It looks as though Republican FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is ready to lay the hammer down on Comcast regarding their wanton BitTorrent blocking. As was evident in the recent net neutrality hearing, Martin is hellbent on protecting consumers by establishing rules for transparency within ISPs. In an interview with AP, Martin noted that “The commission has adopted a set of principles that protect consumers’ access to the internet, and we found that Comcast’s actions in this instance violated our principles.” He went on to say that they “arbitrarily” blocked internet access and failed to disclose this to customers.
The iPhone Dev Team has a video up showing exactly what their PwnageTool 2.0 looks like. You know, the tool that unlocks iPhone 2.0. Check back in a couple minutes to see the video. This works in both the original iPhone and the iPhone 3G on both 1.1.4 and 2.0 firmware. Woohoo, unlocked iPhones! UPDATE: Video up after the jump.
While Nike is releasing some half-baked Back to the Future “inspired” shoes, purists know that they aren’t the real deal. Sort of looking like the shoes from the movie isn’t enough. They need to be the shoes from the movie. Well, here you go: the original prototype shoe built for the movie. It doesn’t get much more authentic than this, and it’s actually available now on eBay. Oh baby.
Macrumors has a useful post on how you can upgrade (downgrade, technically) from the leaked “iPhone1,2″ firmware to the official “iPhone1,1″ firmware issued early this morning. The leaked firmware was intended to only for use with iPhone 3G before it got out to the masses. In short, you need to download the correct firmware, and hold down the option key when you check for firmware updates in iTunes, allowing you to pick the file you want to install. [Macrumors]
We know that today’s iPhone coverage has driven most of you to the brink of insanity (OK, let’s be honest, that was actually the booze and black magic markers kicking in, but our iPhone coverage isn’t helping matters), but if there’s one thing that will shut up an Apple fanboy, it’s this Hellboy 2 Big Baby life-size replica. A shotgun combined with a six-shooter, it features six removable shells and a wind-up music player (featuring Lullaby and Goodnight). And at 19 kilograms, it’s not fucking around. But the best part is that you can call your Apple-fanboy buddy and tell him that you just dropped US$699 on something without a touchscreen or iTunes support. [bigbadtoystore via nerd approved]
Whew! There is a little too much iPhone stuff going on out there. It’s getting a bit overwhelming–even for someone who actually owns one. Not to worry though. If you are tired of all the hype or you are a frustrated Apple hater, welcome to the anti-iPhone oasis. Here you can sit back, relax and learn how to block out the fanboy jibba jabba and achieve your iPhone-free Zen.
It seems that there is interest amongst the design community to develop a tossable camera, which is why the Flee Digital camera is not the first of its kind. Is it the novelty value of seeing images from a unique perspective? Is it for reconnaissance missions over your neighbour’s yard? I’m not quite sure, to be honest. Still, the Flee concept is out there, and it is designed to take photos at regular intervals when thrown, then beam them back to your mobile phone using Bluetooth. So, when you consider the range of Bluetooth devices, this is one situation where having a girl arm could be beneficial. Either way, it probably won’t become a real- world product anytime soon. [Design Page via LikeCool via Ubergizmo via OhGizmo]
At least a few Sprint stores loosed Palm’s Windows Mobile-powered Treo 800w early, for US$350 with a two-year contract and rebate. It’s still US$600 without. Specs confirmed by field reports: Wi-Fi, EV-DO Rev. A, GPS, 320×320 screen and a 2MP camera. The keyboard is apparently improved, with a lower profile, which goes with the 800w’s thinner design. Maybe if you’re nice, your local Sprint store will let one go now too. [WM Experts via Electronista]
NetSketch is a US$8 drawing app with Bonjour-like sharing abilities–if you’re on the same WiFi network, it will automatically detect drawings and let you jump in to collaborate PictoChat style. Coming to classrooms and lecture halls this fall. [NetSketch]
