Even if you were to limit yourself to the iMac product line -- as opposed to the heavy artillery computer graphics workstation, the Mac Pro -- you could easily spend $1,600 to $3,200 for a souped-up machine. Mac addicts will tell you the price is worth it. What about everyone else, though? The price is steep, but the Apple brand -- strongly tied to the sex appeal and simply beautiful design of the Mac -- has enticed more than one casual buyer to spurn utilitarian Windows-based PCs.
A different kind of Alarm Clock
Filed under: iPhone, App Store, iPod touch
We've reviewed some iPhone alarms before. There are free alarms and alarms you pay for. Some were pretty good, and there is always the built-in alarm. In an attempt to improve upon the standard alarms, some Russian developers have created Easy Wakeup [App Store link] which has been available for jailbroken phones, but now is available at U.S. $9.99 for both the iPhone and iPod touch.Why would anyone buy an alarm app for 10 bucks? Well, this is a very different kind of alarm app. Using the motion sensors on your iPhone, you strap your iPhone to your wrist with one of the readily available products that do that, and go to sleep. You tell the software at what time you absolutely must be awakened, and by analyzing your movements through the night, the software will pick what it believes is the most opportune time to get you up. The alarm can wake you to music, vibration, and even a message you record with the iPhone microphone.
There are some drawbacks. Your iPhone can't be locked. You have to put it in airplane mode, which means you won't be getting any calls through the evening. That might be a good thing, depending on how you like to live your life. The developers say you'll drain about 20% of your battery overnight, which might be bad if you have a big day planned and no time to recharge. When you select your alarm, you can't select music from your own playlist. You can select Apple built-in ring-tones, but not any you imported or created yourself.
The alarm supports snooze, and when you get up you can look at some graphs to see how restless you were during your sleep.
There are similar products that work on the same principles. The Axbo Sleep Phase Clock costs between U.S. $150-250. It is a bedside alarm clock with a wrist band and data cables.
I can't vouch for the science behind these products, and I decided I didn't love my iPhone enough to sleep with it to test this out, but for those familiar with the technique of computer aided alarms it might be worth a try. Just be careful when you roll over.
TUAWA different kind of Alarm Clock originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: iPhone, App Store, iPod touch
We've reviewed some iPhone alarms before. There are free alarms and alarms you pay for. Some were pretty good, and there is always the built-in alarm. In an attempt to improve upon the standard alarms, some Russian developers have created Easy Wakeup [App Store link] which has been available for jailbroken phones, but now is available at U.S. $9.99 for both the iPhone and iPod touch.Why would anyone buy an alarm app for 10 bucks? Well, this is a very different kind of alarm app. Using the motion sensors on your iPhone, you strap your iPhone to your wrist with one of the readily available products that do that, and go to sleep. You tell the software at what time you absolutely must be awakened, and by analyzing your movements through the night, the software will pick what it believes is the most opportune time to get you up. The alarm can wake you to music, vibration, and even a message you record with the iPhone microphone.
There are some drawbacks. Your iPhone can't be locked. You have to put it in airplane mode, which means you won't be getting any calls through the evening. That might be a good thing, depending on how you like to live your life. The developers say you'll drain about 20% of your battery overnight, which might be bad if you have a big day planned and no time to recharge. When you select your alarm, you can't select music from your own playlist. You can select Apple built-in ring-tones, but not any you imported or created yourself.
The alarm supports snooze, and when you get up you can look at some graphs to see how restless you were during your sleep.
There are similar products that work on the same principles. The Axbo Sleep Phase Clock costs between U.S. $150-250. It is a bedside alarm clock with a wrist band and data cables.
I can't vouch for the science behind these products, and I decided I didn't love my iPhone enough to sleep with it to test this out, but for those familiar with the technique of computer aided alarms it might be worth a try. Just be careful when you roll over.
TUAWA different kind of Alarm Clock originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
NVIDIA strikes back against Intel
GPU maker NVIDIA has fired back a countersuit against Intel in response to Intel's suit to block NVIDIA from making controller chips for future generations of Intel's processors.
iLife '09 and iWork '09 Updated
Apple released 5 updates covering applications being part of iLife and iWork '09:
- iWork '09:
iWork ’09 Update 1 is recommended for all iWork ’09 users..
- iWeb:
This update addresses issues when publishing to an FTP server and other minor issues..
- iMovie:
This update improves overall application stability as well as addressing minor issues related to usability.
- iPhoto:
This update improves overall stability and addresses minor issues in a number of areas, including Faces, Places, photo sharing, and slideshows.
- iLife Support:
This update improves overall stability and addresses a number of other minor issues. It is recommended for all users of Aperture, iLife 09, and iWork 09.
Presented By:
Orb launches live broadcasting via Live Events app
Orb has announced Orb Live Events, which allows for the broadcasting of live events to the iPhone. Orb is promising broadcast setups in as little as 24 hours with the new software, delivering live streaming over 3G, EDGE and Wi-Fi networks. The media player also accepts skins for groups' branding purposes....
Intel ups MacBook Air chip speed; CULV in summer
Intel is now known to be launching significant updates to its notebook processor line on Monday that should be headlined by an upgrade to the processor line central to Apple's MacBook Air and Lenovo's ThinkPad X301. An update list obtained by CNET has the semiconductor company upgrading its Core 2 Duo S to include a 2.13GHz model, the SL9600. The chip is a significant update over the previous 1....
iPhone apps: Unlike Guide, Health Cubby, HumorDb
Unlike Global Guide ($20) includes travel guides for Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen, London, Miami, Paris, Sao Paulo, Shanghai and Vienna. The guides can point users to places of interest that are close to their current location. To accommodate users that may be traveling the guides are all stored within the application allowing users to access the information even when no internet conne...
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