tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81425717754156819862024-03-19T15:12:21.804-07:00VegasKidReviewsNews, Reviews, and How-To's1:TheWayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098178179305050114noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142571775415681986.post-40539229548759006872013-01-11T22:15:00.000-08:002013-01-11T22:23:10.026-08:00Impressive Prototypes - CES 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As booths are taken apart and lights are taken down, the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is officially over for 2013. People from all over the world gathered from January 8th - 11th for the event that took place in Las Vegas.<br />
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To start off, let's start gaming.<br />
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If you're really into gaming, computer gaming specifically, you may have heard of the company, Valve. Valve, who is popular for the 'Steam' community, had a lot of buzz going around at this year's conference. It was announced, that could be a big threat to Nintendo, that the company will be releasing a new game box shortly, that will bring PC gaming straight to the TV, without the need of connecting to a computer. The prototype doesn't feature everything like the Xbox and Playstation do, (like multimedia and Video-on-Demand services) but still poses a threat to Nintendo, as they just launched their social features only in December. Valve is working with Xi3 Industries to produce their console.<br />
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While Valve takes all the buzz for a new gaming console, Nvidia (best known for PC graphics processors and more recently, mobile chips) took center stage with their new handheld console, Project Shield. (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ1-9O8OWZg&feature=player_embedded">Watch demo of the device</a>) The device is a bit larger than the size of an Xbox gamepad, which features Nvidia’s Tegra 4 processor inside. A 5-inch, 720p touch-screen folds out from the controller, much like an older Nintendo Gameboy would.<br />
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Featuring an Android operating system, the handheld console has many different features. One feature that seemed to grab the attention of attendees of CES, was the device playing PC games over a home network. (With the requirement that the PC has a newer Nvidia graphics card.) Attendees were pleased to notice that lag was insignificant while playing games like <i>Call of Duty: Black Ops II.</i> The device can also play Android games.<br />
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Leaving games behind, let's talk about something that didn't catch <i>quite</i> as much buzz, but is still intriguing to hear about.<br />
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This device is called <i>ivee.</i> Ivee is an alarm clock, but with a twist -- this clock has voice-recognition software. You say "Hello ivee," and the device responds with a "Hello." Then, you simply tell it what time to wake you up.<br />
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Well, ivee<i> </i>can also connect to wi-fi connections. Connect <i>ivee</i> to your home network and it can serve as a voice-control central for any wi-fi capable device that may or may not already have voice-recognition software. Demonstrations included using ivee to change the temperature on a thermostat. Or using it to tell a Roomba vacuum to clean up in an area. Or use it in conjunction with a Belkin smart plug to turn on and off a lamp. The wi-fi also allows ivee to get simple information from the web, as well, such as the weather forecast for a nearby city.<br />
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As ivee is just in the beginning stages of being produced, not many companies have provided ivee with their application programming interfaces, or APIs, which still makes things a little hard. For things to really take off, the companies founder, Jonathon Nostrant, is hoping to work out some more business connections.<br />
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So as CES 2013 has closed it's doors, everybody here at VegasKidReviews has been impressed with the many impressive prototypes that may never be made for the public market. After seeing all of these new gadgets, I know that I can't wait to see what's going to be revealed at CES 2014!1:TheWayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098178179305050114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142571775415681986.post-76342109549621912002011-04-16T17:14:00.000-07:002013-01-11T23:17:24.487-08:00Are 2 Touch Screens Better Than One?This Sunday, April 17th, a new kind of touch-screen phone will be available for purchase through <a href="http://sprint.com/echo">Sprint</a>. This touch-screen phone is out of the ordinary. Not only does it have a touch-screen, it features a <em>second touch-screen</em> that can be used side-by-side. <br />
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The Kyocera Echo looks like a normal Android phone at first glance, although a little thicker than usual. First thoughts is that it has some kind of fancy slide-out keyboard -- but no, it doesn't! Under the first touch-screen,<em> is another touch-screen</em>. A special hinge design allows the top touch-screen to slide up and be positioned directly next to the lower screen for side-by-side use. Use of the two screens can be very useful and productive side-by-side. You are able to use one app on both screens, or even split the screens and have two different apps open at once for use. Turn the Echo sideways, and you are able to view the Web on a combined total of a 4.7 inch screen. </div>
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At this point, users are worried about battery life with the two seperate touch-screens. Sprint estimates the total talk time to be up to 7 hours. The phone does come with a spare battery that can be swapped with the original, or even act as a power source with the right accessories. </div>
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The $200 phone (with 2-year contract) must be used with one of Sprint's Everything Data plans that start at $70 a month, plus a $10 premium data charge each month. Like other smart phones, the Echo is hot-spot enabled to host up to 5 devices for an extra $30 each month.<br />
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[original article found on <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703518704576258923813725728.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_RIGHTTopCarousel_2">The Wall Street Journal</a>]1:TheWayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098178179305050114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142571775415681986.post-65416030235401590202011-04-14T19:44:00.000-07:002013-01-11T19:52:34.965-08:00White iPhone 4 Confirmed by Apple!It looks like the white iPhone that is always delayed for reasons never explained by Apple will be coming out this Spring. <br />
