Ever wonder how an iPad is made? Much has been reported on Foxconn’s factories in Shenzhen, which manufactures Apple products (most of the feedback negative, ranging from child labour, to suicide-inducing harsh working conditions, and more). Marketplace Shanghai Bureau Chief, Rob Schmitz is only the second reporter ever to gain access to visit the factory floor.

Checkout highlights from his tour of the iPad assembly line and the Foxconn facilities after the jump.

One of the best things about the iPhone 4 is the camera. However, the experience of using it isn’t perfect. It can often get frustrating that shots are missed when you have to play ‘hunt the fire button’. The people at Beep Industries have have found a solution to this problem with Red Pop. Just twist the barrel, push Red Pop on to the iPhone’s dock connector and start taking pictures. Red Pop allows you to shoot away like you would with a regular camera, with less downtime between shots.

They’re currently looking to raise enough funding to mass produce the Red Pop. Head over to Kickstarter to help out.

More photos and a video after the jump.

Makers of the world’s most advanced panoramic video cameras, Kogeto takes their skills to the iPhone 4 with their new device called Dot. Easily attached to the iPhone, it creates stunning 360 degree panoramic videos. How, you ask?

Check out the video after the jump and find out.

It seems the rumours have been confirmed. After a slew of manufacturing problems, which delayed its initially planned release for last Summer, Apple’s white iPhone 4 finally releases tomorrow.

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via: Hunch

So what were the most popular iPhone apps used at this year’s SXSW? The folks at Opinionaided sent a team to Austin to find out. Here are the results. First place was split by Instagram and Foodspotting. There were also quite a few I hadn’t even heard of…

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The latest innovation from the great people at Lomography is their new Spinner 360° camera, which is probably the easiest way to shoot cool 360 degree panoramic images. “Take the Spinner 360° in one hand, pull the cord with the other and release it – in a split second the camera spins 360° around its own axis and records everything that’s around you on a frame more than 4 times longer than a conventional landscape picture.” It shoots on 35mm film, and there’s a microsite to give you more info about the product.

See some test images after the jump.

Freedom from Porn, a group of rogue porn enthusiasts, who don’t like the fact that Apple won’t allow porn in its App Store, took to the streets of San Francisco to voice their opinion by taking over some of the iPad ads that litter the downtown area. The group no doubt timed their efforts to sync with WWDC week seeing that thousands of Apple developers are in town, therefore getting more bang for their buck.

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“This is, without a doubt, the first audiophile-worthy portable digital audio player I’ve encountered in the past 13 years of covering portable audio technology,” said Eliot Van Buskirk of Wired magazine. The Head-Direct HiFiMan HM-801 Audio Player is the first of its kind, a portable, lossless audio player, as it is able to not only support standard formats like MP3 but also APE, WMA, FLAC. The media player’s system is so advanced it can play 24-bit files that sound better than CDs, with much wider frequency and dynamic ranges. While the player’s abilities are incredible its price is not as progressive; The Head-Direct HiFiMan HM-801 is priced at almost $800.

Sony bridges the gap between smart phones and laptops with their new VAIO P Series, ultra light weight on-the-move computers that weight less than a kilogram. The VAIO P Series feature computers that come in several different colors with a design that makes two-handed operation while standing or walking much easier. Quick web access and built-in Everywair 3G along with a GPS and digital compass make the notebooks practical for everyday city use.

More after the jump.