Video Review #28: Proporta Sheepskin Flip Style Case

Rating: 6 out of 10
Pros: The quality of leather is pretty nice
Cons: The little side arms that hold the iPhone into place seem like a cheap solution and could possibly scratch the chrome beveled edge.
Verdict: Not my favorite Flip Case, but for $30+ it’s not a bad buy

You can purchase this case directly from Proporta.com

Review – Agent18 EcoShield

This is a very cool case. Quite a few people compare it to the SwitchEasy capsule (click for review), as not only is it the same type of case, but protects the iphone in the same way. This case was designed with the environment in mind, as the packaging is made from recycled materials and the material used for the case has a minimum carbon impact. Read the rest of the review after the jump.

Agent18 had more high res pics than me so here they are 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Video Review #27: Proporta Wallet Style Case

Rating: 4 out of 10
Pros: Nice quality leather, added screen protection with aluminum sheet in flap
Cons: Poor design in holding the iPhone in place
Verdict: A nice looking case with needed improvements

You can purchase this case directly from Proporta.com

iPhone SDK Roadmap Round-Up

So we got quite a bit today, heres a quick round-up.

• push contacts,
• global address list,
• Cisco IPsec VPN,
• authentication and certs,
• enterprise class WiFi (WPA2 / 802.1x),
• security policies,
• enterprise configuration tools,
• and want remote wipe
• Microsoft Exchange – the same email app, calendar app, and contact apps that we all love will get information directly from the Exchange server. So no new apps on the iPhone for using Exchange.

• Available today
• Cocoa Touch – Multi-touch events, Multi-touch controls, Acceleromter, View Hierarchy, Localization, Alerts, Web View, People Picker, Image Picker, CameraMedia – Core Audio, OpenAL, Audio Mixing, Audio Recording, Video Playback, JPG, PNG, TIFF, PDS Quartz, Core Animation, Embedded OpenGLCore Services – Collections, Address Book, Networking, File access, SQLite, Core Location, Net Services Threading, Preferences, URL utilitiesCore OS – OS X Kernel, BSD TCP/IP, Sockets, Power Management, Keychain, Certificates, File System, Lib System, Security, Bonjour
• Remote debugger runs on mac with apps runnings on the iPhone
• Simulator runs on mac – Works perfectly according to Engadget
• It took two days to build a photo editor. Pinch the picture for effects, shake the phone to undo.
• 2 weeks to put a game together. a flying game where you tap the screen to shoot and use the accelerometer to steer.
• EA games make a spore version in just 2 weeks with the SDK.
• Salesforce.com have a monthly stats app
• AOL made AIM for iphone, the developer had never used a mac, but it took him 5 days.
• ePOCRATES made a drug lookup app – tap on the name of the drug it shows you a picture, dosing information etc.
• SEGA made Super Monkey Ball – again accelerometer to move
• All Apps distributed Via App Store in the next iphone Update – Some illegal and obvious types of apps are banned.
• All apps download over cellular or WiFi connections, also keeps you updated with apps.
• Devs get a 70/30 split on revenue, no cc fees hosting or anything, apple just require 30% for App store usage. Free apps are free of charge.
• Software update 2.0 -Free of charge for iPhone, small charge for touch users Ipod Touch, Not availible until JUNE!!!!!
• Parental control features as well, parents can turn off the App Store and Safari, probably some more things as well.

In the Q&A after this caught my attention
Q: “How likely will there be a VoIP?”
A: “We will only limit over cellular — if you want to dev them for WiFi, that’s fine.”
Thats about it, other than you have to pay to be a iPhone developer to get hold of the SDK, $99 to be precise. So there were some good things that happened as well as some bad things, what’s your views?

I Want You to Review iPhone Apps for BMAi

Yes, cheesy I know, old Uncle Sam. But you get the picture. I’m looking for a new contributing editor to join the BuyMeAniPhone.com team, specifically a man/woman who can review iPhone Apps. It’s hard enough for me to find time to do my video reviews, so I need some help. There are already many Apps available via Installer, but once the new SDK is made available I’m sure it’ll be a whole new ball game. So I’m looking for a person with the following qualifications…

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Live Coverage of iPhone SDK Event [Updated]

In about 12 hours we’ll finally find out how Steve Jobs plans on handling the new Software Development Kit for the iPhone. Of course there are many questions on peoples’ minds like will Apple charge for all apps, will they control which apps are released and which aren’t, will we have to use iTunes to download all apps? Many questions, and only speculation and rumors to go by. Luckily CNET.com will have live coverage of the whole event on their site. So be sure to visit CNET.com at 10 a.m. PT if you want to be one of the first to get the juicy details, I don’t know about you, but I’ll be taking an early lunch tomorrow.

[Updated] Here are a few other places that you can see live coverage: Arstechnica, Gizmodo, Engadget, PhoneMag, Macworld

Video Review #26: iFrogz Wrapz

Rating: 7 out of 10
Pros: Unique styling
Cons: No available holster, attracts lint in pocket
Verdict: One of the nicest styled silicon cases under $20

You can purchase this case directly from iFrogz.

Can the iPhone count to 1000?

The February Contest Winner is…

Hamza W!!!

Congrats to Hamza for winning the contest in February. As promised he will get to pick 3 cases from the list of cases. Whatever he doesn’t pick will be left over for the next contest in March and I’ll be announcing what you’ll have to do to win that soon. Just to get you a little excited, I’ll be throwing in a Bluetooth earpiece from Argard, the iPhone Zoom lens and Portable Power Station into the bucket of prizes. Special Honorable mention goes to the following:

Justin
Dong
Mike M.
Chris W.
Greg

All of you plus Hamza tied with the same amount of comments. I ended up having to pull the name out of the hat. So keep trying, and hopefully you’ll win the next one. So what should I do for the next contest? Post your comments.

ZiPhone 2.5c, it’s better than regular 2.5

Zibree updated ZiPhone to 2.5c and if you want to unlock that iPhone of yours, this has been the easiest and safest solution to date. This update brings the 1.1.4 firmware down to it’s knees.

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