iPhone soon to control unmanned military aircraft

Posted in iPhone by Conner Flynn on June 20th, 2008

iPhone soon to control unmanned military aircraftiPhones will now control aircrafts from the ground, thanks to some geeky iPhone app developers. Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley have apparently broken Apple’s terms and conditions when they used the iPhone to guide unmanned aircraft. The Apple Software Developer Kit agreement states that the applications are not to be designed or marketed for automatic or autonomous control of aircraft.

Too late now. And why would they care anyway, they’re having way too much fun. The team uses Mobile Safari to input coordinates and then selects tasks for the unmanned flight that are relayed to the aircraft through a web server. Check out the video below.

iAno app turns Your iPhone into a piano

Posted in iPhone by Conner Flynn on February 16th, 2008

iAno app turns Your iPhone into a piano
First there was the pocket guitar app that turned your iPhone into a guitar, now the iAno iPhone app that turns your cellphone into a piano. It won’t be long before iPhone users will be able to meet up in their mother’s basements and play an actual gig. Check out the video after the jump..

iAno will install on Jailbroken iPhones and basically gives you a fully functioning multitouch piano in the form of a four-octave keyboard. The arrow keys at the top are used to navigate. It was developed by one Mr Aardvark, who gave it polyphonic sound that allows five key presses to be heard simultaneously. He plans on updating iAno with a complete 88-key keyboard, and other cool features. So whether you want to be the next Elton John or Barry Manillow, carry your piano with you.

Let your iPhone track your power usage

Posted in Concepts by Conner Flynn on February 6th, 2008

Let your iPhone track your power usage
If you’ve been longing to turn your iPhone into a more useful gadget, and using it for something other than just making calls, this is for you. Current State software, will allow your iPhone to monitor the power usage and energy waste of your entire house.

It allows your iPhone to turn power plugs on and off, activate timers and keep track of everything. All you need to do is to install plug-ends on power sockets and sync to your iPhone. The application will show you a map of all the power wastage hot spots, so you can make changes and save more power. It sounds great, but unfortunately it is a concept at the moment, but now that the idea has been presented, someone will make it come true.





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