In addition the the announcement of the iPad 2 , Steve Jobs just unveiled iMovie for iPad, so all your tablet video editing dreams are about to come true. So what does this new version of iMovie have in store for you? A precision editor, multitrack audio recording, some brand new themes, AirPlay to Apple TV, and the ability to share videos in HD. It’ll be available on March 11th (the same day as the new iPad) for $4.99. Apple’s also just outed GarageBand for iPad. The app will boast several touch instruments, guitar amps and effects, 8-track recording and mixing, over 250 loops, the ability to email your AAC files, and it’s compatible with the Mac version. GarageBane for iPad will also run you $4.99 when it’s released on March 11th. There’s a gallery after the break. Developing… for the latest coverage of Apple’s iPad 2 launch event, see our liveblog . Continue reading iMovie, GarageBand for iPad announced — $4.99 on March 11th iMovie, GarageBand for iPad announced — $4.99 on March 11th originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Apple iOS 4.3 coming March 11 with iPad 2, includes new AirPlay features and FaceTime
March 2, 2011 No Comment
Along with the iPad 2, Apple’s releasing the final version of iOS 4.3, which features the Nitro Javscript engine from Safari on OS X, new iTunes Home Sharing features that let you play content from desktop iTunes over WiFi, and the updated suite of AirPlay features from the betas — including the ability for App Store apps to share audio and video. Apple’s also finalizing the new option that lets you assign the side switch to either rotation lock or mute, and it’s adding Personal Hotspot support. There’s also those rumored iOS versions of Photo Booth and FaceTime for the new cameras. It’ll be a free download for all iPads, the GSM iPhone 4, the iPhone 3GS and the third- and fourth-gen iPod touch when it’s released on March 11. When will it hit the Verizon iPhone 4? We don’t know yet. Developing… Gallery: iOS 4.3 revealed Developing… for the latest coverage of Apple’s iPad 2 launch event, see our liveblog . Apple iOS 4.3 coming March 11 with iPad 2, includes new AirPlay features and FaceTime originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …
Apple has just made its second-generation iPad official! It features a dual-core A5 chip and, finally , cameras, both front and rear! The new CPU is said to be up to twice as fast, with graphics performance up to nine times better than on the original iPad, while power requirements have been kept the same. Battery life is, consequently, unaltered, with Apple promising 10 hours. Pricing, too, has been left unchanged, starting at $499. The new tablet will come with an HDMI output, which will set you back $39 for the requisite dongle, but we’ve yet to hear any rumblings of Thunderbolt connectivity. There’s an enlarged speaker grille on the back, as expected , though resolution has not budged from the original iPad’s 1024 x 768. There’s a new cover for the device, which is best defined by Steve Jobs himself: “We designed the case right along side the product. It’s not a case — it’s a cover.” Basically, it’s a magnetic flap that protects the front and automatically wakes and puts the device to sleep according to whether it’s open or closed. Guess we know what that proximity sensor was about now. These Smart Covers will cost $39 in plastic or $69 if you opt for leather. The iPad 2 is 33 percent thinner than its predecessor, at a mind-melting 8.8mm, and will ship in two hues: white and black. It’ll be available on both AT&T and Verizon, and all variants start shipping on March 11th . Gallery: Apple iPad 2 In terms of new software, Apple’s launching iOS 4.3 alongside the new iPad and bringing with it much improved Safari performance as well as FaceTime, Photo Booth and iMovie apps specifically for the newly camera-enriched iPad. Personal Hotspot capabilities are also arriving in the latest version of the OS, but they’ll be exclusive to the iPhone 4, so you won’t be able to share your 3G iPad’s connection. Gallery: iPad 2 FaceTime and Photo Booth apps Click past the break for Apple’s official press release and we’ve got video coming for you shortly as well. Developing… for the latest coverage of Apple’s iPad 2 launch event, see our liveblog . Continue reading The iPad 2 The iPad 2 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …
Apple’s been having one record quarter after another lately, so it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that it still has plenty more to boast about when it comes to sales. At it’s event today, Steve Jobs revealed that the company recently shipped it’s 100 millionth iPhone, and that it sold 15 million iPads in 2010 — a figure he points out is “more than every tablet PC ever sold.” Jobs also noted that there’s now 65,000 apps specifically for the iPad, compared to just 100 for Honeycomb tablets. Developing… for the latest coverage of Apple’s iPad 2 launch event, see our liveblog . Apple ships 100 millionth iPhone, 15 million iPads sold in 2010 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Wistron’s WiGO 1 and 2 streamers win iF design awards, presumably for strangeness
March 2, 2011 No Comment
