iPhone Hacks

by David Jurick, Adam Stolarz, and Damien Stolarz

Published 1 January 2009
With iPhone Hacks, you can make your iPhone do all you'd expect of a smartphone - and more. Learn tips and techniques to unleash little-known features, find and create innovative applications for both the iPhone and iPod touch, and unshackle these devices to run everything from network utilities to video game emulators. This book will teach you how to: import your entire movie collection, sync with multiple computers, and save YouTube videos; remotely access your home network, audio, and video, and even control your desktop; develop native applications for the iPhone and iPod touch on Linux, Windows, or Mac; check email, receive MMS messages, use IRC, and record full-motion video; run any application in the iPhone's background, and mirror its display on a TV; make your iPhone emulate old-school video game platforms, and play classic console and arcade games; integrate your iPhone with your car stereo; and, build your own electronic bridges to connect keyboards, serial devices, and more to your iPhone without 'jailbreaking'. "iPhone Hacks" explains how to set up your iPhone the way you want it, and helps you give it capabilities that will rival your desktop computer.
This cunning little handbook is exactly what you need to make the most of your iPhone.

Car PC Hacks

by Damien Stolarz

Published 1 January 2005
A car PC or carputer is a car tricked-out with electronics for playing radio, music and DVD movies, connecting to the Internet, navigating and tracking with satellite, taking photos, and any electronic gadget a person wants in a car. All these devices are managed and controlled through a single screen or interface. The only place car PC enthusiasts can go for advice, tips and tools is a handful of hard-to-find Web sites - until now. "Car PC Hacks" is your guide into the car PC revolution. Packing MP3 players, handheld devices, computers and video-on-demand systems gives you a pile too heavy to carry. But add a car and put them together, you've got a powerful and mobile multimedia center requiring no lifting. The next time you give kids a lift, you won't hear, "Are we there yet?" Instead, expect "We're there already?" as they won't want to leave the car while playing video games from multiple consoles. "Car PC Hacks" is the first book available to introduce and entrench you into this hot new market. You can count on the book because it hails from O'Reilly, a trusted resource for technical books.
Expect innovation, useful tools, and fun experiments that you've come to expect from O'Reilly's "Hacks" Series. Maybe you've hacked computers and gadgets, and now you're ready to take it to your car. If hacking is new and you would like to mix cars and computers, this book gets you started with its introduction to the basics of car electrical systems. Even when you're unclear on the difference between amps and watts, expect a clear explanation along with real-life examples to get on track. Whether you're venturing into car PC for the first time or an experienced hobbyist, hop in the book for a joy ride.