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We’ve just caught wind of a new app for the iPhone / iPod touch… should you be either a little hard of hearing or a little nosy. SoundAMP works a lot like those Sonic Earz you see on the infomercials — you run the app with your earbuds plugged in, and then sit back and enjoy listening to the sweet sounds of whatever’s going on around you — only louder. The app allows you to control volume and tone, and you can also replay the last 30 seconds of what you’ve been hearing — in case you missed something particularly juicy. Now, personally, we put in the earbuds and crank up the tunes to shut out the outside world, but if this is your kind of thing — it’s available in the iTunes store right now for $9.99. [Warning: read link takes you to the iTunes store]

[Via CNET]

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SoundAMP hearing aid app for iPhone unleashed on our delicate ears originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hey, Apple — you know that inspiration you’ve been looking for in order to concoct a proper iPhone nano? We just found it. Over in some seedy warehouse in the depths of Shenzhen, the aptly titled iphone nano has emerged. As you could likely surmise, this completely improper knockoff gentle combines the best features from Apple’s iPhone and the iPod nano to create a singular, if not awkward device. Heck, there’s even a 5 megapixel camera, which easily trumps the 3.2 megapixel shooter on the iPhone 3GS. It’s all yours for just 90 bones, and you don’t even have to sign your cellular soul away to AT&T. Look out Apple, we get the feeling this thing’s going to be huge.

[Thanks, facelessloser]

Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video

Keepin’ it real fake, part CCXXI: Apple’s iPhone and iPod nano hook up, combine originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Look Apple, your copy and paste feature is pretty intuitive and all but let’s face it, you’re late to the party. About two full software revisions late we’d say. And listing it as one of the “pretty incredible things” in your latest ad about the iPhone 3G S iPhone 3GS is kind of silly since it’s available on your previous models too. Maybe you’re just being ironic?

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Video: iPhone copy and paste is a ‘pretty incredible thing’… for 1999 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Your fancy new iPhone OS 3.0 starting to look a bit long in the tooth? Heads up, Apple’s now sending out the beta OS 3.1 and its SDK to the developer community to finagle with. We’re still looking to see what’s been changed here, so for now, if you’re someone who needs the Latest and Greatest and happens to have the right access, download away!

Update: Still tinkering, but we’ve seen a new “Save a Copy” option for 3G S video editing that lets you retain the original film while saving an edited clip (picture after the break, thanks Kevin), as well as some reports of MMS being activated, but it seems to stall before actually being sent out over AT&T’s network.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

Continue reading iPhone OS 3.1 beta now available for developer community

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iPhone OS 3.1 beta now available for developer community originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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