Okay, in my humble opinon, this is the first really useful app I’ve found on the app store for the new iPhone. The DataCase app by Veiosoft adds some much needed file storage capabilities to the iPhone. I’ve heard of others out there, but have also heard lots of grumblings about the lack of features or other issuses. I spent the $6.99 on the advice of my friend and grabbed the app. I have to admit, I’m really glad I did.

There’s nothing to install except the app itself. My Macbook Pro instantly recognized the shared iPhone drive and was able to connect. There’s a default “Drop Box” and “Shared” folder, but the app allows you to create your own volumes and set permissions for each. You can even browse the share in your browser via the IP that’s noted right on the main application screen. It has a nice clean interface and is very intuitive to use. There’s no need for a lengthy manual to figure this one out. Bottom line.. it just works. It doesn’t take a networking genius to set it up or configure it, it’s quick, well put together and priced just right for what it offers. While I haven’t tried it on a PC yet, Veiosoft claims it works just as well on Windows.

The only piece really missing for me right now is the ability to connect and transfer files from iPhone to iPhone. Please work on that for us guys.

Buy your copy at the app store or stop by the Veiosoft website for more information.

source: LifeClever.com

Minot is offering the iWood, custom laser engraved iPhone cases in a variety of rich woods. You can choose from oak, padouk, cherry, mahogany and walnut. They also have versions for 5th generation iPods and 2nd generation iPod Nanos.

A base price of $115 US is pretty steep, but you can pretty much bet that you’ll be the only one in the office with one of these. Add a custom stand (cut from the same piece of wood as the case) for an extra $25 then have your logo or a monogram etched on the case for another $20 and you’re up to a grand total of $160.

Some users have reported having to do a little minor trimming around the power and volume notches to get it fine tuned, but the overall impression was they iWood was a thing of beauty and that the photos don’t do it justice.

iWood Website

Mezzoblue is offering the Chalkwork iPhone & iPod Touch icon set for free. The Mini-Set is a set of custom icons built specifically for the iPhone/iPod UI. Featuring base icons from the Chalkwork Family stylized to match the iPhone look and feel, each icon rests on top of a unique texture or photographic element. The set contains 29 icons and are available as transparent PNG files. A Few Dock and Wallpaper images are also included.Installation instructions are included within the zip archive.

The caveat…these icons are only installable on iPhone/iPod devices running firmware that has been jailbroken

Download the free icons

Features include bragging rights for being “the world’s thinnest notebook,” at 0.16″ to 0.76″ - still thinner than the thinnest part of a Sony TZ series laptop. The screen is a 13.3″ widescreen backlit LCD with a magnetic latch.

The MacBook Air keyboard is familiar but now has an ambient light sensor. The new notebooks feature a multi-touch trackpad, allowing the user to double-tap and move, to rotate photos by pivoting your index finger and thumb, as well as the pinch & zoom goodness we all love from the iPhone and iPod Touch interface.

The MacBook Air also sports a Micro-DVI out, audio out, 802.11n + Bluetooth 2.1/EDR and a 45 watt MagSafe power adapter, . There’s a 1.8″ hard drive for storage - either 80GB standard, or a 64GB SSD as an option. Intel reportedly shrunk the size of the Core 2 Duo chip by 60% to fit in the new machine.

Battery life is good at approximately 5 hours. No optical drive is available on the MacBook Air, but a SuperDrive accessory is just $99. Soon to be released software will allow the portable to “borrow” a Mac or PC’s optical drive. All models feature a respectable 2GB of memory standard.

The new MacBook Air sports some nice green features. The case is fully aluminum, the first fully mercury and lead free display, circuit boards are BFR free, and retail packaging are is said to be 56% less volume than a standard MacBook.

While we’re all giddy about the new addition to the Apple family, a few folks may see a downside in respects to a few missing things.

·% Much like the iPhone, there is no user-replacable battery.

·% No Firewire port. If your external drive or peripheral relies on a Firewire port, you’re plain out of luck

·% The recessed USB port may prevent using some peripherals. Again, like the iPhone, plan to spend too much on an adapter or hub of some sort to remedy the problem.

·% No Ethernet Port. If you really need one, Apple will sell you a spiffy white ethernet “dongle” for just $29.

The new MacBook Air starts at $1799. If you’ve got way too much money on hand and need to part with it, go for the 64GB solid state drive (SSD), that should put you at just a little over $3000. The MacBook Air is available for pre-order today and should be shipping in about two weeks.

The update 1.1.3(4A93) was released today shortly after the Macworld Expo.

A few of the most notable updates are after the jump.

If you didn’t take the time to watch the video, here’s the skinny on the new features.

Customizable Home Screen - you can now move icons around to your liking and if you want, you can even create up to 9 different home screens to page through. This gives room to add all those new apps we’ll see when the SDK is released in February.

Enhanced Google Maps - now with a quick way to find you current location. While not a true GPS implementation, it seems to work really well.

Webclips - website bookmarks on your home screen. the clips will remember where you zoomed/panned to, and you are able to create up to 9 of them.

Video Chapter Options & Language Capability - available in iPod mode.

Multiple-Contact SMS - Yes, you can text all your friends at once now.

As always, you can find out more on the Apple iPhone site.

A few months after banning innovative developers from using their API to develop Amazon powered iPhone stores, Amazon itself has released a version of it’s website specifically for iPhone users. Taking into account how slow the EDGE network is, Amazon has designed the interface to load quickly when you aren’t connected via WiFi. Give it a spin by going to Amazon.com on your iPhone.

MacScoop is reporting the upcoming 1.1.3 firmware leak was an incomplete and unpolished version of the upcoming iPhone firmware update which will contain some as of yet unannounced features. One of these features is apparently going to be the ability to copy and paste content on the device.

The recent 1.1.3 leak has already brought to light features such as Google Maps location triangulation, Google Maps hybrid view, and the ability to send SMS messages to multiple recipients at once. Copy/Paste is a feature long overdue that will fill a big feature hole in the already solid iPhone arsenal.