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[iPhone/iPod Thread] Nothing clever to say.
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your stores let you do that?
Oh yeah, the phone can scan things pretty easily - I've done it a bunch of times with RedLaser. I was thinking about at the store; for the apps I've seen, it recreates the bar code on the screen for the actual grocery scanner to read. I've heard scanners can have trouble reading the bar code off the screen.
I don't suppose anyone has seen any cases that cover up the camera on the back cover? Is it even an option?
I think you're talking about two different things.
A lot of store scanners have a hard time reading barcodes off of iPhone (or other phone) screens. The screens are reflective, and the lasers that read the barcodes are all "fuck that noise, there's nothing there but MORE LAZERS, yo.". I wanna see if my local Cineplex has scanners advanced enough to read from my iPhone - be nice to just buy the tickets on the way to the theatre on the phone and just walk on up to the theatre, flash the phone and get in. But the first time I try, I'm bringing a paper print-out just in case.
Neat tip, BTW: Syncing your phone on a new machine? Make sure to go to File->Transfer Purchases BEFORE you Sync your apps. Otherwise it'll delete all the apps you bought over the phone. (You can re-download 'em, but this is a pain in the ass.)
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Yours don't? I know for sure Safeway does this and I'm pretty sure Fred Meyers and QFC do as well. The app sounds cool, but my potential problem with it is if you aren't doing self check out then you have to hand your phone to clerk which I'm definitely not comfortable doing.
iCab Mobile has a "track pad" mode on ipad, I don't know if it works on the iPhone however.
Where are you getting $25? I'm looking at the app store right now, and I see the the entire US & Canada version for $40, and the three regional US versions for $15 each. Am I looking at the right ones?
EDIT: Sorry, I'm on iTunes now and I can see that there's a whole US version for $25.
I just walked into an AT&T store and 10 minutes later i walked out with a new iPhone 4.
I used the Mapquest turn by turn app yesterday driving home from Boston. It worked passably well, and it's free.
Welcome to the club, buddy-o!
John Carmack presents a tech demo of Rage for iPhone
Watch the video there if you get a chance. It's only a tech demo, but it's pretty stunning to see what the iPhone is really capable of.
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I was hoping to see some physics, though. I mean yeah, I'm really picking nits here, but I wonder how well it'll handle running physics along with the rendering?
It's Carmack though. I got faith.
In gaming news, avoid the Scott Pilgrim Punch-out game. It's free and not even worth THAT. I want my bandwidth back and I have 6gb a month.
but i've yet to feel like iphone or ipad virtual controls have been well-suited to fps
i dunno. maybe they just need some time to evolve to the platform.
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Sorry, I totally did not even see your post, I only saw the discussion of barcodes after the fact.
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Swedish companies really dropped the ball here.
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iOS 4.0.2 is 579MB and ALL it fixes is the Jailbreak vulnerability?
Have these people never heard of deltas?
It replaces the whole software package instead of just patching it. Quite inefficient.
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I've got a 3G phone right now and it can't handle iOS 4 (I should probably look into downgrading the OS) so I'm thinking of upgrading. But I want to wait until January to see if I can't get a Verizon contract, and I also want to see what happens with the antenna issue. What ever happened to that?
There's no way to say this without sounding like an apologist, so I'm not going to sugar coat it: if there hadn't been a huge media blitz over the issue I would not have even wondered if there was something wrong. I'm going without a bumper and I have yet to have a problem. I'm on contract with Virgin Mobile in Calgary, which uses Bell's network, and I haven't dropped a call or even gotten down to zero bars. YMMV though.
[Edit] Maybe that doesn't answer your question though. Anyway, all iPhones bought before Sept. 30 are eligible for a free phone case from Apple. There's a list of cases that you can get, not just the bumper from Apple.
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My favorite was the intial "Don't Hold It Like That" response.
Yeah, that might have had half a chance if every single ad (plus Steve on stage) didn't show a hand holding it the wrong way.
So I'm having a problem with my 3G iPhone (some internal component, no easy fix). The Apple store is telling me my options are:
a) $79 for a replacement 3G iPhone
b) $200/$300 for a new iPhone 4 (16/32 GB)
Now, my plan had been to hold off on upgrading until Verizon supported the iPhone, so it doesn't make sense to enter a new 2 year contract with at&t given that I'm going to be living in San Francisco and I hear that at&t has terrible coverage there. But it also doesn't make sense to lay down $79 on an outdated phone that can't even handle iOS 4.
Not sure what to do here.
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Ummm... you know the details on what changed in the signal calculations are very well-known and not even remotely "fishy"? They're like the only signal bars that aren't bullshit.
The phone's been jailbroken, and already has a few apps included (such as Cydia), along with a couple of episodes of Batman The Animated Series (the Two Face two-parter, sweet!). That said, I have many years worth of apps to shuffle through, so a list of the best essentials would be terrific.
I'm also looking for some recommended software to help sort my contacts, music, and other info on my PC. I suppose itunes would be the obvious choice, but if there's anything else I should include, I'd like to know about it.
Some cool themes would be great too. I remember seeing a Pac-Man one somewhere.
And finally, I'm in the market to find a peripheral that will connect my iphone's saved tunes to my car CD player. My sister uses a device that connects to her tape deck, but I don't have one, just a CD deck. I was told they sold devices that connect to the cigarette lighter, so I would really like a link or two (preferably Amazon).
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Speaking of; how long before Apple starts talking to Asimov's estate and/or buys Boston Dynamics?
DropBox invite link - get 250MB extra free.
@Snugglesworth: I'm doing some very minor research into apps. I found that Lifehacker has a very nice recommended suite of apps (although about 1/3 of them I wouldn't use). http://lifehacker.com/5607809/lifehacker-pack-for-iphone-our-list-of-the-best-iphone-apps
There's also the AppSlappy podcast, which I'm trying to catch up on. I'm not sure if they have a site for it yet but I'm just now doing research on it. It's basically an iPhone app review podcast, so I would expect they have some sort of "Top 10" list somewhere.
Just be glad you didn't order at Telia. At least two people have said they've gotten empty packets in the mail. It's about 10 days waiting just to get a confirmation of your order, and their customer service is atrocious. I'm in their queue, but ordered another at Comviq on the off chance they would be quicker than the 6 weeks they said. Three days later I got a text that they're sending my phone next week. Bye, bye, Telia.
I can only hope I get some dust under the screen in the next year so that I can get that replaced.