Apple is a strange company you either love them or hate them… One thing that nobody denies is that they make great and well designed products, the latest of which is the iPad. This is already on sale in the US and will start to become available at the end of May beginning of June [...]
Apple is a strange company you either love them or hate them… One thing that nobody denies is that they make great and well designed products, the latest of which is the iPad. This is already on sale in the US and will start to become available at the end of May beginning of June in other countries.
The demand for the iPad is so high that Apple have been having to continually revise international launch dates and extend US shipping dates. Though it is possible to buy iPads in the Apple stores in the USA.
So what is this new Apple iPad phenomenon are we seeing the same sort of euphoria we saw with the iPhone? Is all this interested justified or is this just a brick doomed to failure? Read on to find out what I think in our first comprehensive look at the iPad… Continue reading »
Released shortly after the surge of zombie-based games that plagued the AppStore around Halloween, Westbright’s ‘Zombies’ breathes a breath of fresh air and comedy into a somewhat stale genre. Zombies is a turn-based game where your aim is to, rather unsurprisingly, kill the zombies. This is not, however, the usual gore-laden shooter commonly associated with [...]
Released shortly after the surge of zombie-based games that plagued the AppStore around Halloween, Westbright’s ‘Zombies’ breathes a breath of fresh air and comedy into a somewhat stale genre.
Zombies is a turn-based game where your aim is to, rather unsurprisingly, kill the zombies. This is not, however, the usual gore-laden shooter commonly associated with zombie games but, rather, an amusing little gem that is so addictive in it’s simplicity. How many other zombie-based games have the lead character saying in their best British accent ‘oh dear’ when devoured by the living dead?!
Have you got more than 1 iPhone or iPod? I have, and keeping them all charged is a nightmare. The number of times I have grabbed my iPod and found that the battery is dead is too many to count. Griffin have solved all my charge problems with the PowerDock. The Griffin PowerDock comes in [...]
Griffin PowerDock for iPhone and iPod
Have you got more than 1 iPhone or iPod? I have, and keeping them all charged is a nightmare. The number of times I have grabbed my iPod and found that the battery is dead is too many to count. Griffin have solved all my charge problems with the PowerDock.
The Griffin PowerDock comes in two different models: The PowerDock 2 ($39.99 or £24.97) and the PowerDock 4 ($69.99 or £31.54). Not surprisingly the PowerDock 2 has 2 charging bases whilst the PowerDock 4 has 4.
Griffin PowerDock
The PowerDock is compatible with just about all of the current and previous range of Apple iPhone and iPod products, with the exception of the iPod Shuffles. Click here to see the PowerDock compatibility on the Griffin web site.
As with the Griffin Simplifi (click here for our review) the PowerDoc comes with a brushed aluminium style that matches the Apple MacBook Pro, and the Mac Pro. I am not much of a style guru, but I do like my technology to match. I am surprised Apple don’t produce a metal iPhone… Continue reading »
If you have an Apple TV or even some remote speakers connected to your iTunes application on your Mac, then you will know that it is quite tricky trying to control it to get the content you really want. Apple have developed an iPhone application to overcome some of those limitations: Remote. Apple Remote connects [...]
Apple Remote
If you have an Apple TV or even some remote speakers connected to your iTunes application on your Mac, then you will know that it is quite tricky trying to control it to get the content you really want.
Apple have developed an iPhone application to overcome some of those limitations: Remote.
Apple TV remote
Apple Remote connects to either your Apple TV or iTunes using WiFi. This then allows your iPhone to act as a remote controller for your device.
You can connect to a number of devices or iTunes Libraries, but only one is active at any one time. To make the initial connection you need to authorise the iPhone on the Apple TV of iTunes library so you cant just find Apple TVs around you and start to control them…
Once connected you have pretty much full functionality for an iTunes library, being able to browse by playlist, artist or album. You can also tap on the search to find the particular item you want.
Apple Remote more options
Tapping on the more icon presents the menu shown to the left. This provides control of some of the lesser used features of the iTunes library. From here you can gain access to your video collection, podcasts and TV shows.
In fact this just about mirrors the functionality that you can find in iTunes, and this is great for controlling the iTunes on your computer, but less so for the Apple TV.
In fact for the Apple TV the whole application is really back to front. The controls for movies are hidden behind a couple of taps. That is not to say that Remote is not useful, more that is it not as useful as it could be.
The Apple TV has many more functions than the iTunes Library on your computer, and none of these are catered for. Remote cannot be used as a substitute for the little remote control provided with your Apple TV. Even the very basic minimum of adding a dial control and text entry would make this a far better application.
Available from the Apple Appstore as a free application
