Readdle’s new Remarks app offers PDF annotating, accurate handwriting

Readdle released a new application for the iPad called “Remarks“ that offers incredibly accurate handwriting recognition, PDF annotating, and more. At the heart of Remarks is PDF annotating, and PDFs can be imported by way of the iPad’s iTunes File Sharing feature or through opening the PDF with an email to the iPad. All of your PDFs are stored in an iWork for iOS-like file system, and a...

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Dropbox Automator carries out tasks within your Dropbox folder

Dropbox is a great service for backing up files and sharing them between multiple computers. However, with the right tools, you can make it do so much more. Imagine dropping a set of documents [...]

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Repurpose a Soda Bottle as a Lens Cap [Clever Uses]

Lens caps can be an expensive replacement for some cameras. If you're looking for a cheap solution to keep your lens clean and safe after loosing a cap, DIY Photography reader Stu Carlson suggests using the bottom of a soda bottle. More » Repurpose a Soda Bottle as a Lens Cap [Clever Uses] (Via Lifehacker.)

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Jumsoft releases first collection of iBooks Author themes with ‘Book Palette 1.0′

Jumsoft has just released Book Palette 1.0 on the Mac App Store– a collection of templates and themes for Apple’s recently released iBooks Author platform. The first release of many to come includes 10 templates from business to cookbooks that all include customizable layouts, covers, chapter pages, tables of contents, glossary pages, and everything included in the iBooks author app. It...

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Samsung S-Pen stylus could show up in tablets next

Samsung is considering adding S-Pen digital stylus functionality to future tablets, borrowing the pen-input option from the Galaxy Note for larger models as it boosts data-entry methods. Asked whether Samsung saw the Galaxy Tab line-up expanding beyond mere finger control, ”I think a pen interface continues to make a lot of sense across a number of screen sizes, like the larger is more obvious...

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Evi To Take On Siri On iOS And Android (Video)

Apple’s voice activated virtual assistant is only available on the iPhone 4S, but now it would appear that Siri may have a competitor in the form of an iOS and Android app called Evi. Evi works in a similar way to Siri, you press a button on the app and ask it a question, it will then respond to you with an answer, and it works in a similar way to Apple’s Siri. (...) Original Story Evi To...

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Researchers boycott publisher; will they embrace instant publishing?

Many scientists were miffed by the introduction of the Research Works Act, which would roll back the US government's open access policy for research it funds. Some of that annoyance was directed toward the commercial publishers that were supporting the bill. That, combined with a series of grievances about the pricing policies of one publisher, Elsevier, has now led a number of scientists to...

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In Depth: Why Siri is just the start for natural input

Beyond Siri: simplifying commands Showing off to non-iPhone owning friends has never been easier. Pick up your phone in the pub, confidently say 'Siri, what's the circumference of the Earth divided by the radius of the Moon?' and barely seconds later, you're the only one there who knows the answer is 23.065. It's a magical experience, and a great toy. Compared to what we'll have in a couple...

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Digital Textbooks Go Straight From Scientists to Students

A year ago, electronic textbook publishers turned down David Johnston’s big idea: the first interactive marine science textbook. Johnston, who runs a marine biology lab at Duke University, wanted the digital tome to show undergraduate students what his scientific field has to offer. But e-book publishers said the subject matter was too niche and the requested features too expensive to...

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Apple updates Final Cut Pro X with multicam editing, broadcast monitoring, Photoshop support and more (Motion and Compressor, too)

Apple updated its Final Cut Pro X video editing software this morning with some much-needed improvements. It is a significant update, because Final Cut Pro X version 10.0.3 now appeases to pro editors with two new features, including multicam editing that automatically syncs up to 64 angles of video and photos,  and broadcast monitoring. The software also advances XML 1.1 support for better...

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