Archive for February, 2008

Unlocked iPhone Innovations Continue

Every day, it seems, developers come up with nifty new ways to use the iPhone to do this or that. The latest creations allow you to use your iPhone as a full touchpad remote for your PC, zoom through applications on the iPhone using CoverFlow, and LoJack your iPhone.

The Unofficial Apple Weblog is a gold mine of applications and ideas for the bold and brave who decide to unlock their iPhones and install third-party apps. This week it posted three new apps that range from visually appealing to just plain old fun.

TouchPad Remote

An enterprising TUAW reader sent in this application. It essentially turns an iPhone into a complete remote control for a PC, allowing you to use it as a mouse, click, double-click, drag windows around, etc. It requires a jailbroken iPhone and Installer.app. That means it isn’t approved by Apple. Yet. Here is a video of it in action. More —>