Word Lens uses the video camera feature in the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and the fourth generation iPod touch and supports translating printed text. Translated text appears in place of the original text in captured images.Translate text with Word LensSo far, English to Spanish and Spanish to English translation packs are available, but the company…
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Analyst Calls Verizon iPhone a Sure Thing
“Our Take On The Timing Of iPhone At Verizon. Our model assumes Verizon launches the iPhone in early- or mid-calendar year 2011,” Mr. Munster said. “While we do not know the timing of the launch we have modeled it to occur midway through the March ‘11 quarter.”Verizon iPhone? Munster’s Magic 8 Ball says “Yes.”Rumors have…
Kensington Battery Case for iPhone 4 Has Color Options
The new Kensington iPhone 4 battery case offers a straightforward design, color options, and a slot plus card that function as a stand. Kensington PowerGuard Battery CaseThe first thing I noticed when I picked up the case was how lightweight it is compared to similar cases I used with my iPhone 3G and 3GS. It…
New juice pack plus Doubles iPhone 4 Battery Life
mophie’s juice pack plus for iPhone 4The juice pack plus includes a 2,000 mAh rechargeable battery, rubber grips to help avoid accidental drops, a pass through USB port for simultaneous charging and syncing, and a standby and charging switch for controlling when the case’s battery is used. The case is also designed to redirect the…
Charge And Sync Your iPhone With PocketHub
Kensington has a winner in it’s new PocketHub. It is inexpensive at US$39.99, and it lets you charge and sync your iPhone and iPod touch without losing a USB port. It works with iPhone 3G, 3GS, and 4, and first and second and third generation iPod touch. It comes with a hard plastic travel case…
Arkon Bluetooth GPS Car Kit Charges iPhone
There are a number of window pedestals, cradles, and holders on the market now that allow you to mount your iPhone or iPod touch to your car window, or perhaps your dashboard. This unit, like most others, mounts using suction. The mounting pedestal is very high quality and the knob that attaches the cradle to…
No Embedded SIM for iPhone 5
Word that Apple won’t be using embedded SIMs in the iPhone 5 comes as good news to Europe’s cell service providers who had been threatening to stop paying subsidies for iPhone sales if the company started using the new cards. Embedded SIMs, they argued, would let Apple step between carriers and customers — a move…
Camera + iPhone X Bullet = Art
Published by French magazine Fubiz, the photos are of iPhones, iPods, iPads, and MacBooks that have been shot, smashed, sawed, and scattered, and then photographed by Mr. Fairchild. An example is the iPhone below. At least we think it’s an iPhone, judging by the scale of the Home button and display. There are many more…
Apple Approves Google Voice for iPhone
Apple had rejected the app for some time, an issue that cause its fair share of hoopla on the Internet. Its appearance today was not specifically anticipated, but CNN noted that Apple had begun approving third party apps that interfaced with the service in recent weeks. The app is currently available only in the U.S.,…
Skyfire Brings Flash Video to iPhone
Skyfire for the iPhoneInstead of displaying Flash videos on iOS devices, Skyfre intercepts and converts them to HTML 5, then streams them to back out to users. The process works around the inability to play Flash content natively on iOS devices, and it took about two months of work with Apple to get Skyfire approved for…
Canalys & NPD: iPhone #1 Smartphone in U.S., Android #1 OS
Canalys pitched its results as Apple taking the lead in the U.S. smartphone market. According to the firm, Apple now has 26.2% of that market, ahead of #2 RIM’s 24%. On a global scale, Apple now has 17% of the worldwide market for the #2 spot, while Nokia claimed #1 with 33% and RIM came…
AmpliTube 2 for iPhone Adds Recording, More Effects
Recording The company has added in-app recording in two ways. The first comes with the app out of the (virtual) box, and allows one track recording on your iPhone. For a US$9.99/€7.99 in-app purchase, however, you can add a four-track recorder that allows you to record four layers of music. Those readers old enough to…
