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iPad apps for young coders

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 7th, 2013)

Teaching your children to code should be high on the priority list for parents. To make this task easier, there are a growing number of tools that use visual elements to teach basic programming concepts to kids. AllThingsD recently reviewed two of these apps for the iPad, Kodable from SurfScore ...

LiveCode creators look to go open source with crowdfunding help

by Randy Nelson (Feb 19th, 2013)

UK-based RunRev is working on the next generation of LiveCode, which for the uninitiated is a cross-platform scripting language inspired by Apple's HyperCard and HyperTalk. This new version of LiveCode is intended to be open source and free for schools, in addition to offering a number of ...

techBASIC 2.0 brings sensor data collection, analysis and visualization to iOS

by Steven Sande (Apr 18th, 2012)

Scientists and hobbyists who want to use their iOS devices as tricorders now have a new tool to help them to bring that dream to life. Byte Works has released version 2.0 of techBASIC, a US$14.99 scientific and educational programming environment for iOS that can be used to pull in data from ...

NYC gets live iPad IPTV of broadcast channels with Aereo

by Michael Rose (Apr 4th, 2012)

Want to watch TV on your iPad? It's natural, healthy and it sure does seem like everyone is doing it. There are hearty hardware-supported options from companies like Elgato, and most pay TV subscription services (Time Warner Cable, Comcast, DirecTV, RCN, Dish Network etc.) have figured out a ...

Foto Find: Geohot returns to his roots

by Mike Schramm (Jul 17th, 2011)

Hacker and programmer George "Geohot" Hotz recently took a job at Facebook after causing all sorts of trouble with Sony's PlayStation, but as you can see by the tweeted picture above, this weekend the guy went back to basics, working on iPhone programming and jailbreaking at the iOSDevCamp in ...

Code Pilot 2.0 with Xcode 4 compatibility

by Brett Terpstra (May 31st, 2011)

Macoscope has released version 2.0 of its Xcode navigation plug-in, Code Pilot. Technically, it's still a beta -- judging from the 2.0b6 version number -- but it's been rock solid for me so far. This version brings Xcode 4 compatibility and a revamped interface. If you code and you haven't ...

Want to write in LOGO? There's an app for that

by Chris Ward (May 10th, 2011)

Logo is a great introduction to programming for children, so a version for the iPad seems like a great idea. Emmanuel Crombez's implementation of Logo is very welcome indeed -- at least, it is if you speak decent French. French developer Crombez has a large suite of educational software apps ...

Development courseware updated for Xcode 4

by Chris Ward (Mar 15th, 2011)

Shiny Development has updated all of its training courses following Apple's release last week of the latest version of its development tools, Xcode 4. "We have been working with Xcode 4 for a while now and I am very pleased to announce that all of our training courses are now fully updated ...

PBS releases app for iPhone with full-length episodes and schedule info

by Mike Schramm (Jan 13th, 2011)

PBS released an iPad app last October with access to videos and information about the donation-supported network's programming. Now, the network has done the same for the iPhone and iPod touch, with a free app simply called PBS. Just like the iPad app, you can watch clips and full-length episodes ...

Hackety Hack: A gift to aspiring Ruby programmers

by Rick Martin (Dec 27th, 2010)

As a perpetual programmer wannabe, I'm always on the lookout for new tools that make the mysteries of coding a little more accessible. Much to my dismay, most programming tutorials that I've come across assume some prior knowledge or that you're transitioning from some other language. So, I was ...

Swarm Light is an $180k LED chandelier controlled by an iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Dec 6th, 2010)

This thing you see in the video on the next page (and in the picture above) is called the "Swarm Light." It's a series of little LEDs hung in sequence along three clusters of grids, lit up in order by a computer to display simulated collective movement, like a swarm of bees. It's very interesting, ...

It's coming... FarmVille heading to iPhone and iPad

by Mike Schramm (Apr 21st, 2010)

Some will cheer, others will groan, but it seems that the love-it-or-hate-it Facebook game, FarmVille, is on its way to iPhone and iPad. A recent search of domains has uncovered both farmvilleiphone.com and farmvilleipad.com, both reserved by the same company currently overseeing Zynga's official ...

The making of The Elements for iPad

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Apr 6th, 2010)

Popular Science takes an in-depth look into the makings of The Elements: A Visual Exploration for the iPad, the app that's had many reviewers nearly swooning with giddy geek pleasure. The article is written by the original book's author and Wolfram Research's co-founder, Theodore Gray, who ...

Friday Favorite: Snippets

by Brett Terpstra (Jan 8th, 2010)

Welcome to Friday Favorites! Every Friday, one of us will get all sloppy over an app, web service, or Mac feature that makes us grin like an idiot every time we use it. This week, Brett tells us about his favorite new snippet manager. If you write code, you probably reuse blocks of it. Whether ...

TUAW is now on GitHub

by Joachim Bean (Oct 13th, 2009)

As posting code on the blog can sometimes can get very cluttered, we have just set up a GitHub account for TUAW to make everything better and easier for everyone. This is where you'll be able to find code for our developer-related posts. We'll try to get some projects hosted in there very soon, so ...