When I bought the new iPhone I FULLY expected to be able to plug it into my existing iPhone cradle and have it magically work. Silly Clay…that would be too easy. I detailed out my original iPhone car integration here.
The new iPhone is about an 1/8 of an inch wider that the first one which means the cradle from ProClip is useless. I was able to get in touch with someone at ProClip who told me they would have a new cradle, but not for a couple of months. If you know me, you know that I don’t have that kind of patience. Enter the Dremel tool! I was able to carve out some plastic and spead it out with some plastic spacers. Worked excellent, but I will still buy the right one when it comes out. This works for now. Continue reading
My sister-in-law was using my iPhone this past weekend and was having trouble typing the letter “T” on its little virtual keyboard. After I tried it out, I figured that yes, this is not working. PANIC! I headed off to the Genius Bar at the Mall of America Apple store today at lunch. Apparently one of the more common problems they have had with the phones are that a strip of the touch sensitive material goes bad and you get a dead spot.
So, if you know me, you know that I am all about convenience through gadgetry. I really dont want to have to think or move any more than necessary. I bought the iPhone back in July and have really enjoyed it, but out of habit, I kept carrying along my 60GB iPod with me in the car just in case I really wanted to listen to that rare