A couple of New Yorkers have introduced a very slim and elegant solution for iPhone 4 photographers with their invention of the Glif tripod mount and stand. Glif is an iPhone 4 accessory that works as both a standard tripod mount and kickstand. The minds behind Glif put together a promo video that showcases using the Glif to participate in activities such as hands-free FaceTiming, watching videos, making movies, and using your iPhone as an alarm clock.

The idea for the Glif was first formed when we realized the iPhone 4 is literally the best camera we’ve ever owned. With the addition of HD video recording and High Dynamic Range photography, it’s clear Apple is positioning the iPhone as a very high quality portable camera. But because of its small form factor (and Apple’s minimalist design approach) it will never contain a threaded nut for attaching a tripod – standard on almost all photo and video cameras. Solutions for mounting an iPhone to a tripod exist (DIY or otherwise) but they are typically bulky and cumbersome. Our goal was to create something small, simple, and elegant.

And something small, simple, and elegant they did!

Not only did Tom and Dave invent a fantastic accessory, but they have a story that is just as amazing. After designing the Glif, they put it up on Kickstarter in an effort to raise the $10,000 needed to put the Glif into production. The design was so popular, they received almost $140,000 in pledges! Incredible. The Glif is now in full scale production and available to order for $20.

This accessory truly is amazing with such a great story and I can’t wait to get my hands on one.

Check out the video after the break!

[Glif via TUAW]

Glif Montage from Glif on Vimeo.

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Richard Branson’s new digital magazine for the iPad, dubbed Project launches tomorrow:

Project is the very first international magazine created specifically for the iPad. It's a magazine about design, entertainment, technology and entrepreneurs, and is edited by Anthony Noguera, former editor-in-chief of FHM.

The magazine will be purely digital, offering up content in a “living magazine” format that will be updated throughout the month, and plays to the iPad’s strengths in delivering an intuitive and asthetically pleasing UI for a completely immersive user-experience unlike any other magazine available. The idea is for users to treat Project as a daily reading experience, instead of a ‘read once then throw away’ model carried by current magazine offerings.

The video below only shows the magazine’s front cover, and we’re not yet sure if this animated experience will extend to the actual pages and articles themselves. The app should be available in the App Store tomorrow.

With News Corp. prepping to launch a rumored iPad-only newspaper in the coming months, it will be interesting to see how quickly these new services gain initial adoption.

Any readers looking forward to this new magazine experience? Sound off in the comments below!

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[Vimeo link](http://player.vimeo.com/video/17285675)

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Thinking about creating an iTunes allowance for your kids this holiday season? If they’ve got an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad you may not want to give them unfettered access to your own iTunes account (Justin who–!?! Smurfberry what–?!?!) but do want to let them learn a little about personal finances and opportunity cost. iTunes allowances can be a great middle ground and we’ll show you how to set one up, after the break!

• Launch iTunes on your Windows or Mac computer
• Click on the iTunes Store in the menu on the left
• You will see the Quick Links menu on the right hand side of the iTunes Store
• Click on Buy iTunes Gifts
• Scroll down till you see Allowances and click set up an allowance now
• Fill in the form and voila you have set up an allowance for your kids to use

If they don’t already have an Apple ID, you can create one for them.

Allowances can range from $10 to $50 (?!) a month. Also, according to Apple:

You can set the allowance to begin immediately or on the first of the coming month. Amounts not spent in one month roll over into the next, and you can close the account at any time, withdrawing any funds currently in it.

Have you used an iTunes allowance with your kids? If so, how’s it working out? Let us know in comments!

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Tips of the day will range from beginner-level 101 to advanced-level ninjary. If you already know this tip, keep the link handy as a quick way to help a friend. If you have a tip of your own you’d like to suggest, add them to the comments or send them in to dailytips@tipb.com. (If it’s especially awesome and previously unknown to us, we’ll even give ya a reward…)

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Replacing the back casing of an iPhone 4 is by far the easiest hardware modification for do-it-yourself types. Even the most casual user shouldn’t have a problem performing this one. If having not only a glass front, but a glass back makes you nervous, or you just want to switch it up to white or stainless steel and really stand out, this guide will walk you through how to replace the backing on your iPhone 4.

