Category: iPod, iPhone, iPad, i


Remember that I’m sitting at a computer while bringing this article from breitbart.com to your attention!

>>Users of tablet computers should place their device on the table and tilt its screen, rather than have it flat on their lap, to avoid potentially painful hunching of the neck, a study suggested Wednesday.

“Tablet users may be at high risk to develop neck discomfort based on current behaviours and tablet designs,” it warned.

A team led by environmental health researcher Jack Dennerlein of the Harvard School of Public Health asked seven men and eight women who were experienced tablet users to carry out tasks on an iPad2 and a Motorola Xoom.

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I know how addictive an iPhone can be since I have one. But when it has problems, who you gonna call? Not Ghostbusters, and apparently not your local police force!

Check out this story from thesmokinggun.com:

>>An Illinois man was arrested early yesterday after he called 911 on several occasions to complain that his iPhone was not working.

Michael Alan Skopec, 48, dialed police emergency operators five times to beef about his malfunctioning Apple product, according to a Kendall County Sheriff’s Office report.

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Just because you can download a game for free doesn’t mean that you won’t rack up some cost playing it!

Check out this case of an innocent-seeming iPhone game that cost a Mom a bundle:

>>Kids go on expensive buying sprees in iPhone games

“The Smurfs’ Village,” a game for the iPhone and other Apple gadgets, was released a month ago and quickly became the highest-grossing application in the iTunes store. Yet it’s free to download.

So where does the money come from? Kelly Rummelhart of Gridley, Calif., has part of the answer. Her 4-year-old son was using her iPad to play the game and racked up $66.88 in charges on her credit card without knowing what he was doing.

Rummelhart had no idea that it was possible to buy things — buy them with real money — inside the game. In this case, her son bought one bushel and 11 buckets of “Smurfberries,” tokens that speed up gameplay.

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Online eduction is becoming a big thing. And why not? You can learn things according to your schedule, targeting your specific interests. You can even learn while riding the bus or Metro. It’s a perfect way to expand your horizons.

I’ve been a big fan of iTunes U, in which one can download for free all kinds of classes to listen to. One class I downloaded recently was about C.S. Lewis, one of my favorite writers. I learned a lot about his history and his theology, which was very helpful in my understanding of the man and his works.

Here’s a story about iTunes achieving a certain accomplishment, having 350,000 files anyone can  access:

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These days, it seems like Steve Jobs says to jump, and we all ask, “How high?”

Now that the iPad is doing brisk business, it is time to revamp to beloved iPod. Here’s a story about that:

>>Apple likely to show off new iPods Sept 1

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Apple Inc. is expected to show off a snazzier line of iPods on September 1, as speculation mounts the consumer electronics giant may also unveil plans to reinvigorate its long-neglected TV project.

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Admittedly, I enjoy my techno-stuff. I enjoy listening to music on my iPod, talking on my iPhone, and dreaming about the iPad I’ll own one day.

But apparently, some teens have taken this to a whole new level.

Remember that the job of every new generation is to make the one before it seem sane. Compared to I-Dosing, sniffing glue might not seem so bad, I guess, but not to me. Seems like every few years, a new “high” has to be found.

Here’s an article on the phenomenon from The Daily Mail:

>>I-Dosing: How teenagers are getting ‘digitally high’ from music they download from internet

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I had a big memory flash when I read this. Back in the day, startrek.com was THE place to go for news about my favorite TV franchise. That it is back and ready to challenge trekmovie.com is good news!  Here’s the report from ontheredcarpet.com:

>>The official Star Trek website has been relaunched “with newcomers and longtime fans alike in mind” following the 2009 movie reboot and Leonard Nimoy, who played the half-Vulcan Spock in the original 1960s series as well as the film, welcomes fans to boldly go where millions are set to go.

“I couldn’t have imagined–no one could have, really–that the TV shows we did so long ago would find a new audience today, that the films would continue, and that there would be so many spin-offs,” Nimoy, 79, says in a posted message.

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Don’t have enough Star Trek apps (applications) for your iPhone? Well, iTunes has just the answer—the new Star Trek Original Series Communicator is officially available for you to buy and download, according to iPhone Savior.

It was about a year ago that the unofficial Star Radio Communicator app was pulled from the App Store by a cease and desist letter that cited copyright infringement by CBS. This time, however, the app is back for good.

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Yesterday, Monday, was the day the new 4.0 operating system was available for those of us with the 3G iPhones. Sure enough, it was there, and I downloaded and installed it.

I’m still figuring out just what features I like and don’t like. Already I enjoy putting apps in folders so I can add more apps. All apps need to beware because I am going to be after you now!

Here’s an interesting article about the drop from informationweek.com:

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It’s not bad enough that Apple recently put out the iPad for those of us into gadgets and gadgetry to buy … now they will soon have the iPhone 4G available! How much can a techno-guy afford, anyway?

Here’s the debut as reported on by The Wall Street Journal:

>>Steve Jobs unveiled a new iPhone Monday in a presentation that was long on new features but short on surprise, as the Apple Inc. chief faces increasing competition in smartphones, particularly from devices based on Google Inc.’s Android software.

While Mr. Jobs described the iPhone 4 as “the biggest leap since the original iPhone,” he offered few bombshells after Gawker Media LLC’s technology blog Gizmodo shared details about the device in April after getting hold of a prototype.

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