Hi_Rob
Attached the iPhone dial pad with your contact number displayed along with the corresponding digits tagged by the TII logo, I used PhotoForge2 to crop the Tii logo and LINE Camera to add the text and the cropped Tii logo's.
Regards
Richard
Sunny South-Africa
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Transcript for Episode 275
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https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewFeature?cc=us&id=660896396&enlh=1.821.82.8&mt=8&ls=1
Apple as part of their way to celebrate the 5 years of the App store is offering some apps for free. Which if you have the Tii App you should have received a push on. Per the Free Apps they include - Barefoot World Atlas, Badland, Day One, Infinity Blade II, and more. Free for you from Apple for a very limited time. Look for the link titled Free App to celebrate 5 years of the iTunes app store in the show note for ep 275 over at today in iOS dot com.
iOS 7 beta 3 download scheduled for July 8th | BGR
First a How wrong was I segment - I said on the last show the Beta 3 of iOS 7 would be out on Monday the 15th - not Monday the 8th like BGR was saying - and well I was wrong and BGR was right. I still don't believe they have an inside source - because the ISPW file for Beta 3 was not completed until July 6th. Still They were right I was wrong. Lets see what they say for Beta 4.
O'Grady's PowerPage » iOS 7 beta 3 shows improved “2x” mode on non-Retina iPads
Ok - So now that Beta 3 is out - which again came out on the 8th - what is new or different. First - In Safari - remember my complaint about when in the combined Search and URL box - that for the keyboard if you wanted to type say Tii.libsyn.com - you would have to type t i i @123 period ABC l i b s y n .com button. That there was no longer a period button on the keyboard for safari when typing in a URL - well that has been updated and there is now a period button - what is gone is the .com button kinda - what you do is tap and hold the period button and then you get .com along with .net .edu .org and .us that is of course if you have US in your international settings but if you have say the UK set for your international settings - then tapping and holding the period will give you .uk .co.uk .com .ie .edu .org .eu and .net Another new feature I have not seen mentioned is when in Safari - it now shows you thumbnails of other sites you have visited in a grid when you go into the URL / Search box. So essentially it is a show top sites feature for iOS's safari.
Other new features include larger status bar items on the lock screen, The Calendar App in monthly view now shows a small grey dot for the days you have something scheduled, Folders are looking a little lighter or more transparent. There appears to be a new font in Settings, Music App, The Weather App and I am sure others. And there are other UI fluff enhancements. Basically it was mostly about being more stable and closer to prime time.
Another reported change in Beta 3 is for non-retina iPads - that would be the iPad 2 and iPad mini - where iPhone only apps will now use the iPhones retina images in 2X mode rather than the lower res 480 x 320 images - and it automatically puts the apps into 2x mode. I think it was Chris in London that wrote in about RetinaPad in the past - which is a jailbreak app that does the same thing.
And The podcasts App is finally working in Beta 3.
http://www.redmondpie.com/iphone-5s-will-reportedly-feature-high-end-slow-motion-video-recording-at-120-frames-per-second/
Thanks to Jason for the heads up on this next one about Beta 3 - and something found in the code that could mean something for a future iPhone. Seems - That hidden in the code reportedly called Mogul - that allows video recording up to 120 FPS - which many are speculating means the next iPhone will be able to record at a higher rate so you can play back in slow motion. Which if true will soon become the most over used video effect for the money shot in Amateur porn ever - just sayin.
However I am still sticking with my theory that the next iPhone will allow for 4K video recording - which also fits in with the 120 fps rumor.
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/07/08/ios-7-beta-3-tidbits-new-app-download-animation-thicker-fonts-safari-improvements/
Hi Rob,
Small tip on iOS 7. When you ask Siri to set a timer, now you will see it counting down on the lock screen as well
Regards
Saviour
Hi Rob thought this was interesting if you have a dynamic lock screen wall paper on ios 7 beta you can use the parellex and the dynamics will move.
Regards,
Nathan
Hi Rob,
iOS 7 beta 3 is stable. No more shutting down apps at anytime.
Regards,
Kevin K
Hi Kevin - If it has Beta in its name all bets are off. Is beta 3 more stable than beta 2 - Well to me it appears to be - does it mean per your question apps are not randomly shutting down. Nope - Even the native calendar app is shutting down on me randomly. My advice is if you need to ask that question best to wait until it is gold master. And to put this in perspective - I have not put iOS 7 beta 3 on my Wife's iPad yet - because I fear the reaction I would get at this point with apps crashing. Again it appears better than beta 2 - but I am waiting until beta 4 to load it on my wife's iPad 3rd gen. And if you need your iOS device for Work - I still recommend you wait.
