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Speaking of, I hope Apple has/will have a good way to add and control accessories. The iPhone/iPod touch makes a good interface for almost anything. Anyone know
by ericb 18y ago
Speaking of, I hope Apple has/will have a good way to add and control accessories. The iPhone/iPod touch makes a good interface for almost anything. Anyone know if the API supports this type of thing?
- seiji 18y agohttp://developer.apple.com/ipod/accessories.html http://developer.apple.com/ipod/accessories.html In short, no, there is not a quick and official "good way" to add accessories to the dock interface. If you email them, you get back a response starting wtih: "Any accessory that utilizes Apple IP is required to be licensed through the Made for iPod program." Attached to the email is a zip file containing a read-only word document. The word document tells you to enter contacts for legal, marketing, and engineering. You must have at least two different people as contacts. You can probably jailbreak your phone to access custom made accessories: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8035 http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_i...
- ericb 18y agoI think the flexibility and portability is interesting. It could be a neat universal remote. I could program the "remote" to have a back button like a browser, instead of last channel. Also, program suggestions, rotten tomatoes ratings, imdb info, etc.
- litewulf 18y ago(Am I the only one who thinks the iPhone is actually a terrible interface for typing? Think about typing your password, now imagine you do it on an iPhone (so no benefit from autocorrection). I fat finger all the time, and I don't even have fat fingers! :( Its good for scrolling and gestural input, but a very poor data-entry platform.