ive, board members Al Gore and Bill Campbell, and performances from Norah Jones and Cold Play.
Of course you can still submit your thoughts on Steve’s passing to Apple, which are now also appearing on the Apple site.
You can go and watch the video at the Apple website, via the link below.
Source: Apple
Steve Jobs biography now available via iBooks, Kindle
Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography of Steve Jobs, is now available from both Amazon’s Kindle Store and Apple’s own iBookstore. Isaacson, who appeared earlier today on CBS’ 60 Minutes, had unprecedented access to Jobs, his family, friends, colleagues, and rivals, and the book strives to show Jobs not only as one of the most innovative and influential people of his time, but also as a human, a family man, and more.
If you pre-ordered it, download and enjoy. If you haven’t yet, here are the links.
Video: 60 Minutes – Revelations From Steve Jobs
In case you missed it, 60 Minutes featured Walter Isaacson, author of the upcoming Steve Jobs biography. There are also a number of audio clips from Steve Jobs.
Video: Apple’s Celebrating Steve Event
Earlier this week, Apple had a special event for employees to celebrate Steve Jobs life. Tonight, they are sharing a video of the event.
Source: All Things D
Apple design exhibit at MKG Hamburg
Michael T. Rose of TUAW has posted a fantastic look Apple design exhibit at MKG Hamburg. If you love Apple and Jony Ive design, are intrigued by the influences of Braun and Dieter Rams, or just want to see an amazing array of everything from iPod to Mac, check it out.
Source: TUAW
60 Minutes: Steve Jobs [Videos]
60 minutes has just finished airing their interview with authorized Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson, and has already placed the transcript and both segments as well as the extra Overtime video online.
Check them out after the break. (Requires Flash, blame them, not us.)
Source: 60 Minutes
Avengers Partially Filmed on an iPhone 4
The Avengers, a new Marvel film releasing in May, gave the iPhone 4 room to demonstrate its smartphone camera prowess. However, not quite in the way believed in early reports. Originally, director Seamus McGarvey was quoted as saying that “the beauty of photography or cinema is that you make every choice based on the content at hand. On The Avengers, I did a couple of shots on the iPhone and they are in the movie. In fact, they are in the trailer!”
Though many reported that a few scenes were in fact filmed on an iPhone 4 for effect and even speculated which they may be (the shot of Thor in the trailer, anybody?), McGarvey clarified that he was misquoted to
What McGarvey claims to have specifically meant was “how up and coming film makers have access to a whole range of new technologies which expand our options as filmmakers. I mentioned that the iPhone and the Canon 5D Mark II were devices currently used on many Hollywood productions. I used the Canon on some shots on Marvel’s The Avengers movie. Unfortunately, this was edited to read that I shot some of the film with the iPhone. This is not true.”
There you have it. As interesting of a prospect it may be for 720p video from an iPhone 4 to be blown-up to 1080p, cinema format, and even 10,000×7,000 IMAX format, that is not going to happen presumptuously. However, the camera does in fact make a brief appearance as a character in the film uses an iPhone to record and the actual video feed from it is displayed.
With a budget of over $150 million, it seems unlikely that the detail in sets and costumes would be compromised for smartphone experimentation. The 8-megapixel, 1080p camera in the iPhone 4S would fare much better, but still… they have access to IMAX cameras.
Perhaps McGarvey really did use an iPhone 4 very briefly but had reason to retract his original statement. Nonetheless, check out the trailer for what will undoubtedly be summer’s biggest blockbuster:
BigBoss Releases Semitether Jailbreak
While we wait for a full untethered iOS 5 jailbreak, BigBoss has released a Semitethered Jailbreak. If your phone loses power, SemiTether will allow you to still boot your phone. You’ll have access to SMS and the ability to make calls. You know, things you have to do with a phone.
SemiTether supports the following:
To install, simply launch Cydia, tap on Manage > Sources > Edit and then add this repo: http://thebigboss.org/semitether
Thanks iPhonewarrior from our iPhone Forums | BigBoss
How to fix battery life problems with iOS 5 or iPhone 4S
According to our polls, quite a lot of you say your battery life taken a hit with iOS 5, or that your new iPhone 4S battery life simply isn’t up to snuff. Anytime a new software version is released or a new devices comes to market, it seems battery life becomes an issue. Luckily, that also means we’re getting better at troubleshooting it! Here are some things you can try to make sure your iOS 5 or iPhone 4S battery is lasting as long as it should, and some tweaks you can make to get it to last as long as possible.
Okay, this sounds funny, but make sure you’re not just using your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch more than you used to. Any time we get a new version of iOS, or a new device our tendency is to never put it down. Now, with location based Reminders, Siri, and other power hungry features, we might simply be using our device more than we have in a while.
Before you do any drastic battery life fixes, put your device down and see how fast the battery really is draining.
If, in general, your battery life is consistently short and you’re basically just watching the indicator drain down before your eyes, here are some things to try, in order of how easy they are to do.
Anything running on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad uses up the battery, so we’re going to go into the Settings app and turn some things down, and turn others off altogether. The more you turn off, the longer your batter will last — but of course the less you’ll be able to do. It’s a balancing act but one that can help you squeeze out a little extra juice when you really need it.
Here are some old standbys as well:
Bonus tip: If you’re really desperate, put your iPhone in Airplane Mode and save the radios for when you need them. If you’re really desperate, you can also turn your iPhone completely off until you need it (it will still use a tiny amount of power but far, far less than anything else).
