Satellite Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Turn your iPhone into a satellite phone with SatSleeve

by Michael Rose (Mar 21st, 2013)

So, you've got your iPhone with you, but you're stuck in the middle of the Indian Ocean or on top of Everest? [Turns out that you can make iPhone calls from Everest. –Ed.] Fear no more -- the SatSleeve from Thuraya will magically transform your iPhone into a satellite phone. The sleeve, ...

SPOT Connect helps your iPhone rescue you via satellite

by Mel Martin (Aug 11th, 2012)

Cellphones are pretty good for calling 911, or letting your family know where you are, but if you get in trouble off the grid things can go wrong in a hurry. Coverage is far from universal, especially in rural or wilderness areas. The folks at SPOT, a satellite service company, have a handy ...

Your personal, iPhone-powered SATCOM

by Mel Martin (Sep 12th, 2011)

The Scout Observer by Scout is an iPhone dock that is a bit too pricey and sophisticated for most of us. It's a six pound box designed for the military that turns into a portable satellite communication terminal when it's mated to an iPhone 4. It offers a spectrum analyzer, power meter, ...

Iridium to introduce iOS satellite access point later this year

by Chris Rawson (Sep 8th, 2011)

If you've found that Wi-Fi, 3G, EDGE, and GPRS don't provide sufficient coverage to siphon the internet into your iOS device, you're in luck. According to Network World, Iridium is introducing new access point gear that will enable satellite-based internet access on your iPhone or iPad from ...

A look at Weather+ and more weather apps for your forecasting pleasure

by Mel Martin (Mar 25th, 2011)

There are dozens of weather apps available for iOS. Most of us are pretty interested in the weather, no matter where we live. It can affect our schedules, our driving and our recreation. In my case, I do both landscape and astronomical photography, so I'm all over the latest weather information ...

Algoriddim's djay Remote app available now

by Mike Schramm (Mar 30th, 2010)

One of my favorite apps at Macworld Expo this past February was actually Algoriddim's djay 3 -- it's DJing software for the Mac that had a surprising amount of new features and fun UI elements even in one of the oldest and most-traveled of music software functions. One of the things I got to see ...

SlingPlayer for iPhone submitted to app store

by Mel Martin (Mar 26th, 2009)

It's something many iPhone owners have been waiting for since the iPhone first appeared 2 years ago. It was on again, off again, will they, won't they? Well, it seems they did. Sling has announced that SlingPlayer for iPhone has been submitted to the app store for approval. The company had ...

Sirius-XM to begin iPhone streaming this spring

by Mel Martin (Mar 12th, 2009)

It won't be a major surprise to people who have been following the ups and downs of this story, but on an earnings conference call this morning satellite radio provider Sirius/XM confirmed that it will provide streaming to iPhones and iPod touch devices. CEO Mel Kamarzin said "by streaming its ...

First look: Earthscape

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Sep 18th, 2008)

This morning I took a stroll through the free bin in the App Store and found Earthscape [App Store link here] was, for a limited time, offered as a free download (it is now back to $4.99). I would pay a couple of bucks for Earthscape, although it isn't much more than a neat tech demo and didn't ...

TUAW Guide: Wireless Broadband on your Mac

by Michael Rose (Apr 3rd, 2007)

Ah, the open road. What's more American than being mobile, drifting along the highways and byways, traveling hither and yon, free as a debt-laden bird? While I try to rein in that derailed train of road metaphor, let's consider the options for Mac users and wireless data. Many of you would love to ...