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Qik Gets Legit On the iPhone, Loses Core Feature

Written on August 14, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 4 people have commented

It seems like just yesterday Kevin Rose was teasing us all with tantalizing tweets about an upcoming Qik iPhone application that would allow you to stream live video from your device to the web. Of course, that was before the iPhone 3GS, which brought actual video recording capabilities. Somehow, in those heady, optimistic days, it [...]

Apple Looking to Add Photog Flair to iPod Line?

Written on July 06, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 10 people have commented

Evidence is mounting that Apple could indeed be planning on bringing at least one new hardware feature to the iPod touch. First, it was just general whisperings, involving the addition of a video camera after the appearance of the iPhone 3GS with similar functions. Then, a crop of case designs turned up that boasted a [...]

App Review: AudioBoo — Twitter for People Who Want Their Voice Heard

Written on April 01, 2009 by Olly Farshi and 5 people have commented

Do you tweet? Then maybe you should Boo! It’s like a multimedia Twitter, designed especially for iPhone users.
Over in the UK back in 2008, Channel 4 (Britain’s edgy TV channel) launched a unique funding program entitled 4IP. Cut to 2009 and, having just announced a dedicated iPhone 3.0 fund, the suits over at 4IP seem [...]

Final Vinyl Makes Sound Routing and Recording Surprisingly Simple

Written on November 28, 2008 by Bob Rudis and 1 person has commented

Being a big fan of my Griffin radioSHARK I was disappointed when the developers dismissed all plans on cranking out an HD Radio version of the device. Given the extensive source tagging in the digital stream, they could have integrated both recording to iTunes and purchasing from iTunes with little effort.
Still wanting to experience HD [...]