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TUAW TV Live: Shooting the virtual breeze
Another Wednesday, another TUAW TV Live. While Cupertino has been keeping things quiet recently, there's still a lot going on in the world of Apple. If you have some free time this afternoon, join my fellow TUAW blogger Randy Nelson and me for an hour of live chat about what's new. Below, you'll find a Ustream livestream viewer and a chat tool. The chat tool allows you to participate by asking questions or making comments. A fan of IRC? Join us in the TUAW TV Live chatroom on server chat1.ustream.tv, chatroom #tuaw-tv. You'll be watching the show in glorious HD! If you're driving somewhere and would like to watch TUAW TV Live while you're stuck in traffic, please don't -- keep your eyes on the road! However, if someone else is doing the driving, you can watch the show on your iPhone and join the chat by downloading the free Ustream App. It's a universal app and is wonderful on an iPad, both for viewing and participating in the chat. In addition, the live stream and chat will be available through our Facebook page. Just point your browser here to watch the show and chat with other viewers while you're on Facebook. We'll start at about 5 PM ET, so if you're seeing a prerecorded show, be sure to refresh your browser until you see the live stream. For those of you who are not able to join us for the live edition, you'll be able to view it later this evening on our TUAW Video YouTube channel and as part of the TUAW TV Live podcast viewable in iTunes or on any of your Apple devices.
TUAW TV Live at 5 PM ET: A little FaceTime with Randy
Today on TUAW TV Live, my cohort and partner in crime Randy Nelson and I will be testing out FaceTime's utility in doing live two-person web shows. Oh, and coincidentally we'll be chatting about some of the latest Apple news, maybe destroying some rumors and definitely interacting with the chat room crowd. As usual, I'll be starting the show at 5 PM EST (2 PM PST / 10 PM GMT) sharp, and we'll take a few minutes to chat before the demos start. To join in on the chat and watch the live streaming video, drop by TUAW about five minutes before the start time to get your instructions on how to participate. If you're unable to join us for the show, remember that you can always subscribe to the video podcast and watch the show at your leisure in iTunes or any other favorite podcatching app. The past shows are also available on the TUAW YouTube channel. The chat is on IRC: join us on server chat1.ustream.tv, chat room #tuaw-tv.
TUAW TV Live: Randy and Sande wrap up Macworld/iWorld 2013
Today Randy Nelson and I will be talking about ... what else? ... Macworld/iWorld 2013. Randy and I met up in meatspace for the first time last week, and now we're back into our cyber selves for an hour of discussion with the chat room peanut gallery. Below, you'll find a Ustream livestream viewer and a chat tool. The chat tool allows you to participate by asking questions or making comments. IRC fans can join us in chat room chat1.ustream.tv, #tuaw-tv. You'll be watching the show in glorious HD! If you're driving somewhere and would like to watch TUAW TV Live while you're stuck in traffic, please don't -- keep your eyes on the road! However, if someone else is doing the driving, you can watch the show on your iPhone and join the chat by downloading the free Ustream App. It's a universal app and is wonderful on an iPad, both for viewing and participating in the chat. In addition, the live stream and chat will be available through our Facebook page. Just point your browser here to watch the show and chat with other viewers while you're on Facebook. We'll start at about 5 PM ET, so if you're seeing a prerecorded show, be sure to refresh your browser until you see the live stream. For those of you who are not able to join us for the live edition, you'll be able to view it later this evening on our TUAW Video YouTube channel and as part of the TUAW TV Live podcast viewable in iTunes or on any of your Apple devices.
TUAW TV Live: Mayan calendar apocalypse edition
If the Mayans were right, this may be the last episode of TUAW TV Live -- ever. That's a good enough reason to watch the show today, right? Well, that and the fact that I'll have a special guest with me today. Fellow TUAW blogger Randy Nelson will be in the virtual seat next to me today as we chat about the latest news from the world of Apple. Below, you'll find a Ustream livestream viewer and a chat tool. The chat tool allows you to participate by asking questions or making comments. If you prefer IRC, no problem: join us on IRC server chat1.ustream.tv, chat room #tuaw-tv. You'll be watching the show in glorious HD! If you're driving somewhere and would like to watch TUAW TV Live while you're stuck in traffic, please don't -- keep your eyes on the road! However, if someone else is doing the driving, you can watch the show on your iPhone and join the chat by downloading the free Ustream App. It's a universal app and is wonderful on an iPad, both for viewing and participating in the chat. In addition, the live stream and chat will be available through our Facebook page. Just point your browser here to watch the show and chat with other viewers while you're on Facebook. We'll start at about 5 PM ET, so if you're seeing a prerecorded show, be sure to refresh your browser until you see the live stream. For those of you who are not able to join us for the live edition, you'll be able to view it later this evening on our TUAW Video YouTube channel and as part of the TUAW TV Live podcast viewable in iTunes or on any of your Apple devices.
