Tappr.tv lets iPhone and iPad users create customized music visualizations--think lights and effects that appear in time with the music. Users can then share their creations with the rest of the Tappr.tv community.
Macworld | iWorld--the annual Mac conference--has taken on more than a new name this year, as it shifts its focus to the culture that Apple's products have helped foster. Perhaps it's fitting, then, that some of the creative team behind South Park headlined the talks at Moscone Center West on Thursday.
Everyone needs a hobby--even Apple. And Apple executives have repeatedly referred to the company's Apple TV product as a "hobby." But beyond that moniker, there's been precious little information about how many Apple TVs Apple sells.
There were weak spots in the last quarter of 2011 for sector bellwethers Google, IBM, Intel and Microsoft, but corporate demand for technology appeared to remain resilient going into what is expected to be a year of slower growth for global IT spending.
Nothing complements a big-screen HDTV like a great 5.1 or 7.1 home theater audio system -- but running wires to connect speakers in all corners of a room can get messy. Wireless speakers address the cable problem, but with no standard in place for wireless home theater audio, you're pretty much forced to buy a complete system from one vendor to be sure everything works.
A mobile TV effort by local broadcasters in the U.S. is entering a new phase, with two large groups of stations showcasing new partnerships at the International Consumer Electronics Show, but the initiative still faces major hurdles.
Justin Bieber caused a minor scrum on the floor of the Consumer Electronics Show Wednesday when he stopped by to launch a dancing robot for Vietnamese toy and robotics designer Tosy.
The bloom is off 3D this year at CES (formerly the Consumer Electronics Show). It's as if last year's CES, where 3D TVs were all the rage, never happened. How did 3D--in one short year--go from darling to dud?
As a member of a one-TV/Comcast household--and the only member of that household who much prefers to watch televised sporting events over, say, a formulaic crime drama or anything Kardashian-related--I'm often outvoted when it comes to deciding what to watch. But now, with Comcast's new AnyPlay, I'll soon be able to use the iPad as a second TV to watch Comcast's live TV service.
