Summary: The iPad Show Episode 14 for Sunday May 2, 2010 iPad App Reviews * Dave * Cat Piano - Free iTunes App Store Link (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cat-piano-jr-for-ipad/id366579803?mt=8) (Almost as good at a Hamster on a Piano (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDyS2AMjius)!) * Odd Hang $.99 iTunes App Store Link (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oddtunes-hang/id309730872?mt=8) * Sound Scope Space for iPad - $4.99 iTunes App Store Link (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sound-scope-space-for-ipad/id366826591?mt=8) * TextPlus - Free iTunes App Store Link (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/textplus/id314487667?mt=8) * Music Flow $.99 iTunes App Store Link (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/music-flow/id368387536?mt=8) * Steve * 3D Without Glasses - Rip off - $1 iTunes App Store Link (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/3d-without-glasses-plus/id364581473?mt=8) * ToodleDo $3 - great task manager compliment to toodledo.com (http://www.toodledo.com/info/iphone.php) - iTunes App Store Link (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/toodledo-to-do-list/id292755387?mt=8) * DJ Soundbox - $1 - iTunes App Store Link (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dj-soundbox/id326586736?mt=8) * Atomic Browser (thanks to Derrek Kyzar for the heads up) - Free and $1 - iTunes App Store Link (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/atomic-web-browser-fullscreen/id347929410?mt=8) Sponsor: Solve technical issues faster with GoToAssist Express. Try it FREE for 30 days. (http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/9710-98961-32087-1) iPad News and Topics * Some things not working on the 3G * Can't play ABC app videos over 3G * Neflix down sampled link (http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/30/ipad-3g-denies-abc-player-downsamples-itunes-store-video-previe/) * Skype still not working on 3G - Even on the iPad! * May 10th to pre-order over seas iPad * Which plan to get? * $15 for 250MB * $30 for unlimited * According to PC Mag (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2363288,00.asp): * 250 MB is about:⢠500 medium-to-large Web pages ⢠12 hours of working remotely (as I found when testing Virgin Mobile's Broadband2Go product) ⢠8 hours, 40 minutes of Rhapsody music streaming at 64 kbps ⢠1 hour, 44 minutes of "medium" quality Web streaming video at 320 kbps video + audio (http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/StreamingMediaGuide/FrequentlyAskedQuestions/FrequentlyAskedQuestions.html) * Steve Jobs blog post (http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/) on Flash * Microsoft is agreeing with adobe (sort of) * Wired rewriting their app in Objecive C link (http://appadvice.com/appnn/2010/05/ipad-wired-app-rewritten/) * Gripe - wish the app store could queue up apps * ipad knock offs and pirated units selling in China Update... Jailbreak is out! http://spiritjb.com/ (http://spiritjb.com/) but many jailborken apps don't work on the iPad and may force you to reinstall. (http://spiritjb.com/) * Why is there still no jailbreak for the iPad? (http://spiritjb.com/) * Some say hey're waiting for international release @musclenerd says "no" * Likely the jailbreak tool isn't finished yet. No videos showing them actually performing he jailbreak. Probably done by hand. * Exploiting a system is one thing - creating a generic tool to automate it can be very difficult * Waiting for jailbroken apps to be rewritten for the iPad (to be worth it) * * Note: back up your shsh blobs (http://www.ismashphone.com/2010/05/how-to-prepare-your-iphone-ipod-touch-ipad-for-spirit-jailbreak.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter) before jailbreaking * Apple design award only for iPhone and iPad apps!... no mac apps Link (http://www.ipodnn.com/articles/10/04/28/macs.losing.clout/) * Apple buys chip maker Intrinsity Link
