Posted by unlocker under News, iPad on Tuesday Feb 22, 2011
One of the requested features in the next generation iPad and there are rumors that the second generation of iPad will have a front and rear facing camera. Despite the lack of camera did not stop a hacker to figure out a way to enable FaceTime, which is the video calling feature of Apple introduced in iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G on the iPad.
Hacker “Intell” has managed to install iPod Touch 4G’s FaceTime app on the iPad. 9to5Mac who were the first to report the hack explain:
“The several step process is noted to be risky, but the end result (video above) is very cool and seems to work as advertised. The hack installs the iPod touch 4 FaceTime application on the iPad, with a full-screen, optimized user interface. This interface looks very similar to that of the FaceTime application on the iPod touch, but does leverage iPad-specific user interface elements, like the silver navigation bar at the top.
The calls, of course, will only work if you are connected to a WiFi network, and as shown in the video above, the quality seems relative to the FaceTime video quality you see on the iPhone, iPod touch, and Mac today. This quality of course is that of the person on the other end of the FaceTime video call. Although the iPad user will not be shown due to the lack of a camera, the audio still works and the mute button is present, too.”
It is quite interesting to see how Apple optimizes the FaceTime interface for the iPad.
Posted by unlocker under News on Tuesday Feb 22, 2011
We all love to take photos and upload them in different sites. There is a wide array of applications that are meant for photos. Is it lovely to look at photos that seems alive as an accessory to your phone?
Not so long ago, we published a post about a jailbreak app called DeepEnd. This app gives the iPhone’s homescreen a cool 3D-like effect by moving the iPhone’s wallpaper based on its orientation. One of our readers commented that the app could be more impressive if the wallpaper has a live feed from iPhone’s camera rather than a static wallpaper.
Well, it seems that the developer of the jailbreak app with the handle limneomaster liked the idea. Limneomaster revealed plans to release a new jailbreak app called CameraWallpaper. This new app allows users to replace the static wallpaper with live feed from iPhone’s camera.
Users can also take photos right away even without launching the Camera app and set the photo as wallpaper via Activator enabled menu. iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4G users will also be able to switch between front and rear cameras. iPhone 4 users will also be able to enable the torch from the menu.
It needs to be seen how the jailbreak tweak affects iPhone’s battery life, etc. The developer hasn’t provided an ETA on when it will be released or how much it will cost or if it will be available for free. As always, we’ll let you know as soon as it is available on the Cydia App Store.
