We reported many times in the past that businesses are jumping on the iPad. If you remember, Mercedes even decided to start using the iPad as a sales tool. Not to mention Forrester saying that iOS devices are ready for enterprise and Apple deploying even more Enterprise features in iOS 4.0 such as wireless app distribution (which I tested a few days ago, really works great) and better Entourage support.
International Insurer Lloyds Testing iPads With Brokers
Sneak Peek: Sketch, Vector Drawing App by Bohemian Coding
Bohemian Coding is well known for pushing beautiful pixels and releasing great software, both for Mac and iOS. Fontcase is one of the best font management tools for the desktop. Review app, which Raj reviewed here, is turning out to be one of the most useful for designers and developers. Sketchpad was one of the first vector drawing apps to come out on the iPad months ago, and it’s still doing great in the charts. Pieter Omvlee, Bohemian Coding designer and dev, knows how to make great apps. Read more
The iPod Stocking Stuffers: iPod nano vs. iPod touch
Not too many people have gone hands-on with the new iPods, but I think I can make a safe bet as to whether this year’s stocking stuffer is going to be the iPod nano or the iPod touch.
So That Would Be A Canon SLR iPhone 4 Case
People just can’t stop stuffing the iPhone 4 inside SLR cameras, can they? I don’t know if these hacks actually work or are mere geek material for posts, still I can’t help but think that they’re incredibly cool.
And the latest one we’re covering here could be the best we’ve ever found: someone really did create an iPhone 4 case out of a SLR Canon. They took out its internal parts, they re-assembled everything and stuffed the iPhone 4 inside. Could an iOS-like interface be the future of SLR cameras? I don’t know, but man - it’s great.
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Kaleidoscope: Compare Everything
Sofa is well known for their incredibly well designed applications. Their beautifully designed apps are often aimed at the more advanced user or specifically marketed for developers. Their subversion app Versions won an Apple Design Award, and their newest app Kaleidoscope continues this trend of amazingly looking, and hugely functional, OS X apps. Read more
Spring Is The Best Way To Access Formspring
There’s this neat web service called Formspring which lets people ask you questions - and of course allows you to answer them. All you have to do is sign up for an account, or connect using your Facebook profile. In fact, I remember the service being extremely popular amongst my Twitter followers a few months ago. Then I don’t know what happened, but the service slowly disappeared from my radar.
I think that the lack of an official iPhone client surely played its role in making users forget about Formspring, and Spring by Taptivate is here to solve this problem.
Sneak Peek: MarkdownMail by Second Gear, First iPhone App for Markdown Users
Justin Williams over at Second Gear has been releasing some amazing apps and updates recently: Elements for iPhone and iPad, a Dropbox-based note taking application; Today 2.5, a long awaited update to the popular calendar application for OS X which now allows users to select a default calendar for event and task creation.
Kyle Lambert’s Latest iPad Paintings: Rihanna and Beckham [Video]
Remember Kyle Lambert’s impressive Beyoncè iPad finger painting? He’s back with two more creations, both of them equally impressive. For those who missed Kyle’s words a while back:
“My artwork combines traditional painting techniques with cutting edge technology to produce rich, realistic portraits and character based concepts and designs. The iPad expands the possibilities for artists like myself to take digital artwork creation away from the computer and out into the world.”
Check out the videos below. I love this stuff. [via iPadevice]
Somebody Please Buy Me An iBottleopener
Trust me, I’ve seen many iPhone cases and I’ve tried many of them. But this one, this one’s special: it’s a party in your pocket! It’s the ultimate hip case for your iPhone 3G and 3GS (it will available for the iPhone 4 soon), it’s an iBottleopener.
I really don’t know what else to write here. Please, just a take a look at the video below and laugh with me. Thanks TUAW for finding out about this.