Archive for June, 2010

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When I was a child in the 80’s, I was a huge fan of pop-up books. I thought they were very impressive at the time. I presumed that by now interactive holograms would walk and talk across the pages. The iPad doesn’t quite pull that feat off yet, but it has impressed me considerably and is the closest kids will get for now.

With what it can do, there are endless possibilities to keep children amused and reading. Sadly when compiling this list I waded through a large amount of disappointing rush to market apps/ebooks. Here’s the best I’ve seen so far…… Continue Reading

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The folks at RentCompass, a Toronto based start-up, aim to be a driving force in the Canadian mobile rental space.

Their app ( iphone, ipod touch and ipad) which combines location-based data with rental listings, could be the first of it’s kind for Canadians. The co-founder Samir Al-Battran claims it is. The benefit of using this app is that you can get a nice overview of rentals using maps. Mr Al-Battran filled a clear niche first but he’s got an uphill battle ahead. The problem isn’t the concept or design, but in the adoption.… Continue Reading

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In my latest article for The Globe and Mail, I review two beautiful iPad apps to edit your photos. These apps will not only edit– they share pics directly with your favourite social networks and email. One stop shop.

I also take a look at the web browsing app SkyGrid, exclusive to the iPad.… Continue Reading

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If you’re looking to sync contacts between the Android and iPhone/iPad fear not– it’s not that messy at all.
I have a Nexus One (Android) device running 2.1 but I’m hoping this method will work for most Android users. I’d love to hear your input.

Here’s a way to do it :

1. Go to “contacts” on your Nexus One. In the settings you will see an option to export contacts to SD card. Go ahead, export.

2. With the device mounted to your desktop, make sure the file you exported is on the SD card. It exported my contacts list to a file called ” 00001.vcf… Continue Reading

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While the iPad is changing the way we read books, developers are hard at work bringing life to our favourite publications; books, magazines and newspapers.

Pop-up books aren’t just for kids– not on the iPad.

The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come, a 300 year old Christian allegory, is currently being transformed into an interactive pop-up book and it appears to be a sweet experience. As far as I’m aware this will be the first book on the iPad to digitize the tradition pop-up style.

Here is an inspirational demo of Pilgrim’s Progress, a project Tako Games has yet release for the iPad. This is an exciting example of what’s to come for the iPad.

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