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The Motorola Xoom's release is close, very close. How do we know that? Well, Moto has just handed one to Chad Ochocinco -- one of the NFL's most recklessly loquacious players -- and you don't do that with an unfinished product. For his part, Chad's finding the Honeycomb tablet to be "pretty awesome" and regretfully informs Motorola that it "won't be getting this back." Tracking Chad's tweets reveals that he's just landed in Dallas, site of this year's Super Bowl, where he's received the Android-driven hardware. Something tells us neither he nor Motorola's tablet will spend the next week hiding in the shadows -- look for a lot more screen time for both in the buildup to the big game (and Moto's big halftime ad). One last note? Chad's image above was taken using an iPhone 4. Guess he's holding out for the Atrix 4G.

[Thanks, Zizo]

Motorola Xoom lands in Chad Ochocinco's safe hands, is 'pretty awesome' originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 01 Feb 2011 03:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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According to Macgasm, Netgear CEO Patrick Lo has clarified his earlier statement about Steve Jobs's ego. On Monday, Lo made reference to Steve Jobs "going away" soon, which most commentators (including us) found to be a fairly unsavory remark given the Apple CEO's health issues. "I deeply regret the choice of words I used in relation to business decisions Apple must grapple with in the future in relation to open vs. closed systems, which have been construed by some to be references to Steve Jobs' health and which was never my intention," Lo said. "I sincerely apologize that what I said was interpreted this way, and I wish Steve only the very best."

Lo did not, however, take back the other questionable things he said, including the idea that Apple including Flash was in support of "openness." Flash is a proprietary format, and Apple has done more to push the adoption of the far-more-open H.264 codec. Lo characterized Apple's blocking of Flash from iOS as nothing but ego, but research done by Ars Technica proves that having Flash installed reduces a Mac's battery life by 33% -- we can only guess how an iPhone or iPad would fare. Steve Jobs also reported that Flash was responsible for a large number of all reported crashes in Safari, and security experts -- again, not Apple itself -- said when dealing with browser security the main thing is to not install Flash.

There are many reasons Apple doesn't like Flash, and the company has backed those reasons up with facts and data. Many organizations have independently verified those reasons, so "ego" has nothing to do with keeping Flash away from iOS. More than a year after it became clear the iPad wouldn't support Flash, the fact that "ego" is still being thrown around as the primary motivating factor in the Flash vs. iOS debate says a lot more about Apple's detractors, Lo included, than it does about Apple itself.

Netgear CEO apologizes for part of anti-Apple rant originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's not often that we actually get to use a product to create a video of an interview, but that's exactly what happened last Friday when I interviewed Starr Ackerman of IK Multimedia about the company's products for musicians. I had neglected to put the SDHC card back into my video camera before the interview, so we were forced to record it using my iPhone 4 and the new iRig Mic.

While it's not shipping yet, the iRig Mic (US$59) features a high-quality condenser mic along with a special adapter that plugs into the headphone jack on any iOS device. The adapter has an output port so you can monitor the recording that's going on. That's not all you get; the mic will also ship with a copy of VocaLive, a real-time effects processor suite for vocalists, as well as AmpliTube for songwriters and guitarists. The iRig Mic works just fine with most other recording apps, including the iPhone's built-in camera app.

Starr also discussed iRig, which is designed as a musical instrument interface for guitarists and bass players, and the cool iKlip ($39.99) a microphone stand adapter for iPad. You can check out the video (which I unfortunately filmed in portrait mode on the iPhone) on the next page.

Continue reading Macworld Expo 2011: IK Multimedia's iRig Mic, iRig, and iKlip

Macworld Expo 2011: IK Multimedia's iRig Mic, iRig, and iKlip originally appeared on TUAW on Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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