A special MacJury (http://www.macjury.com) convened to discuss the many aspects of the iPad.

This isn't just discussion of iPad first impressions. The topics included iPad sharing, etiquette, the need for a guest mode, the iPad as a physical object, and the many places you will want to use your iPad. Where the iPad fits in your digital life, whether it is a new, replacement or convergence device, the most fashionable ways to tote your iPad, and more were entered into evidence.

The session concluded with each MacJuror revealing their favorite aspect of the iPad (guess who compared it to, "eating pudding with your fingers"), talking about why what you do with it when you aren't using the iPad is important, and the unusual way the "TidBITS" crew obtained their iPads. The panel for this session included: Mark Anbinder, Jeff Carlson, Adam Engst, Tonya Engst, Glenn Fleishman, Joe Kissell, Rich Mogull, Matt...

Mozaik Multimedia MovieBuddy and !Content (http://www.mozaik.com) are two new technologies that enable consumers to use iPhones and iPad, in addition to a standard remote control, to interact with in-movie brands and products in an immersive home environment.

Today’s generation is consuming video in a multi-screen, multi-tasking environment. With Mozaik !Content technology, consumers can learn more about products, people and places they see on the screen, instantly shop and share them via Facebook, Twitter or email. The Mozaik MovieBuddy iPad and iPhone application will integrate all these activities into a seamless, intuitive experience never seen before, says Paulette Pantoja, CEO and founder of BluFocus.

Mozaik Multimedia’s !Content is an end-to-end software solution for media and entertainment industries as well as service providers that's deployed across multiple platforms, connecting the...

Toon Boom Animation has released Toon Boom Animate Pro 2.0 (http://www.toonboom.com/products/animatepro/), an update of its high-performance animation software for professionals.

New feature highlights include: fast distribution of character parts to layers; the ability to adjust velocity on multiple character parts; efficient creation of richer-looking ambiance; full-fledged SWF export with new vector effects; direct import of scanned drawings (TWAIN); and expanded text capability.

Animate Pro 2.0 is designed for serious animators, offering award winning state-of-the-art content creation, animation and compositing toolset for any animation style within a single all-in-one desktop application, says Toon Boom President/CEO Joan Vogelesang. She says it combines state-of-the-art vector technology, real-time animation tools and nodal compositing to simplify the...

Sanyo (http://www.sanyo.com) will launch two new Dual Camera Xacti, the DMX-CG100 and DMX-GH1 on April 16. With slim and compact designs, the new models capture Full HD video and high-resolution photos, based on the Dual Camera concept of taking both videos and photos with one camera.

The cameras utilize a video format (MPEG-4 AVC/H.264) that can be handled on computer and Internet environments, as well as on home TVs. The new Xactis can capture both Full HD video (1920 x 1080) and 14 mega-pixel photos.

The new models are equipped with Sanyo’s proprietary “Double Range Zoom” feature for zoom operation while filming video. With a touch of the Zoom Range Button, this technology allows users to switch between two zoom ranges, a Wide Mode (40 mm to 240 mm) and a Tele Mode (80 mm to 480 mm), which changes the size of the video capture area on the image sensor. As a result, the new models offer ae range of...

Here are the latest iPhone/iPod touch/iPod/iPad apps announced. You can find 'em at the Apple App Store (http://www.itunes.com/appstore/).

Serving Sizer Pro is a new US$2.99 recipe cards for the iPad. It lets you organize recipe cards, handwritten family recipes, and recipe clippings in one place. You can change the serving size at any time and the whole recipe is converted instantly.

SlothMedia has announced KosmicMath-Education 1.0 for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad devices. The $14.99 app is a space exploration game that reinforces mathematical scope and sequence requirements covering preschool through fourth grade.

Bigredshoes has released Smackup! 1.0 for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The game lets you test your skill by throwing punches at an obnoxious, insulting, loud-mouthed jerk as he bobs and weaves behind a podium. There is a lite (free) and a full version ($0.99)...

