| The product approach for iPhone and iPod Touch is right out
of the Apple playbook: control the software, control the
hardware, and use the style and minimalist design that made
iPod and iMac so appealing. But it's an open hardware world
today, and we want more from these devices. iPhone Hacks
gives you exactly that: new ways to get more out of an
iPhone or iPod Touch in spite of Apple's close-to-the-vest
constraints.
With iPhone Hacks, you can make your iPhone or iPod Touch do
everything and anything you'd expect of a mobile converged
device. Learn all the tips and techniques to unleash
little-known features, find (and create!) great web-based
applications for it, and unshackle it to run everything from
network utilities to video game emulators -- all without
impairing the toaster-like simplicity of this Apple
appliance.
This book offers you hacks to:
Watch DVDs, sync with multiple computers, convert Videos to
mobile-ready formats, view RSS feeds, and more
Develop native apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch, use apps
created by others, and get web-based apps to fit iPhone's
screen
Check email, use IRC, and attend conference calls and
videoconferences
Play Sudoku, Nintendo, Zork, Doom, and other games
Control your desktop or laptop from your iPhone or iPod
Touch
Tether your computer's web browser to the wireless network
Convert Mac OS X widgets to iPhone and iPod Touch
applications, and upgrade from the default calculator to
something useful
Troubleshoot and restore your device, install third-party
apps, and backup its files
Connect to a Bluetooth headset, or listen to your music from
car speakers
Customize the ringtones, system sounds, icons, and more
iPhone Hacks also explains how to set up your iPhone or iPod
Touch the way you want it, optimize the speed of the Edge
network, sync more than just music, and maximize your
battery life. Many of the hacks are applicable to both Mac
and PC users. This cunning little handbook is exactly what
you need to coax the genie out of the bottle.
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Biting the hand that feeds IT 
Published by: O'REILLY & ASSOCIATES