Hit the jump for a walkthrough, some pics, and a video guide!

Anytime you make any hardware repairs, make sure to do them in a dry, clean place. You don’t want any liquid or dirt getting inside your device. I typically perform repairs on a cool, clean surface and use a few white sheets of printer paper. The paper makes it easy to spot screws. As always, be careful. With this particular walkthrough, remember that if you ever need to take your phone back to Apple for repair or replacement, you’ll need to replace the default back.

What You’ll Need

• A new back. The choice is yours but keep in mind they range in quality. I picked up my brushed metal back on cnn.cn for $13

• #00 Phillips screwdriver – they are rather common and can be picked up at a local hardware store or online

Taking off the back casing

• With a #00 Phillips screwdriver, carefully remove the 2 screws located on each side of the charging port

• Set the screws aside

• Hold your phone with both hands and firmly but gently slide the back casing up by applying even pressure and pushing up

• The back casing should simply slide up, you should then be able to lift it up and set it aside

Putting on the replacement

• Line up the casing by sliding it in place from the top (slide down, opposite of how you removed the original back)

• Firmly (still gently) slide the casing into place, you should hear it click into place

• Replace the 2 screws by the charging port. Be careful not to screw them in too tight, as you could strip them.

You’re done! You can now enjoy having a different back on your iPhone 4. This is great for users who have been waiting for the white iPhone as long as you’re okay with the front not being white. (The front panel is replaceable as well, but the process is much more extensive.)

If you’ve modded your iPhone 4 (or any iPhone for that matter), post your pics in our forums and let us know how it went!

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iOS 4 on iPhone and iPad and Exchange 2003 just don’t seem to be playing nicely together, especially when it comes to Calendar events — they mysteriously disappear from ActiveSync, invitation replies refuse to send, and, well, don’t get me started.

Both problems are serious for enterprise users. In the first you create or accept and Exchange event invitation, it gets added to your Calendar, and then — poof! — it’s gone. But only from ActiveSync. If you look in Outlook or OWA (web interface) it’s still there. If you’re relying on ActiveSync on your iPhone or iPad, you could miss your meeting, call, conference sessions, etc.

The second involves receiving an Exchange invitation and trying to accept or decline it and being told your message can’t be sent:

Calendar Invitation

Your response to the invitation cannot be sent.

It may not cause you to miss events but it can cause problems for teams trying to keep track of who is attending which event.

For Mac users these problems are exacerbated by both Apple’s OS X and Microsoft’s Office not supporting Office 2003 over ActiveSync, only Exchange 2007 and later. That leaves OWA (the limited version supported outside Internet Explorer) as the sole way to look at a true representation of your Exchange system.

Since corporate users can seldom if ever force their IT departments to upgrade to Exchange 2007 or 2010, and support for 2003 is already being discontinued and likely won’t get a lot of support attention, fixes may be few and far between.

Anyone else experiencing these or other problems with iOS 4 (iOS 4.0, iOS 4.1, or iOS 4.2) and Exchange 2003? Any workaround you’ve figured out — other than copying events to Google Calendar for safe keeping?

Let me know in the comments and help us trouble shoot in the iPhone Forum.

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Should you go around with a naked iPhone or do you need a case? If you do need a case, what kind should you get? That’s a question we get asked all the time and it’s the topic for the third episode of our new, conversational video podcast, TiPb TV.

Rene and I discuss the pros and cons of bare, barely there, and full on armor for iPhone 4. We also show off several of our favorite cases including the Case Mate Chrome and Ivy, the Incipio Ultra Light, the Golla Bag, the Otterbox Defender, and more.

We take on the argument of case vs. case vs. naked, the cost and benefits of protecting against the bumps and scratches of avoiding bulk. So if you’ve been trying to decide which type of case is best for you, or if you’re daring to go bare with no case on at all, we’ll help you make the best choice possible.

Watch along and then leave us a comment and tell us — which case, if any, do you use?

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The TiPb iPhone + iPad Accessory Store is celebrating Cyber Monday with a 10% off sale on all accessories! Now through midnight on Tuesday, November 30th, use coupon code TIPB1129 at checkout to save on cases, chargers, headsets, and more! Not sure what to get? TiPb’s staff has some recommendations for you after the break!

