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There’s been a lot of talk recently of using the new iPod Nano as a watch (the iWatch, as it’s being called), so I thought I’d pick one up and give it a try. The good: Music, audio books, and radio right on your wrist. If you already use a smart phone, this probably doesn’t

Image via Wikipedia By Myriam Joire posted Jul 9th 2010 12:20PM How-To Image via Wikipedia Myriam Joire (tnkgrl) was born wearing combat boots and holding a keyboard; moments later she picked up a soldering iron. She’s been stomping, typing and hacking ever since. In her regular series, she’ll share her tips, tricks, and mods on

Image via Wikipedia Teardown Teardowns provide a look inside a device and should not be used as disassembly instructions. Featured Guide This guide has been found to be exceptionally cool by the iFixit staff. We are ecstatic to finally have the opportunity to disassemble an iPod touch with a camera and not just an empty

This is the first of three iPod teardowns this week! We’ll be taking apart the new iPod Touch and iPod Nano the moment we get our hands on them. Stay in the loop on twitter as the week progresses. In case you missed it, last week we celebrated a major milestone. In addition to enabling

Just tested out iOS 4.1′s field test mode (dial *3001#12345#* and hit call). Pretty interesting results. At CMOS HQ we get 4 bars AT&T coverage, so it’s hard to tell just what kind of impact touching the iPhone 4′s corner of death really has. This obviously isn’t a massively scientific study or anything, but I

It’s a trap! Today you’ll likely start seeing iTunes innocently offer you a new version of iOS…version 4.1.  Don’t accept it…it’s a trap! You can JailBreak 4.1 but there is not a unlock for its baseband (Tmoble users) There are ways to upgrade with out updating the baseband using Pawnage tool . Others should be

By Jesus Diaz, Sep 1, 2010 06:39 PM We have collected all the information you need to know about today’s Apple music event in a series of individual product articles. We just added the first hands-on impressions from the people who played with them in California. The new iPod touch is almost like an iPhone

No more DVD’s Sounds good to me, will have to add this to my shopping list. Kevin Image via Wikipedia The rumor: Apple will be releasing a revamped/renamed version of their ‘Apple TV‘ set-top box, called ‘iTV‘. The box will run the Apple iOS (same as the iPhone/iPad), and be priced around $99. Why will

Two weeks ago, I started working with DealmakerMedia and before arriving in the office that first day I stopped in at SightGlass to try the much raved about coffee. I was impressed by the brew, but even more impressed by the way they accepted my payment. When I handed over my credit card, the woman

MacRumors has got hold of parts of LCD assembly which is claimed to be from the upcoming 4th-generation iPod touch. The bezel over the front-LCD has a hole in the top center which is most likely going to be for a front-facing camera for making FaceTime video calls across all iOS devices. Check out the

Buried in the release notes of an updated iPhone app is significant new functionality which lets Apple devices stream music from its online storage in a useful manner for the first time. This is in defiance of record labels demands that any streaming service requires a license, but more on that later. First lets examine

Remember when the iPad came out? Only would charge on newer computers or its own power supply. Hear is the reason. Kevin We all love to call out Apple when they design deliberate incompatibility into their devices, but there is a perfectly valid technical reason for what Apple is doing here, and, in fact, they

Wow, that was quick. Wont be to long and then the 4.1 will show up in iTunes. So if you have Jailbroken and Unlocked your iPhone, just say NO!!! when it asks you to upgrade from 4.0/4.01. Kevin Apple has just pushed iOS 4.1 Beta 3 to the developers for all iPhones and iPod touches.

By Mark Wilson, Jul 30, 2010 10:40 AM My attempts to live with an iMac were met with nothing but grief. I needed a rebound relationship—a total opposite to the prudish minimalism of Apple design—a bad girl with unnervingly fast tendencies. There was only one computer that could fit the bill. Her body was infamous.

