Posts tagged with iphone
Spiderpodium iPhone Holder Looks Creepy
Posted on March 14, 2010 9:18 AM
We’ve already seen many different cradles for Apple’s iPhone, but you have to admit that the Spiderpodium does seem to stand out from the others, not least because it has eight bendable spider-like legs. You’ll be able to bend the legs to hold up your iPhone on various surfaces, probably even the handlebars of your bike, not that we’re advocating you fiddle with your iPhone while riding it. The Spiderpodium is currently up for preorder for £14.99 ($23 USD) and it will be available on March 29th.
Hardware Jailbreak Your iPhone Easily With The iDongle
Posted on March 11, 2010 7:58 PM
Ever wanted to jailbreak your iPhone, but thought that fiddling with all that software felt like Voodoo magic? Well, with the iDongle, you won’t have to go through the tedious process of jailbreaking your iPhone. The device can jailbreak an iPhone, and more importantly, reboot a jailbroken iPhone on the go. The only downside of this device is that it currently only works on the iPhone 3GS running firmware 3.1.2, and iPod touch 2G/3G. There are only about a dozen or so of these devices available at the moment, but the developer is busy in the process of raising money to ramp up production. If you’re drooling over this at the moment, check out the video on it after the jump.
Google Now Allows You To Check If Stock Is Available Nearby
Posted on March 11, 2010 6:56 PM
Have you ever been in a scenario where you google for an item online, find it at a store nearby, fight through traffic to get there, only to find out that it’s out of stock? Well, Google is looking to help you tackle that issue, with its latest “In stock nearby” feature for mobile devices. When searching for products sold by participating retailers (Best Buy, Sears, Williams-Sonoma, Pottery barn and West Elm), if there is a blue dot next to the item, you can click on the “In stock nearby” link to check if the item is “In stock” or has “Limited Availability” near you (as long as you’ve enabled My Location or manually specified your location). It’s currently available for iPhone, webOS and Android-powered devices, though there isn’t any mention of Windows Mobile in the official post, is this a sign of things to come? If you’re a retailer and want to participate in this program, Google has a form that you can fill out to be considered.
iPhone 4.0 firmware rumor making its rounds
Posted on March 11, 2010 1:07 PM
Seems as though there is a rumor floating around which points toward an iPhone 4.0 firmware that supposedly supports multitasking, a feature that many people have long clamored for to this day. While no more details have been leaked with regard to battery life, memory use and processor consumption issues will be handled, there is still some way to go before version 4 of the firmware reaches anywhere near its final form. How do you think the latest iPhone firmware will shape up to be like?
GuitarBud plug cable system
Posted on March 11, 2010 9:31 AM
Check out the GuitarBud plug cable system which allows you to hook up your electric guitar into your iPhone, making it work with a bunch of compatible apps. Among them include working in tandem with Voice Memos to record a quick riff, while you can always take advantage of several apps for guitar player on the iPhone such as JamAmp that simulates a guitar amp, tuner and training tool simultaneously. Other apps that will play nice with the Guitarbud include StompVox, Riff Raters, GigDaddy, iStrobosoft, Rectools Pro and Guitar FX Deluxe. Interested? The Guitarbud will go for £29.95.
iPhone 3.2 Beta SDK Hints At New Gestures
Posted on March 10, 2010 7:34 PM
Folks who are keen to dabble with Apple’s latest iPhone 3.2 Beta 4 SDK might be interested to check out some new gestures that have appeared in the gestures folder. Upon inspection, you’ll notice the 3Tap.plist and LongPress.plist files, which seem to indicate that the iPhone will get the triple tap and long press interaction methods. Can you imagine any scenario or app that would benefit from such additional interaction methods, or do you think that the gestures that the iPhone already has are good enough?
