I need to head back to the Clarendon Hotel in Phoenix sometime. I snapped these two Iphone pics while having a beer and relaxing before shooting with Laura. They have a pretty neat little bar that gives me some ideas and the rooftop would be great for a model shoot at sunset!
Wish I would have snapped a few more… wait…
So, it looks like apple has released the new iphone with a 16gb capacity but it’s still not supporting 3G. I really don’t see the point of upgrading for those of us who already have an iphone. For those that were waiting for the new version to come out here it is but you aren’t getting more than a bump in hard drive space, sorry. Does this mean apple isn’t going to give us the 3G iphone for yet another year? So sad…
Yet another Iphone app for the day. FlyTunes seems to be the next best thing when it comes to gettting WiFi music, or is it? Here is some info from their site.
How does FlyTunes work?
FlyTunes exploits the fact that tens of thousands of Internet radio stations already exist and play music but are looking for bigger audiences. At the same time, most consumers have broadband Internet service, and many have cell phones or portable players on which they could enjoy this music.
FlyTunes software is installed on your PC or Mac and acts as a “middleman” by providing an easy to use interface on your portable device, and, (behind the scenes) by knowing what music is being played on each Internet radio station. You can select from genre-based pre-built channels, or you can build your own channel by entering a few of your favorite artists.
FlyTunes then constructs a new channel that is based on your preferences and you can further optimize it as the music plays by flagging favorite tunes, or songs you never want to hear again. As you listen to it and continue to personalize it, the station gets better and better. This type of personalization (unheard of in traditional broadcast media) is possible because of FlyTunes unique position between the broadcasters and the listener.
FlyTunes pre-caches 30 minutes of music to your iPhone when it senses a good wireless connection (basically as soon as you start listening to your station) – so, not only can you pause, rewind and fast forward through the station’s music (impossible with satellite radio), but FlyTunes is totally immune to signal drop for up to 30 minutes. If you know you are going to need more offline time (for example you are going on a 4 hour plane ride), FlyTunes can precache as much music as you want on your device.
An additional bonus t0 FlyTunes’ music caching technology is that battery drain is significantly lower than other streaming services, because FlyTunes uses the wireless connection for a few seconds at a time, then turns it off. In fact, filling the thirty-minute cache of music uses just over one minute of airtime. On a streaming receiver, that would be 30 minutes of connection time.
It all sounds pretty good except for the part about pre-caches. Does that mean it is going to download files to your Iphone all the time so you can stay current with your FlyTunes music? I don’t think very many people are going to like that.
How does FlyTunes really stack up against satellite radio?
Here’s a little competitive grid that covers all the big points.
Sirius Radio
Channels -125
Work indoors – NO
Work on a Jet – NO
Personalization – NO
Receiver Required? Yes $79+
Activation Fee – $15
Monthly Fee – $13
XM Radio
Channels -170
Work indoors – NO
Work on a Jet – NO
Personalization – NO
Receiver Required? Yes $79+
Activation Fee – $15
Monthly Fee – $13
Slacker Tunes
Channels -125
Work indoors – Yes
Work on a Jet – Yes
Personalization – Yes
Receiver Required? Yes $199
Activation Fee – None
Monthly Fee – $7.50
FlyTunes
Channels -20,000+
Work indoors – YES
Work on a Jet – YES
Personalization – YES
Receiver Required? No
Activation Fee – None
Monthly Fee – None
Well, that looks like a whole bunch of good news. I wonder how long it will be free though? Head on over and throw your name on the list if you want to be notified of when the download becomes available. I say it’s worth at least giving it a shot. Visit: www.flytunes.fm
For those of you that are gym rats like me, fitness minded or just want to drop some LBS after the holidays you should checkout Gyminee. I ran into it about a week ago and have been giving it a shot. It’s an online fitness tool that lets you track what you’re eating, your workouts, find workout buddies, track your weight, goals, body fat, watch workout videos, join workout programs and more. I have to admit it is pretty darn cool. Even better is that they have developed the site to work for the Iphone to look like an app. If you have an Iphone login to www.gyminee.com/iphone to get started. I do however recommend signing up using your desktop computer because you will need to fill out the profile information and a full keyboard will come in handy.
Two features that I really love are the Locker Room view and the Food Lookup feature. In your Locker Room you can track your fitness goals and workout plans that you create. That is handy if you have a strict plan you want to follow. The Food Lookup feature is awesome for those like me who want to know what they are eating when they hit let’s say Starbucks in the morning. You can lookup almost anything and it will give you the nutritional chart, rad!
