gnapse.com » ipad http://gnapse.com/blog whatever comes to my mind Wed, 18 May 2011 13:45:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Steve, we have a problem! http://gnapse.com/blog/2011/02/02/steve-we-have-a-problem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=steve-we-have-a-problem http://gnapse.com/blog/2011/02/02/steve-we-have-a-problem/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:03:40 +0000 ernesto http://gnapse.com/blog/?p=292 One of the coolest features of Apple’s iDevices, specially the iPad, is the ability to recognize the orientation of the device and adjust the rotation of image on screen accordingly. But what happens if we take the iPad to the International Space Station?

Well some guys did something very similar. They took an iPad for a ride in a Zero-G parabolic flight, similar to the well-known NASA’s Vomit Comet. Can you guess what happened to the iPad? Surprise!

Maybe not as serious as the problem that Jim Lovell and his crewmates had on Apollo 13, but a problem indeed. I was really not surprised at all, since I expected no more, but it’s nice to see that someone actually gave it a try.

]]> http://gnapse.com/blog/2011/02/02/steve-we-have-a-problem/feed/ 0 My new iPad nano (aka iPhone) http://gnapse.com/blog/2010/02/03/my-new-ipad-nano-aka-iphone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-new-ipad-nano-aka-iphone http://gnapse.com/blog/2010/02/03/my-new-ipad-nano-aka-iphone/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:54:10 +0000 ernesto http://gnapse.com/blog/?p=116 Most people are going crazy these days talking about the most recent gadget announced by Apple. They’ve seen the video, they went to the announcement conference, they are wondering when will they get one in their hands. They simply can’t wait.

Meanwhile I am enjoying a similar experience. Somebody noticed out there that there are many of us with an iPad already (kind of). The iPad nano has been around for a couple of years now but with another name. And I recently got one and I am delighted with it. Why going crazy about the new one when you can have the nano version which fits in your pocket, has a camera and makes phone calls too!

iPad nano

iPad nano

Now seriously, after using the iPhone for some days I understand why people are crazy to experiment with its big but younger brother. Touch screens are seriously redefining how we interact with computers and from a developer standpoint it’s amazing the whole new set of possibilities that arise. And it’s not only touch screens and multi-touch, but also the ability to make a program adapt to different orientations of the device, to be able to access hardware services like a compass, accelerometer, GPS, etc.

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