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Gaming: iPhone Finger

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:10:41 -0800

Filed under: Gaming, iPod Family, iPhone TUAW reader Alex Cahiz pointed us to this New Creatives page showing a design for Van's Finger Fracture for iPhone and iPod touch. It's hard to tell how close this design is to being a reality -- whether it's just a concept design or whether there will be a real product. I couldn't find any further details at the Vans website but if it is for reals, it looks like it would rock. According to the writeup, the game uses the touch screen to steer your skateboard and allow you to pick various equipment to perform tricks and earn points. It's unclear whether the accelerometer would be used as well. To read more as well as to see other screen designs, pop over to the New Creatives website. [Via NotCot] Readers suggest that these are lifted screen shots--so we're going to go with either "Concept Design" or "Internet Hoax" for now. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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iTunes 24-Hour Movie Rental Limit Hacked, then

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:54:03 -0800

The 24-hour limit on watching Apple's new iTunes movie rentals was briefly hackable. Gizmodo reported early Thursday that simply playing with your system time -- either setting it forward before watching a movie, or backward after watching a movie -- confused iTunes and allowed effectively unlimited watching time for your movies. In a follow up report, the site noted that Apple has now disabled that workaround, restoring the company's 24 hour time limit on watching movies.

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Slew of new features--including movie rentals and HD video--en route to Apple

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:24:06 -0800

Apple TV's updated functionality provides access to movie rentals and HD content (Credit: Apple) Update: Check out three related videos with more info on the forthcoming Apple TV upgrade: Steve Jobs comments during his keynote address; the video guided tour on Apple's Web site; and a summary from CNET's Donald Bell. This post has also been updated since its original publication with additional information. The Apple TV just got a whole lot more useful. Steve Jobs unveiled a major feature update to the Apple TV today during his Macworld keynote address in San Francisco that aims to transform the device from a TV-based iTunes media viewer to a more full-featured media-on-demand device. The hardware will remain the same, with the entry-level 40GB model dropping from $300 to $230, but a free software upgrade--available in two weeks--will add the following functionality: ...

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Article: 2008 Best of Show Winners Announced

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:23:12 -0800

iLounge s annual Best of Show awards are designed to recognize standout products and major innovations in iPod, iPhone, iTunes and/or Apple TV products and services. This year, iLounge considered hundreds of newly announced 2008 products, planning to award as many as 20 Best of Show awards to deserving recipients. On January 16, 2008, 13 winners were selected, with an additional 10 finalists selected as runners up. Here are this year s

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Free on iTunes - College Daze, Woo-Hoo Rabbits, Seal Gas And

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:02:15 -0800

From the laugh track to the outback, Vern's iTunes Store safari this week found free videos to make you laugh and teach you a little more about the world around us.

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News: Myvu s Crystal, Shades video eyewear

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:54:45 -0800

Myvu Corporation has introduced its new generation of personal media viewers with the new myvu shades and myvu crystal video eyewear. Both new viewers feature Kopin s CyberDisplay technology, offering the highest pixel density and the sharpest resolution for its size, a rechargeable battery with up to 10 hours of viewing time for shades and up to four hours of viewing time for crystal, and earbuds from Ultimate Ears. In a partnership with INNO

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News: 2008 Apple product poll ends, accessory poll

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:31:32 -0800

Our last poll, Which likely 2008 Apple product are you most excited about?, has closed. The results were interesting: with 3,957 votes taken, readers appeared to be more excited about more powerful touchscreen devices than anything else. A plurality (41%) voted for a more powerful touchscreen iPod, with 21% interested in a 3G iPhone and 20% interested in a Mac tablet or sub-notebook. Only 11% registered interest

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Apple, Fox May Have iTunes Movie Rental

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:23:27 -0800

Apple and 20th Century Fox may have struck a deal to bring digital movie rentals to the iTunes Store. The deal will bring will bring "on demand" movie downloads from the latest Fox DVD releases to Apple's media store.

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Wal-Mart Closes Movie Download

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 14:55:23 -0800

Wal-Mart's grand experiment in the digital movie download market ended with a whimper when the company quietly closed its service down a few days ago. The retailer claimed the service met its demise after Hewlett Packard killed the technology that powered site.

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Review: XtremeMac MicroShield & MicroShield Plus for iPod

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:08:20 -0800

Rather than reiterate Tuneshell s pros and cons, it suffices to note that MicroShield is a hint more protective and a hint nicer of a package because of its Click Wheel film and hook, which are superior in our view to Tunewear s non-existent Wheel coverage and generic lanyard necklace; some users may prefer the neck accessory to the belt- or bag-ready one, though. You still get all the same top, bottom, side, face, and back coverage, plus

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First Looks: JAVOedge JAVOLeather Case for

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:22:48 -0800

Somewhat like Griffin's Elan Convertible cases, JAVOedge's JAVOLeather Case for iPhone ($30) is a two-piece leather iPhone holder with a detachable front lid that uses two magnets and a snap to stay in place. Removed, the lid exposes the iPhone's ear speaker, screen, and Home button, while the rest of the semi-reinforced case covers everything save for iPhone's top and side corners, and most of its bottom around the Dock Connector, speaker, and microphone.

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Review: Otter Products Armor and Defender Cases for iPod nano

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:55:58 -0800

The results of our testing of these cases were bittersweet. Otter s Defender cases are some of the best we ve seen for their various iPod models strong values at $30, with generally very smart designs and incredible protectiveness. Unfortunately, the Armor series cases had some issues, each proving waterproof but more problematic in controls than past versions when submerged, and leaving us underwhelmed for their $40-50 asking prices.

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iPhone and BlackBerry Propel Customer Spending for

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:15:12 -0800

Apple, traditionally a computer company, and another that started out making pagers, Research in Motion, have convinced American buyers that a quality mobile phone is worth paying for, according to Bloomberg News on Thursday.

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News: DoCoMo confirms talks with

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:03:41 -0800

NTT DoCoMo, Japan s top mobile operator, has confirmed previous reports that the company is in talks with Apple to carry the iPhone. It is true that Mr Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. and our president (Masao) Nakamura held a meeting, an NTT DoCoMo spokesman said, declining to reveal the timing or content of the discussions. Citing unnamed sources, Japanese news agency Kyodo News reported that Apple sees DoCoMo as its top choice in the

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First Looks: Capdase Sport Armband for iPod nano, classic &

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:40:15 -0800

Sold in separately tailored versions for the iPod nano, iPod classic, and iPod touch, the standard Capdase Sport Armband is a black neoprene enclosure with a non-detachable matching armband for use during workouts. A clear plastic face protector covers each iPod's screen and controls completely, while the remaining neoprene has a large rear slit for iPod insertion and removal, as well as a hole for headphone connection. Velcro enables the armbands

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