Hi_Rob,
I Created this with the Image Chef app on the iPad.
Regards,
Mark S
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Transcript for Episode 249
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Ok- I was at walmart tonight for their pre-black friday deals - we were getting an electric ATV for our youngest son. It was a pretty good deal. But one deal at Wal-mart I just did not get - and saw lots and lots of people lined up for was the iPad 2 for $399 with a $75 gift card from Wal-mart - so that made the final price really $324 - vs say the $329 you can get the iPad Mini for. Really?? - I don't see why anyone would line up for it. Compared to the iPad 2 - the iPad Mini really is the better deal. Better Pixel per inch density. Half the weight - it is in my opinion what you should buy if you are spending around $330. Not the iPad 2. Sure you are talking about 7.9 inches vs 9.7 inches - but so what. You get better cameras with the iPad Mini and stereo speakers - ok stereo speakers are not all that useful - but you do get much better cameras - and better blue tooth and siri.
Yeah when you add it all up - I just don't get why anyone would wait in line to get the iPad 2 for $324 when they can get the better iPad mini at $329. And if you can get the iPad Mini at Target - and that is a big if - you can save 5% by using your Target Card. So that is a price of $16.45 for the 16 GB wifi version up to a saving for $32.95 for the 64 GB Cellular and wifi version.
Doubtful Apple will have any discounts on Black Friday for the iPad mini - I will check when I am near the end of the episode to see if they did offer anything on the iPad mini.
Now if you are looking for a good deal on the iPad 4th gen - then Black Friday might be a good day for you - with regards to Target - if they have any available. One Order with your Target card to get 5% off and two on Black Friday they are giving a $60 gift card to target for any iPad that does not have mini in the name and they have available. Again I say stay away from the iPad 2 - but if you are looking for the iPad 4th gen - then the deal from Target is the best I could find. For a 64 GB wifi version of the iPad 4th gen - you save a total of $95 by getting it at target.
At best buy they are offering a free $50 gift card with the 32 GB 5th gen iPad touch.
Again if you hear of any good Blackfriday deals let me know and I will send out a push message. And of course please check the Apple website to see what they are offering up today - especially if you are interested in a laptop - of course if you are near a fry's - definitely check out their best deals.
Hi Rob,
The app I use to get the best Black Friday deals is called
Black Friday Survival Guide by Sazze, Inc.
Regards,
Jeremy N
Hi Jeremy - Thanks for the heads up and folks it is a free app in the App store. Just search for Black friday survival guide - 4 words in the iTunes app store.
Hi Rob,
Sam's Club is having a $20 off sale on $100 packs of iTunes gift cards on Black Friday. Not sure if this will be at ALL Sam's Clubs as they sometimes differ by location.
Regards,
Tim, Wisconsin
Under the not so good fellas category comes word there has been at least one arrest with regards to the iPad thefts at JFK last week. Apparently the suspect kinda tipped his hand a few days earlier by asking his co-workers when the iPads are coming in and where he could find a fork lift. Yeah - not the brightest bulb on the tree.
For those of you with the iCade - There is a free version of Midway Arcade now available that supports iCade - it is called Midway Arcade Free - aptly named. Basically it gets you Joust for free - which makes it totally worth the download. You can then do an in app upgrade to get the Space & Espionage pack - which offers up Defender and Spy Hunter. They have some other game packs are well - but really none of the others come close to the one with Defender and Spy Hunter. I am holding off trying this until I get the episode out - as I don't want to well delay getting the episode out. I really loved Joust and can remember blunking down more than a few quarters on it in the arcade with Greg, Joe and Robby back in my earlier years.
Hi Rob,
Yes, I do have Smart Cover and it works perfectly, as designed.
Wifi only is not a problem. I use my iPhone hotspot if needed (on bus). And my iPad 3rd gen is LTE.
Although I miss retina and usually have iPad 3rd gen with me, I use Mini 90% of time I use an iPad. But the 10% I use the 3rd gen is CRITICAL due to screen size (e.g., reading, annotating PDFs, certain websites).
regards,
Robert N
Hi Rob,
I just recently discovered I can customize specific signatures for each of my emails.
I can now have my work email signature be for work and my business or personal email be something different.
I'm not sure when this became possible but it is now.
Joshua
Hi Rob,
With regards to the iTunes App store App and showing purchased apps history.
I agree with the caller as mine never populates either, been months since it worked.
Alex N
Hi Rob,
I love using the Apple store app to buy my stuff and check on things,
but can somebody please tell me why there still is no freaking iPad version of this app? I can't even view it in landscape mode! How does Apple, of all companies, not highlight the iPad's mighty graphics with a showcase app of their own products? It's like a bad joke! Is there any history on this?
