Transfer Media From iOS to a Computer Without iTunes

When Apple originally launched iTunes it revolutionized device-to-computer media sync software. But after years of leaving the app largely unchanged, users have started calling for a revamp. In this day in age, iTunes feels antiquated.

Luckily, there are a couple of ways around using iTunes to transfer media from your iOS device to your computer, and vice versa. Using file transfer software, you can move virtually anything from your iDevice to your Windows PC or Mac and back again.(…)
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Keltis HD For iPad & iPhone

Found a bit of news about Keltis by Reiner Knizia for iOS from the very cool site iPadboardgames.org…

Last year, we reviewed Keltis on the iPhone. A large portion of the critique at that point related to the fact that there was no HD version, and that it seemed like any further developments would disappear into the ether.

We have now been proven wrong. Keltis HD is not just simply a template update, but rather a revision of the existing iOS property into something that uses the iPad smartly.

Gameplay

As previously noted, the gameplay itself is not overly difficult to comprehend. You have four columns, each with a scale of -4 to 10. Your purpose is to advance your stones up these columns to a predetermined ending point. At the end of the game, your score is the sum of your columns, plus a relevant modifier.

The game works through developing ascending or descending runs of cards. Each column has an associated card suit. You use these suits to build a chain of cards in ascending or descending order. Since the cards you can draw are reasonably random, you have to make a judgement about whether to play a card you have or wait for a better card. You can only progress a stone when you can play a card, and if you dither about too much you’ll be left behind as your opponents streak ahead. As you progress along a particular column, the first stone there will encounter a number of bonuses. These include the ability to advance other stones, and the collection of wishing stones, which are also important to the final score. The trick is to remember that you don’t need to have an optimal game, only one that’s a bit better then the opponents’.

The game ends when there are five stones in the final three rows from any players in the game. It also ends when the last card is drawn.

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Moshi Moshi Handset Turns iPad Into Giant Phone

While the apps targeted for the Apple iPad are often packed with innovation, hardware add-ons and innovative external hacks have lagged a bit behind. Now one tech obsessive has taken matters into his own hands and given us an example of how the iPad can be used in a way that lends some credence to the recent pejorative "iPad nano" term used to describe the iPhone.

Connecting the the iPad to the Moshi Moshi 01H handset and using Skype software, one can essentially turn the device into a giant, albeit somewhat old school, telephone. Going on sale today, you can pick up your own Moshi Moshi 01H handset for just $29.99 here.

Via BoingBoing

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Comics As ‘Top-Level’ Category For New iPad

The new bookstore for the iPad (see “Is iPad a Gamechanger?”) will include comics and graphic novels as one of 20 “top-level” categories, according to the blog on AppSlice, a new tool for browsing and finding apps. Manga will be included as a sub-category within the comics and graphic novel category, along with others. The 20 top-level categories will include around 150 sub-categories over-all.

This represents a significant improvement in the merchandising of digital comics as compared to the current sales through Apple’s app store, which will make comics easier to find for readers using the new device.

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