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A friend recently showed me his iPhone. It was no big deal, I had my own in my pocket. But then he showed me the NES games he could play on it. Mine didn’t do that…

So, a couple nights ago I went about unshackling my iphone. The key to unshackling an iPhone lies in using iFuntastic. I used version 4.7.1, although it looks like version 4.8.0 just got released.

iFuntastic guides you through the entire process, which can be reversed, although it took me a little bit of time to get used to the cryptic instructions.

I now have several NES games including donkey kong, galaga, tetris, etc. Gameplay sucks, but who do you know with Galaga on there iPhone? Somethings you just do cuz you can.

Think the table at the cafe is titled, simply use iLevel on your unshackled iPhone to check…

Other amazingly useless applications include: iMoon (moon phases), PigShooter (game), and iFartz (fart generator).

When I showed off my unshackled iPhone to a group of friends (there must have been 10 iPhones in the room), reaction ranged from “you’re gonna end up with a brick” to “and…” to “Wow, I want to do that”.

I love to IM, but sometimes I feel like I am just talking to myself. 

Here is my most recent example:

[12:31] Cory: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118289311361649057.html?mod=home_personal_journal_left

[12:31] Cory: The iPhone’s most controversial feature, the omission of a physical keyboard in favor of a virtual keyboard on the screen, turned out in our tests to be a nonissue, despite our deep initial skepticism. After five days of use, Walt — who did most of the testing for this review — was able to type on it as quickly and accurately as he could on the Palm Treo he has used for years
[12:32] Cory: Crap. now I want one too!!!!
[12:33] Cory: The article also mentions that it synchs seamlessly with both macs and windows., USING iTunes…
[12:34] Cory: Does that mean that iTunes is being used to synch contacts, etc.? It looks like iTunes is becoming much bigger than music player software.
[12:35] Cory: I don’t know if you recall a previous article I sent you. I think by these same authors that mentioned that iTunes installs Bonjour on windows machines and is actually a robust “OS” in its own right…
[12:37] Cory: http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20070607/youre-using-itunes-but-are-you-missing-some-of-the-fun/
[12:38] Cory: With parallels, iTunes, AppleTV, Safari, and now the iPhone, Apple products are really integrating into the Windows world…
[12:40] Cory: Interesting:
Walt: This first model is missing some features some other smart phones have, like video recording, instant messaging, and real-time GPS navigation. Do you plan to upgrade iPhones purchased now so they have these features? If so, when?Steve: We don’t talk about future products. I will say that the iPhone is the most sophisticated software platform ever created for a mobile device, and that we think software features are where the action will be in the coming years. Stay tuned.

[12:40] Cory: From:
http://mossblog.allthingsd.com/20070626/jobs-qa/
[12:40] Cory: No IM?
[12:41] Cory: Well, I hope I haven’t bored you to death. Maybe you are already dead. Sorry.   

 

Oh well, I must be one of those people who IMs because they like to hear the sounds of the voices in their heads. 

 Is it true that the iPhone doesn’t have Instant Messaging capabilities?

Steve Jobs knows how to work the crowd. At this year’s keynote, he started of by announcing the actual launch of the iTv (branded AppleTV) which was first shown to the public late last year.

Steve Jobs went on to introduce not one, but three killer products, that will revolutionize the industry.

That’s right, the iPod, the iPhone, and some sort of Internet device.

But, it turns out that he is not introducing three individual products but one killer product.

The iPhone. I know, the iPhone already launched last year from Linksys, but this one is different. I am sure the attorneys are already busy working on this.

Basically, it is a subcompact tablet computer (running OS X) combined with a cell phone and an iPOD.

Notice that there is only one button. All other input is through a touch sensitive interface(the entire screen).

From engadget’s take on the iPhone:

Sweet, glorious specs of the 11.6 millimeter device (that’s frickin’ thin, by the way) include a 3.5-inch 480 x 320 touchscreen display with multi-touch support and a proximity sensor to turn off the sensor when it’s close to your face, 2 megapixel cam, 4GB or 8 GB of storage, Bluetooth with EDR and A2DP, WiFi that automatically engages when in range, and quadband GSM radio with EDGE. Perhaps most amazingly, though, it somehow runs OS X with support for Widgets, Google Maps, and Safari, and iTunes (of course) with CoverFlow out of the gate. A partnership with Yahoo will allow all iPhone customers to hook up with free push IMAP email. Apple quotes 5 hours of battery life for talk or video, with a full 16 hours in music mode — no word on standby time yet.

It does so many things, that it is somewhat overwhelming. The Apple Store website has an excellent page about the new iPhone.

Unfortunately this product will not ship until June, but I am sure it will revolutionize the way we communicate and share data.

And finally, Apple Computer, Inc. is now Apple, Inc. With the name change, look for new products for the entire home. Maybe an Apple HDTV? Or how about a line of Apple Smart Appliances.

I can hardly wait until June to get my hands on an iPhone.