I just pledged for one of these. It looks amazing. I am not getting a colour one, just the jet black, and I feel, it is my duty to tell all society about this.
What started as a $100000 kickstarter project now has 3.5 million dollars backing and will ship come September 2012, all still with 28 days of pledging to go.
The watch isn’t touch screen like my MNML Lunatik but instead crazy functional. To the point where I just couldn’t speak, and it integrates with your iPhone (or Android, whichever your persuasion).
What’s that?, Your phone just sent an email that was important, via Blue tooth to your ‘Dick Tracy style’ awesome watch?
I just cannot get over this one. Yeah, I could go and buy Sony’s new Android watch for around the same price but this watch interacts with my phone.
It should be a goodie, I will do a full review when it ships come September. An remember there are still plenty of pledges left, so you should go and get one.
I like this app. It is simple and elegant, and has all the mod cons of a lot of other iPhone cameras, without the wanky ‘real camera look’ to put your off.
Don’t get me wrong I really do like and use the Procamera app, and well who could go past Hipstamatic, but this one just wins.
The pictures that I have taken with this app far out perform any other pic with iPhone.
Some samples taken from the website show exactly the great quality pictures that can be taken but it is more the interface that gets me in.
The simple and screen-wide view finder, has minimal information and the buttons are concise and tell you only what you need to know, it takes a little getting used to, but once you are aware of all the information at your gazing eyes reach, then you can just use it like a normal camera. It even lets you know what ISO that you are shooting at, and the distance (macro etc). Getting to used to the lock and slide action only took a few shots and then was abused by myself in exploiting the artificial light capture on different scenes.
The adjustments take a little practice to get good results but for professional camera peeps that know how to rock the D-SLR functions this should be a breeze, for me it was a case of using the sliders, saying oh..thats cool!, and then saving the picture. The app gives you the ability to adjust the last picture that you have taken, and then if you like the settings of adjustment that you have come up with you can save it.
The ability to be able to set your white balance then lock it to take a shot of another scene is magical, and the slider controlled adjustments can recreate most filters available on the app store at present, sans ticket tape label and funny glasses of course.
The app designed by Ben Syverson took two years for him to develop and refine it back to the minimal app it is. It is apparently based on the Hexar, which is a great camera I am told, that was simple and easy to use but still created beautiful photography.
There is also a web-based tool at Mattebox.net that allows you to mimic the adjustment found on the iPhone app. I like it all. I recommend it, but don’t for a minute be expecting speech caption bubbles, 1970s toy camera filter or clipart rabbit ears.
Whilst I did indeed, close my site yesterday, well in a manner of speaking, not that anyone noticed, but so did a lot of big namers in the cyber space wonderland.
In doing so they not only flexed there internet reach and impact they also pushed their creative Black out style flare on web design and its use to reflect to protest.
I think my favourite was definitely XBMC with their spotlight styled find the message.
In my humble opinion. Google could have tried harder.
Here are some screens, I hope the message got through. Censoring the internet would indeed censor the great collective minds that think of peaceful protest options like this.
WordPress.com - very nicely played.
Wiki was probably the biggest loss, with some very amusing tweets from young sub intelligent tweeps wondering if it was gone forever, and wondering what they would do for information.
didn’t acutally see this in action, but nice touch.
XBMC - the torch light was movable. v cool.
simple but effective.
nice and easy – great message probably the one i wish I had thought of.
Perhaps this is a little attempt to call tablet computing out. I love my iPad 2 but when typing away post one of my completely awesome posts well though out social commentary’s, I can’t help but think I would prefer a laptop key board instead of the on screen one. Never though i would say that.
So I splashed out, put an offer of $21 on ebay and ended up with this blue tooth keyboard come case, that I am sure rips off logitech in several patents.
It acts as a case, and seemingly fit as the smart cover I bought originally although very smart is starting to look a little bit tatty. Some would say it is from being used as a telescope midway though vegemite toast time, others would say that it is just well loved.
The keyboard/case is matt finish Aluminium, and looks exactly the same finish almost as the iPad
It seems pretty robust, but would be open to scratching just like any metal surface. Some little rubber feet would probably be my only recommendation, but you could buy a set of kicks from Blue Lounge
The angle of the iPad whilst in the support is quite comfortable and connecting the keyboard via bluetooth to the iPad is very easy. As simple as typing a code and hitting enter, then off you go.
Whilst all the navigation is still touch screen, the keyboard has a home button for exiting apps and whilst using it the onscreen keyboard is disabled to that gives you that inch or two more screen size
The actual key board is quite good to use and the manufacturers have steered away from that horrible rubber only keyboard (like the roll up ones) to use a good functioning keyboard.
The key with the square is the substitute home key acting for the home button or five finger pinch gesture. Several other keys act as short cuts, like f5 for example switches to the photo slide show app.
Overall whilst I still do covet a Macbook Air, this will definitely suffice until the day when that happens.
