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- Apple Store Shooting: Cops Release Video on YouTube [Apple]
- DSS surveillance tech from Japan makes George Orwell upset
- Sony Patent Controls Games with That Crap on Your Coffee Table [Gaming]
- iPhone 3GS Unlocked with Purplera1n + UltraSn0w [Apple]
- Apple blames hot iPhones on the weather, others find oleophobic screen to be fleeting?
- 6 Creative iPhone Cases
- iPhone Gets Dirt Moto Racing
- AOL Tries to Extort Bogus Fees From Wall Street Journal Writer [Extortion]
- Asado Grill Instant BBQ Stand
- Portable iPod Outdoor Speaker
| Apple Store Shooting: Cops Release Video on YouTube [Apple] Posted: 05 Jul 2009 12:45 AM PDT Do you know this guy? There’s a $1000 reward for information leading to an arrest of the suspect in Friday’s shooting of a 26-year old employee at the Clarendon Apple Store in Arlington, Virginia. In a sign of the times, Arlington County police are using YouTube to help catch the Apple Store shooter. From the YouTube post:
There’s also a reward:
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| DSS surveillance tech from Japan makes George Orwell upset Posted: 04 Jul 2009 11:31 PM PDT
We take a break from reporting on the impending doom of the human race to bring you news of the latest innovation designed specifically for making our pre-apocalypse lives miserable. Japanese firm DSS is now offering to snap video cameras and ankle sensors — yes, the same kind that convicts under home arrest have to wear — onto your employees for the ultimate in workplace surveillance. Sure, you might find out Bob in accounting takes a really long lunch, but do you really need to spend $20,000 and piss off your entire workforce to prove that? Just stalk his Tweets and Facebook status updates like a good old-fashioned employer would do. Filed under: Wearables DSS surveillance tech from Japan makes George Orwell upset originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| Sony Patent Controls Games with That Crap on Your Coffee Table [Gaming] Posted: 04 Jul 2009 11:30 PM PDT Is this Sony playing catch-up to Microsoft’s Project Natal? It may be developing a system that lets you control the PS3 with real world objects, like coffee mugs, glasses,
This isn’t the motion controller wand we saw at E3. It looks a little more like Microsoft’s Project Natal, except you’d actually be using physical objects—anything you had lying around—as a motion controller. The object (demonstrated in the diagram by that U-shaped-looking thing) is mapped into the system by rotating it in front of the camera, and saving it as a file. If this sees the light of day, I give it 24 hours until we see the first YouTube video of someone playing Killzone with their Chihuahua. I also wonder if Sony will comment on this patent when it coughs up more details on its E3 announcements at the Develop Conference on July 14. [Siliconera via Kotaku] Read the original post:
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| iPhone 3GS Unlocked with Purplera1n + UltraSn0w [Apple] Posted: 04 Jul 2009 10:30 PM PDT Good times! It looks like Dev Team’s UltraSn0w unlock works with an iPhone 3GS that’s been jailbroken via purplera1n. But be warned: Some users are reporting mixed success.
On Friday, George Hotz (aka the guy who unlocked the original iPhone 2G) released his purplera1n iPhone 3GS jailbreak tool. On the Dev Team’s decision to wait until iPhone OS version 3.1 is released, Hotz sniped:
Meanwhile, Dev Team has posted a video with details of its upcoming iPhone 3GS unlock. And while many of us were off eating ribs or playing with fireworks, Geohot was busy releasing purplera1n RC2. Amongst a variety of fixes, including less flakiness in the payload, RC2 adds support for more versions of Windows (Vista, Windows 7, International, and 64-bit). Sorry Mac folks, Hotz says an OS X version is coming shortly. If you’re frothing at the mouth to give Purplera1n a try, iPhone Hacks has a pretty good step-by-step guide. But note: We’ve not yet tested it ourselves. As with all beta software, try it at your own risk and, please, remember to back everything up first. I’d also recommend reading through the comments over at George Hotz’s blog. Some users have reported random SIM lock-outs and Wi-Fi issues after installing UltraSn0w. Many others are reporting success:
Have you tried it? Let us know how it went. Assuming you actually do see a need to jailbreak or unlock, will you wait for OS 3.1 and Dev Team’s “official” jailbreak instead? [On The iPhone] View post:
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| Apple blames hot iPhones on the weather, others find oleophobic screen to be fleeting? Posted: 04 Jul 2009 08:10 PM PDT
Don’t worry, everybody, your iPhone baking itself to a crisp is no cause for panic, now that Apple has found the culprit: the weather and your heartless negligence. Apparently you’ve been leaving your brand new iPhone 3GS in a hot car, and the warm sensation you feel any time you hold the phone has nothing to do with beefed up processors or inadequate cooling. Phew, glad that’s all sorted and now nobody will have any problems with self-destructive iPhones they paid hundreds of dollars for. Besides, it serves you right. Meanwhile, hapless Samsas Traum has found a problem of his own (pictured) that’s sure to be blamed on some other act of god in the near future by Apple’s spin team: the oleophobic coating is getting rubbed right off his screen. Apparently he has a bit of a fondness for a certain “Flick Fishing” app, which explains the highly localized nature of his oleophobic destruction. We haven’t heard many other reports of a similar nature, but we’ll keep an eye out for telltale Tap Tap Revenge markings on the iPhones of our rhythm-addled loved ones. [Thanks, Rafa] Read – Apple blames overheating iPhones on the weather Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds Apple blames hot iPhones on the weather, others find oleophobic screen to be fleeting? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| Posted: 04 Jul 2009 07:00 PM PDT
