iPad

Turn your iOS device into a killer Craigslist companion

I'm a bit of a Craigslist junkie. I've used it to buy everything from a piano to a loft bed to a go-kart, and to sell or give away a host of unwanted items.

But despite its spartan interface--or perhaps because of it--the service isn't particularly user-friendly. For one thing, it doesn't let me save individual listings. And adding photos to my own listing means copying them over from my camera, resizing them, and on and on. Hassle city.

That's why I'm jazzed about apps like Lifelike Craig HD, which can turn an iPhone, … Read more

Fox news anchor fooled into licking iPad

We all get fooled on a consistent basis. It's just that some decide to be slightly more guarded when it comes to April 1. And yet an anchor at a local Fox news station managed to fall for one of the more technologically inspired ruses of recent memory.

Her fellow workers at Fox 5 San Diego ran a story about a new app that lets you taste or sniff things on your iPhone or iPad. The app was called "Virtual Sip" and the technology behind it was christened "Piezo Electrics." Which, to my mind, sounds like a disreputable electrician in Napoli.

It was all rather cleverly done. First, the station ran a package that showed people sniffing and licking their phones. The anchor who wasn't in on the joke, Shally Zomorodi, looked appalled and said, "Wait a minute...are they licking their phones?"

She was then handed an iPad by a producer and encouraged to try the app. Still, when she didn't seem able to quite get any sniff emanating from it, she was persuaded (fairly easily) to lick it. Even though she had just declared: "I am NOT licking an iPad!"… Read more

What's the iPad 2's best case scenario?

After hunting with surprising difficulty last week, I finally ended up upgrading to an iPad 2. As for my old iPad, I packed it up and resold it. Along with it, I sent along some of my favorite cases, since they'll no longer be of use anymore.

Which brings me to my current conundrum. While I'm happy with the improved zippiness of the iPad 2, I'm not as thrilled with its case options thus far.

I played with a number of cases and bags for the original iPad, trying to find the best fit. For me, it … Read more

preGame 46: An app for the disorganized gamer

We're back with a brand-new episode of preGame this week and another chance for you to win a Halo: Reach Legendary Edition bundle! Make sure to tune in to find out how you can win one of these rare collectors' items.

On today's show we'll check out the latest teaser trailer for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City and some intense gunfighting action in Battlefield 3. We'll also chat about the latest game in the "Ghostbusters" franchise, Sanctum of Slime, and whether or not it's worth $10 on PlayStation Network or Xbox Live Arcade. … Read more

iPad 2 conquers Consumer Reports tablet rankings

In a decidedly different outcome from recent Consumer Reports findings regarding Apple products, the iPad 2 has topped the Consumer Reports charts for tablet computer devices, handily defeating all the new iPad competitors.

Despite a wide array of highly touted and heavily marketed iPad rivals, including Motorola's Xoom and others from Samsung, Archos, Dell, and HP, Apple reigns supreme in the Consumer Reports rankings. Citing quality and (perhaps surprisingly for Apple) price, the independent nonprofit magazine gives iPad 2 top marks. The magazine said in a statement today:

"So far, Apple is leading the tablet market in both … Read more

The 404 792: Where we do that voodoo that we do (podcast)

Natali Morris fills in for Wilson Tang today and assures our mutual destruction when she "accidentally" spills hot water on the mixer console...the rest of the show is spent worrying about spontaneous electrocution, but we manage to fit in a handful of stories about 3D Lego printing, the strange trend of unboxing videos, our favorite April Fools' tech product, and the ongoing Porn Wiki Leaks fallout.

The 404 Digest for Episode 792

Customize your own Lego sets using 3D printing, coming soon. MakerBot specializes in consumer-level 3D printers. Only you can prevent lame unboxing videos. Another Windows 7 tablet, and a Windows 8 tablet coming soon after--why? RE35 turns any 35mm film camera into a digital sensor (4/1).

Porn Wiki Leaks reveals the personal information of 15,000 stars. One box of Lucky Charms cereal, hold the cereal. Amazon.com sells Rice Krispies Treats Cereal for less than retail value. This might be the perfect cereal bowl to solve all your soggy problems.

Episode 792 Subscribe in iTunes (audio) | Subscribe in iTunes (video) | Subscribe in RSS Audio | Subscribe in RSS Video… Read more

Woz: iPad is for normal people, not engineers

Do you think you're normal? You know, vaguely normal--somewhat not entirely composed of wiring from another world.

Well, then an iPad is for you.

This is not merely my ultra-scientific research. This is the opinion of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

Computerworld reports that in a keynote session at Storage Networking World in Santa Clara, Calif., Woz explained that Steve Jobs had always wanted to create a computer that everyone in the world would find simple and magical to use.

"It was just hard to get there," Wozniak said, according to Computerworld. "Because we had to go … Read more

Digital City 122: Apple store shootout, the best TV shows on Netflix

This week: a brazen robbery at a San Diego area Apple store leads to a shootout, and we tune into the shocking TV news footage of the police chase. Joey joins the iPad revolution and explains how he spent $100 on iPad apps in one weekend, and the team picks the best streaming TV shows on Netflix.

Sitting for Julie this week is TJ Allard, TV/Web show host and producer, and Dan's former co-panelist on the cult video game history program "Play Value."

Bonus: You can download the show's theme song as a free MP3 here for a limited time!

Apple shows off iOS Spaces for iPad in patent filing

A recent patent application, found by Patently Apple, shows Apple's concept for using Spaces on future installments of iOS on the iPad. Anyone following the rumor mill and development patterns surrounding Apple's iOS platform may not be entirely surprised by this patent, though its emergence may signal an arrival soon. According to the patent, "In some embodiments, the device is a desktop computer. In some embodiments, the device is portable (e.g., a notebook computer, a tablet, or a handheld device)."

Looking closely at the above photo, you may notice that the Spaces concept looks like … Read more

iPad graphic novel teaches kids self-esteem

I had a hard time in middle school. Other kids picked on me, girls ignored me, and many of the friends I'd had in elementary school abandoned me.

Perhaps reading "Be Confident in Who You Are: A Middle School Confidential Graphic Novel" would have helped--if only it had been available back then.

Based on the actual graphic novel of the same name, Be Confident in Who You Are for iPad reads like a nicely illustrated comic book and addresses a number of important tween/teen issues: bullying, body image, problems with friends, peer pressure, and so on.… Read more