With “preliminary” approval by the FCC, Sirius is going through an evaluation on a new accessory that turns iPhone or iPod Touch into a satellite radio. Acting as a charging station and dock, Skydock actually taps XM’s satellite radio signal, not just the Sirius XM Internet streaming channels currently available on the Sirius iPhone app.
There are a apps available as well as a few lengthy tutorials with various methods of getting your calendars in sync, but a quick and easy setup will have your iPhone and Google Calendars up to date in just one minute. Follow the simple 3 step process after the break.
You might’ve already known that the upcoming GEM Peapod electric vehicle features an iPod/iPhone dock with hands-free calling for the iPhone. AutoblogGreen spoke to Peter Arnell, Peapod Mobility’s chief innovation officer, at the New York Auto Show last week and heard of an iPhone/iPod touch application developed exclusively for the Peapod that will show how [...]
The Masters Golf Tournament app for the iPhone and iPod touch doesn’t just offer the ability to watch live coverage of the tournament for free. There’s also video highlights, a leaderboard, video flyovers of each hole and a guided tour of the course.
Scosche’s reCOIL charger for the iPhone and iPod touch was a CES 2009 Innovations Award honoree, and now you can actually buy one. There’s not much to say other than the fact the docking connector retracts and magnetically locks into the charger itself when not in use, and it’ll set you back $29.99. Check www.scosche.com [...]
It’s been possible to jailbreak an iPod touch 2G for a while, but the methods for doing so have been fairly complex, and not for the faint of heart. The redsn0w beta has just been released for Windows, Linux and OS X, which makes the process easier than ever.
Internode has released two applications for the iPhone and iPod touch – NodeInfo allows ADSL customers to view usage, configuration info, network status, news and contact information, while NodeWiFi allows you to quickly locate and connect to Internode’s Wi-Fi hotspots.
DirecTV have released an iPhone application that allows you to browse TV listings and queue recordings up to two weeks away, and it’s reportedly far superior to the iPhone-friendly web site.
It’s been months since the announcement at CES, but the waiting game is nearly over – Skype for iPhone is set for release at the iPhone App Store on Tuesday.
