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New iPod commercials now on Apple.com and YouTube

// September 2nd, 2010 // No Comments » // Featured, Mac OS


You saw them in the keynote today, now watch them again in the privacy of your own home: the new iPod touch and iPod nano television ads are live on Apple.com and on Apple’s YouTube channel. “All kinds of fun,” indeed.

(If you’re a fan of NBC’s Chuck, like some of us are, you may appreciate that Cake’s Short Skirt/Long Jacket — the show’s theme song — is featured in the new nano ad.)

[via MacRumors]

TUAWNew iPod commercials now on Apple.com and YouTube originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Game Center coming in iOS 4.1, Epic Games working on Project Sword

// September 1st, 2010 // No Comments » // Featured, Mac OS

Steve Jobs just showed off some screenshots and functionality for Game Center, which will be officially releasing with iOS 4.1 next week. The official app will provide social networking features for App Store games, including friends lists, achievements, “auto matching” (the rest of the world calls that matchmaking), challenges and a host of other cross-platform features for gamers on Apple’s mobile platform.

Jobs also invited a few gentlemen from Epic Games onstage to show off “Project Sword,” a gorgeous title running in the Unreal Engine inside iOS. It’s an action RPG title that’s coming soon with full Game Center integration, and the demo featured practically instant multiplayer fighting from a third-person perspective, as well as first-person world exploration. Seriously, this thing looked great, but you don’t have to take my word for it — Epic has already uploaded the very same environment shown in the demo as a free app, so go download and check it out now. It does require an iPhone 3GS or better, but man that’s a good looking game.

Game Center is finally coming out with iOS 4.1, which Jobs said would be available next week. Looking forward to it!

TUAWGame Center coming in iOS 4.1, Epic Games working on Project Sword originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Found Footage: MacOSXTutorials explores Mac Dropbox tips

// September 1st, 2010 // No Comments » // Featured, Mac OS, Tutorials



As a Dropbox fan, I am always looking for new uses for the ubiquitous cloud storage service. Matt Fisher, whose videos have been featured on TUAW before, has produced a new video chock-full of great Mac OS X Dropbox tips.

In this 10-minute clip, Matt shows:
  • How to copy the Mac clipboard to a Dropbox text file by creating an Automator service
  • A demo of AirDropper, an excellent way of securely requesting files from others and having them delivered via Dropbox
  • How to email files to Dropbox using Habilis
  • A quick way to access your Dropbox using a Chrome Extension (also available for Firefox)
  • Start torrents from any computer or device connected to Dropbox
  • Add PDFs to iBooks
  • Edit files from anywhere using Droptext
Some of these tips are rather straightforward, while others are incredible “why didn’t I think of that” ideas that can really help make you more productive. What are your favorite things to do with Dropbox and your Mac? Leave us a comment.

TUAWFound Footage: MacOSXTutorials explores Mac Dropbox tips originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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