Remember the iPad + Velcro video? Yes, that one. Well, it went viral and millions of people have watched it so far. For this reason, Apple decided to post it on its website. Believe it or not, it’s available for your streaming pleasure at: apple.com/ipad/velcro.
Awesome, isn’t it? Yes, but *do not attempt.
If you downloaded the WWDC ‘10 keynote from iTunes (or watched it online), you’ve already seen this. In case you haven’t, Apple has posted a new iPhone 4 commercial entirely focused on FaceTime, the video calling technology built in the new iPhone. You can watch the ad here.
The 1 minute video shows different usage scenarios for FaceTime: a deaf couple signing, a kid graduating, a baby smiling to his dad on the iPhone screen. Like I said when I first saw the ad, well done.
So you’re not happy with that piano black iPhone you just cancelled your previous contract for? Fear not you picky color-picker person you, for there’s a white future in store. Simply return your black iPhone 4 to the Apple Store, and get it replaced by a white one. App Advice has confirmed this with Apple, and it’s honored as a store policy:
“If you are not satisfied with your iPhone purchase, please visit online Order Status or call 1-800-676-2775 to request a return. The iPhone must be returned to our warehouse within 30 calendar days from shipment to avoid an $175 early termination fee. The iPhone must be returned in the original packaging, including any accessories, manuals, and documentation.”
Though White iPhone 4 handsets aren’t expected until mid-July, so early adopters may not have the chance to reach that deadline if shipments are late – yet another reason you shouldn’t wait in line for the first day, “Just because.”
App Advice does provide a disclaimer that Apple may charge a 10% restocking fee for opened iPhones, but that isn’t clear quite yet.
[via App Advice]
While the iPhone 4 might just be the most advanced smartphone on the planet, it has an uncanny knack of losing reception depending on how you hold it. But the issue isn’t as transparent as, “If you hold it this way… it will break.” While some individuals have been able to replicate the issue, others haven’t been able to, and there is much discussion on whether the problem is accentuated by where you live, bodily fluids (sweat), or other environmental factors. Then again this hasn’t exactly been a major issue for other smartphones, so then the issue has to be debated about whether this was possible all along, or if this should even be occurring in the first place. Either way, it’s a problem that’s quite odd for the folks in Cuptertino, who consider it a, “non-issue.”
The guys over at Engadget got tired of waiting for Apple to ship the white iPhone 4 (even though some units have been spotted in some Apple stores) and decided to build their own model.
They tore apart a standard black model, replaced the front and back covers with some Chinese parts, left a black home button because they hadn’t a replacement for that.
The end result is pretty good, check it out after the break.
The best (worst?) videos and pictures of this week, rounded up in a single post. Viva el iPhone 4.
We’ve seen what it’s possible to achieve with CSS before: the Opera logo, a Safari window built inside Safari itself, a Kinetic Type video. What about Apple-related stuff though? Now we have an iPhone and some iOS icons made entirely with CSS.
