Archive for July 18th, 2008

In this video I show you how to put applications on the Apple “Touch” devices. Just note that, that’s not my real iTunes account.



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Well, this is weird. My buddy Justin just purchased a white 16GB iP3G in Santa Monica and his came preloaded with firmware 5A347 (this was the firmware that was leaked a day before hand) while the one I got on launch day came with 5A345. There’s also a rumor going around that there won’t be […]

Well, this is weird. My buddy Justin just bought a white 16GB iP3G in Santa Monica and his came preloaded with firmware 5A347 (this was the firmware that was leaked a day before hand) while the one I got on launch day came with 5A345. There’s also a rumor going around that there won’t be any iP3Gs available tomorrow.

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The EU-funded SMART project is looking to finalize the technological hurdles that have hindered the widespread acceptance of the data containing tags. Utilizing radio waves, the information can be shared at a distance. The efficiency to the supply chain has enough potential to keep retailers, wholesalers and distributors using the system – but at arms […]

The EU-funded SMART project is looking to finalize the technological hurdles that have hindered the widespread acceptance of the data containing tags. Utilizing radio waves, the information can be shared at a distance.

The efficiency to the supply chain has enough potential to keep retailers, wholesalers and distributors using the system – but at arms length. Currently RFID tags are mainly used for palette tracking. While the business and technological hurdles are being addressed, issues of privacy are also at stake.

In October, RFID tags will begin to make their way on to actual packaging as the SMART Project starts testing the capability to monitor stock levels and monitor promoted goods. Phase II of their testing commences in the first half of 2009 as they test an automatic discounting system for meat nearing an expiration date.

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We just occurred to be in Sao Paulo, Brazil, this week and when the news popped up that a group of Brazilians had unlocked the iPhone 3G, we just had to pop in to say hi. Like the Turbo SIM unlock for the original iPhone, this system uses a wafer-thin card that piggybacks on your SIM while in the phone. Of course, Turbo SIM needed some tools installed on the iPhone — so Jailbreak was key — this solution does not, just DesbloqueioBr’s chip and your SIM. Paulo and Breno of DesbloqueioBr explained that the magic lies in the programming of the SIM adapter itself, by tricking the iPhone into believing a test SIM has been inserted, the iPhone grants service and then functionality is handed back to your SIM. We tested the unlock in our own FIDO locked handset with a local TIM SIM card, then in their AT&T set, and it worked perfectly in both. How much will this cost average Joe iPhone user? They were pretty tight lipped as to what the final pricing will be and how exactly they’ll deliver the service, but we should hear more in the next few days. Check the vid of it all in action after the break.

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