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When the iPhone 4 first unvieled, Steve Jobs held in his hand a white iPhone 4. But when pre-orders started for the device, only the black model was available for order. At that time, Apple released a statement saying that the white iPhone was "more challenging to manufacture than expected" and they would have to delay the release for that version. This hasn't been the first time this has happened though. All iPhone owners know of the continuous delays for this model with every unviel of the iPhone. <br />
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At this point, with all the rumors of the delay of the iPhone 5, many are convinced that Apple is doing this to distract attention from the delay of the 5th generation iPhone. Especially since they WWDC seems to be more of a software release than a product release, this is looking more likely to be a distraction.1:TheWayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098178179305050114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142571775415681986.post-78846670652927998132011-04-13T16:53:00.000-07:002013-01-11T19:52:47.168-08:00Steve Jobs hid iPad Development from Google's Eric Schmidt<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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There is no doubt that Jobs was furious when he saw Android's "pinch to zoom" feature while on a trip to Google's headquarters. Jobs reportedly hid Apple's iPad development from Google CEO, Eric Schmidt - even though Schmidt was on the board of directors at the time. <br />
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Steve Levy recently published a book about the complex relationship between Apple and Google. It specifically describes the battles between CEO's Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt. In the book, you will be able to read about the in's and out's of Google and how they started as a company and how they started to get involved with Apple, Inc. <br />
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Jobs was fairly upset towards Google because he felt they were "ripping off" some of the iPhone's best features and incorporating them into the Android OS. After the news of this, Jobs felt he wasn't able to trust Schmidt any longer, who, at the time, held a seat on Apple's board of directors, each of which held details of Apple's innovations in technology. Eventually, Schmidt stood down for Apple's board, and the iPad was released only 6 months later.<br />
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The book is available for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Plex-Google-Thinks-Works-Shapes/dp/1416596585" onclick="function onclick()
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There has been some past talk about Apple going into the HDTV business, but nothing has made it evident that it's a possibility, until now. Brian White, an analyst with Ticonderoga Securities, was recently at a China electronics trade show. He mentioned in a not to investors that he was able to get "data points" that show the production of a "Smart TV" release by Apple, as soon as the end of the year. Here is a quote by White:</div>
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He continued on to say that Apple has been suspected to enter the HDTV market by company watchers, the Mac maker now appears to be "movind down this path at a faster pace than the market expected."<br />
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"The combination of Apple's powerful ecosystem, industrial design savvy, powerful brand and ability to reinvent product categories could make Apple a powerful force in the TV world over the next few years"</blockquote>
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One analyst of Piper Jaffray, Gene Munster, seems to continually insist that an Internet-connected HDTV from Apple is expected. He has repeatedly forecast that Apple will introduce such a product in the years to come, with a price around the $2,000 range.</div>
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A product as expected form Munster, could have a lot of possibilities, such as a subscription service to iTunes which could allow users access to content at a flat-rate price. This possibily could very well negate the need for any kind of cable box or DVR. Although, White's public not gave no indication of any of the possibilities to come along with the TV, Apple has had a great amount of experience with HD displays on it's iMac desktop, which includes their first release of their 27-inch iMac in 2009.<br />
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Earlier in this year, Apple announced that they have invested $3.9 billion of their cash reserves to secure key components for their multiple products. At the announcing of this, many assumed the money would have gone toward securing displays for their products, including the iPhone and iPad. But Munster believes that the multi-billion investment is just more evidence of an Apple HDTV release. As he said in February, he believes that Apple would be able to build a TV up to 50 inches, though he predicted that a product of such size wouldn't launch until the early calendar year of 2012, at the earliest.1:TheWayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098178179305050114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142571775415681986.post-54138507459511726002011-04-13T07:52:00.000-07:002011-04-13T07:52:02.437-07:00A Possibly Carbon Fiber Housing For The Next iPad? <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table> Last November, news rose quickly about Apple's patent for a carbon fiber casing for the iPad. Although the carbon fiber would make the iPad a lot lighter than with the aluminum housing, the carbon fiber can crack or break if it's bent or too much pressure is put on it. Within the patent, they describe a way to create a "reinforced device housing" that will help against those problems. <br />
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Well, just recently, Apple hired Kevin Kenny, a Senior Composites Engineer. Kenny started work at Apple this month after working for fourteen years at Kestral Bicycles, where he built and designed carbon fiber bicycles. The question is now, where is he going to direct his attention, and what products is he going to be working with? Will he be working on the MacBook? the iPad? or what about the iPod? Who knows... maybe he's working with multiple iProducts!? <br />
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But I can assure you one thing! There's no way that Apple is going to be coming out with an iBike!1:TheWayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098178179305050114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142571775415681986.post-34197397213628106782011-04-12T12:00:00.000-07:002013-01-11T23:18:25.882-08:00iPhone 5 Not Released Until Early 2012?<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-nAX_Lt6ECkzdvz2rx4nBaBoK9oYsRpiFRVybI89kPuRklss4iDM46H-nb3ZHIeNw3Ttu6lbxtCtOhque87mh-fm3Xc1Ap9eQ7fqarKhNZQ7dasMqM2jyUjMLDNbKonsA4GRYlydnoU/s1600/iphone-5-release-confusion.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-nAX_Lt6ECkzdvz2rx4nBaBoK9oYsRpiFRVybI89kPuRklss4iDM46H-nb3ZHIeNw3Ttu6lbxtCtOhque87mh-fm3Xc1Ap9eQ7fqarKhNZQ7dasMqM2jyUjMLDNbKonsA4GRYlydnoU/s200/iphone-5-release-confusion.png" width="200" /></a>Everybody is used to the "norm" when it comes to Apple's releases of products. One of the most known release is the iPhone at the WWDC, which will happen June 6-10 this year, is the next-generation iPhone. Each year since the first iPhone came out, an announcement has been released at WWDC for the newest iPhone release. This year, there are more rumors than usual expecting the iPhone release to be delayed this year or maybe even into the beginning months of next year. Analysts Avian Securities are making a pretty big claim that the iPhone 5 won't be into production until September. With production not starting until September, this would probably lead into a late-2011 or early-2012 release. </div>
