April 15th, 2009 — iPhone Hacks, Tips and Tricks
The iPhone and music pretty much go hand and hand. Your music deserves to be played through a more than decent stereo headset, one that can deliver clear, clean, crisp sound at any volume. That said, I jumped at the chance to try out the iharmonix Pro i-Series Stereo Headset and put it through some serious usage. You can purchase this exact headset right in TiPb’s very own store, for the low price of $39.95. Honestly, I did not know what to expect while waiting for UPS to drop these babies off but I will admit, I was pleasantly surprised. For a full review, read on after the break!
Lets start out by taking a look at the Pro i-Series design. All in all, I am fairly impressed with its build quality. Is it as fancy as some of the higher priced headsets out there? Not at all, but for a $39 it’s not to be scoffed at. The quality is definitely sturdy enough to last for the life of your phone. The headset’s wires are designed fairly well with a thickness and coating that keeps them from getting tangled easily. That would be good news for all of you who are jamming them into your pockets. It is also important to note that they are about 4 inches longer than the stock Apple headset.
Also included is an in-line microphone with an end and send button. You can use the same button to pause, skip tracks, etc., just like you are able to with the headset included with the iPhone.
Iharmonix even tossed in two different earbud sets so that ears of all sizes get the perfect fit. The memory foam earbuds, which you compress with your fingers and put into your ears, were difficult to insert but I did get them to fit. The rubber earbuds on the other hand were way more comfortable for me. Granted this all depends on your ears and what you prefer.
With every aspect of it’ design being positive up until this point, I did I manage to find one negative. Compared to the Apple headset, the 3.5 mm headset plug stands out a bit more than I am comfortable with and does not offer any flex or give if it were to be bumped or tugged on. I’ve always been a bit leary with any headset I’ve used for the simple fact that, with one good whack or tug, you are bound to end up with a crack in the plastic around your iPhone’s 3.5 mm jack. So that is something that should have been taken into consideration. Other than that one minor concern, iharmonix did a really nice job designing this particular headset.
Usability
Now this is where the Pro i-Series shines. Out of all the headsets I have used since getting my first iPhone I can tell you that you will be hard pressed to find one that will outperform this headset, especially in this price range. The sound quality while listening to music is definitely splendid. You get good bass and more importantly it is clear and heavy without getting distorted at higher levels. As is the case with similar headsets, the bass does not take away from the mids or the treble, so the balance is spot-on at low or high volumes. For all you fans of Dieter and Mike, who star in TiPb’s Phone Different Podcast, you’ll be really pleased to know voices come across superbly.
Color me impressed. You will not get a better bang for the buck than this.
That brings us to call quality. The Pro i-Series is very good. For the most part, the person on the other end of the call sounds very natural and there’s very little background noise. Most of the time friends told me I sounded loud and clear. There were a few instances that I was told I sounded distant but overall that was far and few between.
Conclusion
If you have been looking for a modest replacement for headphones that come with the iPhone, I would not hesitate to pick these up. Sure there are other headphones out there that outperform the Pro i-Series but you better be ready to fork over $100 plus. For $39.95, you really can’t beat the overall quality of the iharmonix Pro i-Series Stereo Headset.
Pros
- Excellent quality for the price
- It’s cheap!
Cons
- Lack of flex in 3.5 mm plug
- Earbuds may not fit comfortably depending on your ears
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Review: iharmonix Pro i-Series Stereo Headset for iPhone
April 15th, 2009 — iPhone Hacks, Tips and Tricks
Vilnius, Lithuania - Jumsoft today released Money 3.3, an update to their personal and small-business accounting application for Mac OS X. With emphasis placed on ease-of-use, Money includes features such as an excellent budget planner, personalized invoices and reports, detailed graphs, inventory list control, stock portfolio, and much more.
Money 3.3 includes new and user friendly options previously unseen. Version 3.3 adds Italian and Dutch localizations, improved German and French localizations, fixed approximately 30 bugs, and an existing invoice creation tool - Invoice Templates Editor - was directly integrated.
“We are proud that so many Money users gave us such wonderful suggestions for desired for new options and more; some users are ready to help us implement these new innovations,”- says Algirdas Unguvaitis, the General Manager of Jumsoft. “And here is the result - Invoice Templates Editor imported in Money 3.3. Thank you to everyone who did not hesitate to give us their feedback.”
Now users can create as many invoice templates as they need and use them again and again. They are able to input only the desired records, change default fonts, colors, paper sizes, table styles, and more to satisfy their individual needs. Invoice Templates Editor allows everyone to feel totally free while preparing invoices, and adapting them to their own style to use as a template for future invoices.
