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Kaiser-Machead: Looks like something Bob Barker would want to use. more »
Mikestan: Good thing its not Sentellic doing the innovation or touch screen technology would be in the stone age more »
franco1975: touching stroking and squeezing with one hand?? Is it too late to patent my [rhymes with lock] before they steal its design? more »
The Lab: What could be more twee French than a company called Sensitive Object that works on "acoustic touch"? Is it run by Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dun... more »
bornonbord: This will be fun when I get on the train, drunk, at 3 AM and the phone mistakes the noise of the homeless crackhead as me dialing my mother. more »
Reil: Lifehacker Ninja Stars: Sound waves? I'd be interested in hearing how one deals with white noise. And what sort of sounds a finger touching a screen makes, or how you pinpo... more »
Platypus Man: We'll see what they can end up doing with this, but it looks promising. As one person said, maybe by making screens and touchscreen devices even small... more »
Digo: Does that mean I can set a ringtone that automatically hangs up on people I don't want to talk to? more »
BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: Sounds like an awful lot of technology for something that really doesn't need said awful lot of technology. more »
brobot - Beboptimus Prime: Rosa, are you trying to tell me that this is what is emitted from my butt pocket when I carry my RFID bus pass in my wallet? SWEET #rfidwavesvisualized more »
psychonaut2021:That's Mr Psychonaut to you!: I hate how the guy in the begining talks like he has a ball of bread in his mouth. Anywhos, this is pretty cool stuff. #rfidwavesvisualized more »
Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Yes! This is what I was expecting... tx2 with Win7. Few more months and I'll probably be able to buy here... can't wait more »
chappell101: It worked great in about 20 seconds on 3GS on O.S 3.1.2. just remember to turn off your Antivirus/Firewall and close iTunes before making it rain. I'... more »
jacobwaldo2: Ok so I upgraded my iPhone 3g to 3.1.2 and uses blackra1n on it but it keeps saying "working" even though it isn't. I have tried 3 times and all it do... more »
aside: SECOND WARNING: On my system (both Win XP and Win 7, virtualized in VMWare) blackra1n.exe crashes miserably as soon as I press the button. It doesn�... more »
Christofer Haglund: So a locked iPhone is when it can only be used with one particular sim-card, correct? But what if my iPhone was purchased legitimately unlocked by my ... more »
Digitallysick: The fact that you can't unlock your iphone like you can with all other phones should be against the law more »
stevegiblin: IF YOU CARE ABOUT AN UNLOCK - DON'T USE BLACKRA1N!! You know I'm serious cause I used caps. [www.iclarified.com] Read the warning. more »
Boots_Mcoy: Hey! first comment.. must be my day ! more »
Firebird: Will someone explain to me why you would want a multi-touch only tablet perhipheral? No. Really. I kindaget the ones that allow the traditional wac... more »

#cellphones

Fuse: What Your Next Touch Phone Is Going to Feel Like
Fuse is what Synaptics—who probably made the trackpad you're swirling your finger on, and maybe your phone's touchscreen—says the next generation of touch phones will be like: You'll be squeezing, touching and stroking the phone, all over. More »
#motorola

Motorola's Playing With Multitouch Tech That Figures Out Where You Press Using Sound Waves
Motorola's just dumped a bunch of money in Sensitive Object, a French company that's developed an acoustic touch technology that figures out where you touch by analyzing sound waves, and can scale to any size device. Iiiinteresting. [GigaOm]
#rfid

LED Wand + RFID Waves = Beautiful
Sometimes it's the unseen that's the most terrifying. In the case of RFID we think there's plenty to dread, but never actually looked at those scary, scary waves. Thankfully someone at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design did. More »
#hp

HP Goes Multitouch Crazy With TouchSmart All-In-Ones and Tx2 Updates
HP was ahead of the touch game even before Windows 7's finger friendliness, so it makes sense that the crazy computer maker decided to take after fluffy bunnies and breed lots of touch PCs. More »
#jailbreak

Blackra1n Jailbreaks iPhone OS 3.1.2
Another day, another successful iPhone jailbreak story to report to you. Today, on the heels of purplera1n, iPhone OS hacker "geohot" delivered blackra1n to the masses. Updated. More »
#wacom

New Wacom Bamboo Is First Graphic Tablet with Tactile Multitouch Capability
Wacom seems to finally understand that sometimes a stylus isn't as good as a finger. The new line of Bamboo tablets includes one that is touch only, another that is pen only, and three with a combo of both. More »
#cellphones

