Archive for June, 2007
iPhone doesn’t work with most 3rd party headphones
Filed under: Cellphones
digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/apple/iPhone_headphones_Most_3rd_party_don_t_work’; As several tipsters have pointed out, the recessed iPhone headphone port means that a lot of third party headphones don’t work properly: we’ve tested a few models already (you can see the current …
iPhone: pottymouth friendly
Filed under: Cellphones
Steve must have been a sailor in a former life, because it’s been a while since we’ve seen a phone dictionary come preloaded with so many US swears. The iPhone even supports multiple forms of the mother of all curses — truly, a versatile word for a versatile phone. Now go wa…
Hands-on with Crystal Film for the iPhone
Filed under: Reviews, Apple
One of the inevitable first questions that gets asked when laying out hundreds of dollars for a device with a giant, glossy, gorgeous touchscreen is, “just how the heck am I going to protect this thing?” It turns out that the iPhone may not need any particular babying, bu…
ULP Bluetooth gets Texas Instrument lovin’
Filed under: MiscTexas Instruments loves Bluetooth. The RF and semiconductor company announced that it’ll take what experience it has in the ZigBee arena into the Wibree realm since it apparently loves all tech ending in “ee.” Seriously though, Ultra Low Power Bluetooth (which took over the Wibree s…
The definitive iPhone user interface gallery
Filed under: Cellphones, Features
After getting our hands on the iPhone we set ourselves the irresistible task of photographing every conceivable menu option available to us. So here it is: the definitive iPhone user interface gallery, almost 300 images deep. If you’re the type to obsessively pore o…
The DIY iPhone belt: please don’t
Filed under: Cellphones, Misc. Gadgets, Portable Audio, Portable Video
If you’re still using terms like “bling” and “pimp your [insert consumable]” to show how down you are with the kids, then perhaps you’re also interested in wearing your new iPhone as a belt buckle in support of your poser persona…
Alcatel goes green, reduces packaging
Filed under: Culture, Handsets
It seems mobile operators and now their handset suppliers are starting to take the environment into consideration — three by our reckoning, and in only a couple months — by doing favors for ol’ mother nature. Alcatel, working in conjunction with Carbon Footprint has …