If the product is still available on the French or EU Apple Stores, the iPhone Bluetooth Headset is "End Of Life" on the US Apple Store.
It remains unclear why Apple removed this product from its catalog. If Apple plans to update this model it would have then maintain it till stock would run empty then come up with the new model... It could also be linked to an issue on the long-term with the product, and to really low salz figures, pushing Apple to let third-parties develop BT headset. However, if hte iPhone OS 3.0 will bring support for Stereo BT and for sure additional third-parties headset, Apple could also come up with a new model, and for hte time being iPhone users might have to find another solution if they do not want to use wire-earbuds.
Sigma DP2 pseudo-DSLR available to pre-order
Amazon is now taking pre-orders for Sigma's DP2 pseudo-DSLR camera. The device, first seen in September, features the same 14-megapixel FOVEON X3 image sensor that is found in the company's SD14 DSLR. The DP2 follows the DP1 and is claimed to offer most of the capabilities of a full-fledged DSLR but in a compact package. A 24.2 mm F2.8 lens provides Super Multi Layer Coating to battle against ghos...
Vonage Companion now available for Mac users
Filed under: Software, Internet
Vonage, the international VoIP provider, has just released its Vonage Companion software for OS X. Vonage Companion is available to users who subscribe the the Vonage Pro plan and it basically allows users to use their laptops or desktops to make or receive phone calls. Think of it as Skype but for your Vonage account.You can use Vonage Companion to record calls, set-up conference calls (or separate conference calls into separate phone calls), selective call block, call transfers and more.
I don't have a Vonage Pro account, so I wasn't able to check out the features firsthand, but flipping through the manual (PDF link) it looks pretty powerful. The biggest benefit to a service like this is the ability to make and receive calls from the road, using your Vonage number and account credentials.
Vonage Companion is free for Vonage Pro customers (existing Vonage users will need to upgrade to a Vonage Pro account) and it works with OS X 10.4.11 Tiger and OS X 10.5 Leopard, though Vonage strongly recommends having the latest security updates and latest OS updates installed. You can download Vonage Companion here (direct .DMG link)
TUAWVonage Companion now available for Mac users originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
The 5 Most Underused Finder Tools
Looking for some quick time-savers? Chances are you don’t need to hunt down a new utility, you just need to take advantage of the tools OS X already offers.
Chronos Utility Suite offers iClipboard, F10 Launch
Chronos has released the Chronos Utility Suite, a new bundle that provides the F10 Launch Studio and iClipboard software. F10 Launch Studio is an application and document launching manager, and features a document sidebar, the ability to configure multiple docks that can be customized with favourite applications, and a smart search that helps users find their programs. The software comes complete ...
AT&T Source Spills Details on New iPhone Coming in June?
via gizmodo
Meet Nurse iPhone
The iPhone and iPhone OS 3.0 will make a surprisingly competent medical assistant, blazing a healthy trail that all smartphones will surely follow soon.
TUAW @SXSW: The "comics on handhelds" panel
Filed under: Multimedia, iPhone, iPod touch, SXSW
Chances are, if you're reading TUAW, you most likely love all things Apple and Mac. You may also be an iPhone or iPod touch user. And, like many Apple lovers (including myself), you may also be a fan of comic books. If so, what if you want to take your comics on the road with you and don't want to lug around a huge stack of titles? Instead of having to take paper comics, what if you could digitize them and read them on your handheld?Well, those are just the type of questions I hoped to have answered by attending the Comics on Handhelds panel at South by Southwest Interactive last week. On the panel were Douglas Edwards, CEO of UCLICK, Molly Crabapple of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School, Dave Bort, a Google/Android Engineer, Rantz Hoseley, CEO of the LongBox Group and Richard Stevens of "Diesel Sweeties" fame. The panel was moderated by comics creator and mobile comics proponent Dan Goldman.
First off, Goldman started with a definition of what comics are: stories told with words and pictures. He explained that comics can be in any form and do not have to be on paper in order to be considered "comics."
With that out of the way and hoping to provide a "common starting place," Goldman next went into a discussion of formatting comics for mobile devices and alternative delivery methods, using Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield's "FreakAngels" as an example; it works well on a mobile device despite being made originally for the printed page.
"Change in platform demands change in format," Goldman said.
Continue reading TUAW @SXSW: The "comics on handhelds" panel
TUAWTUAW @SXSW: The "comics on handhelds" panel originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
iPhone apps: Cha-Ching, LocrUpload, TopVideo
Cha-Ching ($3) is a tool that can help manage a budget. Users can enter their expenses and set up a monthly budget to track these against. The application also features options for securing data with a password, tracking spending across custom categories, tracking income and expenses across multiple accounts and syncing transactions to a Mac with Cha-Ching 2....
Apple's Bluetooth headset gets the axe
Filed under: Accessories, Hardware, iPhone, Apple History
I'll admit it: I loathe Bluetooth headsets. It's impossible to walk around with one of those things protruding from your head without looking like a total tool. No one's impressed, Lieutenant Uhura.I'd like to think it was that reason that prompted Apple to stop selling the iPhone Bluetooth headsets, but it was probably poor sales. We don't have sales figures, of course, but I've never seen one in the wild.*
It's also possible that Apple is up to something else. You'll remember that iPhone OS 3.0 touts support for A2DP Stereo Bluetooth connectivity among its features. The headset which shipped with the 1st generation iPhone had a built-in switch, similar to the one included with the current iPod shuffle. Perhaps a future model will control the iPod and answer calls over Bluetooth? If so, it had better be pretty cool.
*Out of fairness, I'll state that I live in a town of 4,000. Not exactly a hive of early adopters.
TUAWApple's Bluetooth headset gets the axe originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Apple iPhone Bluetooth Headset: End of Life?
