Thom Cochrane's blog

Synthstation and iOS5

The Akai Synthstation25 does not work with the Synthstation app and iOS5, however it does work with several other apps including Nanostudio, Fruity Loops, and Music Studio. Alternatively you can run the MidiBridge app in the background to enable the Synthstation25 to control GarageBand on the iPhone, and even wirelessly over wifi to Garageband on the iPad or a Mac! Well done MidiBridge!

Storify for iPad

An iPad App for Storify has just been released, which is great news because I've started to really enjoy using Storify for curating social media streams of events. The web interface for Storify did not work on the iPad, so an actual iPad App solves the creation on iPad issue. Storify is available on the iTines App Store for free at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/storify/id488223180?ls=1&mt=8

Theres a quick overview of the Storify iPad App on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gWEXwkikhMs

Storify looks to be a useful tool for student curation and student-generated social media and critique. We'll be using it for several student projects this semester in Journalism etc... Stay Tuned!

The Read/WriteWeb has a nice overview of the Storify iPad App - they're quite excited by it!

Storify of AUT LTDF Fellows launch

BioLite

A portable camping stove and USB charger for the nomadic mobile device user who needs to keep charged!

BioLite

http://uncrate.com/stuff/biolite/

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Zooka - Wireless Speaker for your iPad, iPhone & iPod

An interesting approach to boosting portable audio for your mobile devices.

Zooka - Wireless Speaker for your iPad, iPhone & iPod by Patrick Triato + NEW — Kickstarter

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1733547063/zooka-bluetooth-speaker-for-your-ipad

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Avid Brings Its “Pro-sumer” Video Editing App to iPad

Avid Brings Its “Pro-sumer” Video Editing App to iPad

http://allthingsd.com/20120201/avid-brings-its-pro-sumer-video-editing-app-to-ipad/

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Another video editing app for the iPad, making the iPad a useful mobile quick video editing platform. Other iPad video editing apps include:
1. iMovie
2. Reel Director
3. Splice

There are also an increasing number of video FX apps for iOS, for example:

• Game Your Video

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Jon Bridges introduces BikeRide, the free iPhone app for cyclists from R...

Social networking via free mobile app for Bike Riders bikeride.co.nz iPhone App: bit.ly/bikerideapp

A Post-LMS World (worth a read)

The author of this article proposes what an LMS 3.0 will be like - what do you think?

A Post-LMS World: "

"A post-LMS world does not suggest that the LMS is obsolete but, rather, that the practice of evaluating learning outcomes through a traditional LMS as the sole means for knowledge acquisition is obsolete. The original design of the LMS was transactional and largely administrative in nature, hence the “M” in “LMS.” The function of the traditional LMS is to simplify how learning is scheduled, deployed, and tracked as a means to organize curricula and manage learning materials."

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(Via EDUCAUSE RSS | Recent EDUCAUSE Review Listings.)

Super Sizing Education

iEducation via iBooks2, iBooks Author, & iTunesU App - thinking BIG rather than thinking DIFFERENT? Today Apple announced a trio of education focused applications:

• iBooks2
• iBooks Author
• iTunesU App

There's no doubting interactive texts in iBooks2 are FANTASTIC! AND Apple have provided a free app (iBooks Author) for iBook creation, and a cheaper model of textbook buying! However, those interactive textbooks are HUGE downloads! So you better:

1. Buy at least a 64GB iPad
2. Up your Broadband data cap from 2GB per month!
3. Invest in your University WiFi bandwidth!

On the good side - good media optimization and a pedagogy paradigm rethink will allow you to use these tools for classy student-generated rich media projects

iOS Audio R/Evolution!

Audio enthusiasts - this is IMPRESSIVE! - Auria app for iPad will feature:

• the ability to play 48 mono or stereo 24bit/44.1 kHz tracks simultaneously
• record up to 24 of those tracks simultaneously (through any supported USB multichannel audio interface)
• edit and mix with an interface similar to Pro Tools
• Integrated FX processing
• Bring in audio from iTunes, OR sessions from Pro Tools, Nuendo, Logic, Digital Performer or other DAWs via AAF import!!!

Compatibility iPad 2 recommended; iOS 5 required. Auria will record from the iPad mic, but a compatible USB Class 2 audio interface and Camera Connection Kit is recommended. iPad 1 is limited to 24 tracks. Some plug-ins are optional. This app is definitely on my wish list! From WaveMachineLabs: "Auria is a 48 track digital audio workstation designed exclusively for the iPad. Built from the ground up to be used in professional studio and live tracking applications, Auria includes the necessary tools for recording, mixing, and editing any project. Auria introduces innovative features such as AAF import/export for moving sessions between popular DAWs (like Pro Tools and Nuendo), 64-bit double precision architecture, and up to 24 tracks of simultaneous recording using compatible USB audio interfaces. WaveMachine Labs has teamed with PSPaudioware to offer a powerful vintage-inspired channel strip on every channel, plus a mastering processor on the master and subgroup channels. Auria also features a first among mobile apps - VST plugin support; Auria includes several bundled plugins (convolution reverb, stereo chorus and delay, classicVerb and a pitch processor). Plug-ins by PSPAudioware, Overloud Audio Tools, Fabfilter and more will be available through in-app purchase. WaveMachine Labs is pioneering the effort to develop the VST standard on iOS, allowing manufacturers to easily port their existing plugins to the iPad. http://www.AuriaApp.com "