Remember that squat little iPod mockup we threw together back when the first next-gen iPod hardware rumours drizzled out? Well, a couple of days ago 9to5Mac.com got their hands on what it was claimed were authentic photos of the next model in Apple's Nano line, only to have the Cupertino legal beagles snap at their mouse cords and demand they pull the pics. Sadly enough, the supposed real-deal looks unfortunately like our ... continued »
From the monthly archives:
August 2007
iPod Touch & Nano leaked photos garner Apple’s ire
Remember that squat little iPod mockup we threw together back when the first next-gen iPod hardware rumours drizzled out? Well, a couple of days ago 9to5Mac.com got their hands on what it was claimed were authentic photos of the next model in Apple's Nano line, only to have the Cupertino legal beagles snap at their mouse cords and demand they pull the pics. Sadly enough, the supposed real-deal looks unfortunately like our ... continued »
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Modded OEM iPhone handsfree
If your ears are anything like mine (and my doctor assures me I'm not a total freak, so there must be others out there with the same issue) then standard headphones - as dangling on the ends of Apple's handsfree kit - just don't fit very well. They either fall out every few seconds or I'm forced to screw them in so tightly it becomes painful... so that they only ... continued »
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Tactile feedback DIY-style for iPhone gaming
Here's an irony: take a beautiful, modern iPhone touchscreen, add a NES emulator (to play games decades old) and then lament the lack of old-skool buttons to whack away at. So Gizmodo have got together with the creator of iBrickr to put together a clever little tutorial showing you exactly how to a) install the emulator, and b) create your very own NES control screen-overlay.
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Hardware iPhone unlock tutorial: scary stuff
Holy crap. How are your soldering skills? I only ask because, the last time I used my soldering iron I accidentally bridged two of my fingers. It's always a surprise how painful melted solder is. Anyway, if you've been waiting for the hardware unlock tutorial then here, feast your eyes; you'll need 20/20 and a steady hand if you want to follow the process.
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iBrickr delivers app & ringtone management for Windows users
Should you be a Windows user, you've probably had the feeling of watching in through the window from outside in the cold as Mac owners (both Intel and PPC-based) revel in their Installer.app excitement. Well suffer no more, Microsofties, as iPhone lover and Windows user Nate True has come to your rescue with iBrickr.
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Brave analysts begin predicting iPhone sales again
After the "iPhone sells eighteen billion handsets in just three minutes!" analyst prediction debacle around launch weekend, so far those whose job it is to foretell sales performance have been pretty quiet. Well, no longer, as UBS' Ben Reitzes has peeped his head out from under the analysts' shell to suggest that Apple's fourth-quarter sales will hit 800k.
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Easy music sharing on iPhone
If you've tried loading the Installer.app software onto your iPhone then you've probably had a look through the community applications section to see what the home-brew crowd are getting up to. What you might have missed, however, is an app called Song Sender - imaging something like the Zune's media sharing feature only without the tedious 3 play/3 day limit, and with no need to be physically near whoever you're ... continued »
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