Chalkwork iPhone & iPod Touch Icons

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

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Apple MacBook Air: Coming to an Envelope Near You

We’ve heard the rumors and have waited patiently. Apple finally announced a new line of notebook computers during Steve Jobs’ keynote speech at MacWorld 2008 today. The ultra-compact MacBook Air line is the new sibling to the existing MacBook and MacBook Pro lines.

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.
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Amazon Launches iPhone Friendly 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.

Apple Creating OLED Keyboard?

Tied of waiting for the mythical Optimus Maximus keyboard? Apparently so is Apple. A newly published patent application reveals that Apple is hard at work on a OLED based keyboard. Each key face is a tiny OLED display that have the ability to show imagery as well as letters and numbers. This would be a perfect fit for application specific keyboard layouts for Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Studio, etc. Hopefully we see progress on this technology in the near future.

Apple Patents Laptop Docking Station

A 2006 patent application has been published detailing Apple’s idea for an iMac-like laptop docking station. The vertical docking station looks to be similar in appearance to the popular iMac, with a slot in the side to house a laptop. A form factor such as this would utilize less desk space and streamline a users docking setup. The downside would be a display that is presumably only meant to be used with compatible laptops. No word on when and if Apple plans on pushing this idea to production. View the patent application

Apple Retail Partner Shutting Down

Once one of Apple’s largest retail partners, CompUSA has announced that it will sell or shut down its remaining retail locations. Stores remaining open through the holidays will begin liquidating their inventory and heavy discounts are expected.
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Apple iPhone Winning Corporate Fans

Reuters has an interesting article today regarding the iPhone’s popularity with business users. Already a hit with consumers, the iPhone is gaining ground as a business tool and could one day rival RIM’s popular Blackberry line of mobile phones.
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Google Launches New iPhone Interface

If you visit www.google.com from any iPhone, you will now find a menu of available services - Google Search, Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Blogger, Photos, Reader and more. iPhone users now have quick access to all of the core Google services right from the main page.
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Apple Preparing For Ultraportable

DigiTimes is reporting that both Kenmos Technology and Taiwan Nano Eletro-Optical Technology have become suppliers of notebook LED backlight units for Apple and Dell. Apple is expected to begin receiving shipments of 13.3-inch LED notebook displays this month.
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Bento. A personal database for OS X Leopard

Designed specifically for Mac OS X Leopard, Bento offers one place to put your important information, including: contacts, calendars, projects, and events. Bento automatically displays contacts and calendars kept within Address Book and iCal, with no need to re-enter existing names, phone numbers, email addresses or upcoming events.

“Bento is the personal database for the millions of Mac users who appreciate the elegance and ease of use of their Mac,” said FileMaker president Dominique Goupil. “With Bento, we are providing an incredibly easy way to manage all your information — iCal calendar events, Address Book contacts, digital media and files — all in one place, effortlessly.”

Bento is currently available in a pre-release trial version, so strike while the iron is hot and try it out.

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