Nicholas Callaway shifts paper-based empire to app, prays the publishing gods approve

If you've found yourself even mildly obsessed with style, art or design over the past score, there's a better-than-average chance you've got a Nicholas Callaway book on your coffee table. And it'll soon be a collector's item. The publishing monolith made his fortunes in the pages of ye old paper-based books, but it seems that he'll be paying off future mortgages with something else entirely. In a recent sit-down with Reuters, Callaway confessed to "betting the ranch" on apps, quietly stroking the capacitive touchpanel on his iPad and gazing fondly into the middle distance. For him, this is a "once in a century" revolution, where an entire industry hits a fork and is forced to continue on with an entirely new medium. Of course, Callaway is far from the only one making this shift -- we've seen legendary newspapers make similar moves, and as e-book stores continue to grow in prominence, it's a given that paperbacks will eventually give way to whatever's next. Hit the source link for the longest, most in-depth dive you'd ever dream of taking into this here topic.

Nicholas Callaway shifts paper-based empire to app, prays the publishing gods approve originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Put Some Joulies In Your Java

I’ll come right out and admit that I have an obsession with Kickstarter lately, and with the sorts of brilliant ideas that have been rolling out of there recently, it’s pretty obvious why. One of the more recent projects up for funding is Coffee Joulies.� What appear to be large, shiny coffee beans are in [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/03/31/put-some-joulies-in-your-java/

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6-in-1 Solar Robot Kit Review

What do you get when you combine robot toys and a solar cell? You get the fun and educational 6-in-1 Solar Robot Kit from MiniInTheBox.com. Let’s take a look. This do-it-yourself kit includes everything you need to build 6 different “robots” that are powered by a solar cell. Just be aware that none of the [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/04/01/6-in-1-solar-robot-kit-review/

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Jailbreak iOS 4.3.1 on OS X or Windows with PwnageTool or Sn0wbreeze

A jailbreak of iOS 4.3.1 is now possible with both PwnageTool on Mac, and Sn0wbreeze on Windows. RedmondPie -- who else? -- has some handy guides that you can follow for all iOS 4.3.1 devices on Windows, for iPhone 4 on OS X, iPad 1 on OS X, iPhone 3GS on OS X, and iPod touch 4G and 3G on OS X.

All iOS 4.3.1 jailbreaks are still tethered, meaning you'll have to jailbreak your device after every reboot. An untethered jailbreak is slated for release sometime in the next week -- but 4.3 was meant to have an untether, too, and that never emerged.

Maybe Apple's updated security mechanisms will finally keep hackers at bay!

Jailbreak iOS 4.3.1 on OS X or Windows with PwnageTool or Sn0wbreeze originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 28 Mar 2011 06:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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5-in-1 Connection Kit for iPad and iPad 2

This 5-in-1 Connection kit from USBFever expands the possibilities for getting data in and out of your iPad or iPad 2.� You’ll be able to transfer data from SD/SDHC/microSD cards, or connect to a TV for video playback,� to a computer (via USB) for data sync and charging, to a USB keyboard, or to a [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/03/31/5-in-1-connection-kit-for-ipad-and-ipad-2/

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China's dead affected by iPad 2 shortages of a different sort

In life as in death, it seems, getting your hands on an iPad 2 is no easy feat. Reuters is reporting today that paper replicas of the tablet are selling out in parts of Asia, as revelers prepare to set the things ablaze during China's Qingming festival Tuesday. As is tradition, paper versions of money, clothing, and, yes, consumer electronics are burned as offerings to the dead, and this year Apple's latest slate is apparently all the rage for expired techies -- one shopkeeper in Malaysia said his stock of 300 paper iPad 2s sold out quickly, leaving him unable to meet demand. Sounds strangely familiar, doesn't it?

China's dead affected by iPad 2 shortages of a different sort originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It Was Bound to Happen: Kitchen Scale With iPod Dock and Speaker

It’s always nice to start the week with a little frivolous nonsense, before we realize the reality of our soul-crushing jobs: that we’ll spend almost every day of our lives doing the same thing, over and over again, until we’re 65 and ready to die. Happy Monday.
Today’s piece of superficial silliness is a kitchen scale, [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/04/it-was-bound-to-happen-kitchen-scale-with-ipod-dock-and-speaker/

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