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This claim was brought up by a conversation that Avian Securities had with a "key component supplier". The conversation is below, in full:</div>
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Supporting out comments over the last month, conversations with yet another key component supplier indicates that production for iPhone-5 will begin in September. This is consistent with Avian findings in the supply chain in recent months and we believe the consensus view is moving towards this scenario. In addition, our conversations also indicate the existence of a lower-spec/lower-priced iPhone in Apple's roadmap. <br />
However, while our contacts have seen the placeholder in the Apple roadmap, they do not yet have insight into specs or production timing. This leads us to believe that any launch is likely a very late 2011 or more likely a 2012 event. <br />
As a reminder, Avian has uncovered several data-points in recent months pointing to the existence of a lower-spec/lower-price iPhone. A lower-spec/lower-price iPhone has also been speculated in the press and gadget blogs, though we do not believe consensus currently discounts the existence of such a model.</blockquote>
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While nobody has anybody clear evidence as to why the above conversation isn't true, there is no evidence showing that this information is false. Even though Apple has had consistent summer releases of the iPhone at WWDC, when you add up all of the rumors and and current events that can harm production of certain aspects of the phone (such as the Japan earthquakes), an end of the year release seems more and more likely. I guess one positive thing mentioned in the above conversation is the lower-spec/lower-priced iPhone possibility. It will be interesting to see what Apple does to make the iPhone more affordable.1:TheWayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098178179305050114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142571775415681986.post-86811788508367975452011-04-12T07:28:00.000-07:002013-01-11T19:53:21.494-08:00Google Buying Mobile Music Sync Service, PushLifeEverybody who has an iPhone knows of the Android name. The Android has been increasingly popular, but doesn't hold up to all of the innovation that Apple puts into all of their products. Google has recently bought-out a Canadian mobile music synchronization service, PushLife. Google has willingly poured $25 million to by the company, which was founded by Research in Motion (RIM). PushLife's main service is to offer synchronization with iTunes between devices that were not originally made to be compatible with the program.<br />
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According to analysts' assessments, this acquisition will bring the rumor back that Google was preparing their own mobile music service. But as most of us already know, the news that Google was bringing <em>Google Music Sync </em>on Android smartphone was rumored a long time ago.<br />
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Either way, Google stated that the acquisition done to PushLife is not just only about the music sync technology, but rather the highlights the development team at PushLife, who judging, are very talented.<br />
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But like every other buy-out and rumor that starts, only time will tell whether or not they will hold true. But who knows, maybe Google is trying to give Apple a run for their money. Whether they are trying to or not, I know Steve Jobs isn't happy about Google's Android as he stated, "I don't know why Google jumped in the the phone industry. We didn't get into the search industry."1:TheWayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098178179305050114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142571775415681986.post-22340612569813221982011-04-11T20:23:00.000-07:002011-04-11T20:28:03.840-07:00A New Update of Final Cut Pro May Add iPad, Thunderbolt Support<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Okay, so this article is very interesting to me, as I am an avid FCP user. I originally saw this article over at <a href="http://www.appleinsider.com/">Apple Insider.</a> All I know is that I need to get me this update if the rumors are correct. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKZsy56Esodg8651BctlAjeTnTxfvGnMQbbWolONIMeRlT18LVJZD_mFpm-sjMyounawclqh3HDDPn-JGW1FkxggVGSKjiLl_FJPMDTp0SC986RGno5bLqVlgejoJZGpJFeIWvELv7Zg/s1600/final-cut-clapboard.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKZsy56Esodg8651BctlAjeTnTxfvGnMQbbWolONIMeRlT18LVJZD_mFpm-sjMyounawclqh3HDDPn-JGW1FkxggVGSKjiLl_FJPMDTp0SC986RGno5bLqVlgejoJZGpJFeIWvELv7Zg/s1600/final-cut-clapboard.png" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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Comments given from an industry insider offered us a glimpse of what is expected to be released at the unviel, with possiblities of support with high-speed Thunderbolt, and possibly even iPad. <br />
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The details of the unviel came from Mark Raudonis, the head of post production at Bunim/Murray Productions. He was given an advance look at the anticipated software update, scheduled to be unvieled tomorrow, April 12th. His comments that were given were collected by <em>FilmMaker Magiazine</em>. <br />
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Speaking at the PreNAB Editor's Lounge 2011, Raudonis quoted hockey legend, Wayne Gretzky, in which he said he would "<em>skate to where the puck will be</em>" (which was also cited in the past by Apple CEO, Steve Jobs). Raudonis said the new version of FCP illuminates Gretzky's philosophy.<br />
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Here are some remarks mad by Raudonis:<br />
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<blockquote>"Where is the puck headed? Again, I can't speak specifically, but I think the rest of the time here will be very interesting. File-based workflows, Thunderbolt, iPad, competition, it's a moving target. Adobe, Avid, Lightworks. There's a lot of other stuff out there. And they (Apple) are certainly not ignorant of what's going on in the market at the moment. Apple is very good at going their own way and figuring out where things will be. They may not ask you what you want. They are going to tell you 'We're going to invent something different.'"</blockquote><br />
