Mac OS X Update 10.7.3
It’s a big of a big one this weighing in at a 1.02gb update.
Out now via software update but it seems it’s not without it’s problems.
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Griffin Guitar Connect Cable for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
Originally we were on the look our for a cable to connect our office Electric Guitar which has been hung up on the wall for far to long, to our Macs. Mistakenly we purchased the Griffin Guitar Connect Cable for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch not realising that it wouldn’t hook up to a Macbook or desktop yet it’s come in surprisingly useful thanks to Rock Prodigy
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Rock Prodigy for iPad / iPhone : Be a real world Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero ignited dreams for a lot of people, including myself, of being a rock god. The truth was far from it the game was a time sucker making me realise that If I spent as much time with a real guitar as I did with the game then perhaps I could actually rock out in the real world. Turns out Guitar hero does nothing to help potential axe men realise their dreams. That is until Rock Prodigy came along
Use it to learn guitar and songs faster than ever. Follow the Rock Prodigy lesson plan to take you from beginner to pro.
After installing the iPad application and connecting your guitar, step one is the issue of tuning. Not a problem with the built in tuner that supports standard tuning and other styles as you progress. Jumping into the quick start / lesson, a teacher’s voice will then start to guide you throughout the lessons. Just like Guitar Hero, you have to pluck the right note on the right string whilst keeping time.
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Editorial : Red Stripe – Make a speaker with Yuri Suzuki
And now for something completely different.
A short video on how to make your very own speaker from one of the preferred, late night blogging, alcholic beverages, Red Stripe
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Gadget Geeks Recap, Season 1 Episode 1 Shown on SkyHD
Quite why it’s taken so long for any other channel to start a program similar to channel 5’s “Gadget Show” is anyone’s guess. This week saw the launch of Gadget Geeks aiming to help consumers with gadgets and a few challenges along the way. Here’s our, admittedly late, recap of Gadget Geeks S01 E01.
Show opens up with a more subtle intro than that of it’s main competitor, less noise and perhaps gaudiness which can be a little bombarding on the Gadget Show. Here we go with a quick meet the team.
The reviewers are
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FaceTime error: FaceTime can’t initiate the call.
Well this is a new error message on us. During one of our daily FaceTime calls we got the error “FaceTime can’t initiate the call. Your computer is bust in another FaceTime call” when obviously it isn’t.
anyone out there care to shed some light?
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JetPack Joyride : Theres addictive and then there’s JetPack Joyride
JetPack Joyride, quite simply put is almost the most fun you can have using a single digit and with a lead character called Barry, why are you still reading this and not downloading it right now? Gameplay is beyond simple and yet utterly compelling. Barry Steakfries is propelled into the sky with his machine gun get pack in a perpetually side scrolling affair with a simple aim of getting to the end… if there is one.
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Cupidtino App – Meet the Apple Fanboy or Fangirl of your dreams
Apple fanatics can rejoice as there is now Cupidtino dating is an app designed to help in the quest to meet someone with similar interests, even if it is just all things Apple. Cupidtino have released an App version of their website.
Cupidtino is the first ever “Mac-inspired” dating site. It’s goal is to bring Apple fans and lovers of beautiful hardware and software design together.
What makes Cupidtino a little different to most other dating websites, rather than simply asking that hardest question of all on dating sites to “Tell us about yourself”. your profile consists of answering questions like;
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Editorial : Siri Not for Apple TV, iPad 3 thoughts & Football Streaming
Okay let’s get the 1st statement out of the way, when Steve Jobs was quoted to say in his autobiography he had solved all that is wrong with the Apple TV the answer is not Siri based.
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Windows 7 On Your iPad thanks to OnLive
We covered the bandwidth sucking giant of streaming gaming that is OnLive a little while ago, leaving us subtly impressed with their gaming service. Now they bring OnLive Desktop to the your iPad.
First Look : Tascam iM2 Condensor Microphone for iOS
This landed on the mat of the Essentialmac.co.uk the Tascam iM2 which promises to turn your iPod / iPad / Iphone into a high quality digital recorded. Think Dictaphone but for the new generation.. Here’s our first look before we dive into the review.
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Samsung Swipeit to Rival Apple Airplay
Samsung are set to announce their “Swipeit” android product at this years CES. Swipeit is an Android app that allows and Samsung Internet and Swipeit enabled tv’s to show the content from your phone, on the larger screen. Does this sound familiar?
I’m loving the name Swipeit as that’s what they tend to do with Apple product design but now it seems airplay.
While SwipeIt works exactly like the Apple’s AirPlay, there are some significant differences:
Galaxy Tab USB & SD Connection Kit Looks Strangely Like Apple Kit.
Doesn’t this look familiar, can’t possibly think where I’ve seen this before..
More after the jump.
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Bloomberg : Apple’s Siri Feature Doubles IPhone Data Usage
According to a somewhat vauge report at Bloomberg, iPhone 4s phone users consume double the data of iPhone 4 users thanks, mainly, to Siri.
Network analyst Arieso claims that the voice navigation software could see users incur significantly higher bills, and mobile networks struggle with the volume of data being transmitted.
Arieso reached the conclusion after analysing the data usage of one million smartphone owners on an unnamed European network.
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Sky 1 Gadget Geeks Taking On The Gadget Show.
Take six presenters, present them with reviews and challenges, add a mix of mythbusters along with a touch of Blast Lab (the explosions) and you have Gadget Geeks coming to Sky 1 HD to take on the dominant Gadget Show
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