Oops… Dropped my iPhone in the water, now what?
by Justin Horn on Aug 6th, 2010 @ 5:32 pmLuckily that is just a post title, I have yet to do this to my iPhone. If you aren’t so lucky then here are some steps to save your iPhone.
iFixYouri has posted a YouTube clip showing the correct procedure after dropping your phone in the water. I’ve been giving similar advice on this issue, on a person by person basis, but thought it might be a good idea to post it up for all to see. iFixYoui gives the same advice I’ve been giving for the last couple years and just recently in this tweet:
@skeetobite Ouch! Leave it off for 24 hours. Throw it in a ziplock back with some dry white rice and stick it in the fridge.
One thing they don’t mention is sticking it in the fridge. I know someone that did rice + fridge trick with the iPhone 3G and it solved the issue, although the camera was a bit flaky after that. The fridge makes sense as it acts as a dehumidifier, although a dehumidifier in a small area with the phone would be even better I assume.
(via 9to5Mac)
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Highly anticipated HTML5 video play, SublimeVideo begins public beta testing
by Justin Horn on Aug 4th, 2010 @ 8:55 pmJohn Gruber said it best, way back on February 1st of this year:
This is so fucking great: an HTML5 video player by Jilion with beautiful playback controls, click-to-play control over automatic buffering, full-window playback with gorgeous animated transitions, and more.
Now SublimeVideo has gone into a limit public beta. You can sign up for beta on http://sublimevideo.net, a new site they created for the product. I’ve seen and played around with other players the last few months, but SublimeVideo looks like the best of breed! If YouTube embedded videos now supporting iOS devices wasn’t enough, when SublimeVideo hits the streets it will be another devastating blow to Adobe’s flash player.
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MonoPrice stops selling iAccessories, Apple to blame? (Updated)
by Justin Horn on Aug 3rd, 2010 @ 7:02 pmLooking at MonoPrice’s FaceBook page you can see that they have stopped selling Apple accessories.
Kyler Pace What happened to your iPod accessories, and earphones w/ built-in mic!!??
Monoprice We have decided to suspend offering these products as part of our business plan. We will let you know if and when we resume selling these products
Brian Klug suggest that it has to do with an Apple crack down on 3rd party accessories:
Wow, Apple cracked down on 3rd party accessories and @monoprice removed their whole section.
UPDATE Brian tweeted a link to a Bloomberg article on the crackdown:
The suit is an example of the tight grip Apple keeps on its products, including approval of accessories and applications. Apple has a program called “Made for iPod” under which manufacturers get a license to sell accessories for devices. Apple collects a royalty of 20 percent to 25 percent from each sale of a licensed accessory, according to Shaw Wu, an analyst with Kaufman Bros. LP in San Francisco.
UPDATE 2 MonoPrice just posted to their Facebook:
Good news! Cases and protective films for iPhones & iPads are back on the site.
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Looks like the iPad is hurting Barnes & Nobel
by Justin Horn on Aug 3rd, 2010 @ 5:31 pmThe book retailer said its board will consider strategic alternatives for the company, which include a possible sale of the chain.
And the the potential buyers:
Speculation regarding potential buyers for Barnes & Noble has, in the past, focused on Amazon(AMZN), which is competing with Barnes & Noble for dominance in the e-reader market.
Microsoft(MSFT), meanwhile, was also named as a potential Barnes & Noble buyer on CNBC’s Fast Money.
Guess the nook was having a hard enough time against the kindle and things just got worse when the iPad was introduced.
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Apple to get more touchy-feely?
by Justin Horn on Aug 2nd, 2010 @ 11:19 am
No, not emotionally, but with their touchscreen devices.
Prototypes have recently surfaced using Apple devices to show off a new tactile feedback technology. The company behind this next generation tactile technology is Senseg. Senseg’s technology isn’t powered by mechanical motors like older technology but rather based on virtual touch technology. This means that it doesn’t have any mechanical parts that could wear-out. Senseg E-Sense™ software could produce localized tactile feedback in small areas of the surface of the device without having to vibrate the whole surface.
The old mechanical ways of giving tactile feedback didn’t seem “Appley” enough for it to actually happen, but if this technology works well, I can definitely see Apple incorporating it into their iOS devices.
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The Oatmeal’s “What it’s like to own an Apple Product”
by Justin Horn on Jun 17th, 2010 @ 9:38 am
This is a great cartoon. The clip above sums up how a lot of people feel about the Apple product cycle. Must have the latest and greatest only to be outdated a year later. Oh technology, you never stop moving!
Check out the whole cartoon here.
(via @Alli_Flowers)
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