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Hi Rob,
Regarding the listener who wanted suggestions for avoiding drop-outs in his music from app and SMS notifications. The question reminded me that this bothered me too, and it prompted me to turn on "Do not disturb" on the phone. That seemed to have worked for me. I drove home listening to podcasts and when I got there I noticed I had an SMS from my wife waiting for me on the screen. As an aside, she is in my Favorite list in contacts and I have enabled disturbing by favorites in Do Not Disturb, but I guess it only applies to phone calls, not other notifications. That's a feature for me.
So, to summarize: Works for me, hope it works for him.
Best regards,
Nick
Hi Rob,
For sending messages to solicit votes for attending an event, simply use the calendar app and meeting invitations. In Ep. 274, someone was looking for a way to do this via text messages. I use this with google calendar sync. Responses come back in email, but you can see who accepted/rejected/ said maybe.
There is also a free app called 'ComeOn!' that assists in sending invitations in various formats and appears to aggregate those responses for you. I have not tried it personally.
Regards,
TroyK
Topeka
Hi Rob!
I am responding to DZ from New Zealand about an app for his baseball coaching. Unfortutunately, I don't have an app he could use, but I have some ideas of how to work around it.
1. He could use Evite. Yes, it wouldn't be texting, but it does allow everyone to respond and he can tally folks. It is an app as well, so he could access on his phone.
2. The reminders app... If he creates a "new list" in the app, he could list all the kids names. As they respond "yes", he can check the box and it moves to complete. Then he'll know how many are in complete are a "yes" and those not checked are a no or no response.
Hope that helps!
Thanks!
David
Dear Rob. In your podcast number 274, another listener (the football coach) was looking for an app to allow him to record names and if the parents have responded to his calls.
For things like that, you could use Numbers. They even have a template similar to that, and you could just change a column of cells to multiple choice, and fill in the data.
Hope it helped,
Dan
Hi Rob,
Per the guy looking for the 3.5 mm cable Have him go to monoprice.com they have all kinds of cables at the best prices.
Regards,
David Springfield MO
Hi Rob,
For the person from Tii Item 274 who wanted a headphone adapter to extend through the Lenmar Battery case, Mophie has a great one on their website. It is rugged and works perfectly.
http://www.mophie.com/Headphone-Adapter-for-juice-pack-p/8070_audio-adpter-ip5-blk.htm
It costs $9.95. It is called the Mophie Juice Pack Headphone Adapter.
I have one that came with my Mophie Juice Pack Air case for my iPhone 5. Love it.
Frank M
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Hi Rob,
On Item 0274 a listener, Daniel C., asked about a good video editor for doing PIP style videos.
I was shocked to find that I can help with this!
Tell Daniel to try an app called Video in Video by Flambé.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/video-in-video/id529040898?mt=8
It is free with a $1.99 pro upgrade and it works very well. I have used it for a couple of projects at work showing a wide shot of an operation with a close up detail shot inset with very good results.
Glad I could help!
Regards,
Mike K.
Barboursville, WV
Thanks to Dean in Ft Worth TX and Steve for also recommending this app. So Daniel - looks like Video in Video - 3 words is the way to go for your Picture in Picture needs via iOS. Let us know how that works out for you.
iPhone Tops T-Mobile USA's Smartphone Sales as Carrier Expansion Drives Growth for Apple - Mac Rumors
Research firm Kantar Worldpanel recently released a report covering the March to May period for smartphone sales in the US and they found that the iPhone increased its market shares by 3.5 points coming in now at 41.9% - vs the same period in 2012. Android increased 0.1 points to 52%. Blackberry plummeted from 4.6% in 2012 to 0.7% in 2013. Windows increased from 3.7% to 4.6% - showing Windows Phone 8 is likely going to be the 3rd place OS world wide and in the US for the foreseeable future. Blackberry with just 0.7% is basically at the point where they just need to turn off the lights and waterloo and call it a day. More interesting from the report - than even the death of Blackberry is that for the March to May period - the iPhone 5 was the single best selling smartphone at T-mobile despite it only be available for half of that 3 month period. Looks like from their calculations the iPhone 5 pulled in 31% of the sales share for the whole 3month window even though again it was just available for half the time frame. Interesting that the iPhone seems to already be more successful at T-mobile - than the iPhone is at Sprint. Actually when the next iPhone launches in the fall - it looks like only Sprint will show a less than 50% market share of Smartphone sales for Q4 for 2013.
http://investor.apple.com/
Apple announced that the Next quarterly conference call will be Tuesday the 23rd at 2:00 PM PT. 5:00 PM ET. Which is perfect for me - as On Wednesday the 24th - I am doing what has become my yearly briefing on the world of iOS to K Fest - the worlds only remaining Apple 2 conference and again the only place I feel like a tech newbe.
