iPhone Hacks

DIY: Wooden iPhone 3G Dock - Neat and Green

iPhone Hacks reader, Dan Long who makes custom cabinets in the San Francisco Bay Area has just sent us a link to a do-it-yourself project that he has been working on.

Its a simple iPhone dock made out of wood. So if you are looking for an iPhone dock but don't want to shell out $49 for it and have some carpentry skills then check out the photos after the break to find out how to make a wooden iPhone dock for yourself.

It looks quite neat and more importantly its green too.

DIY: iPhone Game Accessory

Marware is planning to release an accessory called Game Grip for the iPhone which as the name suggests are silicone sleeves that provide hand grips on either side of the iPhone designed to enhance the gaming experience of accelerometer-based iPhone games.

Flickr user ronnsprocket seems to have liked the idea of the iPhone game accessory as he has created a free version of the iPhone accessory out of a cardboard box which is similar in functionality to Marware's Game Grip.

Softbank Plans to Bring Live TV to iPhone Users in Japan via $100 TV-Tuner Card

Softbank has announced that it will be selling a TV-Tuner card add-on for iPhone 3G later this year to address a widely-publicized feature omission for iPhone users in Japan.

The add-on TV-Tuner card will also serve as an extended battery pack for the iPhone.

iGPSD - Software+Hardware solution brings Real GPS to current iPhone

If you already have an iPhone and have read with envy some of the speculations surrounding the imminent launch of the next generation iPhone which is expected to have 3G, real GPS etc then you might find this hardware+software solution called iGPSD which brings true GPS to the current iPhone an interesting option.

iPhone Accessory - iControlPad will add physical buttons and joypad to the iPhone for some serious gaming action

We have seen some interesting native games for the iPhone such as Raging Thunder that have taken advantage of iPhone's accelerometer and can expect games like Doom and Quake 3 to be ported to the iPhone soon.

Though all that is exciting news for iPhone users, I prefer the physical controls that are available in portable gaming consoles like Sony's PSP rather than using iPhone's touchscreen and the accelerometer.

Some enterprising folks seem to agree and are currently developing an iPhone accessory called iControlpad which is expected to be released soon will add physical buttons and joypad to the iPhone.

iPhone Tip: Reduce iPhone's GSM Buzz with Dock Extender Cable

If you are frustrated with the GSM interference from your iPhone when its near a pair of speakers and the iPhone tips mentioned here have not helped fix the buzzing sound then here is another solution which you could check out.

iPhone Accessory: Pogo Stylus claims to do away with Awkward Typos

It is not very often that I write about an iPhone accessory, however this one did get my attention and thought you folks might be interested in checking it out.

The iPhone accessory is the Pogo Stylus from Ten One Design which features an ultra-light aluminum body with an anodized finish and laser graphics and sized for accuracy which Ten One design claims does away with the awkward typos and misfires common when you use fingers.

iPhone accessories | Belkin's Armband for iPhone

Belkin Corporation was honored with iLounge's coveted "iPod Accessory Maker of the Year" Award in 2006. So with most of the iPod accessory companies making announcements of accessories for the soon to be released iPhone, tauted by many as the most anticipated gadget in history, it comes as no surprise that Belkin wants a piece of the action in the iPhone accessory segment.

iLounge has previewed the Armband for the iPhone from Belkin along with a few other iPhone accessories in the latest free iPod book.

Product details are available after the jump.

iPhone Accessories | Bluetooth In-Ear Headset for the iPhone

Radtech, one of the respected iPod accessory company, has announced one of the world's smallest, lightest and longest talk/standby time in-ear BT headset for the iPhone. With its Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technology it is expected to suppress noise while enhancing audio performance making it one of the perfect accessories for the soon to be released Apple iPhone.

Please find more product description and images after the jump.

iPhone Accessories | iPhone case from DLO

The Apple iPhone has still not been released but some accessory manufacturers are already showing off their iPhone cases, I guess its all based on the official specs, photographs and videos available on the iPhone. I had covered iPhone cases announced by eZGear and Prima last week and today is the turn of an iPhone case from DLO which also has the neat headphone management system.

More images and details after the jump.