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The gang here at Nerd Stalker likes  lynda.com . We had a chance to talk to one of their "Staff Authors" -  Nick Brazzi  about managing video production paperlessly with an iPad. Nick does this for a living and is an Apple fan from his previous stint at Apple. Nick describes one of his latest video instruction creations "Managing Your Video Shoot with an iPad." as his own conceived workflow. If you do any type of video production, check out Nick's thoughts on how he came to develop this course and what you can gain from it.

Tangible Play is creating a New Play Movement with the launch of its inaugural product Osmo built around its proprietary Reflective Artificial Intelligence technology. Osmo aims to unleash the boundaries of the screen and expands the playing field onto any surface in front of the connected tablet by turning any real world objects - pen, paper, clay, blocks, etc. into a digitally connected game piece that interacts with the digital device. Osmo comes with three interactive games built from the ground up called Newton, Tangram and Words, that all use Osmo's Reflective AI and encourages creative thinking and social interaction. Osmo officially launches on May 22, 2014, using crowdfunding to raise $50,000 to help complete manufacturing of the product and garner early feedback. The device will retail for $99, but presale backers will get discount pricing starting at $49 (limited availability). Special discounts include $5 off for every friend you refer. Osmo is expected to start...

All things MacWorld/iWorld 2014 total recap of the show, apps, vendors, events and more lots more.

You get home after a long day, get the tablet out and plunk down on the couch. You realize you need to eat. No motivation to cook so you search some restaurants on Yelp trying to figure out what to order, where to order and how to order. Enter Eat24 . Eat24 has been famous for food delivery from your couch through the web. Now you can do it via the iPad - Eat24 App . Our Greg Viloria aka SocialGreg talks with the Eat24 team on the newly released iPad and some insights into their San Bruno, CA based company.

Download MP3 Greg Viloria and Adolfo Foronda of Nerd Stalker are back with the best finds of MacWorld iWorld 2013. In this episode we talk about: What was Ashton Kutcher doing there? Oh yeah being Steve Jobs. Will.i.Am is all about Futurehunting and why that is so awesome especially if your not a Black Eye Peas fan.

We love music at Nerd Stalker. AirTurn caught our music eye at Macworld/iWorld 2013. With AirTurn wireless pedal technology, you can control virtually any iOS music app through their wireless pedals. We sit down with Hugh Sung , co-founder and VP of Marketing of AirTurn - maker of wireless (bluetooth) pedals and controllers. In this interview Hugh discusses the different music applications that can be used with AirTurn's BT-105.

Home Automation is some ways is a "home brew" or "maker" type of world. All of us techies were searching for the holy grail of home automation control. Enter Crestron Electronics . At Macworld/iWorld 2013, Crestron introduced to us commoners a unique control package called Crestron Control Everything which features total control from your iOS device. In this interview, Delia Hansen,  Crestron Solutions Manager , Residential   explains their home automation control concept.

The Lantronix XPrintServer home edition pretty much delivered right out of the box. We first tried just adding it to our lan since we already had a working print server in the form of the airport express. Unfortunately we were initially unable to get any of the ios devices to find the printer. So we went with the other approach of connecting the printer to the XPrintServer usb port, doing so made it worked like a dream. One thing you should remember is that you may need to delete your existing printer on osx then add the same printer with the XPrintServer name as the indicator.

We start the MacWorld excitement today. Nerd Stalker is live from Moscone West Exhibition Center in San Francisco where MacWorld/iWorld 2013 is being held. Today is the media preview Nerd Stalker wanted to give you a preview of what to expect.

Don't we all struggle going full digital? Sometimes a pen/pencil in hand and jotting down a note on a piece of paper just feels better, more convenient and seems faster. An Japanese App company, called Metamoji ,  reached out to the Nerd Stalker gang and gave us a spin with their app for the iPad called Note Anytime . This App allows note taking on the iPad. Note Anytime is an app that gives the user a feel of writing on paper.

Another Nerdstalker interview from the 2012 O'Reilly Maker Faire. Greg Viloria aka SocialGreg interviews Kazu Terasaki of GlueMotor. Typical maker, Terasaki does it for the love of his hobby. GlueMotor is an Open Source interface from KTLaboratory. No need for rubberband power anymore when you have an interface as easy as this.

Yahoo! Axis is a new kind of browser that redefines what it means to search and browse the web. Watch this video to see how Axis works on your computer, iPhone and iPad.

Nerd Stalker interview with Co-Founder of Educreations Chris Streeter at the 2012 Maker Faire. Teach what you know. Learn what you don't. Create and share great video lessons with your iPad or browser.