Pegatron Apparently Ramping Up for CDMA iPhone
Jason Chang, Pegatron’s CEO, also said he expects to see a sharp increase in revenue during the first quarter in 2011.Word that Pegatron will start building CDMA iPhones made its way to DigiTimes via parts suppliers, and not from within the company.Apple’s iPhone 4: Is CDMA on the way?Building CDMA-compatible iPhones would let Apple branch…
Majek Pictures Shoots Spy Thriller with iPhone 4
The movie is about a former agent being drafted back into service to solve an international crisis. Majek is releasing the film in eight episodes through Vimeo and YouTube (two episodes have been released so far), and the company has released an iPhone app that allows you to view both movies and get push notifications…
Apple Pushes White iPhone 4 to Spring 2011
The phantom white iPhone 4When Apple unveiled the iPhone 4 the company showed of both black and white versions. By the time the next generation iPhone shipped, however, only the black models were available along with a promise that white models would be available soon.So far, the only explanation Apple has offered for the delay…
iPhone 4 Flip Case Offers Good Protection
The iPhone 4 Flip Case from iKit is designed to offer solid protection for the iPhone 4 and also provide a built-in stand for watching, say, videos in landscape mode. It delivers. This case is just a bit thicker and wraps around the iPhone a little more than the minimalist Incase Snap Case that I…
3 Free Apps For the Job Hunter
You could also get a job at a big company, and if you worked hard and helped the company grow, the company, in turn, would take care of you and your family. It was one of life’s unwritten guarantees. Maybe in our next life we should get that guaranty in writing. We have become a…
Add Effects to iPhone Images with Camera illusion
The app includes 17 filters such as negative, sepia, old photo, comic, pencil, and black and white. It includes 12 effects like fisheye and mosaic, and also ships with eight masks such as frame, garden sign, monitor, and cork board.Camera illusion is priced at US$2.99 and is available at Apple’s iTunes-based App Store.
Apple Changes iPhone 4 Rules Due to Scalpers
At issue is a shortage of iPhone 4 units in China, combined with the fact that Apple’s retail locations are the only place to buy an iPhone 4 without a contract in the country. China doesn’t have the same tradition of carrier subsidies as the U.S., and it would appear that many Chinese customers want…
iPhone Meets Steampunk with iRetrophone Dock
The iRetrophone is hand-sculpted and hand-cast in urethane resin, and the base is a half-inch thick for stability. It is designed to work with iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS , and iPhone 4. It docks at the bottom, with the cable sliding down into the housing, as you can in the second image. iRetrophone iPhone Dock…
Taiwan iPhone 4 Customers Miffed Over Lack of Free Cases
Apple launched the free case program in response to complaints that holding the iPhone 4 so the lower left corner was blocked would case signal strength to drop. The cases put enough space between user’s hand and the iPhone’s antenna to reduce the attenuation issues that led to the signal problems.iPhone 4 in Taiwan? Yep.…
Pegatron Said to be Building CDMA iPhones
Word of Pegatron’s iPhone manufacturing deal comes courtesy of DigiTimes, which doesn’t always have the most accurate track record in predicting new Apple products.The DigiTimes report doesn’t fit the time schedule Susquehanna Financial Group analyst Jeffrey Fidacaro backed earlier this week. He claimed in an investor report that the CDMA-based iPhone 4 would go into…
AGF Beetle Case For iPhone 4 Touts Color And Fit
In partnership with AT&T, AGF has introduced a new design of cases for the iPhone 4 called Beetle cases. I’m not sure why, but it’s as good a name as any I guess. They are made of a lightweight, but hard polycarbonate, and each case is composed of two pieces. Your phone lays in the bottom…
Stolen iPhone 4 Prototype Investigation Wrapping Up
Once police finish their investigation, which will likely be in the next few weeks, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s office will decide whether or not criminal charges should be filed in the incident.The tech blog Gizmodo found itself in the spotlight earlier this year when it bought an iPhone 4 prototype that an Apple…