Though it could easily be mistaken for a dinosaur egg trapped in some prehistoric block of ice, what you’re looking at here is actually a set-top box. A media streamer, to be specific. Details are light, but Wistron’s so-called WiGO 1 and 2 have showed up at the presentation of iF’s annual Product Design Awards at CeBIT , described as “multimedia centers” with HDMI connections that can browse local, networked, and internet content. In the case of the WiGO 1 (pictured above), it looks like the inner “egg” — where the electronics lie — has literally no accessible connections, but the reality is that the iF folks simply set it in its display case with the rear facing down. The WiGO 2 is a little more traditional in appearance; the meat of the device is a normal black box at the bottom, topped with a large cube of clear acrylic that gives the package a less geeky, more fashion-forward appearance. See shots of both units below. Gallery: Wistron WiGO 1 at CeBIT 2011 Gallery: Wistron WiGO 2 at CeBIT 2011 Wistron’s WiGO 1 and 2 streamers win iF design awards, presumably for strangeness originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …
We’ve been whittling our likeness into bars of soap for decades, but lucky for us someone’s come up with a far easier way to render our flawless good looks in miniature. Following in a long line of inventive Kinect hacks , the folks at Interactive Fabrication have produced a program called Fabricate Yourself that enlists the machine to capture images of users and convert them into 3D printable files. The hack, which was presented at Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction Conference in January, results in tiny 3D models that resemble Han Solo trapped in carbonite and sport jigsaw edges that can be used to make a grid of small, but accurate renderings. Fabricate Yourself is still in its infancy, and the resulting models are relatively short on detail, but we’re no less excited by the possibilities — just think of all the things we could monogram in the time it takes to produce one soapy statuette. Video after the jump. Continue reading Fabricate Yourself Kinect hack turns you into a 3D puzzle piece Fabricate Yourself Kinect hack turns you into a 3D puzzle piece originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …
We’re going to be liveblogging Apple’s iPad 2 announcement (and whatever else they have in store). Check back at the times below, and get ready to make history together! 08:00AM – Hawaii 10:00AM – Pacific 11:00AM – Mountain 12:00PM – Central 01:00PM – Eastern 06:00PM – London 07:00PM – Paris 09:00PM – Moscow 11:30PM – Mumbai 03:00AM – Tokyo (March 3rd) 05:00AM – Sydney (March 3rd) Continue reading Live from Apple’s iPad 2 event Live from Apple’s iPad 2 event originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …
This collection of devices — from Germany’s SKS Hinkel, and winner of an iF Product Design Award this year — is really a video intercom system. But if you use your imagination, from left to right, it looks like an iPod shuffle, an iPod classic, an iPhone shuffle, and an iPhone classic all developed in some awesome alternate dimension where coiled phone cords are still cool. Admit it: you miss the click wheel. Visualized: if the iPhone had happened in an alternate reality originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …AIST shows off full-color night vision camera, well lit Bullwinkle figurine (video)
March 2, 2011 No Comment
You might know them for seemingly ridiculous innovations like Segway shoes or the HRP-4C pop star robot , but the folks at AIST have put away the gimmicks for their latest invention — a full-color night vision camera. Produced by Nanolux, an arm of AIST, the camera uses a series of algorithms to read and process wavelengths reflected by objects lit with infrareds, allowing it to successfully reproduce reds, blues, and greens in the darkest of conditions. The company hopes to make the device available by the end of 2011 at a price point lower than conventional night vision cameras, and says they will work with different lenses to improve long-range photography for the device. Such an invention could have serious implications for fields like surveillance and wildlife observation, but fear not, AIST hasn’t lost its sense of humor — the company used a Bullwinkle figurine rotating on a Lazy Susan to demo its latest invention at Printable Electronics 2011. Check out the video after the jump. Continue reading AIST shows off full-color night vision camera, well lit Bullwinkle figurine (video) AIST shows off full-color night vision camera, well lit Bullwinkle figurine (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Genesi reduces price of Efika MX Smartbook, Smarttop, says it’s for greater good
March 2, 2011 No Comment
Back in September, we reported on the absurdly overpriced Efika MX Smartbook — a little computer sporting a 10-inch display and a $349 price tag — and it looks like somebody took note. The folks over at Genesi have reduced the price of their entire line of Efika MX products, dropping the aforementioned Smartbook to $199 and its desktop companion, the Smarttop, to $129. Of course, they did so with a bit of marketing flair, claiming the deal would open “the door even more for billions of people and businesses in emerging markets to affordable state-of-the-art computing and Internet access.” Now, we’re not calling anyone out here, but we’re guessing we weren’t the only ones who thought the Smartbook was just a tad too pricey. Full PR after the jump. Continue reading Genesi reduces price of Efika MX Smartbook, Smarttop, says it’s for greater good Genesi reduces price of Efika MX Smartbook, Smarttop, says it’s for greater good originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:57:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …