Last week we reported that OpenClip would be a simple solution for copy & paste on the iPhone. We found out this week, that the idea almost ruined, not the developers fault, but Apple’s.
I love looking for awesome apps for the iPhone. PearPad by PearWorks is just one of those applications. It turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a trackpad. It costs $3.99 and is available on the AppStore. The free computer software for it can be found here.
The iPhone 3G Dock Station is the most beautiful looking dock that I have ever seen. It can be hooked up to your computer to sync, or a TV and home stereo to listen to music and play video.
People say that August is a slow news month for Apple, and the business world in General. Today’s show is completely iPhone and iPod centric.
Apple sent out another update for the iPhone and iPod Touch. 2.0.2 provides bug fixes for the 3G Network (on the iPhone). Users have been complaining about bad reception, and supposedly, this fixes it. In addition to bug fixes, the transition from list view to CoverFlow in the ‘iPod’ section has slightly changed.
Cali and Neal at GeekBrief.TV broke an iPhone story that is truly amazing. Zac White, a developer created an open-source framework called OpenClip. With open clip, we can finally do copy and paste for the iPhone! Take a look at this video. Its important to realize that you DO NOT need a jailbroken iPhone! Now we must wait for developers to actually implement it in their apps! (Cali had a pre-release version).
Rumors, rumors rumors. We can never know if they are right. Apple always holds an iPod event sometime in September, and we quicky go over some rumors. They include iTunes Unlimited, A Zune-like Nano and a $199 iPod touch.
We take a look back into episodes #35 and #27 to see two rumors that turned out true!
A select few first-generation iPod nano owners experienced over-heating (which caused fires) with their iPods. Apple has vowed to replace any over-heating iPod at no charge.
After a rocky month, MobileMe subscribers get an additional 60-days added at no cost.
Cali Lewis of GeekBrief.TV has demoed copy & paste for the iPhone. It is an open-source project for any developers use. I can’t wait to get my hands on this. At last, what we have been waiting for is finally here!
I am safely back home from the 3,000 mile roadtrip where the wonderful people at GeekBrief somehow inspired me to change up the format of the show (don’t worry, only slightly!).
On Wednesday, Best Buy announced that it would begin selling the iPhone 3G at 970 of their stores in September. The move comes just a week after Best Buy completed transitioning all of their stores to be equipped with a new mobile center.
I always knew that the AppStore would be a great success. Steve Jobs confirmed my suspicions in Monday’s Wall Street Journal. In the first 30 days, nearly 60 million apps have been downloaded, garnering in almost $30 million dollars for developers. One of the most popular applications, Super-Monkey-Ball saw 300,000 downloads in only the first 20 days.
I go to a Mac laptop school, and one thing that I hate is when students disturb the class by getting up and plugging their laptop in. The Oncore 6 Bay MacBook and iBook charger may be a perfect solution. It can hold up to 6 batteries at a time, but only charge 3 simultaneously. Sorry folks, no MacBookPro support at this time. It costs $395.
Australia and New Zealand now have more content to enjoy on the iTunes Store. Movies are now available to rent and purchase on the iTunes Store.
August 30th, 2008
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