The people at Liquipel have designed a coating that when applied in their machine will waterproof any electronic device with a coating.  The coating is breathable, which means that air can travel through the coating but water molecules cannot so you don't have to worry about your device overheating.  This will change the fragility of electronics around water like rain or accidental drops in puddles.  But is that a good thing?  With this technology people may not be as careful with their electronics and may be more prone to drops.

   What will this do to the case market?  People will most likely still buy a case to protect against drops but will not be looking to the new waterproof case from Lifecase.  Instead people will be able to purchase a small sleek case for minor drops and have the Liquipel coating to protect against water damage and still maintain that slim profile.

  You can send out your iPhone to the company and get the service done.  The main package cost $59.00 and can be purchased here www.liquipel.com.  Check out the video's below

Hey guys Just wanted to let you know that I am now in the Apple developer program and have access to iOS 5 beta and anyone with an iphone 3gs or newer, ipod touch 4th genereation, an ipad 1 and 2 that would like to have iOS 5 now can get it from me.  You can download the firmware from HERE but you will need to activate your devices UDID which allows iOS 5 to be activated through apple.  It cost money to be in the developer program so i am asking $10 for me to register your UDID.  If you would like to get iOS 5 just message me on facebook or in the comments below this post with your name and let me know you want it and then donate $10 to my website through the donate button on the left and in the notes put your name so i know who gave me money.   DO NOT try and install iOS 5 without having your UDID registered or with will lock up your device and you wont be able to fix it.

To find out your UDID you can download a free app "UDID tool" or when you plug your device into itunes and when you click on your device.  Click on where it says serial number and the UDID should show up

To install on your device you will need iTunes Beta 4 which you can get from the link i posted above.

Then you will download the correct firmware for your device but download beta 4 instead of Beta 5 because beta 5 link does not work.

once you have installed the itunes beta and downloaded the correct firmware you will start itunes and plug in your device like normal and hit sync to backup your device.

After the sync you will hold control and click on restore which will bring up a window in which you select the firmware you downloaded and then follow the process on screen

Once you have install the firmware your device will prompt you to set up iOS 5 and when it ask you if you want to set up as new device or restore from backup you select restore from backup and then select the restore that says today and _:__ time.

after you are all finished installing go to settings, general and click on software update and with will update to beta 5 over the air without having to connect to your computer.

THAT SHOULD DO IT, Please share this so your friends with iphones have a chance to get iOS 5

Looks like the Next generation iPhone is coming out on 5th September, just a month away from now, according to the latest rumors circulating the industry. a very solid source has tipped that the next generation iPhone will be released on 5th October on Swisscom network, A Swedish carrier. But that’s not the main story, 5th October is just the rest of the world date, but the next generation iPhone will be hitting the shelves in US on 5th September a month before the worldwide launch, tells a Senior Executive at Swisscom.
Even though it is really difficult for us to differentiate between the truth and fake here, but if its the truth then it fits in line with all the previous rumors of a September release date (though it is not global). And also the source didn’t even mention if it is going to be the iPhone 4S or the whole new iPhone 5 released on 5th September. Still there are no official words by aPPle itself but If the September 5th date is true then we will be hearing a official announcement pretty soon because September is just a month away.

By Sam Oliver: Apple Insider


Apple continues to express interest in developing affordable technologies that could in the near future deliver an easy-to-use augmented reality platform to its iOS devices like the iPad through the use of split-screen software techniques or transparent display screens, company filings reveal.

Augmented reality (AR) is a term used to describe a live direct or an indirect view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input, such as annotations, sound or graphics presented through an information layer. 

In one filing published for the first time Thursday by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and discovered byAppleInsider, Apple notes that despite strong academic and commercial interest in (AR) systems, many existing implementations are complex and expensive, making them unsuitable for general use by the average consumer. 

As part of its filing, Apple proposes that iPads could feature a split screen display that can be used to display an object or subject matter such as a live video feed from the tablet's camera on one side of the split, and computer-generated imagery identifying elements in that video feed on the second side of the split.

In one example shown, a user is viewing a live video of the skyline of downtown San Francisco in first display area, while object recognition is performed in real-time on a captured frame of the video to present information on the second display area, such as balloon call outs identifying the buildings or structures in the live video.

Software running on the iPad could utilize onboard positioning system such as GPS, WiFi, and Cell ID ,along with motion sensors to transmit information about the live feed to a network service, which could then spit back 3D models of recognized objects in the live feed that the user could navigate in real-time.




