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ipong: multi-player pong on the iphone

filed under: media players | mobile tech | video games

iPong iPhone Pong

This nifty proof-of-concept demo shows off just one of the many gameplay possibilities for multi-player video games on Apple’s wonderphone.

iPong is a variant of Atari’s classic paddle ball game, with a multi-device, multi-player twist. Using some clever trickery, players can actually bounce their ball off of their iPhone’s screen onto the display of another phone…

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May 29th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

iphone runs windows vista (kinda sorta).

filed under: just plain fun | mobile tech

iphone vista perfection skin

Here’s a fun iPhone hack you’ll either really love or really hate. VistaPerfection 2.0 is a complete re-skinning kit for Apple’s wonderphone that lets it masquerade as a Windows Vista machine.

While many of you will ask: why the heck would you want to go and do that? Dunno. Maybe Spec Works (the guy who made it) just wanted to prove it could be done…

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May 18th, 2008 17 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

ipods and iphones get the photoshop treatment

filed under: digital imaging | geek art & craft | media players

iPhone Last Supper by Travis Hammond

What happens when the world’s most popular media players meet the art world? You get some awesomely great images mashing up some familiar scenes with iPhones and iPods.

Photographer and digital artist Travis Hammond takes iconic photos and seamlessly integrates images of iPods and iPhones to create some really wonderful scenes…

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March 30th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

my touch keys adds tactile feedback to iphone, sorta.

filed under: media players | mobile tech

My Touch Keys Tactile Overlay for iPhone

Do you love the iPhone, but struggle with the smooth on-screen keyboard? Personally, I’ve found it pretty easy to use, but the touchscreen definitely doesn’t offer the touch-typing feedback that you get with physical keys. This new, low cost screen overlay for the iPhone claims to provide tactile cues to your fingertips to help them find their way…

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March 25th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

iphone lego-touch: millions of bricks in your pocket

filed under: interactive | mobile tech | video games

LEGO Touch for iPhone

With all the buzz about the new iPhone SDK, all kinds of nifty applications are starting to crawl out of the woodwork. Of all the coming programs, this LEGO construction concept application has to be one of my favorites.

Designed by Nicholas G Panas of play /, LEGO-touch will let you build virtual LEGO creations using a large catalog of basic building blocks…

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March 11th, 2008 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mixmeister scratch: dj interface for iphone / ipod touch

filed under: just plain fun | media players

MixMeister Scratch DJ Interface for iPhone

Here’s a fun way to get satisfy your inner DJ. This little application for the iPhone and iPod Touch uses the multi-touch screen to let you “scratch” audio tracks just like a real turntable…

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March 7th, 2008 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

iphone drum machine kicks out the jams

filed under: audio | hacks-mods | mobile tech

iPhone Drum Machine MooTheCow Drummer

Already sick of playing the piano on your iPhone? Maybe it’s time to hit the drums.

Developer MooTheCow has created this homebrew drum machine application called “Drummer” that runs on the iPhone or iPod Touch…

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February 29th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

vers 2x ipod/iphone dock: woody goodness

filed under: design | home entertainment | media players

Vers 2X iPod Speaker Dock

If you don’t already have a compact stereo for your iPod, you might want to check out this beauty. Featuring a natural looking cherry-veneered wooden cabinet, Versaudio’s Vers 2X certainly stands out from the crowd of plastic docking stereos which are a dime a dozen these days…

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February 26th, 2008 2 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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