Victor Soto's this iRing design amazed me , probably you're asking WTF is this , simply this is a ring from where you can control your Apple iPhone and Apple iPod , with bluetooth technology this ring lets you control your Apple mp3 players without a cable. If you check pictures you will provide more information about this ring. As far as i see , this is just a project , but i liked it.
So ? what do you think ?Thanks Volkan for providing us different news about Apple and projects.Danke Schön :)
The launch of Apple Inc.'s much-anticipated new iPhone turned into an information-technology meltdown on Friday, as customers were unable to get their phones working. "It's such grief and aggravation," said Frederick Smalls, an insurance broker in Whitman, Mass., after spending two hours on the phone with Apple and AT&T Inc., trying to get his new iPhone to work. In stores, people waited at counters to get the phones activated, as lines built behind them. Many of the customers had already camped out for several hours in line to become among the first with the new phone, which updates the one launched a year ago by speeding up Internet access and adding a navigation chip. A spokesman for AT&T, the exclusive carrier for the iPhone in the U.S., said there was a global problem with Apple's iTunes servers that prevented the phones from being fully activated in-store, as had been planned. Instead, employees are telling buyers to go home and perform the last step by connecting their phones to their own computers, spokesman Michael Coe said. However, the iTunes servers were equally hard to reach from home, leaving the phones unusable except for emergency calls. The problem extended to owners of the previous iPhone model. A software update released for that phone on Friday morning required the phone to be reactivated through iTunes. "It's a mess," said freelance photographer Giovanni Cipriano, who updated his first-generation iPhone only to find it unusable. When the first iPhone went on sale a year ago, customers performed the whole activation procedure at home, freeing store employees to focus on sales. But the new model is subsidized by carriers, and Apple and AT&T therefore planned to activate all phones in-store to get customers on a contract. The new phone went on sale in 21 countries on Friday, creating a global burden on the iTunes servers. The iPhone has been widely lauded for its ease of use and rich features, but Apple is a newcomer to the cell-phone business, and it's made some missteps. When it launched the first phone in the U.S. a year ago, it initially priced the phones high, at $499 and $599, then cut the price by $200 just 10 weeks later, throwing early buyers for a loop. Rollouts to other countries were slow, as Apple tried to get carriers on board with its unusual pricing scheme, which included monthly fees to Apple. The business model of the new phone follows industry norms, and the price is lower: $199 or $299 in the U.S. On Thursday, Apple had problems with the launch of a new data service, MobileMe. The service is designed to synchronize a users personal data across devices, including the iPhone, but many users were denied access to their accounts. Enthusiasm was high ahead of the Friday morning launch of the new phone. Alex Cavallo, 24, was one of hundreds lined up at the Fifth Avenue store, just as he had been a year ago for the original iPhone. He sold that one recently on eBay in anticipation of the new one. In the meantime, he has been using another phone, which felt "uncomfortable." "The iPhone is just a superior user experience," he said. The phone also proved a decent investment for him: He bought the old model for $599 and sold it for $570. Nick Epperson, a 24-year-old grad student, spent the night outside an AT&T store in Atlanta, keeping his cheer up with bags of Doritos, three games of Scrabble and two packs of cigarettes. Asked why he was waiting in line, he responded simply "Chicks dig the iPhone." IPhone fever was strong even in Japan, where consumers are used to tech-heavy phones that do restaurant searches, e-mail, music downloads, reading digital novels and electronic shopping. More than 1,000 people lined up at the Softbank Corp. store in Tokyo and the phone quickly sold out. "Just look at this obviously innovative design," Yuki Kurita, 23, said as he emerged from buying his iPhone, carrying bags of clothing and a skateboard he had used as a chair during his wait outside the Tokyo store. "I am so thrilled just thinking about how I get to touch this." The phone went on sale first in New Zealand, where hundreds of people lined up outside stores to snap it up right at midnight — 8 a.m. Thursday in New York. "Steve Jobs knows what people want," Web developer Lucinda McCullough told the Christchurch Press newspaper, referring to Apple's chief executive. "And I need a new phone." In Germany, sales were brisk at local carrier T-Mobile's stores, particularly in Munich, Hamburg and Cologne, said spokeswoman Marion Kessing
After announcing a tie-up for bringing iPhone, Bharti Airtel and Apple on Tuesday extended their partnership to launch the 3G version of iPhone in India later this year.