Regards,
Steve
San Pedro, Ca.
Steve - in iOS 6.0.1 - at least the App store app for me on the iPad 3rd gen does go into landscape mode - so I am not sure why you are not seeing that - granted the app runs slow. Much slower than I think it should - it still seems to work for me.
Hey Rob,
This is in regard to the App Store Purchased list not loading/crashing to the home screen. I had this same issue I am convinced it may be related to the amount of apps you have downloaded in the past. I have over 600 and a good majority were deleted after I decided I did not need/ want them or ran their course of usefulness. I think it is a bug in the iOS 6 overall. I went into my iTunes App Purchased list on my computer and hid previous purchases that were things I never wanted to download again. I noticed when I got my purchased list down to about 500 apps, I could access my purchased list again on my phone albeit a lengthy loading screen of over 20 seconds. There is a bug/lacking feature where you can no longer swipe to hide apps from the purchased section on your iPhone/iPad, so I hope this returns soon as I would immediately hide apps I didn't want from my device.
Regards,
Ron
Hi Ron - thanks for the tip on over 500 apps causing an issue - for those not seeing their purchase history in the iTunes app store app - do you know if you have more than 500 apps in your download history - that includes free apps as well.
206-666-6364 that 206-moon-dog or email us at today in iOS at gmail dot com.
Now I should say for me - I am not seeing this issue - testing on the App store app on my iPad 3rd gen running iOS 6.0.1 - my iPhone 4 running iOS 6.1 beta 2 and my iPhone 4 running iOS 5.1.1 - on all three devices I could see the apps I have purchased or the free ones downloaded. And that list is much greater than 500 apps. So not sure why some are seeing the issue and others are not.
We can talk about rumors from un-names sources per Apples likeliness to include NFC in a future iPhone or we can look at what they do or in this case have someone do they are about to acquire - and that is with regards to the company Authentec - which we previously mention Apple was acquiring for $358 mil - which is a huge amount for Apple with regards to an acquisition. Well they just had Authentec sell off part of their company to Inside Secure - and what is left is NFC and Fingerprint authentication. Again no sure way to know what Apple will do - but they clearly are spending the $358 million for something and that something is now more specifically centered around NFC and fingerprint authentication. Maybe if the iPhone 2013 is called the iPhone 5S - the S will mean secure.
And speaking of Apple acquisitions - we also mentioned recently that Apple was rumored to buying some part of Color Labs. Well that rumor is now confirmed in Legal documents filled in a lawsuit between Bill Witherspoon one co-founder of Color Labs and Bill Nguyen the other co-founder. The legal docs say key assets of the company have already been sold to Apple.
Ok - Not sure what is going on with AT&T and FaceTime. First there were reports that if you had any LTE device - i.e. iPhone 5 and any tiered data plan you could now use FaceTime. Next came a report that if you have the iPhone 4S and any data plan - even the old grandfather unlimited plan you could use FaceTime. Supposedly in order to get FaceTime running on the iPhone 4S, users must turn your handset off and then back on. I did this and nothing - it still tells me I need to get on wifi to make a FaceTime call - Now it may be that you need to be running iOS 6.x for this work - as I am still jailbroken and running iOS 5.x on my iPhone 4S. If anyone with an iPhone 4S running iOS 6.x does a re-booth and is able to get FaceTime to now work for them over cellular with AT&T - please let us know - 206-666-6364 - that's 206-moon-dog or send an email to today in iOS at gmail dot com.
Here is one email already on this.
Hi Rob,
I Tried it this morning as I got into grand central station in NYC worked well picture was crisp not perfect but no lag or pixelation . Btw I am on grand fathered unlimited data plan and just got the iPhone 5 .
Happy thanks giving to your entire family.
Regards,
Carlos D
Hi Rob,
From AppAdvice.com:
Hostess Twinkies Aren't The Only Hot Items On Ebay As Apple Joins The Fun
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2012/11/hostess-twinkies-arent-the-only-hot-items-on-ebay-as-apple-joins-the-fun/
Regards,
Jim M
And what Jim is referencing here is an article about Apple setting up show on Ebay to offer up refurbished Apple ware.
