TECHcast: Listen to Donnie Jenkins’ podcast about convergence.
I saw a video demo this week that really shows the iPad’s potential to create a new way of looking at apps or programs.
The app is called Magic Piano and it is amazing in its use of sounds and graphics to create a fun experience on the iPad. I would love to see more programs that use the unique tablet device model to innovate as this program does. You can see the video on the device by searching on YouTube using the term Magic Piano For iPad.
Also on YouTube: One of the best ways to educate is to entertain as you teach, and a recent video by Derek Sivers on YouTube is a great example. The video can be found there by the name “How To Start A Movement” and uses a funny video of a group dancing to illustrate its points. It’s very short, but very well done.
One of the most impressive new product lines I’ve seen lately has to be the GoPro Hero HD series of wearable video cameras. Their web site features several videos shot with the devices, and the one featuring video of a surfer riding a wave is amazing, assuming that it’s real. The cameras are reasonably priced at under $300, and should suit the needs of anyone requiring live video of hard to capture events.