December 2011
2 posts
What are you doing with your Kindle that's...
We’re looking for more Kindle hacks. Are you using a Kindle in any ways that Amazon did not intend? Any hacks on specific Kindle models?
Here’s one we’ve added to DeviceKnit so far: Download file formats like .ePub and PDF on your Amazon Kindle
November 2011
1 post
Gear up for Black Friday with these deals
As most of you may know, the busiest shopping day of the year is quickly approaching. Here is a list of a few awesome deals for you to take advantage of when the big day arrives. Pick some up as gifts or treat yourself to some new toys.
Griffin Technology
Take up to 80% off selected items for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch at http://store.griffintechnology.com/black-Friday.
Dates: Nov....
October 2011
6 posts
Win a free 6 month subscription to Put.io!
Update: Thanks to everyone who entered the contest! We’ve contacted the winners by Twitter.
At DeviceKnit we’re big fans of services that make it easier to manage media across multiple devices. We recently published this knit, which shows you how you can download videos on BitTorrent or Rapidshare to an iOS device using Put.io and iCab.
We got in touch with Put.io and they were nice...
Enable 4 and 5 finger Multitasking Gestures on... →
This isn’t really a knit, since only one device is involved, but we wanted to let you know it’s possible to enable the awesome Multitasking Gestures in iOS 5 on your iPad 1. You may have seen that Apple was going to support this on all iPads, but may have changed their mind at the last minute.
Questions? Follow us and ask for help on Twitter: @DeviceKnit.
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This is how I...
Win a $99 ZAGGsparq 2.0 or $25 ZAGG gift card
Update: Congratulations to Colin, the winner of the ZAGGsparq 2.0, and Lisa, the winner of the $25 ZAGG gift card in our recent contest. Stay tuned for more contests soon!
In honor of the new version of DeviceKnit, we’re happy to announce our contest for a ZAGGsparq 2.0. This $99 device acts as a regular wall charger for up to 2 USB devices when you need it, but is also a battery to...
Welcome to the new DeviceKnit
You may have noticed that last month a new version of DeviceKnit was rolled out. Since the first version was released (just over a year ago) we found out what aspects worked and what didn’t. There was a lot of extra code sitting around, and the features were very bloated. Even worse, this made it very hard to add and maintain content.
In August, the site was rebuilt from the ground up with...
September 2011
3 posts
August 2011
1 post
Pluggable Culture - This looks like it will be a... →
June 2010
4 posts
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FaceTime over 3G (aka FaceTime without WiFi)
Update: There’s an easier way now: http://deviceknit.com/implementations/39/
Check out this Implementation on DeviceKnit: http://deviceknit.com/implementations/19/
FaceTime is only supposed to work on the iPhone 4 when you are on WiFi, which is unfortunate because sometimes it would be fun to video chat on FaceTime when you’re in the car or on a boat (like we just tested). It’s...
Open Pandora Gaming Console →
isn’t it amazing that it doesn’t take a big company to make products like this? with DeviceKnit, we want to help you find products that are not mainstream, and can sometimes outperform what the big companies are pushing out
DeviceKnit Interview with StartupPittsburgh →
Thanks for the article, StartupPittsburgh! We really appreciate you helping us get the word out about DeviceKnit!
WatchGreat overview of digital manufacturing from February by Dominic Muren of humblefacture.com. With DeviceKnit, we want to showcase open products people are making alongside commercially available electronics and devices that can solve the same problems.