EA Sports Active 2.0 Gets Motion Sensors And iPhone App
Posted on March 10, 2010 8:45 AM
If you’ve been looking to do some exercise to stay healthy, but could never find the time to do so, maybe the lure of playing video games to lose weight might appeal to you? That’s where the new EA Sports Active 2.0 will come in, as it’s aimed at the Sony PS3, Nintendo Wii, iPhone and iPod touch users. The system will be using a wireless control, along with leg and arms straps that have motion sensors, leg and arm straps, as well as a heart rate indicator and a way to share the workout data. Users will also be able to share workout data with other EA Sports Active users, as well as interact with them by sending messages. If you get bored of the initial workouts, you can download extra workouts and exercises via a connected PS3. Does this sound like something that could get you motivated enough to get out of your comfort zone and exercise?
eBooks Now Outnumber Games In The App Store
Posted on March 9, 2010 8:51 PM
If you needed additional information to convince you that eBooks are getting more and more popular, just check out the latest stats from Mobclix, a mobile device advertising agency. Now it seems that the number of eBook apps have outnumbered games for the first time, with 27,000 eBook apps compared to 25,400 games. The number of new eBook apps introduced over the last month also outnumbers that of games, at 158 versus 71. With the advent of the iPad, do you think that the gap will be further widened, or will the large screen of the iPad help increase the popularity of games in the App Store?
Jade Polish Rainbow Case For iPhone From Caze
Posted on March 9, 2010 9:06 AM
If you want to adorn your iPhone with luxury items such as diamonds or gold, but can’t afford to pick up the iPhone 3GS Supreme, you could always go down the budget route and check out the Jade Polish Rainbow case for the iPhone 3G and 3GS by Caze. It’s similar to your run-of-the-mill transparent iPhone case, but it features more than 50 Swarovski crystals of different colors scattered around the bottom of the case. As a bonus, you’ll also be given a mirror-finish and anti-fingerprint screen protector, protection film for the Apple logo at the back of your iPhone, wallet-size iPhone stand, as well as a free Swarovski Apple logo cover, or a free bonus iPhone case. The Jade Polish Rainbow case is going for $39, so it really shouldn’t break the bank, right?
Is The Red Dot On The iPad Advert A Camera?
Posted on March 9, 2010 8:02 AM
Despite the Apple site not mentioning anything about a built-in camera for the iPad, the camera rumors (and conspiracy theories) just won’t seem to die off. Now some folks have noticed that there is a tiny red dot in the latest iPad advertisement, at the 2-3 second period when the user fiddles with the iBooks app, you’ll notice that there is a tiny faint red dot at the top of the iPad. Of course, that’s far from a confirmation of a camera, and some folks are speculating that it’s an ambient light sensor. What do you think? Of course, if it were an ambient light sensor, which could be what has been crammed into the mysterious slot in the iPad’s bezel, then where would they put the camera in the future? In the end, the main question is: who in the world would be looking that closely at the ad in order to notice such a tiny detail? Video after the jump.
iPhone stabilizer project
Posted on March 9, 2010 3:34 AM
Have some time to kill on your hands and want to take the best possible images using your iPhone's camera? Might we suggest this DIY iPhone Stabilizer - while the instructions themselves are in Japanese, there is always a handy online translating machine to do the dirty work for you, and you won't need too detailed instructions to get this done since a picture speaks a thousand words.
iPhone controls Hexapod
Posted on March 9, 2010 2:11 AM
The iPhone is a wonderful handset, where yet another application for it would be to control a Hexapod robot via user inputs. This is made possible thanks to robotics student Robert Stephenson who came up with the idea and subsequently, program. The control method utilized include the touchscreen and accelerometer which will manipulate both forward and reverse controls.
China Unicom To Introduce iPhone With Wi-Fi In China
Posted on March 8, 2010 6:47 PM
If you bought a China Unicom iPhone in China, you’ll most likely have noticed that it doesn’t offer Wi-Fi, as it was initially disabled for the Chinese market, thanks to government regulations that favored the home-developed WAPI security standard. The rules have been relaxed since then, so Wi-Fi iPhones are now allowed, as long as they continue to include support for the WAPI standard as an added function. China Unicom’s Chief Executive, Chang Xiaobing, was quoted in the Wall Street Journal saying that the company would consider giving some form of compensation to existing iPhone owners in the form of improved 3G tariffs, though chances are users would much rather see Wi-Fi in their phones. Word is also going around that Unicom might lower the iPhone’s asking price from 4,999-6,999 Yuan to 3,000-3,500 Yuan, and if that’s true, it’ll certainly help boost the iPhone sales in China.
