Rumors Of iPod Touch With Camera And Microphone

According to this Wired article Apple will possibly be releasing a iPod Touch that will have a built-in camera and a microphone. Based on the article it seems to be a very high chance that they will be releasing it. I think that with the iPod Touch having these capabilities Apple will really broaden their customer base and you will then have many more possibilities with just an iPod Touch.

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/07/apple-preparing-ipod-touch-with-camera-microphone-source/

Saving Images On The iPhone/iPod Touch

Have you ever been browsing the internet on your iPhone/iPod Touch and came across a picture that you would really like to save so that you can either show somebody else or just want to look at another time? This can be accomplished very easily you will need to be on the page that the picture is on and then just press and hold the picture until you get a notification if you would like to Save Image or Copy (you will have more options if the picture is also a link). You will want to select Save Image.

Save Image

To veiw your photo you can goto the Photos app on the botton of the main screen with all of your other apps. When in Photos you photo will be saved in the Saved Photos folder.

Saved Photos album

Now if you would like to copy these images to your computer you will need to plug in your iPhone/iPod Touch. Then goto My Computer in Windows XP or Computer in Windows Vista (on a Mac it should just be mounted on the desktop) and then look for the name of your device (mine is called Nate's iPod). You should see the pictures when you open it. Now you can just copy and paste these images to where ever you would like onto your harddrive.

Picture that was saved

Send Text Messages For Free From An iPhone Or iPod Touch

Have you ever wondered if it was possible to send text messages for free from you iPhone or iPod Touch over a wifi or 3g connection? Well there is a free app out that can do just that and it's called textPlus. This app is very simple to use it's pretty much like texting on a normal phone. You can download this app from the App Store on your iPod/iPhone or through iTunes.

To send a message is really easy you will just need to click on this icon in the top right corner. This will then bring you to a screen where you have the option to either select a number from your contacts or just manually enter a number.

Choose to enter manually or from contacts

After you have selected your contacts that you would like you will then be brought to a screen where you are able to write your text message.

Write your message

After you have sent your message you will then be at a screen where you can see all of the messages you have sent and received from that group.

Conversation screen

You can also get notification for when you get new messages so that you will not have to just keep checking the app.

Notification

If you go into the settings of the app by pushing this icon. You will then be sent to a screen where you can enter a name that will be used for when you send messages to other people. You can also enter your phone number so that when other people send you a message from textPlus it won't be sent to your phone but to your textPlus.

Settings

I hope that you can have fun sending messages for free from your iPhone or iPod Touch using textPlus.

Hulu App For iPhone/iPod Touch

The Hulu app is said to be released in a month or so and is supposed to be close to as good as the real thing. I think that this app will be a huge hit seeing as there are so many people that already use Hulu and now they would be able to stream T.V. shows on their iPhone/iPod Touch. I have been searching for this app on my iPod Touch ever since I bought it and have been wondering why it was never released but now it's on it's way and I can't wait to see what it will be like. I'm hoping that it is really close to the real thing and that everything is still free like it should be.

Screenshots On iPhone And iPod Touch

Have you ever wanted to share a high score moment or show off your collection of Apps you have on your iPhone/iPod Touch? Well you can do this very simply by just taking a Screenshot.

To do this all you will need to do is push the Home Button and the Power Button at the same time. The screen should then blink. Your Screenshot will be saved with all of your other pictures under the Saved Photos album.

Screenshot from my iPod Touch

Screenshot shown Saved Photos Album

Now to take your Screenshot off of your iPhone/iPod Touch and onto your computer you will first need to plug your device into your computer. You will then need to open the device to view your photos. In Windows you will need to goto My Computer then select your iPhone/iPod Touch to veiw your Screenshot.

iPhone/iPod Touch shown in My Computer

Now once you have it open you can now copy and paste the photos to where ever you like on your hard drive. Now you can send others all of your really cool Screenshots to all of your friends and family.

Top 5 Free iPod Touch/iPhone Games

Seeing as the iPhone and the iPod Touch are some of the hottest gadgets out right now I thought that I would make a list of my favorite free games that are available in the App Store. I am hoping that from me making a list of my favorite games I can save you some time in searching through the thousands of apps in the App Store.

All of the apps listed below can be found either searching in the App Store on the device or searching the iTunes Store in iTunes.

5. Dactyl: This is a game where you have to touch bombs to defuse them so that they don't blow up but you also can't touch the other bombs that aren't lit or the others will blow up and you then lose. The point of the game it to see how many you can defuse before you make a mistake.

4. MarbleMash: In this game what you have to do is guide a ball through a maze of walls and holes that you can fall through. The point is to get through the maze to this little bear. It can be a very time consuming game with tons of levels so you will never get bored.

3. iShoot Lite: This is mainly a game of strategy and angles. What happens is you are a small tank that is trying to blow up the opposing tanks by lobbing different sorts of missiles. To win you have to get the best score out of 5 rounds.

2. FallingBalls: I have to admit that when I first seen this game I really didn't think that it would be that fun, but I was obviously very wrong indeed. In this game you are a little stick person that has to run away from these balls that fall from the sky. You get points when the balls bounce off of the screen. The main goal is to just see how many you can dodge before you get squashed.

1. Topple: This is a very fun and interesting game. What you do is you have to stack these blocks and try to get them to a certain height without them falling over before the timer runs out. The higher that you can stack the blocks in the time given will give you a better end score.

Well that is just my Top 5 List of games that I have found to be the most fun so far. I am in no way saying that this is an official list but more of a helpful guide. If you have any apps that you would like to suggest for me to try out or suggest to others I would love to hear about them in the comments or you can send me an E-mail at thegeekylife@gmail.com.