Verizon LG Chocolate Touch Inches Toward Unexciting Arrival With Leaked Photos
We knew the Chocolate Touch or LG VX8575 was headed for Verizon in time for the holidays and the first leaked shots are nice looking. But I am seriously disappointed the touchscreen candy bar doesn't look like the LG BL40. More »
#benchmarks

The New iPod Touch Really Is About 50% Faster...OK, Maybe a Bit Less
Apple says their latest 32/64GB iPod touch is 50% faster than the old iPod touch. Macworld tested the claim, and they found the new touch is certainly close to that benchmark, even if a bit short in some testing. More »
#apple

Why People Are Barking Up the Wrong Tree With the iPod Touch Camera Case
Some sites are saying that Jobs lied to Pogue on his reasons for the camera-less iPod touch. I would be the first one to point out Steve's lies, but this time it seems they are getting it wrong. More »
#review

Sony Reader PRS-600 Touch and Pocket PRS-300 Dual Review: Too Many Compromises
I have spent the last two weeks reading a book on Sony's two newest Readers, the Touch and the Pocket editions—one is overloaded with tricks but killed by glare, the other is simplified past the point of goodness. More »
#apple

That Beat Up Leaked iPod Touch Prototype With Camera Was Real
The iPod touch (lack of a) camera mystery deepened this weekend after evidence surfaced that seemingly confirmed those Covino & Rich radio pics and video—purportedly revealing a touch with a camera—were in fact the real deal. More »
#ipodtouch

New iPod Touch Teardown Reveals 802.11n, FM Transmission Hardware, Plus Room For Nano Camera
iFixit's teardown of the new new iPod touch has revealed a few interesting bits of dormant hardware that could eventually get switched on by the powers that be at Apple. This includes support for 802.11n and FM transmission. More »
#liveblog

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#apple

Steve Jobs Gives His Reasons for Lack of Camera in iPod Touch
There are quite a few reasons for the lack of camera in the iPod touch. Speaking to David Pogue, the Steverino himself picks a couple of them: More »
#rumor

Apple Part Numbers Confirm New iPod Classic, Nano, and Shuffles In Colors
AppleInsider is claiming that these are the part numbers for the new iPod line up. There's no mention of the iPod touch. Otherwise it will be an even more boring event than expected. More »
#apple

All the Apple Event Rumors: Is It Only Rock and Roll?
This Wednesday Apple is having an event titled It's Only Rock and Roll, but we like it. I'm sucker for the Stones, but only rock and roll? Here is the complete guide to all the rumors and midnight ramblings: More »
#apps

HealthMap App Will Tell You How Diseased Your Neighborhood Is
Ever wondered if someone in your neighborhood has a case of Swine Flu, African Horse Sickness, Chicken Pox, or other infectious diseases? Today's your lucky day: the HealthMap app will show you up-to-date reports and even send push alerts. More »
#vonage

Apple Approves Vonage Mobile VoIP App
Did our ranting and the FCCs investigation have an effect on Apple's app approval process? First they approved Spotify's streaming app, now they've approved Vonage's Mobile VoIP app? How about revisiting the Google Voice app while Apple's feeling nice? More »
#audio

Logitech Squeezebox Touch Desktop Audio Player Looks Lickable Too
The Logitech Squeezebox Touch—the shiny audio playback device with 4.3-inch touch sensitive screen—is out. Looking at the specs, it looks like a nice audio component with HQ 24-bit/96khz sampling rate sound. Here are all the naughty bits: More »
#summermodo

Tigé Boats Gets Touch Screen Control System
We don't hear much about in-boat technology, but at this week's Surf Expo Industry Show manufacturer of watersport tow boats Tigé is debuting its touch interface for its 2010 Tigé RZ and Vé models. More »
#smartphones

Verizon Changes HTC Touch Diamond2's Design, For the Better
It seems that Verizon has changed the HTC Touch Diamond2's design, and it's much better now than both the first generation and the one I played with in Barcelona. The specs are nice—but there's a major disappointment: More »
#iphoneapps

AT&T's iPhone App Brings Remote DVR Scheduling To U-Verse Customers
If you happen to be a U-Verse customer, AT&T has an app for you. AT&T Remote Mobile Access allows iPhone / iPod Touch users to control their DVR remotely. More »
#squeezebox

Logitech's Squeezebox Touch is Coming (With Touchscreen)
Dave Zatz found the upcoming Squeezebox Touch from Logitech, a successor to the Squeezebox Boom and Squeezebox Duet from last year. Other than knowing it'll have touch and that it's coming, there's nothing else to report. [ZNF]
#iphone

