Hands on: Fling Joystick for iPad and other tablets

applegnome — Sun, 20 May 2012 08:30:00 +0000

The Fling Joystick for iPad is one of the more interesting accessories available for the iPad and other tablets. With the graphics capabilities of tablets approaching console quality, the biggest hurdle facing in-depth gaming on capacitive touchscreen devices is the lack of physical controls. Similar comments were of course leveled at the iPhone when it first launched back in 2007 without a physical keyboard, but those concerns soon evaporated. However, the volume selling games on both iPhone and iPad tend to be the casual games that rely on simple touch gestures. Yet, there are a number of fi… via: MacNN | The Macintosh News Network

Fun Game: Anything Can Happen with A Walking Dead King Pirate

applegnome — Sun, 20 May 2012 04:54:37 +0000

Every week Mac Games and More features a fun, casual game you can play over the weekend. This week’s pick includes an enormous hidden objects adventure game that will take you days to play as you venture in search of your daughter, who was kidnapped by a zombie pirate. Download it now

Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart Collector’s Edition (hidden objects/adventure) – Spend this weekend curled up with this excellent hidden objects adventure game, to rescue your daughter from the King Pirate you curated for your museum. There are loads of puzzles and hidden object challenges to play but if you want to opt out of the HOG levels, you can …
via: Cult of Mac

Google cleared for Motorola purchase after receiving Chinese regulatory approval

applegnome — Sun, 20 May 2012 03:10:00 +0000

Google and Motorola Mobility both revealed on Saturday that they have received Chinese regulatory approval for their proposed merger and expect to soon close on the deal.

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via: AppleInsider

A bicycle built for the digital world

applegnome — Sun, 20 May 2012 02:03:28 +0000

E-mails, eBooks. and e-cigarettes. Now e-bikes? According to a recent press release from Audi, the automobile makers will be displaying the prototype for a new bicycle that’s part traditional cycle, part digital machine – the Audi e-bike Wörthersee. “The Audi e-bike Wörthersee puts in its first major appearance at this year’s Wörthersee Tour, the 31st meet for Audi, VW, Seat and Skoda fans; trial biker Julien Dupont and downhill specialist Petra Bernhard will demonstrate their stunts and streetbike skills.”
via: digg.com: Stories / Apple / Popular

The Walking Dead, Episode 1 for OS X review

applegnome — Sat, 19 May 2012 23:22:41 +0000

Genre: Adventure Horror
Developer: Telltale Games
System Requirements: OS: Mac OS X 10.6, 2.0 GHz processor, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB Space Free, Video Card: ATI or NVidia card w/ 256 MB RAM. Not recommended for MAC Minis or early-generation MacBooks
Review Device: iMac 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 13” Macbook Pro
Price: $24.99 (all five episodes)
Availability: Out now

There is no shortage of video games featuring zombies. Some force you to think your way around battles, hoarding every bullet, while others are run and gun mayhem fests where you mow down fields of the undead. The Walking Dead by Telltale Games is something different, taking the popular comic book/TV show and fusing it with the classic point and click adventure game. It’s not a horror game because things come crashing through windows (though that happens), but because you’re constantly being placed in the position of having to make a choice, and live with the consequences.

In fact “consequences” is the major theme of The Walking Dead (TWD), where you play Lee Evans, a former college professor who opens the game in the back of a cop car, where he’s on his way to prison. What the crime was and why he did it unfold throughout the first episode, but Lee’s haunted face tells you that this is a man who is not proud of what he did, and wishes he could take …
via: Appletell

Apple files to block Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales in US

applegnome — Sat, 19 May 2012 21:30:00 +0000

On the heels of an appeals court win that suggested that Samsung should have been barred from selling its copycat Galaxy 10.1 from the get-go, Apple has now filed a motion for a new injunction against the tablet asking it to be pulled from US shelves. The two companies are scheduled to begin high-level settlement talks on Monday, but should they fail the new injunction request could be ruled on as early as June 7….

via: MacNN | The Macintosh News Network

Catalysts driving apple to $800 by year end

applegnome — Sat, 19 May 2012 21:01:49 +0000

I believe that today, with Apple in the $530-$540s, represents…

via: MacDailyNews

Apple patent application reveals ‘Tap to Focus’ camera feature advancements

applegnome — Sat, 19 May 2012 20:50:01 +0000

US Patent & Trademark Office has published a patent application from Apple Inc…

via: MacDailyNews

Pimp Your Screen Wall Paper App Gets Retina Display Upgrade

applegnome — Sat, 19 May 2012 20:45:05 +0000

One of the most popular wall paper applications among iOS users – Pimp Your Screen from Apalon – has been upgraded to be compatible with the Retina Display.
via: digg.com: Stories / Apple / Popular

iHome announces the iP76 LED color changing speaker tower

applegnome — Sat, 19 May 2012 20:34:20 +0000

iHome has announced a newcomer to their Glowtunes lineup: the iP76. Standing three feet tall and featuring four speakers, its feature list promises to deliver great sound and spectacular lighting effects to accompany your music.

Part of the Glowtunes family of speakers, which integrate color-changing LEDs into speakers and docks, the iP76 combines the color-changing LEDs with a set of four speakers using …
via: Appletell