iSkin Offers Unique iPhone Protection

Posted on June 9, 2008
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it seems that iSkin really cares about the protection of the current iPhone. It has announced the latest case, that will offer fused dual-layer protection.

The case incorporates a soft shock-absorbing layer and a hard outer casing with a soft rubberized grip on the front and back, as well as a protective film to protect the display. iSkin claims to give the world’s unique protection against everything – scratches, shock, moisture.

The fuze looks, works and fits just as you want it to, with major control button coverage and docking port.

The case is now available from iSkin for $39.99

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Pogo Stylus Stick For iPhone Prevents Smudging

Posted on June 6, 2008
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The Pogo Stylus is a clever little stick for iPhone and iPod Touch, incorporating anodized aluminum and an electrostatic tip.

Some would argue that we all have fingers and that can be enough, but iPhone may get easily smudged from the dirty fingers. No smudges are left with The Pogo Stylus, so full-time users have less need to polish their screen.

The Pogo Stylus goes with a handy clip for attaching to the back of the iPhone. Interestingly, the clip doesn’t fit closely to the frame, perhaps because it is made to complement any sized iPhone or iPod Touch.

The stylus itself coincides with the length of a business card. One end is capped in black plastic and the other with a ball of knitted fibers. These fibers are meant to generate the static electricity, same as the body’s own current.

So let’s see how it works on practice. For answering the phone and making calls, the stylus didn’t show itself at all. For surfing the web and typing, it was a reasonable tool. The stylus’ reaction differs from that of a finger as it needs some downward pressure for grabbing on to things. It is really easy to use after you get used to the stylus physical requirements.

The clip worked not quite very well because it leant tightly on the stylus and loosely on the iPhone, so often popped off and it took time to get everything into its place again. The idea of putting the stylus in the pocket is not quite good, because it is short and you may easily lose it.

So let’s recollect the pros and cons of that device:

The Pros: doesn’t smudge, great for gloves and helps in situations where the use of finger pad is difficult.
The Cons: takes time to get used to, the clip is unreliable, small size of stylus and not really better than a finger.

The Pogo Stylus is available for $24.95, plus shipping

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iPhone Prices Drop To $154 In Europe

Posted on June 4, 2008
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Some speculation got its spread on the US side that AT&T is going to subsidize the iPhone to boost sales. In early May Apple was believed to provide a $200 subsidy and easily double iPhone sales. Now subsidy-rumored speculations have crossed the Atlantic, where UBS analysts claim that the new iPhone may be priced for just 99 euros (or $154) across Europe in order to drive sales. In the UK the new iPhone will be available July 9 and priced at £100 (or $197).

Actually no records have been broken by European sales of the iPhone. By the end of last year France, Germany and Britain sold only 330,000 units, unlike what industry insiders had predicted – nearly 600,000 units. And the results of sales are frustrating, providing the fact that in these European countries Apple had exclusive dealers - O2 and Orange.

Meanwhile, Apple intends to reach ten million in sales by the end of this year. In recent weeks, a lot of distribution deals with the iPhone to be sold from Southeast Asia to South Americahave been announced.

If Apple allows the operators to subsidize the mobile devices, we’ll see how it holds up. For instance, Motorola’s decision to reduce the price of the Razr from $500 to $150 doubled market sales, and when Moto cut the Razr to $100, it doubled again. The iPhone is no Razr, but once once it happened with the Razr, it got rid of becoming just another commodity.

But big sales of iPhone are about to be real. There are over 40 countries with iPhone deals, where multiple carriers are about to offer the new iPhone. So it looks like Apple is going to quickly conquer the world with the iPhone. The potential market for the iPhone is calculated to get the number of 575 million. In case Apple keeps its existing 3 percent market penetration, it could sell 17.25 million items. And it is quite possible for Apple to shift 45 million iPhones by the end of 2009.

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What Everybody Ought To Know About Upcoming .Me For iPhone

Posted on June 3, 2008
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Apple announced a range of .me domains to be launched on July 17. The new .me registry is thought to be an international hit.

New .me offers business domain names with verbs, such as fly.me or drive.me. Some recent speculations say that even Apple is planning to rename its web service .Mac into Mobile Me. The new domain lists MTV, Microsoft and BMW as the new potential owners of a .me domain.

So let’s see what to expect:

Back to My Mac enables you to access home Mac wherever you are on the internet. Apple handles the routing, so you needn’t worry about IP addresses and firewalls. Providing the access to files, music, movies from your iPhone, your 16-GB device will get the size of your Mac’s hard drive.

Mac’s pricing $100 a year offers less than you may get from elsewhere. Storage space of 10 GB is shared among the services, while Gmail has almost 7 GB. The iDisk may be replaced by other online storage services like Flickr with unlimited storage but monthly upload bandwidth limitation is set.

iPhone has WiFi, and pretty soon it will have a 3-G radio. So all that cables can disappear in the nearest future. Microsoft Exchange server can already update devices over the air, and Apple is going to introduce that into the iPhone software.

Also we anticipate a peer-to-peer sharing with .me. Your friend can squirt you a whole playlist instantly, and then iPhone would grab the tracks from the iTunes Store. Or maybe you will read the barcode with the cam of your iPhone and instantly get it. Good enough to satisfy you?

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New GPS System On 3G iPhone

Posted on June 2, 2008
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The 3G version of iPhone is on its way to being introduced at Apple’s WWDC this month. But whether it’s a super-fast 3G or a bit renewed 2G model, one thing is for sure: the Global Positioning System (GPS) is built into the new iPhone.

The company providing the GPS supply to iPhone will be the main provider and champion in this race. The contract may be signed with Broadcom, which is relatively new GPS market entrant. The Irvine company had obtained Global Locate in summer 2007 for more than $200 million.

Last year the Google Maps usage was off the charts. Now this Maps feature together with the built-in GPS will be able to provide location based services. Such applications will definitely rise the demand for iPhones, which can be pretty good for Broadcom.

There are over 40 countries with iPhone deals, where multiple carriers are about to offer the new iPhone. So it looks like Apple is going to quickly conquer the world with the iPhone. The potential market for the iPhone is calculated to get the number of 575 million. In case Apple keeps its existing 3 percent market penetration, it could sell 17.25 million items. And it is quite possible for Apple to shift 45 million iPhones by the end of 2009.

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