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Jailbreak your iPhone 4 without a computer!

Aug 1

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Well the wait is over – iPhone 4 Jailbreak is out!.

Comex and other members of the iphone Dev-Team have released the newest iDevice Jailbreak.

JailbreakMe 2.0 Star is the name! – The userland jailbreak for iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, 3G on iOS 4 / 4.0.1, iPod touch on iOS 4, and iPad on iOS 3.2.1 is out !!. It is a browser based jailbreak, all you have to do is to browse to http://jailbreakme.com from your iOS device to jailbreak it.

Yes you read that right, no need to plug your device in to a computer, go ahead and jailbreak your phone while you wait in line at Starbucks!

Once the process completes (took about 3 minutes on my 15mbps wifi connection at home) you will have Cydia on your homescreen all ready to install your favorite jailbreak apps!

There is one warning floating around right now and that is to update your iPhone 4 to iOS 4.01 before jailbreaking to avoid Facetime and MMS issues.  And to play it extra safe, restore your iphone from a backup in itunes once you have finished the jailbreak.

Here is a full list of supported devices:

iPod 1G on 3.1.2
iPod 1G on 3.1.3
iPod 2G on 3.1.2
iPod 2G on 3.1.3
iPod 2G on 4.0
iPod 3G on 3.1.2
iPod 3G on 3.1.3
iPod 3G on 4.0
iPad on 3.2
iPad on 3.2.1
iPhone 3G on 3.1.2
iPhone 3G on 3.1.3
iPhone 3G on 4.0
iPhone 3G on 4.0.1
iPhone 3G[S] on 3.1.2
iPhone 3G[S] on 3.1.3
iPhone 3G[S] on 4.0
iPhone 3G[S] on 4.0.1
iPhone 4 on 4.0
iPhone 4 on 4.0.1

Step by Step Instructions:

Step 1: Start iTunes and backup everything from Contacts, Calendars, Photos, Videos and Apps.

Step 2: Update your iPhone 4, 3GS or iPhone 3G on the latest iOS 4.0.1 firmware with iTunes. Download links for the firmware and iTunes 9.2.1 can be found below.

Step 3: Once you are done with the update, make sure you are connected to a WiFi network. I haven’t tested it on 3G so I recommend using it on a reliable WiFi network.

Step 4: Open Safari on your iPhone 4, 3GS or 3G and navigate to http://jailbreakme.com.

Step 5: “Slide to Jailbreak” to begin the jailbreak process.

Step 6: Wait till the jailbreak tool download the required files.

Step 7: Once the download is completed, it will automatically start the jailbreak process. Just don’t do anything silly at this point. Wait till the jailbreak process is completed.

Step 8: Once done, you will be greeted with the following message: Cydia has been added to your home screen. Have fun!

Step 9: Close the browser and look for Cydia. You should now have it on your phone!

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    What it takes to properly convert a 2D movie to 3D

    Apr 8

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    Converting G-Force to 3D

    3DTVs are useless without content and while to some sports is the killer app for 3D, others prefer movies. When it comes to new movies, there’s Avatar and then there’s everything else — most movies are converted to 3D instead of using 3D cameras. The company In-Three originally formed with the intent of converting classics like Star Wars to 3D — yes Lucas says he wants to do all six — but with all the money 3D movies are making in theaters today, In-Three is spending their time working with producers on new movies like Alice in Wonderland.

    Anyone who saw both Alice and Clash of the Titans will tell you that all dimensionalization isn’t created equal. While most didn’t realize Alice wasn’t actually shot in 3D, reviews of Clash were titled like “the first film to actually be made worse by being in 3D.” While the dimensionalization of Alice took four to six months, Clash was done in eight to ten weeks — as well as being converted by different companies. We can’t blame ‘em for trying though, as In-Three tells 3DCineCast blog it uses four to six hundred people while wearing 3D glasses 50 to 75 percent of the day, and costs about 80 to 100 thousand dollars per minute to do dimensionalization properly. Which is just crazy as well as makes us wonder how that’s cheaper than just using 3D cameras. The good part about doing it in post processing though is it gives the creators more artistic control as the dimensionalization is done by hand, frame by frame. Of course the concern is that people will see movies like Clash of the Titans in 3D and write off the dimensionalization process all together, or worse 3D entirely.

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    50 Channels at once! The Worlds largest DVR

    Apr 8

    Posted by Digitally Insane in 3. Media Center, 5. High Definition | No Comments

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    The guys over at SnapStream have outdone themselves this time!

    Building a 50 channel DVR system, I could not fit in my house.

    Things like this make me want to abandom my Media Center platform and go BeyondTV!

    The gist:

    • 50 Simultaneous Channel Recording
    • 100 Terabytes of shared storage

    Read the rest of the post from Spanstream’s Blog!

    50 Screens With DVR Server

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    Wave goodbye to Google…..Wave

    Feb 4

    Posted by Digitally Insane in 1. Ramblings | 3 Comments

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    I have used Google Wave.

    • I played with it for a few days.
    • I tested it with friends.
    • I couldn’t find a purpose for it.
    • I have not logged in to it in well over a month.
    • I do not miss it.

    I am not sure what problem Google was trying to solve with Wave. Perhaps they invented a problem, which no one really has and then developed a solution for that invented problem. Either way I am declaring Google Wave useless for the majority of Internet users.

    Email is still communication king and will most likely remain that way, until we all have 2 way video communicators built in to our watches and phones.

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    Droids Returned. 18% discount at VZW be damned!

    Feb 4

    Posted by Digitally Insane in 6. Telecommunications | 4 Comments

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    I just could not use the Droid.

    Say what you will but in my opinion the iPhone beats the droid is every way (save some minor coverage differences in Cleveland, OH).

    Regardless of the stellar savings offered by Verizon Wireless the devices have been returned and our remaining numbers on big red have now been ported over to AT&T.

    After talking to a business rep we are now getting a 10% discount on service, and we have devices which are business usable!

    Oh Well Android OS,  maybe next time.

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