Archive for April 12th, 2010

TUAW Giveaway: iTiki iPhone skins bring 50′s tiki culture to your phone

Filed under: iPhone TUAWloha! If you're into the kitsch and nostalgia of tiki culture , then you're going to love the new iTiki iPhone skins from IAA. According to the video above, you'll be protected from evil and become more attractive to members of the opposite sex if you put an iTiki on your iPhone. Hey, it's on the Internet -- it can't be a lie! It's also the only iPhone case we've seen here at TUAW that has a butt (see the video for details), a navel, hands, and "feets." To quote the important historical information on...

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360iDev: The AppStar awards

Filed under: Developer Appsfire has just announced the winners of their App S tar Awards contest at 360iDev here in San Jose -- they had an "uber-jury" go through 30-second pitch videos from 33 different unreleased iPhone and iPad apps, and narrowed down their favorites to six different apps in three categories, Games, Utility and Entertainment. Click on the Read More link below to see the list of winners as announced at the conference. View more

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TUAW TV: The Savant experience in NYC

Filed under: Video , iPad As we mentioned last week, Savant is currently running a road tour to show off its iPad interface for home automation; Mike Schramm was able to catch up with the festivities in California and got a good taste of the possibilities for replacing 'expensive glass' in proprietary controllers with the readily available Apple touch devices. Unfortunately for Mike, the Savant crew can't truck a full suite of home controls and AV devices around with them in their carry-ons, so he couldn't get the full-force feel of the system in operation. Lucky for me,...

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