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iPhone’s Kill Switch will ‘kill you,’ says Colbert

Brenda Stokes — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:07:58 +0000

We talked about the iPhone’s kill switch last week. Steve Jobs even confirmed its existence, saying Apple would only blacklist apps unless they absolutely had to. But it seems we’ve had it all wrong. Luckily, Stephen Colbert can set us straight.

Apparently, the iPhone 3G’s kill switch isn’t meant to kill apps at all–it’s meant to kill you! Colbert has even gone so far as to suggest getting a Zune instead. Well, sort of.

Watch the video. Forget the analysts. I’m going to Colbert for my iPhone news from now on.

[via Engadget Mobile]

iPhone Nano? Not Likely

James Allan Brady — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:39:02 +0000

In the Chinese section of IFA there is a portable media player that has been produced that had a very strong resemblance to the iPhone, but its smaller. So there is really no way in hell it could be an iPhone Nano.

However, it does look very much like the iPhone, save for the giant “MP4 Player” sticker across the top and some retarded looking joystick type of thing at the bottom. So yes, the product is real, no its not an iPhone Nano, although that could be one of the announcements on Wednesday, I doubt it, but at an Apple event, it’s like McDonalds’ “Hey, it could happen” slogan.

Just to let you all know though, SlashGear will be live-blogging from the Apple event on Wednesday, so if there is anything to know about, we will be the ones bringing it to you. So just as soon as Steve drops the big bomb on the whole line of new products or updates the current ones or whatever that crazed maniac is going to do, check by here or SlashGear and we will have the deets for you.

Exclusive Photo of the iPhone Nano – or Something Like That [via Gizmodo]

DIY iPhone high on style, low on functionality

Chris Davies — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:14:02 +0000

If you’re feeling smug with yourself for having built a papercraft iPhone or even constructed an iPhone skin, think again. While the handset in the photo below may look like a normal Jesus Phone, in actual fact it’s a cunning facsimile made from wood, hammered metal and plastic.

The end result is ideal for those of you who love Apple’s style but hate using cellphones.

[via MAKE]

Blended iPhone auction back on eBay: labelling let them down

Chris Davies — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:21:43 +0000

The poor blended iPhone might have thought its future would be boring after getting thoroughly chopped up in a Blendtec “Will It Blend?” promotion, but with an on-off eBay sale following the powdery smartphone has stayed in the headlines. As you might remember, bids for the ground handset – as well as a Blendtec blender, DVD and signed t-shirt – reached around $1170 before eBay mysteriously pulled it. Now the auction is back, and we now know why they fell foul of the strict rulebook.

Turns out, Blendtec didn’t adequately indicate the condition of the iPhone in the auction title. “Apple iPhone and Blendtec Total Blender” isn’t good enough; “Blended Apple iPhone and a Blendtec Total Blender” is.

So, just in case you’re behind one of the 28 bids its already garnered – taking the price, as of writing, up to $787.77 – let’s be clear. You won’t need to pass a credit check to use this iPhone, and battery life won’t be an issue. That’s because it’s dust.

Penny Arcade shows their take on Apple’s iPhone

Chris Scott Barr — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:59:04 +0000

I’m an avid reader of Penny Arcade. If you haven’t ever read it, you might consider stopping by and having a read. Though if you don’t care for a a comic about a couple of foul-mouthed guys talking about tech and games, then it might not be for you. The iPhone was big enough that it merited not one, but two separate comics on the subject.

The first one came out on launch day, and depicted what many of us felt like doing, and it would have worked, had we only gotten the idea to join the ranks of Apple a year ago.

The second came out on Monday that very much captured the woes over the lack of 3G in the phone with the toils of being in line for a long period of time.

[via Penny Arcade]

Watch out Apple, Microsoft has their own answer to the iPhone

Chris Scott Barr — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:25:15 +0000

It turns out that Microsoft really isn’t worried about the iPhone. They have their own secret weapon, a big-ass table.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZrr7AZ9nCY[/youtube]

All humor aside, the Surface is a revolutionary product that shows us just how important touchscreens are going to be in the future. With a hefty price like $10,000 we probably won’t see these popping up all over the place, but I think it shows us where technology is headed.

The future is here. It’s not an iPhone, it’s a big-ass table. Take that Apple.

The future isn’t an iPhone, it’s a big-ass table [via SlashGear]

iPhone specs according to “the ONION”

Vincent Nguyen — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:18:55 +0000

Features like taking Polaroid and nanotechnology enabling the iPhone to reassemble itself when thrown against the wall are definitely eye catching. With that, I won’t have a choice but to let the ONION’s list of iPhone specs speak for itself.

Apple’s New iPhone [via Engadget]

The worse iPhone spoof ever!

Vincent Nguyen — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:43:32 +0000

This is an incredibility boring and stupid iPhone spoof. Watch and learn how not to make a spoof video.

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=OVgeTGjjYpY[/youtube]

iPhone commercial spoof over-exaggerates downside of touch screen

Vincent Nguyen — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:29:37 +0000

This may or may not be true. But I know for a fact that the HTC Touch is all touch screen and it doesn’t collect the amount of smudges depicted in this video.

It’s funny and worth watching. I bet this video was made by a jealous “Smartphone” user lacking a touchscreen. Note: The capital S in Smartphone refers to any devices running Microsoft Windows Mobile for Smartphone that does not feature a touch screen.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYb0DYliDAU[/youtube]

iPhone Commercial Spoof Shows Downside of Touchscreen [Via Gizmodo]