Raudonis commented and said that he was impressed with the new update for FCP. He also stated that Apple is planning on a release in Spring 2011.<br />
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The actual unviel of the update became known because Apple required some of the sponsors' presentations to be cancelled in or to have the appropriate amount of stage time neccessary to show off... I mean, demonstrate, the new update.1:TheWayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098178179305050114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142571775415681986.post-73201970141552440812011-04-11T19:00:00.000-07:002013-01-11T23:18:46.168-08:00Steve Jobs Finally Approves Of Biography<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A great announcement came from <a href="http://www.simonandschuster.com/">Simon & Schuster</a> that one of their authors, Walter Isaacson, has actually gotten permission from Steve Jobs to write a biography on his life. This may be a bigger deal than you think, as Jobs has never authorized of any biography that has been released yet. <br />
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The book by Isaacson has been given the appropriate title: "iSteve: The Book of Jobs", making a play on words with, not only his name, but also all of the products at Apple. It has already been rumored that Isaacson, since 2009, has been interviewing Jobs, his family, colleagues, and even competitors of Apple. Simon and Shuster spokeswoman, Tracy Guest, made the first announcement about the book on Sunday (April 10, 2011) by announcing that the book will be published sometime early 2012. She also went ahead and stated that niether Isaacson or Jobs will be commenting on the announcement. <br />
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Many biographies of Jobs' life has been writter, but none have ever been authorized by himself. One biography, "iCon: Steve Jobs, The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business," actually got his active disapproval. In 2005, Apple banished works by John Wiley & Sons from its stores because the publisher had signed up the unauthorized biography by Jeffrey S. Young and William L. Simon. <br />
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"This is the perfect match of subject and author, and it is certain to be a landmark book about one of the world's greatest innovators. Just as he did with Einstein and Benjamin Franklin, Walter Isaacson is telling a unique story of revolutionary genius." - Jonathan Karp, publisher of Simon & Schuster</blockquote>
Steve Jobs, currently 56, has had numerous health problems and just released, in January, that he will be taking his third leave of absence at Apple, Inc. While he was away, he amazingly survived a rare, but curable, form of pancreatic cancer. He was able to re-appear at a press-conference in early March to make the announcement for the iPad 2.1:TheWayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098178179305050114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142571775415681986.post-45708536446846957522011-04-11T13:00:00.000-07:002011-04-11T15:42:48.290-07:00Whiskey Militia<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So I talked about a website that I've used on a recent post. On this site, <a href="http://www.whiskeymilitia.com/">Whiskey Militia</a>, I was able to buy <a href="http://www.vegaskidreviews.com/2011/04/skullcandy-full-metal-jacket-earphones.html">Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket Earphones</a>, which are originally $70, for only $25 plus shipping. I've also been able to buy some clothes, which are usually in the $75-$100 range for around only $40-$50. It's definitely a great source to use to find great deals! Here's the way it works:</div><ul><li>They have one sale at a time.</li>
<li>There is no set time limit for a sale.</li>
<li>If a product runs out (it displays how many are left), a new sale will begin immediately.</li>
<li>You can combine shipping.</li>
<ul><li>Buy one item and keep it in your shopping cart for up to one week and have each additional item shipped for only 99¢.</li>
</ul></ul>There are so many good deals on this website! I've found so many things that I would have bought, if only I had the money for! I've seen a lot of different things on sale here: clothes (guys and girls), shoes, watches, sunglasses, snowboards (and accessories), and a lot more! This is definitely a site that will help you to save money on name brand things. But it's definitely not a website that nobody knows about. I've seen things go out of stocks within minutes of it being put up, while other things last the hours at a time. Here's a quote directly from their website:<br />
<blockquote>We offer one ridiculously sweet product at a stupidly low price until it sells out. The first fresh-iest, hesh-iest deal drops each midnight and sells ‘til it’s gone. And it always sells fast. You'll whine like a little baby when you miss it. After that another steal drops and sells till it's gone, then another, and another, until we get bored and call it a day or until the next midnight arrives. - Whiskey Militia</blockquote>So you have it directly form their website! They've always got the best deals and name brand products. So if you see something that you think to yourself, "OMG! I have to have it!", don't waste time looking at all of the unimportant stuff! Buy it before it sells out!1:TheWayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098178179305050114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142571775415681986.post-90622150346915238052011-04-10T17:11:00.000-07:002013-01-11T19:53:50.192-08:00Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket Earphones<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
So you bought a new iPhone, and you've got the standard iPhone earphones that comes with it. I don't know about you, but I wasn't really impressed with Apple's headphones. To me, the sound quality wasn't that great, and it started to hurt my ears after listening to music for a while. I wanted to get the most out of my music but these standard earphones weren't really working for me. After looking around for a while, I found these:</div>
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Skullcandy's Full Metal Jacket Earbuds. Buying them from Skullcandy would have absolutely broke my bank, but luckily, I found a website called Whiskey Militia (which will have a review shortly!) where I was able to buy my earphones for only $25 plus shipping! These earphones are everything that I wanted my earphones to be! They provided rich sounds while being able to hear every part of the music. They were definitely more comfortable than Apple's cheap earphones, and even has a mic so that I can use it while on a call on my iPhone. <br />
