2007 September 11 | iPod, iTunes, iPhone and more Gadgets

Archives for the day Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

11 Sep

Cooltone mini fridge keeps tunes, beverages on tap

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As far as gadget-enhanced fridges go, this Cooltone one leaves a bit to be desired, but it still packs enough unnecessary excess to attract some attention, although actual sales might be another matter. On the fridge side of things, it’ll hold twenty 400ml cans and it boasts a so-called Quick Cool feature that’ll get things “cooling within seconds.” On the less practical part of the equation, the fridge boasts a top-loading CD player, an AM/FM radio, some built-in speakers and, of course, a line-in port to accommodate your iPod or other MP3 player (no iPod dock though). That can all be controlled with the included remote, and the fridge can also be hooked up to some external speakers in case you prefer music that doesn’t sound like it’s coming out of a fridge. From the looks of it, the fridge is shipping now, with it setting you back £130 (or $264).

iPhone Dev Team one step away from free unlock?

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Now that iPhoneSIMfree is in the wild, the iPhone Dev Team folks that started all this hackery have been looking to see how the iPhoneSIMfree hack works, and seem to have landed upon the solution. Apparently the thrust of what the iPhoneSIMfree folks figured out was that it’s possible to write / flash to the baseband of the iPhone – the chip that controls the main voice and system functions of the phone. Apparently Geohot resorted to his hardware hack because it was believed this couldn’t be done. Now that the Dev Team people have observed this flashing in action, they’ve launched into writing their very own unlocker using the same method, which will naturally be released free of charge as soon as it’s ready. All signs point to the free, standalone unlocker being ready soon. On a slightly shadier note, there seems to be a parallel effort to emulate the iPhoneSIMfree server that does the unlocking magic for those currently willing to pay for the privilege. If it’s to be believed, the fake server (and free network unlocking) should be ready to go in a matter of hours.

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