There’s nothing worse than buying a new luxury car only to sit down and have to learn about it through a boring owner’s manual. Thankfully, every Equus comes with a 16GB WiFi Apple iPad, and instead of the boring owner’s manual, the Equus Owner’s Experience app teaches you everything you need to know through demonstration videos, interactive product and safety demonstrations. Download the free iPad app at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hyundai-equus-ipad-owner-experience/id406181210?mt=8.
We’re excited to see Boulder based startup Orbotix get some nice press last week on their first product, Sphero. This isn’t your average ball. The iPhone/Android controlled ball is just the beginning. The potential for the Orbotix platform and smartphone controlled devices is huge. 
Rage Digital is excited to have the opportunity to work with Orbotix on the user interface for Sphero! They have a great team and we’re confident there CES demo will be a smash hit! I think there may be a Wired vs Gizmodo challenge arranged as well.
Wired: Phone-Controlled Robot Ball, Like
We’re very excited to announce the release of the Hyundai Equus app for iPad! With the purchase of a 2011 Equus you receive an iPad in the glove box complete with the users manual and tons of other app features. Rage Digital collaborated with Aspect Digital, Armstrong White and Innocean Worldwide to develop the project. Big thanks and congratulations to everyone involved. You can download it from the iTunes now!
More info on the Equus: http://www.hyundaiusa.com/equus/
But Hyundai thinks it has the answer. It gave USA TODAY an exclusive sneak peek Tuesday — the eve of the press preview for the Los Angeles Auto Show — at what it thinks is the future. It is putting an interactive digital owners manual on an Apple iPad and loading it into every glove compartment of the new Equus luxury car. Want to see how “adaptive headlights” work — shifting to point in the direction you’re turning — in the $58,900 Equus? Touch the iPad screen and you can redirect with a fingertip on the screen the headlight beams on an overhead view of the car. Curious about the benefits of...
By Chris Woodyard, USA TODAYLOS ANGELES — As cars have gotten fancier, automakers have a harder time explaining how features work.
The 2010 LA Auto is officially underway! We’re excited to announce an iPad app for Yokohama Tires that will debut at their booth. Devices mounted above each tire allow you to explore 15 models inside and out. Multiple 360 rotations, construction cutaways, technical feature overlays and zoom in molecule views make for an unique tire exploring experience.
See the official press release below…
Press Release:
FULLERTON, Calif. (Nov. 17, 2010) — Yokohama Tire Corp. will unveil an interactive app for iPad users and give consumers a chance to win a tablet computer at the Los Angeles Auto...
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The band Cassius has the right idea with this awesome app/viral video campaign. The video their song “I Love You So” features the iPhone and an app they’ve created. There’s a Daily Moton group for fans to submit videos. The official...
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Apple continues its march towards world domination. Since its introduction, automakers have paid a lot of attention to the iPad Hyundai plans to use the device as an Equus owner’s manual, while Chevrolet, Ford and
Jason Schwartzman demonstrates The New Yorker’s new app. Pretty awesome app preview ha.
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BROOMFIELD, Colo., Aug 30, 2010 /PRNewswire - Today, Vail Resorts, Inc. unveiled EpicMix™, a first-of-its-kind online and mobile application for the 2010-2011 ski and snowboard season. EpicMix allows Vail Resorts guests, at any of its five world-class mountain resorts - Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Heavenly - to effortlessly utilize technology to digitally capture their ski and ride experience and share it with friends and family. EpicMix will allow guests to share their statistics and accomplishments through updates on Twitter and Facebook and... Read More... 1
The FWA is going mobile! The Favourite Web Awards is an industry recognized award program, established in 2000, showcasing projects which use cutting edge technology, together with inspirational ideas, that lead the way for future generations.
The FWA is currently working with group94 on the design and development of a 100% mobile showcase. This new mobile showcase is a massive new extension of FWA and will focus on showcasing the best of mobile, on a site created specifically for mobile devices.
We are pleased to announce that HelvetiNote™ has been selected to receive the FWA Mobile Of The Day (MOTD) Award for 12th September 2010! Look for more info soon!
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These iPhone lenses from Photojojo are awesome! The two small yet powerful and finely constructed lenses, one fisheye and one combo wide-angle/macro, attach to your cell phone transforming your standard flat phone photos into wide and up-close wonders. They work with any camera phone and attaching them is easy breezy! A detachable magnetic ring sticks to your cell, providing a sturdy, shake-free hold between the lens and your phone. We just grabbed the full pack for 40 bucks!
http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/cell-phone-lenses/
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This is one of the better iPad desktop solutions we’ve seen. The UpStand™ will float your iPad at just the right height - it’s perfect for working with a Bluetooth keyboard, watching movies or using the iPad as a digital picture frame. Add the right app, UpStand™ will even turn your iPad into a recipe book, alarm clock or TV.
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Much love goes out to the guys and girls over at QuickLeft. The Boulder based web engineering company provides strategy, architecture and development resources to turn good ideas into great applications. We recently had the pleasure of working with them on building out an API for one of our Apps. They’re a great group to work with that we’ll hopefully cross paths with again in the future.
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Electric has the right idea with the 3.0 release of their iPhone app. They were one of the first action sports brands to jump ahead and put out an app. They’ve added some nice updates including the Rock the Volt feature that allows users to virtually try on sunglasses. [iTunes Link]
http://www.electricvisual.com/
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By Rosa Golijan
HelvetiNote Turns Your iPad Into A Beautiful, Minimalist Writing Tool
Many of the note-taking apps for the iPad feel busy or are full of distracting features, but HelvetiNote is a simple minimalist option. It lets you hide everything and just focus on your writing. The app will set you back three bucks and is available in the iTunes store. [iTunes via TUAW]
