2048px – An iPad 3 Retina Wallpaper Site
As you may have heard, the iPad 3 has a much higher resolution screen than previous versions which means that all the existing wallpapers out there look a bit pixelated on that amazing screen. 2048px is a site devoted to high resolution Retina wallpapers for iPad 3s. It sports a cool Pinterest style interface and has some great walls in the archives.
Read MoreDooo – The Cool New To-Do App That’s Not Too Complex
Another week, another to-do app, seems like this particular corner of the app market is one of the most crowded, but that doesn’t mean there’s not room for innovation. Dooo is a smart to-do app that combines a cool interface with a sensible column based format for today’s tasks and other on-going tasks. The best feature though is the ability to record voice to-dos. perfect for those hurried ‘must remember’ moments. It’s out now and costs $0.99.
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Wooderoo – Classy Wooden Case for iPad
Wooderoo have produced an awesome wooden case for iPad designed to meet the diverse needs of tablet users. Hand made in Walnut or Cherry, it’s a surprisingly flexible case, able to protect your iPad or double up as a work station (even allowing for Apple keyboards) or movie viewing platform. It retails for €149 or $190USD.
Read MoreBillr – Bill and Tip Splitter App for iOS
We’ve all been there. An enjoyable meal comes to an end, the last dregs of coffee are knocked back and the waiter brings over the bill. Then begins the haggling – someone didn’t have a starter, someone else drank twice as much as everyone else – and so on and so on. It’s for precisely these moments that Billr has been devised. It’s an iOS app that enables you to enter your group’s details, list the cost of the meals, set any tax levels and then either show everyone what they owe on the phone or send them a text or email. Groovy.
Read MoreThe Antikythera Mechanism – Prototype XRay Profiling Machine Discovers Its Secrets
Great story over at BBC news about the latest efforts to understand the ancient Greek Antikythera Mechanism, an amazing geared computer probably used for astrological calculations. A British X-Ray company created an advanced prototype profiling XRay machine which created a layered model of the interior of the mechanism. Full story, here.
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Bike Mount for iPhone and Android
There are some downright awesome GPS based apps out there for cyclists that not only provide you with accurate navigation but in-depth tracking of your progress. The big problem has always been where to put your phone though, because it’s not like you can keep an eye on your speed if your phone’s in your pocket. These bike mounts are available in both iPhone and Android flavours and include full protection for your phone along with a touchscreen membrane that means you can still use your apps.
Read MoreHow to Emulate Instagram, Hipstamatic and Camera+ Filters on your Mac or PC
Hipstamatic might have kickstarted the retro camera craze with their ground-breaking app, but it was Instagram that famously popularised it. Over 50million Instagram users worldwide use the app to turn otherwise dull looking snapshots into moody creations thanks to the apps simple built-in filter schemes. But what if you’d like to emulate the look of those apps on your Mac or PC? Here’s how.
Read MoreOne Bit Photo – Ultra Retro Camera App for Android
16-bit’s passe, 8-bit’s old news, if you really want to add a retro look to your photos then 1-bit is the only way to go. Those of us who were around in the 80s will be all too familiar with this particular look, since it was state-of-the-art at the time. It brings to mind an era of dot matrix printers (MX-80, anyone?) and dial-up message boards. So if you want an authentic looking highly pixelated monochrome look for your imagery, OneBit Photo is a safe bet. It’s free, ad-supported.
Read MoreBodum’s Pebo Vacuum Coffee Maker – Perfect for Coffee Geeks Everywhere
I‘ve never been much of a wine drinker, but I do love a good cup of coffee. And while I don’t go to the effort of roasting my own beans, I do take some care to enjoy a good blend brewed properly. The vacuum brewing method apparently retains all the oils that are lost with other techniques, however you will have to wait for between 5 and 11 minutes depending on the amount of water you use. The Pebo is yours for $80USD.
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SmartTalk Solar – Hands-free iPhone Speakphone
Speaker-phones for cars are all well and good, but many of them have a glaring Achilles heel – they all need charging up regularly. This particular model, from Griffin, has no such issues because it taps the sun for its energy thanks to an internal rechargeable battery and built-in solar charger. Amongst the $69 SmartTalk‘s neater features is MultiPoint pairing which enables you to connect two different phones simultaneously – perfect for his and hers voice calls.
Read MorePlaceTagger – Cool New GeoTag Apps for iOS and Mac
As we have often lamented on this website, DSLRs don’t often come with GPS capabilities and this means that the task of geo-tagging your photos (adding GPS location co-ordinates to each image) is a royal pain in the arse. Fortunately some bright spark invented the GPX location file which enables you to record your location on a GPS enabled device and then match up the times of the photos with the GPS file to give accurate geo-tagging. Phew.
The latest geo-tagging app to utilise those awesome GPX files has hit the App Store and is called PlaceTagger. It’s available in both iOS and OSX formats for recording of location (on your iPhone) and tagging of your photos (on your Mac). This new version brings geotagging to the iPad, enabling you to use the Apple Camera Connection kit to geotag JPGs directly on an iPad. If you’re a DSLR user who’d like to streamline location data in your images EXIFs then look no further.
Read MoreTriggerTrap Mobile – Use Your iPhone to Control Your DSLR for Awesome Time Lapses and Triggered Photos
The speed with which technology progresses never ceases to amaze me – even more so the convergence of that technology, where one kind of tech crosses over into another. And that’s precisely what TriggerTrap is about – it leverages the power of your iPhone to bring innovative new forms of photography to the table. Even better it’s very modestly priced at about $20 for the cable/dongle for the iPhone and $10 for the accompanying iOS app.
Amongst the features that TriggerTrap makes possible are timelapses (including both eased and HDR timelapses), sound activated exposures, shock and vibration exposure, metal and magnetism proximity sensors, facial recognition and motion detection. It also includes a cable release mode for standard long exposure shots and a star trail mode to make those trendy night-sky photos that are all the rage now.
We’ll be reviewing TriggerTrap Mobile soon.
Read MoreMetroTalk – An Awesome Google Voice Client for Windows Mobile
Damn if these Windows Mobile apps aren’t starting to look very tasty. MetroTalk is a fully featured Google Voice app designed to make the most of Metro. It has full Mango support and includes push notifications to let you know when you’ve received an SMS or voicemail.
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