Posts Tagged ‘Accessories’

iPhone ‘home’ button earrings are for serious fangirls (and guys) only

Written By admin On November 21th, 2009

 

We’ve seen plenty of phone-inspired earrings – it’s a multitasking age, after all, so it’s not really a surprise to see gadgets inspire jewelry. It is kind of surprising to behold these earrings, however, which appear to have been made with iPhone ‘home’ buttons. What, there are so many disused iPhones lying around that someone just had to [...]

Apple’s Mini DisplayPort gets VESA stamp of approval

Written By admin On November 10th, 2009

We already knew that Apple’s homegrown Mini DisplayPort connector was being baked into the DisplayPort 1.2 specifications, but now said socket has even more validity in the marketplace thanks to a ringing endorsement from the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). As of now, the diminutive connector has managed to comply with all of the signaling and protocol capabilities defined [...]

TomTom’s iPhone car kit promo video is enticing, but still no mention of price or release date

Written By admin On August 22th, 2009

Not to knock cellophane tape as a method for in-car iPhone navigation, but if you want to use the new TomTom app in a more proper setting, you’ll want the official TomTom car kit. In addition to enhancing the GPS signal and charging your iPhone, it’s also got hands-free dialing and a speaker that’s (presumably) [...]

Apple keyboard gets hacked like a ripe papaya, perp caught on video

Written By admin On August 4th, 2009

As far as Apple is concerned, the Black Hat 2009 hackers conference didn’t end soon enough. Having promptly patched the iPhone vulnerability, Cupertino is facing another security hole, this time in its keyboards. A hacker going by the pseudonym of K. Chen has come up with a way, using HIDFirmwareUpdaterTool, to inject malicious code into [...]

iPhone server rack an exercise in network storage indulgence

Written By admin On July 15th, 2009

Here’s one way to get yourself noticed. Japanese developer FreeBit, in looking for a way to show off its Serversman iPhone app, has debuted a prototype ultra-small server rack. Perfect for when you happen to have up to five iPhones / iPod touches lying around and nothing better to do but turn them into overpriced [...]

Apple’s iPhone 3GS gets two more handheld video mounts

Written By admin On July 7th, 2009

Look, it’s not like Apple’s iPhone 3GS is really equipped with the necessary hardware to shoot your next feature film, but given the high-profile nature of the device, it’s no surprise to see a veritable cornucopia of video mounts making their way onto the scene. Just weeks after a completely over-the-top shoulder mount emerged, we’ve [...]

Factron iPhone case packs interchangeable camera lenses, built-in excess

Written By admin On July 6th, 2009

The Factron folks have been doing their custom case thing with various Apple products for some time now, but they’ve truly outdone themselves with their new iPhone case, which not only boasts some stylish, rangefinder camera-esque looks, but a complete set of interchangeable (presumably functional) lenses. Those include fish eye, wide-angle, and close-up lenses, which [...]