Using the undocumented MPTVOutWindow class and iPod A/V cables, it’s possible to program an iPhone to have television output. What’s cool about this is that since the iPhone be both the game platform and a controller, since it contains Wiimote-like accelerometer features. Using the MPTVOutWindow class, the makers of Moto Chaser were able to tweak […]
If you liked the VCR cat feeder, then you are going to love the iPod treat dispenser for dogs. If you have an iPhone, and a lonely dog, this is a must-do project. Stephen Myers, a Ph. D student in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Florida, rigged up a webcam so he could check […]
Check out this silicon iPhone case for the sight-impaired, via Core77: Portugal-based designer Bruno Fosi has developed a prototype iPhone case that would enable the sight-impaired to use the device. The silicone case has debossed, tactile logos, icons and characters, yet is still thin enough for the screen to register touches. Used in conjunction with […]
The iPhone dev team, hard at work as usual, announced a successful iPhone Linux port today. It’s still at a very early stage, but the kernel boots on first and second generation iPhones and the first generation iPod touch. A framebuffer driver and a working Busybox installation point to an exciting open source future: What […]
Unsatisfied with pricey iPhone docks Gekky Gadgets shows you how to make your own – The 3G iPhone doesn’t come with a dock , unlike the 2G version, instead you have to spend an extra $29 on an Apple iPhone 3G Dock. So we decided to make our own iPhone dock, that was easy for […]
Here’s an interesting video of another walking iPhone. Then it rings, instead of you getting up to pick it up, it walks over to you. Ah, maybe Apple will build this into iPhone 4G. via Suicide Bots
CDM points out this video demo of and iPod Touch running TouchOSC software alongside a Novation keyboard controller. Much more than a novelty, some of these new apps from independent developers can add much needed enhancement to a pre-existing setup. The ITM suite of MIDI applications also come to mind as potentially quite useful. [via […]
