Over the weekend, Apple released iPod Update 1.0.1 that addresses certain performance issues experienced by users of the new iPod classic and 3G iPod nano.
The user interface of the new iPods is…
Archives for the day Monday, September 17th, 2007
17 Sep
iTunes 7.4.2 hits, say goodbye to DIY iPhone ringtones (for a while)
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Apple might be neutral towards third-party iPhone software development, but it’s apparently downright hostile when it comes to DIY ringtones — just 10 days after releasing iTunes 7.4.1, which killed off an easy way of getting your own ringtones on the iPhone, the company has dropped iTunes 7.4.2, which obsoletes the latest ways of getting your own sounds on the phone, including popular apps MakeiPhoneRingtones and iToner. DIY ringtones still make it into iTunes’ ringtones folder, but aren’t copied over to the iPhone – a problem we’re certain hackers will get around sooner rather than later. C’mon Apple, we know you’re smarter than to play these cat-and-mouse games.
Apparently, a PSP peripheral manufacturer called Neo has come up with a novel — if somewhat useless (currently, at least) — add-on for the handheld game system: a motion sensor. It’s unclear right now what the possible uses for the sensor might be, and frankly, if it’s something like an accelerometer, or a light sensor, or some other, cooler, more funky sensor we haven’t thought of yet. There is one thing we can tell you for sure: it won’t work on your PSP slim. Apparently, the device is aimed at home-brewers and DIY’ers — and we’re pretty sure they’ll find something interesting to do with the thing. The company says it’s available now, but we couldn’t locate the little guy, or its price… so good luck.