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Filed under: Cellphones, Gaming
Marware's Game Grip for the iPhone complicates what should be simple originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Usually I use my iPod Nano for my music needs, but it’s sure nice to have music on my iPhone also. The new headphones provided with the iPhone 3G has a built-in mic and a “clicker” button to give you some modest control over your music without having to access the touchscreen on your iPhone. How does all this clicking work? Read on!
It’s rare that I place much stock in the “stock” headphones that are included with my devices. Even though the headphones provided with my iPhone 3G are decent, I’ve graduated to a noise-cancellation type of headphone with rubber ear tips. Even so, the stock headphones and many third-party headphones are equipped with both a microphone for phone calls and a “clicker” button to control your audio. The clicker is a fantastic feature because it makes operating your iPhone or iPod Touch as simple as you want - no need to risk flying off the treadmill because you just can’t stand to listen to THAT song even ONE more time!
Along with the many new updates in firmware 2.1, there was also an update for audio features, specifically concerning the “clicker.” The clicker already handled triple-duty with play / pause / skip to the next song. A single click pauses your music, then a single click again will play your music. Two quick clicks will forward to the next song. Now, there is a FOURTH option. With a triple-click, you can go to a previous song. Remember, you can keep moving backward or forward through your playlist if you click in rapid succession, then pause momentarily for each clicking command to register, then proceed.
Many of you may have already been aware of this feature, but if you aren’t, it’s a handy thing to know. Now, if you are exercising or just don’t want to have to look at your iPhone’s screen to manage your music, just make a favorite playlist of everything you like. Then, you can click, double-click, and triple-click your way through your music without ever looking at your iPhone. This feature works also with third-party headphones. For example, I’m using the Maximo iMetal isolation headset (to be reviewed later), and it is also equipped with a clicker button and it works just fine. So if you haven’t already, it’s time to get your “click-groove” on!
If you have a tip or how-to that you would like to share, drop by the forums and/or email us at brian.hart@tipb.com.
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Tips and How To’s: Using Headphone Button
[The Lightning Reviews are over, but from their ashes rise... the Forum Reviews! TiPb has assembled a crack team of App-aficionados, and every week we'll be bringing you a few of their very best reviews right here on the blog. And be sure to check out TiPb's iPhone App Store Forum for even more!]
Living Social Forum Review by msbaylor
Living Social is a very interesting app.
The LivingSocial app allows you to keep track of movies you’ve watched, want to see, didn’t like, etc. and the ratings you give them. It also does this with books, restaurants, beer, video games, & music. It will also give you recommendations in each category (provided you have entered a few entries). I personally like this because I can keep track of videos I’ve liked, what I want to see, books I want to read, places I want to eat at, etc. It is also somewhat of an inventory application because you can mark each entry as owned, want it, etc.
In the image above you cannot see it, but there is a button at the bottom that when touched, will give you recommendations for that category.
In each category you can search for a particular item - movie, book, restaurant in your city/town, etc.
I like the application UrbanSpoon, but it does not list my location within the application, however using this application, I can do somewhat the same thing. Unlike Urbanspoon, LivingSocial relies upon users to catalog information rather than the developers doing it.
You will have to create an account at LivingSocial before you can begin using the application.
You can also edit your entries online, and it seems to be faster to get started with. Within the actual website you can also lookup TV Shows, which is not in the app for some reason.
There is a feed button, which I am not real sure what this is. My guess is, that it is the latest things that users are doing in that particular category. You have the option to add friends and then check to see what you friends have been watching/reading/etc. somewhat like the Facebook feed.
I would like to see the addition of the TVShows category and a Wine category would be nice (as I am not a beer drinker).
Also you cannot search through your favorites or what you’ve done. However if you use the search function, when it lists the results it will say if you’ve watched it or whatever (see screen shot above).
[Living Social is available from the iTunes App Store]
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Forum Review: Living Social for the iPhone
The BlueTrek Mini Bluetooth Headset is available in two flavors, “Chrome” and “Gun Metal”, and can be purchased at the TiPb Store for $59.95 here. There are a ton of different bluetooth headsets to choose from for your iPhone, so when you have such a wealth of choices and different prices, how does the BlueTrek Mini compare? I’ve been using the “Gun Metal” headset and let me tell you what I think after the break.
In all fairness, I should start with the disclaimer that I’m a very picky bluetooth headset person and am hard to please. I don’t wear them very often, and when I do, it should be comfortable and it should perform.
At a fairly reasonable price of $59.95, the BlueTrek Mini comes with a lot of extras. Along with the bluetooth headset, you also receive the standard charger, a car charger, a lanyard that attaches to the headset so you can conveniently hang it around your neck when not in use, two ear clips, and three different sizes of rubber ear buds. Also, a USB charger is included - very handy when you’re at your desk, working away, and still charging your headset via USB at the same time.
