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There's no iPhone 3G in the iPhone accessories store
Griffin's TuneBuds Mobile headphones make it less obvious that you are using an Apple product.
(Credit: Griffin)
Well, sure, there are accessories, but I want the iPhone 3G! Don't you?
You are not alone. I've been to many AT&T and Apple stores over the last few days--the furthest of those being in Sacramento. (I live in the Bay Area and went there to visit some friends over the weekend.). At each AT&T store I was told to wait for more stock, and at every Apple store I got discouraged by the long line and withdrew. It's crazy.
Now, I can't help but wonder why Apple is doing this. Obviously they have tons of iPhone 3Gs at the Apple stores, but they only supply limited amounts to the AT&T stores. My only guess is that Steve Jobs gets a kick out of our frustration from waiting in line for a product that he's deliberately stripped of many basic features, knowing that we'll get even more frustrated when we actually get one. And yet we can't help wanting it. How embarrassing!
So, to ease the pain and make the wait worthwhile, why not just go get some accessories instead? You will want to have some of them anyway.
If you haven't found anything you want in my last blog, Griffin today introduced another slew of stuff that you can use with your iPhone 3G. The list includes:
- Wave for iPhone 3G: $24.99
- Nu Form with EasyDock: $24.99
- Elan Clip for iPhone 3G: $24.99
- Streamline for iPhone: $29.99
- TuneBuds: $19.99
- TuneBuds Mobile: $39.99
- StereoConnect: $14.99
Personally, I like the TuneBuds Mobile, as the original white headphones that come with the iPhone are just too telling (like "Look at me! I have an Apple product!") and don't offer very good bass.
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Review: Seidio Rubberized Spring Clip Holster for Unskinned iPhone
I admit I was a little skeptical of Seidio’s $30 Rubberized Spring Clip Holster for Unskinned iPhone
after my first encounter with it. The simple holster uses a mostly-open
design with only two small, curved brackets at the bottom and a spring
clip at the top for keeping the iPhone in place. How could this
possibly be a secure way to carry your iPhone?
Turns out it’s surprisingly secure. The case is molded precisely to the iPhone’s contours, and the tension in the spring clip makes it easy to snap the phone into place; pulling the phone out requires only a slight lift of the clip—enough that you won’t do it by accident, but not enough that it’s difficult. The inside of the holster is covered by a soft felt that won’t scratch your iPhone’s back (or screen, depending on which way you prefer to put the phone in the holster). Face in or face out, all of the iPhone’s controls and ports are easily accessible (with the obvious exceptions, of course, being the Home button and touchscreen if your opt for the face-in orientation). The rest of the case is finished with a rubberized coating that’s smooth and pleasing to the touch.
The only other feature of note on the holster is the rotating belt clip on the back. This sturdy clip turns 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise, and the bottom of the clip features a slight hook so that the whole assembly won’t fly off your belt.
My only complaint with the holster was minor: if you ever wear a shirt or sweater that falls over the holster, it can sometimes be tricky to take the phone in and out of the holster without the fabric getting in the way; I dropped my iPhone at least one while trying to do this. (I supposed this could be a problem with any holster, but for some reason I noticed it more with the Seidio.) Another think to keep in mind—and this applies to most holsters—is that the the phone is unprotected when it’s not in the holster.
From a protection standpoint, the Rubberized Spring Clip Holster doesn’t provide anything special. But it is a simple, easy to use, and well-constructed holster for those who like to have their phone always close at hand.
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Video of iPhone Sim Free Unbricking and Unlocking (Verdict: It Works)
First, we got an iPhone with firmware 1.0.2 which was unlocked with anySim, one of the free software unlocks. We then updated to firmware 1.1.1 using iTunes and, as expected, the iPhone was bricked.
After that, we had to take back the iPhone to 1.0.2 using the restart trick and iNDependence. Once we were in 1.0.2, we installed the iPhone Sim Free program in the iPhone using AppTapp and Safari, running it successfully. The IPSF software fixed the baseband firmware and proceeded to do the unlock normally. After the process was finished, we activated again and it worked just fine.
Then it was time to test their claims that their unlock is "permanent," at least for this firmware jump. We updated the firmware back to 1.1.1 using iTunes and the iPhone was deactivated as a result. At this point we had to use the Dev Team's 1.1.1 jailbreak and activation method, but once the iPhone was activated again, the unlock was indeed there. Seconds later, we were talking on the Vodafone spanish network.
4:01 PM ON THU OCT 11 2007
BY JESUS DIAZ
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http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/iphone-unlock/video-of-iphone-sim-free-unbricking-and-unlocking-verdict-it-works-309744.php
In less than two-months time, a persistent and merry band of iPhone hackers have been pushing out application after killer application for the iPhone, and hacking your iPhone to install those applications has become dead simple. Today I'll show you how to download, install, and manage third-party software on your iPhone, and I'll highlight a few of the best available right now.
