Filed under: iPhone , App Review Heading off to a conference? Here are five little apps you might want to consider adding to your iPhone before heading off to the airport. They all provide functionality that may come in handy when you’re on the go. SpeakerClock ($0.99) provides a bright easy-to-read display showing you exactly how much time you have left to present your paper and take questions. It’s a deceptively simple application full of lovely little design touches. I used it at a recent conference and found it an absolutely valuable tool to have around. This app works well both on the iPhone and the iPad — as a conference organizer, it’s really great to use the iPad’s larger screen from across the room
Even the savviest New Yorker needs a subway map or bus schedule at some point, so go download NYCMate, a free app for Android and iPhone that packs cached, pinchy-to-zoomy maps and schedules for NY public transit. [ iTunes , NYCMate ] More
Filed under: Found Footage The iPhone 4 ’s insides are no secret anymore. The folks at iFixit alone have done a stellar job of documenting its every bit and bob. Still, the video above is worth watching. Created by repair firm Techrestore and composed of over 1,700 still photos, it’s a highly entertaining stop-motion disassembly of Apple’s latest gadget. The sound effects are a bit cheesy, but we’re willing to let that go since the rest of show is so good. For more on the iPhone 4, check out our full coverage .
Even the iPhone 4 released, the native YouTube app in the iOS 4 is simple and completely outdated. It still downloads the low quality version of YouTube when it’s connected with 3G. I don’t know how Google works with Apple to bring the native app on the iPhone, but it seems Google wants to brings the new functionalities without Apple’s control. They have launched a new version of YouTube mobile web app. Just click here on mobile devices and find out what’s new. Comparing with the previous version, the new one has bigger buttons.Clicking the top button on the toolbar will shows the home, favourites, settings and more with big buttons
As an augmented reality navigator that you want to use for finding pizza joints and friends on Foursquare and Twitter, you’ve got more polished options than Junaio’s new 2.0 release — Layar and Yelp, just to name a couple — but Junaio has at least one interesting differentiator with a feature it calls “Glue.” Basically, independent content providers can develop their own Junaio “channels,” which function in the same way as a Layar layer — it’s a particular set of points of interest that’ll be displayed in the current view. With Glue, though, Junaio isn’t just using your positional information as a point of reference, it can also scan the image for specific objects that developers have programmed their channel to look for, and when such an object is found, crazy things can happen. In Junaio’s demo, pointing the camera at a superhero-type cartoon dude causes a 3D representation of him to be rendered on the phone’s screen; when you tap on him, he’ll point his gun. It’s an interesting concept that could eventually have some commercial implications, but in the short term, the company just needs to improve the app — it crashed several times for us, and its support for changing orientation is a little wonky. If you want to check it out, it’s a free download for both the iPhone and Android; while you wait for the install, check out our quick video demo after the break. Continue reading Junaio’s augmented reality app for iPhone and Android can add cartoons to your otherwise-boring existence Junaio’s augmented reality app for iPhone and Android can add cartoons to your otherwise-boring existence originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds .
Filed under: TUAW Business Although most of the East Coast of the U.S. is sweltering right now, it’s a cool day here at the TUAW TV Live studios in Colorado. However, things should heat up during today’s episode of TUAW TV Live. We’ll be talking about the alleged iPhone 4 reception issues, past iPhone release issues, new apps, updates of old favorites, why the Mac isn’t in jeopardy of going away any time soon, and there could even be a giveaway. To join in from your Mac or PC, just go to the next page by clicking the link at the bottom of this post, and you’ll find a live stream viewer and a chat tool. The chat tool allows you to join in on the fun by asking questions or making comments. If you’re driving somewhere and would like to watch TUAW TV Live while you’re stuck in traffic, please don’t — keep your eyes on the road! However, if someone else is doing the driving, you can watch the show on your iPhone by downloading the free Ustream Viewing Application
White iPhone 4 is still not available for order in the Apple online store. Some people in Japan has got one and share the photos with everyone else. If we are lucky, the white iPhone 4 will arrive at the end of this month. Take a look of these photos and see whether it’s worth to wait or not. [via Micgadget ]
Apple has deigned to allow apps that use your iPhone 4’s LED flash as a flashlight into the App Store. Some cost money, others do not. Some are well-designed, some not so much. But they all pretty much work. More
A white iPhone 4 has been obtained and unboxed, with the photographs posted online. M.I.C. Gadget has posted photos of the delayed handset’s box, as well as the device itself, including the proximity and ambient light sensor holes above the earpiece speaker. SparkPlug Industries has introduced the SparkPlug Flash for the iPhone 3G and 3GS. The dock-connecting accessory features a cluster of four LEDs on the rear to illuminate photos, and a touch…
The world of corporate cheap shots has today been enriched in its number with one supersized ad for one supersized phone. BGR reports that Motorola took out a full-page spread in the New York Times on this final day of June, which was ostensibly dedicated to promoting the positives of its mighty Droid X. But Moto has also followed in the footsteps of Nokia in making a not so subtle jab at the latest king of the smartphone realm . According to the ad, one of the most important things about the Droid X is that: “It comes with a double antenna design. The kind that allows you to hold the phone any way you like and use it just about anywhere to make crystal clear calls.” Glad we got that established — next Moto will be telling us the alarm clock on its phones works just fine too. Skip past the break for the untrimmed ad.
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