Rumor: AppleTV Renamed iTV, Will Have Apps but No 1080p Playback video

According to an Engadget basis—the same one that said the next AppleTV would be a $99 unit with iPhone guts—Apple's next TV device will be rebranded iTV. And it will have apps, but it won't play 1080p video.
That final bit has apparently been a point of contention for Apple, but apparently the new unit's internals—reportedly an A4 CPU and 16GB of flash storage, can't quite handle 1080p or 1080i playback. The basis says that the iTV will bring apps to televisions, though there's still no information on how that will work, or if it will be able to run apps designed for the iPad or iPhone.
While the idea of apps on the TV seems like a grand get through in (d)evolution of the Couch Potato, it'd certainly be a bummer if Apple's new push into the living room couldn't play our biggest and best files. And I still want amazing like this.

AmpliTube iRig Coming shortly to iPad!

If you are a guitar player or simply like to relax by playing some tunes in the console of your house, IK Multimedia has some good news for you.
IK Multimedia just exposed that its AmpliTube iRig adapter is shipping, and will be available for iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone users. Now, you will get a chance to jack your guitar or bass directly into your iDevice and access many special things.
The new iRig interface will allow you to plug your guitar or bass directly into the headphone/microphone input jack on your iDevice. From there, you can play anyplace with real effects and amplifier tones, just like a traditional guitar or bass stage rig.

The iRig Adapter Features

• ¼” jack mono instruments input with Hi-Z impedance adapter – suitable for guitars, bass, synthesizers, mixing consoles.
• 1/8″ mini-jack stereo output can be linked to headphones, amplifiers, powered speakers.
• Companionable with iPad, iPhone 3G/3GS/4, iPod Touch 2nd and 3rd generation.
• Ultra-low latency (down to 128 samples) for real time playing with AmpliTube
• Feedback termination and noise filter available in AmpliTube

As of now, the AmpliTube app is only available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. In the app, your signal chain can consist of up to 3 concurrent stompbox effects plus amplifier, cabinet and microphone, all reconfigurable with the touch of a finger. You can also decide from 11 stompbox effects.

The following video shows a demo of the AmpliTube iPad app. The iPad app is estimated to be available very soon. Stay tuned!

Blackbox i10 earphones makes Noise-cancelling for fanboys

Blackbox has announced the appearance of its i10 earphones, which are specially designed for Apple's mobile devices. slightly than using the 3.5mm headphone jack, these buds plug into your iPad / iPhone / iPod's 30-pin dock connection in a move that Blackbox claims as a UK first. It states that the reason for doing this is to "develop the device’s sound quality and provide a clear and authentic listening experience through active noise rejection equipment".

This device noise reduction measures up to 92 per cent (22dB) with a reactive noise isolation of up to 30dB (1kHz).The earphone comes with a slide volume checker and you will get three different sized in-ear buds.

This Blackbox i10s is available now and it cost is £79.99.

Methods to Install Flash on your jailbroken iPad

We just saw Flash 10.1 ported to the iPad established in video form by Comex, and now you can get in on the action too, as long as your iPad is jailbroken. It is called Flash, and while the plugin is still pretty early and does not do video playback yet, you can absolutely play games and other animations right now, and we're told video support is forthcoming. Full instruction we are provided:

1. First Confirm your iPad is jailbroken. It is pretty easy, just run Spirit and you are done.

2. Download Flash.deb and keep it close.

3. Choose how you are going to get files onto your iPad. For Mac users, it is dead simple -- just install Netatalk, which will manually pop up your iPad in the Finder's Sharing list. But Windows users can try out this guide at iClarified to get OpenSSH installed and running and use WinSCP -- it's just as easy.

4. Once you have got access to the iPad's filesystem, navigate to /var/root/Media as shown here:

5. Previously there, open Media and create a folder called "Cydia."

6. Then Open the new Cydia folder and create another new folder called "Auto Install"

7. Upload Flash to that new folder.

8. Restart your iPad a couple of times.

9. You are set! Now just navigate to a page in Safari with non-video Flash content and knock the F logo to play it.

iPad burst out past Android in usage share

According to the data collected by web metrics firm Net Applications, the iPad OS has bursted past Android in conditions of usage share in three months. The Collected data’s are,

• March 2010: Android: 0.07% | iPad: 0.00%

• April 2010: Android: 0.09% | iPad: 0.03%

• May 2010: Android: 0.11% | iPad: 0.09%

• June 2010: Android: 0.14% | iPad: 0.17%

Consider, this is a usage share, not market share, and since the Android platform has hugely outsold the iPad, this is a suggestion of how much browsing iPad owners do. As an iPad owner myself, I can give evidence to just how easy it is to while away the hours browsing on the thing.