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Apple has applied for a patent for an interesting take on wireless charging, allowing a Smart Cover with embedded battery to recharge the iPad. At first blush, Apple's invention, aptly titled "Integrated inductive charging in protective cover," appears to simply be a first-party incarnation of upcoming products that use inductive charging to transfer power to an iOS device. These components usually incorporate an induction coil and transformer that outputs power via a cord plugged into the device's dock connector. Apple's patent filing describes something different. Instead of sourcing power from a stationary dock, Apple's invention calls for a tablet case,...

The smash hit app Angry Birds used to cost 99 cents for the iPhone and $2.99 for the HD version of the iPad. But if you head on over to the Apple App Store now you can download Angry Birds for free. Rovio had previously offered a limited version of Angry Birds free, but was only for a  few levels, which appears to be gone fom the Apple Store now. Angry Birds was the game that made the company Rovio an overnight success story. It spawned a line of toys, school supplies and many other titles inspired by the first...

It promised to be the first gadget to perfect handwriting and drawing on the iPad, but after raising almost $160,000 on Kickstarter, the Australian-made Collusion pen and collaboration software has been labelled "unusable". Finished months behind schedule, it joins a series of crowd-funded projects that have fallen far short of expectations by failing to deliver what was promised in a reasonable time frame. Some expected features that were not delivered include importing text and PDF documents for annotation, handwriting recognition, audio recording, offline mode and zooming on the canvas. The founder of Collusion, Robert Yearsley, has worked on start-ups for...

We are seeking bubbly individuals to do product videos for our extensive range of iPad stylus pens. Basically helpful product walk-throughs & demonstrations of a high quality at around 45 seconds each. Successful candidates will not only score free iGoodies but will be remunerated accordingly. The goal is for the user to understand how each product differs. Please email youtube@stylusshop.com.au with any current YouTube channels you have.