Print & Share for iPhone prints and shares

Filed under: Software, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch

Another day, another interesting iPhone/iPod touch application. Print & Share [App Store link], released a week ago, lets you print emails, mail attachments, photos, documents, contacts and web pages from your iPhone to your local printer. This works over a wireless network quite seamlessly, and can also be set up to work over the Internet if you are familiar with setting up routers and firewalls for outside access. The developer provides some help on how to do this, and has 24-hour help desk support.

The $6.99US app requires that you run a print server on your Mac or PC. The server software is a free download from the developer. System requirements are Tiger or Leopard on the Mac side; a Windows PC requires XP/Vista and may require some Windows configuration.

On the iPhone side, you need to give the app your basic email information (user names, password, incoming server info) and you’re pretty much ready to go.

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Print & Share for iPhone prints and shares originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AirPhones turns your iPhone or touch into a wireless speaker

Filed under: Audio, iPhone, iPod touch

AirPhones is an interesting application for your iPhone or iPod touch that turns your mobile device into a set of wireless headphones. The idea is similar to Rogue Amoeba’s Airfoil, but instead of routing audio from your Mac to an Airport Express, AirPhones sends your Mac’s audio to your iPhone or touch connected to the same WiFi network.

For this to work you have to install the free Mac server application. It adds an additional output device to your Sound preferences pane. Once that’s installed on your Mac you’ll also need the mobile application (iTunes link) installed on your iPhone or iPod touch. After they’re connected through the same network, your handheld should play your Mac’s sound output.

This actually strikes me as a great idea. I spend a lot of time at my work desk listening to music through headphones and I inevitably get tangled up in the cord. My main concern, I suppose, would be running down my iPhone’s battery, but that may be worth it to get rid of that cord.

AirPhone is $4.99 from the iTunes Store. You’ll also need to download the server application from smashart. Unfortunately, the server app is Intel only, but they’re promising both a Universal binary and a Windows version in the future.

[via 9 to 5 Mac]

AirPhones turns your iPhone or touch into a wireless speaker originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

AirPhones turns your iPhone or touch into a wireless speaker originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Emoji on its way out of the App Store

Filed under: Open Source, iPhone, App Store, SDK

For the past month or so, developers have been taking advantage of an opening in the iPhone SDK to enable Emoji emoticons on non-Japanese iPhones, without having to resort to jailbreaking. While I was a little taken aback by the fascination and little mini-market that sprouted up around Emoji activation, it’s clear that the public likes its icons.

Unfortunately, the Emoji free for all may be over. Gary, from Typing Genius, e-mailed us this morning and he let us know that Apple is cracking down on Emoji activation outside of Japan. According to Gary, Apple is forbidding Emoji-only apps (Emotifun and iEmoji have both been removed from the App Store) and requiring developers for apps that do more than just Emoji (like Typing Genius — iTunes link) to provide an Emoji-free update immediately.

In regards to Typing Genius, Gary says that:

* Existing Typing Genius users who have already unlocked emoji will not be affected when Apple remove apps from the App Store
* Emoji unlock will remain intact for users who upgrade to a newer version of Typing Genius (without the unlock) later on

Emoji on its way out of the App Store originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Emoji on its way out of the App Store originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Time to Legalize Cell Phone Jammers?

Jamming a cell phone is illegal in the U.S. Very illegal. And not just by ordinary citizens. It’s illegal for theater and restaurant owners to jam calls, and even state and local police or prison officials. The U.S., in fact, has the strictest laws in the world against jamming cell calls. But the harsh laws against jammers in the U.S. apply to everyone except federal government officials. Which raises the question: Is that right? U.S. prisons want to use jammers. So do police. And while we’re at it, so do many movie theaters, restaurants and other businesses. Some individuals want to use jammers as well. Who decided that only federal officials can be trusted with cell phone jammers?
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Voice dial on us: TUAW Vocalia giveaway

Filed under: Software, iPhone, App Store

In product shootouts between the iPhone and other smartphones, the iPhone usually gets dinged for not having voice dialing built in (although you can get around that with services like Jott). Vocalia, from Creaceed, is a voice-recognition dialing app that has been around for about six months.

Vocalia (click opens iTunes) displays a HAL9000-like glowing “eye” after being launched. When the eye appears, speak the name of a contact you wish to call. Vocalia analyzes your speech, then displays the closest matches to what you said. If there’s more than one contact listed, you then speak the number next to the correct one. Are there multiple phone numbers for a contact? Just say “home”, “mobile”, “work” or whatever to dial.

Creaceed and TUAW would like to give away seven free promo codes for Vocalia.What do you need to do to enter? Just leave a comment on who you’d like to dial using Vocalia. Good luck, and we look forward to seeing your creative answers!

• Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older. (Sorry, we know our international readers want to participate, but promo codes don’t transfer outside the US.)
• To enter leave a comment telling us what person you’d like to call using Vocalia.
• The comment must be left before February 28, 11:59PM Eastern Time.
• You may enter only once.
• Seven winners will be selected in a random drawing.
• Prize: Promo code for free copy of Vocalia for iPhone (US$3.99)
• Click Here for complete Official Rules.

Voice dial on us: TUAW Vocalia giveaway originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Voice dial on us: TUAW Vocalia giveaway originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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