iPad 2: Neat Cover Visualisation

Scroll down the page a bit to the iPad, and click and drag it around: iPad Smart Cover iPad 2 is thin, sleek, and flat-out amazing. So why hide it in a bulky case? The slim yet sturdy Smart Cover protects your iPad screen without covering up its durable aluminum back.1 So your iPad still looks and [...]

Permalink
Posted: Mar 04 2011
Tags: Apple, cool, iPad, phone accessory, tablet, tablets
Comments: 0

Mobile World Congress 2011

Chris Minas from The Bio Agency shares his key takeouts from the event in Barcelona: and what we can look forward to in the next 10 years. Tipping points, year of the mobile (again!!), Ecosystems, social connectivity, social change and…

Permalink
Posted: Feb 23 2011
Tags: events, global, mobile, news, smartphones, tablet, tablets
Comments: 0

Two screen behaviour boon for TV

Great New York Times article about the rise of social TV, or the use of social media like Twitter and Facebook to engage in real time chat about TV shows as they happen. The article mentions the Grammys and the Oscars and we can see the same phenomenon here during MasterChef and Q&A. Definitely worth [...]

Permalink
Posted: Feb 22 2011
Tags: app development, apps, Facebook, global, mobile, smartphones, social media, social media trends, tablets, trends, TV, Twitter
Comments: 0

Augmented reality film for Natural History Museum

The Guardian reports that the Natural History Museum in London has produced a world first for museums globally with its 45 minute augmented reality film, made for school children. The film, titled Who Do You Think You Are? is viewed with a custom-built childproof touchscreen computer, similar to an iPad, and takes kids through the journey [...]

Permalink
Posted: Jan 05 2011
Tags: cool, devices, education, film, global, kids, tablets, technology, video
Comments: 0

Flipboard trialling ads

Pad magazine app Flipboard is conducting a trial with select publishers of 'Flipboard Pages,' which will allow content to be surrounded by full page ads, custom built for iPad. Initial publishers include ABC News, News Corp (AllThingsD), Conde Nast (Bon Appetit), Hearst (San Francisco Chronicle & The Washington Post). Ad revenue will be shared between the publisher and Flipboard.

Permalink
Posted: Dec 03 2010
Tags: advertising, app development, Apple, apps, iPad, tablets
Comments: 0

Samsung Galaxy Tablet – the first iPad rival

Samsung’s Apple iPad rival and worst kept secret after it was spotted on a Sydney train, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, was last night unveiled officially by the South Korean company. Samsung’s Australian vice president, telecommunications division, Tyler McGee, told this…

Permalink
Posted: Sep 08 2010
Tags: Apple, iPad, Samsung Galaxy, tablets, trends
Comments: 0

Touch screens utilise human behaviour

Ever found yourself trying to shake your novel to a landscape view or swiping your TV remote to unlock it? Don’t be (too) concerned – human-technology interaction experts report that the use of touch screens has pervaded our day-to-day existence…

Permalink
Posted: Sep 02 2010
Tags: Apple, devices, smartphone, tablets, trends
Comments: 0