How To: iMovie for iPad 2 Tutorial, Review and Demo

iMovie for iPad 2 takes the HD video shot on your iPad, and turns it into a beautiful production which also works with iPhone 4, iPod touch 4, and of course, the star of the show: iPad 2.

Video is ready to edit - tap to add videos, while dragging will trim your clips, it couldn't be easier. You can also add: themes, titles, transitions, and punch it up with a nice soundtrack. iMovie also includes over 50 sound effects so you'll have just the right Splat!, Boink!, And Pow! For your video production.

When you're done tweaking your masterpiece to perfection, you can upload to YouTube, Facebook, or Vimeo then breakout the popcorn.

Included is a short video review and tutorial. This demo of iMovie for iPad 2 with tips and tricks, may just bring out the inner Steven Spielberg in you.

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I Want my Apple TV to Become: a Gaming Console!

The $99 Apple TV is a subversive little device, it sits there playing your music, slideshows, and movies while quietly plotting world domination as a GAME CONSOLE? Yes, I said it. Just think about it. Apple TV is reportedly still flying off the shelves, and despite being labeled “just a hobby” by none other than Steve Jobs himself, it seems to be taken quite seriously by throngs of adoring fans.

 So what does it need to get there? It's already won a  coveted spot in the living room: beef up the processor a  little bit (maybe use the new dual – core A5 chip, just  used in the iPad 2) beef up the GPU, add a little more  flash storage for saved games (or make use of that  brand  spanking new data center Steve just built in  North  Carolina) and add an Apple designed controller  - create  a sleek, fast new one, or use your iTouch, or  iPhone  instead. 

 What do you think? Do you believe its possible for  our  favorite fruit company to morph the studious Apple  TV  into a next-gen game console? To take on the big  boys  like the PS3, Nintendo Wii, or Xbox 360? leave a comment below.

Oh, and Steve, if you're reading this: ill take mine in white - It'll match the new iPad.

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Apple's New iPad 2 Release Date Announcement: News on Specs, Features, and Pricing

New iPad 2 is Faster, with Better Graphics, Front, and Rear Cameras, Dual-Core A5 Processer Available March, 11

 

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The new iPad 2 was announced on Wednesday sporting a fast A5 chip with twice the performance of the A4 chip in last-generation's iPad released in 2010. The new Tablet is also more svelte, its now slimmer at 8.8mm vs the 13.4mm of the old model and has lost some weight, coming in at just 1.3 pounds, vs 1.5 pounds for the last iPad, so you'll be carrying less, but gaining so much more functionality.

The shiny new device will ship in America on March 11 for both AT&T, and Verizon. And will ship in the following countries on March 25:

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK

Pricing will start at: $499 - 16 gig Wifi, $599 – 32 gig Wifi, and $699 - 64 gig Wifi. As well as $629 – 16 gig Wifi/3G, $729 – 322 gig Wifi/3G, and $829 – 64 gig Wifi/3G.

The all-new graphics chip offers 9 times the power of the former chip, making for much better gameplay, and snappier Apps. Specs at a glance:

• Colors - Black or White
  
• Front camera - video, VGA at 30 fps. and rear camera - HD 720p at 30 fps
  
• Battery life of 10 hours, with 1 month on standby
  
• HDMI out (with $39.00 cable) HDMI video mirroring to an HDTV (with optional adapter)
  
• iOS 4.3
  
• Personal Hotspot (only for iPhone 4 users) share your 3G connection via Wifi
  
• Can directly upload videos to YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, or CNN iReport
  
• The new iPad 2 can stream 9 live feeds simultaneously via PhotoBooth.
  

Apple also offers a new Smart Cover which wakes your iPad 2 when you open it, and puts it to sleep when you close it. The new cover uses magnets to auto-align it perfectly on your new iPad 2. Smart Covers are available in leather or polyurethane – ”the stuff space suits are made of,” in 5 colors with the polyurethane covers at $39 each, while the leather covers are $69 each.

The new iPad 2 represents a huge leap over the original iPad, with much better features, specs, and iPad 2 accessories than the former, and pricing that can't be beat. With this announcement, Apple annihilates the competition, and makes iPad 2 the tablet to beat. Will you be upgrading to the new iPad 2? do you think it's the best tablet of 2011? leave your response in the comments section below.

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