In anticipation for that conference call Philip Elmer Dewitt at Fortune - has pulled together some predictions from Anal-ists on how many iPhones Apple sold last quarter. This ranges from a low of 23 Million from Edward Parker a quote professional analyst unquote at Lazard to a high of 32 Million from Matt Lew and indie anal-ist from The Braeburn group. The average estimate from the 28 Wall street pros and 17 indies is 27.15 Mil. For perspective - last year Apple sold 26 Mil. The previous quarter Apple sold 37.4 Mil vs 37 Mil the year ago quarter. So far for iPhone sales - there has not be a year over year quarterly decline in sales. So for Edward Parker to predict 23 mil - when Apple did 26 Mil last year most likely means Mr Parker is either smoking something illegal or has a short position on Apple. Since I will not likely have another show up until after Apple does the numbers - I will venture to say Apple will have sold 28.5 Million iPhones in the last quarter. For iPads - I think we will see about 16.75 Mil iPads sold last quarter.
Again we will get specific answers to these question at 2:00 PM PT on Tuesday the 23rd.
Ouch! Apple Tops Customer Satisfaction Surveys in Korea | Wall St. Cheat Sheet
A couple of consumer satisfaction reports from Korea came out recently - and one thing they had in common was That - Apple Kicked the butts of Samsung and LG. Actually for one report it was the third year in a row where Apple had topped the customer satisfaction reports.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5133730?start=0&tstart=0
Hi Rob,
I got my first Amber Alert on my iPhone today since AT&T added that feature. It is definitely not something you will mistake for anything else. It comes in as a loud noise that is a bit like an alarm clock and is loud enough that everybody around you will hear it. With the number of iPhones in our office, if an Amber Alert comes in during the day, people might mistake it for a fire alarm!
Unfortunately with an alert that loud, I think a lot of people with just turn it off. Looking in settings I don't see a way to change the sound that plays.
Regards,
Myron U
Hi Myron - I also could not find a way to change the sound - but I have yet to get an alert. If anyone figures out how to change the alert sound for the Government Alerts let me know.
Hi Rob,
I recently got a second carrier update, 14.2. I have done some internet searching, but have found no definitive answer as to what this update did. Do you, in your infinite knowledge (and connections), know what this did?
Thanks,
Tim in Atlanta
Hi Tim - seems most people are confused on this one as the info on what it did / does is pretty scarce. Some report it removes the option for Tethering for anyone not signed up for a tethering plan. However I did not find that to be the case - As in the Settings app - under General then Cellular - Set up Personal Hotspot option is still there. I saw others say it speeds up LTE or T-Mobile devices as well. Some said they lost the emergency alerts they gained in the previous update. However again for me that was not the case as Government alerts are still there in the Settings app under Notifications all the way at the bottom. But if anyone else has any better info for Tim on what the Carrier update 14.2 does - please let us know - 206-666-6364 - that's 206-moon-dog
Apple applies for 'iWatch' trademark in Japan - Yahoo! Finance
More news on the iWatch rumor front - seems Apple has applied for a trademark in Japan for iWatch. This on top of several other countries Apple has applied for said trademark - sure does seem like there is an iWatch coming soon.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonykosner/2013/06/30/release-date-for-iphone-5s-predicted-for-september-20-followed-by-low-cost-iphone-6/
Some are already starting to pick specific dates for the iPhone 5S launch. Dave Smith at International Business Times predicts a September 20th release date for the iPhone 5S with a September 18th release of iOS 7. He goes on to predict that a low cost iPhone 6 as he calls it will be launched a couple of weeks later. FYI - I like to call the lower cost iPhone - the iPhone Air.
0030 - Rumor: Apple Buys Taiwan Fab to Build Its Own Chips
One of the other rumors coming out this month is that Apple is looking to buy a chip fab. It seems United Microelectronics Corporation is the Fab that Apple dare I say it finds to be the apple of their eye. That Apple is is working to get away from Samsung as a supplier is not surprising at all as Apple really had too much Samsung components in their iOS devices - and to say their relationship soured is a huge understatement. That Apple would actually buy a FAB seems a little surprising as Apple has tended to invest in equipment for suppliers - but not actually buy them - leaving them the flexibility to shop around. But maybe the situation with Samsung left such a bitter taste in their mouth they decided to get a little more vertically integrated.