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The quality of these earphones are so much more than Apple's. The sound that I got from these the first time I plugged them in was absolutely amazing! I was able to hear every part of the music clearly, with a deep, rich bass and clear vocals. Even when turning the volume up on these, the quality stays the same and seems like it would almost be impossible to ruin these by turning the music up too loud. Unlike any other earphones I've had, these are actually pretty comfortable! I could listen to music for hours without taking these out because of discomfort. They come with different sized earbuds to fit the size of your ear better. And another perk, these are even noise-canceling without having to destroy your eardrums with the loudness of your music. </div>
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Now that I've told you how amazing these are, lets get down to the only two things that I've found to be a down-side with these earphones. </div>
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<strong>Number One:</strong> after a bit of use, the mic seems to lose quality, and eventually, the mic on my pair of earphones stopped working all-together. Although the mic didn't work, I was still able to use the button on the earphones to control my iPod (pause, next, previous, ect.). </div>
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<strong>Number Two:</strong> if anything taps the wires, you can hear it no matter how loud your music is. For example, I tend to use my headphones when doing dishes, and when the wire taps against the counter, it's easy to tell that it just happened. Even just moving your fingers along the wire will create a sound that is impossible to hear and quite annoying when you're listening to music.</div>
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Like I said, those are the only two things that I've been able to find that I would consider a negative. I think that this product is definitely worth the money as it will last ages! I've already had mine over two years and they still work fine! When I still used Apple headphones, I was usually replacing them, about, every six months it seems like! But if you don't believe me, go look at some other reviews! If you have an experience with these, why don't you leave a comment and tell everybody how you feel about them?</div>
1:TheWayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098178179305050114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142571775415681986.post-61793446098950627532011-04-06T12:58:00.000-07:002011-04-06T18:00:36.861-07:00A Quick UpdateThere have been some new changes going on with my website vegaskidreviews.blogspot.com. I just recently purchased my own domain name. It will soon be just VegasKidReviews.com. It will take a couple days to switch everything over to that domain name. So in the mean time, be patient so we can fix all of the links over to the new domain. Everything will be done, at the latest, by Saturday (April 9th, 2011).<br />
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**If a link isn't in working order, you can still get to the page by following these steps:<br />
<ol><li>Take a look at the URL at the top of the screen. For an example, one link may be: <a href="http://www.vegaskidreviews.com/p/email-me.html">http://www.vegaskidreviews.com/p/email-me.html</a>. </li>
<li>To get to the page you want, simply add '.blogspot' before '.com' so that it will look like this: <a href="http://www.vegaskidreviews.blogspot.com/p/email-me.html">http://www.vegaskidreviews.blogspot.com/p/email-me.html</a>.</li>
<li>Once that is added into the URL, you will be able to go the page that you would like. </li>
</ol>Again, this will only be for another day or two. Eveything will be switched over by April 9th, 2011. If you aren't able to navigate to the page you want, make sure you check back over the next couple days to check to see if the problem has been fixed. Sorry for the inconvienence!1:TheWayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098178179305050114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142571775415681986.post-87251139583502544462011-04-03T21:13:00.000-07:002013-01-11T20:04:20.028-08:00New iPhone User TipsTalk to anybody that you know that has an iPhone and they will surely say that it's a phone like no other. But when you're converting to the iPhone from any ordinary phone can be a long, hard adjustment if you don't have experience using an iPhone or iPod touch. If you're a new to the iPhone community, here are some tips that will help you get started with your new phone. <br />
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<li>Using multi-tasking on the your iPhone is a very simple task, but can be very hard to come by if you don't already know how to use it. This feature is used, simply, to navigate between recently opened apps quickly without having to go through your home screen. To use multi-tasking, simply double-tap the "Home" button at any time. You will know that you tapped it fast enough when you see the screen slide up and a row of four recently opened apps. Although you can only see four apps at a time, just like the home screen, you can scroll back and fourth to see more recent apps. If you scroll to the left, you can even use some of your iPod controls; such as: play/pause, forward, backward, and even volume. </li>
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<li>Periods. There are a few different ways to add a period to your text. You can do the old fashioned way of going to the symbols screen and hit the "." button; or you can do the quick, easier way of double-tapping the spacebar. By double-tapping the spacebar, a period will be automatically inserted.</li>
<li>Predicted Text. No matter where you type on your iPhone, you will always be given some predicted words that the iPhone predicts for you. Sometimes this can be more of a bother than anything but is really useful when typing longer words or words that you're not too sure how to spell. Simply just tap the spacebar or the word that you want to enter. If you don't want to add the word, either keep typing your word or tap the "x" next to the predicted word.</li>
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So those are some quick tips that I would give to some new iPhone owners. There are many different tips and tricks that will help you do what you need more efficiently. So talk to your friends and family that you know to help you with your needs. If you need help with any specific problem that you can't get the answer to, feel free to email you and I'll do the best I can to help you!1:TheWayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098178179305050114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142571775415681986.post-6676237469300106342011-03-31T15:44:00.001-07:002013-01-11T20:04:03.699-08:00iPhone NotificationsNotifications on your iPhone can be a great thing, but can also lead to some very annoying sounds and unwanted updates. Most apps in the App Store now come with a notifications feature that automatically is turned on. <br />
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To turn off notifications for an app or two, simply got to you Settings >Notifications and then select the apps that you want to turn notifications off for. If you don't want to turn off all notifications for an app, you don't have to! You do have the option to turn off some of the different ways to notify you, while keeping others on. There are three different options for this: badges, alerts, and sounds. <br />
