📅 April 4, 2013

HOW TO: Replace Your iPhone 5’s Battery in 2 Minutes [video]

If your battery dies quickly or if the charge doesn’t last very long in your iPhone, you can very easily replace it yourself.

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If your battery dies quickly or if the charge doesn’t last very long in your iPhone, you can very easily replace it yourself. There are only 4 screws you need to remove.  You can find replacement batteries for $30 on amazon.com

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📅 February 20, 2013

Experience A 5-Inch iPhone With This Printable Papercraft Model

The mockup features an “almost” 5-inch display, based on the iPhone 5’s current design.

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Rumors are flying that Apple’s turning its 4-inch iPhone into a nearly 5-inch device, though it wouldn’t be seen until after this year. It seems likely given the growing competition between Apple and Android phones, and how convenient it would be for the company to decrease its pixel density—from 326 pixels per inch to 264 ppi—so that it matches the density of the full-sized iPad. It would certainly cut down on production costs if the company could use the same machinery to produce the iPhone it does for the full-sized iPad.

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📅 January 25, 2013

HOW TO: Replace Your iPhone 5’s Screen In 3 Minutes [video]

The iPhone 5’s screen is way easier to replace than then iPhone 4 or 4s screen was. There are only 5 screws total, and you really only need 3 tools.

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The iPhone 5’s screen is way easier to replace than then iPhone 4 or 4s screen was. There are only 5 screws total, and you really only need 3 tools. The Pentalobe (star) screwdriver, a pry tool (plastic), and the suction cup to pull the screen away from the body.

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📅 November 16, 2012

Tim McGurr aka “13th Witness” Talks Photography

Photographer/iPhoneographer Tim McGurr aka “13th Witness” is a New York native, the son of legendary street artist Futura, and one of the most popular users on Instagram.

Photographer/iPhoneographer Tim McGurr aka “13th Witness” is a New York native, the son of legendary street artist Futura, and one of the most popular users on Instagram. In this video, tim talks about how he turned his travels and love of city landscapes into a career.

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📅 September 27, 2012

Coca-Cola Print Ad Transforms Into A DIY iPhone Speaker [video]

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Coca-Cola.FM Brazil’s online radio platform, ad agency JWT Brazil designed a print ad that turns into a simple DIY iPhone speaker.

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Coca-Cola.FM Brazil’s online radio platform, ad agency JWT Brazil designed a print ad that turns into a simple DIY iPhone speaker.

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📅 September 25, 2012

Build An iPhone 5 Dock for $1 [video]

Learn how to make your very own iPhone 5 dock for $1

For many of us, the biggest downside of the iPhone 5 is the new lightning connector which makes all docks totally useless. So what now? Buy a new dock? Buy a lightening to 30-pin adapter?  How about making your own dock for $1?

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📅 April 11, 2012

Water Turns Your iPhone Into A Microscope

Alex Wild has discovered that by simply placing a drop of water on the phone’s lens and carefully turning the device over, the suspended droplet serves as a liquid lens hence taking macro shots of absolutely anything.

People who are crazy ( and/or cheap ) enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do. One of those people is Alex Wild, an Illinois-based entomologist.

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📅 March 3, 2012

Play Angry Birds With A Real DIY Slingshot [video]

Apparently, Angry Birds is played for 300 million minutes a day. With that amount of dedication, isn’t it about time it became a real sport?

Apparently, Angry Birds is played for 300 million minutes a day. With that amount of dedication, isn’t it about time it became a real sport?

To make Angry Birds a real sport, we need real equipment. So the guys at mbed had an idea: to build a real slingshot as a USB peripheral to play Angry Birds.

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📅 March 27, 2011

HOW TO: Polish Your iPhone 4’s Stainless Steel Band

Even though it’s Sunday, here’s a fun weekend project for iPhone 4 users: how to polish your iPhone 4’s stainless steel band.

Even though it’s Sunday, here’s a fun weekend project for iPhone 4 users: how to polish your iPhone 4’s stainless steel band.

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📅 December 22, 2010

DIY: Apple Nativity Scene [video]

Here’s a fun DIY project for you: an Apple nativity scene. In this scene ( from left to right ) : Jonny Ive, Tim Cook, Phil Schiller, Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, Walt Mossberg, David Pogue, John Gruber.

Here’s a fun DIY project for you: an Apple nativity scene. In this scene ( from left to right ) : Jonny Ive, Tim Cook, Phil Schiller, Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, Walt Mossberg, David Pogue, John Gruber. All you need to do is download this .pdf, print it , get a pair of scissors and some glue, and knock yourself out.

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