Japanese magician performing magic with iPad

iPad is the currently hot tech gadget which most people use everyday. Even magician uses it for performing magic. A few months ago, I' watched a magic competition on Taiwan TV show. One of the contestants used iPad as part of his magic performance.

You can also watch similar magic performance using iPad on Youtube. Below is one example magic performance by a Japanese magician which is done on the street. In fact, using iPad in magic performance is actually combining common magic trick along with iPad application so that it creates an illusion as if something is coming out from iPad or happening inside iPad while doing it outside the iPad.

Let's watch this Japanese iPad magic performance.

How to disassemble and assemble an iPad?

You probably wonder what's inside an iPad and also curious to know how an iPad is disassembled and assembled again. Then, you might want to search for a tutorial video showing you how to do that on iPad. After watching the video, you will find out that there aren't much things inside the iPad. But, you still need to be careful when you want to do it yourself. The tutorial  video is made using stop motion animation technique, perhaps you can do your own tutorial, too. Let's watch this DIY video on assembling iPad.

Photosynth - best and amazing 3D Panorama maker for iPad and iPhone

My friend asked me how to create a 3D Panorama Photo with iPad a few weeks ago. And I thought that it should have such program that enables us to create such 3D Panorama Photos by using additional iPad application since iPad is such an advanced IT gadget, so we should be able to find such program to make this 3D Panorama Photo.

I started searching for it with keyword : "3D Panorama Photo Maker" on Google and found out that there's a free one called "Photosynth" created by Microsoft and distributed as free application for iPad and iPhone. Photosynth is an easy to use by anyone who uses iPhone or iPhone. As long as you know how to take pictures with your iOS 4.0 (or later) gadgets, I think you can do it by yourself easily.

Photosynth will stitch the series of photos you have taken into a whole complete 3D Panorama Photo. It's such an amazing free application that described as "Interactive Panorama Capture and Sharing" application for  iPad or iPhone. Click here to download Microsoft Photosynth.

OnLive Desktop - Windows on your iPAD

Are you thinking of using Windows application or Microsoft Office application on your iPAD? You probably have used three common applications of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and Powerpoint. These are probably the most used ones. Do you think it's possible to use iPad like you use Microsoft Windows application?

Yes, it's made possible if you use an application called OnLive Desktop for iPAD. This application will make those Windows user more convenient in working with iPAD. It includes three basic application of Microsoft Office, i.e. Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Although, they are not as complete as the ones in Windows, they really make you feel as if you are using Microsoft Office on your iPAD.

With OnLive Desktop, you can enjoy the feel of having Windows with its icons, Start button, folders and taskbar just like in real Windows. You can also watch videos like using Windows Media Player. So, where to download OnLive Desktop. Ok, just click here and feel free to download it for your iPAD.

How to create a sketch with your iPhone or iPad?

Creating a sketch with your iPhone or iPad is made easy and possible with this application. "My Sketch" is a commercial application specially made for creating sketch from a photo easily. It's also very easy to use. All you need to do is just setting the crop area of a photo, adjusting it, selecting the size and then share it on the web through social network. You can share the sketch result on Facebook, Twitter or send it through e-mail.

How to make an iPAD from scratch? iPAD DIY by a Chinese man

Have you ever thought of assembling your own iPAD? Do you think it's possible to create an iPAD or something that look like iPad and has all the basic functions of iPAD such as: touch screen browsing, iPad style look? Well, a Chinese man has ever done this and he even posted the video of him assembling his own iPad from scratch. Let's see how he did it.
Part 1 - Assembling iPad from scratch

Part 2 - Demonstrating the DIY iPAD

App Store Dream Lantern (梦想灯笼) - make your own 3D lantern

App Store Dream Lantern is an application which you can download free from app store. This application is a fun and cool application which enables you to create your own 3D lantern. You can show off this 3D lantern to your friends on moon cake festival. How great it is to show a personalized and customized item of lantern festival from your most precious iPhone or iPad.

Buying a real lantern to certain people may seem to be money-wasting. Using application to replace the real one also means environmental friendly cause you won't waste paper and your lantern won't get burnt. It's also as fun as the real one. Since it's an apple's application, you may share it online to let your friends see your creation. You can have a lantern competition to see whose lanterns look best.

Here's a video showing you how to make your own 3D lantern with this App Store Dream Lantern.

Click here to open the Dream Lantern application download page.