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/8138/20130713/new-iphone-app-replace-contraceptive-pill-soon.htm
There is a new Free app out there some are claiming could replace the Pill. The App is called Clue and supposedly tells the female user when she can not get pregnant - ummm yeah. It tracks a woman's menstrual cycle and Quote predicts the time one can have sex without fear of falling pregnant unquote. ummm yeah again. Because you know Young adults engaged in courtship will always in the heat of the moment whip out their iOS device and check their app to see if they can get pregnant. Ok - now the reason I mention the App Clue - is not to say they have none - I am sure statistically speaking it will keep most people from getting pregnant if you have it track you for multiple cycles before using it - and you don't start hanging around a new alpha female that throws off your cycle and all. But the main reason I mention it is because it can also be used to predict when you can get pregnant - and to me that is a more important use of the app - I know quite a few couples that have issues getting pregnant and if this app helps them at all with planning when it is optimal to try to split the egg so to speak - then kudos to them. But if you are a young adult not ready for a kid - probably best to stay on you birthcontrol - because to me this just seems a lot like - if you can cross your legs if can't cross your fingers. Just sayin.
http://www.tuaw.com/2013/07/13/googles-alfred-to-shut-down-on-july-19/
Thanks to Tash for the heads up on this one - which is about the App alfred. Which I have to admit I don't remember ever talking about before. I Definitely have not used it - nor am I likely to ever use it - because it is being shut down. Seems Alfred was kind of a siri competitor which would recommend places for you to visit based on your likes. And I am mentioning this because the App had been purchased by Google in 2011 and is now being shut down by Google. So if you are using Alfred be ready on July 19th to bid him a final good bye as he is off to his final resting place along side Gizmo5, Jaiku, Meebo, Wavii and others at the Google Acquisition graveyard. Yikes over 35% of Google Acquisitions are already in said grave yard.
BBC News - 'Master key' to Android phones uncovered
Speaking of Google and acquisitions - one that definitely is not in the grave yard is Android. And if you are someone with an Android device this next story affects you. Thanks to everyone that sent this one in - and everyone is not far from reality.
Seems There is a master Key on pretty much all Android devices that could give hackers access to any android device. This includes letting them steal data, eavesdrop or use it to send junk mail. And this lets call it BUG has been present in every version of Android since 2009. Yikes - that is over 900 Million devices - that are not easy to update. Not good. Essentially how this works is that hackers can break an apps cryptographic signature to turn any legitimate app into an evil nasty beast of a Trojan Malware app. And it goes completely unnoticed by the App store and the user. Because they are able to make it look like the app has not been tampered with - keeping the cryptographic signature in place.
At this point the team that found this out at Bluebox claims it is just theoretical and not in the wild yet. Except for you know the part where they explained how it works and what to do to make it happen. Yeah - and now all 900 Million Android phones will update with a security patch. Ummm Well no - because one there is no patch yet. And 2 Android users don't update their software anyway.
Since this vulnerability allows access at the highest level of the device - meaning it can get access to data from any app run on an Android device - if you are an IT person and you have Android devices on your network - you might want to look into this one pretty closely. Just Sayin.
Another reason this may not be in the wild yet - is all the hackers were busy with the other vulnerabilities on Android and creating the 90%+ of Mobile Malware for Android as it was. Yeah - what is that phrase out of the frying pan and into the fire - yup that is how it must feel to be an IT person trying to secure Bring your own devices to work that are Androids. Not fun.
And to say this is not the last we heard of this one is I am guessing a big understatement.
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2013/07/snapchat-android/66868/
Thanks to Matt for this next one. Seems on Android - those Snapchat photos don't actually get deleted from the phone like you are kind of lead to believe. So next time you send a snap chat out to someone with an Android phone remember - they could if they wanted recover those photos. Granted it might take a little work - but those photos are not actually deleted on Android devices. Another reason not to send photos of you or private parts to others via snap chat and yeah - just to hang out with other iPhone users.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/robber-leaves-own-phone-at-scene-of-iphone-thefts-police/2013/07/11/beeea85c-ea3d-11e2-a301-ea5a8116d211_story.html
Thanks to Mark for the heads up of this next one - which is about Travis Snyder 25 of Virginia whom was recently arrested for breaking into a Wireless store in VA and stealing several iPhones. The big break in this case came when police discovered under the broken glass near the front door a Samsung Galaxy Phone that belongs to Mr Snyder. Seems in his excitement about getting his hands on some iPhones he forgot all about his old Samsung Phone. Not sure if this says more about the thief or his Samsung handset. Maybe we will say it was a little bit of both.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-15/microsoft-cuts-surface-tablet-prices-amid-weak-demand.html
Thanks to John M for the heads up on this next one - which is about Microsoft slashing the price of the Surface RT Tablets from $499 to $349 for the lowest price version. That is the one with like no storage left when you get it. They dropped the price $150 also on the higher capacity version. The keyboard cover is still a $100 adder. Microsoft on their website is saying quote a Great tablet now at an even better price. unquote. And let the spinning begin.
