Apple iPod and iPhone News for October-29-07
Apple not just refusing cash, also refusing Apple Gift Cards for iPhones
You can chalk this one up to our bad in assuming best intentions, but when Apple said no cash for iPhones, they damn well meant it — enough to extend the policy out to no cash for anything that could in turn purchase an iPhone. Turns out you can’t even use your Apple bucks to buy an iPhone anymore.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/29/apple-not-just-refusing-cash-also-refusing-apple-gift-cards-for/
Official Apple iPod Touch Ad (Created by a Student)
In an unusual move, Apple will be airing a new television ad that started as a student project, according to The New York Times. The new iPod touch ad will began airing on Sunday.
http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/ads/
New Apple MacBook on Tuesday? GMA X3100?
According to MacRumors sources, the wheels are in motion for Apple to deliver new MacBook updates as early as this Tuesday. While an exact date has been hard to determine, MacBook updates are expected within the next week, with evidence pointing to Tuesday. The update may also include support for Intel’s X3100 graphics.
http://www.macrumors.com/2007/10/28/new-apple-macbook-on-tuesday-gma-x3100/
Ars Technica review of Leopard!
Here it is, John Siracusa’s review.
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/os/mac-os-x-10-5.ars
Instant iPhone and iPod touch jailbreak! Just navigate to jailbreakme.com
This new one-touch jailbreak opens your iPhone for full disk access and installs Installer.app so you can add pretty much any third party application you like. All you have to do is navigate from your iPhone or iPod touch to the page, read the directions, scroll down, and tap the button. Wait until the “slide-to-unlock” screen appears (30 secs)
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/29/instant-jailbreak-for-iphone-and-ipod-touch/
Replace the Leopard’s login screen background!! [pic]
Simply replace this file:/System/Library/CoreServices/DefaultDesktop.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fhke/1783114316/
Yet again, another iChat filter recreated: Invisible (Hero) Effect!
Again from MacRumors, too…
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=377104
The REAL iChat Hologram Effect- straight from the developer build!
The homemade one is on the front page, but someone _else_ from MacRumors extracted the actual filter from the Leopard developer build.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=376805
Apple Fanboys Steal iPhone Displays, Turns Them Into Costumes
“This is what happens when Apple fanboys decide to get creative with their Halloween costumes.”
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/video-apple-fanboys-steal-iphone-displays-turns-them-into-costumes
Dear Apple: How to Make Leopard’s Finder Even Better [mockup]
While reading a review a Leopard, I came across this statement: “The Finder is now iTunes.” My mind skipped right over the Cover Flow analogy and started dreaming of browsing the Finder like I browse music in iTunes. A few hours later, here is a Photoshop mockup. Apple, I want this!
http://flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1778481191&size=o