Download MP3 Your hosts Adolfo Foronda (@nerdstalker) and Greg Viloria (@SocialGreg) use these stories for our weekly podcast: iPad / AppleTV Sprint iPad shows up in Best Buy's database http://j.mp/z3QrZp Who Wants The New IPAD? [infographic] | @drippler bit.ly/vZsTtm Facebook denies accessing users' text messages cnet.co/xew4OV Facebook Says It’s Not Reading Users’ Text Messages bit.ly/wVTYoi Why are companies defecting from Google Maps? http://bit.ly/wNiJGl Turner launches an accelerator for media-focused startups bit.ly/xMlvLR Popular mobile game developer Mika Mobile ending support for Android http://is.gd/cGlKUz Speed round, what our community is talking about and wants to hear about: Mayor Lee Unveils The San Francisco Open Data Cloud tcrn.ch/zLp6oD Anonymous' hackers leak Norton AntiVirus source code http://bit.ly/wfe8An AT&T's Windows Phone Nokia Lumia 900 launch delayed, now set to debut on April 22nd for $99.99 http://bit.ly/xQrRhq Yelp is worth $1.5 billi...

All the media is abuzz over the iPad 2 release today, both Apple lovers and haters are justifying or dismissing it's impact in the tech world. Among all this chatter a majority of the media seem be missing a huge point, only focusing on iPad 2 sales, the competition should be very and I mean very worried about iPad 1 sales, yes I said iPad 1 sales. You are now going to see a slew of iPad 1's on Craigslist and eBay and this is gold for Apple and more importantly to them iOS. Let's think about this for a second, consumers will see the base $499 iPad 2 price and many of them will turn and look at the secondary market and will find iPad 1's for even less. The iPad 1 is a proven device and for those who don't really need cameras in it, suddenly the iPad 1 becomes a very compelling and "affordable" choice.

Experience the Art and Craft of Letterpress Printing on your iPad LetterMpress™ will be a virtual letterpress environment—released first on the iPad—that will allow anyone to create authentic-looking letterpress designs and prints. The design process is the same as the letterpress process—you place and arrange type and cuts on a press bed, lock the type, ink the type, and print. You will be able to create unlimited designs, with multiple colors, using authentic vintage wood type and art cuts. And you can print your design directly from LetterMpress or save it as an image for import it into other applications.

Nerd Stalker iPad bag review / unboxing of the boa push by booq . Who am I kidding it's my new man/purse or as I like to call it " Murse ". It's amazing how many crappy iPad bags are out there and booq seems to be one of the few companies that are finally coming forward to nail this space. The Boa push iPad messenger provides one of the most compact ways to carry your iPad, iPhone, Droid X, credit cards, a notepad and pens wherever you need to go. Crafted from durable Twylon and genuine Nappa leather, the slim Boa push is equipped with a wide, super-comfy seatbelt nylon shoulder strap and a sturdy snap button flap closure. Each Boa push is tagged with a gunmetal-framed Terralinq serial number. Once registered, the booq Terralinq service may help reunite you with your lost and found bag. External: • 1 pocket on main outer flap for iPhone • 1 large slip pocket on back for flat item storage • 2 pen holders on sides Internal: • 3 credit card slots and 1 ...

Adolfo Foronda of Nerd Stalker interviews Chintu Parikh , CEO of SachManya about his wysiwyg web application called Yapper . YAPPER is an award-winning, easy and affordable online service for publishers bloggers, newspapers, magazines, video-casters, band, celebrities, and pod-casters to create their own mobile optimized, rich and branded apps that work across iPhone, Android, Blackberry and iPad devices without writing a single line of code! 3.5mins Episode #83

I must admit that Apple did not do the best job presenting the iPad, Steve should have skipped the initial feature overview, all this accomplished was sucking the air out of whatever momentum or surprise he may have had. The presentation format was a critical mistake as it took the wow factor completely out of how and why this great device was created, all of which would have been discovered during the detailed couch demo. That being said I'm noticing quite a bit of negative sentiment among the online masses and tech influencers. This post was really prompted by what I see as the critical question my friend @jseleven asked, he mentioned he has a laptop and an iPhone and wondered who this device was for? The short answer (but HUGE fact not to be missed) is that the Amazon Kindle was the MOST sold item on Amazon during the Christmas season. This fact can and should not be missed, ok now imagine a Kindle next to an iPad and there is the answer, EREADER. The ereader market is a GROWTH ...