"For example, gyroscopes, magnetometers and other motion sensors can provide angular displacements, angular rates and magnetic readings with respect to a reference coordinate frame, and that data can be used by a real-time onboard rendering engine to generate 3D imagery of downtown San Francisco," Apple said. "If the user physically moves device, resulting in a change of the video camera view, the information layer and computer-generated imagery can be updated accordingly using the sensor data."

More specifically, the company provided an example where the user sets a marker via a pushpin on a building seen in the distance so that a driving or walking route can be computed in real-time and overlaid on the 3D computer-generated imagery to provide directions to that building from the user's current location.




Optionally, Apple added that the annotated live video, computer-generated imagery and resulting information layer can be shared via a Share Button with one or more other devices, and the AR displays of the devices can be synchronized to account for changes in video views. 

While the filing proposes an AR implementation utilizing existing technologies found on the iPad (and iPhone), a second filing from the company relating to the same subject matter is slightly more ambitious in that it proposes iPads with a display screen having a viewing area with a transparent portion that enables a user to view objects behind the electronic device by looking through the display screen.

The "transparent portion may encompass the entire viewing area, or only a portion of the viewing area of the display," wrote Apple engineer Aleksandar Pance, who is the sole inventor credited to the patent application titled "Transparent Electronic Device." He added that additional implementations could call for an iPad with two or more display screens (each having respective viewing areas with transparent portions) arranged in an overlaid or back-to-back manner, or two display screens whereby one display screen is partially opaque but displays a transparent window that's movable via multitouch input from the user. 

"These overlays whether in handheld or other electronic devices, may provide an 'augmented reality' interface in which the overlays virtually interact with real-world objects," Pance wrote. "For example, the overlays may be transmitted onto a display screen that overlays a museum exhibit, such as a painting. The overlay may include information relating to the painting that may be useful or interesting to viewers of the exhibit. Additionally, overlays may be utilized on displays in front of, for example, landmarks, historic sites, or other scenic locations. […] For example, a tour bus may include one or more displays as windows for users. These displays may present overlays that impart information about locations viewable from the bus.




The same filing also details a viewing routine that would allow a user to view both images and real world events simultaneously via a single display screen. For example, the viewing routine may allow for a portion of the display to be selectively transparent while the remainder of the area of the display screen is opaque.

"For example, display screen may include an in-plane switching LCD screen in which pixels of the screen default to an 'off' state that inhibits light transmission through the screen," Pance explained. "This may be accomplished by driving a voltage to zero to the pixels in an 'off' state (i.e., the pixels in an opaque region)" while "voltage could then be applied to pixels of the display screen to enable light transmission through such pixels (when desired), allowing a user to view real-world objects through the activated pixels of display screen, thus generating a window in the opaque region."

Apple said such futuristic displays screens may include an LCD having pixels that default to an "on" state allowing light transmission and which can be activated to render some or all of the pixels opaque. Alternatively, the company said that the screens could include an OLED.

Today was the WWDC conference presented by Apple.  They showed off the new Mac OS 10 Lion and iCloud, but my main focus of this post is iOS 5 with some of its 200 new features including the new notification system. Below are pictures from the conference and i will be giving a small description of the picture below each picture....

You can also watch the whole conference here - WWDC conference

Apple has just confirmed that its new mobile operating system iOS 5.0 will be announced at a keynote address during the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference next week.

The keynote will be presented by Steve Jobs and a team of Apple executives. Also set for the stage is new Mac OS X Lion, the eighth version of the company’s operating system. iCloud, Apple’s new cloud service offering, will also be detailed at WWDC.

The conference will feature a series of technical sessions from Apple engineers designed to help developers make the most of the new systems. It’s unlikely that new hardware will feature.

the keynote takes place on June 6th at 10am in the US, or 6pm BST, which clashes with Microsoft’s E3 press conference.

Whether this is nothing more than coincidence or a deliberate move by Apple is unclear, but it’s certain to grab some attention from its rival, particularly if Jobs decides to discuss what these new operating systems can do for games on Apple’s services.

