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WindowSeat lets you know where you are in the sky
If you’ve always wanted to know where your plane was while you’re high up in the sky, looking out the window doesn’t give you the answers all the time. In fact, most of the time you’ll probably be staring at clouds or indiscernible terrain. What about for those times when you don’t have a window seat and can’t look out? WindowsSeat aims to change all that. The latest app from the Portland-based AppOven is an interesting way to find out where you are mid-flight without having to keep asking the cabin crew for updates. But wait – an app on the plane that tracks your flight progress? Won’t that require GPS or a data connection that isn’t allowed on the plane? AppOven solves this problem by making the app independent from any communication radios – it tells your flight path from historical data (that is updated monthly). All you have to do is enter where you depart from, what time your flight leaves, and the arrival destination. And because flight paths are usually fixed and consistent, the app can give you a good estimate of where you are mid flight. You just have to let it know the current flight time, and it will automatically adjust your position on the map. In addition to letting you know where you are, the app also highlights and points-of-interest that you are flying over, so you won’t miss any landmarks or interesting locations.
But because the app relies on its monthly updated historical data, it doesn’t take into account unforeseen weather phenomena, irregular flight paths and other conditions that divert or delay a flight while in air. Fair enough, since you shouldn’t be using communication radios while on a flight – and the app isn’t supposed to be pin point accurate, it’s more of a fun app to let you know where you are so I think it shouldn’t be much of a problem. The app is available now on the iTunes App Store for $6.99.
Now here’s an iPhone 6S case that will certainly turn heads, especially when you take into consideration its name which is known as the OnePlus iPhone 6S case. That’s rather weird, don’t you think so? It will certainly take some getting used to before the name rolls off your tongue naturally. Well, we do know that The OnePlus iPhone 6S case can now be purchased for $19.99 a pop, and no, you do not need any kind of invite before you can snag one for yourself.
Each purchase will also be accompanied by an invitation to purchase a OnePlus X, just in case, you know, you would like to tread the Android waters. All in all, it comes in the kind of material as found on the OnePlus One and OnePlus X, which makes it a whole lot harder to lose grip of when you hold it – which is good!
If you are on the lookout for either the iPhone 6S or the iPhone 6S Plus, then here is news for you – chances are pretty high that you can pick up either one, or perhaps even both if you are feeling fat in the pocket, this coming September 18th. First of all, there was a leaked internal memo from Vodafone alongside Japanese site ITHome and German tech experts Macerkopf claiming that the new iPhones 6S models will roll out this coming September 18th in their respective countries
With Japan, Germany and the UK being tier one Apple launch countries, this means that those living in the mentioned countries will receive the iPhones at the same time as folks living over in the US – traditionally speaking, of course. There really isn’t that much time left to wait, as it is less than a month away, and I am quite sure that the time will pass by sooner than you think.
It looks like the folks over at Digitimes have come up with their own interpretation of things to come – that there will be no iPad Air 3 released, at least for this year. Digitimes has had their fair share of hits and misses in the past, so it would be best to take this rumor concerning the non-release of the iPad Air 3 in 2015 with a pinch of salt.
Digitimes also laid claim that the iPad mini 4 will not be as supercharged as some of the rumors that had been going around, as it will bring with it only small and incremental upgrades when compared to its predecessor, the iPad mini 3. This does not seem to bode well for fans of the compact tablet, taking into consideration how the iPad mini 3 itself was improved over its predecessor with a new Touch ID fingerprint reader.
Since Apple tends to roll out a new iPad in October, we will just have to sit tight and see whether this particular rumor has enough “legs” to run.