ipod touch as a phone..

.. well i nunno how new it is, really.. but like i’m super stoked to have found this out.. apparently you can use the iphones stock headsets on a 2nd gen ipod touch with apps like fring and truphone.  i’m sure there are others…but those’re the ones i’ve tested on so far..  yes, this means the mic part of the headset actually works.. 

…obviously it’s not a replacement, in any way, for an iphone.. since i still lack the camera portion, the gps, the bluetooth.. you know.. all  those nifty things…oh and you need to be at a wireless access point, which we’re sorely lacking here..sigh.  anyway, you get the idea.. here’s more words :

very minor delay on either but that’s no different than using it directly from your computer.  there was one strange thing wif truphone.. it, for some reason, made my voice sound like an alien… hard to explain.. next time i’ll record it so you can hear the strangeness..   it sounded fine on the other end..just weird on my end.. there’s something disconcerting ’bout hearing yourself sound like an alien while you’re talking. ^_^

i’m sure i’ve made my point.  more importantly : the wordpress app from the app store is broken.  this makes  me sad. i’m all about bringing my laptop places..i could’ve written this using my touch solely, but i can’t post pics.. cuz the code gets all jumbled up and it doesn’t post right.  wait.  i didn’t post any pics this time. well crap.  haha  ah well.

Refurbed iPhones only $99 from at&t

at&t is offering refurbed 8GB 3G iPhones for $99. Now is the chance for all you cheapskates that don’t have one to finally get one. So what are you waiting for? Get over to at&t and get your iPhone.

MacHeist is giving away iPhone apps

If you haven’t already, you need to get over to MacHeist’s Mac Giving Tree. You will need to sign up for the free Mac gifts in order to participate. If you look closely at the Christmas tree you will see iPhone app icons growing. Once they start shaking click on them to be entered into a instant drawing to win that particular app.

I was able to win Flick Bowling, but have been unlucky in getting anything else. Maybe you will have more luck.

pretty rad app for iPhone

Snap Tell is a free app that utilizes your phone’s camera to take pictures of  books/cds/games/movies etc and  gives you information about the product including:

-online/local prices (locates you using gps)

-wikipedia

-reviews

-youtube videos 

I tested this app out using Little Big Planet.  Snapped a pic of the cover and it gave me 20 online prices and one local price, google prices and reviews, youtube vidoes showing game play and trailers, and barnes and noble/ebay/yahoo! results with reviews. 

Wtf, not too bad.

iPhone and iPod Touch skins

Obviously if you have shelled out the money to get an iPhone/iPod Touch you want to keep it protected. There are a limited amount of stylish options to do so however. Sure you can run to wal-mart and get a ridiculously ugly bulky cover with a whopping 2 color choices; pink or black. You can even go to Best Buy or any other electronic store and pay almost $30 bucks for yet more retarded crap.

Fear not my friends! Gelaskins is here. They have removable covers for your precious devices, and a free app for matching wallpapers in the iTunes App Store.