The iPad is in the wild! Unfortunately, Apple updated my billing address but not my shipping address. So, my pre-ordered 32GB model wandered in on TUES afternoon. But I'm making up for lost time!

Again, I have to apologize for the lateness of this episode. Busy doing podcasts for Macsimum News, Op-Eds for Mac OSG and some meanderings for My Apple Space.

Then, of course, there's all the time that I spend trying to land a real job and soliciting heart donations for Dick Cheyney.

This episode; Philly band, IKE, singer Lili Añel and an operatic cat. A splendid time was had by all. Except by those who attended.

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Doxie (http://www.getdoxie.com), a paper scanner that scans directly to the cloud, is now shipping. Designed for home and small businesses, the US$129 portable scanner is for scanning, sharing, and organizing paper and photos.

It weighs 10.9 ounces and is built for travel. It's compatible with any Mac (OX 10.5 or 10.6) or PC and has USB connectivity. Doxie integrates directly with desktop and web apps like Google Docs, Flickr, iPhoto, Tumblr, Picnik, Evernote, Picasa, and Backpack. A single button, Doxie's Heart Button, implements sharing.

Doxie's features include: color scanning at up to 600 dpi with automatic page detection; included software for simple scanning and direct cloud sharing; integration with the free Doxie's Cloud service for turning paper into URLs for instant sharing; automatic cropping, rotation, and image clean-up; photo editing with direct support for the Picnik online photo...

Eden Zoller, Ovum’s principal analyst, says Apple's iAd service is ambitious and slick but it still faces challenges before it can corner the market, not just from Google but from the complexity of video based in-application advertising.

“As Madison Avenue predicted, Apple has launched itself into the one mobile market from which it was absent, advertising," Zoller says. "Thursday at the iPhone 4.0 launch it announced its play for this market, the iAd platform. Steve Jobs reckons there will soon be around 100 million Apple devices on the market and that most of people’s mobile activity will be dominated by applications, where they will spend around 30 minutes a day. According to Jobs, if 10 ads were to appear on each device per day this would make for one billion ad impressions daily. The potential revenue from this scenario could be substantial."

The iAd platform supports in-application advertising and will span the iPhone, iPod touch and newly launched iPad. The...

Vaura has released MynaTime (http://www.MynaTime.com), personal workout software for Mac OS X 10.5 or higher. It offers your own assistant that talks you step-by-step through workouts.

MynaTime converts the text to voice and speaks instructions in real time during a workout, all set to your music of choice, with Apple’s lifelike text-to-speech voice, Alex. From weightlifting and yoga to running and physical therapy, MynaTime is ideal for any activity that can be represented as a series of timed actions, says Vaura President Joe Klinger. With less than a page of text, most workouts can be expressed in detail, including the sequence of exercises, rest periods, weight, target heart rate and more.

MynaTime is available online through Amazon.com for US$34.95 plus shipping. Check out...

On the new MacJury (http://www.macjury.com), a panel drawn from the talent pool at "The Mac Observer dips into iPad sizes and perceptions before taking on Apple's iPhone 4.0 announcements.

What the implementation of multitasking will mean, from both an obvious and not so obvious perspective, the addition of folders to organize your apps, and why both are so last century are first on the agenda. The discussion then takes a turn deep into online advertising models, Apple's motivation to create iAd, and what it all means to users,
publishers and advertisers.

Games, how iPhone 4.0 fits in to the iPad, iPhone apps on the iPad and more round out the deliberations by John F. Braun, Dave Hamilton, Ted Landau, Chuck La Tournous and host Chuck Joiner.

Imagenomic (http://www.imagenomic.com) has released Portraiture 2 Plug-in for Aperture 3, the latest version of Apple's digital photography workflow application. The Portraiture 2 edition provides native 64-bit operation within Mac OS X 10.6 ("Snow Leopard").
 
The Portraiture 2 Plug-in for Aperture 3 is being made available as a free upgrade for registered users of the previous Aperture 2 Plug-in edition. For new users, the suggested retail price  is US$199.95. A demo is available for download.