The new OS is amazing and makes the iPad invaluable in the creative process. Playing with iPad Pro 2017 tablets and the Pencil responds pixel perfectly.
Side Note: Jeff Benjamin is great at creating video based stories.
Source: What’s new in iOS 11? Hands-on with 100+ features and changes [Video] – 9to5Mac
Wow, watch the video to get inspired.
Source: Scope AR brings its enterprise augmented reality authoring platform to HoloLens | TechCrunch
Imperfect as it may be, Samsung has shared a conceivable vision of how phones, desktops, AR, and VR could mix.
Source: Samsung Wants To Turn Augmented Reality Into The OS Of Your Life | Co.Design | business + design
The Oculus Rift may look like a relatively simple device but it’s actually a pretty amazing piece of kit packing a wealth of cutting-edge tech. The hugely exciting virtual reality headset includes a whole bunch of amazing hardware designed to create a sense of complete immersion in a three-dimensional world. When you realise what’s in…
Source: How Oculus Rift works: Everything you need to know about the VR sensation
Check out this amazing demonstration from Microsoft, how soon will we have it built into our devices 🙂 
Source: ‘Holoportation’ demo makes live-video holograms look easy
Google Cardboard’s principal designer and a user experience designer tell you how to create content people will love.
Source: How to create great content for the Google Cardboard VR headset – Digital Arts
More practical then Google Glass? Closer to release? More impressive?
If you are looking for a headset with support for listening to audio while on the go, the M50 is a great device. One of the biggest challenges I had was locating one that had a high enough volume and the M50 was a perfect pair. It offers 11 hours of talk time and up to 384 hours standby, I keep one in my bag and charge it weekly. It also supports two separate devices, 2 phones, phone and computer or tablet so you can use it to support various configurations. Price is only $28.
Wow your audience in the conference room, classroom, or living room. AirPlay supports video mirroring. Which means you can wirelessly — and securely — stream whatever’s on your iPad 2, 3 or on you Mountain Lion Mac to your HDTV via Apple TV. Everyone in the room sees exactly what’s on your display up there on the big screen.
You can also use your mac in extended display so you can move content and windows between your built-in screen and the big TV. Works great for wireframing, presentations and design. We replaced our conference room projector last year with a 46″ LED TV and added the Apple TV and couldn’t be happier. You can also get a direct cable connection from your laptop to the TV if you want to just take advantage of the extra screen and skip the extra peripheral.
Currently in development, no official ship date but the demo looks amazing. Imagine Kinect for your laptop…
Introducing Leap:
Learn more at:
https://live.leapmotion.com/
Wow, had the opportunity to test drive the SSD, solid-state drive, in the MacBook Pro as well as in a Air and it’s amazing! I was skeptical that the speed would increase for launching a app or opening documents but the difference is 2-3x faster with typical applications from Office, Keynote, Filemaker, Photoshop, Captivate, Flash and After Effects. Running my setup from a 750gb hard drive, launching apps, exporting content, compressing videos all were timed to 50-70% faster using the 512mb SSD drive. Boot times, from a off state were also noticeably difference with the SSD booting almost twice as fast. I would highly recommend investing or planning a upgrade on your current laptop to decrease waiting and increase productivity.
Learn more about SSD’s at Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive
Life of George includes both a building game mode with single and 2 player mode, as well as creation mode where you design and capture your own models. In the building game you receive challenges on your iPhone/iPod Touch that you build with real LEGO bricks. In the 2 player mode you can challenge a friend and compete on 5 different models to see who builds the fastest. There are various difficulty levels determined by the models and the time setting you choose (easy or hard).
Expecting one from Santa, will report after I, I mean the little one gets to play with it.
Learn more at:
http://george.lego.com/
This is a great portable projector screen, Epson ES1000 Ultra Portable Tabletop Projector Screen, that collapses so that it’s easy to carry and take with you to your next stop. Super handy if you are heading to a meeting and if you are not sure if the conference room will have a screen this is the perfect device to help you project smoothly. Pricing runs typically around $99.
Amazon: http://goo.gl/7Fria
My local Apple VAR, G2 Computers (http:www.go2g2.com) demonstrated the new Sonos S5 wireless speaker and I was amazed with the iPad interface and integration with the iTunes library as well as internet radio. The speaker connects to your wireless network with a ZoneBridge and offers a iPad, iPhone, touch or computer app that allows you to stream music and control the volume remotely. It was a hit this holiday weekend and made it easy to add improved sound in the house while entertaining family and friends. I added one speaker and the ZoneBridge which connects the speaker with the network. The speaker has a volume and mute button on top so if you don’t have quick access to your iOS device you can quickly tweak the sound. They even offer their own controller if you are don’t have any iOS devices yet.
App for the iPad
General Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b33LKb6QvqM
More info at http://sonos.com/
