Leander Kahney's Blog, page 2280

i7 Mac Pros Comming?

'Conventional Wisdom' (and the rumor mill) suggest that Apple will remain on the Xenon platform for it's Mac Pro line. Yet, while browsing Geekbench results, I came across this result indicating an i7 powered Mac Pro 4,1, published less than a Half Hour Ago on Geekbench (which also if we remember broke the existence of [...:]

iPad Survey: 4.6 Percent 'Extremely Interested'; 16.4 Percent 'Somewhat Interested'

A new survey shines more light on just who is buying Apple's iPad. The survey, by Morgan Stanley, found 4.6 percent of Americans asked said they were "extremely interested" in buying an iPad, with 16.4 percent "somewhat interested" in the tablet device.
The survey of 2,500 U.S. consumers indicates 4-5 million iPads could sell in the [...:]

For Writing and Real Work, iPad Needs a Keyboard Dock [Review]

The weirdest thing about using Apple's iPad Keyboard Dock is that you are constantly reaching for a mouse — a mouse that isn't there, of course. The iPad doesn't support mice. Instead, you should be tapping and swiping the screen.
Using the keyboard to work with the iPad takes you out of the multitouch mode and [...:]

Set Up Network Drives Easily, Cheaply With Iomega's iConnect [Review]

Of all the accessories for the iPad, a networked-attached storage device may not be the first thing that comes to mind, but a NAS may actually prove to be very handy.
A NAS allows you to store all your memory-hogging media cheaply and in one place. Instead of buying the more expensive 64GB iPad, which [...:]

Make Way For The iLolcats

This is Iggy. Along with this cat, Iggy is the first in a new generation of iLolcats. They will appear on YouTube in ever increasing numbers, playing with their owners iPads until somebody makes an app called CatToy or CatNip or iNip or PadCat or something.
Wait, I typed that as a joke, then searched [...:]

Tilt To Live Makes Popping Dots Insanely Addicting [Review]

Most people on this planet do something in order to live. Some catch bad guys, some heal — others yet write pithy reviews about tiny games.
A relatively new game has another suggestion, by dint of its title: "Tilt To Live." If you do wind up with this little $2 gem in your hot hands, [...:]

Enable the Emoji Keyboard in iPhone OS 4.0 [How To]

While the Emoji keyboard is not new to the iPhone, it seemed as if it was disabled in iPhone OS 4.0 .
For those of you developers big into the Emoji keyboard, here is how to regain the Emoji keyboard while still using iPhone OS 4.0 :

1- Run your Emoji app; exit app when prompted ( [...:]

California Car-Audio Workshop Fabricates iPad Dashboard

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSnIXfoSU6I
Earlier today, we mentioned how the iPhone's iPod Out feature will make it safer to play DJ while driving. But SoundMan Car Audio have taken it one step further by building a custom dash that allows an iPad become the centerpiece.

The Santa Clarita, California-based outfit's custom dashboard module sits in the center of their Toyota Tacoma test [...:]

Review: Opera Mini For iPhone

I've been messing around with Opera Mini as much as I can today, and here's what I make of it so far.
First thing: it's fast. Most of the time, you get your complete web page downloaded and readable quicker than you would using Safari.
It also does a great job of downloading over crummy network [...:]

100 Tips #9: The Geography Of Finder Windows

We've looked at the Dock, and we've looked at the Menu Bar. Today we're taking our first look at Finder.
This is what you'll see when you first start to use Finder in Mac OS X. Broadly speaking, it does the same job as Windows Explorer, but it does many of those things in different ways. [...:]