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Dear Rob,
You should mention to people who have not yet upgraded to iOS 7 and are suffering from the Wi-Fi issue that the Wi-Fi only IOS devices are having that I went against everybody’s advice to not upgrade if I use it for my day to day use because I would rather push up that little toolbar and toggle the connection then have to switch to settings every five minutes because Century Link and iOS seem to be incapable of getting along even if I turn all encryption off. I’m glad to report that Apple has fixed that issue in IOS 7 and if that is a big problem for certain users then I highly recommend doing the update because that alone makes up for the minor glitches IOS 7 has for being a beta.
Secondly, to those who have upgraded to iOS 7, do make sure that you backup your books in PDF format because the moment that you open up your iBooks for the first time all of your PDFs are deleted. Thankfully I had that check filled for wifi sync but a few developer friends of mine are now mining their old files trying to find those references again.
I appreciate the help, and congrats on the 10 million downloads. Love the show and love what you do with it.
- Cody
Hello Rob
iTunes and audiobooks. They have a purchase and download one time policy. I hear this is per the publishers. However audiobooks bought from audible are available in your library for multiple downloads. The other day I went to my Kindle app and tried to re-download a book. I got a message, "you have exceeded your download limit on this book." Long story short, back up your purchases especially of audiobooks.
Jim N
Hi Rob,
Why would a game like What's the phrase need a front facing camera? It's on my iPhone 4S but I wanted to play on my 1st gen iPad but it would not load. I just can not imagine why it needs a camera. And even less why it needs a front facing camera.
Let me know your thoughts.
Regards,
Robin J
Obviously Robin this app was developed by the NSA. Enough said - just hope they are not monitoring all the podcasts out there as well.
Seriously - I would be a little concerned - like you are - per any game app that does not have a need for a camera - saying it needs your front facing camera. To say it sounds a little big brother-ish is putting it nicely. It could also just be a creep developer collecting nude pictures of you. You just never know.
Hi-I listen to your podcast and wanted to share with you my experience with the Kickstarter project, Hoodi. Right from the get-go the customer service was (and is) superb! I got 2 Hoodis-one for my iPad2 and one for my husband's iPad 3rd gen. They have arrived and I love it! I got a hot pink one, my husband got a red one. I received an email when they were ready to ship. And today I unboxed them. There was a short description on how to attach them but being as I am 'old' (according to my 4 year old grandson), I went to the website and there were several videos under the FAQ on how to attach them depending on the model and the iPad. Easy peasy! Very nice experience all the way around. GREAT customer service. All buttons are accessible as is the volume. If it were a sunny day here I would try it outside but it's a cloudy, rainy day. I would recommend Hoodi. It would also be nice to use on the plane for privacy. Or in a library. So that's my review. Thanks for all your hard work in making the podcast! Judy
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TurtleCell - iPhone Case with Retractable Earbud/Headphones by Nick Turnbull & Paul Schrems — Kickstarter
For Kickstarter this week is the project TurtleCell - which is essentially a case with retractible earbuds - so that they are stored in the case when you are not using them. Right now this is just for the iPhone 5. It will set you back $50. Right now it is not looking to good for them - they have raised a little under $17,000 towards their goal of $50,000 and they have until August 4th at 11:59 PM ET to raise the rest. But if you are someone that hates pulling the iPhone out of your pocket and having your earbud cord all tangled up. This is actually a pretty good solution. Actually would like to see apple do a case like this with their earbuds - and I think there in lies the issue. You have to hate tangled headphone cords enough to get a case with earbuds you don't know anything about. They claim the earbuds are good quality - and if you are interested in this one - you should check out the video. Search for TurtleCell one word in kickstarter or look for the link in the show notes for ep 275 at today in iOS dot com.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/935366406/poppy-turn-your-iphone-into-a-3d-camera-0
Ok - this next kickstarter project I was going to pass on mentioning - but since they went well past their goal of 40k - with over 140k raised - and since it was forwarded from Thomas In Tuscaloosa - I figured why not. And this is the Kickstater project call Poppy. Which turns your iPhone into a 3D camera. And the reason I did not mention it is - well when it comes to 3D movies and images - I am not a big fan. I think it is a little to gimickie. But hey - they raised over 140k so goes to show what I know. Pricing for the poppy will set you back $49. So if 3D is your cup of tea - then check out the poppy at kickstarter dot com. You have until July 26th at 10:50 AM ET for this one.
Hi Rob,
Goji Smart Lock for your home doors. I wonder if the outside piece is required, during the video it looks like it covers the outside deadbolt and serves as the camera. This works with iOS devices.
