11 posts tagged “apple iphone”
Today I received the new Cradlepoint PHS-300 I ordered. This is a phenominal device. It is a personal WiFi router that allows you to plug in your EVDO or HDSPA (3G) broadband USB modem into it and then share that connection with up to 16 WiFi devices. You can also use your cell phone as a tethered modem to provide the 3G connectivity. You can connect to the WiFi with either 802.11b or 802.11g and includes a complete NAT with SPI firewall. It features 64/128 bit WEP, WPA/WPA2, and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK encryption and supports all operating systems and PDAs with WiFi support. It also includes a Lithium-Ion battery for up to 3 hours of use (ships with an AC adapter but you can also purchase a car-adapter to charge it as well). I use it to connect my MacBook Pro and iPhone on the road allowing me to utilize the faster 3G network with the iPhone. The best of all worlds. 
Mophie is taking pre-orders on their new “Juice Pack” for the iPhone. This is an external rechargeable lithium polymer battery which functions like a non-slip, soft slip case. You can charge the Juice Pack separately from the iPhone. It can also be charged using the iPhone cable or through any iPhone compatible device with a 30-pin dock connector. Sounds like a great product. Time to order mine!
Woz is looking forward to using Leopard and likes the idea of third-party apps for the iPhone. Laptop Magazine has a long interview with Woz and he says, “I am really for the unlockers, the rebels trying to make it free. I’d really like it to be open to new applications. I’d like to install some nice games. Why in the world can I not install a ringtone that I’ve made?” We are with you Woz! Check out Laptop Magazine for the entire interview…
Today, Apple updated their site to include the $100 Credit for the early adopters of the iPhone. The form is on Apple’s main web site page. I just submitted my two iPhones and now have my two $100 credit approvals.
Engadget is reporting that the iUnlock hack for the Apple iPhone has been very successful. It has been tried and true in 32 countries and with 69 carriers. Here is a link to Engadget’s post.
Update: Make that 42 countries and 90 carriers now. Its just spreading like wild fire!
I found a cool WordPress plugin called iWPhone which enables this site to be viewed on your iPhone in an optimized fashion. The iWPhone WordPress Plugin and Theme automatically reformats our blog’s content for optimized viewing on Apple’s iPhone. It detects the iPhone’s User Agent and serves up the content with the special theme only to iPhone visitors, all other browsers will view our WordPress blog with our current theme.
Here is a screen capture taken by my iPhone so you can see what it looks like on the iPhone:
I finally bit the bullet and installed this on my iPhone. What was I waiting so long for? Nullriver has made this installation so easy. This mod is great! With the installer on your iPhone, you can download and install applications directly from the iPhone without the use of your computer. There are games, utilities, productivity apps, wallpaper, ringtone packs, and more. My favorite are the Finder, Terminal, SSH, IRC, and Voice Recorder. Here is one screen capture taken by the iPhone itself and uploaded to Flickr. Screen Capture is another app available. You can download this mod at http://iphone.nullriver.com/beta/
You’ll notice on the bottom right that there is a small sun or light. That is the coolest app installed. Its a dock that you press and up comes an animated dock of your installed apps. Pretty cool!
I want to say thanks to Scott Bourne and everyone at The Apple Phone Show for this. Scott produces and hosts a fabulous show where you can hear all the latest info on the Apple iPhone. He always has great coverage from the Apple Keynotes. You can follow the events live by watching Scott’s posts to Jaiku. He actually posts live using his iPhone including pictures. Just awesome! Thanks Scott
As you all have heard by now, the iPhone 8gb price has dropped by $200 just 60 days since its release. Many Apple customers are upset including myself. I was just about to contact my store and demand a credit. If that didn’t work, then you still can return the iPhone for up to 90 days from the date of purchase and pay the 10% restocking fee. Then you could purchase a new iPhone at the lower cost and still be ahead. Only problem there is having to possibly be without a phone for a short while.
Now, Steve Jobs released this statement on the Apple web site about offering a $100 credit to early adopters of the iPhone. I think its fair:
To all iPhone customers:
I have received hundreds of emails from iPhone customers who are upset about Apple dropping the price of iPhone by $200 two months after it went on sale. After reading every one of these emails, I have some observations and conclusions.
First, I am sure that we are making the correct decision to lower the price of the 8GB iPhone from $599 to $399, and that now is the right time to do it. iPhone is a breakthrough product, and we have the chance to ‘go for it’ this holiday season. iPhone is so far ahead of the competition, and now it will be affordable by even more customers. It benefits both Apple and every iPhone user to get as many new customers as possible in the iPhone ‘tent’. We strongly believe the $399 price will help us do just that this holiday season.
Second, being in technology for 30+ years I can attest to the fact that the technology road is bumpy. There is always change and improvement, and there is always someone who bought a product before a particular cutoff date and misses the new price or the new operating system or the new whatever. This is life in the technology lane. If you always wait for the next price cut or to buy the new improved model, you’ll never buy any technology product because there is always something better and less expensive on the horizon. The good news is that if you buy products from companies that support them well, like Apple tries to do, you will receive years of useful and satisfying service from them even as newer models are introduced.
Third, even though we are making the right decision to lower the price of iPhone, and even though the technology road is bumpy, we need to do a better job taking care of our early iPhone customers as we aggressively go after new ones with a lower price. Our early customers trusted us, and we must live up to that trust with our actions in moments like these.
Therefore, we have decided to offer every iPhone customer who purchased an iPhone from either Apple or AT&T, and who is not receiving a rebate or any other consideration, a $100 store credit towards the purchase of any product at an Apple Retail Store or the Apple Online Store. Details are still being worked out and will be posted on Apple’s website next week. Stay tuned.
We want to do the right thing for our valued iPhone customers. We apologize for disappointing some of you, and we are doing our best to live up to your high expectations of Apple.
Steve Jobs
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