I still do love the iPad and its minimal touchy goodness. Flipboard is hard to pass up, and you don’t need a blue tooth key board for that but when blogging, writing elongated emails, or doing some *real work* at home, this $21 investment has paid off.
It is powered by a L-ion battery, and come with a USB charging cable, when the battery starts to run down, a warning light comes on, it has an on – off switch, but also powers down if not in use after a short but reasonable amount of time.
Great buy for the price. and nice case and band-aid solution in place of a laptop.
I just can’t believe technology like this is just so affordable now.
Look. We all love how sexy the iPhone4/4s is. Siri voice or not. It looks beautiful and no wants to see it get wrecked right?
Well through following DNA11 art on face book and the web I was pointed in the direction of gelaskins.com
These skins for a lot of devices are just awesome. Designed by artists and uploaded by you, the skins come with free wallpaper to make your iPhone or device look as though it is capsulated in a beautiful design tech master piece.
There are just so many cool designs to choose from and even me, the resident ‘installation idiot’ they are easy to apply. That is one a of the best points. They are removable. Swappable. Exchangeable. Changeable.
This means during installation it doesn’t matter if you need to reposition. And believe me I did. But now installed for mr and mrs panda’s phones they look great.
Gelaskins also offer a free iPhone app downloadable from the app store to keep your wallpaper fresh. All for free.
The two wall papers/designs we got were these
Cable Cranes by Nanami Cowdroy
And
Tail Feathers by Tula Pink
Go and get some. They are really great. And less then 1mm thick. You cannot even feel the beautiful skin on your phone.
Purchased this the other day as I sat in my office my iPhone playing music on loud speaker as the owner of any smart phone would know, just doesn’t cut it.
So I decided to start browsing eBay for some sort of cost effective, well designed, micro speaker or dock.
This one jumped out of the page at me. I can’t give specific URL to find the product as it probably breaches a whole bunch of Apple copyrights, but if you are desperate and cannot find it let me know and I will give you the store details.
The packaging was right up there with Apple packaging in terms of good looks and cool science lab design. Very akin to the box I purchased my 6th gen Nano in.
and the back gave great tips to remember to back up data to your local or home computer lulz.
The product consisted of the actual tiny little speaker module, and the dual function speaker cable and usb charger cable.
The speaker has a small round black on off button on the bottom and the mini USB connector hole that serves as a connection point for the dual function cord supplied with the speaker
There isn’t a need for the unit to be plugged into power, as it is driven by a lithium ion battery, and the little apple glows white when the speaker is switched on.
and to plug your phone or whatever in? well a 3.5mm jack. Not digital signal I know but come on it is for an office not for a THX home cinema.
and with an iPod Nano 6th Gen in the form of a lunatik watch, doesn’t it make the most adorable little office stereo?
Well, with super quick UPS shipping from Blue Lounge I have already received some of my goodies from them .
As you would expect they are just awesome. All are complete life hacks and the price was quite competitive. Here are some pictures of the MiniDock in action
beautiful packaging.
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looks good, but unfortunately two iPhones cannot be plugged in side by side in the conventional Australian power point. It also sits a little further out from the wall due to the alternative Australian Power supply.
but it still beats the crap out of hanging it on the bench via the messy cable.
I also purchased the Milo iPhone holder so I could integrate it into my work space. it is very handy especially for making video calls, and using the iPhone as a flip clock. It is a stylish addition to my work place.
This is just for cool value, it does get your iPhone off the desk and scratch free. All of these were pretty ok cost wise. Shipping was a bit steep but considering the price you pay the delivery was super fast, like super fast.
All of the products were made in the highest of quality and do not have any flaws. The product description was spot on, and I am extremely satisfied, now just to get my Bluelounge.com iPad2 kicks.
I would definitely look for future products from blue lounge
Due to our family owning multiple iPhones, and an iPad2, all supported with media streaming from our HTPC, there is really no reason to get carried away and buy a MacBook or an iMac…..yet. So in the meantime I decided I needed a little dock/stand. What better one to get than the ‘Milo’ from Bluelounge.
It is indeed now a mini iMac or at least will be once I take delivery of the shiny goods, that smell like fresh computery plastic goodness.
I also purchased a couple of these cool ‘miniDocks’, the premise being is that when plugged into a charger your phone is usually on the floor and kickable, also difficult to use.
These little docks, I think will be great for the kitchen, or lounge room where your phone can be docked and charging whilst easily accessible and functional. that look pretty tidy you have to admit.
And then finally, not happy with the sloppy fit of the iPad case I accidentally got for our iPad2. I got some ‘Kicks’, this way I can get the smart cover I originally purchase with our iPad back out. and I can have the iPad2 in its beautiful uncased sexy form on show for all to see.
Cute streamlined feet-y goodness. Nice thinking, simple, probably a bit of a rip off but hey. I didn’t think of it.
Anyways, I will let everyone know what they are like when I recieve them, of course I am sure they will come in great packaging.
