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At D, Flip camcorders are going to have this new software that allows a user to share their videos with the web, through their iPhone app, or to the livingroom via a coming accessory or set top box partners. I'm not writing this up longer because you all already know how to use youtube. The UI looks nice and simple for moms and dads that are not that tech literate, however. It will support all the previous Flip cameras. [All Things D]
SuicideGirls Take Over iPhone App Store
Shocking: after repeatedly rejecting adult-themed apps from the iPhone app store, Apple has approved the SuicideGirls (non-nude) "Flip Strip" app. Not shocking: the SuicideGirls app is now the fourth most popular free iPhone application on iTunes. Hey, people like tattooed girls in their panties.
Want to try before you buy? Gizmodo has a video of the app in action (as well as another, different, flip strip app that you may also want to check out).
New SuicideGirls Flip Strip iPhone App (suicidegirls.com)
iPhone/iPod touch: The (currently) free CardStar app replaces keychain tags and wallet-cluttering bonus/discount/rewards/"shopper's club" cards with scanner-friendly barcodes. If you've got the gumption to flash a phone instead of swipe your plastic, it could be a real space saver.
We've posted and suggested manual scan-and-save tactics to slim down your wallet with an iPhone, but CardStar's app takes the scanning out of the equation. It has pre-loaded logos for a wide variety of national and regional stores, but can create a scan-able "card" for any store. Simply create a new entry, name it, and punch in the numbers just below or above the barcode from your bonus card, and CardStar does the rest, creating an alphabetical list of stores when you open it up.
There are advanced options that let you customize the barcode style and even reverse the number order, but most of us are going to get by fine with just tapping in a few numbers. Looking for a non-iPhone card consolidation tool? Try our previously covered condenser KeyRingThing. CardStar is free for a limited time in the iTunes app store, normally costs $.99, and requires an iPhone or iPod touch running at least the 2.0 firmware.
CardStar [iTunes Store direct link via Consumerist]
The iPhone and iPod touch are meant to be, well, touched. But when you need acute accuracy for your next New Yorker cover, or if you just finished some nachos, a cheap, easy to build stylus might fit the bill.
As video creator cosmos92 himself notes in the introduction, a stylus is "completely unnecessary" for this device. Unnecessary, perhaps, but it could actually be useful for those who are conditioned veterans of Palm-style stylus tapping, or if you're using an app, or a game, that benefits from finer control of the contact point. Using the Brushes app for detailed art comes to mind, as does cold weather operation (though DOTS gloves also suffice), but we're sure there are at least a few other reasons to consider taking apart a pen and breaking out the super glue.
Most standard stylus pens won't work with Apple's capacitive screens, but this model seems to use the conductivity and flexibility of a snap fastener bound with dental floss to get the right feel and connection. Feel free to correct our thumbnail circuit punditry, but first check out the simple, cheap building of an iPhone stylus:
Make Your Own Stylus for Your IPod Touch/iPhone [MetaCafe via Make: Online]
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After hearing about Mass Effect for the iPhone, my first thought was, "Could they put Fallout on there, too?" Apparently Bethesda had the same idea at some point.
Speaking to Joystiq at E3, Todd Howard, the game director for Bethesda, said "We've looked into those things."
I think that the world of Fallout is unique enough that it could work on any platform. I think some of the things we do like VATS, I think that could translate to any platform, particularly the iPhone, We've looked into those things, we just haven't found the thing that supports the brand well. I wouldn't be surprised if it does happen one day. The iPhone versions that we've designed and said 'Ehh, we don't think we're going to do that right now,' there are ... there are a lot of them.
I suppose it's too much to hope we'll hear about one of them in the coming week, at Apple's developer conference.
Bethesda has Designed iPhone Versions of Fallout [Joystiq. Image from modmyi.com]
After hearing about Mass Effect for the iPhone, my first thought was, "Could they put Fallout on there, too?" Apparently Bethesda had the same idea at some point.
Speaking to Joystiq at E3, Todd Howard, the game director for Bethesda, said "We've looked into those things."
I think that the world of Fallout is unique enough that it could work on any platform. I think some of the things we do like VATS, I think that could translate to any platform, particularly the iPhone, We've looked into those things, we just haven't found the thing that supports the brand well. I wouldn't be surprised if it does happen one day. The iPhone versions that we've designed and said 'Ehh, we don't think we're going to do that right now,' there are ... there are a lot of them.