The pricing and warranty offerings are identical as what you will find on Apples site - but Apples site tends to kinda sorta bury the refurbished product offerings. And most people don't even know to look for them on the Apple site anyway. But on Ebay - that is where people that are looking for a deal go - and it makes perfect sense for Apple to set up shop there. And well if you have a pay pal account and like to use it to pay for things and are looking to buy refurbished apple product - you might want to head over to ebay and search for refurbished Apple ware - look for the seller with the name refurbished underscore outlet. Or look for the link in the show notes for ep 249 titled - Apple Refurbished Outlet store on eBay
I don't like to talk about apps until they are released - and this falls into that case - It is Nokia's Map app called Here - h e r e - It is free and now available for download - and it is considered a very good Map App by some. Just not the majority putting up reviews on iTunes - where it has 266 one star reviews vs just 117 five star reviews. But did I mention it was free and if you are looking for something to use instead of apples new map app in iOS 6 - then you might want to try this out to see if it meets your needs. Would love to hear your thoughts on Here - and if you think it is better or worse than the iOS 6 maps app - especially if you are an urban dweller 206-666-6364 - thats 206-moon-dog - or send an email to today in ios at gmail dot com.
Thanks to Chris in London for this next one - which is about some cool new tech from Japan Display - that shows off a phone integrated with a touch screen that is just 1.5 mm thick - thinner than a US dime.
There is a video showing it working. And while the article says they think they could be in production of this in about a year - I think there is a couple of key things that make a 1.5 mm thick phone not overly practical at this point. The Top one is the Camera Module - how many people are going to be willing to give up their camera on their smartphone at this point? Now we are all trained to take pics anywhere and everywhere with our smartphones - yeah - I for one would not upgrade to an iPhone 6 if it was sans a camera - regardless of how thin. Then there is the issue of a headphone jack - I really don't want to have to have bluetooth headphones - I like not having to worry about charging up headphones. And finally the issue of the dock connector - Sure I guess you could make it where it inductively charges and syncs via wifi and then get rid of the dock connector altogether - but I don't want a phone I have to carry around an inductive charging mat for. You really do need a dock connector for a smartphone so you can plug in to charge up when needed.
So from a technology point - what Japan display did was very cool - and I think some of that tech will make its way to a future iPhone - I don't think overall it is a practical solution. What I think it does in the future is help the iPhone get thinner - like say as thin as the iPod 5th gen or iPod nano. The iPod nano is at 5.4 mm - not as thin as 1.5 mm - but I think practically speaking 5.4 mm is as thin as the iPhone can get in the future - and really that will depend on the camera module tech more than anything else. By the way the current iPhone 5 is 7.6 mm thick vs 9.3 mm for the iPhone 4 and 4S - so with the iPhone 5 we really are pretty close to the practical thinness level of about 5.4 mm.
Thanks David for this next one which finds its want into the too funny category and it is a story about Oprah and her tweet which was quote Gotta say love that Surface have bought 12 already for christmas gifts unquote - And the funny part - is that tweet was sent from an iPad - Doooohhhh.
Hi Rob,
I was surprised to find out while traveling and using my Bose® Bluetooth® headset Series 2 with my iPhone 5, I had pulled over to deal with a phone call.
Well after the phone call; the music that was playing resumed and I decided to walk away from the car to read a public land information sign that was over 30 feet away from the car were I left my iPhone 5.
Well I assumed I would lose the Bluetooth connection as I moved closer to the sign but it kept playing clear as a bell to the sign and on the way back to the car.
On some of the other iPhones & headsets (Jawbone’s) I would almost lose connection by turning my head or having the iPhone on my left side with the headset in my right ear.
This is an improvement over the past devices. I am going to test how well they do at home with the iPhone sitting in one place, I will update you on that test some time after Thanksgiving.
Thomas
Tuscaloosa AL
Hi Rob,
I held my first iPad mini this past week. I was picking up the new 12W charger and was standing by a table full of mini's. The size and weight were a mind blower. Brilliant display and I held it all so very well in one hand.
Despite all the pros and cons I think once more people can hold the mini a lot more will be sold by Christmas.
I continue to enjoy your show and look forward to more news.
Cheers
Harold
On Ep 247 - I mentioned the Kickstarter project with a bad name from Dock+ - well bad name aside they have reached their goal of $75k - so if you are interested in this one - you can order now. It is $59. And the name of it for reference is Charging Dock for iPhone 5, iPad and iPod touch 5th gen. Or something like that- just search for dock+ d o c k and plus symbol.
This next start up project is from Alex of at Gizmosis - which is offering up the project OTTO - which is an android car infotainment system - so if it is android why am I mentioning it - well because it syncs with the iPhone as well. And well in the video they show Stitcher integration and at Time code 2:46 - you see the Today in iOS podcast listed - Yeah Team. Ok - so I am a sucker for getting the podcast some vid time. Anyway - if you are looking for a voice controlled in car infotainment system - check out the link to OTTO in the show notes - Also this is on Indiegogo - so you can search for OTTO on indiegogo as well. Good Luck Alex with this project - email us and let us know how it goes.