Like our friend Phil Nickinson from Android Central always says, don’t be ashamed to plug in your device. If you’re using your iPhone or iPad a lot, plug it in to recharge whenever you can. At home, at work, in the car, there are plenty of opportunities to top up your battery.
So how did these tips work out for you? Give us your feedback, and any other tips for saving iOS 5 or iPhone 4S battery life you might have, in the comments! If anything has worked especially well for you, we’ll add it to the list!
Palm Beach County runs out of iPhone 4S
The initial sales expectations for the iPhone seem to have been deeply miscalculated: already stores around the country are reporting that they are running out of the latest generation of the iPhone and pre-orders could take weeks more to arrive. The classic case in point is Palm Beach County, where reports have just come out that Verizon stores are all out of iPhones while AT&T stores are just about sold out. Meanwhile, BestBuy has stopped accepting pre-orders because it has been unable to get its hands on the supplies to satisfy the current pace of demand. This seems to be part of a short-term issue sparked by the intense popularity of the iPhone 4S
As of now, Verizon stores have indicated that they will only get new stocks of the iPhone 4S on October 28th. Meanwhile AT&T stores reported that it would take them almost four weeks to replenish their stocks. In the meantime, consumers are getting frustrated with the waiting and tempers are running high. Unfortunately all the cursing in the world is not going to change things at the moment because it seems that distribution centers in many places seem to have very limited stocks. Apple has already mentioned that it has sold almost 4 million iPhone 4S units within the first few days of its release.
Overall, this is very good news for Apple which initially got a lot of criticism for not releasing a completely redesigned version of the iPhone. Critics immediately suggested that Apple will have to look forward to disappointing sales but the results have been anything but excellent. Only time will tell how many of the new iPhone 4S users are actually new users and not previous iPhone users. The net change is what will really reveal the popularity of the iPhone 4S in the long term. As of now, the predictions seem to be positive, especially when you consider the pre-sale polls that indicated a large number of Android and BlackBerry users were thinking of switching to the iPhone 4S.
LifeProof case for the iPhone 4S review [giveaway]
While at the most recent Show Stoppers event, I had the opportunity to check out the LifeProof case for iPhone 4S (and iPhone 4). Protection is always key for any of our beloved electronics, and whether you are a mountain biker, a swim lover, or a karate king trying to keep your iPhone protected while doing your favorite event is a struggle — until you meet LifeProof. The folks at LifeProof have spent a lot of time (over two years) designing this case, and a whole lot of money (over two million dollars) into making sure that their product was the best to hit the market.
Whether in rain, snow, ice, dirt, sand, or any other horrid condition you can think of with your device the folks at LifeProof know that their case can protect your device without you needing to take any additional precautions. So, does the case really hold up to its name? Let’s take a look at some video action and check out some more images of the case on the device.
Pretty impressive stuff, huh? Not just everyday would you trust a case enough to just toss it in a tank of water, or drop it from six feet onto the ground without cringing in fear of what damage was just done to the device. We know, you understand that it can keep the device protected, but you want to know how much bulk it adds to your device, and if it is comfortable in the hand, right? Well, short answer, yes — and let’s take a look at why.
Personally I always fear the super protective cases because I know you need to add bulk to protect, and often times companies love to go overboard with the bulk, and it makes holding the device feel unnatural, and it no longer comfortably fits in your hand and pocket, but this case is different, very different. Adding only 1/16 of an inch, or 1.5mm, and adding less than an ounce of weight, to say the case is surprisingly small would be an understatement.
Featuring a two piece snap together design the case fits very snug over the device, making getting the case on and off a bit of a struggle, but that is their intentions for the waterproof seal that the case offers. The top piece includes an attached scratch resistant and waterproof screen protector that still allows for complete operation of the touch screen, and with the waterproof seal around the edge of the case you don’t have to worry about any dirt or dust getting under there.
The headphone jack is sealed by a screw in cap that can be removed and they include a headphone extension that screws in for those of us who wish to use their headphones will keeping the device protected. The charging port is covered by a flip down piece that seals very tightly. The cut out will allow chargers to be plugged in to the device without the removal of the case, and LifeProof also offers a dock extender that plugs into the charging port and allows the device to be docked with the case on.
Overall the case does an extremely good job at protecting the device while adding minimal bulk to the slim profile of your iPhone 4S (or iPhone 4). The look of the case is quite plain, but they do offer a few different color selections such as black, white, pink, and purple, and the color covers the complete device, including the front so you can make it appear as though you have a totally different color iPhone than you really do!
We are giving away our review unit; it was used slightly (don’t worry it isn’t the one in the test video!) and it is in near perfect condition. Simply leave a comment letting us know what kind of abuse you put your iPhone through that requires LifeProof to protect it.
More: LifeProof
Cobra iHelicopter now comes with iPhone controlled missiles [video]
We have seen quite a few iPhone controlled helicopters appearing over the last few years, but the iHelicopter is taking it to an all new level. The iHelicopter can now launch missiles as it flys as it has two rockets loaded on each side. The range is a reasonably impressive two metres and all you have to do is aim and fire!
Point, press the fire button and targets within 2 meters will be hit! Besides being a rocket launching sharpshooter the Cobra iHelicopter is very detailed and looks exactly like real Cobra Helicopters.
The app is available as a free download and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. It offers three channels of communication which enables you to have three helicopters flying around at the same time; so in air battles with your friends is possible too. The iHelicopter comes in at $69.95 plus shipping, not too much to pay to wake the kids up in the morning or terrorize your neighbors cat!
Source: iHelicopters via 9to5 Mac
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