IPad Today 19

iPad Today Episode 19

iPad Today 19: 4.2 App Must-Haves, Aweditorium, Magic Fiddle, 9-iPad Photo Shoots

Hosts

• Leo Laporte (@leolaporte)
  • leoville.com
• Sarah Lane (@sarahlane)
  • sarahlane.com

Topics

• iOS v4.2
  • Rumor mill says v4.2 will be released Friday November 12 10:00 Pacific time (Ed: nope)
  • v4.2 will bring multi-tasking to the iPad. Not all apps are ready for multi-tasking.
  • IM apps are a great candidate
    • IM+might not have been updated
    • Skype
      • Still just an iPhone app
  • Boxcar
    • An all-in-one push notification app
  • Audio apps
    • Can play in the background and be controlled from the media bar
    • Pandora FREE
    • Mediafly FREE
  • Alarm Clock Apps can also run in the background
  • v4.2 allows you to control the brightness from the media bar
  • The iPad switch becomes a mute control. But not for all apps!
  • Game Center
    • Apple's game social network. Their answer to the plus network and OpenFeint
    • Flight Control HD
    • Cut the Rope
  • Dropbox has been updated for v4.2
    • Ed: Presumably uploads and downloads can run in the background
  • AirPrint
    • Safari supports AirPrint
    • Mac OS X doesn't support it quite yet

• iPad News
  • SkyFire is coming to the iPad
    • Allows Adobe Flash on iOS
    • Make $1M in the first week
  • RIM's PlayBook Tablet to sell for under $500
  • Sara played with a Samsung Galaxy
    • It's a 16:9 ratio screen compared to the 4:3 iPad
  • Verizon iPad ads are go!
    • Commercials are in the wild for the Verizon iPad
  • The Washington Post for iPad FREE now, pay next year
    • The New York Times App FREE and ad-supported
  • ETrade advertisement featuring babies and iPads
    • Alternative version

• Ask Leo
  • Swap a battery, loose an engrave
    • Other manufacturers offer you an instant swap, or a wait time
    • But who upgrades a battery anyway

• Accessoires
  • Brenthaven 5in1 iPad Case $59.99
  • Marware Ecoview
  • Echo Touch Gloves $32-78. Allows you to use touch sensitive devices

• Viewer feedback
  • You can use an iPad as an office solution!
    • Gordon Rob doesn't use his laptop anymore. Documents-to-go for editing, Dropbox for viewing documents, and Jump $19.99 for remote desktop access
  • 9 iPads-as-lights photo shoot
    • iPad photo shoot
    • From Jesse Rosten, the guy who did the iPad and Velcro video
  • iPad saves symphony musician a trip
    • Musician receives scores via email and plays them from the iPad

• App Cap Awards
  • Aweditorium FREE
    • Discover independent artists
  • Magic Fiddle by Smule $2.99
    • Learn the fiddle and listen to other users around the world

Sponsors

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Production Information

• Edited by: Jeff & Sarah
• Notes:

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