Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Apple's March 7th event roundup: the new iPad, Apple TV refresh and everything else]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/07/apples-march-7th-event-roundup-the-new-ipad-apple-tv-refresh/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/07/apples-march-7th-event-roundup-the-new-ipad-apple-tv-refresh/http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/07/apples-march-7th-event-roundup-the-new-ipad-apple-tv-refresh/#comments Weren't able to keep up with all the news from the unveiling of Apple's new iPad today? Don't worry, we've got you covered! Whether you're looking for more info about its Retina Display and LTE-connectivity, the refreshed Apple TV or related bits, we've listed links to our coverage of everything "new and noteworthy" after the break. Happy perusing! Oh, and be sure to check back to our the archive of our liveblog and pre- and post-event broadcasts for a few extra doses of "amazing."

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Apple's busy introducing a whole bunch of new apps to go along with its shiny new iPad, and iPhoto is near the top of the list. The "reinvention" of the iconic photo software will be available today for $4.99, and offers a plethora of features, such as bezel gestures, effects, multi-touch editing and direct beaming. You can also easily tweak white balance, exposure and saturation, and you can add geotags, notes and captions. Another highlight of the new iPhoto is the Journal, which allows you to pick and choose certain images to push to iCloud for web viewing. Interestingly, the announcement comes right on the heels of Adobe's competitive offering.

To complete the circle of iLife at today's event, Apple announced significant updates to iWork, iMovie and Garage Band. iWork's refresh utilizes the new iPad's Retina display and offers 3D charts, and each individual app -- Keynote 1.6, Numbers 1.6 and Pages 1.6 -- will be ready for purchase today for $9.99 (or free, if you already have the apps). Next up is iMovie, available for $4.99, which now offers the ability to turn your HD movies into trailers and adds a few more advanced editing tools. Finally, Garage Band introduces a new feature called Jam Session, which lets you and three of your friends connect iOS devices together wirelessly and play together in real-time. Just as before, newbies can get the updated app for $4.99.

Gallery: iLife for the new iPad



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With the release of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, more consumers can more easily experience Metro, along with Metro-style apps. With this new approach, Microsoft is making the most radical shift in user interface it's ever attempted -- a change so drastic it will supplant the desktop as the default user experience.

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The iPad sits in the body of the Guitar Apprentice. Right now, it just works with Garage Band, though the company tells us that its working on a proprietary app, so don't let the fact that the neck doesn't line up right now throw you too much. The neck is covered with small buttons, which light up and play as notes from their corresponding placement on the fretboard through a small speaker on the bottom of the guitar's body -- hold multiple down simultaneously and you'll get chord.

The speaker on the thing is pretty quiet -- that can be adjusted with the single volume knob, though that, like a lot about the Guitar Apprentice, isn't quite ready. The company tells us that the device is still a ways off, which means that, at present, you still can't strum the thing. Still, it's actually kind of neat, if totally ridiculous. This could be a solid educational devices for parents who aren't quite ready to plunk down the cash for a guitar and amp. When it's released, the Guitar Apprentice will run around $100 -- plus the price of an iPad, naturally.

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Gallery: Griffin StudioConnect and MIDIConnect Hands-On at CES 2012


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Musicians have long needed ways to catalog ideas and capture rough recordings of new material without the anchor that is a full-fledged recording setup. Apogee offers just that with its Jam guitar adapter for the iPad, iPhone and Mac, which allows you to strum your way to a record deal via an iOS device. Whether you're on the road or in your living room, the ability to connect a Les Paul to a mobile device and crank out the demo for your next hit is super helpful. But, is it worth the $100 investment to have recording-on-the-go at your fingertips? Read on to see what we discovered.

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Apogee Jam guitar adapter review originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jam guitar input for Mac and iOS devices gets your axe into GarageBand originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In addition to the announcement of the iPad 2, Steve Jobs just unveiled iMovie for iPad, so all your tablet video editing dreams are about to come true. So what does this new version of iMovie have in store for you? A precision editor, multitrack audio recording, some brand new themes, AirPlay to Apple TV, and the ability to share videos in HD. It'll be available on March 11th (the same day as the new iPad) for $4.99.

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Apple's also just outed GarageBand for iPad. The app will boast several touch instruments, guitar amps and effects, 8-track recording and mixing, over 250 loops, the ability to email your AAC files, and it's compatible with the Mac version. GarageBand for iPad will also run you $4.99 when it's released on March 11th.

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iMovie '11 will freshen up the audio editing options (finally!) and add "one step effects," a People Finder that identifies individuals in movie clips, and an apparently effortless movie trailer maker. Intriguing. The audio tweaks include per-segment sound levels adjustments as well as easy fade sliders, there are also additional new audio effects for people to play around with. 24fps video editing and output is now supported, allowing you to export more film-like trailers using the templates thrown into this new software. Good news on the upload front too, as direct sharing to Facebook and Vimeo has also been added.

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Apple is adding FlexTime, Groove Matching, more guitar and amp effects, new piano and guitar lessons, and finally a "How Did I Play" feature to GarageBand '11. Groove Matching can be summarized with a quote from the Cupertino crew's Xander Soren: "it's like an automatic spellchecker for bad rhythm." As to "How Did I Play," that's a mixture of post-play analysis and a Rock Band-like live note monitor, which highlights in green the notes you strike correctly or in red the ones you miss. It works with both the guitar and piano.

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iLife '11 is available today, as a free extra on new Macs or as a $49 upgrade on differently new Apple machines. Full press release is now embedded after the break.