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/goji-smart-lock/x/3318372
Thomas
Tuscaloosa AL
Hi Thomas - it looks like it replaces your deadbolt. not that it goes over it - but rather replaces your whole dead bolt lock with their own dead bolt lock and control. And then the goji has a cover on the front of their dead bolt lock - which you can open from the outside and still use a mechanical key.
Folks in a nutshell the Goji is a smart Lock system ideally for your front door that will allow you to lock and unlock the door remotely with your iOS device. It has a camera so it can send you a picture of who is at the door - and it runs on two AA batteries they claim will last a year - and you will get a text message when the batteries are running down.
This project is on Indiegogo.com - it is called Goji - G O J I - they have raised over double of their goal - and are at $242,000 and climbing. This project will go until August 3rd at 11:59 PM PT.
Rob,
Here is the next step closer to Star Trek, cool medical tricorder with your iOS device via Bluetooth LE.
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/scanadu-scout-the-first-medical-tricorder
Regards,
Thomas in Tuscaloosa AL.
And this one is called Scanadu Scout quote the first medical tricoder unquote and this is on Indiegogo. Their goal was 100,000 dollars. And they have raised almost 1.5 Million so far - but if you want this you need to act quickly - it ends on July 20th at 11:59 PM PT. This one costs $199 with an estimated delivery of March 2014. So what does this do you ask - It will check you vital signs - Heart rate & ECG - Blood Pressure - Temperature - Respiratory Rate and Oxogen levels in your blood - and it does this all by holding it to your forehead for 10 seconds. Which sounds really cool. Please note this is not FDA approved - and they can't call it a medical device at this time - and if you participate you will be part of their efforts to get it approved by the FDA. So make sure your read the full site - don't just watch the video. Look for the link titled Scanadu scout - scanadu is spelled s c a n a d u
http://www.bluelounge.com/products/kii/
There is a new product category of accessories coming out now - which are small USB to lightening or 30 pin adapters that you can put in your wallet or put on your key chain. I am going to call them Micro cord adapters. These are meant to be your emergency adapter cord for when your iOS device is running out of charge and you need to plug in somewhere to get some extra juice. One company blue lounge just intro'd one called the Kii - spelled K I I - which they offer 3 versions a Black USB to lightening version, a White USB to lightening version and a black USB to 30 pin version. Pricing is $19.95 for the 30 Pin version and $39.95 for the Lightening versions. The Kii is roughly the same length of your standard door key so it will not stand out on your key chain. Look for the link at today in iOS dot com for ep 275 titled Bluelounge - K I I
http://keroproducts.com/products/nomad-cable-lightning
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Pricing for this USB to Lightning micro cord adapter is $24.99. So much cheaper than the Kii - which is $39.99. This one also goes on your keychain. Pricing drops to $19.99 if you buy 10 or more. The Nomad is a little longer than the Kii - but again it is also almost half the price.
http://www.tuaw.com/2013/07/12/electric-scooter-shares-info-via-iphone-dock/
Thanks to Tash for this next one which is about an electric Moped or scooter depending on what you like to call them. This one is from Terra Motors and it is called the A4000i - yeah not so great a name. That aside - what this one does have is a dock for your iPhone - and it uses your iPhone to display info such as milage left on the current charge and such. Kind of important info for an electric moped. This one seems to be geared to city dwellers - especially those in Japanese cities where mopeds are very popular as are iPhones. No word on if it lets you read or send text messages or play a game of candy crush while ridding - I would hope hover that is not the case.
Hi Rob,
Here is a good article that suggests quite a few apps that would help designers. I already have many of these. Listeners should Download many of the free apps. I Also put a few paid apps on my AppShopper wish list.
http://www.creativebloq.com/web-design-tips/mobile-apps/best-ipad-apps-1233629
Enjoy!
Steven (in Houston)
And steven is referring to a post at creativeblog.com titled 85 best iPad apps for designers. Why 85 and not 100 is anyones guess but I guess it is a potatoe pahtahto type difference. I was going to read off the list of all 85 and then thought wow that would be awfully mean and boring - and what others would call a channel changer so instead I will say if you have an iPad and are looking for a large list of apps for designers then this is a pretty comprehensive list. That said - let me know what apps you think should be on the list that are not. Lets see if we can get them to 100. Send apps for this list to today in iOS at gmail dot com.
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Hi Rob,
I would love to get your thoughts on this...
With all the 5S and "Mini" photos showing up on the rumor sites, wouldn't a new "Mini" iPhone at exactly the same screen size as the 5S motivate consumers to get the cheaper model? I'm sure the "Mini" won't have the power, the camera or the retina screen that the 5S has, but many will likely see the lower "Mini" cost as "good enough." I am afraid that a minor iPhone 5S update may be cannibalized by the new iPhone "Mini" - or whatever they will call it. I guess Apple couldn't call it "Mini" if it"s the same size as the 5S (just sayin')
Thanks, love your show.
