Arts.Advocacy+Wellness: "New iphone Apps for ACTORS!"

New iphone Apps for ACTORS

Keeping up with the world is key to success in the lifestyle of a professional actor in the entertainment industry. It is a bit of a challenge for me because I am constantly on the go as a working actor; auditions, rehearsals, classes, body maintenance...and let's not forget time to sleep and eat, which is why I prefer to relax/take it slow due to my busy schedule. It seems like everyday there is a new gadget/new information that continues to roll out life in a "NY minute." While I'm a little resistent to being "ON" and in "drive mode" 24/7 I thought sharing this new app with fellow actors would be a bit beneficial, quick, and efficient and Green!

Now that I'm sharing, let me say this: You don't have to abandon your traditional or old-fashioned values, however, I'd say find a balance between the "traditional" and being on top of the latest and newest trends and developments in technology that could add larger perspective to and/or boost your professional career in the acting business.

No, I'm no expert and I am not a 100% fast mover with new trends, however I am beginning to take this on by challenging myself and shaking some of my resistance. Send me some good energy as I will do the same for you. Enjoy this post, my fellow thespians and tv/film actors, which I received from Backstage.com:

Back Stage just launched two new iPhone apps, called Call Sheet: Casting & Agency Contacts by Back Stage and Reality TV Casting Powered by Back Stage on Apple's iTunes App Store. These brand-new entertainment-industry apps provide iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users with fast access to essential casting info on the go. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL STORY ON BACKSTAGE.COM

or head over to itunes to begin your download now!

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Slate Showdown: iPad Vs HP Slate Vs JooJoo Vs Android

By Dan Nosowitz

Everybody’s talking about tablets, especially those single-pane capacitive touchscreen ones more specifically known as “slates”. The iPad is the biggest news maker, we posted The iPad on the Future, but there are lots headed our way (most with built-in webcams).

Here’s how they measure up, spec-wise:

As you can see, they have different strengths and weaknesses, some of which will become more clear in the coming months as we learn more about each tablet. (That Dell Mini 5 is especially inscrutable right now.)

The iPad has the most storage, cheap 3G, the time-tested iPhone OS and its mountain of apps, and a serious amount of Apple marketing juice behind it. But it’s also

famously lacking features common to the other tablets, such as webcam and multitasking. The Notion Ink Adam is perhaps the most interesting of the bunch, with its dual-function transflective screen from Pixel Qi: It can be either a normal LCD or, with the flick of a switch, an easy-on-the-eyes reflective LCD that resembles e-ink. Its hardware is also surprisingly impressive – but it remains to be seen if Android is really the right OS for a 10-inch tablet.

The Dell Mini 5 and forthcoming Android edition of the Archos 7 tablet are two of a kind, almost oversized smartphones in their feature sets. Is an extra two or three inches of screen real estate worth the consequent decrease in pocketability? Perhaps not. And finally, there’s the maligned JooJoo, formerly the CrunchPad, a bit of an oddball as the only web-only device in the bunch. It doesn’t really have apps, can’t multitask, and pretty much confines you to an albeit fancy browser, sort of like Chrome OS will. The JooJoo is also the only tablet here to have no demonstrated way to read ebooks.