Monday
Jan142013

Reduce App makes editing photos on an iOS a breeze 

Photographers with iOS 6-enabled iPads or iPhones now have an awesome $1.99 photo resizing tool called Reduce App. As the iPad and iPad mini continue to transcend content consumption and start becoming content creation devices, the need for smart and usefull tools like Reduce App make it possible to edit images easily for sharing. Hit jump for more detailsMade by Tobias Wiedenmann, Reduce can quickly do the following.

- Resize to a given pixel size

- Limit the output to a given file size by auto-detecting the needed jpeg compression

- Resharpen the image to avoid softness from the resizing process

- Possibility to remove EXIF info (useful if you want to hide GPS information)

- Add a black or white border to seperate the image from the background

- Watermark or label your pictures by adding a text in one of it's corners.

Monday
Jan142013

SourceCode: Shaking up the 7-inch tablet space

 

 

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

A year ago, the 7-inch tablet space was occupied by the BlackBerry PlayBook, a few $500 Android tablets that offered a blown-up smartphone experience and $199 eBook readers running pared down versions of Android and focusing on content consumption. Today, the 7-inch tablet space is gearing up to be one of the most competitive areas in tech.

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Sunday
Jan132013

ASUS launches MeMO Pad 7-inch Android tablet for US $149

ASUS just launched the MeMO Pad, a stylish and capable 7-inch Android tablet designed for mobile consumers looking for a high-quality yet remarkably affordable tablet. A more basic version of the highly successful Nexus 7 Android tablet.With a starting MSRP of $149 (US), can this be the tablet to shake up the 7-inch tablet.market?

 

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Sunday
Jan132013

WishList: Phosphor's Touch Time Digital Watch

Phosphor impressed us last year with the first E ink watch, the World Time Sport watch. They're now preparing to launch the new Touch Time Digital Watch. Using a touch-enabled LCD instead of E Ink, the Touch Time Digital Watch brings true multi function by way of seven display styles, a bright backlight, calculator, calendar, stopwatch, timer, lunar calendar, it is also water resistant up to 30 meters (3ATM) and features a one year battery life. Best of all, unlike some of the purported 'smart watches' coming to market, the Touch Time Digital Watch doesn't require synching with a PC or recharging as it is a standalone device.