iPhone/iPod Touch Thread

[PVB]

So what are you all using to get DVD's onto iPod/phone, then?

I do already own Xilisoft's DVD to DivX Converter 4 (xp) - should I just get an app to convert DivX to iPod, or is there an app that'll do it in one step, that doesn't cost too much?

I used DVD Decrypter to rip to hard drive and then Videora with the following settings: H.264 480x320 768 kbps Stereo/128kbps.

[RiK]

Handbrake works fine for me.

[kalmar]

What about Visual Voice Mail? That was the thing that Apple said they
needed network support to implement.

Yeah, you won't get that but everything else works fine, location and edge working on my ancient orange payg SIM.

[frak]

When used with another sim (such as one on a web n walk t-mob contract), will phone features such as 'locate me' work?.

It works fine with a Vodafone sim, so I'd say yes, it will work.

Cheers Misfit Looks like I'll be picking up an iphone asap.

[Cloudane]

To be honest, the "locate me" thing is rubbish in my experience. Whenever I've tried it, it's either said "unable to determine your location" or put a big circle around the entire town and said "you are here" (yeah thanks.. I knew that much). Do yourself a favour and get a GPS

I guess if you're in a city with multiple transmitters it might be a little more reliable. I don't think the Wifi thing works over here though.

[kalmar]

Is there a way to get BBC listen again on these then? Seems a bit odd that the iplayer video works, but not that. Realaudio I think..

[phattslagg]

So what are you all using to get DVD's onto iPod/phone, then?

I do already own Xilisoft's DVD to DivX Converter 4 (xp) - should I just get an app to convert DivX to iPod, or is there an app that'll do it in one step, that doesn't cost too much?

I used DVD Decrypter to rip to hard drive and then Videora with the following settings: H.264 480x320 768 kbps Stereo/128kbps.

I've tried that, and no matter whether it's a fresh rip from DVD Decrypter or from the Xilisoft app, I always get the Error 80217 which translates ast "Error opening file".

[PVB]

To be honest, the "locate me" thing is rubbish in my experience. Whenever I've tried it, it's either said "unable to determine your location" or put a big circle around the entire town and said "you are here" (yeah thanks.. I knew that much). Do yourself a favour and get a GPS

I guess if you're in a city with multiple transmitters it might be a little more reliable. I don't think the Wifi thing works over here though.

If it doesn't find you, then you have to add your locality to the service.

http://www.skyhookwireless.com/howitworks/

Apparently, this is how you do it:

add or update your personal Access Point to the system. In order to do so you will need to provide us with the MAC Address of the wireless access point and your location (as latitude/longitude)

1. Find your location as latitude, longitude
First we need to determine the location of the AP. Go to Google Maps (http://maps.google.com) and find the location of your access point on the map. Center the map (double-click on it) on the location and then enter the following into your Address Bar:

javascript:void(prompt('',gApplication.getMap().getCenter()));

This will open a prompt giving you the latitude,longitude of the center of the map. Copy and paste that into an email. If you are having problems there is a little more detailed tutorial here: http://lifehacker.com/software/google-m ... 267361.php

2. Find the MAC Address of your wireless access point
Next we need to get the MAC Address of your AP. This can be tricky, so its best to use software to find it. We recommend NetStumbler and iStumbler on Windows and Mac respectively. You can download the programs at the following links:

Windows: http://www.netstumbler.com/
Mac: http://istumbler.net/

Find your AP in the list and the associated MAC address for it. Now paste the MAC address in the email.

Now you should have a MAC address, latitude and longitude. Its good to recheck the location by pasting the latitude, longitude back into Google Maps to make sure its the right location. Once you verify it, send us the information and we’ll add them to the database. It may take up to a week before the AP is available when using your iPhone or iPod touch. If it after a few weeks you are still having problems, let us know.

But I can't find that quote on their site, so I have no idea where to send the info.

[Cloudane]

Well that's nice, so if I know where I am, then I can find out where I am

Worth knowing that it's possible to help improve it though.

Wonder what happens if someone submits their router and then sells it on eBay...

[WiteWulf]

Is there a way to get BBC listen again on these then? Seems a bit odd that the iplayer video works, but not that. Realaudio I think..

I asked about something similar on one of the developer mailing lists during the week. I wanted to b able to do 'proper' streaming from something like Quicktime Streaming Server rather than just a file on a web server but apparently the iPhone/iPod touch kernel doesn't currently have any RTP support in it so no real streaming for now. Oh, that and the Listen again stuff is all Realaudio and Windows Media, so that doesn't help either....

[Misfit]

Is there a way to get BBC listen again on these then? Seems a bit odd that the iplayer video works, but not that. Realaudio I think..

I asked about something similar on one of the developer mailing lists during the week. I wanted to b able to do 'proper' streaming from something like Quicktime Streaming Server rather than just a file on a web server but apparently the iPhone/iPod touch kernel doesn't currently have any RTP support in it so no real streaming for now. Oh, that and the Listen again stuff is all Realaudio and Windows Media, so that doesn't help either....

No listen again, but a lot of shows are on the podcasts with a special iPhone interface...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts

The ability to stream live BBC radio is probably my main wish for my iPhone.

[Misfit]

Well that's nice, so if I know where I am, then I can find out where I am

Worth knowing that it's possible to help improve it though.

Wonder what happens if someone submits their router and then sells it on eBay...

Whilst Locate me isn't as good as a GPS I did find a real use for it the other day.

I walked out of a tube station in London, thinking I had my bearings, but didn't. Hitting Locate Me saved me faffing around finding the general area in google maps saving me a little time.

[kalmar]

But I can't find that quote on their site, so I have no idea where to send the info.

Give this a try: http://skyhookwireless.com/howitworks/submit_ap.php

To get the mac address of a router that you can't log in to, install stumbler on your iphone, the mac address for each network you can see is listed beneath the name (when there's only 1 digit put a 0 before it).

Obviously if it's your own router you can log in and just read it off the status screen but watch out because there will be more than one address, you want the WLAN one for this.

Just added my local ones so I'll see what happens

[phattslagg]

So what are you all using to get DVD's onto iPod/phone, then?

I do already own Xilisoft's DVD to DivX Converter 4 (xp) - should I just get an app to convert DivX to iPod, or is there an app that'll do it in one step, that doesn't cost too much?

I used DVD Decrypter to rip to hard drive and then Videora with the following settings: H.264 480x320 768 kbps Stereo/128kbps.

I'm evaluating DVDFab now, and first impressions are very good.

Rips straight from DVD to any format, including iPod with no adware (Videora is very annoying in this respect), managed to rip my region 1 Ratatouille, which everything else has refused to, and has a generous 30-day trial with no watermarking.

So far, I'm thinking this could well be worth the $29 they want for registration.

[Misfit]

Genesis/Megadrive emulator about to hit...

http://www.modmyifone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69681





Not really been following the emu scene on the iPhone, not been convinced that on screen controls would work. But I could be tempted to try this.