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Category: iPad

  • Old low-end Eye-Fi card + camera + iPad + iPhoto = Photo fun

    I have an old(ish) Eye-Fi Home Video 4GB SDHC card that I got as part of a promotion to buy 200GB of Google Docs storage space in 2010. At the time, the transfer was through my Mac (or PC) to Eye-Fi’s service and then to Google Picasa. The process was slow and, it seemed, not 100% reliable. So, the card got put away after a week or two of disappointing tests.

    However, Apple’s new iPhoto for iOS (released last week) is such an amazing tool on my iPad (it also works on an iPhone or iPod touch) that I wanted to get photos from a digital camera to my iPad without using SD card readers. My guess was that Eye-Fi’s free iOS app would not work with my old low-end card (the model is not even listed on Eye-Fi’s web site). However, to my surprise it worked fine after following the simple instructions provided by the app itself.
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  • iPhoto for iPad requires 742.9MB iOS 5.1 update

    It turns out that the new $4.99 iPhoto for iPad app requires the also just released iOS 5.1. So, I’m downloading the 742.9MB file right now for my iPad 2. Next stop? The 106MB download for iPhoto for iPad. Stay tuned.

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  • MobileViews Podcast 58: A discussion with Aditya Bansod about Sencha Touch 2

    In MobileViews podcast 58 Todd Ogasawara speaks with Senior Director of Product Management at Sencha, Aditya Bansod, about Sencha Touch 2 which launched this week. Sencha is a JavaScript framework optimized for developing mobile HTML5 web apps with rich user interfaces. It supports the native web browsers for Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Chromebook, and more. Bansod said that Windows Phone will be supported in a future release.

    The big news about Sencha Touch 2 is that it lets web developers create native apps for Android and iOS that can be distributed through their respective app markets. This also means that developers who use Windows as their development platform can now create iOS apps for iPhone and iPad without buying a Mac, learning Objective C, and using Xcode.

    And, what does Sencha Touch 2 cost? It is free with dual licenses available: GPL or Commercial License. Listen to the podcast to learn more details.
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  • Apple’s March 7 announcement: The iWatch HD

    Apple is not beyond a bit of misdirection. And, based on this photo, it looks like Apple’s March 7 announcement will not be the iPad 3 or iPad HD. It looks like an iWatch HD to me.

    What is it really? It is the $19.95 The Wallee Hand Strap.

  • And, the winner is and isn’t ABC’s Oscars iPad App

    A somewhat unique circumstance has a poorly rated (2 stars out of a possible 5) iPad app at the top of the free apps list. ABC Digital’s free Oscar app only has a two-star rating for both its current and past versions because it reportedly crashes a lot and does not have interestingn information. However, tonight is the night of the Academy Awards presentatins on ABC TV. So, the app shot up to number 1 on the free iPad app list (it is nowhere to be found on the iPhone list despite the fact it works on the phone too). Comments by frustrated users indicate that problems present last year are still not addressed. Maybe next year?

  • Investigative reporting at its best: OtterBox seeks iPad 3 info in Cupertino (video)

    I see a lot of tech rumors on the net. But, it is rare to see real investigative reporting in action. OtterBox, which makes highly protective cases for mobile devices, sent a crack team into action to track down information about the iPad 3 before its announcements and release. Watch the video above to see investigative reporting at its best 🙂