Check out this CNBC video on how an iPhone app called "Airstrip" lets doctors monitor patients remotely, via real-time updates to their iPhones. Is there ANYTHING the House of Jobs' smartphone can't do?
[More on Airstrip at Lets Go Mobile]
A reader at PreCentral discovered a hidden trick to view your Palm Pre email in landscape mode: when in your mailbox listing view (i.e. the top of the email app), type in RocknRollHax. Yes, it is case-sensitive, and no, it doesn't stay in effect when you exit the mail app -- although the same article links to a root-level fix that does just that.
So you've got your shiny new iPhone, and are pleased as punch it has a built-in GPS function. Time to pry that standalone navigator off your windshield and put in on eBay, right?
Wrong, says GPS manufacturer Tom Tom: your iPhone is only half of the solution. That's why, back in June at the WWDC keynote address, they demonstrated a two-piece Tom Tom for iPhone solution consisting of an iPhone app and a hardware bracket.
You're probably saying "Okay, it's a holder with a suction cup for the windshield. Why should I pay a premium for this?" Because inside that bracket are things that the iPhone's own GPS functionality are missing, such as separate GPS hardware and improved audio, the better to hear the celebrity voice of your choosing warning you of that upcoming right turn.
As far as availability, TomTom CTO Peter-Frans Pauwels will only say “later this summer.” Meanwhile, here's a video demonstration to whet your appetite.
[Via Macworld]
Today's iPhone app reviews are all about adding convenience to your iPhone. "Call Chris" is one of those cheap trick apps that could actually come in useful. "Air Cam Live Video" lets you tune into your webcam through your iPhone. "Texter" can send video text messages on your iPhone 3G, and "Download Manager" is like any good download client...except it's on your iPhone.
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