TUAW TV Live at 5 PM ET: Sande and Randy
Now that the new 27" iMac is set up and ready to beam video around the world, I decided it's time to get some of my fellow TUAWites onto the show to talk about ... stuff. Today's guest will be one of our crack team of bloggers, Randy Nelson. It's been a quiet week in the Apple world, but we'll have plenty to talk about. From those silly rumors about an Apple-branded TV to early rumblings about the next-generation iPad mini, there's a lot to discuss. As usual, I'll be starting the show at 5 PM EST (2 PM PST / 10 PM GMT) sharp, and we'll take a few minutes to chat before the demos start. To join in on the chat and watch the live streaming video, drop by TUAW about five minutes before the start time to get your instructions on how to participate. If you're unable to join us for the show, remember that you can always subscribe to the video podcast and watch the show at your leisure in iTunes or any other favorite podcatching app. The past shows are also available on the TUAW YouTube channel. The chat is on IRC: join us on server chat1.ustream.tv, chat room #tuaw-tv.
TUAW TV Live: Treating you with tricks for Halloween
Today's episode of TUAW TV Live will be a bit different than anything you've seen before. Instead of dressing up as a middle-aged Apple geek, I might be wearing a Halloween costume. That won't change the content much, but it might be easier on your eyes to look at me in a costume. Kelly has begged off of the show this afternoon (something about needing to get her broom a tuneup before this evening), but new TUAWer Randy Nelson has agreed to step into her pint-sized shoes. It's not as if we'll have much to talk about ... oh, just a superstorm hitting the East Coast, Apple execs getting fired, Disney buying Lucasfilm and more stuff hitting the TUAW Labs. Speaking of apps (were we?), the monster below is courtesy of the free monsterizer pro app by our very own Erica Sadun. Below, you'll find a Ustream livestream viewer and a chat tool. The chat tool allows you to participate by asking questions or making comments. You'll be watching the show in glorious HD! If you're driving somewhere and would like to watch TUAW TV Live while you're stuck in traffic, please don't -- keep your eyes on the road! However, if someone else is doing the driving, you can watch the show on your iPhone and join the chat by downloading the free Ustream App. It's a universal app and is wonderful on an iPad, both for viewing and participating in the chat. In addition, the live stream and chat will be available through our Facebook page. Just point your browser here to watch the show and chat with other viewers while you're on Facebook. And don't forget, the chat is also available on on IRC: join us on server chat1.ustream.tv, chat room #tuaw-tv. We'll start at about 5 PM ET, so if you're seeing a prerecorded show, be sure to refresh your browser until you see the live stream. For those of you who are not able to join us for the live edition, you'll be able to view it later this evening on our TUAW Video YouTube channel and as part of the TUAW TV Live podcast viewable in iTunes or on any of your Apple devices.
Kickstarter-funded PXL Magazine debuts on the iPad
Randy Nelson is a former colleague of mine over at Joystiq, and he stepped away from our gaming-focused sister site last year to follow his own path. Part of that path includes a new gaming magazine project called PXL, which Nelson posted on Kickstarter back in January. With a humble budget of $3,500, the project got funded quickly, and a few months later, the first issue of PXL is now available in the App Store. The completely tablet-based digital magazine is an interesting experiment for Nelson, and at this point, he's locked in for quite a while, since the Kickstarter project sold full subscriptions for up to a two-year period. "The Kickstarter experience was awesome," he told me. "Beyond just being instrumental in making the magazine a reality, it worked really well as a place for us to keep in touch with backers, get their feedback on things, and really gauge how excited people were for what we were doing." PXL will use work from freelancers (and the first issue has five or so contributors), but at this point, most of the publishing work in the first issue's 67 pages is being done by Nelson and his girlfriend. PXL is a partnership with a company called Mag+, which allows Nelson to publish both to the App Store and to subscribers pretty easily, and he says most of the hiccups didn't come from putting the content together (Nelson's worked on a few gaming publications, including Joystiq and PSM in the past), but from actually going through Mag+'s process. "There are a lot of requirements to meet," he says, "in terms of making sure you have the right information and assets ready for them for review -- lots of boxes to tick -- but other than the wait, about five days, the process was smooth." Nelson says the magazine is "off to a slower start than I was hoping or think it deserves, but of course I'm biased," he says. There's a free app to download first, and then you can buy the magazine at 99 cents per issue, or 12 issues for $9.99. PXL will be compatible with the new iPad as soon as the latest update goes through, and while the first issue, out a little while ago, won't be Retina-ready right away, the second issue will, and the first issue will get "remastered" soon. Nelson's also working on a site for the magazine, and there are some interesting plans along those lines as well, like archives of various reviews and news online, and there will be new in-app content available in the app every Friday. It sounds like deciding to publish on the iPad has been a successful experience for Nelson so far, even if the magazine is taking a little while to reach its audience. If you're interested in checking it out and seeing a prime example of how Apple's tablet is making independent publishing easier than ever, you can pick it up from the App Store right now.