I suppose it's too much to hope we'll hear about one of them in the coming week, at Apple's developer conference.
Bethesda has Designed iPhone Versions of Fallout [Joystiq. Image from modmyi.com]
In addition to our rumor roundup, here's a round-up on all our posts on iPhone OS 3.0. Don't forget to tune in to our WWDC'09 liveblog next monday to learn all about it.
The Complete Guide to iPhone 3.0 Unconfirmed
• No More Free App Re-Downloading
• Direct iTunes TV and Movie Downloads
• Even the Camera's Better
• "Jibbler," for Voice Control
• Video Editing Controls
Features
• Parental Controls
• iPhone as Sex Toy
Walkthroughs
• Video Walkthrough
• How iPhone 3.0 Feels Different
How To
• How to Enable MMS
• How to Tether With AT&T
• How to Fake the iPhone 3.0 Firmware Right Now
Jailbreaking
• Look, It's Been Jailbroken!
Users of Sling Media’s place-shifting Slingbox family of products, which let you view your home TV signal from remote locations, have been watching TV on Macs, PCs, and mobile phones for several years. Now, with the release of SlingPlayer Mobile on the App Store, it’s the iPhone’s and iPod touch’s turn.
The App’s $30 price tag may seem shocking compared to the rest of the app store, but it’s the same price that Sling charges for SlingPlayer Mobile on all other cell phones. Unlike SlingPlayer Mobile on those platforms, though, SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone doesn’t support video over a cellular connection, but only via Wi-Fi. That’s a concession forced on Sling by Apple and — more to the point — AT&T, which fears that a legion of iPhone-using Slingbox viewers could destroy its data network.
Setting aside network issues for a moment, let’s talk about the app itself. In order to use the device, you must set up an account on Sling’s web site and register your Slingboxes there — SlingPlayer logs in to that account in order to display a list of available Slingboxes. Once you log in, you pick a Slingbox and you’re set — by default the app will automatically connect to that Slingbox every time it opens.
Once you’re logged in and viewing video, a single tap brings up a menu bar with options to view favorite channels, emulate your remote device’s remote control, bring up DVR or program guide controls, set options, and disconnect from the Slingbox. The Guide and DVR buttons are shortcuts to quickly pick a program to tune to or play back, though sometimes I found that they got in the way and I generally just preferred to use all the buttons on the emulated remote control.
Once you set up a list of favorite channels, you can switch among them simply by swiping your finger from left to right, or right to left. If you simply want to move to the next channel in your lineup, rather than among favorites, you swipe from the top to the bottom (channel down) or bottom to top (channel up). These are intended to be tools that help save you time, but I accidentally swiped (causing a lengthy delay in viewing while I wait for the channel to change and then change it back) far more often than I did it purposefully. It would be good if you could opt to turn the gestures off or, even better, map them to commands you use more often.
The picture quality in the app is good, though far from immaculate. Here the app is constrained by the iPhone’s relatively meager (compared to a full-fledged PC) processor speed. But while you won’t get pristine video from SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone, what you do get is quite watchable, especially if you’re tuned into your home team’s game while sitting in a departure lounge at a far-off airport. (Of course, picture quality will vary depending on the speed of both your Wi-Fi network and your Slingbox’s connection to the Internet.)
I’m disappointed that SlingPlayer didn’t honor one of the most basic iPhone gestures, though: the double-tap on video that toggles between a zoomed picture and a letterboxed or pillarboxed picture. On my home Slingbox Pro HD, which is attached to a DVR running in the widescreen 16-by-9 aspect ratio, I could never get SlingPlayer to fill my iPhone’s screen. Widescreen content was letterboxed, but also had a slight pillarbox effect. Old-style 4-by-3 content was even worse, appearing like a postage stamp on my screen, surrounded by empty space.
In the end, I’m glad that SlingPlayer for iPhone exists. It gives me the option of watching live video when I’m trapped somewhere boring, but with an available Wi-Fi network. But have to admit that my excitement about the existence of this app is tempered by the fact that it retains its full price tag despite not functioning on a cellular network. Its swiping shortcuts are activated too easily by mistake, and while the quality of the video it displays is passable, I was frustrated by the app’s inability to display my video without a large black border on the top, side, or all around.
