You thought Siri was slanted, Iris is FAR worse February 7, 2012 | perivision | Leave a comment We all remember the dust up around Siri and its refusal to give directions to an abortion clinic. Well Iris, (siri spelled backwards) which is suppose to be an somewhat Android equivalent powered by ChaCha is far worse. Never mind not giving directions; ChaCha will quote scripture when asked if abortion is wrong. Q: Is… Read More
The World is Our Playground February 6, 2012 | Damon | 1 Comment Charting unknown territory is definitely nothing new for the Danes. Danish companies such as Vestas, Lego, and Unity3D are conquering their industries in a way that would make their viking ancestors proud. Now entering this group is Playingmondo, a platform for creating and interacting with location based experiences. For those not familiar with location-based services,… Read More
Silicon Vally and San Francisco Housing prices and Rents are up and still climbing. February 4, 2012 | perivision | Leave a comment Although many will still argue that we are not in a tech bubble, those numbers are decreasing as more and more evidence point to the opposite. I wrote a post back in July of 2011 saying that I have noticed moment in the housing prices in Palo Alto and Mountain View California. And now I… Read More
High Quality HD movies of Aquarium Aquatic life January 31, 2012 | perivision | Leave a comment If you really like beautiful and interesting aquatic life , then this app is for you. Real Aquarium HD. At the basic level, its a series of HD videos of various sea creatures chill’in (sorry) in the sea. However, this app provide a second layer where you can learn about each sea creature you are… Read More
Record a conversation on skype or other VoIP application January 30, 2012 | perivision | 3 Comments Simple enough, you are talking on skype or some other VoIP app and you realize, you need to record this since if you are talking on your iphone, odds are you are not at your desk to take notes in the first place. Do keep in mind that you have to let the other people… Read More
Automatically get or send a message based on location with an older iPhone January 28, 2012 | perivision | Leave a comment One of the cool things about the iphone4s, is the ability to send a message based on location. A great feature although a primary culprit for the battery issues when the iphone4s came out. There are a few other app that do something like this so I decided to give them a try. First is… Read More
Mark up and edit a PDF on your iPad January 26, 2012 | perivision | Leave a comment Got this in the email and have not tried it but it looks useful. The app is called Dar-Soft’s PDF Forms for iPad and is designed to support annotating, filling out and signing forms and documents. I can say that more then once I have looked at a PDF and would have liked to dash… Read More
Depending on where you live, your tweets may be censored January 26, 2012 | perivision | Leave a comment As so it is; Twitter will now censor tweets based on censorship laws of the country the user is in. Now before you think this is only bad news for those people who live in repressive resigned, keep in mind there was a proposal by Joe Lieberman to have Twitter delete the accounts in order… Read More
Why I hate Final Cut Pro X, plan to dump it, but may come back in the future January 24, 2012 | perivision | Leave a comment This is not a new story, but most video editors I have talked to really hate Final Cut Pro X (FCPX). I started using it just as it came out and love and hate it at the same time… Mostly hate. My projects are normally not that complicated, and I publish to the web, so… Read More
Jailbreak for iphone4s and ipad2 is out, but its not ready yet January 21, 2012 | perivision | 1 Comment Yes Absinthe is out, however as normal, there are a few bugs that need to be dealt with so dont jump on it yet. However, the reports I have been reading seem to be fixable, so I would give it a week and it should be solid as a rock by then. Right now this… Read More
POLITE_ALLCAPS_GUY HAS STEP DOWN FROM MODERATING F7U12 January 20, 2012 | perivision | Leave a comment This will be one of the most inside baseball posts I have ever done. If you read reddit, and the rageface comic infested subreddit /fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu you will know of the moderator POLITE_ALLCAPS_GUY. Well, he decided to step from for modding F7U12 and focus on other things like R/BOOKEXCHANGE AND R/SHITTINGADVICE. And fair enough. Having to… Read More
How to edit the language in your iOS app January 20, 2012 | perivision | Leave a comment This is more of an FYI then anything I guess. I just got this in my email box from Apple, so I figured I would pass it out. Although as I type this, I’m sure everyone who is already coding got this too. 🙂 You can now edit the default language of your app’s metadata… Read More
Collection of old time radio shows for your iphone. Vintage Radio January 19, 2012 | perivision | Leave a comment With more and more non young people getting on the iphone, I guess it was just a matter of time before some decided to put a collection of older radio shows together for the older iphone users, and those who still recognize the brilliance of some of those old shows. The app is called Vintage… Read More
What is SOPA? Watch this Video January 17, 2012 | perivision | Leave a comment PROTECT-IP is a bill that has been introduced in the Senate and the House and is moving quickly through Congress. It gives the government and corporations the ability to censor the net, in the name of protecting “creativity”. The law would let the government or corporations censor entire sites– they just have to convince a… Read More
The Original Tamagotchi for the iPhone, heck why not. January 14, 2012 | perivision | Leave a comment There are few Tamagotchi apps out there, but this is the first one I’ve seen that looks and feels like the original. All the way to the grey bit graphics. The app is called Hatchi and from what I can tell, its going to be almost exactly like the original, and just as time consuming.:) As… Read More
How to view 3D content on your iphone ipad $30 film overlay! pic-3D. Soon. January 11, 2012 | perivision | 2 Comments If you have been following the news coming out of CES its basically tablets and 3D monitors/TV’s. Heck, saw a few 3D phones. However, there was one 3D phone that really impressed me because it was an IPHONE! Yes, view 3d content on the iphone. (Video at the end of the post). The app is… Read More
XKCD has reached 1000 comics. Congrats! January 6, 2012 | perivision | Leave a comment 24 more to go… I do not remember when I first started reading XKCD, but it has been a long time. Many Thanks! http://xkcd.com/1000/… Read More
Capcom Confirms Support of SOPA – What it Means for E-Sports January 4, 2012 | Jeffrey Dee | Leave a comment According to this article by Digital Trends, Capcom USA, publisher of franchises such as Resident Evil, Ookami, and Street Fighter, has confirmed (albeit in a roundabout manner) that they support SOPA. Capcom is a member of the Entertainment Software Association which has openly expressed its support of the bill and “appears on the House Judiciary… Read More
Convert your minecraft modes to 3D printer friendly format. #Awesome! January 3, 2012 | perivision | Leave a comment Perfect! Have a great minecraft property you have lovingly shaped and worked on? Why not make it a real model using a 3D printer! Totally! The WINS of minecraft just continue to pill up. I remember first playing with it when it first came out thinking, what a cool little indie game. Never would I… Read More
Jailbreak and unlock for iOS 5.0.1 released January 2, 2012 | perivision | Leave a comment Jailbreak of iOS 5.0.1 has been out for awhile and now unlock has been released. So I thought I would gather the links you need to pull this off. If you are not sure about the difference between jailbreaking and unlocking your iphone, have a look at this iphone jailbreaking FAQ. If you do not… Read More