Have you ever wondered what makes a trackpad magical? Well wonder no more. Join us as we delve into the deep abyss of Apple’s ocean of magical peripherals to explore the mysterious Magic Trackpad. Also check out the magical Vimeo video slideshow of the teardown! Tools Heat gun or hair dryer Soldering Iron Spudger Tweezers

Live iPhone 4 press event coverage – gdgt live. 8:31AM – On the way to Cupertino! I’ll check back in when I hit the mothership. 9:36AM – We’re here! Everyone’s milling about outside getting ready to head inside in a bit. 9:59AM – We’re in and seated! This is definitely the smallest Apple event I’ve

This is just in! Apple has remained quiet on all the iPhone 4 issues that we have been hearing about. We all knew that they will have to do something.. and that too quick! And now according to The Loop, Apple has invited selected press to hold a special press conference where they will be

Warning !!!! If you have a Jailbroken and Unlocked iphone, Stay away from this upgrade. If your on 4.0, Stay there untill a new unlock comes out. Use TinyUmbrella to save your blobs on Cydia, just in case you need to use them to roll back, or use them for the jailbreak and unlock process.

The first video and images from inside Saturday’s grand opening of Apple’s flagship store in Shanghai are getting lots of attention today – a lot of envious attention, that is, as many Apple fans are finding themselves wondering why the Apple store in their local shopping mall couldn’t be this ornate. Despite that Saturday’s epic

What makes Apple tick? How is it that it came back from the dead to surpass both Google and Microsoft in market cap? French consulting firm faberNovel takes a stab at explaining Apple’s success and its strategy against its two main rivals in the SlideShare above. (In the past, faberNovel has created similar slideshows about

Feeling the Jailbreak Blues? Why not get access to your file system and access files directly from your finder while you wait for that unnamed Jailbreak Tool. Phone Disk, from the creators of iPhone Explorer (Macropant), will allow you to mount an iPad, iPhone (4), and iPod Touch to USB disk mode on a Mac.

It’s been quite a while since Apple gave their iPod touch line a major refresh in terms of hardware. In fact all models since the 1st-gen iPod touch pretty much does the same thing. Although the 3rd-gen iPod touch, which is also known as iPod touch 3G is really fast compared to the previous generation

Enlarge This Image Apple customers love to complain about the reception on their iPhones. It turns out it may be worse than it looks. A user holding the iPhone 4 in the so-called “death grip.” The “death grip” can cause the displayed signal strength to go from 5 bars to none. Comment from CMOS –

In this iPhone 4 teardown video, DirectFix.com explains how to repair a broken screen—very handy if you didn’t spring for the insurance, and like our very own Ryan, have suffered breakage already. Along with the usual caveats and warnings about doing this yourself, DirectFix’s video is a clear and comprehensive tutorial on screen replacement, but

CPU, GPS, Memory ???  Chip analysis and review.  Ok, Im getting way to Geeky (Grin)  I love this shit. (Kev) Update 6/25/2010 Dr. Wreck has some more info on the Chips. Apple really has built a fantastic device. From the super durable “strong as crystal” display, to the minimal construction tolerances to the amazing CNC’d

Whats inside the iPhone 4 ? Lets take a look. This is very nice for those of us that repair iPhones. The iPhone 4 will be easier to fix. Love the new Design. Teardown Teardowns provide a look inside a device and should not be used as disassembly instructions. Featured GuideThis guide has been found

Well its finally here. Do not do this upgrade if you have a Jailbroken and Unlocked 3.1.2 – Here are the goodies of iOS4. A few best apps, the 4.0 User guide, and a list of some of the new features of 4.0 – Kinda like going from XP to Windows 7, all kinds of

Apple today has released iTunes 9.2 for both Windows and Mac. This release brings support for iPhone 4, iOS 4 (formerly iPhone OS 4) for iPhone and iPod touch, support for organizing iOS 4 folders, faster backups with iOS 4, PDF syncing with iBooks and various other bug fixes. Full change log of iTunes 9.2

Ok, it now has a hdmi hi-def port. About time. Apple has introduced the new updated Mac mini that has been redesigned in a a big way! With a starting price of $699 for the basic model, you get 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo CPU, 2GB of RAM, and a 320GB hard drive. A big ‘Yay’

Live Coverage of WWDC 2010 Here it comes, The New iPhone HD Steve Jobs going live at 10:00am David Wang aka planetbeing and Mario Ciabarra of Rock.app looking through Apple code. via ModMyi.com – Live Event Coverage. http://live.gdgt.com/2010/06/07/live-wwdc-2010-keynote-coverage/ 9:56AM – Announcer: “Good morning ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the WWDC 2010 keynote address. Please turn