Posts tagged iphone
iPhone 3GS emulates N64, blows minds in the process
Dec 7th
Look what we have here — a preview of 3G4, a N64 emulator developed by NWorksDev. Compatible with the iPhone 3GS and the iPod Touch 3G, this bad boy appears to be rendering down the graphics (as one would expect) but all in all it seems to be running pretty smoothly. Of course, this is a work in progress: the developer (who claims to 14 years old) says that he has to overcome duplicate button registers, delayed presses, and some crashing — and he has yet to implement the L, R, and Z keys. That said, this thing is pretty sweet! Hit up the YouTube links for info on becoming a beta tester — but not before you see the thing in action.
iPod Meister
Nov 26th
I don’t know about everyone else, but all of my CDs have been in a storage building or the garbage for a few years now, turns out iPodMeister has been offering their services for about the same amount of time.
The equation is simple, you send them your CDs, DVDs and BluRays, they send you an iPod (nano,touch,classic), check for an iPhone (so you can activate/register it) or a hard drive.
Not only do they turn the non-biodegradable box loads lurking in your basement in to something of money or an iPod, but for a little more they’ll digitize all of your music and send it back to you on DVDs. Shipping is free, to and from, they’ll send you a label, you mail them a box. The only real stipulations are no scratches, complete cover art, and original jewel case (dusty, scratched or otherwise), no bootlegs, liquidations, etc. And BluRay discs count double.
You can find a full list on unaccepted items on their website.
The rates range from 150 to 600 CD/DVDs. They’re a New York based company open from 8am to 8pm, Monday through Sunday, if it all sounds too good to be true, hit them up:
877.IPOD.CDS (877.476.3237)
or
promo@ipodmeister.com
And visit them at www.ipodmeister.com
iPodMeister was founded by a group of musicians and students after we made the following discoveries:
• Selling CDs to a used record store is usually a humiliating experience and a waste of time and energy.
• CDs that are almost worthless in the U.S. often fetch higher prices abroad.
• Many people in the U.S. have “gone digital” and switched entirely from CDs to digital music. The overwhelming majority of people in many other countries still like to listen to CDs (see chart on left). Many people in developing countries won’t be able to spend $200 or $300 for an iPod for years to come.
• CDs do a lot of damage to the environment when thrown into the garbage. They are difficult to break down and there are no ways to recycle them.
• Many people are reluctant to part with their CDs even though they are just collecting dust and taking up space. It is easier to declutter if one knows that one’s CD collection will be appreciated again.
*http://www.ipodmeister.com/aboutus.htm
Driving Via the iPhone?
Nov 10th
We’ve seen lots of uses for the iPhone as a remote control, but if you were watching and thinking that those projects were way too safe, then the guys at Waterloo Labshave got you covered. They approached the project with a low budget and DIY attitude, building a low-cost (relatively speaking) car that is controlled by a first generation iPhone. Not content with just building the car, they also chose to car-surf on the hood and roof, Teen Wolf style, while testing their handiwork.
While we do not condone such dangerous behavior, we can recommend that you watchthis other video by Waterloo Labs as a more in-depth instructional video on how to build your own vehicle.
The New Blacksn0w For all of your iPhone Hacking needs!
Nov 3rd
For the last several months, anyone who had updated to iPhone OS 3.1 or greater without following a pre-update procedure lost the unlock on their iPhones due to new software in the modem firmware or the baseband. Using the at+xemn crash as an injection point, iPhone hacker Geohot (of the original hardware unlock) was able to unlock the latest firmware on any iPhone.
What does this mean? The iPhone can be unlocked for any GSM carrier, allowing you to use it on more than your country’s authorized carrier or other carriers as you’re traveling abroad.
Geohot suggests that you update to a fresh copy of iPhone OS 3.1.2 directly from Apple before performing his unlock. He has all the instructions available on his site.