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PadGadget’s Sound Stage: SmartMusic Turns Your iPad Into a Personal Music Trainer

By | May 9, 2013 | No comment yet
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SmartMusic 1Welcome back to Sound Stage. Music is one of the most important ways that we can communicate with each other and that is why each week, we spotlight apps and accessories that we think our music loving readers will enjoy.

Last week, we told you about a synthesizer app that lets you manipulate sound by dragging your finger across the screen. Novation Latchkey is a MIDI compatible app that makes your iPad sound like it’s from outer space.

This week, we have an app for musicians in training. Whether you are an opera singer, a concert flautist, or a jazz musician, SmartMusic has what you need to practice your chops.

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Amazon Cloud Player for iPad Now Available in Ford SYNC AppLink Cars

By | May 8, 2013 | No comment yet
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AmazonAmazon has really been working to make its music service bigger than Apple’s iTunes. In January, the company launched “AutoRip” for its Cloud Player service, which turned every CD you’ve purchased on Amazon for the past 15 years into an MP3 file. In February, the Cloud Player app was optimized for the iPad. Just last month, the online retail giant added vinyl to the list of music purchases that get the AutoRip upgrade. Today, Amazon announced that all SYNC AppLink equipped Fords are now compatible with the iOS Cloud Player app.

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Indie Game Developer Launches Solo Game ‘Tasty Tadpoles’

By | May 8, 2013 | No comment yet
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Tasty TadpolesIndie game developer Mark White has been in the business for six years. He previously worked with Firemint, but left when EA took over the upstart. For the past two years, in his spare time, White has been working on a survival game of the tiniest proportion. As of May 9, all of White’s afterhours efforts will pay off. Tasty Tadpoles launches in the App Store tomorrow.

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Will Foxconn Become Apple’s Next Big iPad and iPhone Competitor?

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Apple iTVYou know that iTV that everyone keeps talking about? You know, the television set that the tech industry is claiming will be here by mid-2014 at the latest, the one that Foxconn is making for Apple. Well, according to the New York Times, Foxconn is working on a branded television set for itself in an effort to reduce its reliance on Apple.

Isn’t that how Samsung started? In March, Businessweek published an in-depth article about the Korean-based tech company. Samsung started as a parts manufacturer, making microprocessors and memory chips for other companies. Building a strong infrastructure to sell components to others helped Samsung get an idea for how the industry works.

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Got Glare on Your iPad? Hoodi Has You Covered — a Kickstarter Project

By | May 8, 2013 | No comment yet
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hoodiAs iPad owners anticipate the arrival of summer, many will want to use their tablets outside. There’s just one problem: glare. Everyone loves sunny days, but just try reading the iPad screen in broad daylight once, and you’ll soon realize it’s not an easy task. Hoodi, a magnetic shade for the iPad and iPad mini, solves this problem, while also protecting user privacy and preventing the device from overheating in the hot sun. Hoodi creator Cindy Ries Hodnett turned to Kickstarter to raise funds to bring manufacture and market this innovative iPad accessory.
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Top iPad Accessories for Mom This Mother’s Day

By | May 8, 2013 | No comment yet
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Mother's Day PresentEvery year, we try to come up with great ideas for great gifts for the mom in your life. No one deserves your undying love and bottomless pocketbook more that the woman who gave you life or the woman who brought life to your own child. That’s why this year we have five fantastic ideas for accessories for iPad loving moms everywhere.
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PadGadget Daily App Deal – 9 iPad Apps on Sale

By | May 7, 2013 | No comment yet
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PadGadget Daily App Deal – 9 iPad Apps on Sale For today’s Daily Deal we’ve found 9 great apps to add to your iPad collection.  We have 2 productivity / entertainment apps and 7 game apps in today’s bundle.

We used our PadGadget Apps Tracker to find these great deals and we’ll continue to look for the best app deals as they pop-up. Some of these apps are up to 83% off, a couple are even free, so be sure to check them out because they are on sale for a limited time.

Check out all the sale apps after the break »

PadGadget’s DIY iPad Project Spotlight: Customizable Cardboard iPad Case

By | May 7, 2013 | No comment yet
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Cardboard iPad Case WhiteWelcome back to another edition of PadGadget’s DIY Project Spotlight. Every week, we track down some fun and clever projects that you can do your self at home, usually with supplies you can find around your house. Last week, we showed you a super easy car headrest mount that only requires a folio case and a belt.

This week, we are spotlighting a pre-made case with DIY capabilities. Cult of Mac recently discovered this awesome and inexpensive iPad case made out of 100 percent recyclable cardboard. The best part is that it is priced so low that you can make a different case for every day of the week.

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This Week’s App Store Editor’s Choice: Star Command

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Star Command 2It’s that time again to tell you about Apple’s App Store Editors Choice award. Each week, Apple spotlights a new or recently updated app that really wow’s them. Last week, Fotopedia Reporter received the honor of being one of Apple’s weekly favorites. Did you create a Fotopedia story? What was it about?

This week, Apple has given the honor to a wonderfully fun space simulation game that incorporates tactile strategy with town building, or in this case spaceship building, game play.

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iPad Rings Death Toll for Laptop Sales

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iPad 5 Mockup Courtesy of MacRumors

iPad 5 Mockup Courtesy of MacRumors

Consumers love the touch screen. According to a recent report from NPD DisplaySearch, we love it so much that touch screen tablets are selling more than laptops. New tablet shipments are expected to outnumber laptops sometime this year.

NPD’s report shows that tablet shipments will increase to 256.5 million globally in 2013, a 67 percent increase over 2012. Even more impressive is that they are expected to more than double that number to 579.4 million by 2017.

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