Apple News: TV on an iPad + Free iPod Calling

yap.TV [Add TV to your iPad]

yap.TV allows you to watch your favorite television shows right from your 3G iPad. The application is also free and available on the itunes website. To learn more information about yap.TV go to www.yap.tv or check read more about yap.tv here. [TechCrunch]

To Download Yap.TV directly on to your iPad, please click the link below:

Yap.tv iPad Download

Pinger [Add Calling and Texts to Your iPod]

Pinger allows you to make calls and texts on your new Apple iPod Touch. Pinger was created by TextFree, an iPod Touch app company that allows its users free texts to other phones and iPods. Click here to read more. [TechCrunch]

To download TextFree, click the link below:

TextFree iPod Touch App

Check out the Pinger App:

Pinger

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MacBook+Blackberry = Internet EVERYWHERE

Are you sick of all those Android commercials for mobile hotspots? Do you love your Blackberry as much as I do? If so you should consider the possibility of using your phone as a 3G wireless modem for your computer, so that your computer can enjoy internet to go.

In the comments for the full instructions thread, people were having trouble finding the right Blackberry scripts for MacBooks, two different websites were posted as solutions. The one that seemed to work for everyone was "Leopard Blackberry Scripts 1" linked below. After download the Blackberry Scripts, then go to the full instructions to configure your Blackberry and Mac.

Step 1 - Download Scripts on Your Mac
Leopard Blackberry Scripts 1 - [DO NOT USE WITH SNOW LEOPARD]
Leopard Blackberry Scripts 2

Step 2 - Complete the Process
Full Instructions

These instructions work for AT&T Blackberry's, for other services some more research may be needed. Also, some service providers charge for tethering phones to computers, please check with you provider before trying this.

Apple Entertainment Center Must

For those of you choosing a mac mini over any type of set top movie box, this accessory is a entertainment system must. It is perfect for coffee table computer setups and allows you to use Plex with ease.


Source: [Gizmodo]

Why You Should Invest in Apple...

1. Silicon Alley Insider predicts that the Apple stock will jump from $300 to $1000 by 2015

This estimate is based on increased 2011 iPad sales by UBS, lowered PC sales with increased 2011 tablet sales by Barclays Capital, ramped up iPad production numbers, and Apples "increasing efforts to drive greater penetration into enterprise and SMB accounts," say Deutsche Bank. [Source]

2. The iPhone moves to Verizon 4G

For Verizon's new 4G systems, launching in early 2011, the iPhone 4G will be their launch product for the new network, combining the reliability of the Verizon wireless service with the speed and dominance of Apple's iPhone. [Source]

3. Soon Apps will overtake Music on iTunes Downloads

This means that the Apple App market is growing rapidly, as the new iPad's, iPhones, and iPods all allow for app downloads. Competition with the Android market will also mean better Apple created consumer incentives to download iTunes apps. [Source]

Why I love Plex and How It Just Got Better

I found out about Plex on April 28th, 2010 and have been using it daily since then. Those of you who know me personally, I have made you download the application. Plex allows you to not only download and watch apps such as Netflix, CNN, Youtube, MLB, NatGeo, and many others, it allows you to watch all your personal movie files as well, including your .mkv files.

There are other apps that allowed you to do this as well, but most of those froze when trying to play an 11.1gb 1080p .mkv file of Dark Night. Plex allowed me not only play, pause, fast forward and rewind movies of this size, but it also allowed me to do it using my iMac and apple remote, turning my computer into a full entertainment system.

Plex also lets you access other programs on your computer as well, such as the dvd player, or hulu desktop. From across the room, using only the five button apple remote I am able to access pretty much any tv show, movie, or movie file I want.

FREE DOWNLOAD HERE

The new iPhone / iPod / iPad app now allows you to control Plex from your mac device. So you iPod has now become a multi media controller. Also, the new version of Plex, for mac, has a better interface and more apps so you can watch Comedy Central, MTV, NBC, Netflix, plus a lot more.

Plex version 9 has recently come out and is available for free download now at www.plexapp.com. If you have a mac and like watching movies, I advise you download this app immediately.


Sources: [CrunchGear] [TechCrunch] [Plex]

The Better Apple TV

[Apple Mac Mini]

The Mac Mini allows you to not only watch any show or movie off of itunes, but it also allows you to use Hulu desktop, or your HD and regular movies from your computer, allowing you to build an extensive digital movie collection and watch TV online.

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[NewerTech Mini Display Port + Audio Adapter]

The first Apple cord that allows the transfer of both 1080p Apple Resolution and Full Audio into an HDMI cable so that you can watch your .mkv Bluray rips on your very nice TV.

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Now all you need is a nice TV, a microwave, and some microwave popcorn and movie night will be at your house every Thursday Night.

Google Notifier - For the Email Obsessed

Obsessed with checking your gmail account? If you have a mac you should download Google Notifier. 

