News Archive for 07/12/24

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iPod speaker, earphones

12/24, 12:50pm

USBFever launches iPod speaker, earphones

USBFever.com has launched four new iPod accessories ranging from a tiny portable speaker earphones. The company's Fingertip Mini Cube Speaker serves as a tiny sound system that works with all iPod models. The speaker is small enough to hang on a keychain, and features built-in amplification via a Lithium-Ion battery that users recharge via USB. The Fingertip Mini Cube Speaker ($10) offers 0.8W power output, weighs 17 grams, and includes an on/off button.

iPhone Slipper Case, power

12/24, 11:20am

Slipper Case, power station headed for iPhone

Das Blau has announced a new protective cover for the iPhone and iPod touch, the Slipper Case. A luxury model, the case is made of lambskin leather, and is lined internally with suede, as well as shock-absorbing padding. It also has a belt clip like many of its rivals, but the case is distinguished by the presence of an additional front pocket, which can be used to hold things like earbuds or business cards. Brown and red colors are available, each for $35; the Slipper Case is not shipping online until January 8th, but may appear sooner (or later) at Apple Stores.

iPhone PSX emulator public

12/24, 10:30am

iPhone PlayStation emulator goes public

A PlayStation 1 emulator for the iPhone and iPod touch, whose development was revealed just two weeks ago, is now available in its first public version. The software is installed directly to jailbroken devices, and utilizes images of PS1 discs converted to ISO, IMG, BIN, Z or ZNX formats. Users can also increase the performance of the emulator by installing a specific PlayStation BIOS file, and excuting hidden commands to increase the clock cycle and/or speed of their handhelds.