the-iBlog http://www.the-iblog.com Home of Oliver Haslam Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:13:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en LEGO Brings Physical Toys to the Digital World http://www.the-iblog.com/2011/09/30/lego-brings-physical-toys-to-the-digital-world/ Our Xbox 360 Wedding Cake http://www.the-iblog.com/2011/04/25/our-xbox-360-wedding-cake/ iPad 2 – The best fridge magnet, ever. http://www.the-iblog.com/2011/03/22/ipad-2-the-best-fridge-magnet-ever/ More Playbook video – impressive indeed Much has been made of the lack of real hands-on videos of the Blackberry Playbook, with some even going so far as to call it vapourware.  Here’s a new video of the thing in the flesh (thanks for Boy Genius Report) – and it’s got a few party tricks to show off!

Things I [...]]]> http://www.the-iblog.com/2010/12/10/more-playbook-videos-impressive-indeed/ Chromium OS, on an iPad? Chromium – Google’s OS designed for netbooks and presumably tablets – appears to have been ported to the iPad by well-known hacker Hexxeh.

I say appears, as so far there’s only a photo as proof, but it sure looks legit.

Chromium for those who [...]]]> http://www.the-iblog.com/2010/09/29/1338/ Guitar Hero gets Game Center support Game Center compatibility is finding its way into most games these days, and Activision’s Guitar Hero is no different.

Along with Game Center, version 1.2.0 also adds multitasking support and the less exciting ‘bug fixes’.

I’m off to find out I don’t have nearly as [...]]]> http://www.the-iblog.com/2010/09/21/guitar-hero-gets-game-center-support/ Want to charge your iPad from any USB port? I posted this over on Touch Reviews this afternoon (did I say I’m their newest writer?) and thought people here would be interested too.

We’ve all experienced the problem of our iPads not charging from most USB ports. It turns out the iPad needs 10v to charge, and most USB ports can’t deliver it. [...]]]> http://www.the-iblog.com/2010/09/20/want-to-charge-your-ipad-from-any-usb-port/ Apple’s Game Center – Xbox Live for your iPhone

After months of betas and subsequent pulling of said beta, Apple finally let Game Center loose on the world with the release of iOS 4.1 last week.  We’ve all had some time to test it out, and now we finally have some games that take advantage of all the new APIs. A week later, [...]]]> http://www.the-iblog.com/2010/09/17/apples-game-center-xbox-live-for-your-iphone/ iOS 4.2 & Printing from an iPad (video) Today finally saw the release of the first beta of iOS 4.2 on both the iPad and iPhone. One of the most interesting things for a lot of people is the inclusion of the new printing feature, which is something many of us have wanted since we first learned of Apple’s tablet device at the [...]]]> http://www.the-iblog.com/2010/09/15/ios-4-2-printing-from-an-ipad-video/ iPhone 3G meets the washing machine & lives on! If you follow me on Twitter, the chances are you read about our iPhone 3G finding its way into the washing machine on a 60 degree (Celsius) spin cycle!  Much panicking ensued, and an old T-Mobile G1 was even pressed into service as a temporary device. We were not happy.

24 hours later, and I’m bored. Off [...]]]> http://www.the-iblog.com/2010/09/09/iphone-3g-meets-the-washing-machine-lives-on/