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App OKs Food For Halal Or Vegetarian Eaters (Non-US Only, Though)

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I'll eat any old crap — and I mean, any; even hot dogs from an NYC hotdog stand.
But not everyone is as cavalier about what they put in their mouths. Try being vegetarian for a bit, or eating only food that is halal — Islamic law that describes how food must be prepared — and [...:]

Anttenna: The New Craigslist?

Think of it as Craigslist — but on steroids that give it super-speed and spidey-senses, and without the alarming hey-why-is-hair-growing-there side effects.
Just like Craigslist, users can trade goods or services; but Anttenna (no, that's not a typo) also leverages phone tech like geotagging to create local micro-marketplaces based on the location of users, and then [...:]

iPad Controlled Video Blimp

Today is a good day for innovation.
The crew over at BreakfastNY created a helium filled blimp controlled by an iPad's accelerometer and demoed it at a crowded party that I wasn't invited to. Thanks, guys.
So the Blimp was cool and everything but they were able to stream live video feed from the blimp to a [...:]

Woz Watch: Apple Co-Founder Trains for Segway Polo Finals

The San Jose Mercury News hit stands today with a front page story on Steve Wozniak's Segway Polo Team training for the International Segway Polo Association Woz Challenge Cup finals next month.
As far as Woz athletics go, this is a smidge more elitist than his recent roller derby hosting gig, it takes place in [...:]

iPhone App Registers Silicon Valley Voters

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Voters in Santa Clara County can now register via iPhone and iPad for upcoming elections.
An Oakland company called Verafirma has been pushing an app that collects signatures via iPhone, iPad and other touchscreen devices. First touted as a way to sign petitions, Verafirma works much the same way bank technology does to accept digital John [...:]

Behold iPhone 4G – It Will Even Make Coffee!

Think you already know all the new iPhone 4G will do?  A tip-o-the-hat to Cult of Mac reader Mario Baluci, who wrote to tell us about this short rendering of the upcoming iPhone (or what it may look like) that he created as a promo for his Make Coffee iPhone app.  Silly, but the video [...:]

Facebook Nerd Debate: Best iPhone Case Edition

We here at Cult of Mac receive a ton of email asking "What's the best _____?" or "I just got a new iP___,  tell me what sweet apps I should purchase!" Though we try to cover the vast realm of the best of Apple products, software, and accessories we know that crowdsourcing it to you [...:]

Tweetie 2 is Gone: Twitter For iPhone Coming Soon

Our favorite app for the iPhone, Tweetie 2, has made a quick getaway from the App Store. It looks like Tweetie 2's new owners, Twitter, might be replacing it with it's Twitter for iPhone app in mere moments (or this week).
The recent update to Tweetie 2 included a slot machine pop-up that would run if [...:]

How-To Transfer Your Stanza Library Into iBooks

Over at Gadget Lab, our favorite yoga-practicing nicotine golem of a gadget blogger, the pseudonymous Charlie Sorrel, has posted a fantastic guide on how to transfer your existing Stanza e-book library into iBooks.
The process is tricky, but as Charlie points out, since Stanza was purchased by Amazon last year, the likelihood of a native [...:]

Air Display App Turns Your iPad Into A Secondary Display For Your Mac

Software makers Avataron are now ready to turn your iPad into a functional mini-monitor for your Mac with their latest app, Air Display.
The app uses your iPad's WiFi connection to transmit video data between it and your Mac (although you'll first have to install a System Preference pane on your desktop or laptop machine). [...:]