Making searches more convenient on touch screens.
Here’s a fantastic new interaction Microsoft’s just introduced with their updated Bing app for the iPad.
The skinny:
From our research, we know that many searches are inspired by things people see on the web. Today, it can be somewhat painful to search on a tablet when you’re engaged in reading something; just copying and pasting pieces of text from a webpage to a search box can take up to nine steps on the iPad. With Lasso you can circle and search in just two steps.
More about this update from the Bing Team here.
And you can download from the App Store here.
(Source: daringfireball.net)
What’s the optimal camera location on an iPad?
On an iPhone, it makes perfect sense to put the front-facing camera on the top when the phone is in portrait mode, because that’s the natural way to hold the phone.
When it comes to the iPad, it’s a little different, because it’s natural to hold the iPad in both ways.
Kipu for your iPad!
You know, those photos that ship with the iPad are fine, but I’m loving my Kipu wallpapers. They’re cute, uncluttered, and bright like sunshine.
