Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Another jailbreak has been released for iOS 4.1. This time it’s the iPhone 3G and second generation iPod touch that can be jailbroke.
The iOS 4.1 jailbreak is called Redsn0w, which we have seen before. The tool has been updated and uses the pwnage2 DFU-mode that Redsn0w used on earlier versions.
The Redsn0w jailbreak tool is currently available for the Max OS X although Windows users will need to wait a little longer to be able to use the jailbreak tool. [Read more…]
When using earphones, it can be particularly dangerous when outside noise is blocked out. This is even more the case when using earphones that isolate noise.
The Awareness app has been built for the iPhone and is designed to work in the background of your iOS 4 device. What it does is use the microphone to track ambient noise levels. When you first load up the app, you are presented with a meter. The iPhone app measures the surrounding noise and sets a default level for the environment you are in.
When you are walking down the street for example and a loud noise occurs above the standard level, such as a truck passing or a car horn, the application lets the noise through to the earphones so you can hear the external noise. [Read more…]
As reported by IGN, new information has now been gleaned from Nintendo concerning the hardware in their new ‘glassesless’ (if thats that even a word) 3D handheld console.
The VLC Media Player app for the Apple iPad has now been approved and is ready for download in the iTunes store.
The application is free and allows you to stream multimedia content from another device to the VLC Media Player app on the iPad. The description explains that most media files can be played and that the app also supports a number of streaming protocols.
VLC has all codecs built-in. It comes with support for nearly all codec there is. And what is more it can even play back the file or media if it is damaged! Missing or broken pieces are no stop to VLC, it plays all the video and audio information that’s still intact.
The Einstein Project is expanding further and will be soon pushing out a Newton OS emulator app for the iPhone. The Einstein Project has been running since 2004 and has a goal of bringing the Newton OS (from Apple) on to various platforms. As the iPhone is believed by some to be the grandson of the Newton, it kind of makes sense that the old Newton OS should be made compatible with the iPhone.
The team behind it has managed to get it working (as seen in the video below). The Newton OS on iPhone is running a little slow at the moment although speed increases are expected over the coming months.
We also hear that Newton OS will be made compatible with the iPod touch and iPad through emulation. It isn’t clear if Apple [AAPL] will approve the app, and it is likely that they might not. However, if it does go ahead then it would be worth grabbing it just for fun and to see how the old Apple tablet worked around 20 years ago. [Read more…]
The Wifi variants of the Apple iPad went on sale in China just last week. We now hear from Apple [AAPL] that the iPhone 4 will be landing this Saturday the 25th.
Retail stores will be optning up at 8am in China allowing customers to pick up a 16GB iPhone 4 for 4,999 CNY ($745 USD) or a 32GB model for 5,999 CNY ($893 USD). [Read more…]
When the iPad launched in the UK, O2 offered 3GB of data for £15 per month or 500MB of data for £2/day.
For those using these plans the limits have changed. This isn’t good news though as O2 has lowered the data allowance for the £15/month plan to offer 2GB rather than 3GB. For the £2/day plan, the allowance has dropped to 200MB.
It isn’t clear when these plans changed (other than some time in June), although Apple site still shows prices for the original plans that were available for the iPad. [Read more…]
The Samsung Galaxy Tab price is still yet to be confirmed by Samsung although a number of retailers have now listed the tablet on their sites.
Amazon in the UK is the latest who first listed the 16GB model for a hefty £799 although shortly after the price was dropped to a slightly more respectable £680.
Although we can compare that to the 16GB Wifi+3G iPad at £529, it’s also a little difficult to compare as the Tab has a few extra features such as a camera and ports. However, people are likely going to compare it to the iPad as it’s essentially another tablet device that is the first main stream rival to the iPad. [Read more…]
Apple [AAPL] will launch AirPrint in November this year. The AirPrint software will be part of iOS 4.2 that will bring muiltitasking and printing to the iPad.
If you don’t want to wait a few more months for wireless printing abilities then go and checkout the PrintJinni application that has been designed to print documents to Epson hardware.
The application costs $7 to purchase and once up and running, allows you to read various types of documents from various email services.
The app supports Gmail, Microsoft Exchange, MobileMe, AOL, and other IMAP-based e-mail accounts. Users can download, display, preview, and print e-mail attachments while maintaining accurate formatting. PrintJinni also promises easy discovery of supported Epson printer and all-in-one devices over a wireless network.
Its been reported that the 29th of September is to be the release date for Logitechs new Google TV box. A good few weeks earlier than at first rumored. So those pining after this may be more than satisfied.
Its been named as the Logitech Revue, though with a fairly hefty price tag of $299, will the Google box still attract the consumer to investing their hard-earned cash especially when Apple will have their own version for only $99? Will this phase Google? [Read more…]
Mophie already have the Juice Pack for the iPhone. The company has now launched a similar version, this time for the iPad.
The new iPad power pack is called the Juice Pack Powerstation. What it does is provides extra juice for the iPad while you are on the move. Up to 2.1 amps of charging output can be achieved. The capacity of the battery is 3600mAh making it the most powerful external battery pack for the iPad available. [Read more…]
Apple [AAPL] has released iOS 4.2 beta to developers. The first beta brings along with it the AirPrint wireless printing technology for developers to test out.
When the final iOS 4.2 is released in November, it will bring the AirPrint service to all iOS devices that can run iOS 4.2 which of course includes the iPad, the iPhone and iPod touch.
“AirPrint is Apple’s powerful new printing architecture that matches the simplicity of iOS—no set up, no configuration, no printer drivers and no software to download,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users can simply tap to print their documents or photos wirelessly to an HP ePrint printer or to a printer shared on a Mac or PC.”
