LasVegas Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Daily iPhone App: Las Vegas! brings Ravensburger's dice game to the iPad

by Mike Schramm (May 22nd, 2013)

Las Vegas! is a popular dice game that Ravensburger put together last year. It's not exactly the most complicated board game on the block (you roll dice, and then can place them into certain numbered slots that represent stakes in money-making casinos), but it's fun for families especially, and ...

Rumor: GameStop to carry iOS devices, new and used

by Mike Schramm (Sep 5th, 2011)

This is intriguing: 9to5Mac is claiming that they've heard from multiple sources that GameStop will be carrying iOS devices, including iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches, in the very near future. The announcement was supposedly made last week to the various store managers at their annual ...

Box.net's iPad project at D7 Consulting: How the iPad works at work

by Mike Schramm (Aug 24th, 2010)

Here's another update from the folks at Box.net on how the iPad deployment at D7 Consulting is going. Through TUAW, Box.net found a company to give 20 free iPads to. Box.net helped D7 set up a workflow that's built and run around Apple's tablet and their service. The first fruits of that ...

Andy Bloch at the World Series of Poker with TUAW and his iPad

by Steven Sande (May 31st, 2010)

The other day we showed you a photo of poker pro Andy Bloch with his iPad at the World Series Of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas. Little did we know that Andy was going to find and read the post. According to photographer BJ Nemeth, Bloch called him over to say it would be a bit surreal to have a photo ...

Desert showdown: the Vegas Mate app vs. Frommer's paper guide

by David Winograd (Sep 12th, 2009)

A number of weeks ago we went on a vacation to Las Vegas, and I was curious to see if an app can replace a traditional tour book. I picked the most respected tour book I knew, Frommer's Las Vegas 2009 by Mary Herczog; and an iPhone/iPod touch app called Vegas Mate [iTunes Link] which trucks on years ...

In Las Vegas? Bring your own video to The Mirage

by David Winograd (Aug 26th, 2009)

We just stayed at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas for a week, and found that the guest rooms are more than Mac friendly. In each room, built right into the wall, is a system from Teledapt that allows you to plug in just about anything and have it show up on the in-room 42" plasma screen. As long ...

There's an app for that: Casinos on alert for card counters using iPhones

by Michael Rose (Feb 16th, 2009)

File under "It was only a matter of time": The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Nevada gaming authorities are warning casinos to be on the lookout for blackjack card counters getting an assist from their iPhones. While card counting itself is not banned in Nevada, the use of an assistive ...

MS and Vegas Apple Stores: Your reports

by Dave Caolo (Sep 1st, 2008)

Apple opened two new Apple Stores last weekend -- one in Ridgeland, Mississippi (that state's first store) and another in sunny Las Vegas (Nevada's fourth and the third in Vegas). As usual, we asked any TUAW operatives who may have attended to share their reports and/or pictures. Reader Dave took ...

Mississippi, Las Vegas Apple Stores set to open

by Dave Caolo (Aug 28th, 2008)

Apple plans to open two new retail stores in the US this Saturday, August 30th. One in Ridgeland, Mississippi and another in Las Vegas, Nevada. Apple Store Renaissance at Colony Park (Ridgeland) will open at 10:00 AM. The store is located at 1000 Highland Colony Parkway, next to Williams Sonoma and ...

Apple megastore in Las Vegas CityCenter in 2009?

by Joshua Ellis (Jun 6th, 2008)

CityCenter is a massive new multi-use building project designed by architectural rock star Daniel Libeskind. It is currently under construction in Las Vegas, and -- according to AppleInsider -- the jewel in this glittering crown will be a supermassive Apple Store, located directly in the front of ...

Viva Las iMacs!

by Steven Sande (May 31st, 2008)

What happens in Vegas will be visible to your iChat buddies when the $2.9 billion Fontainebleau resort opens in Sin City next fall. VegasTrippers.com reports that the Fontainebleau has partnered with Apple to install an iMac in every one of the 3,889 rooms and suites. To quote the fancy brochure ...