Monthly Archives: August 2011

Replace All Your Sheet Music With the ELASTICK Music Stand

While musicians gleefully move their musical talents into the tech world, they still need a way to see their work during performances or recording sessions. The ELASTICK solves that problem by strapping your tablet to a standard microphone stand. Easy. … Continue reading

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iSheetMusic for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store

Carry your favorite songs in your iPhone, iPad or TouchUse In-App purchase to download new music to your sheet music collection. Organize your music into sets; or view by Artist, Composer, or Genre. Both an Audible and Visual Metronome are … Continue reading

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Apple bumps iPad 3 launch to 2012 over display issues, report claims

Though Apple had never made public its intention to release a third-generation iPad model this year, a new report claims the 2011 launch of the iPad 3 has been canceled. It has been widely reported that Apple intended to launch … Continue reading

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Why is LTE equipment being installed in an Apple Store? — Engadget

Well, this is certainly interesting. While rumors of an LTE-enabled iPhone had died down for a little while, they sprung back to life yesterday with a report that just such a device was being tested by carriers. Now we’ve received … Continue reading

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AT&T USBConnect Momentum 4G and Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G scheduled for August 21st launch — Engadget

With it having been in the works for so long, its easy to forget that AT&T is ready to flip the switch on its sparkling-new LTE network virtually any second now. But Ma Bell is happy to remind us of … Continue reading

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IPhone 5 pre-orders said to begin September 30th ahead of October 7th launch

Apple will begin taking pre-orders for its new iPhone 5 smartphone on September 30th, with a launch set to occur one week later on October 7th. Apple watcher 9to5 Mac claims to have confirmed the dates with multiple sources, though … Continue reading

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Virus Warning (Skype for Windows users)

     Skype has learned that a computer virus called “w32/Ramex.A” is affecting users of Skype for Windows. Users whose computers are infected with this virus will send a chat message to other Skype users asking them to click on … Continue reading

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Inkling Reinvents Textbooks as Interactive, Multimedia Learning Tools on the Tablet | 7×7

A guided tour to the slave trade from Give Me Liberty! An American History by Eric Foner.When it comes to a legacy technology that badly needs to be disrupted, its hard to imagine a better example than the college textbook.Its … Continue reading

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A Look Inside Square’s New Office Space in the Chronicle Building | 7×7

Jack Dorsey’s Square, which may just make old-school registers obsolete with their Square Card Readers, Square Registers and Card Cases, is HQ-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle Building on 5th and Mission. In what some might say is a changing … Continue reading

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Old Meets New: A Rotary Dial Cell Phone | 7×7

A main theme behind steampunk design is trying to discover how products would look today if technology advanced, but never quite changed, from its late 19th century aesthetic. Hence, a cell phone with a rotary dial. Designer Richard Clarkson has … Continue reading

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