“It is the best option to save users’ time and to reveal their creativity. That is why I would say that Money 3.3 is not just a user friendly accounting application, now it replaces two programs - accounting application and invoice template creation,”- says Algirdas Unguvaitis.
Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopard or later
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel
* 38.6 MB Hard Drive space
* Internet connection
Pricing and Availability:
Money 3.3 is already available for download for only $39 (USD) and a free update for current Money 3 users. A fully functional 15 day demo is available.
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Based in scenic Vilnius, Lithuania, Jumsoft is a privately funded company founded in 2002. Committed to providing the highest quality software, Jumsoft is a dedicated group of Apple Macintosh experts whose goal is creating and marketing exciting, easy-to-use and powerful applications for the Mac Platform. Jumsoft most recently focused its attention on maximizing the potential of Apple’s iWork, quickly becoming the leading provider of Keynote themes and objects. Copyright 2002-2009 Jumsoft. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.
April 15th, 2009 — iPhone Hacks, Tips and Tricks
Apple treats the Tab key as a second class citizen by default. David Alison covers a couple of quick settings you can activate to make your keyboard experience with a Mac more productive, especially when it comes to leveraging that big key located above the Caps Lock. Read about it at www.davidalison.com.
April 15th, 2009 — iPhone Hacks, Tips and Tricks
New York, New York - With Tap of the Dead(TM), Try This Networks publishes their 6th game developed exclusively for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Tap of the Dead(TM) is an unique action game with innovative gameplay and interface design. Players must tap buttons to complete sequences and kill zombies before they damage the player. Set in New York City, the game features over 45 unique levels based on real world locations allowing the player to realistically fight block by block in the city overrun by zombies.
With over 40 types of zombies available in the game, it marks a clear departure from previous games in the genre where same graphical assets are repeated throughout the game. Further, the short load times allows the gamer to pickup and leave the game any time.
“Tap of the Dead(TM) is deceptively simple and engaging,” says Wally Chang, co-founder of Try This Networks, “but difficult to master the overlapping button sequences for the perfect score.”
“Several zombies often attack at once leaving it up to the player to decide the fastest way to destroy them all and get to safety,” adds Shoaib Anwar, co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Try This Networks.
System requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch 2.2 or later
Pricing and Availability:
Tap of the Dead(TM) is now available for the iPhone and iPod Touch for $1.99 (USD).
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Try This Networks was founded by two software developers formerly in the finance industry with extensive experience in writing front, middle, and back office systems. The company is the creative outlet after years of work with heavy number crunching systems. Try This Networks was founded in 2007 by Wally Chang and Shoaib Anwar and is located in New York. Try This Networks. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.
April 15th, 2009 — iPhone Hacks, Tips and Tricks
Seminole, Florida - Blue Room Software today announces that all of its products will be available at a 15% savings for the entire day on April 15, 2009. Both BurnToDisc for Aperture and BurnToDisc for iPhoto provide a simple way to deliver your final images to a client, share your pictures with friends and family, or make an extra copy of your files for safekeeping. Disc names are automatically generated from user-defined elements such as disc number, image number, export date and project name.
With BurnToDisc for Aperture, you have event greater control over disc naming and population. An unlimited number of reusable export templates can be configured to generate multiple image sizes, multiple image formats and on-disc folder placement for the images. ImageArchiver makes it easy for both Aperture and iPhoto users to export their digital pictures to MacOS X disk images or platform-independent compressed zip, gzip or bzip2 files.
Minimum System Requirements:
* MacOS X 10.4 Tiger or later
* Universal Binary for PowerPC G4, G5 or Intel Macintosh
* Aperture 1.5 or later / iPhoto ‘08 or later
Recommended System:
* MacOS X 10.5 Leopard
* Aperture 2.0 or later / iPhoto ‘08 or later
Pricing and Availability
On April 15, 2009, every purchase will receive a 15% discount after applying the coupon code APRIL15 at checkout.
Blue Room Software
BurnToDisc for Aperture
BurnToDisc for iPhoto
ImageArchiver for Aperture
ImageArchiver for iPhoto
Blue Room Software is a privately held software company based in Seminole, Florida, founded in 2008 by Clarence Locke. Blue Room Software current product line consists of tools for both amateur and professional photographers using Apple iPhoto and Aperture photo management software. Copyright 2008-2009 Blue Room Software. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Aperture and iPhoto are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
