Sure, GM is on the brink of bankruptcy, but that didn’t stop them from partnering with Segway to make their latest futuristic gadget, Project P.U.M.A. — or the Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility vehicle. As the name suggests, it’s a compact alternative transportation vehicle that runs on two lithium ions and self-balances itself like a Segway on two wheels driven by two electric motors. Best of all, it’s controlled by a “fly-by-wire” system, with ‘dashboard’ information displayed on a connected iPhone.
A new contest is being held for indie iPhone app developers, but it’s not your standard software skirmish. Gavin from Antair Games asked several indie developers to put down their keyboard and pick up their spatula to bake a cake about their products. There are a lot of pretty interesting entries, including ones for Scribbal, Chirp!,
Apple VP of iPhone and iPod product marketing Greg Joswiak recently sat down with Edge-Online to discuss things like the place of iPhone games in the App Store, and Apple’s free market approach to letting games succeed or fail, complaints with the app approval process from developers, the lifting of the NDA, and the iPhone and iPod Touch’s place in the mobile gaming industry.
We’ve seen some pretty cool DIY projects, but this one might take the cake. It involves a (previously) completely functional speaker dock and a retro rotary phone. it’s a pretty simple project, and it functions as a real speaker dock when it’s done. Supposedly a version with a microphone in the headset has been made that really works with the iPhone to make calls using a customized app.
We’ve seen some pretty cool DIY projects, but this one might take the cake. It involves a (previously) completely functional speaker dock and a retro rotary phone. it’s a pretty simple project, and it functions as a real speaker dock when it’s done. Supposedly a version with a microphone in the headset has been made that really works with the iPhone to make calls using a customized app. Video after the break.Read the full story
Got an awesome idea for a new app and some money, but no coding skills? Are you a developer in need of inspiration for an iPhone app? iPhoneFreelancer.com is a website that aims to bring people with ideas looking for developers and freelance developers with a lack of ideas together. Read the full story
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