I agree the iPhone is simply sensational, while the Apple Bluetooth headset is a great example of minimal and functional design. However, if you've ever used the headset for even a few minutes in a loud or slightly windy environment, it's simply unusable. A Bluetooth headset without noise cancellation or wind guard is useless, no matter how pretty or comfortable a headset looks or feel.
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iPhone is “simply sensational” - walking away with an iF design award
I agree the iPhone is simply sensational, while the Apple Bluetooth headset is a great example of minimal and functional design. However, if you've ever used the headset for even a few minutes in a loud or slightly windy environment, it's simply unusable. A Bluetooth headset without noise cancellation or wind guard is useless, no matter how pretty or comfortable a headset looks or feel.
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LEGO Touch for iPhone: Video Demo
If there's anything to get a geek's mouth watering, it's LEGO, and developer play/nyc are looking to bring some of that fun to the iPhone. Okay, so there's nothing quite like having the real bricks in your hands, but with LEGO Touch for iPhone you'd be able to build models, animate them and even send them to friends so that they can see you've been doing no work. ... continued »
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iPhone Firmware 2.0 Jailbroken three months ahead of launch
The iPhone Dev Team have once again proved their worth by Jailbreaking Apple's Firmware 2.0 for the iPhone - yes, the firmware that won't be officially launched until June. The screenshot they provided - with a video apparently coming soon - shows apps running on the new firmware, which would normally require an as-yet-unawarded developer's certificate.
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iPhone contacts search suggested in Enterprise demo video
While Apple may have been intending to demonstrate their new Enterprise features last week, they also - likely accidentally - unveiled another upcoming addition to the iPhone: contacts search. Spotted by Daniel Ahdout, the functionality is hinted at by the appearance of a small magnifying glass icon at the top of the list; you can see it yourself at 9 minutes 30 into the official Apple SDK Roadmap video.
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iCopy lets you copy and paste on the iPhone
I’m still baffled as to why Apple decided to leave out or is incapable of offering Copy and Paste on the iPhone. Preston Monroe got sick and tired of waiting on Apple so he took matters into his own hands and developed iCopy. iCopy is a javascript bookmarklet that lets you copy and paste text or URLs between browser windows in Safari. It even let you email ... continued »
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iPhone SDK Downloads Top 100,000
CUPERTINO, California—March 12, 2008—Apple® today announced that more than 100,000 iPhone™ developers have downloaded the beta iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK) in the first four days since its launch on March 6. The iPhone SDK provides developers with the same rich set of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and tools that Apple uses to create its native applications for iPhone and iPod® touch.
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New and exciting iPhone apps coming to an App Store near you
The level of productivity in the work force will probably drop to a record low once all the new apps become available on the iPhone. I anticipate high power execs, low-life lawyers and yes, your very own – Vincent will be sneaking away, finding excuses to play Namco’s new Pac man, Galaga or even PopCap’s Peggle, Zuma or Bejeweled.
I shouldn’t be too harsh on those of us finding new ... continued »
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