Unfortunately, the following item has already been sold on Etsy– at the price of $125. And it’s no surprise, considering that it’s a desk lamp made out of recycled parts of an old iMac G4, the iMac that made history.
Perhaps Steve and Jony bought it. I wanted one, but I think I’m just going to wait for the Mac Pro closet. [via Giz]
First came the iPhone game. Then the iPad version. Worldwide success. Then more levels. A Halloween edition. Even more success. Repeat.
Some people made costumes.
Then they announced the plush toys.
Now, there’s a video of Angry Birds in stop motion. Hours of work put into recreating a 30 seconds battle with paper and a camera. Realized by photographer and filmmaker @gregorycortez, this guy took the effort to snap a photo of every single frame you see on the video so that everything looks like it’s moving. You can say he’s a nerd and should find something better to do in his life, I think this is totally awesome. Three stars for the video in 5, 4, 3, 2… [iSpazio via TechCrunch] Read more
You know I’m not a case guy. I’m not a fan of sleeves either. Then I find most stands cheap and bulky. I like my iPad naked, all glass and aluminum black. It’s hard to come up with an accessory elegant enough to match Ive’s design skills. Some accessory makers, though, can get things quite right. Incase surely does.
Their latest product looks like a rather anonymous sleeve, until you put the iPad out and start folding the sleeve. Just like the old paper-folding art this thing’s name is inspired to, you can turn the Incase Origami Sleeve into a completely different thing with a few folds. You can turn it into a stand.
At $35 it ain’t exactly cheap – but it’s cool, right? You too can be an origami Apple geek now. [CrunchGear via Incase]
If you’re an iOS or Mac developer, you must have noticed that searching for framework keywords, reference documentations and guides on Google isn’t exactly the best experience you can get. Wouldn’t it be great to have everything always under control a few keystrokes away?
This extension, ADC for Safari (and Firefox), puts an additional “developer bar” in your browser with shortcuts iOS and Mac OS reference libraries, a search bar and a link back to the ADC home.
It’s unobtrusive and will save you lot of time going back to the developer’s website and / or searching for stuff. Go download it.
iPhone development group iPhoneislam (the same guys behind FaceTime Hacktivator) managed to get FaceTime up and running on an iPhone 3GS – without video transmission. As you can see in the video below, the developer installs a tweak called FaceIt-3GS on the device, which can receive calls. They haven’t figured out a way to use the 3GS camera yet, but I guess the hack will be complete and available in Cydia soon.
Without a front-facing camera, FaceTime doesn’t make much sense. Still, it’ll be useful for those die-hard 3GS users that want FaceTime, with a trade-off.
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Works great.
Right after Apple announced the new iPod Nanos in September with their new form factor, some people immediately started wondering whether someone had in mind to ship some kind of watch band for them. The new Nanos looked perfect for a watch. When the first silicone bands came out, though, it turned out the iPod didn’t look that great as a watch. A friend of mine bought a similar band, a leather one, and things got slightly better.
In my quest to searching for the perfect Google Calendar setup on iOS and OS X, I’ve already stopped by the gates of miCal, a full-featured calendar software for iPhone that could use some UI refinements, but allows you to swipe between lots of calendar views in seconds. miCal isn’t exactly elegant or “great-looking”, but it gets the job done.
When I first asked on Twitter which was the “app to have” when it comes to calendars, practically everyone replied with one word: Calvetica. What’s the deal about Calvetica? I had heard about it before I went asking on Twitter for calendar app suggestions, but I had never really focused on exploring its functionalities – nor did I bother to download it for that matter. So when I got all those recommendations (even from people I deeply respect and admire such as Dave) I realized it was time to try the Helvetica-based calendar thing.
A week later, I’m completely addicted to the features and interface schemes offered by Calvetica. Do we already have a winner here? Read on past the break to find out. Read more
Really good points in there. If you’re looking to buy an iPad this holiday season and you’re still on the edge for that 3G unit that cost a little more, but you happen you have a jailbroken iPhone – I can’t recommend MyWi enough. I basically have a 3G iPad thanks to that Cydia app.
