Caze intros 0.5mm-thick case for iPhone 4
July 31, 2010
Caze has introduced an ultra-thin case for the iPhone 4, the Zero 5. Made of impact-resistant Grillamid resin, the clear case has a .5mm thickness and protects the sides of the iPhone 4. Raised edges are also designed to protect the facade from scratches. The back of the case has a cutout for the iPhone camera and flash, while screen protectors are included for even more protection. It offers access to all the iPhone 4 ports….
Apple quietly switches to first-party location services
July 31, 2010
Apple has actually been using its own location databases for iOS since April, the company’s general counsel confirms. Bruce Sewell notes that for v1.1.3 of the OS through to v3.1, the company relied — and in fact still relies — on Google and Skyhook Wireless to handle location-based services. When v3.2 was released for the iPad in April, Apple from then on began using its own location technology….
Parrot offers AR.Drone for pre-order through Brookstone
July 31, 2010
Parrot’s AR.Drone remote controlled quadricopter has now gone on pre-sale through a special deal Brookstone. The toy is unique in that it needs to be controlled using the Wi-Fi connection of an iPod touch, iPhone or iPad. It also has two integrated video cameras for streaming live images to the screen of the Apple device….
Nintendo DS sales crashing in light of iPod
July 31, 2010
Nintendo on Thursday faced its first loss in two years as its own lineup and competition from Apple hurt its business. The company lost the equivalent of $288.5 million after DS sales were cut in half from 5.97 million a year ago to just 3.15 million this spring. The drop included a 33 percent fall in sales in the US during June alone….
Sprint prepping iPod touch case with Wi-Fi hotspot?
July 31, 2010
An FCC filing discovered late Wednesday has signaled a unique Sprint plan to capture Apple device users. A ZTE device known as the Peel would serve as an iPod touch case but would hold a full 3G-to-Wi-Fi mobile hotspot in its back. The combo would give the iPod, and other nearby devices, an always-on 3G connection without needing a separate MiFi….
Japan demands Apple response to iPod nano fires
July 31, 2010
Japan’s industry ministry is now demanding that Apple report on how it will deal with iPod nanos overheating, says Agence France-Presse. 2005-era Nanos have caused at least 27 incidents, according to a ministry official, including six fires. “Four people burned themselves after they touched the device, which had overheated during charging,” the official elaborates….
The Ascent of Man: Museum of Natural History Offers a New iPhone App
July 31, 2010
An image from the American Museum of Natural History’s new Explorer application.
Sprint ‘Peel’ FCC Sighting Suggests 3G iPod Touch Case
July 31, 2010
Well this is interesting. Back in April , Sprint caused a bit of buzz by promoting an iPad case that converted a built-in superfast 4G data connection into a Wi-Fi signal for use with up to five devices.
Snowflake iPod dock arrives early
July 31, 2010
Designer Sylvain Gerber must have winter on his mind. And he, like us, is sick of all docks looking the same.
US carrier tailors 3G jacket for iPod touch?
July 31, 2010
US wireless carrier Sprint is slated to offer a kind of handset sleeve that could provide 3G wireless access to an iPod Touch, the Apple iPhone that’s not a phone.