Fix Cracked Screens with Resin

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Update: Due to the overwhelming interest in this product I've decided to post a video of the process. Stay tuned, the video will be posted soon!!

Yesterday I dropped my iPhone 4 face down onto concrete.. Guess what happened? Yeah, the screen cracked and now I'm getting glass slivers in my fingers and ears. Now what do I do? Get a replacement from Apple for $199? Or I could try out my latest innovation: Use my secret magical crack resin on the screen of my iPhone.

My theory: The magical crack filler can be used to stop further cracks in the glass of any device and make the glass look better and still be functional. Concerns: If the resin drips below the outer glass between the glass and the LCD and would hinder the operation of the device. Complications: If this doesn't work I may not be able to return the device to Apple for a $199 switcheroo.

This product would open up a whole new market. Look at the broken device market buymytronics, gazelle, squidoo, etc. I bet a large portion of returned devices are simple aesthetic cracks. And given the opportunity, the user would just have just fixed themselves.

Game Sync

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I play games on both my iPhone and my iPad. Sometimes I play the same game on both devices. I would like to have my game state saved between the games. For instance, I begin playing Fieldrunners on my iPad and then continue on my iPhone when I'm out. Apple could use their Gamecenter to host the game states.

iPhone to iPhone Wired Connect

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I'm surprised no one has made an app or game or anything that requires two iPhones to be connected to each other with the 30 pin adaptor. I'm sure Apple has nixed that idea but why haven't the boys (and girls) of Cydia developed anything of this sort? Anything would be possible, for example: sharing a charge, transferring data, sharing media or even the first-ever iPhone nunchucks.

One drawback is that after preforming a simple google search doesn't seem that this hardware is being sold. Obviously that's because no one has a need for a male 30 pin to male 30 pin yet but that's not to say that a wiring diagram isn't out there.

This seems like one of those situations where supply does not meet demand because there is no demand being made. If a Cydia developer writes any of the subsequent examples any wiring company will jump on the chance to make the hardware. In the meantime early adopters will make their own.

Here are some ideas for developers:

• Share battery life between Apple devises.
• Data Transfer
• Media Sharing (video, audio, books)
• Gaming
• Synced Processes
• Share Video Timecode
• Sync iPhone to iPad (my favorite)

Web Apps, Where's the Beef?

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I have recently converted to using solely web apps on both my MacBook Pro and my iPhone but I have two gripes:

1. The Mac OS does not allow placement of web apps on the dock.

• How hard would it be to add this feature to the OS? I mean Apple already uses this technology in the iPhone. Seems a bit fishy. Is this another attempt by Apple to stifle innovation for control? Maybe when the allure of the iPad wears off they'll add this feature to their other products.

2. Notifications are not integrated on the iPhone OS.

• For example, I no longer use iOS Mail instead I use the Gmail web app but the Gmail web app does not alert me when I have a new email. Without that feature it makes that web app kind of pointless. Example two, same thing goes for google voicemail web app. The only way I know that I receive a VM is when I get an email with the VM in it. Now, I don't need the web app at all.

Now, I don't know a lot about development but these two things seem to be overlooked in the Web 2.0 conversion. I bet a dev could write an app that allows for web apps to be integrated into a Mac's desktop Dock and write a preifirial app that notifies you when one of your web apps is updated on an iPhone. Where is that dev?

..to be continued. Stay tuned. ;)

Run iOS on PC/Mac

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Imagine a virtual machine that mimics the iPhone/iPod/iPad OS of Android so anyone could download apps and use them on a PC or Mac. This VM could be a more streamlined (less functional) operating system but allow the app market to be opened up to more devices. This would be the first step toward complete app world domination.

Doing this would attract users without an iPhone/iPod/iPad and they'd increase app usage and purchase from the App Store. For instance, say a person without an iPhone/iPod/iPad wants to play Words for Free with Friends, they can't do it! That is, unless of course, they can download a virtual machine that allows them to do so. I'm sure Apple's reasoning has something to do with forcing users to purchase these devices but I believe in the future they command a large portion of the market they will implement this widget.