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iphone apps
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 » -
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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]
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By Jason ChenComment by me414697: Don't forget that the existing squeezebox can be operated with the very affordable & elegant iPhone app - making the... 1 Responses | Other threads
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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 »
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By Jack LoftusComment by tehsquish - Still plays Ultima Online: Neat, I'd make him greet people randomly on the street followed by some full screen goatse. 4 Responses | Other threads
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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 »
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By Jesus DiazComment by TheThirdWheel: I work at DAU, we have held the Geospatial Conference here the past two years. The stuff these guys have... 4 Responses | Other threads
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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 »
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By Sean FallonComment by Eauboy: Will it cut your hair, tell you a joke and/or give you a drink of water? 2 Responses | Other threads
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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 »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Captain_Eh: Steve is going to be rolling in his grave over this one... 7 Responses | Other threads
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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 » -
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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]
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By Jason ChenComment by Jme Saunders: Hang on, I jailbroke my iPod touch 2g, without tethering, using a simple program and modifying a firmware file, as... 2 Responses | Other threads
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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 »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Hello Mister Walrus: It's a vibrating rod! Not a single sexual innuendo? Come on!! 2 Responses | Other threads
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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 »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Hello Mister Walrus: What's so interesting about this? Explosions happen in my pants all the time. 12 Responses | Other threads
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app store
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]
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By Jack LoftusComment by frigg: For the love of Christ, is there any reasonable way to know what apps to buy from the App Store?... 5 Responses | Other threads
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how to
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 » -
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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 »
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By Jason ChenComment by mynamesafad: Was Itouch really necessary on a gadget site... 20 Responses | Other threads
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iphone apps
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 »
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By John HerrmanComment by Lukasz Fabis: At first glance, I thought it was about which apps actually get uploaded to the iPhone / iPod touch using... 9 Responses | Other threads
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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 » -
MWC'09
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 »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Sockatume: It's resistive touchscreens, basically. They're a pain in the arse versus capacitive. Unfortunately few media outlets seem to keep track... 9 Responses | Other threads
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MWC'09
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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By Jesus DiazComment by Christopher Reibold: All I want is that iPhone silky-smoothness when scrolling through a list of objects and I'm sold. Maybe it's just... 14 Responses | Other threads
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windows 7
Windows 7 Touch and Multitouch Gesturing, Pen Controls and Writing Recognition
Before he retired, Bill Gates said that "natural" interfaces would be the next big thing in computing. True to the master's prediction, Microsoft is integrating more gesture and writing controls into their OS than ever before, including—for the first time—genuine multitouch. More »
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Comment by qrius: I have win7 on my Toshiba m200 tablet - but nothing too exciting. Runs as fast as XP, but... 2 Responses | Other threads
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ipod touch
JaJah App Now Turns Your iPod touch Into a VoIP Phone
JaJah is readying their VoIP calling app for the second-gen iPod touch, offering cellphone-esque functionality free of SIM cards and contracts, and provide mobile carriers the JaJah technology to use under their own brand. More » -
cellphones
Refreshed GPS-Centric HTC Touch Cruise Tracks Your Every Move
HTC is updating the nav-focused Touch Cruise, which now features a new active-geotagging app called Footprints, which can easily stamp your location on notes, audio clips and photos. More » -
video
Dude's Ripped-Off Arm Replaced With Realistic Prototype Bionic I-Limb
One day while riding in his friend's car, Evan Reynolds' arm got ripped off, and he became one of the first people to score a fully functioning Luke-Skywalker-style robotic I-Limb from Touch Bionics. More »
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Comment by pettiblay: Brilliant... Happy for the guy, won't have to live his whole life missing an arm. 27 Responses | Other threads
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wallpaper
Obama Wallpapers Inaugurate Your iPhone, iPod Touch, BlackBerry, or Palm
I have to say that some of these Obama wallpapers—created to celebrate the Presidential Inauguration—are incredibly naff, but others are actually quite cool looking. And hey, one day is one day. [GX-5] -
apple
iPod Touch 2G Jailbroken by the iPhone Dev Team
The 2nd generation iPod touch proved a tricky customer to break, but the Dev Team has made the first big step toward a full-on jailbreak. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by TechFanErik: SWEET! But as for your comment about apple not making anything that cant be broken, i will say that it did... 10 Responses | Other threads
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cellphones
HTC's Full 2009 Smartphone Lineup Leaked?
