Game Developers invade SF! March 1, 2011 | Damon | Leave a comment San Francisco this week is home to hordes of game developers from all around the world for the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2011. It is the conference on game development, sharing tools, tips and technologies for unbridled professional learning, networking and fun. Will be posting more soon but do check tweets #gdc and #gdc2011. Now… Read More
Need a high quality audio player for the iphone ipad? Check out McIntosh AP1. It wont sound better, but it will feel like it. March 1, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment I have not been really paying attention to the sound quality on my iphone because really, despite the ipod heritage, its not that great. I have tried it a nice headset, but again, its just ok. So I have resigned myself to lo-fi audio. Then on a whim I tried the McIntosh API player skin.… Read More
Should I develop for Apple iOS or Android? February 26, 2011 | perivision | 2 Comments (Note: this post is a living document) As recently as 6 months ago, this would be a silly question. The general rule is that you always build on Apples iOS first then Android second, then other OS’s later. Assuming you have the skills or people to choose what to build for, the common thinking is… Read More
Create an Old Spice Man voice mail message February 24, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment I have not tried it yet, but I will later. Seems kinda of fun to have on your phone for a few days just for the LOL’s. 🙂 Here is a cut and paste from the site. Old Spice Voicemail Message Generator You may be aware of a recent Old Spice advertising campaign featuring a… Read More
Party like it’s 1611! Are those dollar coins in your pocket or are you happy to see me? February 23, 2011 | perivision | 2 Comments Ah Dollar coins. We still have then you know. For those that ride the subway and pay cash or visit the post office vending machines, has most likely received gold dollar coins as change.. So what do you do with it? If you have kids most like give it them, else try to spend those… Read More
iPad2 to launch March 2. Too late to save the stock price today. February 22, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment Ready? The iPad 2 will be announced on March 2 to what I would expect will be quite the fan fare.. The fun part will be to see what rumors will be true and other fancy or slated to the iPad 3. This could be the news the Apple shareholder needs to hear to get… Read More
wireless bike monitor computer by IBIKE DASH February 22, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment Another cool option to measure your speed, power, heart rate, wind speed, time, trip, elevation, and calories. Dash has a cool feature called the “HR Pacing Meter,” you can see at a glance whether your heart rate in the right zone. The HR Pacing Meter determines your fitness level with 5 Heart Rate Color Zones… Read More
Why cant I create a new Twitter white list application? February 20, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment This just came down 10 days ago and slipped by my notice. The basic update here is the reason you cannot create a white list application on Twitter is because they are not accepting any new applications. Instead they are going to limit all apps to 350 API calls an hour. Thats still quite a… Read More
Unity3D And Microsoft Kinect February 18, 2011 | Damon | 3 Comments With the Game Developers Conference (GDC) right around the corner, I am excited to see what the conference will bring this year as last year was a blast. On the list of things is the Unity3D booth. Unity is a tool for video game development that has taken the international gaming industry by storm. This… Read More
Star Wars Steam Punk! Such Win! February 17, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment Amazing art for the steam punk Star Wars fan. So many shades of win. Han Solo Storm Trooper Go here for maur!! http://gabba82.tumblr.com/post/3350977068/star-wars-en-steampunk Wasnt there some Star Wars vehicles as Steam Punk? I may have to look for that.… Read More
Tear down of the Verizon iPhone for part replacement February 15, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment This just popped into my email. I’ll follow up on it in a bit.. From Robby Stanley Just a quick news release. We just completed an extensive Verizon iPhone 4 Teardown and Screen Replacement Video on Youtube. This will show people the step by step directions it will take in order to replace their screen… Read More
Verizon iPhone: First Few Days of Sales February 15, 2011 | Chia Hwu | Leave a comment In order to have all possible iOS test devices for our small development company, Roving Screens, I went out on the first day the Verizon iPhone was available on February 10, 2011 to buy one. I wasn’t sure if I should expect long lines or being told the phones have sold out. I picked up… Read More
ibiking service strava making strides in the right direction. February 14, 2011 | admin | 1 Comment I’ve always known San Francisco to have a large affinity for bikers. It comes as no surprise, then, that a San Francisco based company called Strava is working on a universal program to keep track of a biker’s exercise for those who opt for the more sophisticated technology. This means bikers with an iPhone, Android… Read More
Rumor: iphone mini to be a cloudphone. Um Really? February 14, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment Wait a sec.. So the new iphone mini, which will be smaller iphone physically will also have something else that is smaller.. memory. As in no on-board storage. A cloudphone. Ok. So basically all your contacts, email, photos, music will be stored in the cloud and access able via At&T edge? When you can get… Read More
Regime change at 140 charaters. Egypt give social media its first geo-political victory. Part II February 13, 2011 | perivision | 1 Comment This is Part II of a two part post. Part I is here. (first draft – still needs edit) In late 2010, A man named Mohamed Bouazizi, running a small fruit stand in Tunisia set himself on fire as both a protest and a desperate cry against the brutish and tyrannical regime of Ben Ali… Read More
Regime change at 140 charaters. Egypt gives social media its first geo-political victory. Part I February 11, 2011 | perivision | 1 Comment Yesterday Mubarak transferred some power to his Vice President signaling the beginning of the end of his 30 year reign. Today he stepped down with the military taking over power and all of Egypt erupted in celebration. Almost as soon as his plane reached cruising altitude the news broke and Twitter went nuts. This is… Read More
Googles Edison logo. Pretty cool February 11, 2011 | perivision | 1 Comment This is not as cool as the working PacMac logo they did a while back, but still, this is pretty good. I like seeing more and more animations with the Google search logos. 🙂 Logo Below..… Read More
Verizon iPhone is no sell out February 10, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment I got my phone today. There was not much of a line ( I had mine pre arraigned so I did not wait in line; although I did have to wait). If you want to get a phone, odds are you will be able to find one. You may not find it at the first… Read More
The WebOS TouchPad is Great! And I dont Care! I want an iPad2 February 9, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment We have the first look at the HP TouchPad running WebOS and from what I heard (no I was not there) it’s great! Snappy! Well designed! Great Multitasking! Works seamlessly with the new Pre 3 and other WebOS phones! … I dont care. We not ‘ME’; I’m actually dieing to get my hands on one… Read More
Ebay is getting ready for lots of buying and selling of iPhones February 8, 2011 | perivision | Leave a comment This is pretty interesting. Ebay has a new feature to make buying and seeing of used (and new ) iPhone easier. You basically select the phone you want to buy its condition, and the carrier and you can buy if someone has placed a advert for that phone. Now what is different is the filtering… Read More