Soon customers will be able to purchase iPhone3G at Airtel Relationship Centers. Details of pricing and availability will be announced at a later date.
iPhone3G, the latest phone from Apple, combines all the features of iPhone with 3G networking, which is said to be two times faster than the first generation iPhone. It has built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, a joint press release said.
It also has iPhone 2.0 software, which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK.
"We are delighted with the opportunity to bring the innovative iPhone3G to India," said Bharti Airtel President and CEO Manoj Kohli.
"We are thrilled to be working with Bharti Airtel, India's leading integrated telecom company, to bring iPhone 3G to millions of mobile customers in India," said Apple's COO Tim Cook.
"We can't wait to get this revolutionary product in the hands of even more people around the world."
Size and weight ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Height: 0.16-0.76 inch (0.4-1.94 cm) Width: 12.8 inches (32.5 cm) Depth: 8.94 inches (22.7 cm) Weight: 3.0 pounds (1.36 kg)
Processor ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 4MB on-chip shared L2 cache running at full processor speed. 1.6 GHz or 1.8 optional. 800MHz frontside bus
Memory ¯¯¯¯¯¯ 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM onboard
Storage ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 80GB 4200-rpm Parallel ATA hard disk drive2 Optional 64GB solid-state drive2 Optional external USB MacBook Air SuperDrive
Display ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 13.3-inch (diagonal) glossy widescreen TFT LED backlit display with support for millions of colors 1280x800.
Graphics ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Intel GMA X3100 graphics processor with 144MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory.
Wireless ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 802.11n Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi wireless networking (based on IEEE 802.11n draft specification); IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible Bluetooth Built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
Audio ¯¯¯¯¯ Analog audio output/headphone out (minijack) Built-in mono speaker Built-in omnidirectional microphone
Battery and power ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Battery life: 5 hours wireless productivity. Integrated 37-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery 45W MagSafe power adapter with cable management system MagSafe power adapter port
Input ¯¯¯¯¯ MacBook Air showing keyboard. Built-in full-size keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys, 4 arrow keys (inverted "T" arrangement), and embedded numeric keypad Backlit keyboard with ambient light sensor for automatic adjustment of keyboard illumination and screen brightness Solid-state trackpad with multi-touch gesture support for precise cursor control; supports two-finger scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities
The iPhone’s entry in India has been spoken about since long. And here is yet another - a speculation, a reality or just yet another run-on-the-mill story, you can make your choice! When the Apple iPhone initially rolled out in June last year, many countries, including India, were said to be next in line to receive the official launch of the highly-anticipated next generation phone. News about the iPhone’s launch in India is now doing the rounds of the internet. The news states that the iPhone will be out by the first week of September exclusively through Vodafone. The 8GB version of the much-awaited and hyped touch-screen phone might roll out in the country for a price ranging between Rs 27,200 and Rs 28,000. Depending on the response of the 8GB iPhone, 16GB version of the handset would be made available in mid-2009. This news gained momentum due to Apple retail sources, which apparently stated that the iPhone is expected to launch in India through carrier Vodafone sometime in the first week of September 2008, according to a leading business daily. When we got in touch with Apple Asia, the reply that we got was “Apple does not comment on rumors or speculation.” Well if the iPhone officially launches in India, the illegal purchasing of the grey market unlocked version will reduce. However, the case might even get opposite as the locked version is expected to sell for 27,000, whereas the unlocked iPhone comes under Rs. 20,000.
