Tag Archives: iPad

iGrill app lets backyard chefs cook remotely

April 17, 2012 – 1:11 pm

by Cree McCree WHAT’S HAPPENING Outdoor entertaining is a backyard tradition. But why should the grillmeister miss all the fun? iGrill, a Bluetooth-enabled thermometer, lets chefs mingle with the guests instead of hovering over the coals. iGrill works as a standalone thermometer but earns its keep with remote apps. Once they set the desired temperature, […]

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“App gap” is the new face of the digital divide

April 10, 2012 – 12:03 pm

by Jana Branch WHAT’S HAPPENING iPads are the hot portal for kid-size edutainment, with an array of apps that build skills while engaging young minds. And with that bridge comes a new divide. Research by Common Sense Media points out that a new “app gap” is emerging between affluent and low-income kids. According to Zero […]

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Walmart invites fledgling brands to “Get on the Shelf”

February 21, 2012 – 1:46 pm

by Nissa Hanna WHAT’S HAPPENING Walmart is calling all product inventors and budding brands with “Get on the Shelf,” a competition that gives enterprising people a shot at putting their idea on the retailer’s sales floor. Shelf-space-seeking hopefuls submit a video touting their product, then campaign for support on social networks or their own website. […]

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Keep it simple, stupid: Mac App store streamlines desktop software

February 1, 2011 – 1:50 pm

by Robert van Alstyne WHAT’S HAPPENING It’s an app-mad world, as Apple’s made clear by retrofitting their mobile approach to software installation for Macintosh desktops. As of January 2011, the Mac App store is bringing the same easy-to-find, auto-installing and auto-updating sensibility to its primary computing platform, with more than 1,000 free and paid applications […]

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Flipboard: An iPad magazine edited by social networks

August 11, 2010 – 6:33 am

by Robert van Alstyne WHAT’S HAPPENING Consumers can now be their own Charles Foster Kane with Flipboard, a free iPad application that produces a personalized magazine experience. Essentially a turbo-charged social media aggregator retro-fitted to mimic an online magazine, Flipboard pulls all the content being shared by Facebook friends and Twitter associates into one convenient […]

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