Unnecessary Censorship - an iPhone app

My first unnecessary censored video. Made by grabbing the first youtube video I could find on reddit, and adding the bleeps in the app on my iPhone. The app is intuitive and good, but very slow...this took forever! (On a 3GS)

The app is called Unnecessary Censorship, and is free for now (so people can make videos and blog about it to create the good old viral marketing effect kick in)

Ikonic Edge Super Slim Card iPhone pouch review

UPDATE: I have now used this product for a few months and would like to add one observation. The phone fits snugly in the pouch, this is a good thing, but some times it can be a bit hard trying get the phone out with one hand. So answering a call while riding a bike is close to impossible (and definitely dangerous). I am however very happy with the pouch, and can still recommend it for anyone who wants a good looking high quality leather pouch for their iPhone.

After getting my iPhone 3GS, I started looking for a case or pouch for it. The iPhone has a quality feel to it, so I did not want to encase it in silicone, which in my opinion feels cheap. Many of the cases and pouches on the marked are quite bulky, and since the iPhone never leaves my hand or pocket, I wanted to keep it slim.

Since I always carry it with me it could double as a mini wallet, with credit cards, ID and some cash.

After a bit of research I decided to go with a leather pouch. I found the Super-Slim Card iPhone pouch from Ikonic Edge in New Zealand.

I payed in total 55 USD, that included shipping. After a few days, I recieved this letter in the mail.

The pouch is designed specifically for the iPhone, so it only fits one way. The screen should face the credit cards. They then double as a screen protector. Very clever. The inside of the pouch is lined with suede leather, this wipes your screen every time you insert the phone. It works very well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the bottom of the pouch, there are these small holes for the microphone and speaker (yes, there is only one speaker on the iPhone 3GS, the other opening is a microphone) The holes lets the sound out, so you can hear your ringtone or music.

 

The pouch holds about three credit cards. If you force more in, I guess the leather will give, but then you will always have to fill it with more cards. Again to keep it slim and nice, I limit my self to three cards, and some cash.

 

 

I have been using the pouch for about a week now, and I am very happy with it. It looks good, and it feels like a quality product. The stitching is very nice, and in contrast to other leather pouches I have seen, the sides are not sticking out. 

Geotagged by iPhone

The iPhone geotaggs pictures. You can read more about geotagging here.

This information is stored in the EXIF data, included in the JPEG file. This means that anyone with access to the image file, can see where the image was taken. Privacy issues ensues.

By searching google images for "iphone self portrait", I quickly found the images below. Then using either the Exif viewer add-on for Firefox, or, if you have a mac - the Preview application, you can find a direct link to the location where the picture was taken.


Usally there would be no problem, but I am not sure everyone are aware of how much information they are actually sharing by uploading geotagged images to the web. Luckily there are ways to strip the image file of the EXIF data. I will tell you about this later, but first, a few images:

 

This picture was uploaded to the web with all EXIF information intact.

Exif GPS IFD

    * GPS Latitude Reference = N
    * GPS Latitude = 26/1,3832/100,0/1 [degrees, minutes, seconds] ===> 26° 38.32′
    * GPS Longitude Reference = W
    * GPS Longitude = 80/1,1495/100,0/1 [degrees, minutes, seconds] ===> 80° 14.95′
    * Links to online mapping websites:
          o Google™ Maps
          o Yahoo!® Maps
          o MSN® Maps & Directions
          o Mapquest®
          o Open KML data with Google™ Earth
          o Save KML data to file
          o Save KML data to file and open with Google™ Earth
    * GPS Time Stamp / UTC Time = 12/1,24/1,202/100 [hours, minutes, seconds] ===> 12h 24m 2.02s

Try following one of the map links, and you´ll find the location where this picture was taken.



Here are a few other examples:

 

Location

Twitter is another place where people often upload geotagged pictures. 

  

This picture was taken in germany  

Another picture, with semi-nude male showed this location

So, obviously there are some issues with privacy here. It might be a good idea to remove the EXIF. 

Here is how:

For Mac: iPhoto Exif Cleaner

For Windows: Exif Remover