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iTunes version of Avatar will let users control scenes, more

by Mike Schramm (Dec 16th, 2011)

Apple has just announced a special iTunes version of James Cameron's Avatar that will not only include some special extras like the film's script and a big 1,700 picture special effects gallery of pictures to browse through, but allow viewers to actually control 17 scenes as they happen, ...

Parallels weirds us out with this Eminem/Avatar Mac parody

by Mike Schramm (Dec 9th, 2010)

A warning: The video after the break is one of the weirdest things we've ever seen promoting the Mac OS. Sure, it's from Parallels, and sure, the virtualization software guys know how to sell a switch over to the Mac. But here they've chosen to do it in an extremely weird way, by creating a parody ...

Great geek holiday gift idea: Sculpteo 3D printing

by Steven Sande (Nov 10th, 2010)

Here at TUAW, we're starting to rev up the holiday gift ideas. And while this gift idea isn't completely Apple-related, you can certainly think up some cool things to make for your Mac, iPhone, and iPad-loving buddies. Sculpteo.com provides a 3D printing service that can take 3D design files and ...

James Cameron says watching films on an iPhone is "dumb"

by Chris Rawson (Mar 28th, 2010)

At a press conference where he spoke about the April release of the Blu-ray edition of his latest film, James Cameron said watching Avatar on the iPhone would be "dumb." More specifically he said, "I don't feel that I'm making movies for iPhones. If someone wants to watch it on an iPhone, I'm not ...

Booyah releases Booyah Society, an app/game that tracks "life achievements"

by Mike Schramm (Jul 27th, 2009)

Booyah is a company I've had my eye on for a while -- they're a couple of veterans from Blizzard Entertainment (makers of the popular Diablo and World of Warcraft games, two of my favorites) who have been teasing a big-time iPhone app. Just today, they've finally showed their cards, and have ...

Create unique avatars and contact pics with Persona

by Kevin Harter (Jun 26th, 2009)

Some people like to have unique avatars for forums and instant messaging clients. I don't. My avatars usually end up being silly pictures of myself because I'm a shallow narcissist...and a bit lazy. However, for those more creative than I, Persona [iTunes link] is a nice iPhone app in which to ...

Apple releases .Mac-exclusive iChat icon sets

by Dave Caolo (Mar 17th, 2006)

Sure, they aren't the exclusive Dashboard widgets we've heard so much about, but Apple has released 11 sets of iChat icons for .Mac members. Included are the familiar chat bubbles (pictured at right), Japanese stamps, sticky notes, status indicators and illustrations. According to Apple, they're ...