Archives for June 2007
iPhone to feature special YouTube player
Caroline McCarthy | Jun 21, 2007
Apple's made it official: The iPhone will have full-blown YouTube integration.
According to the iPhone Web site, the much-anticipated handset will include "a special YouTube player that you can launch right from the home screen." iPhone owners can now load and browse videos from the video-sharing site as well as email them to their friends.
This comes less than a month after Steve Jobs announced that the company's Apple TV set-top box would also have built-in integration for the wildly popular YouTube.
The iPhone, as we all know by now, hits stores at 6 PM Eastern Time on June 29. That's next Friday!
Via CNET Crave
Jawbone to be sold alongside iPhone
Nicole Lee | Jun 21, 2007
When Apple fans across the country flock to their neighborhood Apple Store to pick up their shiny new iPhone next Friday, they'll also have the opportunity to buy a Jawbone Bluetooth headset to go along with it.
That's right. the Aliph Jawbone Bluetooth headset will be sold alongside the iPhone at all Apple Stores (plus Apple's online store) starting June 29, 2007.
Designed by Yves Behar and decked out with military-grade noise-canceling technology, the Jawbone is certainly no slouch in the design and performance department, but we can't help but wonder whatever happened to Apple's own Bluetooth headset that Steve Jobs showed at MacWorld earlier this year.
Will that be available in stores as well? Or will it be bundled with the phone? Considering the Jawbone sells for around US$119.99, it might be wise for Apple to offer its own headset at a lower and more affordable price. That said, the Jawbone is a quality device (it's one of CNET's highest rated Bluetooth headsets), so if you have the cash to spare and the wherewithal to wait in line for the iPhone, it'll be there waiting for your Bluetooth-hungry hands.
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iPhone apps: Try before you buy
Rafe Needleman | Jun 21, 2007
You don't need an iPhone to try out iPhone apps. Since the application platform is just a browser, you can see right now how some of the apps that people are building will look on your phone.
We've covered Digg and OneTrip already, but to see even more iPhone apps all together on one page, check out iPhoneApplicationList. For best results you should use Safari, although I've also had good luck previewing iPhone apps in Firefox.
Since the apps are just Web pages, no doubt there will be many, many iPhone app directories springing up soon.
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Remote Controlled Floating Serving Tray
Juniper Foo | Jun 21, 2007
The ultimate geek toy, next to an actual serving maid decked in Cosplay costume, we're sure. The laws of attraction apply either way. This one comes at the beck of a heavy-duty remote controller which will move your serving tray, within a 7m range, left, right, forward, backward and even one full circle. Built not to capsize (it'd better not), this water butler packs up to five drinks with a center bowl for snacks. If you're having a pool party, this ought to impress the heck out of your guests when you drive this over to them. Unfortunately, you'll have to draw straws to see who gets to bail out of the pool to raid the fridge.
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Via Uncrate
Price: US$49.95
Availability: Found at Hammacher Schlemmer
Device: Pool assistance
Specs: 9 x 17 inch in diameter, 16lb
Digital Concierge for you?
Stephen Tong | Jun 20, 2007
CommunicAsia 2007 saw the pilot launch of the Digital Concierge service that is a joint project of Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and Singapore Tourism Board (STB). In a nutshell, detailed information on Singapore landmarks such as hotels, shops and places of worship can be conveniently made available through a mobile phone.
To summarize the information that Digital Concierge provides, users can have access to on-the-go directory searching, location maps, daily news, currency conversion and weather reports. Other options that are expected in the near future will include assisted taxi/event booking, traveler recommendations on items such as food, and location-based services such as shopping offers. This service clearly targets tourists who may be clueless as to where to roam around, although locals might find this useful to sussing out parts of Singapore they have not visited.
The platform, which is developed by a group led by Frontline and The Cell City, currently supports only selected mobile devices such as the Sony Ericsson K800i and Nokia N73, but more models are expected to added to the list. Data is transmitted via 3G, GPRS or Wireless@SG networks which basically provides 512kbps Wi-Fi Internet access in selected areas within Singapore.
The event kicks off Digital Concierge's pilot run where users can register and test the platform. It is expected to launch islandwide by 2008. Registration is free and charges will apply upon 3G and GPRS usage. Should people use Wireless@SG, then the service will essentially be free of charge. But, of course, don't forget to get a phone with Wi-Fi support.
More CommunicAsia 2007 coverage here.
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