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TUAW Faceoff: Streaming video on the iPad with Air Video and StreamToMe

by Michael Rose (Apr 12th, 2010)

In the few days that I've had an iPad, I've found a favorite way to demo it for friends, family, and people I stop at random in the hallways: fire up the Netflix app and start streaming Wargames. I can't say why this particular movie works well, ...

TUAW ebook reader smackdown: Kindle 2 vs. iPhone

by Steven Sande (Mar 16th, 2009)

Before the release of the original Amazon Kindle a little over a year ago, there were a number of electronic book readers that tried to create and capture the market for a replacement to traditional "dead tree" books. There have been readers for ...

TUAW Faceoff: MovieWedge vs. MiniRizer

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Mar 5th, 2009)

MovieWedge and MiniRizer essentially do the same thing: they provide a stand for your iPhone, iPod, or other teensy portable device (BlackBerry Storm?). If you've ever sat for an hour on a plane, holding your iPhone in your hand like a dope, staring ...

TUAW Faceoff: Mark/Space Fliq for Mac vs. Mobile DropCopy

by Steven Sande (Jan 2nd, 2009)

A few months ago, Mark/Space delivered Fliq for iPhone, a free utility for sending contacts and photos to other iPhones and iPod touches that are also running Fliq. Later, they shipped Fliq for Mac, a US$19.95 application goes beyond the ...

TUAW Faceoff: Nike + iPod versus iPhone 3G Challengers

by Steven Sande (Sep 3rd, 2008)

Dedicated runners, bikers, hikers, and walkers like to keep track of their efforts, dutifully logging miles (or kilometers), time, weather conditions, elevation gain or loss. That's why there was a lot of excitement after the Nike + iPod Sport Kit ...

TUAW Sleep-off: Ambiance vs. aSleep vs. your Mac

by Brett Terpstra (Aug 3rd, 2008)

Everybody needs to sleep, and more than just a few hours each night. It's not just a matter of being in a foul mood all day; there are some pretty serious physiological effects of sleep deprivation. Since you tend to learn the most when you do things ...

TUAW Faceoff: Pandora vs. AOL Radio

by Cory Bohon (Jul 14th, 2008)

When the App Store first launched last Thursday, I saw Pandora and AOL Radio and immediately wondered if they would work on my first generation iPhone using EDGE. The quick answer is yes, however, you do make some sacrifices in one of the ...

TUAW Faceoff: Screencasting

by Brett Terpstra (May 14th, 2008)

Screencasting -- the not-so-ancient art of recording the computer screen for the entertainment and enrichment of others -- has evolved into quite a Hydra of options. How do the myriad gladiators in this arena stack up? I've tried everything I could ...

TUAW Faceoff: Low-cost vector design apps

by Robert Palmer (May 13th, 2008)

While I'm not a hard-core professional illustrator or cartoonist, I do use vector design tools almost every day. Designing logos, playing with type, and creating quick layouts are things every vector design tool should do well. Adobe Illustrator ...

TUAW Faceoff: Screenshot apps on the firing line

by Christina Warren (May 5th, 2008)

Whether you want to post something to a web page or blog, or show off an application element in a presentation, taking quality screenshots is becoming an increasingly common task for lots of different Mac users. Although OS X comes with its own ...

TUAW Faceoff: iPhone Vs. Blackberry

by Chris Ullrich (Mar 3rd, 2008)

In my continuing quest to find, paraphrasing a bit from Lord of the Rings, "one device to rule them all," I've gone through so many different phones, "smart" phones and other devices like them that I've pretty much lost track of how many, which ones ...

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