It looks like lightning accessories are finally starting to roll out. So if you have an iPhone 5, iPad mini, iPad 4th gen or 5th gen iPod touch - and you have been frustrated by the lack of accessories supporting the new lightning port - well your frustrations may be abating a little bit now. Pricing still seems a little high vs what you can find with the traditional 30 pin ports however. Look for the link titled Lightning accessories Macworld in the show notes for ep 249 over at total in iOS dot com or in the links section of the extras of the Tii App for ep 249. Either way you will see some examples of lightning accessories from Belkin, iLuv, Scosche and Harman Internations. Obviously many more to come in the very near future - as I am sure accessory manufacturers are doing all they can to get them out before Christmas. If you have a favorite lightning accessory for you Fall 2012 iOS device - please let us know. 206-666-6364 thats 206-moon-dog or email us at today in iOS at gmail dot com.
Rob this is the latest favourite of ours .. Kinda chess meets boggle. It takes a while to understand the strategy ( or even to develop one) but when the penny drops ... It's brilliant. This game has provided much needed distractions - LOVE IT.
It is called - Letterpress - one word. It is free in the App store.
Regards,
Tash
Thanks to Gary for the heads up on this next one which is if you are using Messages app on your mac running lion - you may have seen a message letting you know that the messages beta on lion ends on Dec 14th. So essentially if you need to run messages on your mac - you need to upgrade to mountain lion prior to Dec 14th. I am still running Lion and have not upgraded to mountain lion - But I am getting close to the point where I need to do that. I kinda hold back on the upgrades - as when I do upgrade - I always worry that one of my pieces of my podcast production work flow will get busted - and then it is a bunch of work to find a work around. So one of these friday evenings after a new episode has gone out the day before - I will do the upgrade - just so I have all weekend to work things out.
Hi Rob.
I have an iPhone five iOS 6.0.1. It was easy creating the issue that you referred to about rapid diagonal scrolling causing the screen to lock up. It hasn't been an issue day to day use but I just thought I would try and see if I could create problem. The screen lock up was only temporary. It felt like the processor was trying to catch up.
Regards
Bob
If you are an App dev or thinking of becoming an App dev - there is a really good article in the New York times from Nov 17th titled As boom lures app creators, tough part is making a living. And well I think it is a must read for anyone thinking of developing apps for iOS. App development is a lot like podcasting - don't quit your day job to do it - not until you are a point where you are making more than you make from your day job. It is a long article and I will not get into the specifics - just look for the link in the show notes for ep 249 titled - Boom Lures App Creators.
The New York daily news just did a hit piece on an app called Snapchat - which some are saying encourages Sexting - especially among teens - why they say it is among teens and not older folks I can only imagine has to do with the older you get the less likely someone is to want to see you naked. Anyway the app supposedly works by letting a user time how long a picture can be displayed - so if say a teen is sending pictures of their private parts to another teen - they can set it for the image to stay live for only 10 seconds. Of course that is more than enough time for the recipient to hit the home button and the power button at the same time to take a quick screen shot. So that is why I say supposedly works - not sure what the value is in this. Since the recipient can easily and quickly snap a screen shot. So not really sure when The Daily News decided to go after this app - especially now since it has been out for over a year. But really it is not apps like this that cause teens to sext - it is a little thing called hormones. When we were teens we would have sexted if the tech was there - well at least the same % of us would have compared to those now. Overall Kids today are no more or less morale then those of any other generation - But the ones on the less morale side of the spectrum - they just have better tools then those of past generations.
Hi Rob,
now that you have broken your new iPhone, how much is it going to cost to fix it and where will you send it to get fixed?
Regards,
Robin
Hi Robin - I am still in between trying to get a good price on a screen and fixing it myself or just leaving it as is and keeping the screen protector on it or deactivating it from my account and using the iPhone 4 I have instead - at least until when the next iPhone launches. For now I am sticking with option 2 which is using it broken / cracked with a screen protector - there to protect my fingers from getting cut.
Rob,
I and others have been having an issue with the screen brightness after pressing the home button to show the lock screen, the iPhone 5 sometimes goes half dim or almost full dark. Auto brightness is turned off. The only way to return it to normal brightness is to go in to settings and move the brightness slider.
Non-jailbroken, running iOS 6.0.1 but this has happen in 6.0.
Any help from you or your followers :) would be helpful.
Thomas
Tuscaloosa AL