Remember the day you got your first cell phone. It was like getting your drivers license. No longer were you tethered to a LAN line. You could now talk to your friends (or text) from wherever you wanted. You could contact people while sitting at a restaurant or while driving in a car. It was complete bliss! For this week’s “Old School Friday” post I want to hear what everyone’s first cell phone was. I don’t remember the model of my first cell phone, but I think it was a Sanyo that I got in 1998 and it had a scroll wheel on the side.
The camera on the iPhone is probably as standard a camera lenses as you’re going to find. Someone had the crazy idea to actually creates attachments for the iPhone camera to get different effects. Each lens has a different effect (wide angle, sparkle, kaleidoscope, heart or sunburst) and sell for $8 each. You can get your hands on these funky lenses at Urban Outfitters. The lenses work for any iPhone model.
I know that many of you use your cell phones to access twitter so I thought I would let you all know (in case you didn’t already) that twitter is down. If you want to follow the status go to Twitter Status.
Update: the current cause is a “denial-of-service attack” which is defined as an attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users. Basically some hacker(s) have a big smile on their face for this sinister accomplishment.
This definitely goes under the category of WTF!!! The guys from CTA Digital have created a steering wheel for the iPhone. The wheel is meant to be used for the various racing games you can play on your iPhone. I guess tilting the phone back and forth wasn’t enough for some people. To use the wheel simply pop your iPhone (or Touch) into the opening and off you go. The wheel comes with a suction cup so you can use the wheel wherever you want. I’m not going to be a hater but this is definitely a little weird and extreme. The whole point of the accelerometer was to avoid things like this. Anyways, you’ll feel like a star when using this steering wheel and others will look at you and say, WTF! Here’s a little demo of the wheel in action:
Today’s the big day for T-Mobile customers (and potential customers). The highly anticipated upgrade for the G1, the myTouch 3G will be available at T-Mobile stores throughout the country today. The price is $199.99 with a new 2 year contract. I currently have the G1 and I’m dying to pick-up the myTouch 3G. I just don’t want to pay the full price. T-Mobile, can you show me some love and hook me up?
If you’re picking up the myTouch 3G today let us all know how you like it. I’m guessing it’s going to be a fan favorite for T-Mobile customers.
All you hear about on the news these days is how bad sexting is and how it ruins lives. It seems like the national media is out to put an end to sexting. I’ve got news for everyone, sexting has only begun. As smartphones become smarter sexting will become more and more prevalent in society. Cell phone cameras will have better megapixels, more and more phones will be able to record HD video and sending files will be easier and faster than ever. This will inevetibly add to rise in racey photos and videos that are sent from cell phones.
Don’t get me wrong, I do believe that with sexting comes great responsibility and risk. If you’re willing to send a picture to anyone (boyfriend, girlfriend, friends, etc) you run the risk of having that picture sent to all to see. The general rule of thumb is this, if you don’t mind sharing your picture with the world then go ahead and sext it up. If you do then know that millions of people could potential see your picture and chances are they will! So my word to everyone is go ahead and keep the sexting alive, I think it may even be healthy. Just be extremely cautious of the risks.
Finally there is an app that is worth downloading. Forget about all those other apps that give you a few minutes of pleasure and then you’re done. Let me introduce you to the latest and most technologically advanced way to order your pizza, the Pizza Hut iPhone app. Now you can use your iPhone to order your pizza. You can find a short demo video below (it’s absolutely hilarious). If you want peperoni on only one half of your pizza you tilt the phone in that direction. If you order wings you have to select the sauce and toss the wings in the sauce by shaking your cell phone. I never knew order pizza could be fun! If you’re lazy and don’t want to just pick up the phone and call and you want a little excitement when ordering then you’ve gotta download this app. I give Pizza Hut for not making a boring order app, other developers and companies take note.
After many months of ups and downs the trendycellular.com site redesign is finally live. I won’t go into the details, but trust me the entire effort took much longer than expected. That’s in the past now. As you can see trendycellular has gone through an extreme makeover. The site is much “cleaner” and easier to use. One of the biggest changes is that I’ve decided to get rid of the tabs in the cell phone pages and bring all the content out onto one page. Other big changes include a revamp of the user reviews section and the question and answer sections. Both sections are much easier to use. The list of changes and updates are too large to list here so go ahead and browse around and find all the awesome updates!
Last night I saw a U.S. Cellular commercial about swapping your old cell phone battery for a new one without paying. This is what I call competition at it’s best! The more cell phone carriers there are the more they compete for our business. Over time if one carrier makes a major decision and it attracts customers others will follow. Therefore, maybe we’ll see the other carriers adopt the free battery swap approach. There’s nothing worse than your battery dying and your carrier telling you that you have to pay for another one. If my battery stops working I expect a new one without having to pay. You can read more about the U.S. Cellular battery swap at US Cellular battery swap.
I guess the Palm Pre hasn’t given Sprint the boost it was expecting. Instead Sprint is reportedly down 257,000 customers in the second quarter of this year. Not a good sign at all. The downward slide for Sprint continues. It’s really a shame. I remember when Sprint was the king of the hill. I still blame the skid on poor phone choices. How many “killer” phones can you say Sprint had first? For the most part Sprint is the 2nd or 3rd company to get popular phones. By the time Sprint offers the phone their customers have already jumped to the other carrier to get the phone first. Maybe Sprint will get their mojo back someday. Not to be a snob but look at their website. It really doesn’t scream we’re a cutting edge company. I think Sprint needs an extreme makeover.
