Red iPhone Rumor

From ubergizmo -

Since the iPod nano comes in a variety of colors, it wouldn't be too much of a surprise that a red iPhone 3G model could be in the pipeline for the coming holiday season especially if it will be under the RED campaign where some of Apple's past products have previously appeared.

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A Level: Virtual Spirit Level for iPhone

From Wired -

A-Level is a level simulator app that uses the iPhone's motion detectors to determine whether it is flat. If not, a numerical readout tells you how many degrees off you are and the app also shows the traditional bubble-in-liquid display. You can use it in landscape or portrait mode, as seen above, or laid flat on its back.

As for accuracy, it comes with a disclaimer: "This application is for recreational use only". A promised update will allow calibration, which should help. But for now, just having a level in your pocket all the time is great, and means one less thing in the toolbox.

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ARToolKit v4.4 running on iPhone

"The first true augmented reality application running on the iPhone .. here's a sneak peek of our ARToolKit v4.4 iPhone. This footage is of an alpha release, but we're getting up to 10fps video capture and realtime tracking, and we've got lots more to come. Stay tuned..."

iPhone 3G Stress Tests

"This is PCWorld's video on how the iPhone 3G holds up when dropped, soaked, scratched, and tortured! This is an amazing demo, and I think the phone actually holds up better than the original!"

PhoneSaber App for Star Wars Nuts

"A demo of the free application, phonesaber, available in the iTunes App Store."

iPhone 3G is running Apple $53 less than original

From Engadget -

The teardown and bean-counting experts over at iSuppli are at it again with the iPhone 3G, finding that the whole kit tallies up to just $174.33 for the 8GB model in material and manufacturing costs. That works out to about $53 less than iSuppli's estimate for the original 8GB model back in June of last year, an amount saved in part by moving to a single 10-layer circuit board (versus a pair of 6-layer boards). The firm figures Apple's shelling out about $50 in royalties for each iPhone 3G that rolls off the assembly line, leading to a grand total of $224.33 in costs. Offset that with a healthy AT&T subsidy, and all told, Apple is enjoying a 55% margin.

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World's 1st Jailbroken 3G Phone Video

World's 1st Jailbroken 3G Phone from iphonedev on Vimeo.