Show your iPhone a good time with iNdependence v1.4
Our good friend Will over at IntoMobile has alerted us that iNdependence v1.4 beta 5 has been released. So what is iNdependence? Well, according to the above picture, it will either Jailbreak your iPhone, or have sex with it. Actually, iNdependence bills itself as a Mac-only “easy-to-use interface for jailbreak, activation, SSH installation, and ringtone/wallpaper/application... Read More
“There is something in the bathroom…” The iToilet
Faithful Macenstein reader Federico Frappi and his friend Valerio sent us these pics of the most beautiful toilet, er… media server, this side of the 1 Infinite Loop men’s room. Behold the “iToilet“. “My friend Valerio and I came up with this really messed up idea when we found a toilet abandoned along a street“, write Federico, “the... Read More
HandBrake 0.9.2: Released
In their eternal quest to avoid a version 1.0 release, the folks over at HandBrake have just announced the release of HandBrake 0.9.2. There are a slew of enhancements, most notably Dolby Digital 5.1 (AC3) sound in MP4 files, and the addition of native iPhone sizes. Please note this update is LEOPARD ONLY, folks, so you manually have found your excuse to upgrade. Download version... Read More
Do Macintoshes Dream of Electric Sheep?
Faithful Macenstein reader (and fellow Dr.) Dr. Games sent us this trippy piece of footage created by Mike Kan. The video is an attempt by Kan to visualize the Mac’s “boot-up sequence, initial program loader or phantom system, memory scans, hard drive signals and etc.” Kan used a custom designed bus monitor to create this real-time visualization of what your Mac... Read More
Buy an iPhone, get, er… MAKE, a free camera
Looking for a camera to compliment that set of iPod Recycling Speakers you built? Scot Hampton has just the thing. Behold the iHole, a pinhole camera created out of his roommate’s iPhone box. Using nothing more than the iPhone’s packaging, some tape, tinfoil (for the lens), a piece of foam, and a leftover screw and tightener from an old Ikea desk, Scot has created... Read More
If only the Zune were bigger…
iPod theft may be a fairly serious problem, but 1980’s era Walkmen theft… eh, not so much. This somewhat lopsided lack of interest in Sony’s once “iPod-popular” device is the rationale behind Flickr user sirljohns‘ latest project. Hollowing out an old Walkman from the 80’s, sirljohns made the perfect disguise for his 60 GB iPod. He... Read More
iPhone v1.1.3 firmware already jailbroken… for smart people only
Intomobile is reporting that less than 5 days after the 1.1.3 was released, a work around has already been found that once again allows for iPhone and iPod touch users running the update to once again install 3rd party apps. A video showing a jailbroken iPod touch has been supplied as proof. This is all around good news for the iPhone/iPod touch hacking community, as well as for... Read More
Video: SSD vs HDD speed tests
With all this talk about SDD drives, 50leaves found a pretty cool piece of propaganda video Samsung put together showing the benefits of using the rather pricey SSD drives (like the optional one in the new MacBook Air) over conventional hard drives. In many tests the SSD drive is nearly twice as fast at performing certain functions. It will be interesting to see real-world Macbook... Read More
DOOM for the iPhone: Because you CAN, thats why!
Want to play DOOM on your iPhone? No, of course you don’t! But you want it to be by choice, right? Well, luckily, you now have the option to not play DOOM on your terms, thanks to psychochromatic (aka Stephen T) over at Management.Doom. Stephen T recently took over the development of iPhoneDoom for the iPhone from original developer stepwhite, and a new widescreen, playable... Read More
Three uses for a dead PowerMac G3
Much like the resourceful native Americans who learned to use every part of the Buffalo they hunted, faithful Macenstein reader Devin Singley recently managed to re-purpose the innards of his dead G3 PowerMac and put them to good use, creating items such as a liquor cabinet, a Christmas display, and a cat brush. (Well, OK, maybe not good use, but a use nonetheless). Writes Devin: “I... Read More
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