Ever since the iPad was announced there have been complaints that it is just a bigger iPhone. Now that it has been released, people are starting to realize that the iPad is much more. The best thing is that these devices share a lot of features in common. They both have access to the iTunes Store, the app Store, and many similar native programs. The biggest question for people with both devices is how to get the most out of both the iPad and iPhone at the same time. The hardware part is very simple. They can connect to each other via Bluetooth with no problems. The software is what really drives the versatility of these two devices. Let’s look at a couple cool things you can do by syncing them together.
#1 – Turning the iPad into a camera
The iPad does not have a camera built in, but the iPhone does. So how do you get pictures onto your iPad using your iPhone? Very easily. There are two apps that you will need to download through the app store, Camera A and Camera B. Once the apps are installed on both devices, sync them up and just like that you can control the camera through your iPad. You can choose to save the photos on your iPad, iPhone, or both.
#2 – Using iPhone as a video game controller
There has been recent buzz lately about a video released online that shows the iPhone being used as a controller for an emulator running on the iPad. The concept is pretty simple. Think of any gaming system out today, they all have wireless controllers, this is the same idea. These emulators are all made by third-party developers, and not by the game manufacturer themselves. Keep in mind that in order to legally play the game, you need to own the original copy. Emulators and Roms are readily out there, it just takes a little bit of searching on Google.
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Uses For Linking Your iPhone and iPad Together
Free Web Design Templates
There are a number of free web design templates that can be downloaded from the internet. These templates help users in building new websites quickly and easily. In order for one to get these templates there are a few steps one should adhere to. One of these steps is first checking if your web hosting package includes free web design templates. This is important because there are free services, as is the case with My Space, whereby one has a limited number of free web design templates that are available for you to choose from.
Other hosting packages do provide free web design templates that will get you started. The next step is to search the internet to look for free website templates. These templates are offered in so many free resources meaning you have very many options to choose from. To make the search as narrow as possible one can include keywords that may include the exact type of template you are looking for. This can include things such as the colors, style as well as the subject of your website and any other you may have. An important thing to do when downloading free web design templates is to read and understand the terms. This is because different providers require special features from you.
Some providers require you to have a link back to their specific websites from your own website or some may require you not to edit the template’s elements. A good way to find out the best free web design templates is by going for the website templates that are provided by the software programs that you may have installed in your computer.
A good example is as the case with Microsoft Word where it provides free web design templates that one can use to create websites directly in Microsoft Word. Additional websites can also be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com. Users are also able to transform these free web design templates into unique websites of their own even those who have limited design skills.
A good way to start this process is by checking the rules usage for a specific template. Before you do anything else it is important to make sure that you are able to change the free web design templates because some do not allow this. On the free template that you have chosen you open the CSS as well as the index file to use for the new website. Proceed to open the web color, HTML and CSS cheat sheets to start transforming the web template by beginning with the tweaking of the web template layout.
One can change the layout in a part of the CSS file that indicates the body or div connected with pixel size or a width percentage. The numbers representing the pixel size as well as the width percentage can be changed in order to suit you. There are also other attributes that can be changed and they include colors, borders as well as the horizontal rule style and width. Lastly personalize the graphics on the free web design templates to make them unique to your website by giving it a name as well as a logo.
Gadgets For Fun And Recreation
Gadgets are devices that are technically driven for a particular purpose. They are sometimes called gizmos and might be used for fun and recreation and sometimes to make the work easy for us. With the advent of science and technology there is an array of gadgets available in the market. These gadgets have become very popular among both the genders and are a good gift item.
Gadgets are used both at home and in business. In computer programs the software used is a gadget that performs a particular function. Fridge, air conditioners, mixes etc all are gadgets that have made our life very easy. The basic advantages of using a gadget are that they need not have to be controlled and maneuvered constantly. Some of them are portable and can be operated with remotes thus saving our time and labor. Some of the useful gadgets that can also serve as gifts are as follows-
1. The Gutter-Cleaning Robot from Brook-stone.com makes cleaning of the lawns fun with the remote-controlled gadget removing dirt and small branches from the drains. The gadget also does away with the need for gutter shielding which is costly and requires professional installation.
2. Often when having misplaced keys we think of systems that would fit the keys with wireless systems and can make them easily detectable. Gadgets have brought in the market wireless keys that can be gifted to your near and dear ones. These can be found at local electronic stores and also online. The key finders are programmed as per our need to locate multiple keys by just pushing a button.
3. There are also gadgets that can serve social issues like the environmental conservation. A Solo Classic Solar Charger gadget from Terra-Pass is a device that can charge any kind of hand-held electronic device with free solar power anywhere you go. The gadget is portable and can be taken anywhere and everywhere.
4. For people who want to enjoy their drinks chilled when having gone for a picnic can always look for gadgets like wine chillers without ice.
There are a number of gadgets that can be gifted. The main issue remains knowing the choice of the person for whom the gadget is to be chosen. A gadget lover will be happy with any kind of electronic device.
Finally having talked so much about gadgets and their uses, it is but impertinent to mention the fact that while the gadgets have made our lives easy, it is also responsible for a major part of unemployment in the world.