All of the content of this article and more is available in How to Do Everything with Your iPhone, a book I've co-written with Jason Chen of Gizmodo, available for pre-order now. (The cover of the book will be updated and improved, promise.)
The Best iPhone Apps
Before you go through any of this work, you probably want to see what kind of third-party software is available. Check out the gallery below for a look at some of the best apps currently available.
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My favorites are:
- ApolloIM, the AIM chat app
- Books, the eBook reader
- The NES emulator
- SummerBoard, a third-party application launcher
- SendSong, which lets you add new custom ringtones from your iPod library
- iFlashCards, for which you can install flashcard packs like the GRE vocab list in the screenshot
- vNotes, a voice note recorder. You can play back and email the notes to yourself
Grab the Software for Your Platform
Windows and Mac users each have their own app that makes "jailbreaking" the iPhone (the process that allows you to do things like install third-party applications) very easy. Windows users, go grab iBrickr. If you're on a Mac, download AppTapp installer. There are a number of ways you can get started installing applications on your iPhone, but I'm just going to show you the methods I consider easiest and best. Using either iBrickr or AppTapp Installer, we're going to install a third-party application package manager on your iPhone called Installer.app. After you've installed Installer.app, you're going to use that to download, install, update, and uninstall all of your third-party applications from the wireless comfort of your iPhone (meaning you won't need to dock whenever you want to install a new app).
Both iBrickr and AppTapp do most of the heavy lifting for you, so you're actually required to do little to no iPhone hackery to get start installing apps. Here's how they work:
Jailbreak Your iPhone and Install Applications with iBrickr (Windows)
I could go through the process step by step, but the application's creator has already put together a great video tutorial for jailbreaking your iPhone, changing ringtones, and installing apps with iBrickr, so check that out first:
Note: I ran into one minor snag with iBrickr, namely that when the entire installation process was complete it didn't realize it, so it stuck around at the last screen of the jailbreak process. If the same thing happens to you, just restart iBrickr.
You can use iBrickr to upload your own ringtones, browse the iPhone's filesystem, change system sounds, and—of course—install applications. When it comes to installing and managing applications on the iPhone, I'd recommend using iBrickr to install just one applications: Installer.app. After you've installed Installer.app, I'd suggest doing the rest of your application management from there. I'll discuss Installer.app in more detail below.
Install Installer.app to your iPhone with AppTapp Installer (Mac)
The Mac-only AppTapp Installer breaks into your iPhone and installs just one application, Installer.app. As I'll describe below, though, you can use Installer.app to install, update, and uninstall countless other iPhone apps from the comfort of your iPhone.
So go download AppTapp Installer, quit
iTunes, and run the application. All you need to give AppTapp is the firmware
version you're running on the iPhone and it takes care of everything else in the
background, so it's basically just a one-click affair (hacking has never been so
easy). Follow the dead simple on-screen instructions and—when you're done—you'll
see a new icon on your iPhone home screen: Installer.app.
Install and Manage Applications on the iPhone with Installer.app (iPhone)
By
this point you should have Installer.app installed to your iPhone, and you
should now see it on the Home screen just below the clock. From this point,
installing and managing software on your iPhone using Installer.app is actually
easier than doing the same on your desktop computer.
To get started, head to the iPhone Home screen and launch Installer.app. You'll see a small list of third-party apps ready to install from the Nullriver repository (they're the people who made Installer.app). You can significantly grow the list of applications by first installing the Community Sources package. Installing Community Sources works the same as installing any application from this point, so I'll walk you through it step by step.
- Tap the package/application you want to install.
- You'll see the details screen for the application, which lists the name, version number, and a few other details. To install the package, just tap the Install button on the top right.
- When you see the confirmation prompt, just tap Yes.
That's all there is to it. Installer.app will download the program and install it to your iPhone. If the application you installed can be launched from the Home screen, Installer.app will also add that application to the Home screen. (After you've installed a new application and leave Installer.app, your iPhone will perform a very brief soft restart to the lock screen. Nothing bad has happened—your iPhone just needs to perform this restart so that your newly installed program is ready to go.) You'll run out of space for third-party apps rather quickly, so installing one of the several available launchers will probably be necessary.
You can uninstall any program using the same basic steps except from the Uninstall tab of Installer.app. What's even more exciting about Installer.app, though, is that it automatically checks for updates to any of your installed applications each time you start it up. If an update to any of your programs is available, Installer.app will play a ding notification and take you to the Update tab. Again, updating the application works just like installing or uninstalling.
Adam Pash is a senior
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