Allison Sheridan: NosillaCast Mac Podcast  http://podfeet.com @podfeet
Bart Busschots: International Mac Podcast http://impodcast.tv @bbusschots
Jeff Gamet (with bells on): The Mac Observer http://macobserver.com @jgamet
Don McAllister: ScreenCastsOnline http://screencastsonline.com @donmcallister
Ken Ray, man of mystery: Mac OS Ken http://macosken.com @macosken

The iPad that shall not be named

• Screen resolution
  • 2048×1536 – 3.14MP – 264 ppi
• 4G
  • Which carrier to select?

Size (wifi dimensions)

• Chart comparing iPad 1,2,3
  
• .37 in thick vs. .34 for the iPad 2 (9.4mm vs. 8.8mm)
• 1.44 lbs vs. 1.33 lbs for the iPad 2 (652g vs. 601g)
• still thinner & lighter than iPad 1
• bigger battery presumably? 10 hr battery is on wifi, not 4G
• Has iFixit taken it apart yet?

iOS 5.1

• 20MB download limit upped to 50MB
• Delete one photo from Photostream – but doesn’t really delete the photo in photostream
• New backgrounds
• Swipe up for Camera is AWESOME – will save my dying home button 🙂
• Japanese Siri

AppleTV gen 3

• $99
• Airplay video streaming at 1080p
• Airplay mirroring at 720p (https://skitch.com/nosillacat/8egk3/airplay-mirroring)
• new interface – will it come to gen 2’s? – yes
• Movies in iCloud
• Ken’s take on Apple TV and apps (macobserver.com)

iPhoto on iOS

• Universal app
• The loss-less editor with brushes is surprisingly Aperture like
• No ability to calibrate screen – so not useful for pros or serious photographers/videographers You can’t even use it to proof stuff without calibration
• To normal users it’s a very cool and useful app

iWork on iOS

• Don will tell us what’s new?
• What’s new? Not a lot – bigger graphics?

Picks

• Allison – FlyGrip (flygrip.com)
• Bart – Rubbernet (itunes.apple.com/ie/app/rubbernet
  (Rubbernet US Store: itunes.apple.com/us/app/rubbernet)
• Jeff – iPhoto for iOS (itunes.apple.com/us/app/iphoto
• Don – AirWings for iOS (itunes.apple.com/us/app/air-wings)
• Ken – New Apple TV (because i am unoriginal) (apple.com/appletv)

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Episode #60 was hosted by:

David Sparks of MacSparky macsparky.com Twitter
Bart Busschots of the International Mac Podcast at impodcast.tv Twitter
Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Mac Podcast at podfeet.com Twitter

It was a small but energetic roundtable who discussed iPhone 3.0 and whether they actually cared about cut and paste, how badly did they want a netbook or tablet from Apple, their favorite Twitter clients, and their picks of the week.
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