Kindle 1.1 for iPhone Now Available
If you are into the whole book thing, go and download the latest update. It's worth it. More »
#robots

Japanese Robot Powered By iPod touch, Muzak
This intrepid young lad has fashioned himself a robot that's powered by an iPod touch, his incessant prodding, and some light but strangely out of place background music. More »
#displays

Supermap Puts Entire World On Military's Fingertips
This new geospatial information system for the US military mixes maps, 3D, units positioning, UAV video, radar, infrared, and satellite imaging into a single, fully interactive realtime tactical surface. It also blows my mind. More »
#robots

Menacing Underwater Robot Reaches Out And Touches, Horrifies
German researchers have designed an underwater robot with a sense of touch thanks to micro-sensors printed directly onto the robot's body that are about half the width of a human hair. More »
#apple

QuickPwn Advertised in Apple's iPhone Application Catalog
QuickPwn allows you to bypass Apple's protection and install not-official programs in your iPhone and iPod touch. So what the hell is QuickPwn doing in Apple's own web apps catalog page? UPDATED More »
#apple

Spinning Vinyl Turns iPod Touch Into a Virtual Turntable
This is Spinning Vinyl, an application that changes the speed of an MP3 song as you twist an iPod touch. It works like a turntable, changing the speed depending on the revolutions-per-minute. More »
#rfid

iPhone Prototype Makes Excellent Use of RFID
What could you do with an iPhone equipped with an RFID reader? A whole lot. But this clip shows the possibilities of just one fuction: Associating everyday objects with video. More »
#jailbreak

iPhone Dev Team's Redsn0w Beta Gives Slightly Easier iPod Touch 2G Jailbreaking
It's still a command line-only jailbreak tool, but the OS X, Windows and Linux-compatible app can jailbreak your iPod touch 2G slightly easier than it could before. It's still a horrible name. [Redsnow via Slashgear]
#ds

Well This Vibrating 'SmartStylus' Certainly Looks Stupid
Remember those giant pencils you'd buy as a kid, use them for a day in class as a joke and then chuck em before lunch? The SmartStylus is built on a similar premise. More »
#apple

iPod Touch Fires Up Kid's Pants, Suing Mom Says
A mother is suing Apple and ten Apple Store employees after his 10-yo kid received second-degree burns: His pants caught on fire when an iPod touch exploded in his pants. More »
#appstore

Games Rule the Roost With 30% Slice of Apple App Store Total
Who knew? I knew there were quite a few, but now we have a number: 6,135. Sure, thousands of them are carbon copies of one another, but there are a few gems. Rolando, anyone? For all you stats junkies, I'll also let you know that that there more than 20,400 total apps available for the iPhone and iPod touch. Meaning games take up a sizable 30% chunk of the pie. In fact, that's the biggest slice of the pie. Games, apparently, are king in the App Store. And since I still have gift cards burning a hole in my wallet, what are some of the best you've played lately? [Mobclix via Kotaku]
#howto

How to: Install Unofficial Apps on Your iPhone 3G or iPod Touch, Easily and Safely
[The image that was here included a photo of Bruce Lee. His family has requested we take it down, and who are we to say no to them! One Inch Punch!] If you want to install cool apps on your iPhone or iPod Touch for free, easily, breaking Apple-imposed limitations without breaking your warranty or Applethingie, here is the how-to guide for Mac and Windows users. More »
#microphone

iPod Touch and iPod Nano Get a Mini Microphone
Not that the iPhone really needs it, but it and the iTouch/iPod Nano are getting an external mini microphone that plugs directly into the headphone jack. And it's only $15. More »
#iphoneapps

iTunes Concept Shows How iPhone App Management Should Have Worked From the Start
Add, delete, rate, and move—these are your app options on the iPhone. This interface concept, though, puts full app management within iTunes, and makes us wonder why it wasn't there in the first place. More »
#adwatch

According to Samsung, Animals Use Smartphones in Strange Ways
Microsoft pulled at our heartstrings with adorable little girls, so Samsung went full-bore into the double dog dare of the advertising world. They released a commercial full of cute animals. More »
#mwc09

How Not To Make a Touchscreen Phone

Samsung's slogan here in Barcelona is "The Power of Touch." It should have been "The Power to Drive You Freakin' Bonkers" because their touch technology continues to be bad bad bad. BAD. More »
#mwc09

Windows Mobile 6.5 Hands On: The New Interface Rocks

I like the new Windows Mobile 6.5 interface, specially the new home screen, which is brilliantly executed. Running on the new HTC Touch Diamond 2, everything looked smoother, cleaner, and matched the iPhone's lick factor. More »

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