Amazon has released an update for iOS based devices running the Kindle software. The new update brings a full dictionary, Google search and Wikipedia search to eBooks.

To access the services you simply need to tap and hold on the word you want more information about. When doing so a box pops up at the bottom of the screen that shows a brief description of the word. If you want more details you can search a more comprehensive dictionary online as well as search Google and Wikipedia for the particular word. [Read more…]

Autodesk is releasing a new app tomorrow for the iPad and iPhone called Fluid FX. The new app is based around Autodesk Maya that is used in films to create visual effects on screen. The app isn’t an exact clone of Maya as the desktop is obviously a lot more powerful, but Autodesk have got it to function quite well from what we see on the video (embedded below).

The application it’s self provides a way for you to easily manipulate photographs in a fluid type motion. It allows you to easily stretch a face around, change the shape of an object at the same time as keeping the textures looking right.

The apps on both the iPad and iPhone can detect up to 10 multi-touch inputs making the app easy and powerful to work with. [Read more…]

The Apple [AAPL] iPad has sold extremely well to the tune of 3.3 million units we heard earlier this week.

With that demand, LG is struggling to make enough screens to get the iPad on the shelves.

LG Display’s CEO yesterday said that LG had been unable to fulfil all orders for displays used in Apple’s new iPad, but promised ‘without fail to catch up with demand by Q2 2011.

The production lines are running at full capacity from what we hear and the demand from Apple keeps growing also. [Read more…]

Check out the Compass iPad Stand. The new stand is a little different to other stands in that it folds up relatively small so it can be easily carried around. It is made of heavy gauge steel that makes it strong.

The Compass iPad Stand can hold the iPad in portrait or landscape mode and also is capable of laying more flat on a table should you want to type on your iPad at a more comfortable position.

The iPad stand costs $39.99 which isn’t too bad although perhaps a tad too expensive for some people.

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There’s already an app available for the Apple iPad that lets you use the iPad as a second monitor wirelessly for a Mac. The version for the Mac is called Air Display and although there’s talk of a Windows version, it hasn’t happened yet.

MaxiVista is an app for the iPad that allows you to use the iPad as a secondary monitor for Windows based PC’s. The iPad screen can have windows dragged on to it as well as play video, view Skype messages and whatever you want to use on the second screen. The Windows software works on both the 32 and 64-bit versions of windows from XP through to version 7. [Read more…]

Back in April 1999, Wired predicted that Apple [AAPL] would release an Apple iPad wireless handheld device. Although it was another 11 years before it launched, it’s still interesting to see that the name iPad was used and predicted as a device all them years ago.

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As well as pushing out the iOS 4.0.1 update to iPhone users yesterday, Apple [AAPL] also pushed out an update to iPad owners which fixes a few things and makes a few changes to the iPad. The update is minor but does promise to improve Wi-Fi connectivity for those who struggle with wireless issues.

The full iOS 3.2.1 update includes the following…

* Improved Wi-Fi connectivity
* Fixed an issue that could prevent copy and paste of single-page PDF attachments in Mail
* Addressed an issue that could cause video playback to freeze
* Improved reliability of video-out when using iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter
* Added Bing as an option for Safari’s search field [Read more…]

FaceTime is currently only available on the iPhone 4 and only can be used when calling another iPhone 4 device.

Apple [AAPL] is bringing FaceTime to other devices though. The main question is based around how it will work though with iPod touch devices not having a phone number. BGR managed to get the details which show that your Apple ID will be registered with your device and when someone wants to connect with FaceTime to you, they simply use your email address.

By using push notifications it will allow incoming FaceTime requests to pop up on the iPod touch and other iDevices allowing calls to be initiated. [Read more…]

Last week, Geeky Gadgets made an impressive pencil iPad stand that used a handful of pencils and rubber bands to prop up an iPad in landscape or portrait mode.

One of the websites readers decided to make the Pencil iPad Stand Reloaded which uses the same idea of using rubber bands to tie things together, but instead of pencils it uses aluminium rods cut to length that have their ends covered in Plasti Dip coating to protect the iPad getting scratched. [Read more…]

Microsoft [MSFT] is looking for iPad users to join them at the MS Campus so the company can study how people use the iPad. In particular the company is looking for students to watch for a couple of hours so they can study how students interact with the iPad and how they work with it.

The information comes from a Facebook event page which asks users to visit the MS campus between July 16 and July 21 for the study. Each user will be watched for two hours and in return, they will get some sort of MS gift which we are guessing is an older Zune. [Read more…]

If you own an iPad it is possible to play SNES games on the device. Lifehacker has created a four-step tutorial that shows you exactly how to get playing SNES games on your iPad along with the steps to pair up a Bluetooth Wii Remote to play the games with. If you don’t have a wiimote and prefer to use an iPhone or iPod touch as a controller then an alternative SNES emulator is available.

The first app looked at in the video is called SNES4iPhone which costs $5.99 and requires you jailbreak the iPad. Jailbreaking an iPad is quite simple thanks to apps like SpiritJB that allow a simple app to run on your Mac or Windows PC and push a button while the iPad is connected.

The full tutorial which can be found here, goes through each of the steps which show you how to jailbreak the iPad, install the SNES for iPhone software and sync up your Wii remote control. Once done, the video then shows you how to add games to your iPad so you can play them. [Read more…]

Barnes & Noble has updated it’s iPad app to now include brightness controls. It’s not the most exciting of updates to hit an iPad app, but it’s certainly a handy feature to be able quickly lower the screen brightness within the app rather than closing it out and going to the Settings menu to make the change.

A few other features have been added to the B&N iPad reader app which include…

* Option to permanently delete samples from within the app
* Two page view
* Speed improvements when synchronizing your purchases, bookmarks, highlights and notes
* Improved periodical support
* Minor bug fixes

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