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Pocket Power: Panasonic debuts USB charger for iPhone

Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 1:44am

Those who don't have the patience to wait for Softbank's iPhone battery/TV tuner can pick the far more practical Pocket Power phone charger from Panasonic. The device features two Evolta rechargeable batteries that only take a few hours to retain...

Control the lights in your house using the iPhone

Kevin Hall

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 7:01pm

Lutron, the company that developed the dimmer switch in the '60s, now offers a lighting system that can be controlled by your iPhone or iPod Touch. That lamp you see above is screwed into one of Lutron's wireless modules...

SHIFT: Why are we paying phone companies billions for ringtones?

Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 2:31pm

My cellphone just died, catastrophically. My first clue: The display on the LCD was upside-down and backwards. I didn't even think that was even possible, but, yup, that's what it was doing. A quick trip to the AT&T store,...

BTKeyMini Bluetooth keyboard makes iPhone typing fast 'n' easy

Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 10:49am

Typing on the iPhone's touchscreen is just downright awkward. That's why we're excited about this BTKeyMini, a Bluetooth keyboard for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The diminutive device has a cover that doubles as a holder for your iPhone,...

iPhone gets ruined with an add-on physical keyboard

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 8:45am

One of the biggest things keeping people from getting on board with the iPhone is its lack of a physical keyboard. If you're not used to typing on a touchscreen, it can be a difficult thing to get used...

10 best iPhone costumes

Friday, October 31, 2008 - 9:55am

With all the serious news that's surrounded the iPhone over the past year, it's good to remind ourselves that it's actually a damn fun gadget. Halloween represents an opportunity to celebrate the iPhone in a unique way: in costume...

Softbank brings mobile television to Japanese iPhone fans

Adario Strange

Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 8:10pm

One of the chief criticisms of the iPhone rollout in Japan was the device's lack of 1-seg television service that comes standard on many of Japan's newest cell phones. Today television addicts in Japan can safely purchase the iPhone now...

SHIFT: Android — iPhone killer after all?

Stewart Wolpin

Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 2:41pm

At my poker game last week, I was showing off the T-Mobile G1 Android phone. While fondling it, one of my opponent friends asked me, "Are all cellphones going to be touchscreen?" Without hesitating (or thinking) I said, "Yes,"...

iPhone-controlled LEGO contraption pours a beer on command

Monday, October 27, 2008 - 9:32am

This, my friends, is what you call nerd catnip: a homemade LEGO contraption that, when controlled by an iPhone, pours a beer automatically. Yes, it contains so many elements of geek culture that it's almost a parody of itself:...

Walking iPhone Robot gives your gadget some dubious mobility

Kevin Hall

Friday, October 17, 2008 - 12:01pm

An iPhone that can plug into a special laptop is pretty sweet, but how about one that could walk around on its own? (Thankfully it can't chase you around — yet.) Kazu Terasaki, a Silicon Valley-base software engineer, was...

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Pocket Power: Panasonic debuts USB charger for iPhone

Control the lights in your house using the iPhone

SHIFT: Why are we paying phone companies billions for ringtones?

BTKeyMini Bluetooth keyboard makes iPhone typing fast 'n' easy

iPhone gets ruined with an add-on physical keyboard

10 best iPhone costumes

Softbank brings mobile television to Japanese iPhone fans

SHIFT: Android — iPhone killer after all?

iPhone-controlled LEGO contraption pours a beer on command

Walking iPhone Robot gives your gadget some dubious mobility

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