Geekshow

Funny Thing About MacWorld…

MacWorld was fun and crazy as always, but with the lack of Apple announcements and a slow economy, people were all about the free stuff. Pictures after the jump.

Apple Implodes at MacWorld SF ‘09

Okay, so it didn’t implode, but Apple definitely leaves its last MacWorld with a wimper rather than a bang.

Spotlight: Vlingo – Voice App

You speak – Vlingo listens. This versatile voice recognition app is a powerful tool that can be used to call a friend, search Google Maps, or even update your Facebook status.

Spotlight: Google Mobile App

We all know Google – we use it everyday for maps, Gmail, YouTube, Picasa, and even as a search engine, but what about the Google Mobile App for the iPhone? Does it live up to the Google name?

MacGeek – Introductions

Introducing Geekshow Entertainment’s Apple-focused writer, Dave Watson.

GadgetGeek – Archos 5g – Better than the iPhone ?

As we move into 2009, I see the battle for the best mobile internet and mobile media device will continue to develop. Here are some of my thoughts on a couple of the leaders.

GeekiN Episode #82 – The Triumphant Return

GeekiNtertainment. You guys remember that podcast, right? I can’t say I’d blame you if you said “No”. After all, it has been just about 4 months since the last time we posted an episode. However, we finally managed to get together for a “short” episode to fill everyone in on the plans for the future. Granted…by short, I mean an hour and a half. But still, that’s shorter than what we usually get out of a show. Don’t forget to spam our questions inbox with plenty of questions and comments before next episode. Enjoy!

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

New site layout for iPhone users

Last night, we quietly changed the iPhone/iPod Touch theme for the site. For all you mobile users, I feel that this will be a welcome change. Now you can log in to post comments, view the site in the same layout as on a computer, and have an icon on your home screen pointing to our site (new icon coming soon). The new layout makes Geekshow.us feel more like an app than ever before. These changes do not however affect users coming to the site from any other medium. As with any update though, there are sometimes kinks to iron out. If anyone has any issues with the site, feel free to contact us through comments or email. Also, leave some comments on what you think.

Apple iPhone 2.0 Update

Apple realeased their software update 2.0 on July 11th. This update was highly anticipated and hyped, but does it live up to the hype?

I got my hands on the update the day it came out and decided to wait a week or two before coming to any conclusions. Downloading apps from the Apple store is a breeze. You have two options to get your apps, from iTunes or from the new AppStore icon on the phone itself.

There were tons of free apps when the store launched and three times as many paid apps. Some apps are useless, while others are the best thing since sliced bread. My wife and I have had issues with some apps randomly crashing and/or taking the whole system with it. It seems that we experience this less and less since we are no longer just playing around and actually using the apps we are comfortable with.

There are a couple of new features added to the phone but the one most people asked for was a contacts button. Before, you had to go into the phone and there was an icon at the bottom for viewing and editing your contacts. Now there is an icon on the home screen that can be placed anywhere.

If you don’t have the 3G iPhone with GPS, you are not totally shut out when it comes to location specific apps. Using the cell tower triangulation technology, most apps will work fine. The apps that require more precise coordinates may seem buggy, but that’s to be expected without GPS.

The biggest expectation I had for this update was the ability to play games now. Sega has announced that the iPhone is about as powerful as the Dreamcast. This was no lie. With games like Super Monkey Ball being a launch title, this phone looks like it could be a great new gaming platform. The battery, however, is the only thing holding it back. Playing a simple tile game seems to drain my battery so fast that I have to plug it in to play.

Overall, I would say that Apple has finally made the iPhone worth the price, especially since they lowered the price. Now my only quarrel is with AT&T. Please lower the monthly cost. $200 a month for two phones is killing me!

One last thing I have to add, a new WordPress app was added to the store the other day, so this whole review was written on my iPhone.

Now iPhone and iPod Touch Friendly

If you own an iPhone or and iPod Touch then you no doubt have been checking out what is new at Geekshow.us but have to scroll, zoom, pan, and squint to read the articles.  Thanks to a new plug-in for WordPress from Contentrobot, we now have a site that is made for the small screens.  If you notice any problems with the site on the iPhone or iPod Touch or even on a standard computer, please let us know.  Also, comment on this article if you own an iPhone or iPod Touch so we can have a good estimate on how many people this really applies to.