Professional Retouching Secrets by Karl Taylor – Is This The Most Expensive iPhone Photography App?
Well, at $129.95 it’s certainly on the short list. This app has been designed to teach you some of the best kept industry retouching secrets used in professional advertising images to give your photographs that highly polished look. Apparently, you will learn the essential tools and techniques step by step for light shaping, skin smoothing, shading and much, much more. So sounds good, this is just a prelimary preview and as soon as I can, I will review this app thoroughly to let you know if it’s worth the ambitious initial investment. This application is aimed at photographers who want to improve the impact and dynamism of their portrait, fashion,…
‘Nikon Lenses’ – iPhone App
Here’s a new iPhone app to hit the iTunes store, entitled ‘Nikon lenses’ – I was rather surprised that it wasn’t called ‘Nikkor lenses’ as that is by what they are known but nevertheless it looks like a competent app. The app is a guide to Nikon’s current lineup of F-Mount lenses used by both Nikon’s digital and film SLR cameras. You can view all the lenses at once or you can view lenses in a selected category. You have the ability to sort by aperture, minimum focal length and ESP (Estimated Retail Price). If you would like to try out this app, download it for free, here
Amazon Drops Price of iLife ’09 – iLife’11 Hello
Well, we’ve all been waiting for this update for a long time and it seems that we won’t have to wait too much longer. 9to5Mac reported that Amazon have reduced the price of iLife ’09, by 44% – surely that is confirmation, if ever we’ve seen it that iLife ’11 is about to hit the shelves? We can’t wait, come on Apple.
Sonos Controller for iPad – New App
If you are the lucky owner of a Sonos S5 all-in-one wireless system or an Sonos ZonePlayer and of course you have an Apple iPad, then you must download this brand new free app by Sonos. It effectively turns your iPad into the ultimate controller for your Sonos Multi-Room Music System. With Sonos and an iPad you can instantly access all the music in your personal collection, including your iTunes playlists, plus thousands of free Internet radio stations. And Sonos works seamlessly with the most popular online music services, including Deezer, iheartradio, Last.fm, Napster, Pandora, Rhapsody, SIRIUS, Spotify, and Wolfgang’s Vault, so you can listen to millions of songs in…
All Play, No Work? – RIM Announces The PlayBook
The highly anticipated Blackberry tablet has finally been announced and it looks pretty good too. Smaller than the current Apple iPad (rumors are rife that Apple are bringing out a smaller iPad in 2011). The PlayBook as Blackberry have christened their tablets stands in a 7 inches tall, weighs less than a pound, fueled by a 1GHz dual-core processor and dual HD cameras for both video conferencing and video capture. Also, a great additional advantage over the iPad is the inclusion of an HDMI-out port, allowing output to an external display. And that’s just a few of the features, see more below: Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In…
iPads at Target for Christmas – With a Discount
Coming in preparation for the Christmas shopping season is the announcement that Minneapolis-based retail company Target will carry Apple’s iPads starting October 3rd. They will sell for the MSRP, but will also give a 5% discount for purchasers with a Target credit card or debit card, starting on the 17th.
Apple iPhone 4 Big Hit In China – Awesome Images Of The Event
The iPhone 4 was well received in China on Saturday with over 1,000 people lining up outside of Xidan Joy City Shopping Mall to buy the best iPhone to date. The first in line had apparently queued for two days. China Unicom has reported that 50,000 users pre-ordered the device for launch day. The iPhone 4’s launch comes only 3 months after the U.S. launch which helped keep demand high despite a healthy grey market for the phones. In contrast, the iPhone 3G launched in China a full 2 years after its U.S. launch.
Apple Is Killing The Mobile Phone Business
According to a report in Fortune today, they state that despite Apple being the most profitable mobile company, this has come about largely due at the expense of Nokia, Sony Ericcson, LG and Motorola. Asymco’s Horace Dediu who put this data together said, "Will Android change this picture?" he asks rhetorically. "As I’ve argued before, Android is most attractive to the unprofitable and the strategically constrained. Can having undifferentiated new products change this? As Nokia is unlikely to license Android, and RIM seems very unlikely and Apple is out of the picture, the only possible contenders are Samsung, LG, HTC, Motorola and Sony Ericsson. "Motorola and Sony Ericsson have both…
A Wooden Box For Your MacBook Pro – God Rest Its Soul
You know what this reminds me of? Well, many moons ago, my eldest brother (I’ve got three), brought me home a wooden pencil case that he had hand crafted for many months in his carpentry lessons at school. I loved it, even though it was bulky, hard and wouldn’t stay shut but I’m not so sure I would want one for my MacBook Pro or maybe I would – take a look at this…. Designed by Rainer Spehl especially for the MacBook Pro series, this unusual support is both elegant and practical, perfect for the people working at home. Once you are done for the day, simply pack up your…
Ari Marcopoulos Camera/iPad Bag Plus Free Photography Book
Incase partnered with renowned photographer Ari Marcopoulos to create a camera bag that meets his exacting standards. As a veteran photographer whose work takes him across the globe to a variety of locales and climates, a durable yet comfortable bag is a must. The result of this particular design challenge is a low-profile bag with optimal weather resistance, long-wearing comfort, excellent protection and functional features that allow Ari to access his equipment as quickly as possible, never missing a shot. The Camera Bag also comes with Now Is Forever, a limited-edition book of unpublished Ari Marcopoulos photographs. Features Heavy-duty canvas construction with water-repellent coating Adjustable padded DSLR camera and lens…
