This came as another surprise lately. The FaceTime has been Apple’s prime baby in video calling, and it’s hard to imagine Apple approving 3^rd party apps to access the front camera of the iPhone 4 for video calling. Fring has just updated their new ‘Fring for iPhone’ with support for the iOS 4, and added video call for the iPhone 4 using the front facing camera. Read more…

The greatness of iOS 4 is about to be shown to the whole world. Yes, the iOS 4 is so great, so majestic. Why? That’s because one of the 1,500 new APIs in the iOS 4 provides direct access to the iPod library, meaning music apps of all kinds can play your tracks in any funky way they want. Not convinced yet? Well this is great news for iOS 4 developers, but indirectly users of the iOS 4 should also rejoice. That’s because the flexibility of fooling around the iPod music library is so wild, that they can even scratch the iPhone. No, not literally go and scratch it like a kitten, but yeah, you will soon be able to scratch your iPhone like a pro DJ. Next time DJs around the world won’t need the bulky and old notebooks for club banging anymore. All you need is your iPhone with iOS 4, and you’re ready to club! Read more…

The German car manufacturer, Audi, has been rather thoughtful lately. They know that some customers really loved their cars like a second wife, and even by sending in the car to authorized centers for servicing, that doesn’t seemed to convince them enough that the car is in good hands. That’s where the AudiDirect Reception System comes in. Read more…

The RetroN 3, in retro-futurist red (I don’t even know what that color is, besides being red) or sober, is fully compatible with your Nintendo, Sega Genesis, and SNES cartridges, if you haven’t thrown ‘em out of the store yet. Not only is the cartridges compatible, but so does the good ol’ controllers. I wonder if mine is still working or not. But fear not, as they also provide their own wireless controllers. Talk about trendy classics. Well this classically new console is yours for a sweat $70.

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The Uplink Audio Strap System is a weird concept. Now why would I say it’s weird? Now for start, it gives those joggers another option to listen to music on the go, if they hate the plug-in ear buds. That means it’s a great stuff for nerdy joggers who love to show off their latest gadgets. But then, the concept from Adam Hammerman has a very high-tech ultrasound speakers, which can connect to nearly all your mobile devices and portable music players. It’s so high tech, that no matter how loud you blast the music, only you can hear the sounds. Others by-passers won’t be able to hear a single hum from this new toy. But if you’re going to show off this to the whole world, why restrict the sounds to only yourself? Totally redundant!

But of kush, the tech doesn’t stop there. This new concept is trying to make you go green with the integrated solar panel, which is flexible. Though it’s just a concept, but I wonder how long you can power up the player with such small solar panels.

[Eco Friend via Slashgear]

Not literally fly, but perhaps your nose will fly sky high with arrogance and luxury aroma. The MB&F HM4 Thunderbolt is a traditional wrist watch with too much obsession for luxury uniqueness and exaggeration. Read more…

Well well well, what have we got here? Your new iPhone 4 acting as a flashlight? That’s not something Steve Jobs would want the iPhone to be. It seemed to everyone’s surprise that Apple would allow apps to have direct control of the iPhone 4’s LED flashlight besides taking photos. Read more…

Pedro Gomes has designed the Sleepy Alarm clock concept that allows you to sleep a little bit longer every morning. Using this alarm clock, you can activate the snooze mode by simply moving the ball back and forth. A cute way to snooze your alarm clock early in the morning, though I think this product should be banned for lazy people like me. This alarm clock also features a cute design that will fit perfectly in the children’s room. Not very sharp, but then I still think it looks like a harmless weapon.

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Few years ago, every hardware manufacturer is racing to splash a “Made for Vista” on each and every product that they have. But judging from the current market that is fast-pace moving, nobody’s in a hurry to play this marketing gimmick game again. Now green is the new gold. Read more…

Alberto Del Biond, an Italian designer who have pledge his loyalty to carbon fiber due to its lightness and depth. I do understand the greatness of carbon fiber, being light and yet durable at some point. But when certain amount of force is applied, it will shatter like glass. An obvious choice if you’re gonna build a car’s chassis. But a toilet bowl? Not only is carbon fiber expensive, but I sure don’t think it is durable for some hardcore plumbing session. What’s more if someone’s gonna squad on top of it? Do not do that, if you don’t want a bleeding butt. The worst thing that you would want when doing your big business is a shattered toilet bowl that you’re sitting on. Also, there’s a cute fact from Gizmodo.

The designer also offers a matching bidet. To all our American readers, according to the Wikipedia: “A bidet is a low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the genitalia, inner buttocks, and anus.”

[Alberto Del Biondi via Gizmodo]