You may not be familiar with the company Tronical but you will know their work because they are responsible for Gibson’s Robot Guitar tuning systems. Well judging by this video it appears that Tronical are about to launch some standalone systems that can be retrofit to pretty much any guitar be it a Les Paul [...]
Category: iTouch
NOOSY Offers HDMI Adapter For The iPad, iPhone 4 and iPod touch
NOOSY China, an unauthorized third-party Apple accessory manufacturer has come up with a HDMI adapter for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch (4G). The product claims to allow you to output the display of your device to your HD display, though it wasn’t clear if the adapter will support audio over HDMI. It also wasn’t mentioned if it would support DRM protected content over HDMI though the site does feature images of Star Trek being played on the iPad and on a connected TV. Pricing wasn’t mentioned, though hopefully it won’t cost too much.
(Via Ubergizmo.)
App of the Day – FingerPiano
FingerPiano is a fun little app that can transform you into a pianist with no formal training. All you need are your fingertips and eyes to follow the convenient, guiding lights that tell you the next key to hit. With this, you’ll be able to perform the great classics as if you were a pro. (more…)
(Via ZiggyTek Blog.)
Apple Finally Lets A Google Voice Application Into The App Store
Google Voice applications have had a pretty tumultuous history in the App Store. At first, Apple approved them, and the people rejoiced. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, they were pulled, with ‘duplicating features that the iPhone comes with (Dialer, SMS, etc).’ cited as the reasoning. The people were, understandably, pretty friggin’ mad.
Over the past few days, the developers of at least two such applications have been indicating that they’d been hearing good news from Apple, suggesting that the Apps would be making an Apple-approved, no-jailbreak-required return. Sure enough, they’ve just started popping up in the App Store.
(Via TechCrunch.)
Google Voice Apps Return to the iOS App Store
After banning all Google Voice-related apps from the App Store, Apple’s Google Voice moratorium appears to be over.
Apple has just approved GV Connect [iTunes link], a $3 native Google Voice app for the iPhone.
This comes fourteen months after Apple removed all Google Voice apps from its App Store — including fan favorites GV Mobile and VoiceCentral — and refused to approve Google’s official app. That ban led to an FCC inquiry and the creation of an HTML5-specific web app to sate iPhone users. As recently as last month, Google told us that nothing had changed in regards to the status of its native iPhone app, but since that conversation, Apple has made some significant changes to its developer policies.
In light of those changes, a number of developers have either re-submitted their apps or received communication from Apple indicating re-submission and approval could be possible.
With the release of GV Connect, it seems like only a matter of time before other apps (like GV Mobile+) will make their way back to the App Store.
Both Google’s official Google Voice web app and the well-made BlackSwan VoiceCentral web app bring Google Voice to the iPhone. However, because these are web apps and not native apps, the system address book isn’t the same. Other features like push notifications and masked calling are also unavailable, although it’s unclear if anything short of an official app will bring some of those features.
For that reason, many users who jailbreak their iPhone devices have used various Google Voice apps from Cydia.
For users who rely on Google Voice as a central number, having a dialer that can directly access your address book is a pretty big deal. Now that iOS supports multi-tasking, doing things like sending SMS messages and switching between a call and a web browser should be easier too.
We haven’t downloaded GV Connect (we’re waiting for GV Mobile) but are excited that Apple’s more lenient policies seem to mean bringing back useful apps to users.
(Via Mashable!.)
Netflix for iPhone and iPod Touch Finally Here
Want to stream Netflix shows and TV on a tiny screen? Well now you can. The Netflix iPhone app is now available on iTunes and it offers the same functionality you know and love on the iPad but on the smaller devices.
No huge changes here: you sign-in, pick a video, and start watching over wi-fi or 3G, with obvious quality reduction with bad reception. Click through for the press release.
(Via TechCrunch.)
Guitar Sidekick – Media Device for Guitarists
A Macworld article indicates there are currently over 500 guitar-related iPhone apps.
Every up-to-speed tech geek, guitar player will want this mechanical interface.
You’re looking at the Guitar Sidekick, an accessory for mounting your iPhone, Blackberry, Droid or other similar media devices to your guitar. The above article link tells you all about it, but the picture basically says it all.
The Guitar Sidekick is available at: www.castiv.com
(Via Strat-O-Blogster Guitar Blog.)
So will you be using Facebook Places?
Facebook has launched their own location-based check-in service called Places, and updated their iPhone app to support it, but will you be using it?
Some people maintain sharing your life, and your location, allows for ‘serendipitous’ discovery — people who you may never otherwise know or meet see you’re nearby and take the opportunity to say hello. Others think it’s pretty much a gateway to everything from embarrassment to stalking.
What makes Facebook a little different is that even your friends can check you into Places, unless you turn them down or turn it off.
Who are you comfortable sharing your Places/location with? No one? Just friends? Friends of friends? Everyone?
So will you be using Facebook Places? is a story by TiPb. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store.
TiPb – The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Blog
(Via The iPhone Blog.)
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