Apple iKey Patent Allows You To Use Your iPhone As A Combination Lock
Posted on March 8, 2010 7:50 AM
It seems that Apple’s iPhone can do almost anything nowadays, and if the latest tech from Apple’s iKey patent filing gets implemented, we’ll probably be able to unlock our front doors with our iPhone sometime in the near future. According to the patent, the iPhone could communicate with an external device to open a lock, and that could certainly be an RFID receiver. It’s worth noting that the app pictured above seems to have a combination lock, indicating that we’ll be able to unlock the lock by turning the iPhone just like we’d do to a traditional combination lock. It’s certainly a novel and cool idea. Could the iPhone 4G have a RFID chip included in it by default?
iKey patent. (PDF link)
Infiniboard To Offer Vertical Scrolling On The iPhone
Posted on March 7, 2010 9:45 AM
If you own a jailbroken iPhone and are looking for a new app to test out, you might want to check out Infiniboard, which has just appeared on Cydia. This little app allows you to scroll through your iPhone app pages vertically, instead of the default and boring horizontal scroll. It certainly looks like a useful feature if you have a lot of apps, though we don’t expect to see something like this built into a future version of the iPhone OS. Would you want to be able to scroll vertically on your iPhone, or is horizontal good enough for you? Video of it in action after the jump.
Is O2 UK Hinting That The Next-gen iPhone Will Support Video Calls?
Posted on March 6, 2010 10:19 PM
The lack of video calls has been an irritating issue to many iPhone users who view video calling as an important feature of modern phones. Many rumors have been hinting that the next generation iPhone, the iPhone 4G, will be getting a front-facing camera, and will support video calls. Now it seems that the O2 UK site has listed the price of video calling for iPhones in its tariff chart. Could this be an error by a sloppy designer, or is it an accidental leak, and a sign of things to come? Is video calling an important feature for you, or do you think that it’s just a waste of time?
iPhone Sausage Stylus Comes To The US
Posted on March 6, 2010 7:39 AM
Word was going around that the folks over in South Korea have been using snack sausages, which apparently are electrostatically compatible with the iPhone’s touchscreen, as a stylus for their iPhones, making them especially useful in the winter when you can’t use the iPhone’s touch screen through your gloves. Now CaseCrown, a company that busies itself selling iPhone cases has picked up a large shipment of said sausages, and is currently offering them for a limited time at $0.99 each. Of course, carrying a snack sausage around with you to operate your iPhone doesn’t exactly scream “cool”, but at least you won’t get hungry, right?
LED iPhone Touchlamp Concept Charger
Posted on March 5, 2010 8:01 AM
Apple is always famed for its innovative and beautiful product designs, and this latest concept design from ADR Studio, dubbed the iPhone Touchlamp, would certainly fit in well with the designs that Apple usually come up with, if not better. It’s an iPhone charging dock, but it also sports an LED lamp at the top, which can be controlled by the iPhone that’s docked on its base, allowing you to adjust the intensity and even what color lighting shall be cast, and all this can be done while the iPhone is still charging. The iPhone pictured in this concept device also seems to have a unibody design, which seems to suit an iPhone really well.
Adobe Photoshop.com Mobile Editor For Android Developers
Posted on March 5, 2010 4:33 AM
Adobe has released an updated version of its Photoshop.com Mobile application for Google’s Android platform, which is good news, and one of the more interesting features of this version is that it allows third-party applications to access the Photoshop.com Mobile for Android 1.1 editor, allowing them to use it in their applications. This is certainly good news for Android users, but you can’t help but notice that Adobe also took the opportunity to take a dig at Apple’s iPhone platform. A statement from Doug Mack, general manager of Adobe’s Digital Imaging and Rich Media Solutions group stated:
"Unlike iPhone, the Android platform allows us to make the Photoshop.com editor broadly available to developers so they can provide it within any application they are working on. Photoshop functionality can then easily be accessed from an online auction, real estate, or social media application so users can quickly fix photos and make them look their best, before being showcased."
Scosche Launches reviveLITE II
Posted on March 4, 2010 11:53 PM
If you liked the original Scosche reviveLITE, then you’ll want to take a peek at the newly announced reviveLITE II. This 2nd generation device still functions as an iPod/iPhone charger with a nightlight, but now has a smaller footprint than the original model, and is redesigned to offer better stability when plugged in. The reviveLITE II also allows users to charge another USB powered device at the same time, and offers you a LED nightlight that can be turned on or off. It’s currently available at the Scosche website for $24.99, and will be available via major retailers this spring.