If the product is still available on the French or EU Apple Stores, the iPhone Bluetooth Headset is "End Of Life" on the US Apple Store.
It remains unclear why Apple removed this product from its catalog. If Apple plans to update this model it would have then maintain it till stock would run empty then come up with the new model... It could also be linked to an issue on the long-term with the product, and to really low salz figures, pushing Apple to let third-parties develop BT headset. However, if hte iPhone OS 3.0 will bring support for Stereo BT and for sure additional third-parties headset, Apple could also come up with a new model, and for hte time being iPhone users might have to find another solution if they do not want to use wire-earbuds.
Sigma DP2 pseudo-DSLR available to pre-order
Amazon is now taking pre-orders for Sigma's DP2 pseudo-DSLR camera. The device, first seen in September, features the same 14-megapixel FOVEON X3 image sensor that is found in the company's SD14 DSLR. The DP2 follows the DP1 and is claimed to offer most of the capabilities of a full-fledged DSLR but in a compact package. A 24.2 mm F2.8 lens provides Super Multi Layer Coating to battle against ghos...
Vonage Companion now available for Mac users
Filed under: Software, Internet
Vonage, the international VoIP provider, has just released its Vonage Companion software for OS X. Vonage Companion is available to users who subscribe the the Vonage Pro plan and it basically allows users to use their laptops or desktops to make or receive phone calls. Think of it as Skype but for your Vonage account.You can use Vonage Companion to record calls, set-up conference calls (or separate conference calls into separate phone calls), selective call block, call transfers and more.
I don't have a Vonage Pro account, so I wasn't able to check out the features firsthand, but flipping through the manual (PDF link) it looks pretty powerful. The biggest benefit to a service like this is the ability to make and receive calls from the road, using your Vonage number and account credentials.
Vonage Companion is free for Vonage Pro customers (existing Vonage users will need to upgrade to a Vonage Pro account) and it works with OS X 10.4.11 Tiger and OS X 10.5 Leopard, though Vonage strongly recommends having the latest security updates and latest OS updates installed. You can download Vonage Companion here (direct .DMG link)
TUAWVonage Companion now available for Mac users originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
The 5 Most Underused Finder Tools
Looking for some quick time-savers? Chances are you don’t need to hunt down a new utility, you just need to take advantage of the tools OS X already offers.
Chronos Utility Suite offers iClipboard, F10 Launch
Chronos has released the Chronos Utility Suite, a new bundle that provides the F10 Launch Studio and iClipboard software. F10 Launch Studio is an application and document launching manager, and features a document sidebar, the ability to configure multiple docks that can be customized with favourite applications, and a smart search that helps users find their programs. The software comes complete ...
AT&T Source Spills Details on New iPhone Coming in June?
via gizmodo
Meet Nurse iPhone
The iPhone and iPhone OS 3.0 will make a surprisingly competent medical assistant, blazing a healthy trail that all smartphones will surely follow soon.
TUAW @SXSW: The "comics on handhelds" panel
Filed under: Multimedia, iPhone, iPod touch, SXSW
Chances are, if you're reading TUAW, you most likely love all things Apple and Mac. You may also be an iPhone or iPod touch user. And, like many Apple lovers (including myself), you may also be a fan of comic books. If so, what if you want to take your comics on the road with you and don't want to lug around a huge stack of titles? Instead of having to take paper comics, what if you could digitize them and read them on your handheld?Well, those are just the type of questions I hoped to have answered by attending the Comics on Handhelds panel at South by Southwest Interactive last week. On the panel were Douglas Edwards, CEO of UCLICK, Molly Crabapple of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School, Dave Bort, a Google/Android Engineer, Rantz Hoseley, CEO of the LongBox Group and Richard Stevens of "Diesel Sweeties" fame. The panel was moderated by comics creator and mobile comics proponent Dan Goldman.
First off, Goldman started with a definition of what comics are: stories told with words and pictures. He explained that comics can be in any form and do not have to be on paper in order to be considered "comics."
With that out of the way and hoping to provide a "common starting place," Goldman next went into a discussion of formatting comics for mobile devices and alternative delivery methods, using Warren Ellis and Paul Duffield's "FreakAngels" as an example; it works well on a mobile device despite being made originally for the printed page.
"Change in platform demands change in format," Goldman said.
Continue reading TUAW @SXSW: The "comics on handhelds" panel
TUAWTUAW @SXSW: The "comics on handhelds" panel originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
iPhone apps: Cha-Ching, LocrUpload, TopVideo
Cha-Ching ($3) is a tool that can help manage a budget. Users can enter their expenses and set up a monthly budget to track these against. The application also features options for securing data with a password, tracking spending across custom categories, tracking income and expenses across multiple accounts and syncing transactions to a Mac with Cha-Ching 2....
Apple's Bluetooth headset gets the axe
Filed under: Accessories, Hardware, iPhone, Apple History
I'll admit it: I loathe Bluetooth headsets. It's impossible to walk around with one of those things protruding from your head without looking like a total tool. No one's impressed, Lieutenant Uhura.I'd like to think it was that reason that prompted Apple to stop selling the iPhone Bluetooth headsets, but it was probably poor sales. We don't have sales figures, of course, but I've never seen one in the wild.*
It's also possible that Apple is up to something else. You'll remember that iPhone OS 3.0 touts support for A2DP Stereo Bluetooth connectivity among its features. The headset which shipped with the 1st generation iPhone had a built-in switch, similar to the one included with the current iPod shuffle. Perhaps a future model will control the iPod and answer calls over Bluetooth? If so, it had better be pretty cool.
*Out of fairness, I'll state that I live in a town of 4,000. Not exactly a hive of early adopters.
TUAWApple's Bluetooth headset gets the axe originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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