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Badges are what you see on your home screen on the top right corner of an app when there is a notification for that specific app. I like to keep this option turned on mainly for my apps that I use but aren't important enough to have be alerted by a sound or something that'll pop up on screen. </div>
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The cut, copy, and paste feature came to the iPhone in the iOS 3.0 software update. Most (if not all) apps actually support this feature between different apps. To use this easy feature, simply touch and hold any text until the "Select" and "Select All" buttons appears. After those two buttons appear, you can lift your finger off of the screen and select which button you would like. If you use the "Select" button, you can edit how much text is selected by using the blue brackets on each side of the selected word. After you have your text selected, simply go to where you need to post your text, hold down where you need it, and select the paste button. You can cut, copy, and paste almost any thing you may want: from text to even photos!</div>
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Ever see an iPhone screenshot of an app or anything and wonder how they did that? It's surprisingly easy, but almost impossible to find out on your own. With the screen shot function, you can take pictures of exactly what your screen shows and automatically saves to your photos. To use this feature, simply navigate to that spot that you want to take a screen shot of. Once at the desired point, simply press <em>both</em> the HOME and SLEEP buttons at the same time. You will see a flash of white on your screen to show you that the screen shot has been taken. After you take the shot, if you go into your photos, it will be the last photo in your camera roll. From there you can share it however you want.</div>
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I use this trick A LOT when I'm surfing on the web or even in my Facebook app. Have you ever scrolled so far down a page or in an app that it takes you forever just to get back to the top? To make a quick jump back to the top of the page, simply just tap your status bar (the bar running across the top of the screen) and the page that you are on will automatically jump back to the very top of the page. </div>
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If you text iPhone to iPhone, character doesn't really matter; it'll deliver the message all at one almost no matter how long it is. If your friends don't have an iPhone, it may be a good idea to watch the character count so you don't end up sending them multiple messages. To turn on the character count, simply go to Settings > Messages > Character Count. Once you tap the character count on, you will now see how many characters you have used in your text.<br />
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<strong>5. Batterly Percentage Indicator</strong><br />
It's nice to know how much battery life you have on your phone, especially when you're out and about. The 20% warning that Apple has worked in is a nice feature that was added in but sometimes isn't enough. Since the iPhone 3Gs update, you are now able to see the percentage of battery life you have on your phone. To turn the indicator on, go to Settings > General > Usage > Battery Percentage. Once you tap the Battery Indicator switch, you will start to see the batter percentage at the top of your status bar right next to the normal battery indicator. <br />
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If you were hoping to be at the Wolrdwide Developers' Conference this year, hopefully you acted fast when Apple announced the dates and opened up sales for tickets! The ticket prices this year were $1,599 each and, even at that price, sold out in less than 12 hours! For those of you that heard the news late, you're going to have to wait until 2012. While it isn't unusual for these conferences to be sold-out, it is a bit unusual for it to sell out in one day. The <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/151119/2010/05/wwdc_2010_soldout.html">2010 conference took eight days for the conference to sell out</a>, while the year before in <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/140286/2009/04/wwdc.html">2009 took the whole month to sell out</a>. For those people that were lucky enough to get their ticket right away, the event will be taking place June 6 through June 10. During those days, there will be over one-hundred technical sessions for both iOS and Mac OS. </div>
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In a press-release early Monday morning, Apple Senior VP, Phil Schiller, announced that this conference will have a 'double-focus' on iOS and Mac OS and will 'unviel the future' of the two. This year's event is expected to be much more spectacular than previous years as they have never focused both on Apple's mobile products <em>and</em> Mac OS. </div>
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Jesus Diaz, a blogger with tech enthusiast site <a href="http://gizmodo.com/">Gizmodo</a>, thinks that Schiller's statement says it all as <a href="http://gizmodo.com/#!5786295/iphone-5-most-probable-intro-day-june-6-wwdc2011">he writes</a>: "Obviously, the future of iOS and Mac OS X are iOS 5 and Lion." While I can't see the complete justification for Lion, I can completely see why he thinks they will unviel iOS 5. It seems to be a yearly tradition for Apple to introduce it's new iOS device at the WWDC, the spring before the release. (<a href="http://vegaskidreviews.blogspot.com/p/iphone-models-and-release-dates.html">See models and release dates here</a>.) Partly for developers to be able to use the new iOS to be able to support it when it is officially released, and partly, I think, so the consumers (you and I) will build up anticipation and won't want to wait weeks after it's released to go out and buy it. </div>
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So we'll see what happens. I personally don't think it will come any later than the WWDC. I don't think that Apple would want to upset all of their consumers of one of their biggest products!<br />
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But what's your opinion? Sound off in the comments below!1:TheWayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098178179305050114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142571775415681986.post-1792970686516332182011-03-09T20:48:00.000-08:002013-01-11T19:55:39.106-08:0064GB iPhone Prototype or is it Fake?<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
An iPhone recently surfaced the streets out in Hong Kong, probably a week or two ago. Looking from the pictures of the iPhone 'prototype', it does seem like it could be a possible prototype for Apple as they have used an 'X' on their prototypes as seen on their iPhone 4 prototype that surfaced some time before it was announced. The newly surfaced prototype does look exactly like the iPhone 4, so this new discovery can mean a couple of things:</div>
