All articles tagged , Fun, Games, Humor, iPhone, iPod touch

Street magic amazes people because they are totally caught off guard. Unaware and with no expectations, the street audience is the ripest kind of prey for the close up illusionist. We’re all familiar with the magic antics of Criss Angel and David Blaine (well, when David Blaine used to do magic instead of pretending he’s a goldfish or trying to catch pneumonia in a block of ice). Since most of us won’t be walking around with cards or other magic props, but will usually have our iPhone or iPod touch, these clever magic tricks from TouchTricks.com are ideal for the magician in all of us. The Touch Tricks Series are created by professional magicians to be performed specifically on the iPhone or iPod touch.

When you think about it, these mobile devices are the best way to perform a trick because you really don’t have to work very hard to get someone’s attention. You know how it is when you pull out your iPhone in a public area and curious people begin to crane their heads over to get a peek at your magical Apple device? This is the perfect time to seize an opportunity to amaze an unsuspecting voyeur with an incredible magic trick. Touch Tricks Volume 1 is a set of four professional grade magic tricks for your iPhone or iPod touch, designed so that the non-professional magician can make jaws drop. We’ve had these babies on our iPhones for two weeks and have had a great time with them. Trust us, these are wonderful tricks that you will have fun with over and over again as you astound your friends, family, colleagues, and yes, even strangers. These tricks work on a normal iPhone or iPod touch (no hack or jailbreak is required). Read on to learn more about each trick and how you can get them for your very own iPhone or iPod touch.
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The life evolution of iPod touch jumps the track and produces Chumby, the platypus of web-enabled touch devices. Like a forbidden mashup, the unholy communion of the iPod touch and the popular bean-filled footbag has produced a quirky new breed of web-enabled touch devices that make you say WTF as you fall hopelessly in love with its cuddly charm. Chumby is about the size of a cup of coffee and makes a perfect bed mate for your night stand, or even a desk pal at work; always within sight and just a touch away. Chumby’s squishy, Italian leather body features a color touch screen, audio, and built-in Wi-fi all running on a Linux-based operating system with Adobe Flash. Chumby comes loaded with widgets that deliver Flickr photos, weather, stocks, sports scores, news, internet radio, video, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, email, and on and on and on. Heck, you can even play games with Chumby, and not just hacky sack, either. Find out more about Chumby after the jump.
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It’s Friday again and time to share the best iPhone tips and iPod touch tips submitted by you, the readers of Touchtip.

Today, we’ll learn how users yearning for 3rd party apps don’t have to wait for the App Store in June. You can Jailbreak or unlock your iPhone or iPod touch in 45 seconds, and it works on any firmware version. We also hear about one resourceful way to take notes on your device using only Safari and a local wiki application (no hacks required). And another reader suggests a clever way to flag phone calls from telemarketers so you can ignore the call. Be sure to read all these tips and more after the jump.
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The comedy video social network, Super Deluxe, is now super optimized for the iPhone and iPod touch. Sure, you could burn hours of quality pattern-interrupt time on YouTube for loads of belly laughs, but Super Deluxe offers a nice interruption to your…uh…YouTube pattern. Super Deluxe has a groovy, slick interface that serves up nothing but comedy videos for your enjoyment.
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Okay, this iPhone tip might be pretty obvious to most of you, but if you ever have the stinking urge to shove one up your rear, please read this story first. The iPhone’s form factor is great for the human hand, not the human ass. Thank you Gizmodo for this amusingly uncomfortable tail, er, tale.