Apple iPhone and related items (cont.)

[UnderOpenSky]

I've tried to recreate it too, had no problems......

I find wrapping your hands around any phone tends to work.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Heh this is neat, no need to buy an iPhone 4 if you want to edit video on your iPhone!

Vimeo has released an iPhone app that allows you upload, edit, manage and watch your videos right from your iPhone. Here are some of the highlights:

Capture video with focus control and grid alignment
Combine, edit, and trim your videos
Add transitions, titles, effects, music and recordings
Save edited videos to your camera roll or upload directly to Vimeo
Watch and manage all your existing Vimeo videos and download them to your camera roll
Easily upload your raw footage or edited creations in HD or SD
Share with Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, WordPress, Email or SMS
Add your clips to your Groups, Channels and Albums
Stats on daily plays, likes and comments
Watch videos from your Vimeo inbox, Watch Later queue, or videos you have liked
Easily like, comment and add videos to your Watch Later queue
Discover new and interesting videos in the Browse tab

 

[editor]

It's clever alright and I'm sure it's capable of producing great results if you can be arsed, but I wouldn't particularly fancy trying to edit a movie on any phone.

 

[Crispy]

I'm more excited about being able to browse and play Vimeo content in an app. If you can browse by playlist/channel then that's fantastic. There are some very well curated playlists out there and some really good content. Vimeo is youtube with Standards

 

[Sunray]

It's clever alright and I'm sure it's capable of producing great results if you can be arsed, but I wouldn't particularly fancy trying to edit a movie on any phone.

I suggest you have a go at iMovie, its quite good given the small real estate. Not exactly bristling with features though.

 

[editor]

I suggest you have a go at iMovie, its quite good given the small real estate. Not exactly bristling with features though.

I've had a go at iMovie and I wouldn't like to do anything but the most basic of video edits on it - and even then only if I couldn't get to a laptop/desktop.

 

[elbows]

Well I'm finally getting to see how smartphones like the iphone 4 go down with people I know who would not normally be interested in a smartphone at all. My place of work finally managed to get a load of iphones via their business contract with Orange, and I have been rushing around setting them up for days now. Too early to judge how this great test will go, although I am pleased to hear that many users with kids are confident that their children will be able to provide a lot of the technical support

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Well I'm finally getting to see how smartphones like the iphone 4 go down with people I know who would not normally be interested in a smartphone at all. My place of work finally managed to get a load of iphones via their business contract with Orange, and I have been rushing around setting them up for days now. Too early to judge how this great test will go, although I am pleased to hear that many users with kids are confident that their children will be able to provide a lot of the technical support

Look forward to hearing more, I'm interested in how an iPhone deployment like this pans out...

 

[Cid]

On the earphones subject Shure have a very tempting new model coming out... At £100 it's probably at the top of what anyone here would conceive of paying (except the Groke iirc), but it's low-mid price in their range. Certainly interesting to see a detachable cable for that price (or it is for me, I wear earphones all day in the workshop which makes cables a weak point) and the sound isolation on Shures is phenomenal (again, possibly not so relevant if you're not in a workshop)... Cable can also be moulded to ear shape so should be really comfortable. Dynamic driver so probably good for bass... I've generally been impressed with Shure sound quality anyway.

Also available in clear, but I reckon that might start to get a bit skanky looking. You need to buy a separate cable for smart phones too.

Turned up today... First impressions are very good.

Build quality is excellent, it's exactly the same as their top-end model (535, sells for around £350). Some reviews suggest that replaceable cables (on other brands, the Shures haven't really been out long enough to be fully tested) wear faster than those directly wired to the ear piece but my SE210s were fucked after 4 years of regular use (warranty is only 2 years) and the quality of these cables seems significantly higher. The place where I can see potential for damage is at the Y bit which on the SE210s was a minijack (so any jerk would just release that)... Only time will tell. The Kevlar ends aren't bad, they're never going to be as convenient to put in your ears as your basic apple earphones though... However this is not really the point, the fit is really good with the body sitting flush to the ear so you can comfortably lie down with them in. The ones I have are the same translucent black as above, quite nice to be able to look inside.

Sound is provided by a single dynamic driver which gives phenomenal bass... It falls down slightly on higher frequencies and with more congested music, but that's not surprising given the technology. Personally not tried anything from higher price brackets but most reviews suggest they perform above the price bracket. The effectiveness of the sound isolation might actually put some people off, it seems even better than the 210s (although, as I said, my 210s are a bit fucked, so that might be part of it). If you want to cut yourself off from the world around you they're about as good as it gets though. Quality listening through one ear isn't bad mind you, so that's an option.

They come with a selection of sleeves for your ear, same as these:

You can also get custom ones which are extremely expensive... Personally use the foam ones which give a really good acoustic seal. Actually the rubber ones might give slightly better attenuation with your environment, might give them a try at some point. They also come with an incredibly exciting pouch and cleaning stick (which is easy to loose). I don't have the smart phone cable.