Get instant access to your inbox all from the top of your Mac with great ease.

The iPad: A Business Tool for the Future

The iPad in Business Context:


Undercut the Netbook Market:
The iPad is made out of "glorified iPhone parts" making it cheaper to produce than the other existing netbooks, a "Digitimes, Asus and MSI wanted to undercut whatever the iPad would cost by 20 to 30 percent, but that was when they expected it to cost $1000, which made it kinda easy. It's a lot harder when the entry price is $500 for the iPad, thanks to the fact it's using essentially mobile guts (the A4 chip is the beefiest component, it seems, and it's designed for smartbooks, so it's lower power than anything in a full-size netbook)."

Undercut the eBook Market
The futur possibilities of the iPad seem to be endless, but there is no doubt Apples "eBooks" store is there to compete with the kindle. The iPad has a major advantage over the Kindle that has not been advertised yet, "...There isn’t anything on the market at the moment that can allow a comic or magazine as printed to resonate with a reader in digital form. The iPad can do that. It can display full, large coloured pages as they were designed. As they were meant to be read." The New York Times 2.0 seems to be a clear example of future applications for the iPad that will allow people to enjoy media.

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iPad Uses - Personal/Business


Library Uses:

[Australian architect concept of iPad Library Wall]

The basic functions of web browsing make the iPad perfect for libraries to use for people to browse their catalogs. The iPad and it's docking keyboard make it the perfect cheap computer for public database searches. It's low cost of $499 makes it perfect for libraries by lowering computer maintenance due to less accessibility in the iPads OS.


Digital Automobile Entertainment

The iPad is perfect public touch screen interfaces, such as replacing the current touch screens in the back of New York City taxi's. The future of iPad car entertainment will be iPads in the back of cars where passengers can download magazines, books, TV-shows, movies, and music all from the back seat of their car. Car internet modems currently cost about $500 at minimum, the addition of the iPad 3G means internet modems will not be a necessary purchase.


Such applications like for Netflix, Hulu desktop, and other media applications will become available via the iPad to cars around the world, making car dvd players a function of the past. 




Sources:
 - The Blu-Ray Blog - Gizmodo [Article 2] [Article 3] [Article 4] [Article 5] - Engadget

Mac Technology: Draw on your Track Pad

This application is perfect for traveling sales men who need to take peoples signatures, as well as graphic designers who need to draw in a specific graphic.

Source: Engadget + Gizmodo + Inklet

Movies Everywhere: Aircell in Flight Movie Network

Aircell is currently a provider of wireless internet access a many major airlines. But coming later this year, Aircell will be offering streamed movies and TV shows for your computer that can be purchased and watched during flight.

Business Moves:
With Netflix on PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii later this year, this is the perfect opportunity for the movie company to step in offer in-flight movies and tv-shows. A move like this would make Netflix the absolute monopoly in online media access world wide.


Source: PC World and Engadget

Video Phone Future: Sideline Cinq USB

Image working at your desk and receiving a video conference call from a colleague that takes up no room on your computer desktop, this is the best use I can imagine for the Sideline Cinq USB monitor. The monitor has a 10.1 inch screen, 10244 x 600 lcd screen that works on both Windows and Mac.

The best part about this product is that there is only one cord, as the side monitor is powered by the usb cable. I would use this for video conferencing or security camera use, freeing up more desktop space. The Sideline is available for $249 or for $199 if you pre-order it from the Sideline website.

Connect Everything to Everything: HSTi Wireless Media Stick

This usb media sick allows you to connect anything with a usb port to another usb port device, such as controlling a digital picture frame from your computer, or accessing your movies on you computer from your Xbox 360 or PS3. The media stick also includes smooth 720p media streaming and is available Jan. 15th for $119.99.

Once the software is installed on your computer, you can plug the usb stick into anything on the same Wifi router, allowing you instant access to everything in your house.

The Future of Newspapers

As people move away from reading printed newspapers to the internet and television news, newspapers are becoming more and more extinct. But the New York Times, whose website is already a popular news source, has turned to the computer application.

Now instead of subscribing to the New York Times newspaper and having it delivered to your home every morning, you can download the free TimesReader 2.0 application for all operating systems. This application allows you to read the newspaper every morning from your computer, creating the feel of a newspaper with the technological advances of the internet.

Though a full subscription of the TimesReader cost $3.45 a week, but the free version works perfectly and updates me on the news I want to read. Digital newspapers are the clear future of

printed ad, and the creation of the newspaper application was a smart move by the NYTimes.

The future business applications of this product are endless. Once OE Technology released its 6 mainstream technology products next year, TimesReader is almost positively going to be part of the automobile entertainment system. Imagine calling a cab, getting in the back seat and being able to flip through the digital newspaper on the OE Technology touchscreen entertainment system, all while on your way to work.

Try the TimesReader 2.0 for Free here: Download

Best Free Mac Apps of 2009

Alice

Create 3D models and learn programming with an easy drag-and-drop method designed for students.