Don’t expect much style from the iPhone cases you see in stores. In order to create something truly unique, you’ll have to do it yourself, like these fans. Continue reading to see more. Game Boy Case
As long as you’re a gamer or Nintendo fan, this Game Boy case should meet you needs without having to bust out the console itself. [Source] Laser-Engraved Wood Case
If you’ll be using your iPhone as not only a handset, but also a fashion accessory, you’ll definitely appreciate the laser-engraved tree silhouette on this case. [via Source] Journal Cover Case
Practical, affordable, and stylish, this journal cover makes for a great iPhone case. All it took was a simple journal and lots of hard work. [via Source] Rotary Phone Case
Rotary phones were the “in” thing before cell phones. They’re too heavy to carry around and also tethered. Any iPhone user nostalgic for the gadget should consider this DIY case. [via Source] Steampunk Case
If you’re a Steampunk enthusiast, you don’t need frills like macro lenses and an ultra light carbon fiber design. You need a pseudo-Victorian mechanical look for your iPhone case. [via Source] Bacon Case
Using bacon as an iPhone case isn’t such a strange idea anymore. One caveat: the design itself could make you or anyone that comes in contact with it, crave bacon. [via Source] The rest is here:
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| Posted: 04 Jul 2009 06:59 PM PDT
For $4.99, the Dirt Moto Racing iPhone / iPod Touch game features “a pounding 12-song soundtrack, online leaderboards, 21 unlockable achievements, 36 unique game events, and customizable rider and vehicle.” Video after the break.
[via TouchArcade]
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| AOL Tries to Extort Bogus Fees From Wall Street Journal Writer [Extortion] Posted: 04 Jul 2009 06:15 PM PDT
AOL tried to squeeze a little over $100 in fees from a customer for upgrades he hadn’t asked for, hadn’t approved, hadn’t used and of which he hadn’t even been notified. Unluckily for AOL, that customer is a professional writer. Current Wall Street Journal writer Jason Zweig used to work for a Time-Warner-owned magazine, and when Time Warner merged with AOL, he and his colleagues all received free AOL email accounts. Zweig gave his to his wife, who used it up until last year. But recently, Zweig started receiving phone calls from AOL’s customer service reps in India, saying he owed $103.60 for an upgrade he knew nothing about. Turns out the terms of agreement he signed years ago may (or may not) have included a section allowing AOL to upgrade his service and charge him for it. Zweig point-blank refused to pay for any ridiculous upgrade that may well not exist, and AOL tried to bargain him down to $85. The argument devolved into AOL insisting they would attempt to collect through legal channels, and Zweig welcoming them to, as he plans to file a fraud report before they’d be able to do anything of the sort. We guess when you’ve floundered as much as AOL has in recent years, all you can do is try to extort old customers. It’s just bad luck one of their targets happens to write for one of the country’s largest news organizations. [Wall Street Journal] View post:
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| Posted: 04 Jul 2009 05:50 PM PDT
The Asado Grill Instant BBQ Stand ought to make those cookouts a much more fun experience, as it boasts both simplicity and genius in a single contraption – all you need to do is slot your instant barbecue in the top, place the Asado wherever you like, light it up and you're good to go.
Made from chrome, you can pick up the Asado Grill Instant BBQ Stand for £9.95.  Coolest Gadgets UK – For all your UK centric tech and gadget news. [ Asado Grill Instant BBQ Stand copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] View original post here:
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| Posted: 04 Jul 2009 05:45 PM PDT
Well, this time round we have the Portable iPod Outdoor Speaker that is not only waterproof, it is also shock and dust resistant, making it suitable for outdoor parties by the pool or even in the harsh Arabian deserts. It plays nice with the iPod Classic, Nano, Mini and Shuffle series, stowing the iPod behind a clear, watertight door while offering controls through a set of exterior buttons. A quartet of C batteries power it, but you can also hook it up to an AC or car adapter if the need arises. Sounds like $99.50 well spent, this. Source: Gizmag Introducing Foolish Gadgets because not all gadgets are cool  [ Portable iPod Outdoor Speaker copyright by Coolest Gadgets ] See the original post:
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Summer's here for some parts of the world, and that would mean organizing cookouts as well as having a generally fun time with friends and family while the sun still shines.
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