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?
- back camera improvement 0.7MP –> 5MP
- front camera no change (.3MP/VGA)
- video stabilization
- Dual-core A5X
- Quad Core graphics
- Does this matter beyond gamers?
- not Siri
- 720p to AppleTV gen 2 and 3 – not 1080p like new AppleTV
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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