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Need to tune your Guitar? Gibson has an App for that.

There are times when I need to de-tune my guitar down to Q and I had no tuner handy. Thanks to Gibson for their iPhone App that includes tuner and metronome.

Partial description:

FEATURES:

  • A professional quality Chromatic Tuner that will allow you to tune any instrument using the iPhone microphone (or iPod Touch with microphone attachment)
  • Alternate Tuning settings so you can quickly and easily tune your guitar to various alternate tunings, including Open G, Low C, Drop D, Eb and others.
  • A Standard Mode Tuner that allows you to tune each string to a sample tone
  • An accurate Metronome with multiple time signatures, visual and audio options, and a set-your-own tempo tap pad
  • A Chord Library with a sample of the essential chords for every player beginner to advanced

Did I forget to mention that it’s free?

Still, there’s no instruction to downtune to Q.

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David Ellefson Returns To Megadeth Line-Up.

It’s a surprise and somewhat predictable. David Ellefson rejoins Dave Mustaine and Megadeth per the announcement on Monday February 8th, 2010. Megadeth is set to embark on “Rust In Peace 20th Anniversary Tour” starting March 2010 and at this point in time are busy rehearsing every single song from the seminal record.

The return of Ellefson into Megadeth ranks means a departure for James LoMenzo who recorded “United Abominations” and “Endgame” in 2007 and 2009 respectively. So far there has been no explanation what really happened within Megadeth with regards to LoMenzo.

Source: Megadeth.com

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Apple Introduces The iPad.

Apple iPad
http://www.apple.com/ipad/

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Tech Specs http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/

Height: 9.56 inches (242.8 mm)
Width: 7.47 inches (189.7 mm)
Depth: 0.5 inch (13.4 mm)
Weight: 1.5 pounds (.68 kg) Wi-Fi model; 1.6 pounds (.73 kg) Wi-Fi + 3G model

Accessories:

  • iPad Keyboard Dock
  • iPad Dock
  • iPad Camera Connector kit (includes USB port and SD Card slot)

Pricing:

  • $499 – 16GB Wi-Fi
  • $599 – 32GB Wi-Fi
  • $699 – 64GB Wi-Fi
  • $629 – 16GB Wi-Fi + 3G
  • $729 – 32GB Wi-Fi + 3G
  • $829 – 64GB Wi-Fi + 3G

3G Wireless:

  • UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
  • GSM/EDGE (850, 900,1800, 1900 MHz)
  • Data only

Other:

  • GPS
  • Digital Compass
  • iWork support

Stay tuned.

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Image courtesy of Apple.

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It is confirmed, Apple haters already hate the iPad.

Apple iPad
http://www.apple.com/ipad/

Apple has just revealed their latest creation, the iPad. No it’s not the one from Mad TV sketch.

A few days ago I read a hilarious post from knice.landing (20 things Apple haters already hate about the Apple Tablet); it somewhat rings true. Apple haters already hate the iPad. It’s not about the name.

Well, you don’t have to be an Apple hater to hate the Apple iPad. You could be a dirty unbathed free-software hippie for example.

Here are some reasons why, and they are real complaints taken from comments all over the Internet:

  • It is not open.
  • It is not open source.
  • iTunes App Store sucks.
  • It is locked in to Apple’s proprietary software.
  • It runs Apple’s own processor.
  • It is not as good and open and free as Android.
  • It has a limited/crippled multi-tasking feature.
  • It does not use nVidia Ion chipset.
  • It does not use Intel processor.
  • It does not run Windows 7.
  • Paul Thurrott said the iPad sucks.
  • Rob Enderle said the iPad sucks.
  • Steve Ballmer said the iPad sucks.
  • It has small storage.
  • It does not have OLED screen.
  • It does not have stylus.
  • Steve Jobs is dressed poorly.
  • What about Adobe Flash? Seriously, does it even run Flash? Flash! Ah ah! (queues Queen song).
  • It does not have real keyboard. (What? It’s a “tablet” computer.)
  • It looks like an oversize iPhone.
  • Battery life is only 10 hours.
  • It is tied to iTunes.
  • It does not have 10 Megapixel camera.
  • It is on AT&T 3G. Why can’t it be with (insert company name here).
  • It is not the one Jason Calacanis said he had. (p.s. Jason Calacanis is an attention whore.)
  • It is $499 – that’s too expensive. Greedy Apple!
  • No front facing camera.
  • No camera.
  • Battery is not removable.
  • The name “iPad” sucks.
  • Netbook is much better.
  • It does not have Ogg support.
  • It does not play Windows Media Format files.
  • It does not have Blu-Ray drive.
  • No free software (this and next 3 from Ars Technica)
  • No installing apps from the Web
  • No sharing music or books
  • We can remotely disable your apps & media

More “I hate iPad” diatribes can and might be found below:

More to come……. maybe

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