I saw these transparent back on a website some time ago and decided to try one our myself. They are fairly inexpensive and very easy to change. Check out the video for all the details.
It’s true many of us miss our first gen iPhone with the aluminum back. Martin Schrotz must have been missing the original feel and decided to one-up that design by using titanium instead. He also managed to make a nice Apple logo in his own style to replace the original on the back.
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“Basically I designed a new back cover for the 3GS. I had the original cover measured digitally, and I then started to draw the new cover in CAD. It’s made out of a special titanium alloy that is RF transparent. I had tried aluminum but that was a complete disaster.”
While we know we would do our best to afford a titanium back to replace on our iPhone, Martin Schrotz has mentioned no plans to bring it to any who would be willing to pay. Assuming it is not too expensive, if the titanium back becomes available Martin Schrotz can count us in.
Google has found a decent alternative to the never ending power struggles with Apple and its app store. Google Voice is now available to any phone with HTML5 capability. This means that iPhone and WebOS can not benefit from the new Google Voice native web app as though it were an actual app. The app allows for dialing through the browser to make calls, send SMS text messages, listen to voicemail, access settings, and your contacts all through your browser. The app syncs with your Google contact list, but does not update your iPhone. The contacts will work on WebOS due to synergy contact list, but there is already a Google voice app, but not officially.
In a quick test of the app it felt responsive and like it was simply an app running on the phone itself. Hopefully all this foolishness can be pushed aside some day if Apple will simply allow the app. The WebOS platform should be much more simple for Google to get a native app into. It’s just a matter of time.
We continue to take a look at the new Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus. We look at the multi-tasking capability and the new Wifi hotspot app that turns your Pre or Pixi into a wifi hotspot for up to 5 devices.
After spending a full day with the new Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus, I thought I would share my initial impressions and give you some more detailed information about what are turning out to be very impressive phones.
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