Countdown to iPad – Personal Trainer (Use Case 40)

by rleseberg March 27, 2010

Alex Lindsay of Pixel Corps was the inspiration for the personal trainer iPad use case. Each week on MacBreak Weekly, a part of Leo Laporte’s TWiT Network, hosts share an interesting piece of software/tech as their “pick”. During the podcast/netcast episode MacBreak Weekly 186: Yep dated March 23rd, 2010, Alex recommended Tabata Pro Timer for [...]

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Countdown to iPad – The Puzzler (Use Case 39)

by rleseberg March 26, 2010

Holy multi-touch interface Batman, The Puzzler has struck again!

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Countdown to iPad – The New Newspaper (Use Case 38)

by rleseberg March 26, 2010

I have a real fondness for the newspaper industry. As such, it has been hard to watch it’s relevance and viability slowly disintegrate. Certainly newsprint isn’t the only way to deliver news to a home. However, nothing quite replaces the cozy-and-content image of someone holding coffee in one hand while juggling the morning paper in [...]

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Countdown to iPad – Wordsmith (Use Case 37)

by rleseberg March 25, 2010

While reading iPad: Screenwriter’s best friend? by CNET editor Scott Stein, I had one of those why-didn’t-I-think-of-that moments. Scott recognizes the iPad as a logical augmentation of the writing process. He states, “… though I love using a laptop to write, I absolutely hate using a laptop to read. Hundreds of old stories and drafts [...]

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Countdown to iPad – Podcast Cohort (Use Case 36)

by rleseberg March 24, 2010

Nothing embodies new media quite like podcasts, they are neither tied to time nor device. And just as blogs have given way to millions of citizen journalists, podcasts have ushered in the era of personal/proletariat broadcasting.

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Countdown to iPad – Teleprompter (Use Case 35)

by rleseberg March 23, 2010

1. ProPrompter HD-i (shown with iPad) 2. Screen shot from ProPrompter iPhone App In just a few moments of researching the teleprompter use case, I discovered a product has already been announced. Bodelin Technologies is shipping ProPrompter HD-i (Made for iPad) on April 12, 2010 to coincide with the opening of the NAB Show 2010 [...]

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Countdown to iPad – Game Changer (Use Case 34)

by rleseberg March 22, 2010

Our next use case illustrating iPad as a game-changing device is drawn from the website NorthTemple and from the personal experience of one of their regular contributors Rob Foster.

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Countdown to iPad – Big iPod Touch (Use Case 33)

by rleseberg March 21, 2010

“While the rumor mill was churning with all kinds of crazy possibilities for the Apple tablet, I mostly rolled my eyes, because I felt strongly that all Apple needed to do to revolutionize computing was simply to make an iPhone with a large screen. Anyone who feels underwhelmed by that doesn’t understand how much of [...]

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Countdown to iPad – Portfolio (Use Case 32)

by rleseberg March 20, 2010

Photographers, designers and artists rejoice… iPad, the ultimate portfolio has arrived!

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Countdown to iPad – Whatcha got cookin’? (Use Case 31)

by rleseberg March 18, 2010

After years of use, traditional cookbooks have sticky, dirty and missing pages. Its time the cookbook got a make-over. The latest recipe for successful cooking has not one, but two secret ingredients, the iPad and wireless trackpad. The iPad not only organizes your recipes, but allows you to easily add new favorites. The wireless/washable trackpad [...]

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Countdown to iPad – Hi-Tech and Hi-Art (Use Case 30)

by rleseberg March 17, 2010

Art galleries will never be the same. Stroll through galleries at your own pace, enjoying the serenity and beauty within. iPad multi-media presentations allow you the freedom to move from piece to piece, learning about art and artist alike. Drink in art and nibble on knowledge before moving on to another labor of love. iPad [...]

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