Apple’s iOS App store has just crossed the golden figure of 500,000 apps after combining the apps of iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. This milestone was compiled by 148Apps, Chomp, Chillingo and was posted in the form of a huge and interesting infographic to enlighten us on some of the milestones and trends on the way to the golden mark.
In January, Apple announced that they’ve reached the 350,000 mark and in about four months, they’ve achieved another 150,000 which is a milestone in itself. Games, Entertainment, Books, Education makes up the half of the milestone, which is a bi thing and almost 37% of the apps currently available on the app store are free.

If these numbers are accurate, then it suggests that the paid apps have generated about $34.3 billion dollars in revenue, i.e. 63% of 15 billion downloads as paid apps times average price of $3.64. Amazing when you think this market never even existed 4 years ago. These revenue numbers alone are worthy of a headline story.

Apple has finally released the long awaited white iPhone 4 after months of speculation, rumors and teases.  You can get your white iPhone 4 at Apple Store retailers AT&T, Verizon Wireless stores and select retailers.  The white iPhone 4 will be available for $199 for the 16 GB version and $299 for the 32 GB version with a new 2-year agreement.

This coming Thursday the Verizon iPhone is finally here.  The phone will be available at Verizon stores, select partner stores such as best buy, and of course Apple stores everywhere.  The iPhone goes on sale at 7am which matches AT&T's early release way back in june for the original iPhone 4.  If you pre-ordered a Verizon iPhone on February 3, it will be shipped to your home on the 10th.  Verizon has set a record for a sale of a cellphone in just 2 hours.

The 10 Billion applications have been exceeded.  Whether you are an owner of an iPhone, iPad, or iPod, everyone has contributed to this success. Apple has responded that the person who downloaded the 10 billionth app will get a $10,000 gift certificate to spend on the AppStore.  Their name is not yet known, but Apple will unveil it soon.  From September 2009 to January 2010 there were 1 billion app downloads alone

There are many reasons why not to get the Verizon iPhone just yet, but i want to point out some of the main ones here. The first reason is network instability, sure Verizon thinks its CDMA newtork can handle the onslaught of new iPhone users but the fact is that iPhone users are known to use twice the amount of data than android users. That might cripple the network on day one. The second reason is that you aren't going to be able to get your hands on one, there will be a limited supply just like the iPhone 4 launch for AT&T. The third reason is that Verizon's iPhone plan will be more expensive than AT&T. The final reason is unless you want to be Verizon and Apple's guinea pig then just wait for the iPhone 5 which should be announced within the next few months

Today at 11:00am local time in New York City, Verizon announced the iPhone 4 coming to their network in early February.  This is the first time the iPhone has been on another carrier other than AT&T since the launch of the iPhone in 2007.  Many Verizon customers have been waiting for its release on their network since then.  Its not sure that the problems i talked about in my last post will deter people from getting the new device.

The Wall Street Journal published a page on their website stating that Verizon is getting the iPhone on Tuesday.  This comes because Verizon is holding a press conference on that day, but it is still not confirmed if it will be the announcement of the iPhone on Verizon's network.  Typically Apple does not allow any other company besides themselves to make an announcement that has anything to do with an Apple product, which should make you wonder if this is the big announcement everyone is waiting for.  A lot of people are planning on switching from AT&T to Verizon for the better coverage.  I talked about that in an earlier post, but what i forgot to mention is that there is a catch for people eager to switch to the Verizon network for an iPhone.  The current cellular network of AT&T, the current iPhone provider, runs on a standard called UMTS. Verizon's uses something called CDMA, and that will make a difference in how the phones work.
Most notably, Verizon customers aren't able to surf the Web or exchange email while they're talking on their phone. That sort of on-the-go multitasking might seem a little much to many people, but it's often what iPhone users are signing up for.  AT&T's network, meanwhile, lets users continue a voice call while updating their Facebook pages or checking Google Maps. "When it comes to the smart phones, it's a big deal," said AT&T executive Dave Wolter.

For all you people who have been waiting for an iPhone on Verizon.....   WHY? Because Verizon has better coverage?.  Think about that for a minute, Verizon WILL get the iPhone on their new 4G LTE network.  They may have better coverage than AT&T non-4G, BUT AT&T is getting the 4G LTE network this year also so guess what?  THE SAME NETWORK THE SAME COVERAGE.... networks have their own towers, well since AT&T and Verizon are going to have LTE the will USE THE SAME TOWERS. so you all waited 3 YEARS for nothing.  OH one more thing a Verizon rep at a best buy said that Verizon's iPhone plan will be more expensive than AT&T