For iPhone users out there who want to take some macro-photo shots of their subjects, you can use a pocket magnifier to do so without hacking your iPhone open.
Also, you can use old lenses out of DVD players too, see this other iPhone macro-lens hack here.
Although the results will never be compared to a real DSLR camera, the results below show that macro-photography can be done rather well using a pocket magnifier.
Get much closer to subjects th
For those of you eco-enthusiasts out there (like me), you might be happy to learn that ReNu solar-powered iPhone/iPod speakers will be available so you can enjoy your favorite music without adding to the world’s carbon footprint but by using solar power! You can pre-order yours on Amazon here for $149.
The best part about these new ReNu speakers is that they can even “recharge” your iPod or iP
One of our readers Titus just alerted me that Zedomax.com on smartphone browsers such as his iPhone will cause our e-mail newsletter lightbox to appear and make it almost impossible to get rid of.
Therefore, I’ve just put in a simple PHP code that will detect iPhone, iPod, Android, and Palm Pre browsers so there’s no more of that. Try PHP code something like below:
<?php $iphone = strpos($_SERVER[‘HTTP_USER_AGENT’],”iPhone”); $android = strpos($_SERVER[‘HTTP_USER_AGENT’],”Android”); $palmpre = strpos($_SERVER[̵
One of the biggest problems with hacking the iPhone to control other gadgets is the fact that iPhone doesn’t support external devices easily without use of a middle-man computer.
When searching for solutions, some projects show up which claim that “the iphone controls my RC car/my garagedoor” etc, but actually the iphone is communicating with a pc which then again communicates with an arduino. This is ok for protyping, but I want to get rid of the PC part (Actually there was a project in 2008 which uses iphone-xbee to control a rc-car. The instructions are in Japane
video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qjtaN3oKOI
I just found this video online of South Korean guy who got tired of using his Korean sausage as stylus, he found out that you can use a battery as stylus. I think this is a great idea except it might scratch your screen.
For those of you hooking up with strangers this Valentines (or any other day), you might want to check out DateCheck, an iPhone app that lets you check your date’s profile online. Available for both iPhones/Android-based phones.
Today’s dating scene is tough to navigate, which is why Intelius developed Date Check, a free mobile app that deciphers fact from fiction in the palm of your hand. Simply enter a name, phone number or email address and instantly get accurate and comprehensive results. With feat
For people who want to customize their website for iPhone and other smartphone users, you might want to take a look at this great guide on how to get started. Basically, it shows you how to blend the mobile CSS into your mobile website so it loads fast on the iPhone instead of loading the full website.
I think this is great reference as more people in the world are using smartphones. Most good smartphones can now access your full website but in my experience, the loading tim
Yesterday I read on Kottke.org that South Koreans have been using Korean sausages as iPhone stylus and sausage sales in Korea has gone up tremendously. You know it’s below freezing in Korea right now and snowing everywhere. People didn’t want to take their gloves off and figured out sausages can substitute their fingers well.
Since I am Korean food addict and I go to the biggest Korean market in America (I think), I had to try it myself and indeed, Korean sausages work perfect be
I’ve been using Nexus One for about a month almost now and I have to say, I enjoy using it all the time over my Palm Pre because there’s so many apps on Android(my favorites the WordPress app, Seesmic for Twitter, and Advanced Task Killer).
The only thing that sucks about my Nexus One would be that 3G connection on T-mobile ain’t as reliable as my Pre’s Sprint.
I think GSM carriers in general suck indoors, believe this is due to the type of connection. I have always found my Sprint devices fare far better in terms of consistency.
But since I ca
Recently, an iPhone app Stanza was threatened by Apple to remove its USB connectivity feature to load books onto the iPhone. We think that this will create a rather big mouth-crunching bite into Apple’s mobile book sales. **sarcastic**
These are the times when I just don’t feel like buying any Apple products and this is why I still haven’t bought an Apple product since my last purchase of an iPod Touch 2 years back.
Of course, Apple needs to keep making money but let’s not forget the 90s when Apple’s proprietary software development caused the
