Wow, seriously? Who thinks up this stuff? This is amazing! Why would you want it? Well, as the LifeHacker article points out, it’s great for super fast text entry with a reaaaaaal keyboard :D
Category: Gadgets
iPhone VNC server o_O
Trapster for iPhone
On the way home yesterday, I stopped at the grocery store and thought, “This is the perfect time to try out that app I downloaded!”
Trapster IMMEDIATELY started telling me, “Police often hide here.” in a pleasant female voice. Since the phone is also my mp3 player, and is plugged into the car stereo, it was imposssible to ignore. I dropped my speed to within reasonable limits, crested a hill and SURE ENOUGH: there was a cop sitting there with his radar pointed straight at me!
Thanks, Trapster!
Jailbreak your iPhone without an entire ipsw build
blog.iphone-dev.org | My little Pwnie – QuickPwn:
It’s a tool we’ve been working on to jailbreak a phone more quickly and easily, without requiring a full restore.
This is only the Windows version for now, but they’ve finally heard people’s cries about wanting a simple jailbreak. This should take it back to being a 3-5 minute process, instead of the hour-long build and subsequent hour long restore that it takes now.
Thanks guys :)
Whoa. Amazing portable fireplace. Srsly.
$3k for a portable fireplace is still cheaper than the $8k they wanted when I had my place built, but the thought of that thing getting knocked over by an exuberant dog sorta freaks me out.
I’ll take my fireplace to go | Crave, the gadget blog – CNET:
July 31, 2008 5:00 AM PDT
by Holly JacksonConmoto TravelMate fireplace
Sometimes space heaters just don’t cut it. They can’t be put on flammable rugs, they aren’t romantic, and they don’t produce warming flames unless they catch something on fire. For consumers who want to soothe the space heater blues, Conmoto’s portable fireplace could turn up the heat–for a few thousand dollars.
Retailing for $3,300, the German-made Travelmate is a flue-less, smokeless fireplace contained in what appears to be a see-through briefcase made of steel (a sentiment shared by NerdApproved).
Thanks, Kevin :)
I just got myself a droooooobo :D
Pownce : Note From kevin:
Spoke w/the CEO of Drobo – talked him into $100 off the new 2nd generation drobo (firewire/usb) for my friends. First 100 people to use code: “krose” get ‘em. Enjoy.
www.drobo.com/Where_to_Buy/Index…. (425 views)
Eff you, iPhone backup process
After reading this story, I’ve decided that I too, am going to skip the backup process. It takes me a LONG time to do my backups, and I’m quite tired of it. I don’t think it’s worth having the backups, given I can get the apps quickly, my data’s in MobileMe and the backups don’t work, anyway. I was late to two events last weekend because of it. I don’t have hours to wait, Apple. Get your shit together.
Goodbye, $20. You’re going to a better place :’)
The iPhone app store is up :D
Edit: Oops. I may’ve overdone it a bit. O: )
New Stuff Monday
This has been the best Monday morning! I was expecting two packages to arrive for me at work, Friday, and it seems the both arrived after I left, so I waited until today to go in and get them (it costs $12 in gas for a round trip to work — bleh).
One of the items was a replacement. I originally ordered a pair of Skullcandy Earbuds for my iPhone for a couple of reasons:
- The stock Apple earbuds sound like butt and the wire frayed/split at the headphone jack within about 3 months of buying the phone. Jeers to you, Apple. Your earbuds are crap.
- They have an integrated mic for handsfree phone use, just like the stock Apple earbuds.
- They have the click controller just like the stock earbuds, meaning I can play/pause and skip tracks, and answer/hang up phone calls without taking the iphone out of my pocket.
- I was really, really tired of the Shure iPhone headphone adapter that brings all of this functionality to every pair of headphones. The Skullcandy set doesn’t require an adapter at all.
Interestingly enough, the Amazon page for the Skullcandy earbuds advertise an adapter, even though they work perfectly without them. I hope no-one buys the adapter thinking they still need it.
That said, this was a replacement. The first pair Amazon sent me didn’t work. The clicker and mic were completely inoperative. The Amazon replacement policy and procedure were fantastic. I’m completely satisfied. I clicked on my account, clicked a link stating that I wanted to return an item and they gave me printable return bar codes and address slips.
Great job, Amazon.
I was going to buy the V-Moda Vibe Duo Earbuds, which offer the exact same functionality as the Skullcandys, but every rating I’ve seen online talks about poor workmanship and the fact that they stop working after a few short months. The internet saved me :)
So next, I got my Kenneth Cole laptop bag. I’ve had one that I’ve been using for over eight years, now. When I first left the military and started consulting, I wanted a nice bag, and paid about $400 for the first bag I got. That works out to just over $4/month, which is pretty good value, I think. It’s a little worn out and I just wanted a new one. This one was on sale and only cost me $100, which is amazing, I think.
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