iPhone 5 To Be Cased In Liquid Metal...

The iPhone 5, likely to be released later this year, is expected to be cased in a ‘metallic glass’, otherwise known as Liquidmetal, says a Korean news outlet citing ‘industry sources’.

The case is expected to be 20 times stronger than the current encasement. According to The Register, ‘metallic glass is a metal alloy, but one with the disordered structure of glass’. The material has been around since the 1990s, but since a new breakthrough in ‘superspeed pulse mould technology’, this type of glass, which is as tough as metal, can now be used for phone casings.

An Apple spokesman declined to comment on rumours and speculation.

The technology giant has signed an exclusive deal with Liquidmetal Techologies Ltd, the inventors of the material. Apple is believed to have paid $11m for the exclusive arrangement.

The part of the new iPhone expected to be made out of metallic glass is the back casing – as opposed to the glass display.

The same Korean news outlet has also predicted that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S3, due to launch on May 3 in London, will be made out of high-tech ceramics.

(Via Telegraph.com)

iPad 3 Concept Features Video ***LOOKS SICKA***

iPad 3 Expected After March 7th...?

Apple has announced an event on 7 March at which the company is expected to launch its latest iPad tablet.

The new iPad 3 will sport a high definition screen, run a more powerful processor and will tap into next generation wireless networks, the latest tablet will use a quad-core chip, an enhancement that lets users jump more quickly between applications.

Invitations sent to journalists read: 'We have something you really have to see. And touch.'

While not officially confirming the product's launch, the message was accompanied by an image showing what looked to be an iPad touchscreen.

The iPad range, which first launched in 2010, has sold more than 50 million units worldwide. It is not yet known when the new device will be available for sale.

Last year, sales of the iPad 2 began in the US nine days after the launch announcement - which also took place in March.

Introducing The iCam

Unfortunately this iPhone accessory does not yet exist, but it could sometime in the future! I'd definitely look in to purchasing one for my iPhone 5 (future thinking ofcourse).

iPhone 4S Video

R.I.P Steve Jobs

Co-founder and former chief executive of US technology giant Apple, Steve Jobs, has died at the age of 56. Millions of people the world over have been paying tribute to the man who revolutionised technology after he passed away after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

Apple issued a statement say-

Mr Jobs had been "the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives" and had made the world "immeasurably better".

Many people also took to Twitter and other media outlets to express their sadness at his death, as well as leaving floral tributes and messages at Apple stores throughout the world.

Barack Obama-  "There may be no greater tribute to Steve's success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented."

Bill Gates-  "The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honour."

Mark Zuckerberg- "Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you."

David 'Killa Cam' Cameron-  "Steve Jobs transformed the way we work and play; a creative genius who will be sorely missed."

The former Apple CEO announced he had cancer in 2004, he then took medical leave in January '11 before resigning in August.

Steve Jobs leaves behind his wife Linda and four children.

R.I.P.

Introducing.... iMessage (AKA Death Of BBM)

Could this be the end of BBM????? Read on...

 
"Amidst all the predictions and rumours in the weeks leading up to Apple’s iOS 5 announcement on Monday, Apple somehow managed to keep possibly one of the most significant new features well and truly hidden under its hat.

According to MacRumors and Daring Fireball, iMessage was so secret that even Apple’s mobile carrier partners had to find out about it at the keynote speech, along with the rest of us! Since then, the announcement that Apple is essentially ushering in its own BBM-killer has sent shockwaves through the industry.

There probably weren’t too many smiling faces at BlackBerry-maker RIM following Apple’s announcement on Monday, and as TechRadar reports, the news has already had a serious effect on RIM’s stocks, which fell to a four-year low on Tuesday, taking them below $37. As TechRadar notes, up until Apple’s announcement, BlackBerry Messenger was the only IM service of its type around, and very popular too.

According to Cult of Mac’s in-depth look at iMessage, it is not a standalone app, but in fact iMessages and SMS Texts combined into one app, Messages, meaning that you don’t have to switch between apps.

 According to Cult of Mac, Messages will automatically check whether or not the phone you’re trying to send an SMS message to is an iPhone with iOS 5 installed, and if it is, Messages will automatically send an iMessage instead of an SMS. The program will then update your Address Book, and a chat bubble will appear next to that person’s entry to indicate that they have iMessage.

It will also give you the option to turn off SMS messaging altogether so that you only send iMessages, or vice versa. Even if you only have an iPod touch and no iPhone, you can send and receive iMessages via your Apple ID."



Apple say they are going to test iMessage for a couple of months before they release it. Let the battle begin!



(Source)

Nerd Gadgets: Alesis PRO Audio Dock For iPad

The Alesis PRO Audio Dock is the first iPad add-on which allows the user to create, produce and perform music with almost any professional audio equipment and instruments.

Key features-

• The world’s first pro audio dock for iPad
• Connect microphones and instruments including guitar, studio monitors, PA speakers, headphones, and MIDI controllers
• Universal device works with virtually every audio and MIDI app in the App Store; Core MIDI compliant
• Perform, craft, create and play back music in virtually any conceivable manner or location
• Video output for connection to TVs and projectors
• Inputs: two combo XLR-1/4" for use with audio gear, instruments, and computer audio
• Input channel gain controls and switchable phantom power for use with condenser microphones
• Guitar-direct switch for use with amplifier- and effects-modeling app
• Outputs: pair 1/4" and 1/4" headphone with separate volume controls
• Control: MIDI In, MIDI Out, USB MIDI, and assignable 1/4-inch footswitch input
• Package includes: StudioDock docking station for iPad, Power supply, Quick start guide

I don't have an iPad just yet, but i'm edging closer and closer to purchasing one from a man who knows a man, who knows a man, who knows a man... *wink wink*

For more info see here

Peep the pics below...