Paul from Bend, OR
Hi Paul,
I would call the low cost iPhone - the iPhone air - not iPhone mini.
It will likely actually have a larger screen than the current iPhone or the iPhone 5S (which will be the same as the iPhone 5). As it will be cheaper to build with a larger screen.
It will also likely be launched outside the US to start. With about 70% of smartphone sales at AT&T and over 50% at Verizon being current iPhones - I just am not seeing the need for it to launch in the US. Eventually in the US yes - but at launch - Apple will have more demand for a iPhone Air - out side the US - where a lower cost device would open up markets and market share.
A special thanks goes out to Serge - who found an interaction issue if your iPhone is Jailbroken between the Tii App and the Guizmo DNS app with dnscrypt turned on - In that case the Tii App does not work - turn off dnscrypt and the Tii App works fine - so anyone having an issue with the Tii app and are jailbroken and have the Guizmo app - check to see your settings for dnscrypt.
The one dark side of Jailbreaking is JB apps tend to affect non-JB apps.
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http://www.itweakios.com/apps/blog/show/29936522-how-to-enable-hotspot-tethering-on-ios-6-7-no-jailbreak-required-
Thanks to Justin for this next one.
Which is about enabling a hotspot on your iPhone - with out jailbreaking. Note this is just confirmed for GSM carriers at this time. And only tested on T-mobile. Note this does require some technical inclination and the ability to actually change the APN yourself. Instructions are included. I will say this clearly - If you don't like when things go boom or break - stay away from this one. If you are not the person you relatives call for tech advice - this is not likely for you. But this is nice to know about for those that don't jailbreak or can't jailbreak - but still want to tether their laptop to their iPhone - which is a big reason many jailbreak in the first place. Ok I can put my hand down now. Also - don't attempt this the day before you get on a flight for a business trip. Look for the link titled How to enable hotspot tethering on iOS 6 and 7 - no jailbreak required. In the show notes for ep 275 at today in iOS dot com.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/viewmatic/id628059110?mt=8&ls=1
Thanks to Tash for the heads up on this next one. Which is the free for a limited time app - Viewmatic. Which is a quote top-ranked photo app unquote - and well it is free - so download it soon if you like playing with different photo apps. Which I am sure includes many of us. I am sooo looking forward to getting iOS 7 on my main phone - for one key reason - you can put lots and lots of apps in each folder. So with iOS 7 I will be able to consolidate my 4 or 5 folders with photo apps into one folder.
Who says Apple's iPhone 5 is the 'most-hated smartphone'? - Apple 2.0 -Fortune Tech
I want to send out Kudos to Philip Elmer DeWitt for his post titled - who says Apple's iPhone 5 is the most hated smartphone - which is a rebuttal and refuting of the hit piece from a london Tabloid that said the iPhone 5 was well the most hated smartphone and the S4 the most loved. Sadly that piece was picked up from mainstream press in the US - who forgot that whole you know fact checking thingy that was supposed to be banged into their heads for 4 years of J school. Philip did a great job tracking back where this BS came from - which is the Daily Mail. Who made up their conclusions based on some data from a We Are Social report about social mentions. Essentially someone at the Daily mail looked at just select bits of the report to make a link bait article. Like that there were more negative tweets about the iPhone 5 - because you know there was much much more tweets about the iPhone 5 over all. Like a 12 to 1 ratio of Tweets about the iPhone 5 vs the S4. But negative tweets the ratio was not 12 to 1 - it was just 2 to 1. Or you could say the S4 had a 6 times higher rate of negative tweets if you know you wanted to be accurate. Per the most loved part - yeah - that is no where in the report from we are social - and apparently was just made up by The Daily Mail. But if you know you go by number of positive mentions in social media the iPhone 5 would be most loved. Or you could you know go by sales in which case again the iPhone 5 is most loved. So the Daily Mail which had a post titled quote Apple's iPhone 5 is the most hated handset - while the majority of people love the Samsung Galaxy S4, study finds unquote - which as Philip showed is total BS - should have more accurately been titled - quote iPhone 5 most loved handset while S4 had 6 times the rate of negative feedback, study finds unquote. But I guess right now that is not really good link bait. Shame on the Daily mail for the article and shame on Mainstream US media for picking it up.
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Hey Rob,
Thanks for the promo code to Primal Paleo. The app rocks and has helped me understand this Paleo thing better.
Regards,
Tony M
Hi Rob,
My wife and I have the iPhone 4. Also my mother-in-law has the same and we all want to upgrade to the newest, best phone.
