Check this ridiculous news out: The New York Times is attempting to con some folks into paying $3.45 a week for news that’s already mostly free. If there ever was a sign that “The Gray Lady” wasn’t quite understanding the digital revolution, then this certainly is it. In an attempt to seem hip and relevant, the Times is offering this already-outdated subscription-based model to people who supposedly like to log online, download all the day’s news, and then go offline for the rest of the day in some secluded part of the world where there is no internet.
Now, I understand that you can’t always be connected to receive the news as it happens (and if you’re in that small percentage of the population, then this app might appeal to you), but if you really are concerned about receiving breaking news as it gets reported by The New York Times (and strictly by The New York Times only), then chances are that you’re probably already always connected. And if you’re always connected, then you’ll know that ALL breaking news on The New York Times is ABSOLUTELY FREE.
Oh, and big deal — so you can do The New York Times’ crossword puzzle with slightly more ease than with pencil on paper…psssht. The fact that that point even makes it into the video just shows how lame and retarded this Times Reader app is. Absolutely useless to about 100% of the people I know.
T-Pain and his media team (along with Smule) have put together what I believe is the most fabulous advertisement for any iPhone app I’ve ever seen.
The app which is called “I Am T-Pain” basically turns your regular iPhone into a portable auto-tune machine. For $2.99, you can record your own voice with the same auto-tune effect that T-Pain uses and then email, Facebook, or Myspace the track once you’re done recording. The app also does on-the-fly auto-tune, so you can just speak into it and hear your voice with the effect on it right away.
Anyway, just look at the amount of celebrities T-Pain managed to get in this one video touting his iPhone app. It’s insane. And that last portion with Akon…haha, that’s just hilarious!
I saw Mactracker over at TUAW and was intrigued by its purpose. Mactracker is a freeware app that is basically a library of Apple computer products from the very beginning to the most recent. It can provide very detailed information on any computer and note any changes from version to version. It even provides information like how much it was on sale for at the time of its release.
For the information junky in me, this application is GOLD.
Just got word of this free app called Dock Spaces that allows you to set different docks in OS X and switch between them with a simple click or hotkey. I find it useful when making and publishing screenshots, although I’m sure you can probably find other uses for this app.