Overall happy with them, they cost me £86.95 iirc which is a lot for some people, but worth it if you work in loud environments/travel a lot and don't need attenuation. Also probably appreciated by fellow commuters in that they are pretty much silent.

 

[kittyP]

Gah! Help please?

I have the facebook app for my iphone but I don't like it, I much prefer browsing it as desktop in safari.
It always changed to mobile function when I clicked 'home' but there was a little option right at the bottom to view back as desktop.
Now it's gone and I don't know how to fix it back.

Any help greatly appreciated

 

[dlx1]

Question
My iTouch doesn't last a day battery dead Im playing music and games not using it all day every hour and I not got lots of apps running.
Its a new one this year iTouch4 think it called.

ANYWAY are the new iphone do there battery last longer new improved ?
Also looking at Samsung Galaxy Ace lot cheaper then Iphone are all smart phone battery life crap now?

 

[pk]

BBC News has just decided to issue iPhone 4 handsets to all journo staff, for shooting & filing stories.

Negotiated some deal with Apple. Great news for everyone except actual trained camera crews, given the HD video apps that are perfectly capable of shooting broadcast footage.

This is huge!!

 

[pk]

Is this the antennae issue that ive never met anyone it effects?

Maybe it's a Yank thing. Never had a problem with mine, and only ever used it without a case so far (six months).

 

[Kid_Eternity]

BBC News has just decided to issue iPhone 4 handsets to all journo staff, for shooting & filing stories.

Negotiated some deal with Apple. Great news for everyone except actual trained camera crews, given the HD video apps that are perfectly capable of shooting broadcast footage.

This is huge!!

That's pretty big...be interesting to see if Apple gets it's devices into other media orgs.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

iOS gains ad share from Android in March, remains hottest app platform

Interesting that despite losing market share Apple is actually increasing is ad share...

Android smartphones still lead iOS devices in terms of market share, with the bad robot now accounting for 48% of the market and Apple devices picking up 31%. Advertisers seem to be happier with iOS devices, since Apple's ad impressions are now growing at 29% month-to-month compared with 23% for Android.

Apple's iOS platform generated 47% of total revenues from application sales, with Android falling behind at 36%. RIM's BlackBerry trailed well behind the pack at a paltry 7% of total revenues. Gaming apps led the way for all platforms with 37% of total app sales

 

[Sunray]

BBC News has just decided to issue iPhone 4 handsets to all journo staff, for shooting & filing stories.

Negotiated some deal with Apple. Great news for everyone except actual trained camera crews, given the HD video apps that are perfectly capable of shooting broadcast footage.

This is huge!!

I fully hope its post processed anti-shaky cam. The iP4 gets it quite bad and I think its nearly unwatchable at times.

 

[Badgers]

Sorry if it has been asked/posted before but easiest way to unlock iPhone 4 from Three network

 

[sim667]

Sorry if it has been asked/posted before but easiest way to unlock iPhone 4 from Three network

I've not tested this, but it probably works fine



Jail breaking with spirit is what I've found to be the easiest

 

[Bungle73]

JailbreakMe.com doesn't work if you're running the latest version of iOS. You need to do this to jailbreak: http://www.youtube.com/user/lockergnome#p/u/7/43TJPqZTe7o

 

[Badgers]

Cheers, will have a look

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

the HD video apps that are perfectly capable of shooting broadcast footage.

Are they fuck.

If you stick it on one of these however:

http://www.creativevideo.co.uk/inde...ty+HD+acquisition+on+Apple+iPhone+4//autoplay

 

[Sunray]

Why the fuck would you want to do that!!!!????

That surely is an old April fools video.

 

[skyscraper101]

Instant solid state camera, can do basic edit with imovie if required or just upload straight to the newsroom where they can edit quicker and get to screens faster. Makes sense to me.

 

[Sunray]

Have you seen the vids that an iphone4 makes? Its got this unique shake i find quite annoying.

 

[editor]

The white Apple iPhone4 is about to go on sale zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/26/apple-gets-its-white-iphone-4-ducks-in-a-row-ahead-of-launch/

 

[Kid_Eternity]

Er ok. What's good about it?

 

[fen_boy]

It's white and errrrr, that's it.

 

[editor]

Er ok. What's good about it?

It's an IPHONE! And OMG! It's in WHITE!!!!!!

*order tent from Milletts ready for three day queue outside store.
*toughens hands for in-shop high fives

 

[Kid_Eternity]

It's white. Man I don't even know why we're even posting about it...let alone why this is news....

 

[elbows]

Its newsworthy because of how amusingly late it is. In the hyper-accelerated world of smartphone evolution it feels like its years late, though of course it isnt really that long.