Would you hold off on buying based on past announcements? Would you expect the new phone to be announced August/September???
Your opinion on this is the only one I will trust.
Thanks for all that you do.
Keith P
Cumming, GA
My recommendation is to wait until the iPhone 5S - which should be announced and released late Sep to Early October time frame.
I definitely would not update at this point to the iPhone 5.
Rob W
Tii
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005H4GO0E/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005H4GO0E&linkCode=as2&tag=todinios-20
I did some traveling to NY the week of 4th of July to visit my family back on Long island. Which was the first time I was able to use my new laptop bag from STM - the Velo bag I talked about a few episodes back. And I really loved it. The side compartment for the laptop and the top compartment to slip my wallet and iPhone into - really were greatly appreciated when going through security. The bag easily carried my 15" mac book pro, two iPads, 4 iPhones, a camera, chargers, power cords and more. If you travel and are looking for a new lap top bag - definitely check out the STM Velo Bag link in the show notes for ep 275 over at today in iOS dot com - The STM Velo bag is currently $79 in Amazon. And even if you are not looking for a new bag - if you travel at all for business and have a mac book and or iPad you travel with - this is a bag worth looking at. I picked the blue one - one because I like blue - but more so because it stands out from all the black bags out there.
http://snapguide.com/guides/do-control-f-on-an-ipad/
Hey Rob,
thought I would let you know I just made my first snapguide, how to do control-f on the ipad - As in Control Find.
Regards,
Ben from productivitypad.blogspot.com,
Ben thanks for the link - folks look for the link titled - How to do control F on an iPad in the show notes. And if anyone else has a snapquide they did - please share with me. send the email to today in iOS at gmail dot com with a link to your snapguide.
Family claims iPhone killed daughter - Xinhua | English.news.cn
When I first read of this next story I dismissed it off hand - one it was from a site I did not know of and two it was just not possible. But quickly the story showed up on the Wallstreet journal and Forbes / CNN. And it is about the tragic story of a young lady in China that was electrocuted. That part from what I read does not seem to be in dispute. But how her family claim she was electrocuted seems to me to be very questionable at best. Seems she was answering a phone call on her iPhone 5 which was charging at the time. And that is when she was electrocuted. Ummm - NO. not even remotely possible with an Apple charger and iPhone 5. All that is getting on the line is 5 VDC - and sorry that is not going to electrocute a mouse - and definitely not a lady. Now it is possible she had a 3rd party charger - which one article says it was not - but it is possible she had a 3rd party charger and it does not have the protections built in that Apples charger has. And it is possible here were some sort of short across the 3rd party charger that made the main cord go hot with AC - and then as reported she was getting out of the tub - possibly with her foot still in the tub she grabbed the cord. But it is sooooo unlikely this was an issue with an Apple charger and cord. Apple designed their power supply with safety in mind - there is an over voltage shutdown circuit and the isolation distance between primary and secondary circuits appears to go beyond the regulations required. So again I think it is very unlikely it was an Apple genuine charger. Now there are some 3rd party chargers that look like Apple chargers - that have in the past been reported to be quote "Tiny, Cheap and Dangerous" and sadly that is likely what this case will turn out to be - a 3rd party charger poorly designed and built - with tragic results.
Apple for their part issues a response where they said they were saddened of the ladies death - as are we. And Apple said they would investigate this further.
And Before we go today I want to remind you to send in your feedback to the show - 206-666-6364 - that 206-moon-dog - or record your feedback and email it to the show at today in iOS at gmail dot com - The feedback can be a question or comment per something someone said on this episode or it can be a question or rant you have about something else. An App or product review - good or bad - as long as it is iOS related - it is welcomed. I am always looking for new Artwork to feature that you created on an iOS device - just put some Tii branding on it and send it in. And of course we are always looking for more music created on an iOS device to play on the show. This is your show and your feedback is greatly desired.
Speaking of you and this show - in the month of July - Tii will hit a big milestone - in that we will reach our 10 Millionth download - That is a huge deal there are very very few podcast that make it to 10 Million downloads - and I really just want to say thank you all so much for making that happen. If you guys want to email in a day and time when you think Tii will cross over the 10 Million mark - please do so and I will see what I can get together for the winner. Or if you want to contribute to the winner let me know - either way email me at today in iOS at Gmail dot com.
If you want to know when new episodes go up - look at the Tii app - not just the best way to consume the show - but also a great way to get a push message when a new episode goes live or there is other iOS breaking news. Just $2.99 in the app store - it helps you get the most out of the show and it helps support the show at the same time - plus it makes it really easy to email or call the show with your feedback. Again just search for Tii in the iTunes app store.
And that folks is going to do it for us today.
