My conspiracy theory – expect an iPhone update with new features soon
Posted by Dr. Macenstein According to Engadget, the iPhone was officially unlocked today. A rag-tag group of rebels over at iPhoneSIMfree.com were able to unlock the iPhone’s SIM to work on any carrier, freeing it from AT&T’s shackles. Apparently, this “hack” is the real deal, as even an iPhone restore doesn’t cause a problem. Yet while this is the news many iPhone hold-outs have been waiting to hear, I am a little hesitant to endorse T-Mobile... Read More
The new nano: Has Jonathan Ive lost it?!?
Posted by Dr. Macenstein As the lead designer of the iMac, iPod, and iPhone, Johnathan Ive has an impressive track record for coming up with eye-pleasing yet functional designs. Unfortunately, if recently leaked photos of the upcoming nano prove to be legit (and it is looking like they may be) it looks like Ive may have gone to the creativity well one too many times. Now, of course no one knows for sure that those photos are indeed of the actual upcoming nano, but let’s... Read More
Review: Speck’s ToughSkin case for iPhone
Posted by Dr. Macenstein Above: The Speck ToughSkin for iPhone (apparently pre-YouTube and AT&T.) Ever since getting my painted iPhone back from ColorWare, I have been trying to catch up on the backlog of reviewable iPhone cases that had built up during the 3 weeks my iPhone was MIA. After sorting through the various designs, I now feel I have a good idea of the general types of cases available for the iPhone, and what they offer. It’s interesting to see how there... Read More
HandBrake 0.9.0 Released
Posted by Dr. Macenstein In their eternal quest to avoid a version 1.0 release, the folks over at HandBrake have just announced the release of HandBrake 0.9.0. There are a slew of enhancements, most notably improved video quality and the addition of iPhone and PSP presets, and the interface has undergone a bit a sprucing up as well. Download version 0.9.0 here. Oh, and if you are confused by the lack of the alleged iPhone preset (like me), be sure to choose UPDATE BUILT-IN... Read More
Review: XtremeMac InCharge Auto for iPhone and iPod
Posted by Dr. Macenstein Car chargers are a necessary evil these days, something that you almost have to figure into the price of a new iPod or iPhone. However, traditionally they are what they are, functional and boring. It usually takes a little extra something for me to get excited enough about a car charger to bother writing about it, but I think the InCharge Auto by XtremeMac makes the cut. The cool thing about this particular car charger is its modular design. Most chargers... Read More
Sweeet… I got my ColorWare iPhone!
Posted by Dr. Macenstein I just got my ColorWare painted iPhone back today. Review forthcoming, but I thought I would post some pics in the meantime. (Any dots or stuff you see are dust and greasy finger marks and such that I thought I cleaned, the paint job is pristine!) Click the thumbnail gallery at the bottom to see 28 larger images (about 1700×1200). You can see I opted for the tag team of Envy (green) and Carbon (dark gray) in the “automotive” metallic... Read More
I have a dream: What “Google Wireless” could mean for Apple
Posted by Dr. Macenstein An estimated $15 billion chunk of the wireless spectrum will go up for auction this year when US TV channels are pushed into digital broadcasts, freeing up space that the more bloated analog spec required. One of the most interesting potential bidders was rumored to be Google, who had been growing increasingly worried that it might be left out of the growing wireless/internet melding that seems to be going on. Google, however, wanted certain provisions... Read More
iPhone signals “the beginning of the end” for the mobile Web as we know it
Posted by Dr. Macenstein Forrester Research, Inc., an independent technology and market research company, has come out with a report (subscription required) confirming what we current iPhone users have known for over a month – namely that the iPhone spells “the beginning of the end for the mobile Web as we know it today“. The report finds the iPhone’s Safari web browsing experience is heads and shoulders above that of competing devices which are only... Read More
Apple kinda sorta updates the iPhone
Posted by Dr. Macenstein Apple this afternoon released a very minor update to the iPhone’s software (available via iTunes). “How minor is it?” you ask? It’s so minor, if it were a person, it couldn’t drink, smoke, or vote, and you couldn’t take it across state lines without the FBI tailing you. That’s pretty minor, folks. It’s a .0.1 release, with no new features specified – a far cry from the update many iPhone faithful... Read More
Win an iPhone in the Great Mac Chick Casting Call!
Posted by Dr. Macenstein Do you think you or someone you know should be our next Mac Chick of the Month? Macenstein, in association with Incipio Technologies, Inc., makers of Incipio Cases and Accessories for iPhone, have teamed up to bring you The Great Mac Chick Casting Call! Between now and October 31st, 2007, all entries received for Macenstein’s Mac Chick of the Month will be automatically entered into our grand prize drawing. One lucky winner will receive their choice... Read More
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