I’m sure I’ll find myself using SlingPlayer for mobile when the need arises. But I won’t use it with much enthusiasm until Sling Media can address some of its quirks and limitations—ideally including one that will require a change of heart by AT&T and Apple.
SlingPlayer is compatible with any iPhone and iPod touch running iPhone OS 2.2.1 or later.
Most of us have a huge collection of digital music that we call our own. Usually, albums and songs have been added irregularly over the year from many, many different sources. You may have digitized your existing record, MC and CD collections, while most of us exchange music with friends and family.
I’m sure you’ll agree that the one annoying thing when enjoying a random mix of your favorite tunes is the change in quality, especially in the volume. Since our music originates from so many different sources, quality is never the same, but variations in the volume are most unpleasant.
While it’s difficult to fix the overall quality, it’s rather easy to normalize the volume with the right tool. That’s where MP3Gain comes in.
MP3Gain, does statistical analysis to determine how loud a file sounds to the human ear. Most other normalizers work with peak normalization, normalizing a song’s value based on its loudest passage. Furthermore, you will love to hear that normalizing your MP3s with MP3Gain has no effect on the quality, as no decoding or encoding takes place.
The program was primarily written for Windows. However, there is a Linux GUI and a MacMP3Gain version available.
So how does it work? It’s pretty simple. You add files or folders and set the target volume. The default is 89,0 dB. In other tools, you will find up to 92,0 dB as a default volume for normalization. However, I would always go with the default of the respective tool, unless you know what you’re doing when changing this.
When you have added all files you wish to normalize, click the Analysis button. From there, you can select either Track or Album analysis in the pull-down menu. MP3Gain now analyzes each file to check the current volume and whether the file has clipping issues. The Track Gain indicates the increase or decrease in volume required to match the target volume. You can clear the results by selecting Clear Analysis from the Analysis button pull-down menu.
Once the analysis process is completed, you can click the Gain button to initiate the suggested changes. Note that there is also a drop-down menu for this button from which you can select Track, Album or Constant, depending on what type of adjustments you prefer. The included help file does a very good job of explaining what the differences are.
Should you realize that you’ve made the wrong selection, you can cancel anytime and undo all changes MP3Gain made. Simply add all of the edited files that were previously modified and select >Modify Gain >Undo Gain changes from the menu.
MP3Gain should solve the issue of varying volume levels in any MP3 collection easily!
Giz reader and champion Craiglist peruser Andrew F. happened across a job posting from Napster, asking for a software engineer with experience in "Mac/iPhone OS X Development." Such a posting might not normally be worth getting too excited over—after all, everyone's making iPhone apps nowadays—but Napster just launched a new, cheap unlimited streaming service last month. Five bucks a month for instant access to seven million songs (plus five DRM-free downloads) is a solid deal as is; throw in an iPhone client and it'd be a great one. [Craigslist—Thanks, Andrew!
COPYTRANS - with serials [software]
transfer files from ipod to computer.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6B1TCL80
OR:
http://rapidshare.com/files/243090130/TEN_CopyTransSuite1.13.rar
new Links. no pass needed.
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transfer files from ipod to computer.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6B1TCL80
OR:
http://rapidshare.com/files/243090130/TEN_CopyTransSuite1.13.rar
new Links. no pass needed.
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Windows only: The bigger your iTunes library, the more difficult it is to locate and fix problems that arise, whether you're faced with ratings gone awry, missing or duplicate tracks, or missing album art. That's where diagnostic tool meta-iPod comes in.
meta-iPod diagnoses a host of iTunes bugs to keep your iTunes library in tip-top shape. Just fire it up, point it at your iTunes library, and let it analyze your tunes for any of several fixes. The application even integrates with your iPod, so that if you've got tracks or playlists on your iPod that aren't currently in your iTunes library, you can easily add them to your library.
Developed by the same person who brought us the previously mentioned Pod to PC and Pod to Mac applications (both of which can transfer music from any iPod or iPhone to your computer), meta-iPod is a free download, Windows only. While you're on a clean-up kick, check out our recent Hive Five for a list of your six favorite tools for cleaning up MP3 tags.
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Thank you kindly. I just got my first Ipod at the end of July 2009 for my bday. Got the Touch - 8GB.
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Great thread.
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