"ExplodingDog" Customized iPhone

Another blog post, another cool customization of an Apple product.

This time another friend, Laura, is displaying her customized iPhone:

" I chose this design 'cause I love Robots, end of!

Ha. I took the design from explodingdog.com and decided to create a iPhone skin with it using 'Unique Skins', seen as my existing case had completely snapped in two!

It's pretty cool also 'cause it covers the big scratch on the back of my iPhone that I got after I accidentally dropped it down a flight of stairs :-/ "

Thanks for sending in the photo Laura.

Do you have any customizations you want to share?
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Why so silent?

Whenever I first get a new mobile phone, one of the first things I used to play with were the ringtones. Whether it was the standards such as the breezy Summertime, the signature Nokia tone (made famous by "Trigger Happy TV") or Polyphonic effigies to the current pop offerings. At that time, there was something cool about having Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me" emitting from your phone in full 32-bit glory.

However, nowadays I have noticed I seem to keep my phone on silent all the time. Have I just gone off the novelty value of ringtones? Surely not, as my 24 CTU replica ringtone will testify
Perhaps, it could just be the fact I never really have the time to have it on un-silent mode? I think some mathematical experimentation is needed:

Number of hours in a week: 168 hours

Then subtract the number of hours I would normally be sleeping, or deem it too late/early to have an audible ringtone. For this experiment, I will be using the 11pm-7am Anti-Social Behaviour rule. This gives 8 hours per night, over 7 days = 56 hours.

Next, being a respectful student I would naturally put my phone on silent during University hours to avoid lecture/lab disturbances. These hours are, roughly, 10am-4pm Monday-Friday = 30 hours.

Moreover, my phone is usually off (or at least on silent) during paid working hours in my jobs, which works out at 15 hours per week.

This gives: 168 - (56 +30 + 15)

168 - 101

Giving me a potential 67 hours where I could unleash the full audio potential of the phone.

I think I prefer the discreet vibration in my pocket(!) compared the a ringtone now anyway. It seems much more civilised and less likely to get you slagged.

What are your ringtone habits? Is the multi-million pound ringtone market dying?

Microsoft to launch new oPhone ;)

Microsoft have unveiled their attempt to dethrone the iPhone.

Presenting...the oPhone



;)

Tut, tut Apple

Oh dear. Apple have delayed their release of Leopard until October. I bet the guys over in Microsoft will be stifling their laughter after the amount of shtick Apple gave them about the delays surrounding Longhorn/Vista.

It's a shame really, cause I was planning on getting a Mac around June - and hopefully they will have new iMacs to match their new operating system.

Although, I suppose it's not that bad. Apparently the reason for the delay was that more software developers were getting pulled to work on the new iPhone. Nice PR spin I guess. Although rumours are that the iPhone won't be available here in the UK until around October anyway.

Let's just see how it goes.

Cannie Wait

That's Apple sent out a wee teaser email - just so you've got enough time to break the news to your current phone.