A while back we had posted about the iPad helping archeologists with discovering Pompeii and had asked what else can the iPad be used for other than just games, internet, and music. Well it can also be used to help the disabled as well, it has been used for this purpose before, but there hasn’t been many records of it known. In this case it has been helping a paralyzed seven year old boy named Owen Cain.

The iPad has opened a new world for him, a new way to communicate to others. His parents, Ellen and Hamilton, have been trying to find ways to help Owen escape from his disability with different types of computers and the iPad was the only one that worked on the first try. What has it helped him with? For starters, communication, he has been able to use the iPad to type out things he wants to say, however, it is a challenge for him because of his paralysis. He struggles to move his arm, but luckily the iPad’s sensitive touch-screen makes it easy for Owen to use. He is able to read books on the iPad as well, on his own.

Steve Jobs had reported to expect a new Mac App store in 90 days 2 months ago. Now, Apple has been hassling developers to submit their apps, however, it is still unclear what benefits developers will receive for their apps.

Of course, anyone can develop their own app and send it to get it approved by Apple and make money off it. Whoever likes making apps or is interested in making one, do it, because Apple needs them!

It’s become clear that the iPad is beginning to become a revolutionary portable device for consumers. However, the iPad is becoming more than just a basic portable device for people to use in their free time to play with. It’s now being used for business, research, and discoveries! A group of archeologists from the University of Cincinnati have gone to Pompeii to research below the floor line of a neighborhood located there. Just what does the iPad contribute to this? Almost everything!

It provides as a digital notepad to take notes and have it legible, it let’s them view pictures and share with the rest of the group, they now have a digital sketchpad to draw their research and with vector lines, the drawings are more clear and cleaner to see, it’s used as a reference guide to see different types of wall construction that was used. It has certainly showed to be more useful than a laptop because it’s smaller, lighter, and it has a longer battery life. It appears that this group of archeologists have taken the iPad and made it a perfect tool to make the work easier, faster, and more accurate.

If the iPad has made archeology easier then imagine shortly in the future when other businesses and people own iPads as well, then who knows what can be accomplished. Where else can the iPad be used to its full potential? Hospitals? Law Enforcement? Let us know in the comments section.

Have you ever had an idea for an Apple iPad app that isn’t out yet? Now you can build one yourself!

Without any prior knowledge you can make your own [iPad app and even make money off of it, once you get it on the Apple App store that is. San Francisco’s SAE Institute has classes on how to make apps and there are no prerequisites needed to take it (meaning you can just take the class with having any prior knowledge on it). Some courses are even available online. Learn more at http://www.sae.edu/

The 15-year-old ad campaign “Got Milk” is not letting their age hold them back.

Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP) is releasing new iPad versions of advertisements in an effort to stay trendy.  The first ad ran in Sports Illustrated’s first iPad issue along with other brands such as AT&T, Sprint, Toyota, and more.  Vivien Godfrey, CEO of MilkPEP, explains that “The iPad videos present a great opportunity to achieve richer, deeper engagement with the targe audience.”  Contact AliVega Productions for more information on how to use video to better your business.

Lab tests have revealed that iPads are filled with harmful bacteria.

After testing sample iPads in New York Apple stores, Staphylococcus aureus and Corynebacterium minutissimum as well as other not so friendly bacteria were found on the surface.  For only $49.99 you can protect yourself from your filthy iPad!  iSkin has released an iPad skin made out from a hypoallergenic silicone embedded with Microban.  This will ensure that your iPad resists dust and dirt particles as well as working to constantly kill fungi and bacteria. How do you keep your electronics clean?  Comment below

You can now use your iPad to edit videos.  By adding the ReelDirector 3.0 app users can edit footage from a family vacation during the ride home!

ReelDirector lets you pan, zoom, rotate, mix different resolutions, and add text overlays to any clip.  Originally an iPhone app, the iPad version of ReelDirector can be easily transferred to your iPad for no additional charge.  Contact AliVega Productions for more information on editing video at our contact page.

iPhone has come out with an iMove app. Only costing $5 this App will run similarly to the computer based iMovie software, letting users edit feature-length video from their phones.

Users can add cuts, titles, photographs, audio, and more to their videos. Once the video is complete users can easily share it with three different file sizes. Download the App now! Contact AliVega Productions for more information about editing video at our contact page.

The new Movie Slate clapboard app for the iPad is proving to be a good alternative to the traditional $1,350 Deneke clapboard. Costing $20, this iPad app can do everything the Deneke can but in addition can correspond with it’s built in GPS to help locate shots. Also, the iPad’s features allows the user to email the shot lists as well as sync time-codes between iPads, iPhones, and the cameras’. Weighing almost half as much as the Deneke, it seems that the iPad may be a effective tool to utilize in the movie industry. Of course you can always buy the “write on” surface clap boards available for around $60.Contact AliVega Productions for more information on about editing video at our contact page.