Een geweldig Arcade spelletje dat ik nog niet had gezien in de App Store: Forget Me Not.
Forget Me Not is een soort kruising tussen Pacman en Space Invaders. Zeer simpel van opzet, maar het spelletje reproduceert perfect de aantrekkingskracht van die goede oude Arcade titels. Inclusief legendarische 8-bit computergeluiden.
Een soort Christmas love story: De Chinese student Wei Xinlong heeft voor zijn vriendin Sun Shasha een alternatieve iPad voor slechts € 95 gemaakt. Continue reading
Leuke advertentie van Happy Owl Studio: een parodie op de onberispelijke I’m a Mac commercials van Apple. En waarschijnlijk eerder gericht op mannen dan vrouwen. De truuk is denk ik mannen op te warmen en hen de tas te laten kopen voor een/hun vriendin. Of met de woorden van Macobserver:
iPad case ad targets girls who like boys who like girls (who like girls).
Tsja, ik vind ze leuk.
Originele advertentie
En de follow up
At some churches, they are so 2011.
At North Point Community Church they celebrate the season with some Christmas music played on borrowed iPhones and iPads.
Red Bull has released a dj app which turns the iPhone and iPad into a dj console. The release of Red Bull BPM consists of a series of three apps with both full as free versions.
Toy
I tested the free version and it didn’t really convince me. The lack of loop functionality, no storage for hot cue’s and the need of extra software and hardware for monitor output makes the app more a toy than a professional tool. For this, the price of the full iPad version of 24,99 € is far too high.
More time
Still, it’s a good try. The basic functionality like cueing, bending and syncing works quite good. Also the effect section is nice. Red Bull should take more time to develop the app and offer an attractive price plan. Then the dj app could be appealing for rookies as well as pro’s. For now, djing on the iPad (and iPhone) is just a gimmick.
Check it out yourself:
This week Hemisphere Games released Osmos for iPad, an ambient music game which is amazingly relaxing to play.
Osmos features elegant, physics-based gameplay, dreamlike visuals, and a beautiful electronic soundtrack. Originally designed for the pc, on the iPad the game is a totally different experience.
Relax and transform in a cosmic absorbing organism. Don’t forget to wear your headphones for the ultimate experience.
One week before the release of the new iPhone 4 on june 7th, Apple CEO Steve Jobs did an interview on the All Things Digital Conference organized by the Wall Street Journal. He talks about the absence of Flash on the iPhone and iPad.
It strikes me that after so much success with Apple and being just recovered of a liver transplant, Jobs talks with continuous energy, passion and ambition.
Jobs at the Boston Macworld Expo in 1997
For some historical perspective I added also Job’s keynote at the Boston Macworld Expo in 1997. Jobs explains here his plans for the future of Apple, which is at that moment almost bankrupted. Certainly one of the defining moments in the history of the computer industry:
On my trip to New York I bought an iPad at the Apple Store at Fifth Avenue. After two weeks experimenting I am still very positive about its possibilities.
Some apps I like (all iTunes App Store links):