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Fashion Kaleidoscope: Stop Scouring the Internet for Style

Street style has become a thing thanks to the internet. Sometimes it’s annoying and self serving but oh my god can I get those shoes in green? You can shop all the fashion you see blogged about with Fashion Kaleidoscope. What does it do? Shows you fashion you like from around the web and where…

The Final Version of iOS 6 Is Out for Developers

The iOS 6 Gold Master build—the version that will be released to the public—is out now for developers. We’ll let you know as all the finalized features come out, but for now, go download it if you can. [Apple via Verge]

Holy Jesus’ underpants! Apple sold more iPads than any PC manufacturer sold of their entire PC line. 84 million units!

Feed: Make Music that Moves on Your iPad

There are plenty of apps that let you record field noises and tinker with sounds on your iPad, but none as beautiful as Feed. What does it do? Records, loops, changes the pitch, and otherwise manipulates audio files or sounds taken from the iPad’s microphone. Why do we like it? While other music making apps…

How an iPhone 5 and iPad Mini Might Compare in Size to the iPhone 4S and iPad

There have been many, many rumors which, by consistency alone, given us an idea of how big an iPad Mini and iPhone 5 might be. This latest shot, which shows cases for the devices that use the leaked specs, puts those maybe devices in context with the current offerings. And if that iPad Mini shell…

iPads to Replace Paper Reference Manuals in All AA Cockpits

The FAA has approved American Airlines to be the first commercial airline to have its pilots use iPads in “all phases of flight,” rather than the 35lb paper reference manuals they’re used to. Based on current fuel prices, The Next Web estimates that this will save the airline some $1.2M annually, across all of its…

375 Completely Free Ebooks for Every Device

Last week Amazon dumped an avalanche of new Kindles on us. Huzzah for reading! Except, um, who wants to buy a whole library of ebooks? Here’s a list of 375 free books formatted for iPad/iPhone, Kindle, or for your plain old computer screen. https://gizmodo.com/amazons-new-kindle-avalanche-everything-you-need-to-kn-5941083 The list of books compiled by Open Culture consists of links…

NextGuide, Net-A-Porter, and More

The week might end, but new apps do not. And we’ve got all kinds of greatness coming at you this week—a shopping app, a TV guide, and more. Basher’s Presidents: If all the U.S. presidents of history got into a massive knife fight, who would be the last left standing? That’s a very good question—one…

This Interface Could Actually Turn Your iPad Into a Killer Portable Studio

We’re skeptical of all of the cheap gadgets out there that claim to turn the iPad into a portable studio capable of “professional” recordings. If you’ve ever used professional gear you know those claims are misleading at best. But this little interface looks like it could be a winner. The Focusrite iTrack Solo is a…

NextGuide for iPad: Because Finding Stuff to Watch Should Be Easier

Once upon a time when you weren’t sure what to watch, you’d just channel surf. At most it required cycling through dozens of channels. Now we have hundreds of channels, and thousands of streaming options. It can be overwhelming, and that’s where Dijit’s NextGuide wants to help. NextGuide is an app that will—in theory—allow you…

How Does the iPad’s Touchscreen Recognize These Trading Cards?

Not since the inclusion of stale bubble gum has there been an innovation in trading cards as awesome as what these Nuko cards are capable of. They look, feel, and flex just like regular cards, but they can be recognized by touchscreens when simply pressed against the display. The secret is a printing technique called…

Lady Gaga’s next album, Artpop, will be released as an iOS app to include extra features. Umm, yay? [Little Monsters]

Photoshop Touch Is Now Retina-Friendly on the iPad

Good news retina iPad-owning creatives—Adobe just released an update to Photoshop Touch, making it compatible with the tablets superior resolution. Version 1.3 supports images up to 12-megapixels each and is available in the App Store for $9.99.

Pressure-Sensitive Stylus Turns Your iPad Into a Wacom Tablet

Back in March, we saw a sneak preview of Ten One Design’s slick pressure-sensing touchscreen stylus—code named the Blue Tiger. But the company has finally revealed that the Bluetooth-connected stylus is now officially known as the Pogo Connect and, it will have a couple of new tricks up its sleeve when it becomes available for…

Net-A-Porter: Dress Yourself in Designer Duds With the Help of Your iPad

That delicious red Chloé bag. Those funky YSL kicks. And oh god, this lucious Rick Owens coat. Back to reality—most of the stuff of Net-a-Porter is not included in the daily budget of a tech blogger. But staring at those pieces costs nothing. And now you can do it on your iPad. What does it…

New Backlit Keyboard Case Brings a Rainbow Rave to Your iPad

If you wish your iPad had a keyboard and frequent dark rooms, ZAGG has a case that might be up your alley. Its new iPad keyboard is not only backlit, but also changes colors. Take that, Surface. The new ZAGGkeys come in two flavors, PRO and PRO plus. Both attach magnetically to your iPad, use…

The New Essential Apps August 2012

iPhones. iPads. Android. Windows Phone. We’ve updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Check them out! If you want to jump to see the best apps in a specific platform, click here: iPhone | Android | iPad The…

Amazon Is Releasing Two New 7-Inch Kindle Fires But No iPad-Sized One

It’s long been rumored—ever since the first Kindle Fire was released really—that Amazon was making a 10-inch, iPad-sized version of the Kindle Fire. According to CNET, that’s going to stay a rumor because though Amazon is planning to release TWO new Kindle Fires, they BOTH will be 7-inch versions. https://gizmodo.com/amazon-kindle-rumor-roundup-everything-we-think-we-kno-5939227 That means no regular tablet…

Why It Makes Sense for the iPad Mini to Be an iPad 2 on the Inside

So there is probably an iPad Mini of some sort coming next month. But while what it will look like is still anyone’s guess, we may have just gotten a pretty big clue about its insides—and they’re more familiar than you might think. Last night, Instapaper developer Marco Arment wrote about two new iPad 2…

Alleged “iPad Mini” Shows Up in iOS Developer’s Code Logs

It’s getting so close, we can almost taste. In fact, Instapaper developer Marco Armnet already saw it. Kinda. Arment spotted in his iOS developer code logs what he believes to be the codes for two new iPad models—minis. MacRumors reports: The new identifiers found were “iPad2,5” and “iPad2,6”. As Arment notes, the iPad2,1 through iPad…