Agent18 Eco Shield
One of the dilemmas users of Apple products often find themselves in is how to effectively protect a product while retaining most of its aesthetics. Take for example the Macbook Pro. Lovely aluminum finish, but also very prone to oxidation issues on the wrist area. Is putting a Marware wrist rug worth the sacrifice of the laptop’s aesthetic? How ’bout an overall laptop hardcase? Only if it’s clear perhaps
This concern extends to just about any cool-looking gadget, and I found myself facing the same dilemma with regards to my iPhone. I ended up ordering an Agent18 Eco Shield, and I have to say, it’s one of the most balanced cases out there.
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Dear Apple
I had prepared a post regarding the whole issue about Apple’s 1.1.1 firmware – how it’s affecting the developer community, which arguments I thought were reasonable or not, but ultimately I really can’t find anything to pin Apple with. Legally, Apple was within it’s rights in doing whatever they did. In fact I think it was even courteous of them to WARN people with hacked phones that 1.1.1 would probably brick their phone.
Still, I can’t help but share the grief and disappointment of the hacking community, but that disappointment is akin to a person hoping for a favor from someone else for old times sake and not getting it, rather than someone expecting a service as a right.
I’m talking about how Apple started flagging iPhones with hacked basebands in their 1.1.1 update – and denied service of those units. While they have the right to do whatever the hell they wanted to their product, one couldn’t help hoping Apple didn’t do what they just did.
Even if we are the minority, we, the gearheads, the geeks, the nerds; are the people who our friends and family come to and ask for recommendations regarding what gadget would suit them. While we do not represent the overall “market” of Apple, we do like to think that we try our best to make the world a little better by pointing everyone we know (or anyone who looks up to us) to Apple products. Read More
On iPhone 1.1.1 firmware
It’s really amazing, jaw-droppingly so, how people who have hacked/unlocked iPhones still go through with the 1.1.1 update even after Apple explicitly told them that they might brick their unit. I can understand developers/hackers who intentionally do it to test their unlocking software, I can even understand it for people who have bought iPhones with the 1.1.1 firmware already pre-installed (though they can’t do anything about that but wait for a newer update).
But for regular 1.0.2 users who have read the press releases – it’s beyond me why they would even try it. The “features” the new firmware gives, as impressive (or not) as they may be, are useless if you can’t get your phone to work in the first place. I don’t feel sorry for these people at all, if you lack common sense, then you deserve to get your unit bricked.