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I don’t know about you, but I could never get my iPhone to take such stunning pictures. Nick Maggio’s portfolio of pictures captures such beautiful hues and elements of his life and all of them were taken with his iPhone camera. Why? Because it’s the camera he carries. See more of his inspiring work here.

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Ever wish your iphone dialing experience could be filled with fluffy clouds, baby kittens, meowing, and rainbows, and hearts? Your dreams can come true with Kitty Caller, my new favorite app (yes, I bought it, it’s worth it for entertainment value alone! only 99 cents!) There are three feline friends to choose from—with names like “Ms. Mittens” and “Chairman Meow”–each with their own dialing animation. I’m DYING. This is amazing.

*That dialing seizure pictured above (with all the 1’s) was my attempt to capture the shooting rainbows. After many tries, I got it!

FINALLY.

As expected, Apple just released their newest product to the masses. It’s called the iPad (really, Apple?). Rumors of an Apple tablet have been swirling since 2003, so it’s exciting to see a product with this much hype behind it finally launch.

While a tablet computer is nothing groundbreaking, Apple again is looking to redefine the way we view and interact with content on their new device. Just like how the iPod changed the way we listen to music, and the iPhone changed the way we quiet screaming children, Apple is betting their new iPad will change the way we use media — especially movies, games, ebooks, magazines and newspapers. Will it work? Time will tell, but my money is on “most likely.” It’s going to hit a real niche of buyers to who want the ultra-mobile lifestyle at an affordable price point.

Some specifications for the new iPad device include:

•  9.7″ IPS Display, 0.5″ Thin, 1.5 Pounds

•  16-64GB storage capacity, 10+ hours of battery life

•  It can run just about all iPhone/iPod Touch apps (and iWork) out of the box, basically functioning like a big ‘ol iPhone

•  WiFi & 3G connection

The iPad will be available for purchase in about two months and starts at $499. 3G data plans will be supplied through AT&T and will range in price from $14.99-29.99 a month without a contract.

Head over to Apple.com/iPad for the full release! Be sure to watch the video to see it in action.

Now you can make your iPhone look like a mini iMac with iClooly.

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There’s still time to bring some holiday joy to your desktop or iphone and Nien Studios is helping! Download these lovely wallpapers and iphone backgrounds off their site, here.

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Have an iPhone? Then all you need to take credit card payments from potential buyers, anywhere, is Square – a new accessory that plugs into your phone and allows you to swipe a customers’ card and accept payments, anywhere. As a payer, you can create a Square profile which will allow sellers to use photo verification, and email/text your receipts to you. You can also login to the Square site and view your receipts securely.

In February 2009, Jim McKelvey wasn’t able to sell a piece of his glass art because he couldn’t accept a credit card as payment. Even though a majority of payments has moved to plastic cards, accepting payments from cards is still difficult, requiring long applications, expensive hardware, and an overly complex experience. Square was born a few days later…

Shouldn’t all receipts be this clear and beautiful:

Square does good too – paperless transactions are friendly to the environment and a penny from every transaction is donated to the charity of the sellers’ choice.

Square is currently in limited beta and will begin rolling out early 2010. Eventually it will actually work with any device with a headphone jack and internet connection, but it will initially work on the iPhone/iPod touch only. Follow them at www.squareup.com or @Square.

The OWLE Bubo is an anodized billet aluminum iPhone mount designed to turn the iPhone into a legitimate camera/camcorder. The iPhone slips into the back of the OWLE, and you are able to add lenses, microphones, lighting elements, filters (and whatever else they think of) to the iPhone. The OWLE contains 4 different tripod mounting locations which is more than enough to do whatever you need to do.

I had the pleasure of holding one of these at a design event recently before launch – and man, what a solid piece. The iPhone sits safely in it’s place, and the accessories attach solidly to the mount. It was really impressive how nice it was to hold.

Check out this light-hearted informational video to see how it works:

The OWLE Bubo is debuting at $99 right now, but will go up to $129 eventually. You can buy directly from the creators at www.wantowle.com.

Yesterday, Adobe released Photoshop.com Mobile for the iPhone. It’s essentially a very stripped down version of Adobe’s long-running popular photo-editing software and more recently online free photo-editing software available at photoshop.com. They have managed to bring basic photo editing features to a mobile device in an easy-to-use, lightweight application. The best part? It’s completely free.

The abilities of the software include: Crop, Rotate, Flip, Exposure, Saturation, Tint, Black & White, Sketch, Soft Focus and a number of filter/effects. I’ve chosen a lovely photo to demonstrate some of the interface. Grab your nearest low quality David Hasselhoff shirtless photo and take a look at what this mobile app can do.

The crop tool works just as you expect it to. Your finger moves the box around, and adjusts the corners for the right crop. The crop tool even auto-locks to the side of the photo if you get close enough to make sure you are on the edge. The rotate and flip tool are also intuitive and straight-forward. A flick of the finger and tap the checkbox.

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I feel like it’s hard to find good iPhone wallpapers, especially when I’m addicted to changing mine every 2 days. These wallpapers from Lumadessa will do the trick for this week! Download or just simply enjoy them here.

Thanks to @JakeKellogg for sending me this cool DIY iPhone Photo Dock by Dessine moi un objet.