It’s Apple’s big iPhone announcement today! We’re buzzing with excitement at Griffin HQ.
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DFlex deflects scratches, dirt and fingerprints from your iPod or iPhone, all over. Our DFlex Protection System covers your device with a high-tack/medium-release stretch, puncture and tear-resistant vinyl film to protect your touchscreen and outer casing from scratches, dust and oils. The back protection film adds a subtle graphite print.
We’ve included everything you need for a seamless installation, even a SmartWipe pre-moistened cleaning pad to prep your iPod or iPhone. Smooth away air pockets with the included applicator card, and polish to a high shine with the premium reusable cleaning cloth.
Once it’s on, you’ll hardly notice DFlex is there. This tough yet nearly invisible film shrugs off screen scratches, dirt and fingerprints like BBs off a battleship. DFlex is maximum scratch protection without added bulk.
DFlex is available for iPod touch and iPhone. Protect your device today.
We have spent a chunk of today eagerly playing with our iPhone’s new operating system, iOS 4.
There has been plenty of discussion about iPhone multitasking on Twitter, so I thought I’d post a quick summary.
Gizmodo explains it well:
Double-clicking the home button will open a tray showing all running applications. Switching to another running app is as simple as clicking on it. It works like the task switch bar in Windows or Mac OS X.
This should work on iPhone 3GS and 3rd generation iPod touch. Engadget writes:
The iPhone 3G and below won’t — Steve says the hardware doesn’t support it. Sad face.
As the Apple site says:
Now you can run your favorite third-party apps — and switch between them instantly — without slowing down the performance of the foreground app or draining the battery unnecessarily.
Are you excited? What’s your favorite new feature in iOS 4?
I recently learned a valuable lesson during a family road trip to Seaside, Florida.
The first part of the drive from Nashville was pretty simple, but then it became a little tricky as we got closer to Florida.
Pouring rain and darkness made watching for the frequent turns every 10 to 20 miles difficult. Worse, I had no service on my otherwise trusty iPhone 3GS and we didn’t bring a map.
Under better connectivity conditions, Google Maps is an amazing app to help prevent you from getting lost. It’s no wonder why the Google Maps application is among the most popular across all smartphones.
The Solution
When service briefly returned, I quickly snapped screenshots of the driving directions. Soon after our service dropped again, but I was able to refer to the saved images of the directions to help navigate us to the (soon to be) sunny Florida.
Many people bring along a paper map, whether it’s a regular old fashioned one or printed Google or MapQuest map. Did you know that map users actually find their way faster than using a GPS or smartphone?
I think I’ll be printing a map next time, just in case.
Photo from Flickr by: wmshc_kiwi
I asked our technical support and customer service manager, Rachel, what question our support team receives the most. The #1 issue is that the iPod/iPhone and third party products do not always communicate well.
For example, she explained that occasionally customers will hear the iTrip take away the static on their radio, but won’t hear their music. In these situations a soft reset should do the trick. Here’s how to soft reset an iPod or iPhone.
iPod Soft Reset
With the iPod plugged into the iTrip (or other hardware) and the iPod turned on, hold down the “Menu” and “Select” buttons until an apple appears in the screen. Then you can let go and wait for the iPod to restart.
After it restarts, try playing a song and see if the iTrip works. You may need to perform the soft reset two or three times. This resets all communication between the two devices.
iPhone Soft Reset
Press and hold the “Home” and “Sleep/Wake” buttons at the same time until you see an Apple logo appear on the screen (ignore the “Slide to power off” prompt). Then allow it to restart and see if it works.
A soft reset fixes iTrip problems, but also problems with charging docks, remotes, speakers, you name it!
Of course if you’re ever having trouble with any of our products we encourage you to contact us.
Photo from Flickr by: Tomás Rotger