Code Retard

Recently, I have came across a problem where my songs on my Iphone would just keep repeating itself.   Although I wasn’t able to find a settings option, I did find a way to remedy this problem:

When listening to a song, tap the album artwork once.  This would cause a dropdown dialog box with a srubber to be appear on the screen.  The words ”repeat” and “shuffle” should be visible on the screen.  Hitting both of those words would cause your songs to stop repeating itself.

The guys over at fring, a mobile internet service and community, have announced that they’ve just made a pre-release R&D version of their VOIP application for jailbroken iPhones, a world first. This unprecedented app is definitely a must-have because you can make calls for free through VOIP, be it on your Skype account, MSN Messenger or many other service providers. Not to mention you can also enjoy all the benefits of connectedness through your favorite social networking community.
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Samsung and Adidas have announced the launch of the miCoach workout tracking system in an effort to compete with the popular Nike+iPod program jointly run by Apple and Nike.

miCoach will combine the Samsung miCoach mobile phone with “a heartrate monitor and stride sensor to provide accurate feedback about workout activities.” There was no word on pricing yet but the system will be available in Europe beginning next week.

“miCoach is the most advanced interactive training system in the marketplace, blending sophisticated mobile technology with the most advanced in sport innovation and training,” added Eric Liedtke, VP of Adidas Brand Marketing. “The uniqueness of miCoach is that it collects and analyzes personal data and then customizes training plans based on your fitness level and specific goals, while giving you real-time feedback during your workout via the miCoach phone.”

The mobile phone in itself has good specifications without the heartrate monitor or stride sensor including seven colorways, a 2 megapixel camera, 1GB memory capacity and a slider portion.

I’ve been playing with my new toy for the past day and I’ve been getting my MP3 library in shape for transfer to my iPhone. My initial try was simply to import my existing library to iTunes and then sync it to my iPhone. It worked, no hitches. However, I was getting the default grey album cover on all but one song. What was going on with this total uncoolness? Turns out, you can embed a JPEG image within the ID3 tags of an MP3.
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iPhone 2.0 clamshell patent

The main idea with this device is to separate capacitive touch sensor array and the phone display into two separate units. Then put the touch sensor array on a translucent (transparent) panel, make this panel touch sensitive on both sides - top and bottom and connect them with a hinge.
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You can manage your iPod with different computers as long as the computers are running the same operating system (Mac OS X or Windows) and you have set the iPod to “Manually manage music.” If you’re not using iTunes 7 or later, click here.
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