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Apple may have actually tried make the iPhone 4 available in 64GB but for some reason ditched it. It may have been simply that it would have cost too much and the price they would have to sell the device for would be unrealistic. If this is the case, then it is very plausible that we might see a 64GB iPhone 5. Whatever they do, I hope the memory goes up because I know my 32GB iPhone is maxed out easily.</div>
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If this photo was photoshopped, it was done by a professional! It would have taken somebody that has a lot of experience using photoshop to carefully edit this so that they didn't square off any of the light reflections on the back of the phone. And to space out the words above and below the 'XXGB' addition would have been a challenge as the current iPhone 4's don't show the capacity on the back of the phone like previous generations. Lastly, when looking in the settings to see the 'About' section of the phone, you can see that it clearly states it has 59.1GB of storage left on the phone. When comparing to the previous phones, this does seem about right as you would have to compensate for the extras that have been put into the phone just to add all of that memory. </div>
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These photos really seem more real than fake if you ask me. It seems to me as though Apple has tried to make a 64GB version of the iPhone 4 but then left it for another generation of the phone for whatever reason. It could have been something even just that they didn't want to emplament it on this generation. Either way, I really do hope and pray that Apple does come out with an iPhone with a higher capacity. 32GB just isn't doing it for me anymore! </div>
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1:TheWayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098178179305050114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142571775415681986.post-82145025817123034012011-03-08T22:59:00.000-08:002013-01-11T19:55:55.488-08:00Google Instant Previews Now Mobile!I have an iPhone and I noticed the last day or two that there was this weird 'magnifier glass' that popped up next to some of the search results. I had no idea what it was until I came across the <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/instant-previews-now-available-on.html">Official Google Blog</a>, which explained a little bit about what it was and how it worked. <br />
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Basically, when you search for something and the 'magnifier glass' shows up next to the results, if you tap on one of those magnifying glasses, it'll show you a 'preview' of the websites that were a result of your search. Google stated in their blog:<a href="http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz7/jbrandvik91/c902afa5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" q6="true" src="http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz7/jbrandvik91/c902afa5.jpg" width="213" /></a><br />
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"...you can visually compare search results from web page snapshots, making it easier to choose the right result faster, especially when you have an idea of the content you’d like to see."</blockquote>
I tried this out for the first time and decided to make a simple search for "blogspot". Right away, I noticed that almost every website that came back as a result of the search had a magnifying glass next to it. So that part of it seemed to work just fine. I could easily tell which websites had the preview, and which ones didn't. So I took it one step further and tried the Instant Preview feature from my iPhone. First of all, I noticed that it took a good amount of time to download all of the previews of the websites. I'm talking time that I could have looked at least two, maybe three, websites and actually be able to read what was on the website. It was cool that, after all of the preview results were loaded, I could do a side-by-side comparison of what each site was like. But even with the preview, I wasn't able to tell what each website actually had on it and how much of it was relevant to my search. Using the preview feature, I was able to ditch a couple of the results because I could tell, from titles that I could read and the few pictures that it showed, that they didn't really want what I was looking for. I think that this feature is just not perfected for mobile use. Even on my iPhone, I think that the view of the site is too small. It might be easier for those you that are HTC Evolution users, but that's not a guarantee. <br />
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I don't think that this feature is a complete and total waste of time, if it is improved upon by Google. Since it is so new, I'm sure Google knows that it does have room improvement. And I'm sure that they knew that not everybody would like it when it first came out. It just needs time to grow.1:TheWayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098178179305050114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142571775415681986.post-89389623685155880142011-03-07T22:09:00.000-08:002011-04-11T16:08:01.085-07:00New Apple Jobs Means New Online Store?Sometime last week, a new job listing was listed on the Apple Jobs website in the "Core Services" of the online store. The online store at Apple.com has been a trademark of Apple that has barely been changed in years. The job listing (photo below) shows that this may be happening in not too long.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">It's stated in the first sentence of the job description: </div><blockquote>"Help build the next-generation Apple Online Store"</blockquote>If Apple was trying to keep this new only store "under wraps", they did a horrible job doing it as the job description was found almost the same day it was posted. It'll be interesting to see what the new Apple employees come up for the new store. All I know is that it better be over the top, as everything else is with Apple!1:TheWayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098178179305050114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142571775415681986.post-15755068277019087262011-03-07T19:44:00.000-08:002013-01-11T19:56:09.628-08:00The Sony Dash: Pros and Cons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Not too long ago, I was looking for a present to get my mom. I knew I wanted to get her some kind of tablet other than the iPad because that was just too expensive for me. So somehow, I came across this product: The Sony Dash. It seemed really cool and it was really cheap, compared to the Apple iPad, coming in at just around $200. It wasn't until I read more into it that I didn't really like and opted for something else.<br />
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PROS:<br />
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<li><b>Completely customizable.</b></li>
The Sony Dash comes with many different apps that you can download to add to your Sony Dash. Unlike the iPad, you are able to have a stream (such as Facebook or Twitter) on the home screen that updates it automatically. There's no need to have to wait to update just when you open the app; the Sony Dash updates itself in real-time.
