The saga of changing from an iPhone 2G… to an iPhone 2G

My wife's iPhone 2G is broken. The power switch always thinks it is being pushed down, which means that the iPhone turns itself off fairly regularly. As you might expect, it's fairly annoying.
Because I have a lot of nice, good, and generous friends, many of whom are also gadget folks, I asked on the Twitter if anyone had an iPhone 2G that was sitting in a drawer after they had upgraded. My friend Jim Ray ...
Verizon Denies Apple Support Once Again [Verizon IPhone]
Verizon's John Johnson tells Beet.TV that they're not planning on supporting Apple mobile devices in the near future. People who want to believe that the iPhone is coming to Verizon soon will question what he means by "near future" or "support" or "Apple mobile devices," whereas people who don't really care will take the statement at face value and leave it at that. [Beet.TV]
The iPad could be the best mobile accessibility device on the market

In 1995 Dr. Norman Coombs, a blind professor of history at the Rochester Institute of Technology and chairman of EASI: Equal Access to Software and Information wrote that the rapid adoption of a graphical user interface (GUI) would close the door on computing for the visually impaired. This was in largely in response to the Microsoft's Windows OS, but his point was well taken regarding all GUI based computing. Speech output systems, at that time, were based ...
Ten Years from now, will this be the Shuffle?

This is a concept model of what the iPod will look like come 2020.
According to my source, this futuristic Shuffle will have “unlimited music and battery capacity”. I don’t doubt that as much as my source, because if this Shuffle has access to Wi-Fi, it could easily have access to as many songs as the user can buy, thanks to cloud computing. As for unlimited power, it would have to be solar powered, I guess.
Assuming that I’m here ...
Steve Jobs introduces the Death Star
This is an idea so beautiful in its execution that you wonder why it hasn't been done before -- take Steve Jobs' rapturous introduction of the iPad, and put it over the footage from Star Wars of the Death Star briefing. It's a perfect geeky mashup -- I especially love Han Solo's indifference ("It's just a big iPod touch, Chewie"), and the random jeers from the audience. Also, Google Maps on the Death Star looks a little different than on my phone, ...
Skype for iPhone now runs over 3G

Well pass the lord and praise the ammunition: Skype for iPhone now works over 3G, allowing you to make Skype calls – presumably long distance – without using your regular minutes. According to the latest update you can “Call using your 3G connection. Skype-to-Skype calls on 3G are free until at least end of August 2010, after which there will be a small monthly fee (operator charges for data will still apply).” This extra fee sounds a little rough if you ask me. It’s not like Skype ...
JBL OnStage Micro 2 iPhone Speaker Dock

We've got our hands on the new JBL OnStage Micro II, and we took it for a spin. First, a quick description is in order: this is an iPod Touch/iPhone speaker dock that can be connected via USB to a computer for data-sync purposes. The dock also has a 6V DC input for charging the iPhone and to power the speakers. In the unit, there's also a compartment for ...
App review: Cadence keeps the beat

"Lace up your shoes (oh, ay, oh, ay!) / Here's how we do / Run baby run / Don't ever look back"
Are you like me? Do you like the running? Do you like running with your iPhone? I love to run, and I need music. Just the right song can turn a mediocre run into something transcendental.
But what was it that separated the motivating songs from the energy-sapping ones? Turns out, it's at least partly the beat. A song ...
TUAW TV Live: Apps! We have apps by the boatload!

Time flies when you're having fun, and would you believe that today's episode of TUAW TV Live marks the 20th time that this regularly scheduled show has been on the air? That doesn't include the livestreaming that was done on iPad launch day. We have a growing archive of videos that are available for your viewing pleasure at http://www.ustream.tv/tuaw.
Today we'll be discussing apps for the iPhone (or iPod ...