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Discovered by Patently Apple in a group of 21 patents issued to Apple by the Patent and Trademark Office, the in-vehicle remote-control patent describes a product designed for drivers wishing to control their iOS devices more easily.

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continue to pile up, and indicate the impending launch of an
. After filing a patent application about
, Apple filed a new application titled “Apparatus and Method to Facilitate Universal Remote Control,” which proposes the idea of a minimal, universal remote to control all your (Apple ) devices.
The patent starts off with the problems current remotes have, one – that there are too many of them, and the second – each remote is filled with buttons (more…)

Logitech's Harmony Link is a hockey-puck-size accessory that ships in October for $99.99.

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With more universal remote apps becoming available for the iOS and Android devices, we figured it was only a matter of time before Logitech would bring its industry-leading Harmony brand over to tablets and smartphones. Well, now it has with a $99.99 accessory and free app called Harmony Link that are (more…)

We’ve seen a lot of cool things that can be done with the iPhone , but this has to be one of the coolest.
at the 2011 International Motor Show in Frankfurt last week that will allow you to park your car.
Before you get excited, the iPhone app doesn’t allow you to steer your car. The remote control app allows you to only accelerate and brake, but it works in conjunction with Valeo’s Park4U technology that can be found on cars from Lincoln, Ford, (more…)

Can you see me now?

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Maybe you have a new puppy. You wonder if sweet, innocent Spike is destroying your leather couch and everything else you hold dear while you’re at work. Maybe you want to know which roommate is stealing your leftovers from the fridge.

Pair the iZON Remote Room Monitor from Stem Innovation with your iPhone , iPod Touch, or iPad, and wonder no more. Remote cameras (more…)

Back in April, Cablevision – the 8th largest cable company in the US with more than 3 million subscribers in New York alone, had released
, which allows their customers to watch approximately 300 live channels and video on demand (VOD) on their iPad, transforming the iPad into their personal TV.
Cablevision has finally released a new iPhone app, which also turns the iPhone or iPod touch into an additional TV, albeit with a smaller screen and (more…)

Last week, we reported about websites like CutYourSim offering
the iPhone for a one-time fee of approximately $170.
Cult Of Mac has just reported that CutYourSim has discontinued the service and is offering refunds to customers whose iPhones could not be unlocked.
What happened? Even a representative of CutYourSim doesn’t know.
“Unfortunately, we were not able to complete the rest of the unlocks waiting in our queue due to our suppliers (more…)

basebands, we’re seeing a number of websites that are offering services to permanently
.
Cut Your SIM, which is one of the sites offering the unlocking solution even go to the extent to claim that it is the official iPhone unlock. They claim:
We are now able to offer the first permanent remote iPhone unlocking solution.  It is very easy, and can be done with three simple steps.
Our turnaround time is typically anywhere from 2-5 days for (more…)

,
but is apparently working on it to bring the technology to iOS devices next year, which meant that it will be introduced in
.
will come with built-in NFC chips.
An entrepreneur who is working on a top-secret NFC product told me today that he believes the iPhone 5 will have NFC and cited a friend who works at Apple as a reliable source for the information. To further bolster his statement, the entrepreneur said that manufacturers of NFC readers (more…)

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