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I’m sure that most people know what the Apple Magic Trackpad is (for those that don’t, think of it as a desk version of the trackpad from their Macbooks), but not many people know what happens to be in the box when they open it. Unboxing Porn shows us that there is little to be excited about apart from the hardware…
The box contains the trackpad, a flap to uncover the manuals, supporting documentation, and that’s it. Great for those wanting as little packaging as possible, horrific for those wanting the new gadget experience…
Side point: Unboxing Porn is a fantastic web series over at Revision 3, and they’ve done other items such as the iPad and the Special Edition version of Starcraft 2.
“Something about a goat” indeed…
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Bought an iPhone 4 in Canada from an Apple Store? Due to “human error”, some sales reps are keying in your unlocked phone incorrectly and LOCKING the phone at the cash. Ensure your receipt says “No Contract Sim” $0.00 and not “Fido / Rogers / Telus Micro Sim iPhone 4″. If your receipt does say “Carrier Name Micro Sim iPhone 4″, make an appointment at the nearest Apple store (don’t just show up) to have your phone exchanged ASAP.
It is a little difficult to check if your iPhone 4 is unlocked because it could just be locked to YOUR CARRIER. The best way to test is an AT&T micro sim card, which is of course difficult to do in Canada. Or if you have friends who are on a completely different mobile company (Fido/Rogers sims are sometimes swappable and is not a good test).
Apple has released iPhone O/S. 4.0.1 which address signal bar display with the new iPhone 4.
Not sure if this firmware update will resolve the “left handed” signal cutting issue, but we’ll find out soon enough with tons of youtube videos I’m sure within hours of people installing it.
Firmware: 4.0.1 * Updated Carrier Signal o Increasing the signal bar length of the smaller bars
Did you upgrade to an iPhone? You did? I hope you’re getting enough signal, because there’s a well reported issue saying that if you hold the phone covering the lower left with your palm and allow your flesh to bridge a gap, you lose signal…
That’s not the news. Big as it is, that’s not it.What is news? The support that Steve Jobs gave for the problem:
“Just avoid holding it in that way”
Gee, thanks for the advice… Somehow I’m reminded of the joke: Patient: “Doctor Doctor, it hurts when I press here, when I press here and when I press here…” Doctor: “You’ve broken your finger…”
Now, start placing bets as to the official response from Apple. Will they sully the styling by giving out bumpers for the iPhone? Will they start recalling handsets to fix the problem? Or will they do nothing and expect people to like it or lump it?
My money’s on C…
In a move that surprised about 2 people, Apple announced the iPhone 4 at WWDC yesterday, closely followed by the sales teams at various phone networks going into meltdown as people demanded an upgrade…
You can find the whole press release version after the jump, but the main take-home points are:
And all this is available for you to enjoy from the 24th of June.
And now, for the full press release…
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Swiss tech show “Einstein” has decided to answer the age old important question “Does the reorientation on the iPad and iPhone work whilst in a zero gravity environment?”
Yes, they chose to answer this earth-shatteringly important question by getting into the “Vomit Comet” (a plane following an elliptic trajectory to create moments of freefall, or a sense of no gravity in relation to immediate surroundings) and spinning the wonder-slate around to see what happens.
What seems to happen in the video is that it does respond maybe once to the force of the spin, but for the rest of the time it remains oblivious to where the floor should be.
Expect NASA to launch a Kindle to the ISS to see if books are still readable soon…
[via Padgadget]
Consumers will be excited in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK because the Apple iPad will be released in those countries on Friday May 28th. Although consumers in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore will have to wait till July to get their hands on the Apple iPad.
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Justin Lee