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Figure 9-12
Apple's Cards app
Memo Sticky Notes
With Post It notes going the way of pen and paper, stickies have become prevalent on computers,
so it's nice to see that the digital equivalent is continuing to keep pace with evolutions in technology.
The $2 Memo Sticky Notes by Bloop is a cute little app for OS X and iOS that allows you to create
notes on any device and sync them to all your other devices via iCloud. There are separate versions
for iPads
and
for iPhones
and iPod Touches.
Ridiculous Luxuries
For those who haven't had enough of expensive yet ultimately useless gadgets to use with their
iOS devices, how about the $300
Parrot AR Drone
? It's a quadricopter (four-fan helicopter) con-
trolled by your iPhone or iPad that has a built-in camera to snap photos and record video. Usable in-
doors and out, the Parrot AR Drone can let you play racing games to play against friends who also
own such a contraption.
Then there's a $600 pair of
Oakley Airwave GPS Enabled Goggles
for the skier who has
everything, including money to burn. This fancy eyewear provides a head's-up display that pulls GPS
data from your iPhone and measures speed, jumps, and tells you where your friends are. You can
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