Archives - Posts written in April, 2008
iPhone case mod with LED logoPosted April 30th
“Filed under: Hacks, Mods, iPhone
Back in February, we posted a link to a beautiful iPhone case mod that used a matte black TiAIN finish. iPhoneclub community member Jo Croiman has gone in the opposite direction, creating a polished metal beauty complete with LED logo.The Psycho iPhone Mod, as he calls it, is the result of manufacturing his own rear case pieces, polishing them for hours with a Dremel and affixing LEDs -- taken from another dead iPhone -- underneath a plexiglass logo (the LEDs only pull an additional 50mAh from the battery).Finally, he sandblasted his own logo into the back of the case. We think it looks fantastic! Great work, Jo.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments ”
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PC World: $199 iPhone is cool, but possibly imaginaryPosted April 30th
“PC World’s Harry McCracken weighs in on Fortune’s report of a $199 iPhone.
Velkommen til MacworldPosted April 30th
“Macworld's international expansion proceeds apace. Next stop: Norway!
Remote Buddy 1.10 offers iTunes streaming to iPhone / iPod touchPosted April 30th
“Filed under: iPod Family, iTunes, iPhone
I've long been a fan of Remote Buddy, which originally started as an Apple remote utility. Over time, however, it's developed considerably and some time back added support for controlling your Mac with the iPhone / iPod touch via a built-in web server. Version 1.10 takes this to the next level and offers iTunes streaming to your iPhone or iPod touch via wifi (among the changes). While there have been several ways to accomplish remote playback on the iPhone, Remote Buddy works particularly well with playlists and albums. In addition, the new version improves support for controlling playback to multiple Airport Expresses.Remote Buddy is €19.99 (~$31) and a demo is available.[via iPhone Atlas]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments ”
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AT&T offers iPhone plan for the hearing-impairedPosted April 30th
“Filed under: iPhone
It's not surprising that the hearing impaired also want to share in the iPhone experience, but until recently they had to sign up for the same voice plans as everyone else. Now, however, AT&T is introducing the $40/month Text Accessibility Plan which offers:
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Unlimited SMS messages
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Unlimited data usage (email and web)
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$.40 per minute pay-per-use voice
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Visual VoiceMail
Sony Ericsson combines Java and FlashPosted April 30th
“Sony Ericsson is hoping to promote "wow" mobile-phone applications by enabling developers to combine the best of Java and Flash in the same applications.
The “missing” iPhone ringtonePosted April 30th
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We've all seen the iPhone ads. As my wife says, "I get it! The iPhone is for sale! I GET IT!"Like I said, we've all seen them.None are identical, but most have something in common. Namely, that peculiar ringtone. We call it peculiar because it isn't actually included with the iPhone. Luckily, most of us have it installed on our computers already.As LifeClever points out, those with iLife '08 installed can find the ringtone in
- /Library/Audio/Apple Loops/Apple/iLife Sound Effects/Work - Home/Cell Phone Ringing.aif.
Prototyping tool eases design of iPhone appsPosted April 29th
“A prototyping template for iPhone applications was introduced Tuesday at Software 2008.
3G iPhone to cost $199?Posted April 29th
“Filed under: Rumors, Apple, iPhone
Everyone seems to think that Apple will be announcing a 3G iPhone this coming June, so now it is time to start rumormongering about something else. Fortune is reporting that, according to sources close to the story, AT&T is planning on taking a $200 hit on every iPhone sold (with a 2 year contract, of course). That's right, AT&T is going to knock off $200 on the 3G iPhone to ensure that everyone and their toddlers have (and use all the wonderful features that AT&T's network has to offer) an iPhone or two in their pocket.This rumor doesn't seem too outlandish to me, given the realities of the cell phone market. Most cell phones are given away for free, since the carriers make their money from the monthly fees. The only wrinkle in the story, of course, is that Apple also receives a cut of the money from the monthly contracts. We'll see if that impacts AT&T's plans at all.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments ”
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PhoneValet update improves audio compressionPosted April 29th
“PhoneValet, the telephony software for Mac OS X, sports improved audio compression, the ability to manage calls based on area code and a new timed backup feature.