iPhysics is a program for the iPhone (and iPod Touch) to impress your friends. Watch the video below to see what I mean.

To load this on your iPhone start Installer.app. Go to sources, then edit and add–type “http://iphone.r4m0n.net/repos” and iPhysics will become available in Installer.app.

There are a few levelpacks available including Crayon Golf and Milton’s Newton.

Hackers at Driven Design have found a way to hack 5G and 5.5G iPod videos to firmware similar to the new iPod Classic. I haven’t installed mine yet, but it is supposed to work pretty well, although laggily and without cover flow. Check it out here.

[Via Gizmodo]

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On-the-Go playlists are a great way to put together a playlist on your iPod while away from your computer, but something not many people know is that the On-the-Go playlist feature can also be used to create a queue for when you want the iPod to know which songs to play next, in a sort of “Live Playlist.”

To do this, begin by finding the song you want to listen to first, or that you are currently listening to. Hold down the center button until the song name flashes, implying that the song was added to your On-the-Go list. Next, navigate to the playlists section of the iPod and select On-the-Go playlist. Select the song you just added and begin playing it. Now, whenever you want to add another song to your queue, just add it to that On-the-Go playlist and it will be added to your queue.

I am not sure how this works on the iPhone or iPod Touch, but it should work on any iPod with the On-the-Go playlist feature.

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Instructables now has a guide to building your own iPod Touch dock from the box it comes in. This is a great way to cheaply get a dock for an iPod Touch, so definitely check it out if you’re looking for a dock for an iPod Touch.

[Via Lifehacker]

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If you are not sure if you should or shouldn’t get an iPhone, this will make you buy it. Or, if you already own one, this will surely double its functionality for you. mkaz.com’s “Name Tag for iPhone,” the ultimate iPhone webapp allows you to turn an iPhone into a fully functional, top-of-the-line name tag, in four simple steps.

After going to the URL, you simply enter your name into a text box, hit submit, turn the iPhone sideways, and hang it from your neck. It just could not be easier!

I see no reason for this not to work with the iPod Touch, either, as long as you have a connection.

[Via Gizmodo]

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iPodia is another great tool for the iPod Touch, allowing you to access Wikipedia in the best possible way for Mobile Safari. It shrinks Wikipedia pages to better sizes for the iTouch, and adds useful features like “Find” and “Jump.” It also provides an interesting method for saving Wikipedia pages to your iPod Touch. I believe it should work on the iPhone as well, but I could not confirm this.

[Via Lifehacker]

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Ecamm Network’s iPhoneDrive is an awesome utility for the iPhone and iPod Touch that allows you to use your iPhone or iTouch to store data, and also expands your ability to manage files on either of them. It also enables transferring songs and pictures from the iPhone or iTouch back to a computer. This is a great tool that I highly recommend for any user of one of these lovely devices. There is a 7 day free trial, but the full version costs $9.95.

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Here is something interesting. Quite possibly the greatest iPod accessory ever, Rock My Teeth plugs into your iPod on one end, and into your mouth and ears on the other ends. This strange little thing apparently uses music to whiten your teeth. It also works with any other headphone compatible audio players.
Here is the description from their site: “The louder the music to your teeth, the more whitening energy you provide to the hydrogen peroxide in your whitening strip to go deep into the stained teeth.”
If they send me one for free, I might just try it. I wonder if I could plug in to a Wii or Xbox 360…?

[Via Gizmodo and Yahoo Tech]

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The iPod Death Clock at iPod Mechanic provides you with valuable information about your iPod’s maximum remaining battery charge. Depending on your warranty, you may be able to get it replaced. All you need is to give it some statistics about how often you use and how you abuse your iPod, and they provide a pretty good estimate of your remaining batteries.

[Via Lifehacker]

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This is a very simple tip for new iPod users, and quickly shows how to restore any iPod to its original settings, or to reformat a Windows-formatted iPod to Macintosh-formatting, or vice-versa.

Simply plug the iPod into the computer, and go to “Devices” in the sidebar of iTunes. Select the iPod from the list of devices. It may take the computer some time to recognize the iPod, especially if its batteries were dead or close to dead before. Once the iPod pops up in the menu, select it and then choose “Restore” from under the “Version” section of the “Summary” pane. This will erase all the songs and data off of your iPod, so make sure you have a copy somewhere else beforehand.

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