If you’re afraid your iPod might get stolen, you might need a bit of camouflage to keep it safe. Not everyone may appreciate vintage technology, but if you do an 80’s Walkman might be just the thing.
In a little over ten days, you’ll be able to download the first public release of the SIP-VoIP software for the iPod Touch, giving access to any SIP-compliant internet telephony provider. If you’re stuck for something to do until the New Year, there’s always the instructions for building your own microphone attachment; we’ve covered the parts list before, but now there’s a handy pictorial guide (part 1 & part 2) to building your own.
If you’ve been keeping up with the VoIP and audio-recording developments for the iPod Touch, you might be wondering how to get your hands on a microphone-blessed adaptor. The original plan was that those interested would send the widget’s creators the necessary parts (and perhaps a small beer donation) and have their completed microphone posted back; unfortunately it looks like demand far exceeded their supply potential and so plan B has been hatched: making the schematic and parts-list available so that you can build your own.
For some, an in-car install is an FM transmitter and maybe an iPod cradle that clips onto a vent. In this Infiniti FX35, however, it consists of a very slick hack of the Apple AV cable, which feeds music and video directly through the factory-fit radio and onto the aftermarket pop-up screen on the dash-top and a flip-up DVD screen in the rear.
Check out the video of the setup in action, after the cut…
Having very few practical skills myself, I’m more than happy to choose from the multitude of aftermarket iPod Touch cases (such as can be found in our own Accessories Store), but if you’re handier with a Dremel then maybe you’d like to emulate Michael Dinsmore’s DIY wooden case. Constructed using scrap plywood and pine, the flip-top sheath has a spring-mounted false-bottom that cushions the iPod from knocks and jolts.
So let’s say you wanted to JailBreak your iPhone or iPod Touch over the past few weeks since the release of the first 1.1.1 JailBreak. It was a fairly lengthy process, and depending on when you got up the nerve to try it, required a decent chunk of time on the command line interface.
Well now its as easy as navigating, on a wifi connection, and in Safari, to jailbreakme.com and clicking “Install AppSnapp” at the bottom. That’s it, no PC required; it makes use of the TIFF exploit and then goes to work.
We’ve all heard the stories about big companies stealing concepts for their adverts, but sometimes things really do work out okay for the little guy. Eighteen-year-old student Nick Haley liked the iPod Touch so much that he crafted his own video advert for it, from recycled video clips and the track “Music is my Hot, Hot Sex”by CSS, and uploaded it to YouTube, whereupon it was promptly spotted by Apple’s own marketing team.
Nick’s original advert:
Sean Bonner had an expensive mishap in a taxi where he lost his precious iPod Touch - damn thing just slip-slided its way out of his pocket without him even realising. And knowing that it was just the sort of thing that would happen to him again (with the replacement, of course), he took a trip down to his nearest Apple Store to pick up a case with slightly more friction. As many iPod Touch owners have found, however, while there are plenty of iPhone accessories like that, the newness of the Touch means it’s tricky to get them in-store (though obviously places like our very own iPod Touch Accessory Store have plenty to choose from!) so Sean, being a DIY sort of guy, crafted his own solution with some skateboard grip tape.
It may be pretty to look at, intuitive to use and great for your media, but the iPod Touch isn’t particularly cheap to buy. And so opening up the box to find that once again Apple has “saved” by not including a dock is a bit of a kick to the teeth. Yes, you could pick up a new one from the Apple store, but where’s the fun in that? Instructables has plenty of guides for creating ghetto docks, but one of the more attractive ones - and a great way of recycling the Touch’s packaging to boot - is by user ari6126.
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