Archives - Posts written in May, 2008
StyleTap officially bringing Palm emulator to the iPhone / iPod touchPosted May 31st
“Filed under: iPod Family, OS, iPhone
Way back in February we posted on an experimental Palm emulator for the iPhone & iPod touch from StyleTap. At the time, they insisted that they were making no commitment whatsoever to release it as a product. Well, apparently they've gotten over their cold feet as StyleTap has announced their intention to bring StyleTap CrossPlatform to the iPhone and iPod touch. It will be available in "early July 2008" and more details will be released at that time. I wonder if they delayed a bit too long. Obviously, they were waiting for iPhone 2.0, but with native software coming at the same time I wonder how much Palm software people will want. That said, there is a huge catalog of Palm software out there and having come from a Treo I can think of several applications (especially finance related) that I would love to have on my iPhone. What do you think; is there any Palm software out there you really want running on your iPhone?[via iPhone Alley]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments ”
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iPhoneBrowser: browse your iPhone’s file systemPosted May 31st
“Filed under: Software, Freeware, iPhone
iPhone will shake up Canada, analysts sayPosted May 30th
“The introduction of the iPhone in Canada will fuel increased interest in wireless services in that nation, industry analysts say.
PowerDock 2 charges iPod, iPhonePosted May 30th
“Griffin is shipping the PowerDock 2, a device that simultaneously charges an iPhone and iPod.
EDGE and 3G and tripping down memory lanePosted May 30th
“Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPhone
My relationship with my iPhone hasn't been an easy one. On the one hand, it's an absolutely brilliant platform -- I just love programming for it. On the other hand it's a money hole. To keep it legit, I'm forking over a wad of cash each month to AT&T and from there on to Apple (not to mention the $99/year new iPhone play tax). One of my biggest decisions on that end involved giving up my data plan. Leaving the $20/month data plan behind as my "optional extra" has saved me $240 over the course of the year.
Read on for more about the iPhone and EDGE and my 3G service dilemma.
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Multitouch, multiscreen iPod touch PongPosted May 29th
“Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Gaming, Software, iPhone
Oh my. Still need convincing that the iPhone/iPod touch is the greatest gaming platform ever made? Then check this video of a couple Japanese researchers playing a game they claim to have put together "in about an hour": multiscreen, touch-based Pong.On first glance, it looks like the game is even checking orientation of the iPods, but if you watch it a little further, when things go faster, you can see that it's actually just pushing the ball from screen to screen as it leaves. Still, if nothing else, a quick demo like this shows that multiple Touches (via a certain website, or on the same WiFi network, maybe, or -- hopefully -- just in close proximity to one another through Bluetooth or another protocol) can easily be made to connect multiplayer gamers.As a demo, very nice (and it seems fun as a game as well). Can't wait to see a full-featured game that takes advantage of all of the iPhone's connectivity options.[Via Waxy]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments ” Tagged as TUAW iPhone | No Comments » | Continue
Solar iPhone? Probably notPosted May 29th
“Filed under: iPhone
TUAW reader Maaz sent in this link to a Forbes story about a possible solar-powered iPhone. We recently posted about Apple's new Solar Energy patent so it's not a big jump to start seeing articles speculating on how that new technology will be used and expressed in Apple's product line.
I have nothing against solar power--the Sun is the source of most of the Earth's human-usable energy but I'm not sure that the iPhone is a particularly good match to solar refueling.
As the Forbes article points out, the iPhone is small and is built to radiate light from a large part of its surface, not collect it. Unlike low-powered calculators, the iPhone is a pretty power-hungry device and is going to get hungrier if the (likely) move to 3G occurs. And what the Forbes article does not point out and should be highlighted is that for the most part, iPhones live in our pants, which isn't a very sunny place (for most people).
So do the math. Small surface + pants-based existence means a Solar-powered iPhone is not very likely to debut.
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Google shows off Android, downplays iPhone similarityPosted May 29th
“Google's eye-catching demonstration of an early Android-enabled mobile phone Wednesday appeared to mimic Apple's iPhone.
PDO offers Sporteer iPod and iPhone armbandsPosted May 29th
“The Sporteer is a new armband designed for the iPod nano, iPod classic, iPhone and iPod touch.
iPhone’s Raging Thunder: the Developer InterviewPosted May 29th
“Filed under: Gaming, iPod Family, Interviews, iPhone
TUAW was lucky enough to spend a little time recently chatting with Anders Nilsson of Polarbit.com. Polarbit is an independent game developer based in Europe. They recently ported their mobile Raging Thunder racing game to the iPhone and released it as a free beta to the jailbreak community. (It's hosted at the Big Boss repository.) Built around the iPhone's accelerometer, Raging Thunder really expresses the fun, interactive potential of the iPhone as a gaming platform.
Read on past the jump for the full transcript of our interview.
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