The BlueTrek Mini is impressive in it’s size and weight, or lack thereof. It weighs only .35 ounces and measures .75″ wide, 1.60″ long, and .50″ deep. A round button is on the outside for answering and ending calls, as well as powering the headset off and on. A charging receptacle is located on the back, and a discreet volume rocker switch is placed along the side.
This headset boasts up to 7 hours of talk time and 10 days of standby time - quite impressive for such a small size. The provided lanyard and plastic ear hooks are well-intended, but unfortunately fall short of the bar set by the design of the earphone itself.
Once I fit the headset with the size of rubber earbud that fit snugly in my ear, I quickly paired the BlueTrek Mini to my iPhone and am glad to report that it’s easy to do. Once paired, I used it to make and receive several calls, listened to voicemail, and then used it for phone calls on my drive home. The sound quality is loud and clear on my end and the people on the other end had no complaints.
The BlueTrek Mini allows call redial, call rejection and call waiting with a press of the side button. It supports voice recognition, muting, and has a dual-color LED display. Bluetooth version is 1.2 and, as I mentioned, is easy pairing and I noticed hardly any lag when connecting with my iPhone.
The issues I had with this headset have nothing to do with the sound quality or functionality, but much more to do with the uselessness of the lanyard and the poor quality of the ear hooks. The lanyard line itself is fine, but the metal ring at the end that attaches to the earpiece of the headset is surprisingly heavy for such a light headset. I found that the hefty metal ring kept pulling my headset loose and right out of my ear, so for me, it was pointless to wear it.
Another problem is the provided ear hooks. I can understand why there are two of them in the box. They seem to be not much more durable than uncooked spaghetti. As a sign of things to come, one of the ear hooks was broken in the box. The second one lasted one day. They are so flimsy and brittle that it was pointless to include them. Perhaps the lanyard would make more sense if the headset had an adequate ear hook to keep the headset in place.
The BlueTrek Mini is a decent headset - very light, good battery life, and seems to have adequate sound quality. The price is reasonable, but is less impressive when the lanyard and ear hooks are practically useless. The car charger and USB charger are nice additions, and most likely you will find that one of the included rubber earbuds will fit snugly in your ear.
If you can handle using just the headset itself sans ear hooks and lanyard, then you may be satisfied with the BlueTrek Mini. If not, you may want to keep looking.
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Review: BlueTrek Mini Bluetooth Headset
Filed under: Cool tools, Internet Tools, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch, Friday Favorite
Another Friday Favorite, our weekly opportunity to get all sloppy over our most-loved applications.Friday Favorite: Instapaper for iPhone/iPod touch originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Friday Favorite: Instapaper for iPhone/iPod touch originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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TiPb Presents: iPhone Live Podcast #1
Apple Insider is reporting (via CNet) that Apple has hired away Mark Papermaster, IBM’s VP of Microprocessor Technology Development.
When Apple bought Palo Alto Semiconductor (PA Semi), and reportedly signed licensing agreements with ARM and PowerVR, we kinda sorta suspected Steve Jobs was getting serious about spinning his own custom systems-on-a-chip for the iPhone and the greater iPod platform.
Hey, if they can switch from Intel integrated to Nvidia chipsets to support their Core 2 Duos on the Macbook line, they can certainly role their own mobile brains, right?
IBM is suing on the grounds of a no-compete clause, which has historically been worthless in California (which is likely why IBM is suing in New York!)
TiPb, of course, doesn’t really care about no frivolous lawsuit. We just want to see what kind of “screaming” fast new iPhones we can has next year!
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Apple Nabs Chipmaker From IBM… And IBM Sues!
Happy Halloween, especially to our younger readers who’ll likely all be dressed up as iPhones or mini-Steve Jobs’.
Ready to get your trick or treat on? Several readers (and vendors!) were kind enough to share in their Halloween iPhone suggestions:
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Trick or iPhone Treat? Happy Halloween From TiPb!
Filed under: Gaming, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch
If you enjoy Tap Tap Revenge and you're a fan of Nine Inch Nails, you're in luck. Tapulous has released Tap Tap Revenge Nine Inch Nails Edition (iTunes link). Featuring 13 tracks picked by NIN frontman Trent Reznor, it's the first game on the iPhone that had my wife playing through toothbrushing time with the kids. After getting the device back I discovered there's a giveaway that you enter when you post scores of 150,000 or higher online. The prize? A signed Les Paul guitar and tickets to the NIN show of your choice. First Look: Tap Tap Revenge Nine Inch Nails Edition originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
First Look: Tap Tap Revenge Nine Inch Nails Edition originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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