Tag: #ipad

Twelve South introduces the redesigned ParcSlope stand for MacBook and iPad. #Apple #TwelveSouth #Tech

Twelve South, a leading designer of Apple accessories, today introduces the new redesigned ParcSlope, a sleek metal dual-purpose stand that elevates MacBook screens and angles iPads for more comfort and productivity. ParcSlope is available now for £49.99 from Amazon.co.uk.

The Twelve South ParcSlope is a one-piece metal stand that raises a MacBook screen to an optimum viewing position while keeping the keyboard angled and low to the desk for comfortable typing. Whilst the ParcSlope is a great addition to any home office set up, it is also small and light enough that it can be moved around the home in the event users want to work from their kitchen island or dining room table. With ParcSlope, MacBook users will enjoy better ergonomics that help to relieve shoulder and wrist pain, a video call friendly viewing angle and an open wedge design that allows for increased airflow and a cooler, quieter MacBook.

For iPad users, ParcSlope angles the device to a wrist-friendly 18-degree angle that’s perfect for sketching, creative work, note taking or performing music. The matte black easel stand is sturdy and holds every iPad (except iPad mini) in a landscape or portrait mode. ParcSlope even allows users to turn their iPad into a mini desktop by pairing it with a wireless keyboard providing an even smarter way to work.

A must-have for MacBook and iPad users, this versatile modern stand also features tiny ridges along the top that are just enough to allow the MacBook screen to swing freely open, while a lip at the front of the stand enables users to open their MacBook with one hand while gravity holds the notebook in place. Additionally, an oval cutout at the back of the stand holds cables securely when an iPad or MacBook is not in use.

The Twelve South ParcSlope is available now for £49.99 from Amazon.co.uk.

Review – Slope phone and tablet holders plus giveaway.#Tech #Wiplabs #Slope #Tabletstand #Sponsored

Having the right accessories at home matter now more than ever before as we now have moved quicker into the idea that we had been moving towards anyway, Since covid the landscape has changed and it has seen that working from home is a solution and viable but having the right tools at your disposal is one thing you need.

Think of two screens or three or add on screens for example to make you more productive,the slope stands can offer this for tablets and mobile phones, As an example I have a tablet and phone on the go all day long and most of the time they are sat flat on the desk beside me,these two products change this and there is no wires or tech know how involved here and you can place them anywhere, I have two set ups at home one is my work desk and one is my tech review table and it is great for having notes and scripts on the fly without having to pick up a device and then you can have another device for your social media and scroll through and reply to emails etc, there is limitless use cases for such as product.

These products however are built to last,look good and will fit anywhere you can have one beside your locker in your bedroom or table beside your couch they are portable,light and look well in any setting. What I like here asides the aesthetics is how your devices just stick on them and dont budge.

Slope is a unique universal table stand with a patented design. Its design allows it to work with virtually any tablet that has a flat metal back (not recommended for tablets with glass back). It has the same brushed and anodized finish as a Macbook and blends in perfectly with the Apple ecosystem.

Not only that they work on other products too including mobiles and other branded tablets as I have tried once they have a clean back surface they are good to go,there is a suction pad to hold the device and one to hold the stand in place and they can be moved and cleaned with the cloth provided. Slope employs a unique suction technology. Its two pads are comprised of a special type of nano-foam with thousands of microscopic air pockets across its surface that act like tiny suction cups.

 

For me these are an ideal must have with a clean expensive looking design and not made with cheap plastic,check out the video below for more and check out the link in the description for a giveaway which slope will manage themselves. Slope has sponsored this video for the product and no financial gain will be made by us we received the product free of charge and our review was not influenced in any way.

Tech Specs: Slope Mini / Slope

  • Material: Anodized and brushed aluminum
  • High Grade Japanese Micro Suction Rubber
  • Height: 5.8inch (14.7cm) / 7.5inch (19cm)
  • Width: 3.5inch (9cm) / 4.2inch (10.6cm)
  • Length: 3.6inch (9.1cm) / 4.3inch (11cm)
  • Weight: 0.34lb (155gr) / 0.55lb (252gr)

Drop – The Irish start-up that brings tech to the kitchen

 

Drop is a new kitchen innovation created by four Irish techies that just so happened to have an empty stomach and an idea at the same time.

Drop is a teardrop shaped measuring plate that pairs with an iPad app to turn cooking into something that doesn’t bring on sighs of complaint. It brings you through preparation, cooking and even serving – but it also has a few tricks up it’s sleeve that make it even more appealing. The Drop app knows that there’s a high chance that we just used our last bottle of vanilla extract, or whatever ingredient you can’t find in the back of the press – so it suggests alternatives to these ingredients with the click of a button, pretty neat right?

As well as that, say you only have 300g of flour, but you need 400g, just tell the app this and it’ll automatically adjust the amount of all the other ingredients so that whatever you’re making still turns out great.

What really makes sure of this device’s success though is it’s tie in with Harvey-Norman stores, as Co- founder and CEO Ben Harris says that they’ll be “in every store in Ireland”. This is a great achievement for them as it will ensure great sales, speaking of which, the device is set to cost €99.95 and can be bought on the 24th of November.

 

Son attacks Apple after it refuses to unlock his late mother’s iPad. #Apple #JTB

Apple has been accused of an “utter lack of understanding and discretion” after refusing to unlock a dead woman’s iPad for her grieving sons.

 

Anthea Grant died of cancer aged 59 earlier this year, leaving her sons Josh and Patrick as the co-executors of her will and estate.

The two brothers said their mother had used her iPad “like many other women of a certain age” during her treatment, and particularly enjoyed playing puzzle games in front of the television.

Josh Grant, 26, from London described how she had updated her iPad with the new iOS7 operating system and had been “enjoying its raft of new security measures” in the weeks before her death in a hospice on 19 January.

After the funeral, her sons realised that Mrs Grant had failed to tell her sons her unique Apple ID password. “Funnily enough, I think she had bigger things to worry about,” Mr Grant blogged

 

The brothers attempted to restore the factory settings on the device, but were told by Apple that they would need “written permission from Mum”.

After they re-iterated to the US tech giant that their mother was dead, Apple asked for a copy of her death certificate, will and a letter from their solicitor.

Then Apple made even more demands, asking the family to provide a court order to unlock their mother’s tablet, invoking the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.

The order, Mrs Grant’s family said, would cost an estimated £200 and would represent what they described as a “false economy”.

Writing about his experiences with Apple on his blog, Mustn’t Grumble, Mr Grant said: “I have always been a fan of Apple but this incident has changed my opinion of them completely. Their utter lack of understanding and discretion in a time of great personal sadness has been astonishing. For a company that sells itself on the idea we are all part of one big Apple family, they have been very cold.”

He added: “Understandably, my brother has given up and we now have a redundant iPad. If anyone has any suggestions for an unusable iPad please do send them in. I’ve suggested illuminated placemat and shiny paperweight.”

The security measures are designed to prevent unauthorised access to Apple users’ online iCloud accounts, which often include personal documents, photographs and messages.

Apple was unavailable for comment. However, it told the BBC that its security devices, including a measure called Activation Lock, acted as a deterrent to theft.

The Grants’ experience draws attention to the growing issue around “digital legacies”: what to do with content stored on electronic devices after the death of the owner.

The insurance firm Saga suggests clients make a list of websites they have signed up to and passwords within their wills to avoid confusion.

In February, Apple updated its iCloud Free Account terms and conditions which now warn: “You agree that your Account is non-transferable and that any rights to your Apple ID or Content within your Account terminate upon your death.”

 

Source – Irish Indo