Ally recommends:

• Casemate walkabout for iPad
• iSkin solo for iPhone 4
• Nite Ize Crocs O-Dial case (lies!)

Brian recommends

• iSkin solo for iPhone 4
• Plantronics K100 In-Car Bluetooth Speakerphone
• Smartphone Experts S&C Cable

Chris recommends

• Pogo sketch stylus

Dieter recommends

• Plantronics Voyager PRO Bluetooth Headset
• SPE Retractable Sync and Charge Cable

Georgia recommends

• Case-Mate Barely There (Chrome) case
• Griffin PowerJolt Plus for iPad, iPhone 4
• Aquapac Water Proof case

Rene recommends

• Marware Eco-Vue case for iPad
• Motorola S9-HD Bluetooth Stereo Headphones
• BodyGuardz protective film for iPhone, iPad

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We tested out iPhone 3G on the original GM release of iOS 4.2 and performance seemed far better than the dismal results on iOS 4 though still not as snappy as iOS 3.1.3. Now that you’ve had your hands on it for a week we were wondering how it performed for you? If iOS 3.1.3 was great and iOS 4 was all but unusable, where does iOS 4.2 fit along the curve? Is it a breakthrough or still a deal breaker?

Vote up in the poll and leave your comments down below!

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PhotoAlbums+, from the creators of iRealSMS and PwnTunes let’s you manage your photos on your own, on your iPhone or iPod touch, without using your computer or iTunes.

Do you take a lot of photos with your iPhone/iPod but hate that you cannot manage them? Frustrated with the Photos app missing options to add and delete albums and move photos between them?

Here is the solution: PhotoAlbums+! And this comes with a 100% stock looking UI integration into Photos and Camera app!

PhotoAlbums+ is available now in the Cydia store and is currently priced at $2.99. To me this is worth it to be able to manage my photos on the go rather than having to wait to be connected to my computer.

If you purchase PhotoAlbums+ let us know how it works for you and, if you can think of any interesting new features that you’d like to see added in the future, drop them in comments!

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Just like AirPlay, AirPrint is a flagship feature of iOS 4.2 that initially offered more functionality than Apple finally delivered, yet despite arriving without network printing support, if you have one of the few supported HP printers it does indeed feel like the future.

AirPrint is a system-wide service available in built-in Apple apps like Safari or Photo, App Store apps like iWork’s Pages, and 3rd party Apps that have enabled support. Like any new feature, more and more apps will add that support as they push updates through the store.

To use AirPrint simply tap the appropriate button — the “arrow coming out of the square” Action Button in most cases — and then select your AirPrint compatible printer from the list (if you haven’t selected it previously). Choose how many copies you want and hit Print.

Once the print job has started you can double click the Home Button to reveal the Fast App Switcher interface and the new Print service that will pop in there. Tap it and you’ll get a snapshot of what’s going on with your print job, including the ability to cancel it.

Right now, the current list of supported printers is sparse:

• HP Envy e-All-in-One series (D410a)
• HP Photosmart Plus e-AiO (B210a)
• HP Photosmart Premium e-AiO (C310a)
• HP Photosmart Premium Fax e-AiO (C410a)
• HP Photosmart e-AiO (D110)
• HP Photosmart eStation (C510)
• HP LaserJet Pro M1536dnf Multifunction Printer
• HP LaserJet Pro CM1415fn Color Multifunction Printer
• HP LaserJet Pro CM1415fnw Color Multifunction Printer
• HP LaserJet Pro CP1525n Color Printer
• HP LaserJet Pro CP1525nw Color Printer

More models from more manufacturers will no doubt be hitting the market eventually, and hopefully Apple will iron out whatever bugs or kinks were affecting AirPrint on networks and restore that feature in an upcoming software update. (If you’re the adventurous sort who doesn’t mind tracking down files and hacking in Command Line or Terminal, we have tips up on how to re-enable network AirPrint for both Windows and Mac.)

For more, check out our complete iOS 4.2 for iPad walkthrough and iOS 4.2 for iPhone and iPod touch walkthrough.

Have you tried AirPrint yet? If so let us know how it worked for you and what, if any, features you’d like to see Apple add to it in the future!

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