Here is something else that I think a lot of people will love having at their finger tips. Imagine you are at the gym and want to find another great ab workout. Simply login to Gyminee and search for ab workouts and not only do you get a description of the workout but you can also see recommendations and live videos so you know how to do them. Pretty cool.
Everyone please say hello to Chris! Chris is going to become a regular contributor to this website soon enough. He came over last night and was showing off his jail broken Iphone knowing I would drool. As expected his Iphone was running a cool new theme and sporting some new programs us locked Iphone users cannot have. He mentioned doing a review of how he did it on the site and here it is. This is only Part 1 so stay tuned for the rest.
These are instructions are on how to activate and jailbreak an iPhone that was shipped with the 1.1.2 firmware (OTB, OOB, OTTB) and the 4.6 bootloader. These instructions do not unlock your iPhone to use on other carriers. They do however allow you to install applications and in general use your iPhone as an iPod touch.
If you are not sure if you have the 4.6 bootloader then check the serial number of the iPhone. If the 4th and 5th digits are 45 or higher then you have the new bootloader and cannot unlock. Follow this tutorial until an unlock is found. As soon as a software unlock is released I will post instructions so check back.
DOWNGRADE TO 1.1.1
Step One
For this you will need iNdependance 1.3.1, iTunes 7.5, and iPhone Firmware 1.1.1.
- Update iTunes to get the latest version.
- Download iNdependance from here: here
- Download iPhone Firmware 1.1.1 from: here
Are you a new Iphone user? Looking for some cool websites to help educate yourself on how-to use your new phone, customize it, find out when updates are coming, buy the right case and more? Well, here is my quick list of websites that have helped me along the way. (this post was prompted by a few friends buying new Iphones this evening)
Apple Iphone School - This is a great educational website for new Iphone users. They go over in depth how to use every function of your Iphone. You can even find custom themes, wallpapers, firmware updates and more.
Iphone Alley - Great tips and tricks site. Always up to date on the latest news as well.
Iphone Atlas – If you are looking for a good how-to and fix-it site this is it. They are always posting ways to get around problems (although I really haven’t had many), how to create ringtones, hacks, etc… I guarantee there is stuff on here about your Iphone you did not know.
Iphone Freak – Just as the name says the site is dedicated to the Iphone freak in all of us. Good news and up to date information. Itouch information here too.
FlickIM – Must go to this link from your Iphone. Its a great Safari IM tool that lets you use AIM or Yahoo Messenger on your Iphone through your Safari browser.
Fandango Iphone – Looking for movie times? If you go to www.fandango.com on your Iphone it loads like the website was built for your Iphone. Very easy to use!
Tips and Tricks Blog – Just found this one tonight and still looking through it. So far I have found 5 useful tips that I didn’t know about. Good times.
Iphone Atmo – A nice collection of FREE Iphone wallpapers.
Flickr Iphone Wallpapers – This group was started for members to dump their Iphone wallpapers in so everyone can enjoy them FREE. Over 1000 already.
Iphone Savior – Another great Apple news site with mostly Iphone info.
Tuaw – Tuaw has a great Iphone section to their site with helpful links.
Ilounge – If you aren’t a member at Ilounge you should be. The best Apple forum online with plenty of information on all apple portable products.
If you have some favorites of your own please post them in a comment for others to enjoy!
So, today I was messing around with the ol’ iphone and realized that you can assign images in your photo gallery to a contact and not have to save that photo forever. I thought for sure you had to save the photo on the phone in order to keep it associated with a contact. Silly me. That was always a rule with every other cell phone I have ever owned so why not with this one right? Wrong. Here are a few images showing me assigning a photo to a contact and then deleting it (excuse the image quality). If you didn’t know about this one, now you do!
Here is a glorious shot of my current iphone gallery (pics taken with the iphone lately). Notice the two shots of me.
So, I decided I should make my own Iphone wallpapers for all to enjoy this holiday season. Here are a few that I made up really quickly with some of my photos, some more creative ones to follow. Go ahead and grab them and plaster them all over your Iphone. Just remember to tell someone where you found them! I also made a new category for them so you can always go straight to the new ones.
That kicks ass
The bookshelf in my home. Some of my old camera collection on display as well as all the magazines I read monthly.
When fortune smiles on something as violent and ugly as revenge, it seems proof like no other, that not only does God exist, you’re doing His will.
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