IPad – Science, Technology, Society

Structure sensor turns any iPad into a 3d scanner

Posted on December 7, 2013December 26, 2013 by timbatchelder

The 3D Scanner for Your iPad Will Digitize Reality
By Alexander George, popularmechanics.com

Technology

Structure Sensor plugs in to any iPad and makes a detailed 3D image of your surroundings.

First outfit your iPad with this smooth and appropriately futuristic-looking appendage. Then point your tablet in any direction an…

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Structure Sensor. A 3D scanner for your iPad. (modular4kc.com)
Structure Sensor (uncrate.com)
ETH Zurich 3D Scanner App To Transform A Smartphone Into A 3D Scanner (video) (geeky-gadgets.com)

Pencil: the coolest, natural iPad stylus

Posted on November 24, 2013December 25, 2013 by timbatchelder

Meet Pencil: The Best iPad Stylus Yet, From the Makers of ‘Paper’
Kyle VanHemert, wired.com

As Georg Petschnigg, one of FiftyThree’s founders, puts it, a stylus gives you the chance to “think with your hands.”

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The Company Behind The iPad App Of The Year, Paper, Is Making A Stylus For The iPad (AAPL) (businessinsider.com)
Meet Pencil: The Best iPad Stylus Yet, From the Makers of ‘Paper’ (wired.com)
Introducing Pencil by FiftyThree: A Stylus That’s Been Designed Down to the Last Detail (core77.com)

Live scribe 3 is best tool for field based research note capture

Posted on November 3, 2013December 25, 2013 by timbatchelder

Livescribe 3 sends handwritten notes straight to your iPhone or iPad
by Rick Broida, cnet.com

This pen is definitely mightier than the stylus, as it gives you real-world note-taking coupled with mobile device world syncing.

The Livescribe 3 is a wireless ink pen that automatically syncs your handwritten notes with your iPhone or…

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Livescribe 3 Smart Pen Review (gottabemobile.com)
Livescribe 3 merges pen and iPad (zdnet.com)
A Digital Pen Combines Writing and Recording (nytimes.com)

Your digital footprint

Posted on May 22, 2013June 10, 2013 by timbatchelder

5 Places to Look for Your Digital Footprint
TechNewsDaily, mashable.com

Recently, many iPhone and iPad users were incensed to learn that Siri — the personal digital assistant for iOS devices — has an eerily long memory. Unbeknownst to Apple customers, Siri sends all your queries directly to Apple’s company’s servers,…

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5 Places To Look For Your Digital Footprint (presurfer.blogspot.com)
Apple’s ‘ iOS in the Car ‘ Lets Drivers Access Their iPhone Via The Dashboard … – Forbes (forbes.com)
Apple unveils ‘biggest change ever’ to mobile software (itv.com)
5 Places to Look for Your Digital Footprint (mashable.com)
Five More Ways To Master Siri On Your iPhone And iPad [Feature] (cultofmac.com)
Three new iOS 7 features you’re going to love (pocketnow.com)

Many use Netflix without paying

Posted on May 3, 2013June 30, 2013 by timbatchelder

10 Million People Watch Netflix Without Paying
Rebecca Greenfield, theatlanticwire.com

All that anecdotal password sharing we’ve been hearing about is more than just a few media savvy friends passing around their logins: One analyst estimates that something like 10 million people watch Netflix Instant, gratis,…

10 Million People Watch Netflix Without Paying http://flip.it/WGPOG http://flip.it/yLNqF

Netflix readies virtual assistant “Max” for iPad (tuaw.com)
NSA Flix, A Netflix For Private Information (laughingsquid.com)
Netflix Max: A New Recommendation Engine That Talks Back (gizmodo.co.uk)
Meet Max, Your Siri-Like Guide To Better Netflix Recommendations On PS3 (macgasm.net)

ProScope micro mobile iPhone mega close ups

Posted on April 29, 2013June 25, 2013 by timbatchelder

ProScope Micro Mobile lets your iPhone get mega-close-ups
Ben Coxworth, gizmag.com

Optics manufacturer Bodelin is no stranger to hand-held microscopes, having previously brought us a series that can be connected to the USB port of a laptop. Given that smartphones are in many ways replacing laptops, however, it shouldn’t come as …

ProScope Micro Mobile lets your iPhone get mega-close-ups http://flip.it/HRAep http://flip.it/EaqyQ

First Professional Microscope Released for iPhone and iPad (iClarified.com)
Essential Photography Apps (matthewtrainphotos.wordpress.com)

American replaces outdated flight bags with iPads

Posted on April 16, 2013June 23, 2013 by timbatchelder

Step inside the modern iPad-enhanced cockpit of American Airlines
Élyse Betters, 9to5mac.com

Gadling, an AOL-owned travel blog, went aboard an American Airline recently to get a sneak peek at the iPad Electronic Flight Bag that the Federal Aviation Administration originally approved in 2011.

The iPad flight bag…

Step inside the modern iPad-enhanced cockpit of American Airlines http://flip.it/jmSyc http://flip.it/YVNLU

U.S. Air Force Will Save $50m With iPad Electronic Flight Bags (forbes.com)
The U.S. Air Force would Save $50 Million Through 18000 iPads Deal (hitechanalogy.com)

Curious rituals: the anthro of tech behaviors

Posted on March 8, 2013June 17, 2013 by timbatchelder

‘Curious Rituals’ Examines Technology-Induced Gestures & Posture
core77.com

We’ve all seen it: the teenagers with one earbud in, feigning interest in conversation; iPad users brandishing the device like a radiation barrier to snap a photo; the veritable hypnosis of the “cell trance.” In fact, maybe you’re reading these ve…

Anthro study of tech postures http://flip.it/57qCf

Diy Anthro Inspired Necklace (cutoutandkeep.net)
Anthro Antlers (51likes.wordpress.com)
Hypnosis Annihilates Austin Allergies (yvonnebergeron.wordpress.com)
Visual comparison: outfits vs. Anthro dinnerware (kittenhood.wordpress.com)
Anthro.Polo.Gie (plainchic.wordpress.com)
Fund this: Smart Cargo adds a storage compartment to your iPad (reviews.cnet.com)

Night reading on ipad to protect melatonin production

Posted on March 3, 2013June 17, 2013 by timbatchelder

(via How to Enable Night-Reading Theme in any iPad or iPhone App)

iPhone App Leads Wellesley Police To Suspect In Car Break-Ins (boston.cbslocal.com)
His name wasn’t Earl: but he returned my lost iPhone with some iPad Karma (daniweb.com)

End computer induced blue light insomnia

Posted on March 3, 2013June 16, 2013 by timbatchelder

(via No More Blue Light Induced iPad Insomnia)

Depression Induced Insomnia? (mylifeinbitsandpieces.wordpress.com)
Welcome – More posts about insomnia coming soon! (insomniacolorado.com)
Do You Dream Of Dreaming…If Only You Could Get To Sleep? (happyholistichealth.wordpress.com)
Dozens of Casualties in String of Attacks Across Iraq – New York Times (nytimes.com)
Dick Cheney defends NSA surveillance programs – CBS News (cbsnews.com)

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