1. iPad 3 to Include Haptic Display Technology to Provide On-Screen Textures? →


    A series of last-minute rumors and speculation are suggesting that the iPad 3 might include haptic technology that would give on-screen objects texture. The rumors have linked Finnish company Senseg with Apple and have been fueled by Apple’s media event invitations carrying the tagline “We have something you really have to see. And touch.” 


    While speculation about Senseg and Apple has been floating under the radar for some time and a rationale for it was posted on the MacRumours forums last week, The Guardian was the first major source to put forward the specific claim yesterday, noting that conversations with Senseg executives earlier this year left The Guardian with the impression that the company was indeed working with Apple.

  3. Lost indoors? Take Google Maps on your Android phone to select airports, malls, and retail stores to get floor layouts and accurate location readings. Figure out how to get to departments, airport gates, and even restrooms all from the palm of your hand. To learn more, Start here.

    http://maps.google.com/starthere

    (Source: youtube.com)

  4. That sounds great!  →

    There’s a war going on in the living rooms of the world – the never ending battle between home electronics and interior design. It might be the huge TV that really doesn’t work with the nice old cupboard, or maybe the heaps of cables that for some reason needs to connect to our stereo system. Just making it all connect in the right way is tricky enough. Making it blend in often feels impossible unless we would build it into our walls. The thing is, hiding stuff behind walls is both expensive and difficult, and a lot of people actually want their hi-fi stuff to be visible.

    The transparent design lets the speaker blend in to any living room out there. The size can be big enough to offer a good sound quality, yet the speaker takes little visible space. The box is transparent, but the sound creating components are clearly emphasised.

    The speakers come with a small wifi antenna, that can plug in to any computer, music player or smart phone out there. It will also work for old stereos or vinyl equipment. The aim is to set the music free regardless where it’s stored.

    (Source: peoplepeople.se)

  5. Forget Shopping, Friday Is Update Your Parents' Browser Day! →

    Dad still uses Internet Explorer 6. No, seriously, Dad, how can you be using a browser developed during the Clinton administration? That was like 10 presidents ago.

    In any case, you see where I’m going with this. No more excuses! These browsers must be upgraded. Do it for the web developers. Do it for the designers. Do it for your parents. On Friday, November 25, every old web browser must go.

  6. Kitara Touchscreen Guitar

    After all the rounds of Rock Band, we’re already used to playing guitars without strings. The touchscreen Kitara is a string-free performance instrument. Doubles as a MIDI controller.

    (Source: theawesomer.com)

  7. Facebook's New Timeline For iPhone →

    Last night in New York, Facebook hosted a mixer for press and the designers of Timeline, Facebook’s highly anticipated new profile face lift…

    Just wait until you see Timeline in action on a touch screen device. It’s so good it will make you want to skip the desktop experience and just use Facebook on your iPhone. Timeline is built to be manipulated on a touch screen.

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  8. Create personalized QR codes with the fast and fun QRhacker QRhacker, created by a small team at Hungary-based Carnation Group, is a bit different from your average QR code generator Web app, allowing you to quickly and easily personalise the familiar square barcodes without the need for any Photoshop skills. Link

    Create personalized QR codes with the fast and fun QRhacker

    QRhacker, created by a small team at Hungary-based Carnation Group, is a bit different from your average QR code generator Web app, allowing you to quickly and easily personalise the familiar square barcodes without the need for any Photoshop skills.

    Link

  9. APPLE RELEASES iOS 5.0.1 SOFTWARE UPDATE iOS 5.0.1 has been released to the public, the update addresses the battery problems that were associated with iOS 5 and the iPhone 4S, but also brings multitasking gestures to the iPad 1 and resolves several other bugs and issues. More interestingly… updating couldn’t be easier - across the air without having to connect your device to iTunes. How to update:  Download through Over-the-Air update by tapping on “Settings” > “General” > “Software Update” and then tapping on “Download and Install” Download from iTunes: launch iTunes and you will get an update notification About iOS 5.0.1 Software Update: This update contains improvements and other bug fixes including: Fixes bugs affecting battery life Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation  APPLE WEBSITE LINK

    APPLE RELEASES iOS 5.0.1 SOFTWARE UPDATE

    iOS 5.0.1 has been released to the public, the update addresses the battery problems that were associated with iOS 5 and the iPhone 4S, but also brings multitasking gestures to the iPad 1 and resolves several other bugs and issues.

    More interestingly… updating couldn’t be easier - across the air without having to connect your device to iTunes.

    How to update: 

    • Download through Over-the-Air update by tapping on “Settings” > “General” > “Software Update” and then tapping on “Download and Install”
    • Download from iTunes: launch iTunes and you will get an update notification

    About iOS 5.0.1 Software Update:

    This update contains improvements and other bug fixes including:

    • Fixes bugs affecting battery life
    • Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad
    • Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud
    • Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation 

    APPLE WEBSITE LINK

  10. Adobe stops developing Flash for mobile  →

    Vows to “more aggressively contribute to HTML5”

    It’s all over for Flash Player in mobile browsers

    Adobe has today announced that it will stop developing Flash Player for mobile browsers.

    A paragraph from a post on the Adobe blog reads: “Our future work with Flash on mobile devices will be focused on enabling Flash developers to package native apps with Adobe AIR for all the major app stores.  We will no longer continue to develop Flash Player in the browser to work with new mobile device configurations (chipset, browser, OS version, etc.) following the upcoming release of Flash Player 11.1 for Android and BlackBerry PlayBook.