HTC is among the leakier phone shops, and someone on the PPCGeeks forums claims to have their full 2009 smartphone roadmap. What's there? More Android goodness, and a potential US-bound Touch HD-based phone. More » -
thinking and drinking
iPhone's Accelerometer Translates Virtual Pour Into Real-World Beer
The drinkin' tinkerers over at Instructables created the Serv O'Beer to interpret a "pouring" motion with an iPhone into a real, albeit foamy, beer. What an age we live in! More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by Jeff Wulff: I just don't understand how this could be useful. It successfully pours the beer. After the pour, it's... 6 Responses | Other threads
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ipod touch
US Army Uses iPod Touch for Translation On the Field
This week on the Pentagon Channel (?), a soldier demonstrates the Army's cutting-edge new translation tool: an iPod touch. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by Iggy: Is The Pentagon Channel something like PBS? 8 Responses | Other threads
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touchscreens
Microsoft and Mitsubishi's NanoTouch Technology Lets You Work Your Gadget From Behind
Microsoft and Mitsubishi have refined their translucent touchscreen, LucidTouch. The new NanoTouch outlines your fingers on the screen as you use the touch sensors on its back, keeping the screen visible while you touch away. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by xanderbeedle: Wasn't apple awarded the patent for this system a year or two ago? 6 Responses | Other threads
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touchscreen pcs
Capacitatve-Touch HP tx2 Tablet "Needs Work" Says Laptop Mag
It was supposed to be this wondertablet, a breakthrough device with iPhone-like capacitative touch screen, plus innovative software like its TouchSmart all-in-one siblings. But Laptop's testing shows the touch features aren't nearly good enough. -
blackberry
What Are BlackBerry Apps Doing On This HTC Touch Pro?
Pictures are convincing, but a video, as it goes, seals the deal: Blackberry apps appear to be running on WinMo. But how? And more importantly, why? More » -
dealzmodo
Dealzmodo: $50 Best Buy Gift Card With iPod Touch 8GB
Best Buy's looking to move some 8GB iTouches by effectively lowering the price to $179 when factoring in a $50 gift card credit—great for the inevitable headphone upgrade. More » -
hands briefly on
Nokia N97: Hands On The First High-End N-Series Touch Phone
It's been a long time coming, but after dabbling with touch on the midrange 5800, Nokia has finally brought a touchscreen to an S60 "N-Series" smartphone, the N97. Take a look at our hands-on impressions and the complete rundown on Nokia's new flagship. More » -
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Comment by EnochLight: Well... this looks cool and all but... I now have to get my ass *OFF OF THE COUCH* and actually... 10 Responses | Other threads
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htc touch hd
HTC Touch HD Reviews Pour In (Verdict: Best Win-Mo Phone Yet, But Still Win-Mo)
HTC is not releasing the Touch HD in the United States. Which still seems a little crazy to me, because few other phones have received such a favorable and envious reaction online recently. Despite the fact that you probably won't ever want to import one (no US 3G pretty much seals the deal), the Touch HD is still a useful indicator of where HTC, one of the biggest mobile players there is, is going. Now that the phone is available in the UK and Europe, the reviews are starting to hit, and while pretty much everyone continues to be wowed by the hardware, there's that pesky little Windows Mobile thing that keeps coming up. More » -
iphone
Marware's Game Grip Will Aesthetically Ruin Your iPhone
Gaming on the iPhone and iPod touch could be great with the addition of a gamepad handle: the promise of the iControlPad comes to mind. But the iPhone platform doesn't deserve two giant foam handles that do nothing but ruin the sleek lines of the device, providing no buttons, no extra battery life, and no added functionality. Hell, the thing doesn't even look comfortable to hold. It's available for pre-order now and costs a whopping $50. For foam. [Crunchgear]
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By Dan NosowitzComment by First: what!...no remote control? that's a bunch of BS**t 2 Responses | Other threads
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verizon
Next Month on Verizon: Samsung Omnia, HTC Touch Pro and More
If the BlackBerry Storm isn't quite your beat, Verizon's got a surprisingly sturdy brigade of other phones coming out next month, headlined by Samsung's Omnia and HTC's Touch Pro (sorry, XV6850—why won't you just let HTC be, Verizon?). The Omnia's keeping the same crappy UI, but it'll be tarted up red, the way VZW likes it. The Touch Pro seems like it'll be the same too—it's even keeping Wi-Fi, a daring feat on Verizon. The other two phones are both Sammy—Saga, the CDMA version of the Epix, and the Renown, a global flip phone. [Phone Arena] -
what's taking you so long in there?
Interactive Mirrors: The Inevitable Future of Vanity
Lit Studios and Interference inc, the same guys who made that ridiculous laser pointer wall a few weeks ago, are back with a touch-enabled interactive mirror. Using a combination of projection techniques, they were able to superimpose a clear, vivid, moving image on top of a regular reflection, creating the bathroom mirror HUD that humanity (read: the sci-fi community) has been yearning for since about 1950. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by spyguy99: Didn't they have one of these on CSI:Miami last week? 1 Responses | Other threads
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cell phones
HP Shows Off Two New iPaq Phones: One Touch, One Not
HP's rumored touchscreen handset has showed up in the for of the iPaq Data Communicator, a pop-out QWERTY Windows Mobile handset, with a solid but predictable spec sheet. You'll find a full range of 3G capabilities, Wi-Fi, a-GPS, a 3.1MP camera with autofocus and flash all behind a 2.8in, 320 x 240 screen, controlled with a 5-way "optical navigation" key. It measures in at the same respectable 1.7cm thickness as the T-Mobile G1 — a little thinner than its clear competitor, the HTC Touch Pro. For the old-fashioned types, you can find most of the same guts in the Voice Communicator, a sleek, half-QWERTY candybar phone More »
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