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Archives for September, 2010

Pearson and Commonwealth of Virginia Launch iPad Social Studies Curriculum

While some schools across the country may still be struggling to get their students updated text books, that’s not stopping others from moving right along and grasping the next stage of education. The Commonwealth of Virginia and Pearson have announced today their brand new social studies curriculum, which has a main focus on Apple’s tablet …

Dell Moves Closer to the Launch of a 7-Inch Tablet

Dell’s 5-inch Streak tablet may not be on a tear but the company is still moving forward with plans to introduce its second Android tablet. Dell plans to launch a 7-inch tablet “in the next few weeks” and a 10-inch tablet within a year, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Dell’s founder and …

iPad may get a visit from the content-streaming fairy

A peek under the new Apple TV’s skirt has afforded TUAW a glimpse of some extra fancy firmware garters. As it turns out, users may eventually be able to have the Apple TV experience on an iPad, enabling them to stream content from the Apple Store and to start videos on one device but finish …

Amazon’s Kindle to Sell 5 Million This Year, Analyst Says

Douglas Anmuth, an analyst for Barclays Capital, came forward today and estimated that Amazon would sell upwards of 5 million Kindle eReaders this year. He pointed out that not only will Amazon see success thanks to the redesign of the popular eBook reader, but also due to the lower, $139 price tag for the WiFi …

Apple TV’s Lowtide Software Running on an iPod Touch With iOS 4.1 [Video]

Despite the fact that Apple just released iOS 4.2 Beta 2 for developers, it looks like there’s still some reasons to keep your iDevice, especially the iPod Touch, on iOS 4.1. That is, if you like messing around with your iPod Touch enough that, after it’s all said and done, you’ll have to give the …

Conran Audio Speaker Dock packs apt-X Bluetooth

Pale wood?  Check.  Slick, minimalist lines?  Check.  Fashionable compatibility with your iPhone/iPod?  Check.  This new iPod speaker dock is perfect for the Conran Shop, which is handy because it’s actually designed by Studio Conran itself. It’s not entirely clear how much of a hand Sir Terence Conran has had in the design of the Conran …

Blue Microphones 2nd-Gen Mikey for iPod touch outed with free Blue FiRe app

Blue Microphones has updated its Mikey microphone for the iPod touch, with the second-gen model getting a new, adjustable casing that can rotate the twin custom-tuned capsules around 230-degrees.  Since a microphone is no good without an app, the company has also released Blue FiRe, a free, high-fidelity field recording app for iPhone and iPod touch. …