Our friends over at ifixit are at it again, how they get these devices so early before release and make a complete teardown in time still amazes us. Today they bring us the latest Microsoft media device, the Zune HD. Some features worth mentioning: The astoundingly thin, 1mm we’re talking, OLED screen. The Nvidia Tegra 2600 processor, hinting at 3D game capability. And finally who could forget the 660 mAh battery. But isn’t that 129 mAh less than the iPod touch? Microsoft’s reply, supposedly the Zune HD is using many more low power hardware solutions in this device. Either…
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Zune HD teardown
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Rotating iPhone dock from Legos
Hot on the heels of the aluminum dock and the Lego camera mount, [Steve] sent in his iPhone/iPod Touch dock made out of Lego bricks. It’s very stylish with a black and grey theme but we think the function makes this DIY spectacular. In the design [Steve] has included the ability to rotate the cradle so that the iPhone can be presented either vertically or horizontally. A step-by-step guide is not yet available but resourceful Lego lovers should be able to build this using his flickr set.
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Multi-screen video with Ipod
[Marco Tempest] has developed some software called MultiVid that allows synchronized video across multiple iPhone or iPod Touch devices. For this to work, all of the devices must be connected to the same WiFi network. Playback can be controlled from any one of the iPhones/iPod Touches or from the Mac running the controller software. There is of course the option of connecting to larger monitors through a video output cable. The app also supports OSC. We’ve embedded the example video as well as a video detailing the software setup after the break.
The client software is available at the…
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iPod Touch with a camera
We have earlier covered the rumors and indications of a 3rd generation iPod Touch to hit the market later this year, and now more rumors are surfacing regarding the technical features of the 3rd gen iPod Touch, including possible digital camera and low-power 802.11n faster wireless internet connection.
According to Appleinsider a recent Apple job listing where they were looking for a camera project manager there are clear references to the camera project going across both the iPhone and the iPod Touch. A new digital camera would clearly bring the iPod Touch into a new market, as depending on…
