16 posts tagged iphone

Apple's iPhone 4S commercial

Watching commercials like these really makes me aware of how far computing and engineering have come and will eventually go. I can’t imagine how amazing this kind of stuff looks to regular everyday folks who aren’t on the web everyday of the week or work in technology.

Free2Work - The Story Behind the Barcode

Are you concerned that the products you buy might have been produced by forced or child laborers?  Do you want to make sure your not perpetuating slavery as a consumer?

The complexities of the global slave trade and limited insight into product supply chains make it difficult for the average consumer to grasp how they are connected to labor abuses occurring within the global production cycle. Today, companies are working with a wide range of initiatives- such as monitoring, certification and labeling programs - to assure their consumers that their products do not violate worker rights. And then there are companies that choose to do nothing. This plethora of approaches is extremely confusing for the average consumer who seeks an answer to the simple question: what’s the story behind my products?

Ten apps is all I need - 37signals

Nokia’s new N9 phone based on MeeGo looks wonderful and according to Engadget, it’s a delight to use as well. But supposedly it’s dead on arrival because it’s not going to have a massive platform. Excuse my french, but fuck the platform.

For all the 200,000 apps in Apple’s app store, I use two on a regular basis: Echofon and Bloomberg. Once in a while, I use Instapaper and play Civilization. And yet I use my iPhone all the time. It’s my favorite piece of technology and has been for years.

Mostly agree with David’s points. I have at least 30 apps on my iPhone. Of those, I use 5-6 on a regular basis, half of which were developed by Apple and came pre-installed.

The endless variety of the app store is impressive, but there’s so much cruft in there it’s beginning to feel more like an app Walmart. A large fraction are either redundant or slapped together to make a quick buck.

I’d trade the majority of my apps just to have more seamless interaction with those aspects of this device I find most useful; the camera app in particular. It’s perplexing that Apple has just now decided to allow us to use a volume button as a shutter. I’ll forgive that on the basis of the brilliant decision to add a camera shortcut on the lock screen — that is an example of the type of improvements that really make a difference in the everyday utility of these incredible pocket machines.

Whoever masters the art of making it easy for a five-fingered hand to effortlessly soar through those fundamental functions it’s difficult to imagine being without (phone, messaging, browser and camera in particular) is who will ultimately earn my dollar. /raaant

Meal Snap - Magical Meal Logging for iPhone.

Meal Snap lets you take pictures of the meal you eat, and then magically tells you what food was in your meal. Oh yeah, we estimate how many calories you ate too. Food tracking has never been easier.

Great idea, curious to know how it works. Really like the logo & website.

iPhoneTracker @ GitHub

This open-source application maps the information that your iPhone is recording about your movements. It doesn’t record anything itself, it only displays files that are already hidden on your computer.

Instapaper 3.0 is here! - Instapaper Blog

You can now browse your friends’ Liked items to find great articles to read.

You can find friends through your linked Facebook or Twitter accounts, your email addresses in Contacts (from the app), or by entering their email addresses yourself (on the website). Since we’re starting from zero, check back often over the coming weeks to find more friends who linked their Facebook or Twitter accounts with Instapaper.