<li><b>Apps are completely free!</b></li>
When I came across this piece of information in the <a href="http://www.sonystyle.com/wcsstore/SonyStyleStorefrontAssetStore/pdf/dashFAQ.pdf">FAQ</a>, I was amazed that they offered all of their apps for free! If you tried to get all of the top apps on an iPad, you can easily find yourself up $5 for each app!</ol>
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<li><b>All for around $199.</b></li>
This product only costs a mere $200! That amount of money at the Apple store won't get you anything except for accessories to their products.<br />
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<li><b>Listen to internet radio... what about my own?</b></li>
Sony provides an internet radio app so that you can listen to your favorite radio station. They even say you can reach your photos and videos... online. The Dash does not actually store any kind of information. It has no storage at all. The only way to get to your own music, photos, or videos is if they are online.
<li><b>How portable is this "tablet"?</b></li>
If you go to the <a href="http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&categoryId=8198552921644695998">Sony Dash website</a> and look through the pictures, you won't even see one that shows a power cord connected to the Dash. It wasn't until that I read on the FAQ pdf file that I realized it had to be connected to a power source the whole time it is on because it has no battery. This is directly from the FAQ page: <blockquote>
8. Is DASH™ portable? DASH™ does not have a battery and requires an AC power cord (included).</blockquote>
I don't know if it's just me, but I would have liked to know this on the original website instead of having to look through the FAQ page.
<li><b>Read some of the <a href="http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10551&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666081675#reviews">reviews</a> of the product.</b> Some of the customers have said things like, "Waste of money", "Not Worth It", "Returning it after 2 weeks." It seems to me that most people aren't a big fan of Sony's product that's supposed to compete with the iPad.</li>
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If you have a Sony Dash yourself, leave a comment below and let me (and everybody else) what you think about it!1:TheWayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098178179305050114noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142571775415681986.post-55375001634076601322011-03-07T16:00:00.000-08:002013-01-11T19:56:20.940-08:00iPad 2 Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With Apple’s recent announcement of the iPad 2 coming out on March 11th, many are waiting for the doors to open that day and be one of the first one’s to get their hands on the iPad 2. Until the launch, nobody will be able to know how it actually measures up to Apple’s description of it. On the <a href="http://www.apple.com/ipad/">Apple website</a>, it seems to be an amazing product with it being 33% thinner, up to 15% lighter, a dual-core A5 chip, and front- and rear-facing cameras. But are these differences going to make the iPad 2 that much different than the first generation iPad? Here are some of the things that I found that I think you should know before purchasing one:<br />
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<li><b>iPad 2 is lighter and thinner.</b><br />
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Apple called this the all-new design for the iPad. The main physical appearance is that it is 33% thinner than before coming in a 8.8 mm. (That’s thinner than the iPhone 4.) You’ll also notice that it is 15% lighter than the first generation.</li>
<li><b>iPad 2 has FaceTime.</b><br />
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It was expected that the iPad 2 would have the front-facing camera like the iPhone 4. (As well as the one on the back.) The rear-facing camera has the same resolution as the iPhone 4’s rear camera taking pictures in 720p. The only downside to the rear-facing camera is that it doesn’t have a flash like many other tablets contain.</li>
<li><b>iPad 2’s battery life stays the same.</b><br />
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Even after the add-ons that Apple packed into the new sleek design, they were able to keep the same 10 hour battery life, with the also stated month-long stand-by time from Apple. (But who’s not gonna touch their iPad for a month?!)</li>
<li><b>iPad 2’s display stays the same as the first generation.</b><br />
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While everybody was hoping for a larger-scale retina display, their hopes were put down with this iPad launch. The new iPad still has the same 9.7-inch display. It would definitely be expected for the third generation to have a better display.</li>
<li><b>iPad 2’s graphics <strong>will be</strong> amazing!</b><br />
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During the much awaited announcement, Steve Jobs said the graphics capability will be <strong>9 times </strong>that of the first generation iPad. That promises the improvement of games on the iPad as well as the fact that is now has the same gyroscope the iPhone 4 and latest iPod touch has.</li>
<li><b>iOS 4.3!</b><br />
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The latest version of iOS ships with the iPad and will be available for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch on 11 March. There’s faster Safari browsing performance; iTunes Home Sharing and thankfully an enhancement to AirPlay. Let’s hope it works now. (By the way, iPhone 4s can act as Wi-Fi hotspots too).</li>
<li><b>HDMI out.</b><br />
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Like the HTC Evolution, the iPad will also have an HDMI out. Plug it into any HDTV and not only will it mirror what you do on your iPad, it’ll charge it while you do it. This feature will be great for those of you that like to use your Apple products for presentations and the like.</li>
<li><b>Shipments start on March 11th.</b><br />
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You can order your iPad 2 on March 11th and it will be shipped to you from Apple <strong>for free!</strong> If you like to go into the stores to purchase your new product and not have to wait for it to arrive on your doorstep, Apple stores won’t start selling the device until 5pm on the 11th. But one advantage of getting it in-store, they offer free personal setup when you make your purchase.</li>
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So those are just some things that I found that helped me to make my decision to purchase the product. I’m excited to wait in line to buy mine and start using it! So what do you guys think? Is it worth the money to buy it or wait until iPad 3?1:TheWayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00098178179305050114noreply@blogger.com0