We have designed iPhone applications so cool no one else has thought of them
OUR IPHONE¡¦S BIGGER than yours. Of course, it¡¦s only our larger-than-life photograph that makes it so. All iPhones have the same dimensions.
Under the hood, however, each iPhone can be confi gured to be unique, depending on the applications you choose to download from the Internet.
POWER has designed a dream model with features that don¡¦t exist, but should. Some are based on apps or services currently available, but not yet customized for the iPhone. Come in, iEngineers ¡V we¡¦re waiting.
Control Your World
On your way home with someone you¡¦d like to entertain? Crank up the tunes, cue a movie or set your video camera to record before you step through the front door with the POWER-Mote(TM) application, the ultimate in universal remote controls. Based on Apple¡¦s free Remote application (available through iTunes), POWER-Mote(TM) allows you to control iTunes, Apple TV and your entire home entertainment system, no matter where you are in your apartment ¡V or the world.
Your Every Whim
POWER-Smithers(TM) puts a concierge at your fingertips. POWERSmithers (TM) is a ramped up version of MobileCierge, a 24-hour concierge service costing US$9.99 per month. Think of it as the Four Seasons concierge desk and Mr Burns¡¦s assistant Smithers from The Simpsons rolled into one. Visit www.mobilecierge.com using the browser on your iPhone and click on the ¡§iPhone web app¡¨ button.
Being Big Brother
Because you can¡¦t be in four places at once, you need POWER-Peeper(TM) ¡V home or o ce surveillance from anywhere. Derived from the Mobiscope free web application, POWERPeeper(TM) can catch employees napping or make sure the helper isn¡¦t entertaining while you¡¦re out. Watch up to four webcams simultaneously, or have your iPhone automatically start recording when it detects motion.
Never Forget a Name
Remember a face, but forget the name? Never again. POWER-Recog(TM) takes the sting out of those awkward, memory-challenging street encounters. As you approach a person, feign being busy with an urgent email on your iPhone, raise it to eye level and surreptitiously capture an image of the person¡¦s face. POWER-Recog(TM) uses facial-recognition technology to come up with a name, telephone number, email address, birthday, spouse¡¦s name and any other details you may have on the person.
Instant Sommelier
Intimidated by massive wine lists? Show the sommelier who¡¦s boss with POWER-Drinker(TM). Combining the depth of wine knowledge found in WineSnob ($2.99 at the app store) with the cocktail mastery of iDrink ($4.99), the POWER-Drinker(TM) gives you access to the sum total of human knowledge about anything remotely alcoholic. You may also want to download r u drunk ($2.99), which o ers a selection of entertaining sobriety tests.
License to Burn Rubber
If you¡¦re sober enough to drive, there¡¦s no better way to measure your straight-line performance than with your POWER-Dragster(TM). Picking up where g-tac ($4.99 at the app store) left o , POWER-Dragster(TM) puts a professional racecar driver in the passenger seat. Get tips on shaving precious seconds o your trips. Among other road thrills, this app will clock your 0-100kph time ¡V even if you¡¦re just driving to the o ce.
Hail The POWER User
Is the taxi queue too long? Hit your touch screen and activate the POWER-Hailer(TM) app (based on the free Taxi Please web app). With a single touch of your iPhone, a taxi will immediately be dispatched to your location thanks to your iPhone¡¦s built-in GPS. It will even tell the cabbie where you need to go. When the taxi arrives, make yourself known by holding up the screen of your phone, which will flash the word ¡§taxi¡¨ in neon.
The Destiny Device
Can¡¦t decide whether to buy, sell, or put it all on the ponies? Put your fate in the hands of POWER-Destiny(TM). Combining iChing and iScope horoscopes, the Magic 8-ball and iChoose (all free apps available through the app Store) POWER-Destiny(TM) can roll a dice, fl ip a coin, draw a card, tell a fortune, provide quick advice and suggest auspicious dates.
How do you get apps on your iPhone?
The POWER iPhone is loaded with features that haven¡¦t been invented yet. In the meantime, get started by:
- Signing up for an iTunes account. It¡¦s easiest to do this from a desktop or laptop.
- Once you¡¦ve given your credit card details, you¡¦re free to hit the apps store built-in to the phone. Make sure you tap the ¡§App Store¡¨ not iTunes, as the iTunes app won¡¦t work in Hong Kong.
- From the store, pick the apps you want, click on ¡§buy,¡¨ and they are automatically installed on your iPhone. Start loading up ¡V that¡¦s what all that memory is for.
Your Ringy-Dingies
- The main di erence between ringtones and regular audio fi les is the file extension: regular audio AAC fi les have the file extension .m4a, while ringtones come in the extension .m4r.
- To customize a ringtone, first cut down a song to 20 or 30 seconds, using Quicktime Pro or Garageband, and save the file as an MP3. Transport the shortened fi le to the iTunes library, right-click on the file name and choose ¡§Convert to AAC.¡¨
- iTunes will automatically create a Ringtones folder in the music library the fi rst time you open a .m4r fi le.
- Finally, move the fi le to the Ringtones folder in the music library. Next time you sync your iPhone, you will see the ringtone in your phone¡¦s sound settings.