- Free Downloads -

Avery DesignPro

Design and print labels, business cards, dividers, T-shirt transfers, greeting cards and more, using templates and stock art. Merge data from Address Book, Mail, iPhoto and iTunes.

- Free Downloads -

Celtx

Celtx specializes in story development and script writing for film, TV, theatre and new media. Features include a project schedule, media rich breakdowns, production reports, and collaboration. Amazing that you get all this free.

- Free Download -

Dream Diary

Keep track of your dreams — or any other notes — by date and subject.

- Free Download -

Fluid

Fluid lets you create a Site Specific Browser (SSB) out of any website or web application, effectively turning your favorite web apps into desktop apps.

- Free Download -

Freedom

If you cannot help but surf the internet instead of doing business or school work on your mac, Freedom is perfect as it shuts off and locks your internet access for the time you set it for. The only way to access the internet while freedom is active is to restart your computer.

- Free Download -

Gimp

Want to edit pictures but don't have photoshop. Download this program for free to edit and create digital media.

- Free Download -

Hugin

Assemble a mosaic of photographs into a complete immersive panorama, stitch any series of overlapping pictures and much more.

- Free Download -

Nvu

Don't want to use Front Page or Dreamweaver, Nvu is a free html editor great for creating blog entries on the go and editing webpage html.

- Free Download -

Open Office

Microsoft Office alternative for Mac, completely free and works amazingly.

- Free Downloads -

Pando

Send and receive files and folders up to 1GB with your existing email account. It bypasses email attachment limits and accelerates downloads of huge files and folders.

- Free Download -

Site Sucker

Download an entire website so you can view it from your hard drive.

- Free Download -

Sweet Home 3D

Interior design app helps you place your furniture on a house 2D plan, with a 3D preview. Choose from a variety of rooms and objects to put in them.

- Free Download -

Vienna

Its better than getting the newspaper in the morning. Subscribe to Atom/RSS news feeds and podcasts. Imagine reading six or seven newspapers every morning.

- Free Download -

Source: ThriftMac

Google Catching Apple in the Browser Game

Its official, Chrome has passed Safari in internet browser market share.

source: The Apple Blog

Safari Beta was no match for the Google Chrome and development of more and more web-based netbooks, especially now that Chrome Beta has been released for Mac's.

Try them both our for FREE:

• Chrome [mac] [pc] [linux]
• Safari [mac] [pc]

Mac Computer Game Store?

Sick of everyone telling you that there are no games for Mac's? Though it's partly true, the new Mac Games Arcade store is trying to change that in an Itunes sort of way. The application is free, takes up very little space, and there are a bunch of FREE games to download. If you own a Mac and have some free times on your hands, download this.

Click Here to Download the Mac Games Arcade

Best FREE Video Players

Going to turn your computer into a home entertainment center? Want to watch HD quality movies on your computer with surround sound? Below are a list of the best video players on the web that are FREE so that this Holiday Season you can enjoy the comforts of being at home in style.

1. VLC Player

Download: [Mac] [PC]

2. Quicktime

Download: [Mac] [PC]

3. Divx Player

Download: [Mac] [PC]

Handbrake - Save your DVD's on your Computer

Put in:

• Any DVD-like source: VIDEO_TS folder, DVD image or real DVD, and some .VOB and .TS files
• Most any multimedia file it can get libavformat to read and libavcodec to decode.

Create:

• File format: MP4 and MKV
• Video: MPEG-4, H.264, or Theora
• Audio: AAC, CoreAudio AAC (OS X Only), MP3, or Vorbis. AC-3 pass-through, DTS pass-thorugh (MKV only)

Download For Free Here [Mac, PC, Linux]

Understudy: Watch Hulu, Netflix and more all from you Mac

Understudy allows access to streaming video through the Front Row interface of Mac OS X. The user can subscribe to multiple feeds, and select a video to watch from them. Understudy currently supports Hulu, Netflix, YouTube, and to some degree the BBC iPlayer.

Click Here to Download for FREE

Hulu Desktop - TV on your Computer for FREE

Scan Hulu's lineup of TV shows and movies, which you can browse in alphabetical order, by network or studio, or by Hulu channel. Watch a random video anytime by pressing and holding the "play" or "enter" button on your remote. Press and hold the "menu" button (tab or escape on your keyboard) to pull up a video menu to browse other options.

Hulu Desktop is a lean-back viewing experience for your personal computer. It features a sleek new look that's optimized for use with standard Windows Media Center remote controls or Apple remote controls, allowing you to navigate Hulu's entire library with just six buttons. For users without remotes, the application is keyboard and mouse-enabled. Hulu Desktop is a downloadable application and will work on PCs and Macs. It will initially launch as a beta product during which we plan to gather and incorporate user feedback to improve the service.

To Download For FREE [Mac, PC, + Linux] Click Here