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Apple announces iLife '11, $49 upgrade or free with every new Mac, available today originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>20appleapple eventAppleEventback to macback to mac 2010back to the macback to the mac 2010BackToMacBackToMac2010BackToTheMacBackToTheMac2010breaking newsBreakingNewseventfacebookflickrgaragebandgarageband 11Garageband11ilifeimovieimovie 11Imovie11iphotoiphoto 11Iphoto11sharingvimeoWed, 20 Oct 2010 12:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Apple.com reveals iLife upgrade, reaffirms MacBook Air refresh]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/20/apple-com-reveals-ilife-upgrade-reaffirms-macbook-air-refresh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/20/apple-com-reveals-ilife-upgrade-reaffirms-macbook-air-refresh/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/20/apple-com-reveals-ilife-upgrade-reaffirms-macbook-air-refresh/#comments Ah, it's good to see Apple can leak its announcements ahead of time just like the rest of the world. Overzealous forum mods on Apple's own site have been setting up Discussions sections for products to be announced at today's Back to the Mac event a little early, which has inevitably been picked up by some sleuthing souls over in Poland. A little bit of URL manipulation has revealed separate forums for a new iMovie '11, iPhoto '11, and GarageBand '11, all three of which are core components of the iLife suite, leading us to go ahead and presume that Steve Jobs will be discussing an iLife '11 later today. There's also confirmation of the new MacBook Air with an "MBA (Need official name)" forum emerging, alongside a mysterious "Reserved 20 10" destination.

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Apple.com reveals iLife upgrade, reaffirms MacBook Air refresh originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You're going to need to practice on a lot more than Rock Band or Guitar Hero to fully make use of this rig, but Mac users looking to go a step beyond basic GarageBand recording may want to consider Apogee's new GiO guitar interface and controller, which is fully compatible with GarageBand 09, as well as Logic Studio 9 and MainStage 2. Designed to more or less give you full hands-free recording, the device packs five Stompbox buttons that are dynamically color coded to match software effects, plus five Transport control buttons that are dynamically lit when engaged, not to mention all the ports you'd expect, including a 1/4" instrument input, a 1/4" MIDI Expression pedal input, a headphone jack, and that all-important USB port, which just so happens to also conveniently power the device. You're still going to have to make do with your current setup for a bit longer, however, as this one's only set to launch sometime in September for a fairly reasonable (as far as Apogee products go) $395.

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Apogee debuts GiO USB guitar interface and controller for Macs originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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IPEVO's TR-10 speakerphone makes nice with iChat originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As the pic says ladies and gents, Apple has decided that if you're clever enough to work in GarageBand -- and really, aren't we all? -- you deserve custom tones. To get this working all you need do is grab at the fresh GarageBand 4.1.1 update released yesterday, select a cycle region in your song -- a cycle region is just an area in the song's timeline you want to repeat -- then "share" and select "send ringtone to iTunes" option. Of course, your iPhone will need to be at version 1.1.2 to accomplish this little feat of magic, but we're sure most of you out there have sorted updates by now. Enjoy the music and feel free to drop us a note with how things go.

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GarageBand 4.1.1 brings custom tones to iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As the pic says ladies and gents, Apple has decided that if you're clever enough to work in GarageBand -- and really, aren't we all? -- you deserve custom tones. To get this working all you need do is grab at the fresh GarageBand 4.1.1 update released yesterday, select a cycle region in your song -- a cycle region is just an area in the song's timeline you want to repeat -- then "share" and select "send ringtone to iTunes" option. Of course, your iPhone will need to be at version 1.1.2 to accomplish this little feat of magic, but we're sure most of you out there have sorted updates by now. Enjoy the music and feel free to drop us a note with how things go.

[Via TUAW]

Read - Create custom ringtones in iTunes
Read - GarageBand 4.1.1 update

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GarageBand 4.1.1 brings custom tones to iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>applegaragebandiphoneiphone osiphoneositunesmobileringtoneringtonesFri, 14 Dec 2007 10:55:00 EST<![CDATA[Music Thing: The USB Lightsnake and other ways to connect your axe]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/28/music-thing-the-usb-lightsnake-and-other-ways-to-connect-your-a/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/28/music-thing-the-usb-lightsnake-and-other-ways-to-connect-your-a/http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/28/music-thing-the-usb-lightsnake-and-other-ways-to-connect-your-a/#commentsEach week Tom Whitwell of Music Thing highlights the best of the new music gear that's coming out, as well as noteworthy vintage equipment:


Connecting a guitar to a USB socket is one of those technical questions that nobody has ever asked, but lots of people have tried to answer. The latest, and possibly neatest, solution is the SoundTech Lightsnake, a simple 10-foot guitar cable with a quarter-inch jack on one end and a USB plug on the other. Plug it into a USB socket and it will glow green (mmm... retro!), and it promises to pump your guitar neatly into GarageBand or whatever.

There's a big cultural barrier between the two ends of the cable. Quarter-inch jacks are indestructible, ancient and roadworthy. They were introduced in 1878, for use in telephone exchanges, and they're still in almost any piece of musical equipment you'd ever want to use, from a Les Paul to a Moog Modular. They never break, and if they do happen to fray, can be mended by anyone who knows which end of a soldering iron to hold. With no tools, a combination of sharp teeth and nimble fingers can make a workable repair.

Meanwhile the new-fangled USB plug, introduced in 1995, has no place in rock'n'roll. It's invariably plastic, and was literally designed by a committee. Neutrik does produce a nickel-housed USB socket that could almost fit on a guitar amp, but would be unlikely to survive attack from a flying bottle of beer.

In the last year, USB/Guitar hybrids have been everywhere. The GuitarPlug does the same job as the Lightsnake, without the attached cable or the glowing LED. Towards the end of 2005 there was a rash of USB guitars, released by many, bought by few, culminating in the Behringer iAxe, a $149 guitar with a built-in USB socket and a bundle of free software. I'm sure it sounds great.

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Music Thing: The USB Lightsnake and other ways to connect your axe originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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