Using An Umlaut In iTouch

Umlauts are those two nifty little dots (or accents) that appear above vowels in German and other languages. They are not default characters on the iPod touch keyboard, but you can make them appear.

If you still cannot picture out how they look like, some people use them to portray smilie that is smiling rather than a colon and a closing parenthesis.

To use an umlaut, do this: touch and hold down the letter on the keyboard. An array of accent marks will appear. From there, your beloved umlaut will be there.

This is a neat tip from Tom’s Guide. Probably not very useful to many people, but definitely in some cases.

A More Convenient Way To Unlock Your iTouch

I guess this application beats other ways to unlock your iPhone or iTouch as the easiest. Just plug in your iTouch, launch the application and click the button and the application called “Blackra1n” does the rest. This software is made by George Hotz, one of the original members of the dev team in the jailbreak community. I just learned he got kicked out because he prematurely published information on the iPhone hack.

The easier a software can handle the things it needs to do, the more people would prefer to use it. Blackra1n is by far the easiest one to use. And it works on the latest iPhone and iTouch models too . Look it up in Google. The software has both Windows and Mac OS versions.

Game Controller For iPhone And iTouch

As if the iPhone and iTouch units are not enough, ZodTTD, the creator of all those emulator games of past years now ported to Apple’s famous gadgets, has been working on a game control pad that can be hooked to the iPhone enabling us to freely play the emulator games without the worries of cramped space on the iPhone screen. They also are going to make one for the iTouch so this is quite big news for people who enjoy playing those old games from other consoles.

Remember though, that if this game controller were to become public for commercial use, this would only work for the emulator games. Although there is no official word on anything regarding game controllers for the iTouch, I do hope that soon, these would become a reality. It would make playing the games a lot easier on our part especially if touching buttons on the screen is required. Until then, keep your fingers crossed.