iOS 6 Coverage 
The NEW Retina Macbook (Mid 2012) is here! 
iPhone 5 Design Leaked 
Dr.Dre Beats by Bose 
The All New iMac Touch. Yes iMAC not iPad. 
We’ve always thought that the iPad 2 has such a great and it does, until you compare it with the New iPad which was released today from Apple. With double the resolution and 40% more saturated colors the New iPad makes the iPad 2 display look like horse sh*t. I kid you not, see for yourself in the video below.
I’m getting my All new iPad tomorrow to bring you tons of videos and posts on it, and I’m not planning to make an unboxing video, so here’s one from CNET, a day early because they’re from Australia!
Let me know what you want to know about the All new iPad.
Today is Apple’s iPad 3 (or iPad HD) event. It begins at 10 a.m P.S.T and I will be updating the site every few minutes with the newest features that are announced. So make sure to refresh every few minutes to get the latest details. We should be seeing; better cameras, 4G LTE, possibly a retina display (which would need a quad core processor to run it), and a 1mm thicker construction. Stay tuned.
Apple announced a new Apple TV which now supports 1080p. It has a new interface but looks the same as the current model hardware wise.
The new interface also lets you use the Apple Genius feature to recommend movies and Tv shows.
You can pre-order this Apple TV right now for $99, and get on March 16th.
Tim is talking about how Apple sold 15.4 million iPads last quarter alone.
There are over 200,000 apps just for iPad.
THE NEW IPAD IS HERE! 
iPad 3 Features:
Retina Display with a resolution of 2047 x 1536 - 264 pixels per inch! That’s a MILLION more pixels than your 1080p HDTV.
iSight camera on the back with 1080p HD video recording, Auto-exposure, Auto-focus and face detection. Also, built in stabilization. 5 megapixel photos.
Voice dictation but no Siri support.
an A5x processor with quad core graphics, not a quad core processor though for the main computing.
4G LTE connectivity on both AT&T and Verizon with up to 73 MBPS download speeds!
You can also use the new iPad as a Wi-Fi hotspot (depending on the carrier).
10 hour battery life.
9.4mm thin, 1.5 pounds.
Available on March 16th for the same prices as the iPad 2.
Starting at $499.99 for 16gb Wi-Fi only.
Available in Black or White.
Pre-Orders start today.
Garageband for iPad also got a new update. Now you can create a song with 4 people connected via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
There is also a new update for iMovie on iPad which includes the Trailers feature that came in iMovie ’11 for Mac.
iPhoto has just been announced for iPad.
Tons of great features for editing and managing your photos on the go. Works great with the camera connection kit.
iPhoto can handles photos up to 19 megapixels. You can also compare multiple images at a time.
iPhoto is available today on the iPad for $4.99
If you’ve been waiting to get a cheaper iPad 2, here’s your chance. For just $399.99 you can get your very own iPad 2 in black or white with 16gb’s of memory and Wi-Fi.
That’s the whole event. Thanks for staying tuned.
Surprisingly their was no official name given so I guess we have a choice of calling it; iPad HD, iPad 3 or “The new iPad”.
You can pre-order it here: http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipad/family/ipad
Will you buy one?
The iPad 3 invitations have been sent out and the event is scheduled for next week on Wednesday March 7th, 2012 in San Francisco at 10:00 a.m PST.
Do you think we’ll see any features similar to those in the concept video above?
Here’s what the invitation looks like:
I also overheard some employees talking at the Apple store about the Apple Tv set being announced along with the iPad 3 on the 7th.
2 weeks ago I purchased 3 things as an addition to my lighting setup. 2 from Paul C. Buff including an AlienBee B1600 strobe, and a Vagabond Mini battery pack. I also ordered a 48″ Ocotobox (Octagon Softbox) from Fotodiox through Amazon.
I went with the B1600 because my friend Justin Bettman suggested it in order to overpower the sun and fill up all 48 inches of the Octobox. In the studio and in shader parts of the outdoors (forest,alleys,etc.) I haven’t used over 1/2 power so far. The Recycle times are pretty good and I love the cycle feature for the modeling light when shooting in studio. Basically whenever the flash is recycling, the modeling light shuts off and when it comes back on you know that you’re ready to fire again.
You can watch my unboxing of the B1600 here:
I didn’t want to be limited to shooting near an outlet with the AlienBee setup so I had to add a Vagabond Mini to my order. The Vagabond is small and lightweight yet it packs quite a punch. I’ve done 5 shoots with it so far and I’ve only had to recharge it once (other than the first initial charge). After 2 of today’s shoots I’m still above 1/2 capacity. Charging was also very quick with a full battery being ready to go in just under 4 hours. The Vagabond is light enough to carry around on my shoulder without even knowing it’s there. Overall, I’m impressed.
You can watch my unboxing of the Vagabond here:
The 48″ Ocotobox is absolutely terrific for the price! It’s a nice big light source and it gives an amazingly smooth and even light. I found it hard to setup my regular soft boxes at first and I still do, but somehow the Octobox is easier to setup, it takes me just 5 minutes to get the whole setup ready. There are many different sizes of Octobox and they don’t vary all that much in price, but the 48″ is great because it’s small enough to fit through a doorway and in the car (depends on the car, but it did fit in a VW Tiguan with the seats folded down) yet large enough to light a whole set. It also packs up nicely into the included carrying case.
I am extremely happy with what I’ve been able to get out of the new gear in just the past few days. I’ll have more updates up soon, and plenty of behind the scenes photoshoot videos. If you have any questions or things you’d like me to go over in a video or post, let me know with an email or a comment on this post!
Here are some photos that I’ve taken using my these new additions to my lighting gear.
Check out my photoshoot with Andrew Gelman.
Check out my photoshoot with Alex Vetushko.
