iPhone Update: Crazy Hack, First Ever Worm, HD Radio And More
I am going to be doing a series of iPhone related posts for the next few posts. We have people doing interesting things with their iPhones and have more interesting accessories coming out for it now.
In the meantime, the first ever worm for the iPhone gives everyone a bit of a scare. Get over to the other side and get updated.
First iPhone Worm Rickrolls Jailbroken iPhones
This has been the main worry about everything Mac, They do not have viruses now, true but as they start to get more popular they will attract the attention of malware creators. So in that vein of paranoia, we have news of the first ever worm for the iPhone.
You can cut out the screaming and the deep breathing exercises because it is a) completely harmless and b) only effective on jailbroken iPhones. It does things like change the wallpaper and rickrolling users, so it is not exactly destroying your iPhone yet. A worm on a jailbroken phone is a worm on a device that has already been tampered with. So you can wait for the first ever worm on legit iPhones before you hit the panic button. [read]
Complete Car Control Via iPhone
Okay, this is certifiably crazy. In fact, we should probably start a ‘gHacks Certifiably Nuts’ award just for these fellas. But I must admit that what they are is doing is pretty cool. We know that the iPhone can already be used to start your car remotely but fully driving with the iPhone kinda takes the cake.
So what you do is you take some electronic control circuits, hook them up to control your steering, acceleration and brakes and then control them wirelessly. If you want a less vague and more accurate description, check out the videos. It is quite nicely done and I especially love the fact that they are using the accelerometer to control the steering.
The result is pretty 007-ish -- that you can drive your car through your iPhone. Look M(a), no hands! [read]
HD Radio Comes To The iPhone Via Gigaware
Now that the Zune HD is out, your least favorite co-worker who loves to make fun of your liking for Apple has probably been going on and on about how his Zune HD does HD radio and your iPod Touch does not. Setting aside the all important the question of how many good HD radio stations are there near you, you can now get back at him saying “there’s an app for that!â€
But that would be kinda half true because even though iBiquity has made an app that plays HD radio on your iPhone, you still have to get an additional hardware for accomplishing the feat. The device is called Gigaware Navigation Controller and is essentially an HD tuner with iPhone integration. It allows you to seek and auto tune as well. Plus there is Facebook tagging and iTunes tagging.
Works with the latest iPhone and the iPod Touch. Available on RadioShack. [read]
Sparkz Projector For Your iPhone
Do you want to spend a lot of money on a pico projector that will work with your iPhone/ iPod Touch/iPod Video? If you do, you can now have the Sparkz dock that lets you connect any of those devices and more to it so that you can project your favorites onto a nearby screen. It will support a/v and VGA inputs too.
Other than this extended support for inputs, it has a resolution of 640x480, stereo speakers and a 60-inch viewing area. It charges your docked device while it is projecting and it comes with its own tripod. The price so much goodness? A mere $495. Hey, I did say a lot of money. [read]
Why is it such a task to unlock Iphone 3GS with 3.1 firmware?
> A worm on a jailbroken phone is a worm on a device that has already been tampered with.
What if you absolutely MUST have an app that Apple won’t allow? What if you want an iPhone in the US, but DON’T want AT&T? What if you own the phone outright (no contract)…it’s YOURS to do with as you wish; nobody can tell you you CAN’T, and I don’t care who says otherwise. Everybody says “jailbroken” or “rooted” like it means “you’re a horrendous criminal,” and it’s not.
Get over your guilty conscience.
This article is clearly referring to the security risks in hacking your iphone (especially when n00bs install SSH without changing the default password).