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Jonathan Ive on Apple’s material obsessions

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:07:34 +0000

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Core77 had a chat with Apple’s Jonathan Ive about the iPhone 4 and the materials that it’s made out of, and Ive says that the process is very holistic; Apple has really gone from start to finish with the types of metal and glass that make up the latest iPhone, and they’ve worked at every step of the process to try to make them better designed.

He says that the glass on the front and back is “scratch-resistant aluminosilicate glass,” and the metal around the edges is one full band of stainless steel. (The “seams” are just cosmetic — it’s all one piece, apparently.) “That understanding, that preoccupation with the materials and processes,” Ive says, “is essential to the way we work.”

Ive does have his usual ethereal lightness about how hard design is to grasp. “You cannot disconnect the form from the material — the material informs the form,” he says. If nothing else, though, the interview definitely shows just how obsessive he and Apple are about designing and manufacturing these devices.

iPhones become commonplace so quickly after launch that you tend to forget all of the work and thought that has gone into every single feature of their hardware. Apple isn’t really doing anything magical here; it’s just sitting down and grinding out exactly what materials work best in which ways in order to make a really beautiful and functional object.

[via 9to5Mac]

Jonathan Ive on Apple’s material obsessions originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Steve Jobs’ Head and the iPhone girl’s single

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:07:50 +0000

Filed under: iPhone, Music

Ever wonder what’s in Steve Jobs’ head? If so, then this song is for you. Jonathan Mann is a singer-songwriter who’s been doing a song a day since the beginning of last year, and he wrote this little ditty about the crazy, mad genius of one S. Jobs. Mann’s a big Apple fan, apparently; he also posted a video that was completely shot and edited on an iPhone 4, and he wrote another song about a charity iPhone app. It’s all pretty catchy stuff.

And for those of you following the story of the Korean girl who nabbed a record deal by posting a video of herself playing with a bunch of iPhones, 9to5Mac has posted her first single. Kim Yeo-hee is her name, and the song is … well, not exactly like the iPhone-driven tune that made her famous. I don’t remember her rapping at all in the original video. Good on her for following her dreams, though. Glad to see the iPhone has helped yet another Apple fan achieve a little bit of success.

[via Cult of Mac]

Steve Jobs’ Head and the iPhone girl’s single originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gameloft Action Pack Gives You 3 Popular Games In 1

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:06:02 +0000

Gameloft has crammed three of their most popular action games into a single app in order to provide you with some monetary savings and to help you save some space on your springboard.

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New iPad Photo App: Color Splashes

admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:06:27 +0000

Description from the AppStore: Completely flip your favorite photos with Color Splashes. Simply open any image in grayscale and retouch it, using your finger to add splashes of color here and there. Highlight the glossy yellow finish on your roadster, make your child’s eyes burst off the screen with a single touch, or bring out nothing but the deep red hues of your prize-winning rose garden. Give your imagination a license to run wild and look like a pro doing it.

Breathe new life into any photograph with the magic in your finger. Color Splashes will convert your images to grayscale and let you go to work painting the original colors back in with pixel-perfect accuracy. Stroke a spear of grass to see green and dab the sky to bring back a brilliant blue. So simple children can use it, Color Splashes can easily give your photos a stunning dash of charm.

Features:

-Save as many Splash sessions as you want and resume later
-View all of your Splashed photos in one place
-Zoom in for pixel accuracy
-Adjust brush size for unique effects and strokes
-Save and share your Splashes with ease
-Automatically converts photos to grayscale (black and white)
-Wicked fun to use

Editors Comments: An interesting iPad only app, but for me ColorSplash is the leader of this pack.

AppStore Link: Color Splashes – Price: £0.59/$0.99

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iPhone 4 is Seriously Flawed, 3GS Still Packs a Punch for Cheap

admin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:06:54 +0000

Steve Jobs, the marketing genius he is managed to sell multiple million iPhones of the latest iteration till date. iPhone 4 has been a problems galore and a PR nightmare for Apple. iPhone 4 suffers from a serious problem – connectivity, the single most important feature of any phone!

iPhone 4, like all other iPhone releases managed to pull in the crowds, crash the servers and finally garner tremendous negative press.
iPhone 4 first impressions :
iPhone 4 body feels good but brittle too. What good is a sexy body if you have …

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News: Twitterrific updated for iOS 4, now universal

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:06:39 +0000

The Icon Factory has released a major update to its popular Twitter client. Twitterrific 3.0 merges the previous separate iPhone and iPad versions into a single universal app for both platforms and adds support for iOS 4 fast app switching and interface optimizations for the iPhone 4 Retina display. Other new features and improvements include VoiceOver accessibility for the visually impaired, a light appearance theme, OAuth authentication and tweet…

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First Looks: Incipio dermaShot for iPhone 4

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:06:53 +0000

Incipio’s dermaShot ($20) is a reworking of its basic, budget silicone rubber case for past iPhones, designed of course to match the curves of the iPhone 4. Six colors are available, each single-toned with a matte finish, using cut-outs to expose the iPhone’s cameras, headphone port, microphones, speakers and screen. Button protectors are integrated for the top and side controls. As the first case we’ve seen to include its own screen film protector,…

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Coming soon: IncrediBooth, a Photo Booth in your Pocket

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:06:08 +0000

From the developers that brought you Hipstamatic and SwankoLab, comes IncrediBooth, which is exclusive to the iPhone 4

Step up, sit down, and get ready to cram as many of your friends together as possible. The photo booth has returned, and it’s incredible. No coins needed, no hunting down old dirty dive bars, and no longer limited to a single backdrop! Be the life of any party and bring your IncrediBooth with you.

Take photo strips with three different lens/film combos

Grab onto the slider dial and turn it to you desired setting. Choose from a Helga Lens with Supergrain B&W film, the classic John S lens with SuperContrast film, or a custom Kaimal lens with Infrared film.

Bring happiness to any event, party, or lonely evening

Grab a group of friends and squeeze together, or just shoot yourself to show off how awesome you are. Set the scene, line yourself up with the built-in mirror, and fire away!

Share with Facebook or email

Send the whole strip or just one or two of your favorite poses directly to Facebook or email. Plus IncrediBooth fully supports the new multi-tasking in iPhone 4, so you can leave the app and do something else while your upload is progressing.

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Altec targets bed stands with Octiv Mini

admin — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:06:56 +0000

The minimalist Altec Lansing Octiv Mini (M102) is a supercompact single-speaker iPhone/iPod audio system that turns into an alarm clock when you add Altec’s free Alarm Rock app.

Originally posted at Crave

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New iPhone Photo App: Mosaicker

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:06:28 +0000

AppStore Description: Have you ever wanted to capture a scene or event using a single photo and wasn’t able to do so due to the limited field of view of your camera? Mosaicker can create a large panoramic photo from several individual photos and allows you to see the bigger picture and enhance the feeling of what it was like to have been there.

Features:
- Simple user interface
- A fully automatic one-click stitching process
- Creates high resolution panoramic photos
- Automatically arranges and seamlessly blends multiple photos
- Allows you to crop the stitched photo
- Works for iPhone and iPod Touch devices
- Saves your most recent results automatically for later viewing or saving as an album photo

Editors Comments: This app looks very similar to AutoStitch, which is for me is the leader of the pack.

AppStore Link: Mosaicker – Price: £1.19/$1.99

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