Sound

iPhone 4 Uses Same Noise Cancelation Technology as Google Nexus One

Alex Heath ∙ Updated November 13, 2019

Who would have seen that coming? It turns out that the iPhone 4 and Google Nexus One share the same noise cancelation technology. The A1026 chip by Audience has finally been discovered as the technology behind the iPhone 4's impressive noise cancelation.

While also demonstrating that the iPhone can never be dissected too much, the folks at iFixit have finally uncovered the magic of the device's low power audio signal processor. Noise cancelation helps remove ambient and unwanted noise when the iPhone's mic is turned on.

iTable: Where the iPhone and Furniture Meet

Alex Heath ∙ Updated February 24, 2017

The iTable is the first coffee table made out of a giant stack of iPhone 4s. Well, at least it looks like it's made out of a giant stack of iPhone 4s.

Based on a concept by Kyle Buckner, the iTable is the first venture into Apple-themed furniture. Equipped with an iPhone dock, sound system, touch sensitive controls, and LED cup holders, the iTable is the ultimate living room piece for the Apple enthusiast.

The only sad thing is that you probably won't be able to jailbreak the iTable...

ToneFXs 2.0 is Your Complete Solution to iOS Sound Customization

Guest Author ∙ Updated April 2, 2018

One of the missing features in the iPhone is the ability to customize sounds on the device. Compared to the competition, this is a field where the iPhone fails, badly.

Enter ToneFXs. ToneFXs 2.0 is a jailbreak app that lets you customize all the sounds on your iPhone. That includes anything from custom push notification alerts, custom email alerts, custom email alerts for specific contacts, custom text message alerts for specific numbers, custom calendar alerts and much more.

Use the iPhone to Drive Your Co-Workers Insane

Alex Heath ∙ February 28, 2011

Picture the scenario: Somebody with the default iPhone ringtone gets a phone call in a room full of other iPhone users. Everyone instantly reaches into their pocket and awkwardly looks around the room wondering who's iPhone is actually going off.

We've all been there.

If you feel like pulling a good prank, there's a website that replicates the iPhone's default sounds.

New Car Stereo Fully Integrates Your iPhone

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Ever since the first iPhone came out in 2007, I thought it'd be a genius idea to create a car stereo that would completely integrate the iPhone to use it as a screen but also for controls. Fast forward 3 years later and it seems someone has finally heard my prayers.

The guys at Oxygen Audio just came up with the O Car, a fully integrated head unit specifically designed and made for iPhone. Its patented technologies enable the user to control all standard car stereo functions using the iPhone touch screen, while allowing horizontal and vertical access, so that all iPhone applications may be used in the car...

Inception, There’s An App For That

Alex Heath ∙ Updated November 26, 2016

It's not that often that an app like Inception comes along. That's right, Christopher Nolan's masterpiece film has its very own iPhone app!

The Inception app pioneers the use of augmented reality with sound. It synchronizes an augmented layer of music and ambient noise with the world around you.

This groundbreaking app experiment is the project of Christopher Nolan, Michael Breidenbrücke and Hans Zimmer. In case you didn't know, Christopher Nolan was the writer and director of the Inception movie and Hans Zimmer wrote and produced the movie's score...

Jailbreak App Adds Extra Control Volume to Your App Switcher

Sébastien Page ∙ October 27, 2010

This is a boring day for the jailbreak community. After checking out the somewhat useless EZDecline this morning, we're now having a quick look at App Switcher Volume, a new jailbreak application that adds a volume slider to the "now playing" bar of your app switcher.

That's all it does and really, for $0.99, I sure hope it does it well...

Does that look interesting enough to download?

Jailbreak Mod Supposedly Boosts Your iPhone Volume

Sébastien Page ∙ August 28, 2010

There is a new jailbreak app available called Volume Booster 4.0 that supposedly boosts up the volume of your iPhone. I say "supposedly" because it didn't work for me, although I tried on 2 different iPhones. Maybe you'll be more successful than I was...

After downloading Volume Booster from Cydia, you have to go an activate it in WinterBoard, just like you would activate a theme. You won't see any icon or options in the settings.app.